Montenegrin First League

Montenegrin First League

Countries	Montenegro
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	2006
Number of teams	12
Levels on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Montenegrin Second League
Domestic cup(s)	Montenegrin Cup
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Current champions	FK Mogren (2010–11)
Most championships	FK Mogren (2)
TV partners	RTCG
Website	http://fscg.co.me
2011–12 season

The First League of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga) is the top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 12 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 placed team and the National Cup winner play in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League. The 11th- and 12th-placed teams are relegated to the Montenegrin Second League.

History

Main article: Past Champions of Second-Tier Montenegrin First League

While Montenegro was part of socialist Yugoslavia, its top league was the Yugoslav First League. When SFRY dissolved, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was formed in 1992 and the Serbian and Montenegrin teams played in this league, although it was still named Yugoslav First League. In 2003, the FR Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and the football league followed suit. The league of Serbia and Montenegro had 16 teams. During this time the First League of Montenegro functioned as one of the state's two second division leagues. In 2006, Montenegro split from Serbia and Montenegro, thus making the First League of Montenegro its top national competition.

UEFA Rankings

UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2009-10 European football season (Previous year rank in italics) ^[1] 40 41 +1 Kazakhstan 0.750 0.833 1.250 0.875 1.625 5.333 0/4 41 40 −1 Iceland 1.166 1.166 1.250 0.375 1.375 5.332 0/4 42 43 +1 Montenegro 0.500 0.500 1.125 1.750 0.500 4.375 0/4 43 42 −1 Liechtenstein1 0.500 0.000 1.000 0.500 2.000 4.000 0/1 0 1 1 44 44 — Albania 0.500 0.666 1.000 0.875 0.875 3.916 0/4

Teams Participating in 2011-12 season

• FK Berane (Berane) (Newly promoted)
• FK Bokelj (Kotor) (Newly promoted)
• FK Budućnost (Podgorica)
• FK Dečić (Tuzi)
• FK Grbalj (Radanovići)
• FK Lovćen (Cetinje)
• FK Mladost (Podgorica)
• FK Mogren (Budva)
• FK Rudar (Pljevlja)
• FK Sutjeska (Nikšić)
• FK Zeta (Golubovci)
• OFK Petrovac (Petrovac)

Relegated in 2010/11

• FK Mornar (Bar)
• OFK Bar (Bar)

Champions and Top scorers by seasons

Season	Champions	Runners up	Third place	Top scorer(s)	Goals
2006–07	Zeta	Budućnost	Grbalj	Damir Čakar (Rudar) Žarko Korać (Zeta)	16
2007–08	Budućnost	Zeta	Mogren	Ivan Jablan (Lovćen)	13
2008–09	Mogren	Budućnost	Sutjeska	Fatos Bećiraj (Budućnost)	18
2009–10	Rudar	Budućnost	Mogren	Ivan Bošković (Grbalj)	28
2010–11	Mogren (2)	Budućnost	Rudar	Ivan Vuković (Budućnost)	20
2011–12

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
FK Mogren	2		2008–09, 2010–11
FK Budućnost	1	4	2007–08
FK Zeta	1	1	2006–07
FK Rudar	1		2009–10

All-time league scorers

Players in bold are still active in the Montenegrin First League

Rank	Player	Years	Goals
1	Fatos Bećiraj	2006–2010	39
2	Damir Čakar	2006–2008	16
	Žarko Korać	2006–2010	16
4	Slaven Stjepanović	2006	12
5	Dragan Bošković	2006–present	11
	Igor Burzanović	2006	11
7	Nemanja Vukašinović	2006–present	10

All time Prva CFL

As of the end of 2010–11 season

Ssn = Number of seasons; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; PPG = Points per game; HF = Highest finish

Rank	Club	Town	Ssn	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	HF
1	Budućnost	Podgorica	5	165	104	42	19	298	123	175	354		1
2	Mogren	Budva	5	165	90	42	33	244	130	114	312		1
3	Zeta	Golubovci	5	165	86	39	40	236	150	86	286		1
4	Rudar	Pljevlja	5	165	78	32	55	215	150	65	266		1
5	Grbalj	Radanovići	5	165	68	41	56	220	166	54	245		3
6	Sutjeska	Nikšić	5	165	53	42	70	153	190	-37	198		3
7	Petrovac	Petrovac	5	165	48	44	73	166	227	-61	188		6
8	Dečić	Tuzi	5	165	45	42	78	130	197	-67	177		6
9	Lovćen	Cetinje	4	132	45	37	50	114	128	-14	172		6
10	Kom	Podgorica	4	132	33	30	69	106	183	-77	129		7
11	Mladost	Podgorica	3	99	23	29	47	86	128	-42	98		5
12	Mornar	Bar	2	66	18	15	33	54	94	-40	68		10
13	Jedinstvo	Bijelo Polje	2	66	13	21	32	55	108	-53	60		11
14	Berane	Berane	2	66	15	13	38	53	97	-44	58		11
15	Jezero	Plav	1	33	9	6	18	30	62	-32	33		10
16	Bar	Bar	1	33	7	11	15	30	43	-13	32		12
17	Bokelj	Kotor	1	33	8	8	17	24	38	-14	32		10

¹ In the 2006-07 season, Zeta Golubovci was deducted 1 point.
² In the 2007-08 season, Sutjeska Nikšić was deducted 3 points.
³ In the 2008-09 season, Zeta Golubovci was deducted 10 points.
⁴ In the 2009-10 season, Mornar Bar was deducted 1 point.

Source: http://www.soccerway.com/national/montenegro/prva-liga/

External links and references

• League by Weltfussballarchiv (English)
• Football Association of Montenegro - Official Site
• RSSSF Montenegro First League

References

1. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2010". Bert Kassies. http://kassiesa.com/uefabackup/data/method4/crank2010.html. Retrieved May 7, 2010.