Montenegro national under-21 football team
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NicknameHrabri Sokoli (The Brave Falcons)
AssociationFootball Association of Montenegro
Head coachGoran Perišić
| Nickname | Hrabri Sokoli (The Brave Falcons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Montenegro | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Goran Perišić | ||
| Home stadium | Podgorica City Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MNE | ||
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| First international | |||
 Montenegro 2–1 Albania  (Shkodër, Albania; 2 May 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Malta 0–6 Montenegro (26 September 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Poland 6–0 Montenegro (10 October 2016) | |||
The Montenegro national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Montenegro and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
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| 1994-2006 | Part of  Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||
 2009 | Qualifying Stage | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
 2011 | Qualifying Stage | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||
 2013 | Qualifying Stage | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | ||
 2015 | Qualifying Stage | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 2017 | Qualifying Stage | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||
 2019 | Qualifying Stage | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | ||
  2021 | Qualifying Stage | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | ||
  2023 | Qualifying Stage | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | ||
 2025 | Qualifying Stage | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Total | 0/9 | 87 | 27 | 19 | 40 | 106 | 125 | ||
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Poland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 12 | Final tournament | — | 14 Nov | 2–0 | 3–0 | 30 Sep '26 | 27 Mar '26 | |
| 2 | Italy |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Play-offs | 5 Oct '26 | — | 2–1 | 26 Mar '26 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
| 3 | Montenegro |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31 Mar '26 | 18 Nov | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5 Oct '26 | ||
| 4 | North Macedonia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | 18 Nov | 0–1 | 30 Sep '26 | — | 13 Nov | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Sweden |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 0–6 | 31 Mar '26 | 27 Mar '26 | 5 Oct '26 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 6 | Armenia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 0–4 | 30 Sep '26 | 14 Nov | 31 Mar '26 | 18 Nov | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2025. Source: UEFA
Recent results
| 10 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Q | Montenegro | 1–2 | North Macedonia | DG Arena, Podgorica |
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| 15 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Q | Montenegro | 0–2 |  Spain | Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,458[1] |
| 14 November 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Q | Israel | 0–0 | Montenegro | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa |
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| 18 November 2019 Friendly | Montenegro | 1–0 | Poland | DG Arena, Podgorica |
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Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the European championship qualification matches against Armenia and Italy on 14 and 18 November 2025 respectively.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2025, after the match against North Macedonia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Benjamin Krijestarac | 18 February 2005 | 5 | 0 | Bokelj |
| 22 | GK | Balša Radanović | 2 May 2007 | 1 | 0 | Rudar |
| 12 | GK | Vasilije Stojanović | 15 December 2006 | 0 | 0 | Mornar |
| DF | Velimir Ljutica | 1 November 2005 | 3 | 0 | Mornar | |
| DF | Stefan Melentijević | 20 March 2004 | 11 | 0 | Primorje | |
| DF | Milan Roganović | 28 October 2005 | 3 | 0 |  Partizan | |
| DF | Damjan Dakić | 26 May 2003 | 9 | 0 | Budućnost | |
| DF | Marko Franeta | 12 December 2004 | 6 | 1 | Petrovac | |
| DF | Nikola Vuković | 5 December 2004 | 15 | 0 | Petrovac | |
| DF | Bojan Damjanović | 6 June 2006 | 5 | 1 | Sutjeska | |
| DF | Balša Vukotić | 27 July 2004 | 5 | 0 | Grafičar | |
| MF | Nemanja Carević | 8 April 2004 | 4 | 0 | Petrovac | |
| MF | Dragan Miranović | 11 January 2005 | 8 | 0 | Petrovac | |
| MF | Kristijan Radunović | 8 September 2004 | 1 | 0 | Bokelj | |
| MF | Lazar Savović | 12 January 2008 | 2 | 0 | Budućnost | |
| MF | Danilo Vukanić | 11 August 2006 | 4 | 1 | Budućnost | |
| MF | Medo Juković | 31 December 2004 | 9 | 2 | Sutjeska | |
| MF | Nenad Krivokapić | 10 June 2002 | 7 | 0 | Sutjeska | |
| MF | Lazar Knežević | 24 October 2004 | 7 | 0 | Mladost DG | |
| FW | Balša Radusinović | 3 July 2004 | 2 | 0 | Dečić | |
| 8 | FW | Balša Mrvaljević | 3 September 2005 | 10 | 3 | Mladost DG |
| FW | Vladimir Perišić | 26 August 2004 | 8 | 1 | Košice | |
| FW | Filip Perović | 18 July 2006 | 20 | 6 |  LASK | |
Recent call-ups
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| DF | Luka Boričić | 18 May 2002 | 2 | 0 | Rudar Pljevlja |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |
| DF | Nikola Vukotić | 9 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | Iskra Danilovgrad |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |
| DF | Bojan Adžić | 1 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | Brodarac |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |
| DF | Kerem Sari | 21 December 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Holstein Kiel |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |
| MF | Đorđe Šaletić | 6 January 2002 | 4 | 0 | Iskra Danilovgrad |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |
| MF | Lazar Stanišić | 8 September 2004 | 0 | 0 | Zeta |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |
| FW | Damjan Mugoša | 16 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | Mladost Donja Gorica |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |
| FW | Andrija Radulović | 3 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | Mladost Novi Sad |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |
| FW | Balša Tošković | 1 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | Jezero |
v. Albania, 20 November 2022 |