2023–24 Montenegrin First League
Season | 2023–24 |
---|---|
Dates | 23 July 2023 – 19 May 2024 |
Matches played | 164 |
Goals scored | 396 (2.41 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Žarko Korać (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dečić 4–1 Mladost DG 21 October 2023 |
Biggest away win | Rudar 0–4 Budućnost 5 August 2023 Dečić 0–4 Sutjeska 17 September 2023 |
Highest scoring | Mornar 4–3 Jedinstvo 26 August 2023 Jedinstvo 3–4 Mornar 4 May 2024 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2024. |
The 2023–24 Montenegrin First League (also known as 1.CFL) is the 18th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 23 July 2023 and will end on 19 May 2024.[1]
The winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up and 2023–24 Montenegrin Cup (or third-placed team if the Montenegrin Cup winners finish in the top two) qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round. The eighth and ninth-placed teams qualify for the Montenegrin First League play-off. The bottom-placed team are relegated to the 2024–25 Montenegrin Second League.
Teams[edit]
The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams from the previous season and one team promoted from the Montenegrin Second League. Mladost DG were promoted as champions of the 2022–23 Montenegrin Second League (replacing the bottom-placed 2022–23 Montenegrin First League team Iskra),[2] marking their debut in the Montenegrin First League.[3] Budućnost entered the season as defending champions, having won the league in the previous season.[4][2]
Stadiums and locations[edit]
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[edit]
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 | Zoran Tripković | Ćetko Manojlović | Lmp | Porto Montenegro |
Budućnost | Mladen Milinković | Vasilije Terzić | Adidas | Savana |
Dečić | Milorad Peković | Jonathan Dreshaj | Seven | Castellana |
Jedinstvo | Vuko Bogavac | Momčilo Dulović | NAAI | Hotel Splendid |
Jezero | Ivan Brnović | Edis Redžepagić | Macron | Samont |
Mladost DG | Marko Šćepanović | Željko Krstović | Luanvi | Lob bet |
Mornar | Zoran Đurašković | Aleksandar Vujačić | Seven | Municipality of Bar |
Petrovac | Dušan Ivanović | Zoran Mikijelj | Macron | Municipality of Budva |
Rudar | Nedeljko Vlahović | Aleksa Golubović | Adidas | Elektroprivreda Crne Gore |
Sutjeska | Nenad Brnović | Vladan Giljen | Joma | Intersport |
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dečić | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Budućnost | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 58 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Mornar | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 55 | |
4 | Sutjeska | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 53 | |
5 | Jezero | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 48 | |
6 | Petrovac | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 44 | |
7 | Arsenal Tivat | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 38 | |
8 | Mladost DG | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 31 | Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off |
9 | Jedinstvo | 33 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 29 | |
10 | Rudar | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 24 | Relegation to Montenegrin Second League |
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.
Notes:
- ^ The 2023–24 Montenegrin Cup winners (Budućnost or Jezero) also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round (or the third-placed team if the Montenegrin Cup winners finish in the top two).
Results[edit]
Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
Montenegrin First League play-off[edit]
The eighth and ninth-placed teams will each face either the second or third-placed teams from the 2023–24 Montenegrin Second League, with the two winners securing the final two places in the 2024–25 Montenegrin First League.
Statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
- As of 4 May 2024[5]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Žarko Korać | Jedinstvo | 16 |
2 | Aleksa Maraš | Mladost DG | 13 |
3 | Boban Đorđević | Arsenal | 10 |
Oliver Sarkic | Dečić | ||
Slobodan Babić | Petrovac | ||
6 | Bojan Matić | Dečić | 9 |
Naoaki Senaga | Jezero | ||
8 | Stephano Almeida | Budućnost | 7 |
Đorđe Despotović | Budućnost | ||
Dušan Vuković | Sutjeska |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Utvrđen kalendar takmičenja za sezonu 2023/24" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Titula ide u Podgoricu" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Strijelci – 2023/2024" (in Montenegrin). FSCG. Retrieved 20 November 2023.