Montenegrin Football Championship (1922–1940)

Last updated
Montenegrin Football Championship
Founded
1922
Dissolved
1940
Nation
Montenegro, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Number of Seasons
16
Level on Pyramid
Level 2 / Level 3
Last Champions 1939-40
Balšić Podgorica

The Montenegrin Football Championship (Montenegrin: Prvijenstvo Crne Gore) was a football league competition that existed in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1925 until 1940, under the names Prvijenstvo Zetske i Primorske banovine (1922-1930) and Prvijenstvo Cetinjskog nogometnog podsaveza (1930-1940). [1] [2] [3]

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From 1922 to 1930, the championship was the third level of football in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In period 1930-1940, Montenegrin Football Championship, under the Cetinjski nogometni podsavez (Cetinje Football Association) was the second-tier league competition in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Champions

Champions by seasons

Prvijenstvo Zetske i Primorske banovine (1922-1930)

In period 1922-1930, Championship of Montenegro (Prvijenstvo Zetske i Primorske banovine) was the third-tier competition in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was organised by Splitski nogometni podsavez (regional association with the seat in Split). [1] During every year, two seasons were played (spring and autumn).

SeasonWinnerFinalistResult
1922 SK Crnogorac Cetinje FK Lovćen Cetinje 3-0 [4]
1923 SK Crnogorac Cetinje FK Bokelj Kotor 5-1 [4]
1924 SK Crnogorac Cetinje FK Bokelj Kotor 3-0 [5]
Spring 1925 FK Lovćen Cetinje FK Bokelj Kotor 2-1 [6]
Autumn 1925 FK Lovćen Cetinje GSK Balšić Podgorica 3-0 [7]
1926 GSK Balšić Podgorica SK Crnogorac Cetinje 2-1 [7]
Spring 1927 FK Lovćen Cetinje GSK Balšić Podgorica  ?
Autumn 1927 GSK Balšić Podgorica SK Crnogorac Cetinje 2-1 [8]
Spring 1928 SK Crnogorac Cetinje FK Bokelj Kotor 4-3; 0-0 [8]
Autumn 1928 FK Lovćen Cetinje Berane 3-0 [9]
Spring 1929 GSK Balšić Podgorica FK Arsenal Tivat 2-0 [10]
Autumn 1929 SK Crnogorac Cetinje FK Sutjeska Nikšić 2-1 [11]
Spring 1930 GSK Balšić Podgorica FK Arsenal Tivat 3-0 [12]
Autumn 1930 GSK Balšić Podgorica FK Arsenal Tivat 1-0 [13]

Prvijenstvo Cetinjskog nogometnog podsaveza (1930-1940)

In period 1930-1940, Championship of the Cetinje Football Subassociation (Prvijenstvo Cetinjskog nogometnog podsaveza) was the second-tier competition in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was organised by Cetinjski nogometni podsavez (regional association with the seat in Cetinje).

SeasonWinnerFinalistResult
Spring 1931 SK Crnogorac Cetinje SK Obilić Nikšić 2-1 [14]
Autumn 1931 SK Crnogorac Cetinje FK Budućnost Podgorica 2-1 [15]
Spring 1932 SK Crnogorac Cetinje SK Obilić Nikšić 8-3 [16]
Autumn 1932 FK Budućnost Podgorica FK Lovćen Cetinje 6-3 [17]
Spring 1933 FK Budućnost Podgorica FK Lovćen Cetinje 2-0; 2-2 [18]
Autumn 1933 FK Budućnost Podgorica FK Lovćen Cetinje 1-0; 1-1 [19]
1934 FK Budućnost Podgorica FK Lovćen Cetinje 2-0; 1-1 [20]
1935 FK Lovćen Cetinje FK Budućnost Podgorica 2-1
1936 SK Crnogorac Cetinje Unknown
1937 FK Arsenal Tivat Unknown
1938 SK Crnogorac Cetinje Unknown
1939 GSK Balšić Podgorica Unknown
1940 GSK Balšić Podgorica Unknown

Sources: [21]

Titles by team

TeamCityTitlesWinning seasons
Crnogorac Cetinje 101922, 1923, 1924, Spring 1928, Autumn 1929, Spring 1931, Autumn 1931, Spring 1932, 1936, 1938
Balšić Podgorica 71926, Autumn 1927, Spring 1929, Spring 1930, Autumn 1930, 1939, 1940
Lovćen Cetinje 5Spring 1925, Autumn 1925, Spring 1927, Autumn 1928, 1935
Budućnost Podgorica 4Autumn 1932, Spring 1933, Autumn 1933, 1934
Arsenal Tivat 11937

See also

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