FK Otrant-Olympic explained

FK Otrant-Olympic (Montenegrin: Fudbalski klub Otrant-Olympic, Albanian: Klubi Futbollistik Otrant-Olympic) is a Montenegrin football club based in the coastal town of Ulcinj. They compete in the Montenegrin First League.

History

FK Otrant-Olympic is the first football club in Ulcinj, it was founded in 1921, under the name Olcinium.[1] [2] From 1921 to 1941, the team played only non-official games.
After World War II, i.e. during SFR Yugoslavia era, the club played under the name Bjelogorac. From the 1970s, they played in the Fourth League - South (lowest rank). In 1977–78, under the name Ulcinj, the club achieved its highest success to date, finishing as runner-up in the Fourth League. That meant promotion to the Montenegrin Republic League.[3] [4]
In 1983, the club was named Otrant,[5] and after a few successful seasons, at the beginning of the 1990s, the club dissolved for one season. A new beginning came in the middle of the decade, and, until 2006, FK Otrant played in the Republic League, with frequent relegation.

Otrant achieved their greatest results in club history after Montenegrin independence. Within two seasons, they had won the Champions' title in Montenegrin Third League and since 2007, they played five seasons in the Montenegrin Second League. FK Otrant maintains the record of the highest win in the history of the Second League, winning 12–2 against Ribnica, on 20 May 2009.
In 2013, Otrant was dismantled because of worsening finances. Ulcinj was represented in 2013–14 season of the Montenegrin Third League as Federal, a youth football club founded in 2010.[6] On 22 July 2015, the club was renamed to Otrant-Olympic.[7] The team soon made a comeback to the Montenegrin Second League, with notable results in 2016-17. FK Otrant finished in third place and the team participated in the First League playoffs, but lost against FK Rudar (1–0; 0–3).
Next two seasons, FK Otrant finished at the upper part of Second League's table, but without another battle for promotion in the playoffs. Bad days came on season 2019-20, as FK Otrant finished at the bottom of the table. With that result, team from Ulcinj was relegated, after four consecutive seasons spent in second-tier.

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePositionNotes
2001–02Montenegrin Regional League – Southern Region (IV level)1
2002–03Montenegrin Republic League (III)12
2003–04Montenegrin Regional League – Southern Region (IV level)?
2004–05Montenegrin Third League – Southern Region (IV)?
2005–06Montenegrin Third League – Southern Region (IV)1[8]
2006–07Montenegrin Third League – Southern Region (III)1 [9]
2007–08Montenegrin Second League (II)10[10]
2008–09Montenegrin Second League (II)4[11]
2009–10Montenegrin Second League (II)10[12]
2010–11Montenegrin Second League (II)11 [13]
2011–12Montenegrin Third League – Southern Region (III)?
2012–13Montenegrin Third League – Southern Region (III)?
2013–14Did not participate
2014–15Did not participate
2015–16Montenegrin Third League – Southern Region (III)1 [14]
2016–17Montenegrin Second League (II)3
2017–18Montenegrin Second League (II)5
2018–19Montenegrin Second League (II)4
2019–20Montenegrin Second League (II)10
2020–21Montenegrin Third League – Southern Region (III)1

Honours and achievements

Players

Current squad

As of 20 May 2024 [15]

Stadium

See main article: Stadion Olympic. FK Otrant plays its home games at Stadion Olympic, with a capacity of 1,500 seats. The stadium was built by the Adriatic Sea, on the longest sandy beach in Montenegro - Velika Plaža.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fudbal: 94 GODINE OD OSNIVANJA FUDBALSKOG KLUBA. 12 July 2015. UL-info.
  2. Web site: Ulcinj: Održana donatorska večera za FK Otrant- Olympik. Adrović. Samir. 11 August 2016. Vijesti Online. 20 September 2016. 14 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614195149/http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/ulcinj-odrzana-donatorska-vecera-za-fk-otrant-olympik-899659. dead.
  3. Book: Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016. 2016. Podgorica.
  4. 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016', Podgorica, 2016.
  5. Web site: Fudbal: U PRVOM KOLU FEDERAL SA ORJENOM. 14 September 2013. UL-info.
  6. Web site: "Shuhet" Otranti - Futbolli në Ulqin tash e tutje ka emrin Federal. 31 August 2013. Ulqini Online. 14 May 2017. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023040/http://ulqini-online.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2776:qshuhetq-otranti-futbolli-ne-ulqin-tash-e-tutje-ka-emrin-federal&catid=45:sporti&Itemid=71. dead.
  7. Web site: CG FUDBAL: SLUŽBENI GLASNIK FUDBALSKOG SAVEZA CRNE GORE Broj: 41 Godina: X Podgorica. 31 July 2015. fscg.me.
  8. Web site: Serbia and Montenegro 2005/06. RSSF.
  9. Web site: Montenegro 2006/07. RSSSF.
  10. Web site: Montenegro 2007/08. RSSSF.
  11. Web site: Montenegro 2008/09. RSSSF.
  12. Web site: Montenegro 2009/10. RSSF.
  13. Web site: Montenegro 2010/11. RSSF.
  14. Web site: Montenegro 2015/16. RSSF.
  15. Web site: Roster.