Montenegrin men's handball clubs are participating in the EHF competitions since the season 1995/96.
First team which ever competed at the European cups was Mornar Bar and most successful Montenegrin represent in the European competitions is Lovćen Cetinje. The other Montenegrin clubs which competed at the EHF competitions are Berane, Rudar Pljevlja, Budućnost Podgorica, Sutjeska Nikšić, Mojkovac, Partizan Tivat and Budvanska rivijera Budva.
The greatest result in the European cups made RK Lovćen during the season 2000/01. As a champion of FR Yugoslavia, Lovćen won fifth place in the EHF Champions League.
Club | S | G | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
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Lovćen Cetinje | 20 | 73 | 27 | 4 | 42 | 1860:1984 | 56 |
Berane | 4 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 459:453 | 20 |
Budućnost Podgorica | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 483:450 | 20 |
Sutjeska Nikšić | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 323:372 | 11 |
Mornar Bar | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 282:280 | 8 |
Mojkovac | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 200:274 | 6 |
Partizan Tivat | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 187:231 | 5 |
Rudar Pljevlja | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97:114 | 4 |
Budvanska rivijera Budva | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 135:171 | 0 |
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46:73 | 0 |
10 TEAMS | 159 | 59 | 11 | 89 | 4072:4402 | 129 |
S - seasons; G - games; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GD - goal difference; Pts - points (win = 2pts; draw = 1)
In the European competitions, Montenegrin clubs played against clubs from various 30 countries.
Country | G | W | D | L |
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Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Belgium | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Belarus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Croatia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Faroe Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Greece | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Iceland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Israel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kosovo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Luxembourg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
North Macedonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Norway | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Portugal | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Turkey | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Ukraine | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Table not including four mutual games between Montenegrin clubs.
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