The 2024–25 Montenegrin First League will be the 19th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season will begin on 23 July 2024 and end on 19 May 2025.[1] The winners of the league qualify for a place in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July 2024 – May 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Teams
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The league consisted of ten teams; the top eight teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Montenegrin Second League. Bokelj were promoted as champions of the 2023–24 Montenegrin Second League (returning to the top-flight after a seven-year absence), replacing the 2023–24 Montenegrin First League bottom-placed team, Rudar (relegated after eighteen years in the top-flight). Second League runners-up Otrant-Olympic defeated First League ninth-placed team Mladost DG in the Montenegrin First League play-off, promoting the former to the top-flight for the first time in its history and relegating the latter after one year in the top-flight.[2][3] Dečić entered the season as defending champions.[4][2]
Stadiums and locations
edit| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Tivat | Stadion u Parku | 2,000 |
| Bokelj | Kotor | Stadion pod Vrmcem | 1,000 |
| 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 |
| Mornar | Bar | Stadion Topolica | 2,500 |
| Otrant-Olympic | Ulcinj | Stadion Olympic | 1,500 |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš | 1,630 |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion kraj Bistrice | 5,214 |
Personnel and kits
editNote: 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
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Ćetko Manojlović
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Lmp
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Porto Montenegro |
| Bokelj | Zoran Krivokapić
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| Budućnost |  Mladen Milinković
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Vasilije Terzić
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 Adidas
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Savana |
| Dečić | Milorad Peković
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Jonathan Dreshaj
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Seven
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Castellana |
| Jedinstvo | Vuko Bogavac
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Momčilo Dulović
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NAAI
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Hotel Splendid |
| Jezero | Ivan Brnović
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Edis Redžepagić
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 Macron
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Samont |
| Mornar | Zoran Đurašković
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Aleksandar Vujačić
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Seven
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Municipality of Bar |
| Otrant-Olympic | Dejan Vukićević
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| Petrovac | Dušan Ivanović
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Zoran Mikijelj
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Macron
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Municipality of Budva |
| Sutjeska | Nenad Brnović
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Vladan Giljen
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 Joma
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Intersport |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Bokelj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Budućnost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Dečić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jedinstvo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jezero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Mornar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Otrant-Olympic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off |
| 9 | Petrovac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Sutjeska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 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.
Results
editClubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Utvrđen raspored takmičenja u Meridianbet 1.CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Dečić novi šampion" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.