OFK Mladost Donja Gorica

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OFK Mladost DG
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Full nameOmladinski fudbalski klub Mladost Donja Gorica
Ground DG Arena
Podgorica, Montenegro
Capacity4,300
Manager Slavoljub Bubanja
League Montenegrin Second League
2023–24 Montenegrin First League, 9th of 10 (relegated via play-offs)
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Omladinski fudbalski klub Mladost DG, known as Mladost Lob Bet for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football club from the southwestern part of Podgorica, Montenegro. It was founded in 2019, they currently compete in Montenegrin Second League.

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History

OFK Mladost DG is founded in 2019, [1] as a team from Donja Gorica neighbourhood. [2] From the beginning until 2022, the club operated under an affiliate partnership with FK Podgorica, whose young players were members of OFK Mladost DG.
The club made significant results during their first performance in official competitions. In the summer of 2019, OFK Mladost DG won the Central Region Cup and played in the first leg of Montenegrin Cup 2019-20, but they were defeated by FK Drezga (2-4). At the same time, the team started to play in Montenegrin Third League. In their very first season, OFK Mladost DG won the trophy of Third League - Center champion, but failed to get promotion to second-tier, after the playoffs against FK Igalo and FK Berane. [3]
Next season, OFK Mladost DG won the Central Region champions' title again and this time succeeded to gain promotion via playoffs, with two victories against FK Petnjica (2-0) and FK Cetinje (6-0). With that success, in the summer of 2021, the team from Donja Gorica became a member of the Montenegrin Second League.

First League Record

For the first time, Mladost played in the Montenegrin First League in the 2023–24 season. Below is a list of Mladost scores in the First League by every single season.

SeasonPosGWDLGFGA
2023–24 93697203759

Honours

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Nikola Ivanović
3 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Ognjen Đinović(on loan from Sutjeska)
5 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Jovan Vujisić
6 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Zvonko Ceklić (on loan from Budućnost)
7 FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Lazar Stanišić
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Neto
9 FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Bogdan Milić
10 MF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Dusan Vuković
11 FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Igor Vukčević
12 GK Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Ilija Misurović
14 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Ljubomir Pejović
15 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Nikola Kovačević
16 MF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Nikola Radusinović
17 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Mergim Morina
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Matije Badnjar
19 MF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Zeljko Krstović
20 MF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Anđelko Jovanović
21 FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Boris Dosljak
22 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Aleksandar Vlahović
25 GK Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Suad Ličina
26 MF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Kristijan Vulaj (on loan from Dečić)
28 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Nemanja Đurović
29 FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Aleksa Maras
30 FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Marko Jukić
34 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Luka Smolović
DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Martin Prenkočević
FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Haruki Kimura

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Jovan Popović(at Igalo 1929)
FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Milos Perović(at Igalo 1929)

Stadium

OFK Mladost DG is playing their home games on DG Arena, whose capacity is 4,000 seats. With modern facilities as additional grounds and other, it meets the criteria for First League and UEFA matches.

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References

  1. "Osnovan novi fudbalski klub • CG-Fudbal". 29 July 2019.
  2. "Brochure" (PDF). fscg.me. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  3. "Igalo i Berane u Drugoj ligi Crne Gore".
  4. "Adria - OFK Mladost DG - Udruženje klubova Centar". centar.fscg.me.