2022–23 Montenegrin First League

The 2022–23 Montenegrin First League was the 17th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 23 July 2022[1] and ended on 25 May 2023. The winners of the league qualified for a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League.[2]

Montenegrin First League
Season2022–23
Dates23 July 2022 – 25 May 2023
ChampionsBudućnost
6th title
RelegatedIskra
Champions LeagueBudućnost
Europa Conference LeagueSutjeska
Arsenal
Matches played180
Goals scored446 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerTyrone Conraad
(26 goals)
Biggest home winSutjeska 5–0 Jedinstvo
(1 October 2022)
Biggest away winArsenal 0–4 Budućnost
(28 August 2022)
Petrovac 0–4 Sutjeska
(10 September 2022)
Jedinstvo 0–4 Sutjeska
(7 December 2022)
Highest scoringBudućnost 4–4 Petrovac
(9 April 2023)

Sutjeska were the defending champions having won the league in the previous season.[3]

Teams

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FK Podgorica (relegated after three years in the top flight) and Zeta (never relegated from the top flight)(relegated after sixteen years in the top flight) were relegated after finishing tenth in the previous season.[3] Jedinstvo (promoted after a five-year absence) and Arsenal (promoted for the first time in its history) will replace them in the league after earning promotion from the Montenegrin Second League as league champions in the previous season.[4]

Stadiums and locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Arsenal Tivat Stadion u Parku 2,000
Budućnost Podgorica Stadion pod Goricom 15,230
Dečić Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 2,000
Iskra Danilovgrad Braća Velašević Stadium 2,500
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Gradski stadion 5,000
Jezero Plav Stadion Pod Racinom 2,500
Mornar Bar Stadion Topolica 2,500
Petrovac Petrovac Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš 1,630
Rudar Pljevlja Stadion pod Golubinjom 5,140
Sutjeska Nikšić Stadion kraj Bistrice 5,214

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal   Radislav Dragićević   Ćetko Manojlović   Lmp Porto Montenegro
Budućnost   Miodrag Džudović   Vasilije Terzić   Adidas Savana
Dečić   Juraj Jarábek   Jonathan Dreshaj   Seven Castellana
Iskra   Aleksandar Nedović   Ognjen Obradović   Joma Lob
Jedinstvo   Vuko Bogavac   Momčilo Dulović   NAAI Splendid Hotel
Jezero   Rade Petrović   Edis Redžepagić   Macron Samont
Mornar   Andrija Delibašić   Aleksandar Vujačić   Seven Municipality of Bar
Petrovac   Dušan Ivanović   Zoran Mikijelj   Macron Municipality of Budva
Rudar   Dragan Aničić   Aleksa Golubović   Adidas Elektroprivreda Crne Gore
Sutjeska   Nenad Brnović   Vladan Giljen   Joma Intersport

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost (C) 36 20 10 6 61 37 +24 70[a] Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Sutjeska 36 20 10 6 75 34 +41 70[a] Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Arsenal 36 13 11 12 39 39 0 50[b]
4 Dečić 36 12 14 10 44 37 +7 50[b]
5 Jedinstvo 36 13 8 15 43 54 −11 47
6 Petrovac 36 11 12 13 50 57 −7 45
7 Jezero 36 10 13 13 35 38 −3 43
8 Mornar (O) 36 11 9 16 30 41 −11 42 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Rudar (O) 36 9 11 16 36 51 −15 38
10 Iskra (R) 36 7 10 19 33 58 −25 31 Relegation to the Second League
Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Budućnost finished ahead of Sutjeska on head to head points: Budućnost 8 points, Sutjeska 2 points.
  2. ^ a b Arsenal finished ahead of Dečić on head to head goal difference: Arsenal +1, Dečić –1.

Results

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Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

Home \ Away ARS BUD DEČ ISK JED JEZ MOR PET RUD SUT ARS BUD DEČ ISK JED JEZ MOR PET RUD SUT
Arsenal 0–4 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Budućnost 2–0 0–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–3 2–0 4–4 2–1 1–1
Dečić 2–4 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 5–1 1–2 0–0 4–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–3
Iskra 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–2
Jedinstvo 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–4 0–4
Jezero 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Mornar 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–2
Petrovac 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–4 0–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–1
Rudar 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 4–2 1–4
Sutjeska 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–0 5–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–4 4–2 4–1 2–1 2–1
Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
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.

Relegation play-offs

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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.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kom 1–3 Rudar 1–1 1–2
Mornar 4–0 Berane 2–0 2–0

Matches

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Kom1–1Rudar
  • Knežević   21' (pen.)
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  • Janketić   82'
Rudar2–1Kom
  • Golubović   10'
  • Radojičić   19'
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  • Nishimura   90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Miloš Bešović

Rudar won 3–1 on aggregate.


Mornar2–0Berane
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Attendance: 800
Referee: Savo Vujović
Berane0–2Mornar
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Miloš Savović

Mornar won 4–0 on aggregate.

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 25 May 2023[5]
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Tyrone Conraad Sutjeska 26
2   Žarko Korać Jedinstvo 13
3   Mendy Mamadou Petrovac 10
4   Vuk Striković Sutjeska 9
5   Rodrigo Faust Petrovac 8
  Julián Montenegro Arsenal
  Dragan Grivić Sutjeska
  Zoran Petrović Budućnost

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Utvrđen raspored takmičenja u Telekom 1. CFL i 2. CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Access list 2021-24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ "FSCG.me". Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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