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2023–24 Montenegrin First League

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Montenegrin First League
Season2023–24
Dates23 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
ChampionsDečić
1st title
RelegatedMladost DG
Rudar
Champions LeagueDečić
Conference LeagueBudućnost
Mornar
Matches played175
Goals scored413 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerŽarko Korać(16 goals)
Biggest home winDečić4–1Mladost DG
21 October 2023
Biggest away winRudar0–4Budućnost
5 August 2023
Dečić0–4Sutjeska
17 September 2023
Highest scoringMornar4–3Jedinstvo
26 August 2023
Jedinstvo3–4Mornar
4 May 2024
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2024.

The2023–24 Montenegrin First League(also known as1.CFL) was the 18th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 23 July 2023 and ended on 25 May 2024.[1]

The winners (Dečić) qualified for the2024–25 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.The runners-up (Mornar) and2023–24 Montenegrin Cupwinners (Budućnost) qualified for the2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.The eighth and ninth-placed teams (JedinstvoandMladost DG) qualified for theMontenegrin First League play-off,with Jedinstvo winning and retaining their place in the league, and Mladost DG losing and being relegated to the2024–25 Montenegrin Second Leaguealongside the bottom-placed team (Rudar).

Teams

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The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams from the previous season and one team promoted from theMontenegrin Second League.Mladost DGwere promoted as champions of the2022–23 Montenegrin Second League(replacing the bottom-placed2022–23 Montenegrin First LeagueteamIskra),[2]marking their debut in the Montenegrin First League.[3]Budućnostentered the season as defending champions, having won the league in the previous season.[4][2]

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2023–24 clubs

Stadiums and locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Arsenal Tivat Stadion u Parku 2,000
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
Mladost DG Podgorica DG Arena 4,300
Mornar Bar Stadion Topolica 2,500
Petrovac Petrovac Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš 1,630
Rudar Pljevlja Stadion pod Golubinjom 5,140
Sutjeska Nikšić Stadion kraj Bistrice 5,214


Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFAeligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal MontenegroZoran Tripković MontenegroĆetko Manojlović MontenegroLmp Porto Montenegro
Budućnost SerbiaMladen Milinković MontenegroVasilije Terzić GermanyAdidas Savana
Dečić MontenegroMilorad Peković MontenegroJonathan Dreshaj SerbiaSeven Castellana
Jedinstvo MontenegroVuko Bogavac MontenegroMomčilo Dulović SerbiaNAAI Hotel Splendid
Jezero MontenegroIvan Brnović MontenegroEdis Redžepagić ItalyMacron Samont
Mladost DG MontenegroMarko Šćepanović MontenegroŽeljko Krstović SpainLuanvi Lob bet
Mornar MontenegroZoran Đurašković MontenegroAleksandar Vujačić SerbiaSeven Municipality of Bar
Petrovac MontenegroDušan Ivanović MontenegroZoran Mikijelj ItalyMacron Municipality of Budva
Rudar MontenegroNedeljko Vlahović MontenegroAleksa Golubović GermanyAdidas Elektroprivreda Crne Gore
Sutjeska MontenegroNenad Brnović MontenegroVladan Giljen SpainJoma Intersport

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dečić(C) 36 20 10 6 55 27 +28 70 Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round
2 Mornar 36 17 13 6 45 32 +13 64 Qualification for theConference League first qualifying round[a]
3 Budućnost 36 17 10 9 66 43 +23 61
4 Sutjeska 36 13 14 9 46 36 +10 53
5 Jezero 36 14 9 13 41 38 +3 51
6 Petrovac 36 11 15 10 42 40 +2 48
7 Arsenal Tivat 36 9 15 12 43 58 −15 42
8 Jedinstvo(O) 36 8 11 17 43 56 −13 35 Qualification for theMontenegrin First League play-off
9 Mladost DG(R) 36 9 7 20 37 59 −22 34
10 Rudar(R) 36 7 6 23 25 54 −29 27 Relegation to theMontenegrin Second League
Source:Football Association of Montenegro(in Montenegrin)
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.
(C)Champions;(O)Play-off winners;(R)Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^Budućnost qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round by winning the2023–24 Montenegrin Cup.


Results

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Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

Home \ Away ARS BUD DEČ JED JEZ MDG MOR PET RUD SUT ARS BUD DEČ JED JEZ MDG MOR PET RUD SUT
Arsenal — 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–0
Budućnost 2–0 — 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 4–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 6–0 — 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–2
Dečić 0–1 2–0 — 2–1 0–0 4–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0
Jedinstvo 3–2 1–4 0–1 — 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 — 2–0 0–0 3–4 4–2 1–0 0–1
Jezero 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 — 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–0
Mladost DG 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 — 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2
Mornar 0–1 0–0 0–1 4–3 2–1 2–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–1 — 1–0 3–0 1–0
Petrovac 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 — 1–1 1–2
Rudar 0–1 0–4 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 — 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 — 2–1
Sutjeska 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–1 3–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 —
Source:Football Association of Montenegro(in Montenegrin)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Montenegrin First League play-off

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The eighth and ninth-placed teams (JedinstvoandMladost DG) each faced the third and second-placed teams from the2023–24 Montenegrin Second League(PodgoricaandOtrant-Olympic) in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2024–25 Montenegrin First League.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Otrant-Olympic 3–2 Mladost DG 1–0 2–2
Podgorica 1–3 Jedinstvo 1–3 0–0

Matches

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Otrant-Olympic1–0Mladost DG
  • Nishimura74'
 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Mladost DG2–2Otrant-Olympic
  • Vuković3'
  • Pejović77'
 Report
  • Škrelja21'
  • Rexhoviq59'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Miloš Savović
Podgorica1–3Jedinstvo
  • Komiya15'
 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Miloš Savović
Jedinstvo0–0Podgorica
Report
Attendance: 650

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 12 May 2024[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 MontenegroŽarko Korać Jedinstvo 16
2 MontenegroAleksa Maraš Mladost DG 14
3 MontenegroOliver Sarkic Dečić 11
SerbiaSlobodan Babić Petrovac
5 MontenegroBoban Đorđević Arsenal 10
6 SerbiaĐorđe Despotović Budućnost 9
SerbiaBojan Matić Dečić
JapanNaoaki Senaga Jezero

Attendances

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# Football club Average attendance[6]
1 FK Budućnost Podgorica 1,047
2 Jedinstvo 569
3 FK Mornar 528
4 OFK Petrovac 392
5 FK Dečić 364
6 FK Arsenal Tivat 342
7 FK Sutjeska Nikšić 324
8 FK Rudar Pljevlja 319
9 FK Jezero 244
10 Mladost DG 226

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Utvrđen kalendar takmičenja za sezonu 2023/24"(in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 8 June 2023.Retrieved9 June2023.
  2. ^ab"First League".soccerway.Retrieved3 June2023.
  3. ^"Second League".soccerway.Retrieved3 June2023.
  4. ^"Titula ide u Podgoricu"(in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 25 May 2023.Retrieved4 June2023.
  5. ^"Strijelci – 2023/2024"(in Montenegrin).FSCG.Retrieved20 November2023.
  6. ^https:// european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/avemne.htm
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