Montenegrin First League
Season2022–23
Dates23 July 2022 – 25 May 2023
ChampionsBudućnost
6th title
RelegatedIskra
Champions LeagueBudućnost
Europa Conference LeagueSutjeska
Arsenal
Matches played180
Goals scored446 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerTyrone Conraad
(26 goals)
Biggest home winSutjeska 5–0 Jedinstvo
(1 October 2022)
Biggest away winArsenal 0–4 Budućnost
(28 August 2022)
Petrovac 0–4 Sutjeska
(10 September 2022)
Jedinstvo 0–4 Sutjeska
(7 December 2022)
Highest scoringBudućnost 4–4 Petrovac
(9 April 2023)

The 2022–23 Montenegrin First League was the 17th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 23 July 2022[1] and ended on 25 May 2023. The winners of the league qualified for a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League.[2]

Sutjeska were the defending champions having won the league in the previous season.[3]

Teams

FK Podgorica (relegated after three years in the top flight) and Zeta (never relegated from the top flight)(relegated after sixteen years in the top flight) were relegated after finishing tenth in the previous season.[3] Jedinstvo (promoted after a five-year absence) and Arsenal (promoted for the first time in its history) will replace them in the league after earning promotion from the Montenegrin Second League as league champions in the previous season.[4]

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
Iskra Danilovgrad Braća Velašević Stadium 2,500
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Gradski stadion 5,000
Jezero Plav Stadion Pod Racinom 2,500
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 Montenegro Radislav Dragićević Montenegro Ćetko Manojlović Montenegro Lmp Porto Montenegro
Budućnost Montenegro Miodrag Džudović Montenegro Vasilije Terzić Germany Adidas Savana
Dečić Slovakia Juraj Jarábek Montenegro Jonathan Dreshaj Serbia Seven Castellana
Iskra Montenegro Aleksandar Nedović Montenegro Ognjen Obradović Spain Joma Lob
Jedinstvo Montenegro Vuko Bogavac Montenegro Momčilo Dulović Serbia NAAI Splendid Hotel
Jezero Montenegro Rade Petrović Montenegro Edis Redžepagić Italy Macron Samont
Mornar Montenegro Andrija Delibašić Montenegro Aleksandar Vujačić Serbia Seven Municipality of Bar
Petrovac Montenegro Dušan Ivanović Montenegro Zoran Mikijelj Italy Macron Municipality of Budva
Rudar Serbia Dragan Aničić Montenegro Aleksa Golubović Germany Adidas Elektroprivreda Crne Gore
Sutjeska Montenegro Nenad Brnović Montenegro Vladan Giljen Spain Joma Intersport

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost (C) 36 20 10 6 61 37 +24 70[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Sutjeska 36 20 10 6 75 34 +41 70[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Arsenal 36 13 11 12 39 39 0 50[lower-alpha 2]
4 Dečić 36 12 14 10 44 37 +7 50[lower-alpha 2]
5 Jedinstvo 36 13 8 15 43 54 −11 47
6 Petrovac 36 11 12 13 50 57 −7 45
7 Jezero 36 10 13 13 35 38 −3 43
8 Mornar (O) 36 11 9 16 30 41 −11 42 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Rudar (O) 36 9 11 16 36 51 −15 38
10 Iskra (R) 36 7 10 19 33 58 −25 31 Relegation to the Second League
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Budućnost finished ahead of Sutjeska on head to head points: Budućnost 8 points, Sutjeska 2 points.
  2. 1 2 Arsenal finished ahead of Dečić on head to head goal difference: Arsenal +1, Dečić –1.

Results

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

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

Relegation play-offs

The 10th-placed team (against the 3rd-placed team of the Second League) and the 11th-placed team (against the runners-up of the Second League) will both compete in two-legged relegation play-offs after the end of the season.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kom 1–3 Rudar 1–1 1–2
Mornar 4–0 Berane 2–0 2–0

Matches

Kom1–1Rudar
  • Knežević 21' (pen.)
 Report
  • Janketić 82'
Attendance: 350
Rudar2–1Kom
  • Golubović 10'
  • Radojičić 19'
 Report
  • Nishimura 90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Miloš Bešović

Rudar won 3–1 on aggregate.

Mornar2–0Berane
 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Savo Vujović
Berane0–2Mornar
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Miloš Savović

Mornar won 4–0 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 25 May 2023[5]
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Netherlands Tyrone Conraad Sutjeska 26
2 Montenegro Žarko Korać Jedinstvo 13
3 Senegal Mendy Mamadou Petrovac 10
4 Montenegro Vuk Striković Sutjeska 9
5 Argentina Rodrigo Faust Petrovac 8
Argentina Julián Montenegro Arsenal
Montenegro Dragan Grivić Sutjeska
Montenegro Zoran Petrović Budućnost

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Utvrđen raspored takmičenja u Telekom 1. CFL i 2. CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Access list 2021-24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "FSCG.me". Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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