Montenegrin Regional Cups Explained

Current:	=
Founded:	2006
Number Of Teams:	24
Region:	Montenegro
Most Successful Club:	North: Pljevlja (5) Central: Crvena Stijena (4) South: Arsenal Tivat (4)
Website:	http://www.sjevernaregija.me http://www.juznaregija.me http://www.srednjaregija.me
Promotion:	Montenegrin Cup

The Montenegrin Regional Cups (Crnogorski regionalni kupovi|italics=yes) are the lower football competitions in which are participating members of Montenegrin Third League. There are three regional cups - Northern, Central and Southern (Montenegrin: Kup Sjeverne regije; Kup Srednje regije; Kup Južne regije).^{[1] [2]} Finalists of every regional cup are qualifying for Montenegrin Cup.

History

After the independence of Montenegro, Football Association of Montenegro founded Montenegrin Cup as a national cup competition. All the members of Montenegrin First League and Montenegrin Second League are directly qualifying for playing in Montenegrin Cup. Members of Montenegrin Third League are playing in Regional Cups, and six best clubs are qualifying for Montenegrin Cup's round one.

Since its establishing, Regional Cup is divided on three divisions - Northern, Southern and Central. Finalists of every division are playing in Montenegrin Cup.
Regional Cups are playing during the summer (August/September), just before the start of Montenegrin Cup season.

Winners and finalists

See also: Montenegrin Third League. Only teams from Third League (lower-rank in Montenegro) are playing in Regional Cups. Below is the list of winners and finalists by every single division.

Northern Region Cup

Since 2006, in the Northern Region Cup (Kup Sjeverne regije) are participying clubs from Third Montenegrin League - North. Every season, winner and runner-up of Regional Cup are qualified for Montenegrin Cup.

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Qualified for
	FK Komovi Andrijevica		2006–07 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Pljevlja		2007–08 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Pljevlja		2008–09 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Petnjica		2009–10 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Petnjica		2010–11 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Brskovo Mojkovac		2011–12 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Pljevlja		2012–13 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Tekstilac Bijelo Polje		2013–14 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Pljevlja		2014–15 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Petnjica		2015–16 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Brskovo Mojkovac		2016–17 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Pljevlja		2017–18 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Komovi		2018–19 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Komovi		2019–20 Montenegrin Cup

Central Region Cup

Since 2006, in the Central Region Cup (Kup Srednje regije) are participying clubs from Third Montenegrin League - Central. Every season, winner and runner-up of Regional Cup are qualified for Montenegrin Cup.

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Qualified for
	FK Ribnica Podgorica		2006–07 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Ribnica Podgorica		2007–08 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Zora Spuž		2008–09 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Iskra Danilovgrad		2009–10 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Crvena Stijena Podgorica		2010–11 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Blue Star Podgorica		2011–12 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Kom Podgorica		2012–13 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Crvena Stijena Podgorica		2013–14 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Grafičar Podgorica		2014–15 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Zora Spuž		2015–16 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Podgorica		2016-17 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Crvena Stijena Podgorica		2017-18 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Crvena Stijena Podgorica		2018-19 Montenegrin Cup
	OFK Mladost DG Podgorica		2019-20 Montenegrin Cup

Southern Region Cup

Since 2006, in the Southern Region Cup (Kup Južne regije) are participying clubs from Third Montenegrin League - South. Every season, winner and runner-up of Regional Cup are qualified for Montenegrin Cup.

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Qualified for
	FK Otrant Ulcinj		2006–07 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Mornar Bar		2007–08 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Cetinje		2008–09 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Arsenal Tivat		2009–10 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Arsenal Tivat		2010–11 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Arsenal Tivat		2011–12 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Sloga Radovići		2012–13 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Sloga Radovići		2013–14 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Sloga Radovići		2014–15 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Hajduk Bar		2015–16 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Hajduk Bar		2016–17 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Arsenal Tivat		2017–18 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Hajduk Bar		2018–19 Montenegrin Cup
	FK Cetinje		2019–20 Montenegrin Cup

Sources:^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

See also

• Montenegrin Cup
• Montenegrin Third League
• Football in Montenegro
• Montenegrin Republic Cup (1947-2006)

External links

• Football Association of Montenegro - Official Site
• Football Association of the Central Region of Montenegro - Official Site
• Football Association of the Southern Region of Montenegro - Official Site
• Football Association of the Northern Region of Montenegro - Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sjevernaregija.me.
2. Web site: Artikel Kesehatan Regija | Pusat Informasi Medis Terbaru.
3. Web site: Fk. Pljevlja. 16 October 2013.
4. Web site: FK Pljevlja niže pobjede, već jedan trofej u Sjevernoj regiji - Najnovije vijesti iz Pljevalja . 13 September 2012 .
5. Web site: DefaultHomePage . www.bihor-petnica.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070214011156/http://www.bihor-petnica.com/Sport-Bihor.html . 2007-02-14.
6. Web site: Kup Sjeverne regije: Petnjičani deklasirali FK Fer play, na redu Bokelj. 11 September 2015.
7. Web site: Fudbaleri Tekstilca osvojili Kup Sjeverne regije Crne Gore. Bojan. OBRADOVIC. OPŠTINA BIJELO POLJE.
8. Web site: Sportbar.me .