2017–18 Montenegrin First League
The 2017–18 Montenegrin First League was the 12th season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 26 May 2018.[1] Budućnost Podgorica are the defending champions.[2]
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 5 August 2017 – 26 May 2018 |
Champions | Sutjeska |
Relegated | |
Champions League | Sutjeska |
Europa League | |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 371 (2.06 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Igor Ivanović (14 goals) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The league champions earned a place in the 2018–19 Champions League first qualifying round, and the second and third placed clubs earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League first qualifying round.[3] Since the third-placed Mladost Podgorica won the 2017–18 Montenegrin Cup which earned them the same spot in the Europa League, the spot was taken by the fourth-placed team.
There was one new club this season, Kom, who earned promotion from the Montenegrin Second League.[1] Bokelj, Lovćen and Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje were relegated after the 2016–17 season, as the league's contestants amount was reduced from 12 clubs to 10.[2]
Teams
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
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Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion pod Goricom | 15,230 [4] | ![]() |
Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 5,000[6] | ![]() |
Grbalj | Radanovići | Stadion Donja Sutvara | 1,500 [8] | ![]() |
Iskra | Danilovgrad | Stadion Braće Velašević | 2,000[10] | ![]() |
Kom | Podgorica | Stadion Zlatica | 3,000 [12] | ![]() |
Mladost | Podgorica | Camp FSCG | 2,000[14] | ![]() |
Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion pod Malim brdom | 1,630 [16] | ![]() |
Rudar | Pljevlja | Stadion pod Golubinjom | 10,000 [18] | ![]() |
Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion kraj Bistrice | 6,180 [20] | ![]() |
Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 5,000 [22] | ![]() |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sutjeska (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Budućnost | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Mladost | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 51 | |
4 | Grbalj | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 50 | |
5 | Rudar | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 49[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | Zeta | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 49[lower-alpha 2] | |
7 | Iskra | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 45 | |
8 | Kom (R) | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 43 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
9 | Petrovac (O) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 38 | |
10 | Dečić (R) | 36 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 21 | Relegation to the Second League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 3) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw.[25]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2017–18 Montenegrin Cup, Mladost Podgorica, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team. However, since Grbalj failed to obtain a UEFA license, their Europa league spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.[24]
- Rudar Pljevlja finished ahead of Zeta on head-to-head points: Rudar 6 points, Zeta 3 points.
Results
The ten clubs played each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.[26]
First half of season
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Second half of season
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Relegation play-offs
Lovćen won 2–1 on aggregate.
Mladost 1970 | 0–3 | Petrovac |
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Petrovac | 2–2 | Mladost 1970 |
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Petrovac won 5–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Sutjeska | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
Budućnost | 13 |
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Zeta | ||
4 | ![]() |
Grbalj | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
Budućnost | 9 |
6 | ![]() |
Mladost | 8 |
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Sutjeska | ||
8 | ![]() |
Petrovac | 7 |
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Sutjeska | ||
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Iskra | ||
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Budućnost | ||
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Petrovac |
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