Dejan Savićević Faces Resignation Demand From Montenegro Football Group

Montenegrin club football hit what critics describe as an unprecedented rock bottom this summer after clubs posted ten losses from ten matches during European qualification rounds. The dismal international showing prompted the Udruženje Fudbalska Crna Gora—an association uniting former players, coaches, and sports officials—to issue a scathing public statement condemning the state of the domestic game under the nation’s current football administration.

Udruženje Fudbalska Crna Gora Demands Leadership Overhaul

The association’s harsh public address targeted the upper echelons of the Football Association of Montenegro, known by its acronym FSCG, pointing directly at longtime president Dejan Savićević and his associates. Savićević has led the governing body since 2001, with his current mandate stretching forward to 2029.

We have reached a moment of complete shame, and everyone continues to stay silent. Udruženje Fudbalska Crna Gora, via Danas

The group argued that the recent European disaster was an entirely predictable outcome born from years of administrative neglect. According to the association’s statement, domestic league seasons are routinely thrown into question due to persistent doubts over competitive regularity, an absence of VAR technology, substandard stadium infrastructure, and uneven application of rules.

Accusations of Systemic Decay and Institutional Silence

Beyond the pitch, the critique extends into governance and political alignment. The statement lambasted both football executives and the nation’s political elite, claiming they had driven the final nail into the coffin of Montenegrin football. Critics within the association asserted that coaching licenses are distributed according to the personal will of a single individual, locking the entire domestic system under centralized control while driving away figures with genuine historical ties to the sport.

The association also questioned why state institutions, politicians, and the wider public remain inert in the face of flagged irregularities, Supreme Court rulings, and inspection findings.

With domestic competitions facing severe credibility questions, the signatories issued an urgent call to action. They are asking athletes, sports workers, journalists, and politicians to join forces for sweeping structural reforms, urging a complete reboot modeled after nations that successfully navigated comparable sporting crises.