UEFA EURO 2016 QUALIFYING DRAW PRESS KIT Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Sunday 23 February 2014 12.00CET Last updated 19/02/2014 19:03CET UEFA EURO 2016 OFFICIAL SPONSORS Team profiles: Pot 4 2 Legend 53 1 UEFA EURO 2016 - Qualifying draw Monday 24 February 2014 - 12.00CET (12.00 local time) Press kit Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Team profiles: Pot 4 Montenegro Armenia Scotland Finland Latvia Wales Bulgaria Estonia Belarus 2 UEFA EURO 2016 - Qualifying draw Monday 24 February 2014 - 12.00CET (12.00 local time) Press kit Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Montenegro Montenegro - Team profile Best result: have never qualified Coach: Branko Brnović Leading scorer: all time – Mirko Vučinić (15); current – Mirko Vučinić (15) Most appearances: all time – Elsad Zverotić (44); current – Elsad Zverotić (44) Association formed: 2006 Nickname: Hrabri sokoli (The Brave Falcons) Where they play: Stadion Podgorica, Podgorica Montenegrin footballers, including 1990s superstars Dejan Savićevic and Predrag Mijatović, competed for many years on the international stage in the colours of Yugoslavia. It was not until 2006 – after a combined Serbia and Montenegro national side had participated in that year's FIFA World Cup in Germany – that the small Adriatic coastal state earned independence. Performances have exceeded expectations, with the team reaching the qualifying play- offs of UEFA EURO 2012 on their competition debut and also challenging strongly for a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup until their form tailed off in the second half of the campaign. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P10 W3 D3 L4 F7 A10 Final tournament: P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0 Qualifying: P10 W3 D3 L4 F7 A10 Granted full membership of UEFA in January 2007, Montenegro have only competed in one UEFA European Championship campaign. It was a debut to remember, with the nation of just over 600,000 battling their way to the play-offs, where they lost out to the Czech Republic – 2-0 in Prague and 1-0 in Podgorica. They were unbeaten in their first five games, wins against Wales, Bulgaria and Switzerland preceding a creditable goalless draw with England at Wembley. Things faded after that, with a 1-1 draw at home to Bulgaria and a first defeat, 2-1 in Wales. Zlatko Kranjčar was then replaced by his assistant Branko Brnović and Montenegro rallied, a thrilling 2-2 draw against England in Podgorica, secured by Andrija Delibašićꞌs 91st-minute header, earning the runners-up spot. That put them in the play-offs, but they went no further. Memorable EURO matches 07/10/2011: Montenegro 2-2 England, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying The home side came from 2-0 down as Delibašićꞌs late header secured their play-off place. 12/10/2010: England 0-0 Montenegro, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Mladen Božović starred in goal and Milan Jovanović hit the bar for injury-hit Montenegro at Wembley. 03/09/2010: Montenegro 1-0 Wales, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Vučinić's solo effort on 30 minutes secured Montenegro's first EURO qualifying victory. Did you know? Mijatović scored the only goal in the 1998 UEFA Champions League final, earning Real Madrid CF victory against Juventus and their first European Cup for 32 years. *Last updated 07/01/14 3 UEFA EURO 2016 - Qualifying draw Monday 24 February 2014 - 12.00CET (12.00 local time) Press kit Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Montenegro - Coach profile Branko Brnović Date of birth: 8 August 1967 Nationality: Montenegrin Playing career: FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Partizan, RCD Espanyol, FK Kom Coaching career: Montenegro (assistant), Montenegro • Regarded as one of the most talented midfielders in the former Yugoslavia, Brnović started his club career at Budućnost and was soon making an impact on the international stage. • Won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with Yugoslavia in 1987 alongside such future stars as Davor Šuker, Predrag Mijatović and Zvonimir Boban. Played every game, scoring twice, and was named in the team of the tournament. • Left Budućnost in 1991 for Partizan, with whom he lifted back-to-back national titles and two domestic cups. Also established himself in the senior Yugoslavia side, and then Serbia and Montenegro's team, going on to win 27 caps in total. • Moved to Spain and spent six seasons with Espanyol, making 146 Liga appearances. Hung up his boots in 2000, yet six years later came out of retirement for a half-season cameo at Kom after Montenegro's independence from Serbia. • A member of Montenegro's coaching staff since February 2007, he began as Zoran Filipović's assistant before staying on in the same role under Zlatko Kranjčar. In September 2011, he replaced Kranjčar at the Montenegro helm and signed a two-year contract extension after 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. 