2024–25 Montenegrin First League

Montenegrin First League
Season2024–25
Dates4 August 2024 – 24 May 2025
ChampionsBudućnost Podgorica (7th title)
RelegatedOtrant-Olympic
Champions LeagueBudućnost Podgorica
Conference LeagueDečić
Sutjeska
Matches played104
Goals scored234 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorerŽarko Korać (16 goals)
Biggest home winJedinstvo 3–2 Arsenal Tivat (1 October 2024)
Biggest away winArsenal Tivat 1–5 Budućnost (26 February 2025)
Highest scoringArsenal Tivat 1–5 Budućnost (26 February 2025)
Longest winning runBudućnost (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runBudućnost (6 matches)
Longest losing runOtrant-Olympic (4 matches)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 26 February 2025.

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.[1]

The start was originally scheduled on 28 July 2024, but was postponed due to the participation of the three clubs in European competitions.[2]

Budućnost Podgorica won the league, qualifying for a place in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.

Teams

2024–25 clubs

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

Team City Stadium Capacity
FK Arsenal Tivat Tivat Stadion u Parku 2,000
FK Bokelj Kotor Stadion pod Vrmcem 1,000
FK Budućnost Podgorica Podgorica Stadion pod Goricom 15,230
FK Dečić Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 2,000
FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje Gradski stadion 5,000
FK Jezero Plav Stadion Pod Racinom 2,500
FK Mornar Bar Stadion Topolica 2,500
FK Otrant-Olympic Ulcinj Stadion Olympic 1,500
OFK Petrovac Petrovac Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš 1,630
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Nikšić Stadion kraj Bistrice 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.

Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Tivat Zoran Tripković Ćetko Manojlović Lmp Porto Montenegro
Bokelj Zoran Krivokapić Lazar Pajović NAAI
Budućnost Podgorica Mladen Milinković Vasilije Terzić Adidas Savana
Dečić Milorad Peković Jonathan Dreshaj Seven Castellana
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 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 Nikšić Nenad Brnović Vladan Giljen Joma Intersport

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost Podgorica (C) 35 26 6 3 90 29 +61 84 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Petrovac 36 17 9 10 50 37 +13 60 Ineligible for European competitions[a]
3 Sutjeska Nikšić 36 14 9 13 40 38 +2 51 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[b]
4 Dečić 35 10 17 8 34 31 +3 47
5 Mornar 36 12 8 16 40 53 −13 44[c]
6 Bokelj 36 13 5 18 31 50 −19 44[c]
7 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 36 11 10 15 45 58 −13 43
8 Arsenal Tivat (O) 36 10 12 14 32 47 −15 42 Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off
9 Jezero (O) 36 9 12 15 35 44 −9 39
10 Otrant-Olympic (R) 36 9 8 19 43 53 −10 35 Relegation to the Montenegrin 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. ^ Petrovac did not obtain a UEFA license; the Conference League spot was passed to the third-placed team.
  2. ^ Dečić qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round as the 2024–25 Montenegrin Cup winners.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mornar 7, Bokelj 4.

Results

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

Home \ Away ARS BOK BUD DEC JED JEZ MOR OTR PET SUT ARS BOK BUD DEC JED JEZ MOR OTR PET SUT
Arsenal Tivat — 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–5 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1
Bokelj 1–2 — 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 — 0–4 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–5 0–4 1–2
Budućnost Podgorica 2–1 4–0 — 3–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 — 5–2 2–3 3–0 5–1 3–1 2–0
Dečić 1–3 1–2 0–2 — 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 — 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Jezero 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 — 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 3–2 — 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0
Mornar 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 — 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–2
Otrant-Olympic 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 — 0–1 1–3 4–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 6–2 — 2–1 0–2
Petrovac 0–0 1–0 1–4 0–1 3–1 1–1 4–2 3–2 — 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 — 1–0
Sutjeska Nikšić 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 — 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2025. 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

The eighth and ninth-placed teams (Arsenal Tivat and Jezero) each faced the third and second-placed teams from the 2024–25 Montenegrin Second League (Lovćen and Rudar) in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2025–26 Montenegrin First League.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lovćen 0–4 Arsenal Tivat 0–0 0–4
Jezero 2–0 Rudar 1–0 1–0

Matches

Lovćen0–0Arsenal Tivat
Jezero1–0Rudar
Perović 27'
Arsenal Tivat4–0Lovćen
Kovinić 27', 34'
Montenegro 40'
Manojlović 76' (pen.)
Rudar0–1Jezero
Raičević 58'

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 6 March 2025[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Milan Vukotić Budućnost 9
2 Abdulsamed Abdullahi Arsenal 8
Žarko Korać Jedinstvo
4 Vasko Kalezić Sutjeska 7
Nikola Janjić Sutjeska
Ivan Bojović Budućnost
7 Boban Đorđević Mornar 6
Diego Facundo Castañeda Petrovac
Dejan Boljević Petrovac
Adnan Bašić Petrovac

See also

References

  1. ^ "Utvrđen raspored takmičenja u Meridianbet 1.CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Odlaže se prvo kolo Meridianbet 1.CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Dečić novi šampion" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Strijelci – 2024/2025" (in Montenegrin). FSCG.
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