2024–25 Montenegrin First League
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Montenegrin First League
|season = 2024–25
|dates = {{nowrap|4 August 2024 – May 2025}}
|winners =
|relegated =
|continentalcup1 = Champions League
|continentalcup1 qualifiers =
|continentalcup2 = Conference League
|continentalcup2 qualifiers =
|matches = 104
|total goals = 234
|league topscorer = Milan Vukotić (9 goals)
|biggest home win = Jedinstvo 3–2 Arsenal Tivat (1 October 2024)
|biggest away win = Arsenal Tivat 1–5 Budućnost (26 February 2025)
|highest scoring = Arsenal Tivat 1–5 Budućnost (26 February 2025)
|longest wins = Budućnost (5 matches)
|longest unbeaten = Budućnost (6 matches)
|longest losses = Otrant-Olympic (4 matches)
|highest attendance =
|lowest attendance =
|average attendance =
|updated = 26 February 2025
|prevseason = 2023–24
|nextseason = 2025–26
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://fscg.me/vijesti/12280/utvrdjen-raspored-takmicenja-u-meridianbet-1cfl/|title=Utvrđen raspored takmičenja u Meridianbet 1.CFL|publisher=Football Association of Montenegro|date=26 June 2024|access-date=1 July 2024|language=Montenegrin}} The winners of the league qualify for a place in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
The start was originally scheduled on 28 July 2024, but was postponed due to the participation of the three clubs in European competitions.{{Cite web|url=https://fscg.me/vijesti/12295/odlaze-se-prvo-kolo-meridianbet-1cfl/|title=Odlaže se prvo kolo Meridianbet 1.CFL|publisher=Football Association of Montenegro|date=23 July 2024|access-date=5 August 2024|language=Montenegrin}}
Teams
{{Location map+|Montenegro|float=right|width=325|caption=2024–25 clubs|places=
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.432623|long=18.695353|label=Arsenal
Tivat|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.419533|long=18.764941|label=Bokelj|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.444728|long=19.264378|label=Budućnost Podgorica|position=top}}
{{location map~|Montenegro|lat=43.04 |long=19.75 |label=Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.104546|long=19.090114|label=Mornar|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=41.923666 |long=19.203833 |label=Otrant-Olympic |position=left}}
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.203414|long=18.946105|label=Petrovac|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.784947|long=18.953731|label=Sutjeska Nikšić|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.365556 |long=19.331389 |label=Dečić|position=right }}
{{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.603746 |long=19.952110 |label=Jezero|position=right }}
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://fscg.me/vijesti/12193/decic-novi-sampion/|title=Dečić novi šampion|publisher=Football Association of Montenegro|date=18 May 2024|access-date=1 July 2024|language=Montenegrin}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/montenegro/first-league/20232024/regular-season/r76507// |title=First League |publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=1 July 2024}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/montenegro/second-league/20232024/regular-season/r76134/ |title=Second League |publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=1 July 2024}}
=Stadiums and locations=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Team
!City !Stadium !Capacity |
---|
{{Sort|arsenal|FK Arsenal Tivat}}
| Tivat | style="text-align:center;"| 2,000 |
{{Sort|bokelj|FK Bokelj}}
| Kotor | style="text-align:center;"| 1,000 |
{{Sort|buducnost|FK Budućnost Podgorica}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 15,230 |
{{Sort|decic|FK Dečić}}
| Tuzi | style="text-align:center;"| 2,000 |
{{Sort|jedinstvo|FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 5,000 |
{{Sort|jezero|FK Jezero}}
| Plav | style="text-align:center;"| 2,500 |
{{Sort|mladost|FK Mornar}}
| Bar | style="text-align:center;"| 2,500 |
{{Sort|otrant|FK Otrant-Olympic}}
| Ulcinj | style="text-align:center;"| 1,500 |
{{Sort|petrovac|OFK Petrovac}}
| Petrovac | style="text-align:center;"| 1,630 |
{{Sort|sutjeska|FK Sutjeska Nikšić}}
| Nikšić | style="text-align:center;"| 5,214 |
=Personnel and kits=
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
class="wikitable sortable" |
Team
!Coach !Captain !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor |
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{{Sort|arsenal|Arsenal Tivat}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Zoran Tripković | {{flagicon|MNE}} Ćetko Manojlović | {{flagicon|MNE}} Lmp | Porto Montenegro |
{{Sort|bokelj|Bokelj}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Zoran Krivokapić | {{flagicon|MNE}} Lazar Pajović | {{flagicon|SRB}} NAAI | |
{{Sort|buducnost|Budućnost Podgorica}}
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Mladen Milinković | {{flagicon|MNE}} Vasilije Terzić | {{flagicon|GER}} Adidas | Savana |
{{Sort|decic|Dečić}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Milorad Peković | {{flagicon|MNE}} Jonathan Dreshaj | {{flagicon|SRB}} Seven | Castellana |
{{Sort|jedinstvo|Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Vuko Bogavac | {{flagicon|MNE}} Momčilo Dulović | {{flagicon|SRB}} NAAI | Hotel Splendid |
{{Sort|jezero|Jezero}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Ivan Brnović | {{flagicon|MNE}} Edis Redžepagić | {{flagicon|ITA}} Macron | Samont |
{{Sort|mladost|Mornar}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Zoran Đurašković | {{flagicon|MNE}} Aleksandar Vujačić | {{flagicon|SRB}} Seven |
{{Sort|otrant|Otrant-Olympic}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Vukićević | {{flagicon|MNE}} Anđelo Rudović | {{flagicon |
|
|-
|{{Sort|petrovac|Petrovac}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Dušan Ivanović
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Zoran Mikijelj
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Macron
|-
|{{Sort|sutjeska|Sutjeska Nikšić}}
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Nenad Brnović
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Vladan Giljen
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joma
|}
League table
|source=[https://fscg.me/takmicenja/meridianbet-1-cfl/ Football Association of Montenegro] {{in lang|cnr}}
|team_order = BUD, PET, DEC, SUT, ARS, BOK, MOR, JED, JEZ, OTR
|result1=CL1Q |result2=ECL1Q |result8=RPO |result9=RPO |result10=REL
|update=20 April 2025
|win_ARS=10|draw_ARS=8 |loss_ARS=12|gf_ARS=28|ga_ARS=38
|win_BOK=11|draw_BOK=4 |loss_BOK=14|gf_BOK=25|ga_BOK=35
|win_BUD=22|draw_BUD=6 |loss_BUD=2 |gf_BUD=77|ga_BUD=25
|win_DEC=9 |draw_DEC=13|loss_DEC=8 |gf_DEC=26|ga_DEC=25
|win_JED=9 |draw_JED=7 |loss_JED=14|gf_JED=34|ga_JED=47
|win_JEZ=7 |draw_JEZ=9 |loss_JEZ=13|gf_JEZ=28|ga_JEZ=37
|win_MOR=10|draw_MOR=7 |loss_MOR=13|gf_MOR=33|ga_MOR=44
|win_OTR=7 |draw_OTR=6 |loss_OTR=17|gf_OTR=30|ga_OTR=44
|win_PET=16|draw_PET=7 |loss_PET=7 |gf_PET=45|ga_PET=30
|win_SUT=11|draw_SUT=7 |loss_SUT=12|gf_SUT=31|ga_SUT=32
|status_BUD=X
|status_text_X=Assured of at least Conference League
|name_ARS=Arsenal Tivat
|name_BOK=Bokelj
|name_BUD=Budućnost Podgorica
|name_DEC=Dečić
|name_JED=Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
|name_JEZ=Jezero
|name_MOR=Mornar
|name_OTR=Otrant-Olympic
|name_PET=Petrovac
|name_SUT=Sutjeska Nikšić
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=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.
