2020–21 Montenegrin First League

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Montenegrin First League
Season2020–21
Dates15 August 2020 – 25 May 2021
ChampionsBudućnost
5th title
RelegatedOFK Titograd
Champions LeagueBudućnost
Europa Conference LeagueDečić
Sutjeska
Podgorica
Matches played180
Goals scored378 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorerBožo Marković (16 goals)

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]

Teams[]

2020–21 clubs

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.

Team City Stadium Capacity Coach
Budućnost Podgorica Stadion pod Goricom 15,230 Serbia Mladen Milinković
Dečić Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 2,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edis Mulalić
Iskra Danilovgrad Braća Velašević Stadium 2,500 Montenegro Srđan Nikić
Jezero Plav Stadion Pod Racinom 2,500 Montenegro Milija Savović
Petrovac Petrovac Stadion pod Malim brdom 1,630 Montenegro Nenad Vukčević
FK Podgorica Podgorica DG Arena 4,300 Montenegro Milorad Peković
Rudar Pljevlja Stadion pod Golubinjom 5,140 Montenegro Vuko Bogavac
Sutjeska Nikšić Stadion kraj Bistrice 5,214 Montenegro Miljan Radović
OFK Titograd Podgorica Mladost Stadium 1,250 Serbia Vladimir Janković
Zeta Golubovci Stadion Trešnjica 4,000 Serbia Ratko Dostanić

League table[]

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[a] 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
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Zeta were deducted 2 points for leaving the pitch in the round 9th match.[3] This was later reduced to 1 point.

Results[]

Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.[4]

Relegation play-offs[]

Petrovac2–1Arsenal
  • Medigović 30', 88'
 Report
  • Manojlović 44' (pen.)
Attendance: 320
Arsenal2–1Petrovac
  • Montenegro 25'
  • Manojlović 58' (pen.)
 Report
  • Bašić 79'
Penalties
  • Montenegro soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryo Tachibana soccer ball with red X
  • Radinović soccer ball with check mark
  • Manojlović soccer ball with check mark
  • Todorović soccer ball with check mark
  • Musić soccer ball with check mark
  • Hadžibegović soccer ball with red X
 5–6
  • soccer ball with check mark Bašić
  • soccer ball with check mark Divanović
  • soccer ball with check mark Ryoya Tachibana
  • soccer ball with check mark Vukčević
  • soccer ball with red X Mikijelj
  • soccer ball with check mark Draganić
  • soccer ball with check mark Zvrko
Referee: Savo Vujović

Petrovac won on penalties and remained in the league.

Iskra2–1Igalo
 Report
  • Lee 90+3'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Milovan Milačić
Igalo0–1Iskra
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Predrag Radovanović

Iskra won 3–1 on aggregate and remained in the league.

Statistics[]

Top goalscorers[]

As of 25 May 2021[6]
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Montenegro Božo Marković Sutjeska 16
2 Montenegro Draško Božović Budućnost 15
3 Montenegro Milutin Osmajić Sutjeska 13
4 Montenegro Vuk Striković Rudar 12
5 Montenegro Kristijan Vulaj Dečić 11
6 Montenegro Ilir Camaj Dečić 10
Montenegro Šaleta Kordić Podgorica
8 Montenegro Igor Ivanović Budućnost 9
9 Montenegro Dejan Zarubica Budućnost 8
10 Albania Ndue Mujeci Jezero 7

See also[]

  • Montenegrin First League

References[]

  1. ^ "Saopštenje sa XII sjednice Izvršnog odbora FSCG".
  2. ^ "Budućnost je šampion Crne Gore". 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Zeti oduzeta dva boda, Lambulić suspendovan na pet mjeseci". RTCG. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Rules" (PDF). fscg.me. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ Šuković, Bojan (17 October 2020). "Prekid pod Goricom: Zeta napustila teren nakon trećeg crvenog kartona". Antena M. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ "FSCG.me". Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.

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