FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It currently plays in the Montenegrin First League, the country's highest tier.

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Rudar Pljevlja

Full name	Fudbalski klub Rudar Pljevlja
Nickname(s)	Rudari (The Miners)
Short name	RUD
Founded	1920; 104 years ago (1920)
Ground	Gradski stadion
Capacity	5,140
Head coach	Nedeljko Vlahović
League	Montenegrin First League
2022–23	Montenegrin First League, 9th of 10
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Rudar have played in the First League since its inception in 2006, and won two league titles in 2009–10 and 2014–15. The club have been the strongest in the Montenegrin Cup, with three triumphs, one runner-up position and two semi-final finishes in the tournament's six seasons.^{[citation needed]}

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Rudar (Miner) was founded in 1920 as Breznik, renaming itself Sandžak three years later. The team was aided by members of the 48th Infantry Regiment, who stationed in the town. The club was renamed again after World War II as FK Jedinstvo, but only until another renaming in 1947 in honour of chairman Velimir Jakić. That same year club reached the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup where they were eliminated by top-flight FK Sarajevo 3–2 after extra time.^[1] In 1955, the club settled on their current name.

FK Rudar in European competitions

See also: Montenegrin clubs in European football competitions

For the first time, FK Rudar played in European competitions on season 2007–08. Until now, they played eight seasons in European cups.

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Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2007–08	UEFA Cup	1Q	Omonia	0–2	0–2	0–4
2010–11	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Tre Fiori	4–1	3–0	7–1
		2Q	Litex Lovech	0–4	0–1	0–5
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Austria Wien	0–3	0–2	0–5
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Shirak	0–1	1–1	1–2
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Mika	1–0	1–1	2–1
		2Q	Śląsk Wrocław	2–2	0–4	2–6
2015–16	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Qarabağ	0–1	0–0	0–1
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Kukësi	0–1	1–1	1–2
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Partizan	0−3	0–3	0–6

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European record

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Competition	Matches	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Champions League	6	2	1	3	7	7
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League	9	1	2	6	3	16
Total	15	3	3	9	10	23

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• Montenegrin First League – 2
  • winners (2): 2009–10, 2014–15
  • runners-up (1): 2011–12
• Montenegrin Cup – 4
  • winners (4): 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16
  • runners-up (1): 2011–12
• Second League of Serbia and Montenegro – 1
  • winners (2): 2000–01, 2005–06
• Montenegrin Republic League – 2
  • winners (2): 1957–58, 1965–66
  • runners-up (5): 1956–57, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72
• Montenegrin Republic Cup – 2
  • winners (2): 1947–48, 2000–01

Rudar plays at the Gradski stadion, a multi-use stadium including a complex of tennis, handball and basketball courts. It was built in 1948 and rebuilt in 1985. It has two stands and a current capacity of 5,140.

• Montenegrin First League
• Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)
• Fudbalski savez Crne Gore Archived 31 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine