[1] Montenegro men's national water polo team is one of the top ranked teams in the world, winning the gold medal at the 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship in Málaga, Spain, and winning the gold medal at the 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, which was held in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica.
The Montenegrin team PVK Primorac from Kotor became a European Europe at the LEN Euroleague 2009 in Rijeka, Croatia.
[1] Notable football players from Montenegro are Dejan Savićević, Predrag Mijatović, Mirko Vučinić, Stefan Savić and Stevan Jovetić.
Among women's sports, the national handball team is the most successful, having won the 2012 European Championship and finishing as runners-up at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Out of all the leagues and other national competitions in Montenegro, the most popular are football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo.
The first national competition was held in 2008, and the most successful club is ŽFK Ekonomist Nikšić with five league titles and one cup.
Around the turn of the century in 2001, a derby game in Podgorica recorded the highest all-time attendance in the Yugoslav volleyball league (7,500).
The main Montenegrin water polo derby is between VK Primorac Kotor and PVK Jadran Herceg Novi.
Most successful were teams in women's handball and men's water polo, who won the titles of Champion of Europe.
At the beginning of the 21st century, on the territory of former Yugoslavia started process of founding regional sport leagues.
Balkans Cup is a former regional football competition (1960–1994) in which Montenegrin clubs participated as a representatives of SFR Yugoslavia.
Biggest success made FK Budućnost, who played in the final 1991, after eliminated Galatasaray SK.
Biggest success in the history of Montenegrin waterpolo made VK Primorac, who won the title in LEN Champions League 2009.
Since its first season, Montenegrin sides were among the most successful participants of regional competition, and PVK Jadran Herceg Novi won two titles.
The other Montenegrin clubs that competed at the EHF competitions are Berane, Rudar Pljevlja, Budućnost Podgorica, Sutjeska Nikšić, Mojkovac and Budvanska rivijera Budva.
Women Regional Handball League (WRHL) is founded in 2009, and Montenegrin clubs are participating from its inaugural season.
As one of strongest European clubs, ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica dominated in the history of competition, often playing seasons without any defeat.
In that period, Budućnost often played games against greatest European basketball teams like FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
KK Budućnost played four times in the semifinal of ABA League playoffs, which is the most significant success of Montenegrin clubs in that competition until now.
Women's basketball clubs from Montenegro participated in FIBA competitions since the start of century.
Except them, in CEV competitions played also OK Budvanska Rivijera Budva, OK Sutjeska Nikšić, OK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje and OK Studentski Centar Podgorica.
[2] The team played its official friendly match against Hungary on 24 March 2007 in Podgorica, and won 2:1.
Best competitive result, Montenegro made at 2013–14, when they qualified for the final round of 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA).
The Montenegro national team entered international competition in 2008, playing its debut official match on 6 September, against the Netherlands in Almere (70–63).
The Montenegro women's national team entered international competition in 2008, playing its first official match on 27 August, against Republic of Ireland in Bijelo Polje (68–56).
Since then, Montenegro successfully qualified for four big competitions – once for the World Cup (2013) and for the European Championship 2008, 2014 and 2016.
Montenegro women's national handball team was formed in 2006, and started playing in IHF and EHF competitions during the same year.
During the history, Montenegro won one gold medal at major men's volleyball tournaments.
Soon after the Montenegrin independence referendum, Volleyball Federation of Montenegro founded national teams.
Same year, Montenegro played its first games in official competitions - against Georgia in 2009 European Volleyball Championship qualifiers.