2006–07 Montenegrin First League
The 2006–07 Montenegrin First League season was the inaugural season of the league as Montenegro's top-tier football competition. Although the league existed before, it was previously a second-tier league, underneath the Serbo-Montenegrin First League. Upon the independence of Montenegro, and the establishment of a Montenegrin Football Association, the league became disassociated with the Serbo-Montenegrin league and thus was given its present position.
Season | 2006–07 |
---|---|
Champions | Zeta 1st title |
Relegated | Jedinstvo Berane |
Champions League | Zeta |
UEFA Cup | Budućnost Rudar |
Intertoto Cup | Grbalj |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 414 (2.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Damir Čakar Žarko Korać (16) |
Biggest home win | Budućnost 5-1 Grbalj Zeta 5-1 Jedinstvo |
Biggest away win | Mladost 0-4 Zeta Dečić 0-4 Zeta |
Highest scoring | Sutjeska 3-5 Mladost |
Longest winning run | 6 games Budućnost Zeta |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 games Budućnost |
Longest losing run | 6 games Berane |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
The league played its first games of the season on August 12, 2006 and its final matches were played on May 26, 2007. On May 26, after their final match, FK Zeta were confirmed as the league's first ever champions under the new FA, and thus qualified as the country's first ever UEFA Champions League competitor.
Teams
In order of their 2005-06 league table position, the inaugural members are:
- From the former First League of Serbia and Montenegro
- From the second-tier Montenegrin First League
- Promoted from the Montenegrin Second League
Stadia and locations
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Berane | Berane | Gradski Stadion | 11,000 |
Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion Pod Goricom | 18,000 |
Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 1,250 |
Grbalj | Radanovići | Stadion Donja Sutvara | 1,500 |
Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | Gradski Stadion | 5,000 |
Kom | Podgorica | Stadion Zlatica | 2,500 |
Mladost | Podgorica | Cvijetni Brijeg | 2,000 |
Mogren | Budva | Stadion Lugovi | 4,000 |
Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion Pod Malim Brdom | 1,400 |
Rudar | Pljevlja | Stadion Pod Golubinjom | 10,000 |
Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion Kraj Bistrice | 10,800 |
Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 7,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zeta (C) | 33 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 18 | +47 | 79 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Budućnost | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 12 | +46 | 76 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Grbalj | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Rudar | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
5 | Mogren | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 42 | |
6 | Petrovac | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 40 | |
7 | Kom | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 38 | |
8 | Sutjeska | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 38 | |
9 | Mladost | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 38 | |
10 | Dečić (O) | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 34 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
11 | Jedinstvo (R) | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 31 | |
12 | Berane (R) | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 28 | Relegated to Montenegrin Second League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
First and second round
Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):
Rounds | ||||||||||
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23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd |
1 – 12 2 – 11 3 – 10 4 – 9 5 – 8 6 – 7 |
1 – 2 8 – 6 9 – 5 10 – 4 11 – 3 12 – 7 |
2 – 12 3 – 1 4 – 11 5 – 10 6 – 9 7 – 8 |
1 – 4 2 – 3 9 – 7 10 – 6 11 – 5 12 – 8 |
3 – 12 4 – 2 5 – 1 6 – 11 7 – 10 8 – 9 |
1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 10 – 8 11 – 7 12 – 9 |
4 – 12 5 – 3 6 – 2 7 – 1 8 – 11 9 – 10 |
1 – 8 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 5 11 – 9 12 – 10 |
5 – 12 6 – 4 7 – 3 8 – 2 9 – 1 10 – 11 |
1 – 10 2 – 9 3 – 8 4 – 7 5 – 6 12 – 11 |
6 – 12 7 – 5 8 – 4 9 – 3 10 – 2 11 – 1 |
Relegation play-offs
The 10th placed team (against the 3rd placed team of the Second League) and the 11th placed team (against the 2nd placed team of the Second League) will both compete in two-legged relegation play-offs after the end of the season.[3]
Dečić remained a member of First League, while Bokelj gained promotion to 2007–08 Montenegrin First League. Ibar remained a member of Second League, while Jedinstvo relegated to 2007–08 Montenegrin Second League.
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Rudar | 16 |
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Zeta | ||
3 | ![]() |
Dečić | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Zeta | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Grbalj | 11 |
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Budućnost | ||
7 | ![]() |
Mogren | 10 |
References
- "Montenegro First League, 2006/2007". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- Dragoljub Jovanović (2 August 2007). "Montenegro 2006/07". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Play-offs 1/2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
External links
- Season on soccerway.com