2020–21_Montenegrin_First_League
2020–21 Montenegrin First League
Football league season
The 2020–21 Montenegrin First League was the 15th season of the top-tier association football in Montenegro. The season began on 14 August 2020[1] and ended on 25 May 2021. The league winners qualified for a place in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.
Budućnost were the defending champions after winning the league in the previous season.[2]
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2020 – 25 May 2021 |
| Champions | Budućnost 5th title |
| Relegated | OFK Titograd |
| Champions League | Budućnost |
| Europa Conference League | Dečić Sutjeska Podgorica |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 378 (2.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Božo Marković (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Podgorica 4–0 Budućnost (29 August 2020) Rudar 4–0 Iskra (4 October 2020) |
| Biggest away win | |
| Highest scoring | Sutjeska 4–3 Zeta (6 March 2021) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
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Defender of the title was Budućnost, while other teams which participated in previous season were Sutjeska, Iskra, Zeta, Podgorica, Petrovac, Rudar and Titograd.
Grbalj and Kom were relegated at the end of the previous season.
After earning promotion from the Montenegrin Second League, FK Dečić and FK Jezero competed in the league this season.
The following clubs competed in 2020–21 First League.
More information Team, City ...
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion pod Goricom | 15,230 |  Mladen Milinković |
| Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 2,000 |  Edis Mulalić |
| Iskra | Danilovgrad | Braća Velašević Stadium | 2,500 |  Srđan Nikić |
| Jezero | Plav | Stadion Pod Racinom | 2,500 | Milija Savović |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion pod Malim brdom | 1,630 | Nenad Vukčević |
| FK Podgorica | Podgorica | DG Arena | 4,300 | Milorad Peković |
| Rudar | Pljevlja | Stadion pod Golubinjom | 5,140 | Vuko Bogavac |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion kraj Bistrice | 5,214 | Miljan Radović |
| OFK Titograd | Podgorica | Mladost Stadium | 1,250 | Vladimir Janković |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 4,000 | Ratko Dostanić |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budućnost (C) | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Sutjeska | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dečić | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 54 | |
| 4 | Podgorica | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 52 | |
| 5 | Jezero | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 45 | |
| 6 | Zeta[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Rudar | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 45 | |
| 8 | Iskra (O) | 36 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 44 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Petrovac (O) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 32 | |
| 10 | OFK Titograd (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 31 | Relegation to the Second League |
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Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin), Soccerway
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
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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
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Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.[4]
More information Home \ Away, BUD ...
| Home \ Away | BUD | DEČ | ISK | JEZ | OFK | PET | POD | RUD | SUT | ZET | BUD | DEČ | ISK | JEZ | OFK | PET | POD | RUD | SUT | ZET |
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| Budućnost | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Dečić | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Iskra | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Jezero | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| OFK Titograd | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Petrovac | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Podgorica | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 |
| Rudar | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Sutjeska | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–3 |
| Zeta | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
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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.
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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.
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- The match was abandoned in the 79th minute when the Zeta's players left the field due to the third red card shown to them by referee Nikola Dabanović.[5] Budućnost were awarded a 3–0 win.
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
Iskra won 3–1 on aggregate.
More information Petrovac, 2–1 ...
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More information Arsenal, 2–1 ...
| Arsenal | 2–1 | Petrovac |
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| Penalties | ||
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4–4 on aggregate. Petrovac won on penalties.
Top goalscorers
- As of 25 May 2021[7]
More information Rank, Scorer ...
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Božo Marković |
Sutjeska | 16 |
| 2 | Draško Božović |
Budućnost | 15 |
| 3 | Milutin Osmajić |
Sutjeska | 13 |
| 4 | Vuk Striković |
Rudar | 12 |
| 5 | Kristijan Vulaj |
Dečić | 11 |
| 6 | Ilir Camaj |
Dečić | 10 |
| Šaleta Kordić |
Podgorica | ||
| 8 | Igor Ivanović |
Budućnost | 9 |
| 9 | Dejan Zarubica |
Budućnost | 8 |
| 10 |  Ndue Mujeci |
Jezero | 7 |
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- "Budućnost je šampion Crne Gore". 25 June 2020.
- "Zeti oduzeta dva boda, Lambulić suspendovan na pet mjeseci". RTCG. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- Kažić, Davor (17 October 2020). "Prekid pod Goricom: Zeta napustila teren nakon trećeg crvenog kartona". Pobjeda. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- Popadić, Dragan (6 June 2021). "Petrovcu Prva liga, Arsenalu aplauzi". Radio Tivat. Retrieved 13 April 2022.