Period 1927-1997 The club was formed in 1927 under the name
FK Danica. During the first decades, they played only non-league matches. From 1947, the club played under the name
FK Napredak, and since 1955, the team is playing under the name
FK Zeta. Until the start of the 1970s, FK Zeta played at lowest-rank competitions. First significant success, team from Golubovci made at season 1971–72 with promotion to
Montenegrin Republic League. In that, third-level competition in
SFR Yugoslavia, FK Zeta spent most of their seasons in following two decades, with greatest result as a second-places team at the end of seasons 1974–75, 1975–76, 1982–83 and 1983–84, but without success to gain a promotion to
Yugoslav Second League. At season 1982–83, championship derby
FK Berane – FK Zeta attended 10,000 spectators, which was a record attendance in Montenegrin Republic League until the 1999 game
FK Jezero –
FK Gusinje. Until the middle of the 1990s, except in Republic League, FK Zeta also played few seasons in
Fourth League – Center.
Period 1997-2006 Successful era in FK Zeta history started at season 1997–98. The team won their first champion title in Montenegrin Republic League and secured first promotion to
Yugoslav Second League. On their
debut in Second League, FK Zeta won fourth place, but historical success come one season later (1999–2000). After hard struggle with
Mladost Lučani, team from Golubovci won the title and gained promotion to
First Yugoslav League. Historical first game in the First League, Zeta played at 12 August 2000 against
Milicionar (4:0) in Golubovci. That game at Trešnica stadium was attended by 5,000 supporters. FK Zeta spent six consecutive seasons in Yugoslav First League, often placed at the upper-half of championship table. With FK Zeta promotion to First League, new local rivalry was born – against
Budućnost from neighbouring
Podgorica. Zeta made many successful results in the First League, and among them were often victories against two strongest sides –
Partizan and
Red Star. Except that, FK Zeta became the strongest Montenegrin team in First League at most of the seasons in period 2000–2006. Highest final placement in top-division of
Serbia and Montenegro, Zeta made on season 2004–05. They finished third and qualified for first performance in European competitions. On debut, Zeta was defeated at
2005–06 UEFA Cup second leg, against
Bosnian side
Široki Brijeg. Additionally, at the same time, Zeta started producing notable young talent like
Miloš Marić who transferred to
Greek club
Olympiacos in the summer of 2004, as well as brothers
Bojan and
Nenad Brnović, and
Branimir Petrović who were all signed by
Partizan, and more recently
Milanko Rašković and
Nikola Trajković who transferred to
Red Star Belgrade.
Period 2006-present Following
Montenegrin independence, FK Zeta participated in the first
Montenegrin First League season (2006–07) and became the league's first winners. The following season saw Montenegrin clubs allocated separate European qualifying berths - Zeta thus became the first Montenegrin club to participate in qualification for the
UEFA Champions League. Zeta never reclaimed the Montenegrin First League since their 2006–07 triumph; participation in European competition since then was achieved on several occasions through top 4 league finishes. The 2012–13 season saw Zeta make history by becoming the first Montenegrin club to navigate two rounds of European qualifying in one season; they also navigated past the third qualifying round of the
UEFA Europa League by beating
FK Sarajevo from
Bosnia and Herzegovina, before losing in the play-off round to
PSV Eindhoven. This remains the best performance by a Montenegrin club in a European competition.
First League Record For the first time, FK Zeta played in Yugoslav First League on
season 2000–01. Below is a list of FK Zeta scores in First League by every single season. Seasons with green background were played in the first league of
Yugoslavia or
Serbia and Montenegro, together with
Serbian clubs.
FK Zeta in European competitions For the first time, FK Zeta played in European competitions on season
2005–06. Until now, they played ten seasons in European cups, their most successful campaign being in
2012–13, when Zeta reached the play-off round of Europa League. ==Honours and achievements==