2023–24 Montenegrin First League

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.

Montenegrin First League

Season	2023–24
Dates	23 July 2023 – 19 May 2024
Matches played	145
Goals scored	338 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorer	Žarko Korać (15 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
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 10 March 2024.

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

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), marking their debut in the Montenegrin First League. Budućnost entered the season as defending champions, having won the league in the previous season.

Arsenal

Budućnost

Jedinstvo

Mladost DG

Mornar

Petrovac

Rudar

Sutjeska

Dečić

Jezero

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2023–24 clubs

Stadiums and locations

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

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dečić	32	16	10	6	45	26	+19	58	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Budućnost	32	15	10	7	59	39	+20	55	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3	Sutjeska	32	13	14	5	43	29	+14	53
4	Mornar	32	13	13	6	36	29	+7	52
5	Jezero	32	13	9	10	39	33	+6	48
6	Petrovac	32	9	14	9	34	33	+1	41
7	Arsenal Tivat	32	8	14	10	37	48	−11	38
8	Jedinstvo	32	6	11	15	34	47	−13	29	Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off
9	Mladost DG	32	6	8	18	30	52	−22	26
10	Rudar	32	6	7	19	22	43	−21	25	Relegation to Montenegrin Second League

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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.
Notes:

Results

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

Home \ Away	ARS	BUD	DEČ	JED	JEZ	MDG	MOR	PET	RUD	SUT	ARS	BUD	DEČ	JED	JEZ	MDG	MOR	PET	RUD	SUT
Arsenal	—	1–1	0–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	—		0–2	1–1	3–1		1–2	1–1	4–2	1–0
Budućnost	2–0	—	1–1	3–2	1–1	2–2	4–3	2–1	2–0	1–0	6–0	—	2–2		0–1	1–2		2–0	3–1	2–2
Dečić	0–1	2–0	—	2–1	0–0	4–1	3–1	1–2	0–1	0–4		1–1	—	3–1		2–0	0–1	1–1	3–1	0–0
Jedinstvo	3–2	1–4	0–1	—	2–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	—	2–0	0–0			1–0	0–1
Jezero	1–1	1–3	0–0	1–0	—	2–0	0–1	2–0	4–1	0–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–3	—		3–1	0–2		0–0
Mladost DG	2–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–2	—	1–1	0–2	0–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	0–3		0–1	—	1–2	0–0	0–0
Mornar	0–1	0–0	0–1	4–3	2–1	2–1	—	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–0		5–1	—	1–0		1–0
Petrovac	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	—	2–0	1–1			2–1	1–0	2–1	3–2	0–0	—	1–1	1–2
Rudar	0–1	0–4	0–1	2–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	—	1–2	2–0	3–0		1–1	0–1	1–2	0–0	1–0	—
Sutjeska	2–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	0–1	3–2	1–0	—	1–1	1–1		3–1	2–1	2–1	2–0		2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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 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

Top goalscorers

As of 17 March 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Žarko Korać	Jedinstvo	15
2	Aleksa Maraš	Mladost DG	11
3	Boban Đorđević	Arsenal	10
4	Oliver Sarkic	Dečić	8
5	Bojan Matić	Dečić	8
	Slobodan Babić	Petrovac
7	Naoaki Senaga	Jezero	7
	Dušan Vuković	Sutjeska

See also

• Montenegrin First League

External links

• UEFA
• FSCG