Current Squad
In international football, players can normally only play for one national team once they play in all or part of any match recognised as a full international by FIFA. However, an exception is made in cases where one or more newly-independent states are created out of a former state. Based on current FIFA rules, a player will be eligible to play for Montenegro, even if he had previously represented Serbia and Montenegro or any other country, if at least one of the following statements applies:
- He was born in Montenegro.
- At least one of his parents and/or at least one of his grandparents was born in Montenegro.
- He has lived in Montenegro continuously for any two-year period.
Due to mixed ancestries, it is likely that a high percentage of the players eligible to play for Montenegro will also remain eligible to play for Serbia, and vice versa. However, once they have played for either Serbia or Montenegro in any competitive fixture, they are no longer eligible to play for any other nation.
The following squad was called for the World Cup qualification match against San Marino on 14 November 2012.
Caps and goals as of 14 November 2012.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of Birth (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Mladen Božović | (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 28) | 30 | 0 | Videoton | ||
| 12 | 1GK | Vukašin Poleksić | (1982-08-30) 30 August 1982 (age 30) | 23 | 0 | Debrecen | ||
| 22 | 1GK | Srđan Blažić | (1982-11-26) 26 November 1982 (age 30) | 7 | 0 | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Savo Pavićević | (1980-12-11) 11 December 1980 (age 32) | 32 | 0 | Omonia | ||
| 3 | 2DF | Marko Baša | (1982-12-29) 29 December 1982 (age 30) | 23 | 1 | Lille | ||
| 4 | 2DF | Milan Jovanović | (1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 29) | 33 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Vladimir Volkov | (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | Partizan | ||
| 14 | 2DF | Ivan Kecojević | (1988-04-10) 10 April 1988 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| 17 | 2DF | Elsad Zverotić | (1986-10-31) 31 October 1986 (age 26) | 34 | 3 | Young Boys | ||
| 19 | 2DF | Blažo Igumanović | (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | FK Rudar Pljevlja | ||
| 21 | 2DF | Stefan Savić | (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 21) | 19 | 2 | Fiorentina | ||
| 7 | 3MF | Simon Vukčević | (1986-01-29) 29 January 1986 (age 26) | 40 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 9 | 3MF | Miloš Krkotić | (1987-09-29) 29 September 1987 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | FC Dacia Chişinău | ||
| 13 | 3MF | Mitar Novaković | (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 31) | 21 | 0 | Amkar Perm | ||
| 15 | 3MF | Milorad Peković | (1977-08-05) 5 August 1977 (age 35) | 31 | 0 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| 18 | 3MF | Nikola Drinčić | (1984-09-07) 7 September 1984 (age 28) | 29 | 3 | Krasnodar | ||
| 23 | 3MF | Nemanja Nikolić | (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 6 | 4FW | Filip Kasalica | (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 24) | 4 | 1 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 10 | 4FW | Andrija Delibašić | (1981-04-24) 24 April 1981 (age 31) | 19 | 6 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 11 | 4FW | Fatos Bećiraj | (1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 (age 24) | 18 | 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 16 | 4FW | Luka Đorđević | (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 18) | 2 | 1 | Zenit | ||
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