2011–12 Montenegrin First League

The 2011–12 Montenegrin First League is the sixth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 6 August 2011 and will end at a yet unknown date in 2012, with a winter break beginning on 8 December 2011. Mogren are the defending champions.

Montenegrin First League
Season2011–12
ChampionsBudućnost (2nd title)
RelegatedBokelj
Berane
Dečić
Champions LeagueBudućnost
Europa LeagueRudar
Zeta
Čelik (via cup)
Matches played198
Goals scored497 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerAdmir Adrović (22)
Biggest home winBudućnost 6–0 Mladost
Biggest away winBokelj 0–5 Mogren
Highest scoringRudar 6–2 Bokelj
Longest winning run10 games
Budućnost
Longest unbeaten run21 games
Rudar
Longest losing run12 games
Bokelj
Sutjeska

Teams

Bar were directly relegated to the Montenegrin Second League after finishing 12th at the end of last season; the club returned to the second level after just one year. Their place was taken by 2010–11 Second League champions Bokelj, who returned to the top league of Montenegro after an absence of three seasons.

10th-placed Mornar and 11th-placed Sutjeska had to compete in two-legged relegation play-offs. Sutjeska kept their place in the First League by beating Second League runners-up Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 1–0 on aggregate. On the other hand, Mornar were relegated after losing to Second League third-placed team FK Berane on away goals; the two-leg affair ended 1–1. Berane thus made their immediate return to the league, while Mornar were relegated after two seasons in the top flight.

Stadia and locations
Location of the 2010–11 Montenegrin First League teams
Team City Stadium Capacity
Berane Berane Gradski Stadion Berane 9,000
Bokelj Kotor Stadion pod Vrmcem 3,000
Budućnost Podgorica Stadion Pod Goricom 12,000
Dečić Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 1,000
Grbalj Radanovići Stadion Donja Sutvara 1,000
Lovćen Cetinje Stadion Obilića Poljana 1,000
Mladost Podgorica Stadion Cvijetni Brijeg 1,000
Mogren Budva Stadion Lugovi 2,000
OFK Petrovac Petrovac Stadion Pod Malim Brdom 1,000
Rudar Pljevlja Gradski stadion Pljevlja 7,000
Sutjeska Nikšić Stadion kraj Bistrice 11,000
Zeta Golubovci Stadion Trešnjica 4,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost (C) 33 25 5 3 82 27 +55 80 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rudar 33 23 8 2 60 20 +40 77 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 Zeta 33 17 9 7 55 40 +15 60
4 Mogren 33 15 9 9 54 37 +17 54
5 Petrovac 33 13 9 11 36 39 −3 48
6 Lovćen 33 10 10 13 34 42 −8 40
7 Mladost 33 10 7 16 32 45 −13 37
8 Sutjeska 33 9 9 15 29 36 −7 36
9 Grbalj 33 9 7 17 28 49 −21 34
10 Dečić (R) 33 10 4 19 34 51 −17 34 Qualification for relegation play-offs
11 Berane[lower-alpha 1] (R) 33 8 5 20 32 54 −22 28
12 Bokelj (R) 33 5 6 22 21 57 −36 21 Relegation to Montenegrin Second League
Source: fscg.co.me
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The winners of the 2011–12 Montenegrin Cup, FK Čelik Nikšić (playing in the Montenegrin Second League), will also qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 point deducted

Results

The schedule consisted 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 were then 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
Home \ Away BER BOK BUD DEČ GRB LOV MLA MOG PET RUD SUT ZET
Berane 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 2–4 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–3
Bokelj 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Budućnost 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 5–1 0–2 2–0 5–0
Dečić 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–3
Grbalj 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–1
Lovćen 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–0
Mladost 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–4
Mogren 2–0 2–1 1–2 5–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2
Petrovac 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–2
Rudar 1–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Sutjeska 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
Zeta 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 0–0
Source: fscg.co.me
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

Rounds
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
Home \ Away BER BOK BUD DEČ GRB LOV MLA MOG PET RUD SUT ZET
Berane 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–0
Bokelj 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–5 0–1
Budućnost 3–1 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 6–0 1–1 3–0 2–2
Dečić 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
Grbalj 0–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–4
Lovćen 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0
Mladost 4–1 2–0 4–1 1–3 0–1 0–0
Mogren 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–3
Petrovac 1–4 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1
Rudar 3–1 6–2 1–0 1–2 4–1 0–0
Sutjeska 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 4–2
Zeta 4–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 0–3
Source: fscg.co.me
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

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.

Dečić0–0Jedinstvo
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Željko Radunović
Jedinstvo2–0Dečić
Gojačanin  21', 42'
Attendance: 3,500
Berane1–2Mornar
Tomović  7' Jovović  10'
Vojvodić  68'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mileta Šćepanović
Mornar3–0Berane
Metović  8', 26'
Jovančov  33'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Aleksandar Marković

Mornar and Jedinstvo gained promotion to 2012–13 Montenegrin First League. Dečić and Berane relegated to 2012–13 Montenegrin Second League.

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Admir Adrović Budućnost 22
2 Žarko Korać Zeta 21
3 Ivica Jovanović Rudar 18
4 Dragan Bošković Budućnost 17
5 Srđan Radonjić Budućnost 14
Nikola Vujović Mogren
7 Nenad Jovanović Petrovac 12
8 Đorđe Šušnjar Sutjeska 10
Luka Đorđević Mogren

References
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