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CL1Q=green1 |text_CL1Q=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
|col_ECL1Q=yellow1 |text_ECL1Q={{nowrap|Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round}}
|note_res_ECL1Q= The winner of the 2024–25 Montenegrin Cup qualifies for the Conference League first qualifying round.
|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the Montenegrin Second League
}}
Results
Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source=[https://fscg.me/takmicenja/meridianbet-1-cfl/ Football Association of Montenegro] {{in lang|cnr}}
|update=20 April 2025
|a_note=yes
|matches_style=FBR
|legs=2
|team_order=ARS, BOK, BUD, DEC, JED, JEZ, MOR, OTR, PET, SUT
|name_ARS=Arsenal Tivat
|name_BOK=Bokelj
|name_BUD=Budućnost Podgorica
|name_DEC=Dečić
|name_JED=Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
|name_JEZ=Jezero
|name_MOR=Mornar
|name_OTR=Otrant-Olympic
|name_PET=Petrovac
|name_SUT=Sutjeska Nikšić
|match1_ARS_BOK=1–1
|match1_ARS_BUD=0–2
|match1_ARS_DEC=0–0
|match1_ARS_JED=2–1
|match1_ARS_JEZ=0–1
|match1_ARS_MOR=4–0
|match1_ARS_OTR=0–0
|match1_ARS_PET=1–1
|match1_ARS_SUT=0–1
|match1_BOK_ARS=1–2
|match1_BOK_BUD=2–1
|match1_BOK_DEC=0–1
|match1_BOK_JED=1–2
|match1_BOK_JEZ=2–0
|match1_BOK_MOR=2–0
|match1_BOK_OTR=1–0
|match1_BOK_PET=0–1
|match1_BOK_SUT=0–3
|match1_BUD_ARS=2–1
|match1_BUD_BOK=4–0
|match1_BUD_DEC=3–1
|match1_BUD_JED=4–0
|match1_BUD_JEZ=1–1
|match1_BUD_MOR=0–1
|match1_BUD_OTR=1–1
|match1_BUD_PET=2–1
|match1_BUD_SUT=1–1
|match1_DEC_ARS=1–3
|match1_DEC_BOK=1–2
|match1_DEC_BUD=0–2
|match1_DEC_JED=4–0
|match1_DEC_JEZ=1–0
|match1_DEC_MOR=1–0
|match1_DEC_OTR=0–0
|match1_DEC_PET=1–0
|match1_DEC_SUT=0–0
|match1_JED_ARS=3–2
|match1_JED_BOK=0–1
|match1_JED_BUD=0–2
|match1_JED_DEC=1–1
|match1_JED_JEZ=1–1
|match1_JED_MOR=1–2
|match1_JED_OTR=1–0
|match1_JED_PET=3–2
|match1_JED_SUT=2–0
|match1_JEZ_ARS=0–0
|match1_JEZ_BOK=0–0
|match1_JEZ_BUD=0–2
|match1_JEZ_DEC=0–2
|match1_JEZ_JED=1–0
|match1_JEZ_MOR=2–2
|match1_JEZ_OTR=1–0
|match1_JEZ_PET=0–1
|match1_JEZ_SUT=0–1
|match1_MOR_ARS=4–0
|match1_MOR_BOK=1–1
|match1_MOR_BUD=0–2
|match1_MOR_DEC=1–1
|match1_MOR_JED=1–2
|match1_MOR_JEZ=2–0
|match1_MOR_OTR=0–1
|match1_MOR_PET=0–2
|match1_MOR_SUT=2–1
|match1_OTR_ARS=0–2
|match1_OTR_BOK=1–2
|match1_OTR_BUD=0–3
|match1_OTR_DEC=2–2
|match1_OTR_JED=2–1
|match1_OTR_JEZ=3–1
|match1_OTR_MOR=1–2
|match1_OTR_PET=0–1
|match1_OTR_SUT=1–3
|match1_PET_ARS=0–0
|match1_PET_BOK=1–0
|match1_PET_BUD=1–4
|match1_PET_DEC=0–1
|match1_PET_JED=3–1
|match1_PET_JEZ=1–1
|match1_PET_MOR=4–2
|match1_PET_OTR=3–2
|match1_PET_SUT=1–0
|match1_SUT_ARS=1–2
|match1_SUT_BOK=0–2
|match1_SUT_BUD=0–1
|match1_SUT_DEC=1–1
|match1_SUT_JED=3–0
|match1_SUT_JEZ=2–1
|match1_SUT_MOR=1–1
|match1_SUT_OTR=0–0
|match1_SUT_PET=0–2
|match2_BUD_ARS= 5–0
|match2_DEC_BOK= 1–0
|match2_JED_MOR= 3–0
|match2_JEZ_OTR= 2–2
|match2_PET_SUT= 1–0
|match2_ARS_BOK=1–0
|match2_ARS_BUD=1–5
|match2_ARS_DEC=1–0
|match2_ARS_JED=1–1