4 UEFA EURO 2016 - Qualifying draw Monday 24 February 2014 - 12.00CET (12.00 local time) Press kit Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Montenegro - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 10 3 3 4 7 10 Qualifying 10 3 3 4 7 10 Final tournament - - - - - - UEFA European Championship records: Montenegro History 2012 – did not qualify Qualifying win 1-0: Montenegro v Switzerland, 08/10/10 0-1: Bulgaria v Montenegro, 07/09/10 1-0: Montenegro v Wales, 03/09/10 Qualifying loss 2-0: Czech Republic v Montenegro, 11/11/11 2-0: Switzerland v Montenegro, 11/10/11 Overall appearances 10: Elsad Zverotić 10: Mladen Božović 8: Radomir Djalović 8: Stefan Savić 8: Mirko Vučinić 8: Simon Vukčević Overall goals 2: Mirko Vučinić 2: Elsad Zverotić 1: Andrija Delibašić 1: Radomir Djalović 1: Stevan Jovetić UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 4 3 3 18 17 2012 EURO qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament 10 3 3 4 7 10 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 1 6 3 9 14 5 UEFA EURO 2016 - Qualifying draw Monday 24 February 2014 - 12.00CET (12.00 local time) Press kit Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Montenegro - Head to head against teams in other pots Montenegro v Albania Montenegro v Andorra Montenegro v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings No previous meetings EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - Friendlies 2 0 0 2 2 4 Montenegro v Bosnia and Montenegro v Azerbaijan Montenegro v Belgium Herzegovina Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO - - - - - - EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 0 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 2 2 Montenegro v Croatia Montenegro v Cyprus Montenegro v Czech Republic No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - EURO 2 0 0 2 0 3 World Cup 2 0 2 0 3 3 World Cup - - - - - - Friendlies - - - - - - Friendlies - - - - - - Montenegro v Denmark Montenegro v England Montenegro v Faroe Islands No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO 2 0 2 0 2 2 World Cup 2 0 1 1 2 5 Friendlies - - - - - - Montenegro v FYROM Montenegro v Georgia Montenegro v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO - - - - - - EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - World Cup 2 1 1 0 2 1 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 3 3 Friendlies - - - - - - Montenegro v Gibraltar Montenegro v Greece Montenegro v Hungary No previous meetings No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - Friendlies 1 0 1 0 3 3 Montenegro v Iceland Montenegro v Israel Montenegro v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 4 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 1 Friendlies - - - - - - 6 UEFA EURO 2016 - Qualifying draw Monday 24 February 2014 - 12.00CET (12.00 local time) Press kit Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Montenegro v Kazakhstan Montenegro v Liechtenstein Montenegro v Lithuania Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings No previous meetings EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - Friendlies 1 1 0 0 3 0 Montenegro v Luxembourg Montenegro v Malta Montenegro v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - World Cup 2 1 0 1 3 5 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 4 1 Friendlies - - - - - - Montenegro v Netherlands Montenegro v Northern Ireland Montenegro v Norway No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 0 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 4 3 Montenegro v Poland Montenegro v Portugal Montenegro v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - EURO - - - - - - World Cup 2 0 2 0 3 3 World Cup 2 0 2 0 0 0 Friendlies - - - - - - Friendlies - - - - - - Montenegro v Romania Montenegro v Russia Montenegro v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - World Cup 2 2 0 0 9 0 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 4 Friendlies - - - - - - Montenegro v Serbia Montenegro v Slovakia Montenegro v Slovenia No previous meetings No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1 Montenegro v Spain Montenegro v Sweden Montenegro v Switzerland No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO - - - - - - EURO 2 1 0 1 1 2 World Cup - - - - - - World Cup - - - - - - Friendlies 1 0 0 1 1 2 Friendlies - - - - - - Montenegro v Turkey Montenegro v