The 2024–25 Montenegrin First League is the 19th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 4 August 2024 and end in May 2025.[1] The winners of the league qualify for a place in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 August 2024 – May 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The start was originally scheduled on 28 July 2024, but was postponed due to the participation of the three clubs in European competitions.[2]
Teams
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The league consisted of ten teams; the top eight teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Montenegrin Second League. Dečić entered the season as defending champions.[3][4]
Bokelj were promoted as champions of the 2023–24 Montenegrin Second League (returning to the top-flight after a seven-year absence), replacing the 2023–24 Montenegrin First League bottom-placed team, Rudar (relegated after eighteen years in the top-flight). Second League runners-up Otrant-Olympic defeated First League ninth-placed team Mladost DG in the Montenegrin First League play-off, promoting the former to the top-flight for the first time in its history and relegating the latter after one year in the top-flight.[4][5]
Stadiums and locations
edit| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Tivat | Stadion u Parku | 2,000 |
| Bokelj | Kotor | Stadion pod Vrmcem | 1,000 |
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion pod Goricom | 15,230 |
| Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 2,000 |
| Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | Gradski stadion | 5,000 |
| Jezero | Plav | Stadion Pod Racinom | 2,500 |
| Mornar | Bar | Stadion Topolica | 2,500 |
| Otrant-Olympic | Ulcinj | Stadion Olympic | 1,500 |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš | 1,630 |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion kraj Bistrice | 5,214 |
Personnel and kits
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal |  Zoran Tripković
|
Ćetko Manojlović
|
Lmp
|
Porto Montenegro |
| Bokelj | Zoran Krivokapić
|
Lazar Pajović
|
 NAAI
|
|
| Budućnost | Mladen Milinković
|
Vasilije Terzić
|
 Adidas
|
Savana |
| Dečić | Milorad Peković
|
Jonathan Dreshaj
|
Seven
|
Castellana |
| Jedinstvo | Vuko Bogavac
|
Momčilo Dulović
|
NAAI
|
Hotel Splendid |
| Jezero | Ivan Brnović
|
Edis Redžepagić
|
 Macron
|
Samont |
| Mornar | Zoran Đurašković
|
Aleksandar Vujačić
|
Seven
|
Municipality of Bar |
| Otrant-Olympic | Dejan Vukićević
|
Anđelo Rudović
|
|
|
| Petrovac | Dušan Ivanović
|
Zoran Mikijelj
|
Macron
|
Municipality of Budva |
| Sutjeska | Nenad Brnović
|
Vladan Giljen
|
 Joma
|
Intersport |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budućnost | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Petrovac | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dečić | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | Otrant-Olympic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | Bokelj | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 7 | |
| 7 | Sutjeska | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Jedinstvo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off |
| 9 | Jezero | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 10 | Mornar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | Relegation to the Montenegrin Second League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Results
editClubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Utvrđen raspored takmičenja u Meridianbet 1.CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Odlaže se prvo kolo Meridianbet 1.CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Dečić novi šampion" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.