|match2_ARS_JEZ=
|match2_ARS_MOR=
|match2_ARS_OTR=2–1
|match2_ARS_PET=1–2
|match2_ARS_SUT=
|match2_BOK_ARS=
|match2_BOK_BUD=
|match2_BOK_DEC=0–1
|match2_BOK_JED=1–1
|match2_BOK_JEZ=2–1
|match2_BOK_MOR=0–2
|match2_BOK_OTR=
|match2_BOK_PET=0–4
|match2_BOK_SUT=1–2
|match2_BUD_BOK=3–1
|match2_BUD_DEC=
|match2_BUD_JED=5–2
|match2_BUD_JEZ=
|match2_BUD_MOR=
|match2_BUD_OTR=5–1
|match2_BUD_PET=3–1
|match2_BUD_SUT=2–0
|match2_DEC_ARS=0–0
|match2_DEC_BUD=1–1
|match2_DEC_JED=
|match2_DEC_JEZ=1–2
|match2_DEC_MOR=2–0
|match2_DEC_OTR=
|match2_DEC_PET=
|match2_DEC_SUT=0–1
|match2_JED_ARS=0–1
|match2_JED_BOK=0–1
|match2_JED_BUD=
|match2_JED_DEC=1–1
|match2_JED_JEZ=
|match2_JED_OTR=2–0
|match2_JED_PET=
|match2_JED_SUT=2–1
|match2_JEZ_ARS=2–0
|match2_JEZ_BOK=
|match2_JEZ_BUD=3–3
|match2_JEZ_DEC=
|match2_JEZ_JED=3–2
|match2_JEZ_MOR=1–2
|match2_JEZ_PET=
|match2_JEZ_SUT=
|match2_MOR_ARS=1–0
|match2_MOR_BOK=
|match2_MOR_BUD=1–2
|match2_MOR_DEC=
|match2_MOR_JED=1–1
|match2_MOR_JEZ=0–1
|match2_MOR_OTR=1–0
|match2_MOR_PET=1–1
|match2_MOR_SUT=
|match2_OTR_ARS=
|match2_OTR_BOK=0–1
|match2_OTR_BUD=
|match2_OTR_DEC=2–0
|match2_OTR_JED=
|match2_OTR_JEZ=1–0
|match2_OTR_MOR=6–2
|match2_OTR_PET=2–1
|match2_OTR_SUT=0–2
|match2_PET_ARS=
|match2_PET_BOK=
|match2_PET_BUD=3–3
|match2_PET_DEC=0–0
|match2_PET_JED=0–0
|match2_PET_JEZ=2–1
|match2_PET_MOR=
|match2_PET_OTR=2–1
|match2_SUT_ARS=2–0
|match2_SUT_BOK=
|match2_SUT_BUD=1–3
|match2_SUT_DEC=1–1
|match2_SUT_JED=
|match2_SUT_JEZ=2–1
|match2_SUT_MOR=1–1
|match2_SUT_OTR=
|match2_SUT_PET=0–3
}}
Statistics
=Top goalscorers=
{{updated|6 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Strijelci – 2024/2025 |url=https://fscg.me/takmicenja/meridianbet-1-cfl/ |publisher=FSCG|language=cnr}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
---|
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Milan Vukotić |align="left"|Budućnost |9 |
rowspan="2"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SOM}} Abdulsamed Abdullahi |align="left"|Arsenal |rowspan="2"|8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Žarko Korać
|align="left"|Jedinstvo |
rowspan="3"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Vasko Kalezić |align="left"|Sutjeska |rowspan="3"|7 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Nikola Janjić
|align="left"|Sutjeska |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Ivan Bojović
|align="left"|Budućnost |
rowspan="4"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Boban Đorđević |align="left"|Mornar |rowspan="4"|6 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Facundo Castañeda
|align="left"|Petrovac |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Boljević
|align="left"|Petrovac |
align="left"|{{flagicon|BIH}} Adnan Bašić
|align="left"|Petrovac |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/mne/domestic/league/1085/ UEFA]
- [https://fscg.me/takmicenja/meridianbet-1-cfl/ FSCG]
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