Buducnost suffered a tough loss in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, the second straight heart-breaking defeat in European competition for the Varvari (Buducnost's fans).Buducnost qualified for Europe for the first time with a second place finish in the Montenegrin First League in 2006/2007. The club lost 2-1 aggregate to Hajduk Split of Croatia in the 2007-'08 UEFA Cup first qualifying round, but in league play finished first for the first time to win the Champions League spot.
This time, Buducnost lost 3-2 aggregate to Tampere United (Finland), gaining only a 1-1 draw in the second leg at home.
Buducnost is making another run at a European spot this year. The club is in second place, four points behind leaders Mogren in the MFL, which is in a tie for 50th in the UEFA rankings. Buducnost is also in the semifinals of the domestic cup, another way it could get into Europe.
The club recently added Chad international Misdongard Betoligar, who has 24 caps for his country. Midfielder Ivan Delic is one of a few Boducnost players who have been recently called up to the Montenegro national team.
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