2019–20_Montenegrin_First_League
2019–20 Montenegrin First League
Football league season
The 2019–20 Montenegrin First League was the 14th season of the top-tier association football in Montenegro. The season began on 3 August 2019 and ended on 30 June 2020.[1] The league winners qualified for a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[2]
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2019 – 30 June 2020 |
| Champions | Budućnost 4th title |
| Relegated | Kom Grbalj |
| Champions League | Budućnost |
| Europa League | Sutjeska Iskra Zeta |
| Matches played | 155 |
| Goals scored | 382 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marko Ćetković (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Kom 5–0 Rudar (18 September 2019) Sutjeska 5–0 Grbalj (22 September 2019) |
| Biggest away win | |
| Highest scoring | Sutjeska 4–2 Iskra (28 August 2019) Podgorica 4–2 Kom (22 September 2019) Rudar 5–1 Sutjeska (29 February 2020) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
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Sutjeska were the defending champions after winning the league in the previous season.[3] The season was suspended on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro,[4] then later resumed on 1 June 2020.[5]
Mornar and Lovćen were relegated at the end of the previous season.[3] After earning promotion from the Montenegrin Second League, FK Podgorica and Kom competed in the league this season.[6]
The following 10 clubs competed in 2019–20 First League.
More information Team, City ...
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion pod Goricom | 15,230 |  Mladen Milinković |
| Grbalj | Radanovići | Stadion Donja Sutvara | 1,500 | Marko Vidojević |
| Iskra | Danilovgrad | Braća Velašević Stadium | 2,500 |  Aleksandar Nedović |
| Kom | Podgorica | Stadion Zlatica | 1,200 | Radislav Dragićević |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion pod Malim brdom | 1,630 | Nenad Vukčević |
| FK Podgorica | Podgorica | DG Arena | 4,000 | Vojislav Pejović |
| Rudar | Pljevlja | Stadion pod Golubinjom | 5,140 | Damir Čakar |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion kraj Bistrice | 5,214 | Nikola Rakojević |
| OFK Titograd | Podgorica | Mladost Stadium | 1,250 | Zoran Govedarica |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 4,000 | Dejan Roganović |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budućnost (C) | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Sutjeska | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Iskra | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round |
| 4 | Zeta | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 41 | |
| 5 | Podgorica | 31 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 40 | |
| 6 | Petrovac | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 37 | |
| 7 | Rudar | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 35 | |
| 8 | OFK Titograd (O) | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Kom (R) | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 29 | |
| 10 | Grbalj (R) | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to the Second League |
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Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin), UEFA, Soccerway
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.[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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.[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Clubs were originally scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.[2]
More information Home \ Away, BUD ...
| Home \ Away | BUD | GRB | ISK | KOM | OFK | PET | POD | RUD | SUT | ZET | BUD | GRB | ISK | KOM | OFK | PET | POD | RUD | SUT | ZET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Grbalj | 0–4 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Iskra | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Kom | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| OFK Titograd | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Petrovac | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–2 |
| Podgorica | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rudar | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 5–1 | — |
| Sutjeska | 0–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Zeta | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — |
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Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin), Soccerway
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.
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.
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.
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Matches
Referee: Predrag Radovanović
More information Jezero, 3–1 ...
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Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović
Jezero won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Mileta Šćepanović
More information Bokelj, 0–1 ...
| Bokelj | 0–1 | OFK Titograd |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
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4–5 | |
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Referee: Predrag Radovanović
1–1 on aggregate. OFK Titograd won on penalties.
More information Rank, Scorer ...
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Ćetković |
Sutjeska | 10 |
| 2 | Draško Božović |
Budućnost | 9 |
| Boban Đorđević |
Grbalj | ||
| Igor Ivanović |
Budućnost | ||
| Sava Gardašević |
Kom | ||
| Velizar Janketić |
Rudar | ||
| Božo Marković |
Sutjeska | ||
| 8 | Damir Kojašević |
Sutjeska | 8 |
| Boris Kopitović |
Petrovac | ||
 Panagiotis Moraitis |
Budućnost | ||
| Stefan Nikolić |
Sutjeska | ||
| Vule Vujačić |
Rudar |
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- "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "First League". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "Obustavljena sva fudbalska takmičenja". FSCG (in Montenegrin). 13 March 2020.
- "The Championship Montenegro will resume June 1". bestsport.news. 9 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.