Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 23 July 2022 – 25 May 2023 |
Champions | Budućnost 6th title |
Relegated | Iskra |
Champions League | Budućnost |
Europa Conference League | Sutjeska Arsenal |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 446 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tyrone Conraad (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | Sutjeska 5–0 Jedinstvo (1 October 2022) |
Biggest away win | Arsenal 0–4 Budućnost (28 August 2022) Petrovac 0–4 Sutjeska (10 September 2022) Jedinstvo 0–4 Sutjeska (7 December 2022) |
Highest scoring | Budućnost 4–4 Petrovac (9 April 2023) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The 2022–23 Montenegrin First League was the 17th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 23 July 2022 [1] and ended on 25 May 2023. The winners of the league qualified for a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. [2]
Sutjeska were the defending champions having won the league in the previous season. [3]
FK Podgorica (relegated after three years in the top flight) and Zeta (never relegated from the top flight)(relegated after sixteen years in the top flight) were relegated after finishing tenth in the previous season. [3] Jedinstvo (promoted after a five-year absence) and Arsenal (promoted for the first time in its history) will replace them in the league after earning promotion from the Montenegrin Second League as league champions in the previous season. [4]
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Arsenal | Tivat | Stadion u Parku | 2,000 |
Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion pod Goricom | 15,230 |
Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 2,000 |
Iskra | Danilovgrad | Braća Velašević Stadium | 2,500 |
Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | Gradski stadion | 5,000 |
Jezero | Plav | Stadion Pod Racinom | 2,500 |
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 |
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 |
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Arsenal | Radislav Dragićević | Ćetko Manojlović | Lmp | Porto Montenegro |
Budućnost | Miodrag Džudović | Vasilije Terzić | Adidas | Savana |
Dečić | Juraj Jarábek | Jonathan Dreshaj | Seven | Castellana |
Iskra | Aleksandar Nedović | Ognjen Obradović | Joma | Lob |
Jedinstvo | Vuko Bogavac | Momčilo Dulović | NAAI | Splendid Hotel |
Jezero | Rade Petrović | Edis Redžepagić | Macron | Samont |
Mornar | Andrija Delibašić | Aleksandar Vujačić | Seven | Municipality of Bar |
Petrovac | Dušan Ivanović | Zoran Mikijelj | Macron | Municipality of Budva |
Rudar | Dragan Aničić | Aleksa Golubović | Adidas | Elektroprivreda Crne Gore |
Sutjeska | Nenad Brnović | Vladan Giljen | Joma | Intersport |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Budućnost (C) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 70 [a] | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
2 | Sutjeska | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 70 [a] | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Arsenal | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 50 [b] | |
4 | Dečić | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 [b] | |
5 | Jedinstvo | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 47 | |
6 | Petrovac | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | |
7 | Jezero | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 43 | |
8 | Mornar (O) | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 42 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
9 | Rudar (O) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 38 | |
10 | Iskra (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 31 | Relegation to the Second League |
Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
The 10th-placed team (against the 3rd-placed team of the Second League) and the 11th-placed team (against the runners-up of the Second League) will both compete in two-legged relegation play-offs after the end of the season.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Kom | 1–3 | Rudar | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Mornar | 4–0 | Berane | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Rudar won 3–1 on aggregate.
Mornar won 4–0 on aggregate.
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Tyrone Conraad | Sutjeska | 26 |
2 | Žarko Korać | Jedinstvo | 13 |
3 | Mendy Mamadou | Petrovac | 10 |
4 | Vuk Striković | Sutjeska | 9 |
5 | Rodrigo Faust | Petrovac | 8 |
Julián Montenegro | Arsenal | ||
Dragan Grivić | Sutjeska | ||
Zoran Petrović | Budućnost |
The Montenegrin First League, referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 teams participate in this league. The winner of the Montenegrin First League starts the qualifications for the UEFA Champions League from the second round. The second and third placed teams and Montenegrin Cup winner play in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Conference League. The last placed team is directly relegated to the Montenegrin Second League, and the two next lowest ranked teams play in Montenegrin First League playoffs.
The 2006–07 Montenegrin First League season was the inaugural season of the league as Montenegro's top-tier football competition. Although the league existed before, it was previously a second-tier league, underneath the Serbo-Montenegrin First League. Upon the independence of Montenegro, and the establishment of a Montenegrin Football Association, the league became disassociated with the Serbo-Montenegrin league and thus was given its present position.
The 2007–08 Montenegrin First League was the second season of the top-tier football in Montenegro, since the vote for Montenegrin independence split the Montenegrin FA from Serbia's. FK Jedinstvo and FK Berane were relegated to the second league, giving FK Bokelj their first time in the top league of Montenegro. The 2007-08 season began on 11 August 2007 and ended on 24 May 2008.
The Montenegrin First League playoffs is a two legs tournament between the teams from Montenegrin First League just above direct relegation, and the teams from Montenegrin Second League just below direct promotion.
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The 2009–10 Montenegrin First League was the fourth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 8 August 2009 and ended on 29 May 2010. Mogren Budva are the defending champions.
The 2010–11 Montenegrin First League was the fifth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 14 August 2010 and ended on 28 May 2011. Rudar were the defending champions having won their first Montenegrin championship last season.
The 2011–12 Montenegrin First League was the sixth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 6 August 2011 and ended on 30 May 2012, with a winter break beginning on 8 December 2011. Mogren are the defending champions.
The 2012–13 Montenegrin First League was the seventh season of top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 11 August 2012 and ended on 1 June 2013. The mid-season winter break began on 2 December 2012 and ended on 7 March 2013. FK Budućnost Podgorica are the defending champions.
The 2013–14 Montenegrin First League was the eighth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season begins on 9 August 2013. The season has a winter break beginning on 7 December 2013 and ending on 25 February 2014. Sutjeska Nikšić are the defending champions.
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Budućnost were the defending champions after winning the league in the previous season.
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