FK Iskra was founded in 1919, under the name
RSK Sloga Danilovgrad. Since 1929, the team played under the name
RSK Zmaj, with their first-ever performance in the
Montenegrin Football Championship in season 1933–34. After
World War II, the team started to play under the name FK Iskra. The first significant success came when Iskra earned promotion to the
Montenegrin Republic League 1948–49. More historical success came when FK Iskra earned promotion to the
Yugoslav Second League after playoff games against
FK Bokelj, but finished last the following season. Next year, the team was dissolved due to financial troubles, but was refounded in 1959. During the 1969–70 season, Iskra won the title in the
Montenegrin Republic League and gained promotion to Yugoslav Second League. This time, they spent two seasons in the Second League, among some of well-known national sides such as
FK Budućnost,
FK Sutjeska or
NK GOŠK. On 28 November 1971, FK Iskra made a historical win against neighbouring
Podgorica's and Montenegrin strongest side FK Budućnost (1–0). Until the mid-1990s, FK Iskra played only in the third and fourth division, without significant successes. The 1993–94, season FK Iskra made huge successes, with the 'double' on Republic level. The team from Danilovgrad became a champion of the Montenegrin Republic League and, for the first time in history, title of
Montenegrin Republic Cup winner. That gained them promotion to the
1994-95 Yugoslav Second League and the very first performance in the
Yugoslav Cup. After poor performance, FK Iskra finished 19th in the Second League, so were relegated to the third-tier competition. In the
1994–95 FR Yugoslavia Cup, FK Iskra made surprise in the first leg, with a victory against First league member
FK Sloboda (2:0). But, in the Round of 16, FK Iskra were eliminated by Yugoslav title-holder
FK Partizan (0–3; 0–10). During the next period, FK Iskra played between Yugoslav Second League and Montenegrin League. In the second tier, the team from Danilovgrad participated in season 1996–97, and from 2000 to 2003. Following
Montenegrin independence (2006), FK Iskra played in
Second and
Third League, but first notable successes came after 2013. On season 2013–14, FK Iskra won the champion title in the Third League. Next year, after the hard struggle with
FK Dečić, FK Iskra became the champion of the Second League. With that result, FK Iskra gained their historical, first-ever promotion to the
Montenegrin First League. On their debut in the First League (
season 2015-16), FK Iskra finished at 10th position, but remained a member of top-tier after the playoffs against
FK Bratstvo (6–0; 2-2). Next three seasons, FK Iskra finished in the middle of the table and notable success came on
season 2019-20. Team from Danilovgrad finished third and gained their first-ever performances in European competitions. During the season, FK Iskra made numerous impressive results, including the big victory against title-holder
FK Budućnost (4–1). After that success, the team qualified for
2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
First League Record For the first time, FK Iskra participated in the
Montenegrin First League on the
2015–16 season. Below is a list of FK Iskra placements in the Montenegrin First League by every season. ==Honours==