Editing Podgorica (section)

==Sport==
The most popular sports by far are [[association football|football]] and [[basketball]]. Basketball became especially popular with the success in the late 20th and early 21st centuries of [[KK Budućnost Podgorica|KK Budućnost]], both in [[ABA League|Regional]] and European competitions.

Football in Podgorica has a long tradition associated with [[FK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost]]. World-famous players [[Predrag Mijatović]] and [[Dejan Savićević]] were born in Podgorica and made their debut in that team. The club [[FK Zeta]] from the Podgorica suburb of [[Golubovci]] has also reached the former first league of Serbia and Montenegro. These clubs, along with [[FK Sutjeska Nikšić|Sutjeska]] from Nikšić, usually compete with each other for leading position in the [[First League of Montenegro]].
Other clubs from Podgorica and its surroundings play in the Montenegrin First League e.g. [[OFK Titograd]] & [[FK Kom|Kom]]. One of the most popular clubs from the suburbs is [[FK Ribnica]] from [[Konik, Montenegro|Konik]], [[FK Zabjelo]] from [[Zabjelo]] and [[FK Podgorica]] from ''Donja Gorica''.

The volleyball team [[OK Budućnost Podgorica|OK Budućnost]] and the women's handball team [[ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile]] have had significant success in European competition. [[Budućnost Podgorica]] is the most important sports club in Podgorica. Its name means ''Future''.

[[Chess]] is another popular sport and some famous global chess players, like [[Slavko Dedić]], are born in Podgorica.

Sporting events like the annual [[Podgorica Marathon|Podgorica Marathon, Coinis no limits Triathlon]], and the ''Morača River'' jumps attract international competitors.
Podgorica was the host of [[2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League]].

===Venues===

Podgorica has a number of sporting venues; some are under reconstruction and expansion. The main ones are:
* [[Podgorica City Stadium]] has a capacity of 11,264 and is the home of [[FK Budućnost Podgorica]] and the [[Montenegro national football team]]. It is the only venue in Montenegro that complies with [[FIFA]] standards for international football matches.
* [[Morača Sports Center]], a multi-functional indoor sports facility. It has a capacity of 6,000 seats. It hosted one group of [[EuroBasket 2005]], while other games were played in [[Belgrade Arena|Belgrade]], [[Millennium Centar|Vršac]], and [[Spens Sports Center|Novi Sad]].
* Bemax Arena, indoor and outdoor sports facility. It has a capacity of 2,400 seats.

Almost every football club in Podgorica has its own stadium, although these are often only fields with small stands or no stands at all.
Other notable venues are the [[Stadion malih sportova]] under Gorica hill and the [[sport shooting]] range under Ljubović hill. There are many other sports facilities around the city, most notably [[indoor soccer]] fields.
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File:Sports_Center_Moraca.jpg|[[Morača Sports Center]].
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