2006–07 Montenegrin First League
Football league season
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The 2006–07 Montenegrin First League season was the inaugural season of the league as Montenegro's top-tier football competition. Although the league existed before, it was previously a second-tier league, underneath the Serbo-Montenegrin First League. Upon the independence of Montenegro and the establishment of a Montenegrin Football Association, the league became disassociated with the Serbo-Montenegrin league and thus was given its present position.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 2006 – 26 May 2007 |
| Champions | Zeta 1st title |
| Relegated | Jedinstvo Berane |
| Champions League | Zeta |
| UEFA Cup | Budućnost Rudar |
| Intertoto Cup | Grbalj |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 414 (2.09 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Damir Čakar Žarko Korać (16 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Budućnost 5–1 Grbalj (14 April 2007) Zeta 5–1 Jedinstvo (18 April 2007) |
| Biggest away win | Mladost 0–4 Zeta (20 September 2006) Dečić 0–4 Zeta (5 May 2007) |
| Highest scoring | Sutjeska 3–5 Mladost (11 November 2006) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Budućnost Zeta |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games Budućnost |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Berane |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
The league played its first games of the season on 12 August 2006 and its final matches were played on 26 May 2007. On 26 May, after their final match, FK Zeta were confirmed as the league's first-ever champions under the new FA, and thus qualified as the country's first-ever UEFA Champions League competitor.
Teams
In order of their 2005-06 league table position, the inaugural members are:
- From the former First League of Serbia and Montenegro
- From the second-tier Montenegrin First League
- Promoted from the Montenegrin Second League
Stadia and locations
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berane | Berane | Gradski Stadion | 11,000 |  Slobodan Đukić |
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion Pod Goricom | 18,000 | Božidar Vuković |
| Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 1,250 | Mladen Vukićević |
| Grbalj | Radanovići | Stadion Donja Sutvara | 1,500 | Dragan Pican |
| Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | Gradski Stadion | 5,000 | Siniša Jelić |
| Kom | Podgorica | Stadion Zlatica | 2,500 | Saša Petrović |
| Mladost | Podgorica | Cvijetni Brijeg | 2,000 | Dimitrije Mitrović |
| Mogren | Budva | Stadion Lugovi | 4,000 | Miodrag Bajović |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion Pod Malim Brdom | 1,400 | Milorad Malovrazić |
| Rudar | Pljevlja | Stadion Pod Golubinjom | 10,000 | Mirko Marić |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion Kraj Bistrice | 10,800 | Pero Giljen |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 7,000 | Dejan Vukićević |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeta (C) | 33 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 18 | +47 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Budućnost | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 12 | +46 | 76 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Grbalj | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Rudar | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Mogren | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 42 | |
| 6 | Petrovac | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 40 | |
| 7 | Kom | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Sutjeska | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 38 | |
| 9 | Mladost | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 38 | |
| 10 | Dečić (O) | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 34 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Jedinstvo (R) | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 31 | |
| 12 | Berane (R) | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 28 | Relegated to the Second League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Rudar qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of 2006–07 Montenegrin Cup.
Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
First and second round
Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):
| Rounds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd |
| 1 – 12 2 – 11 3 – 10 4 – 9 5 – 8 6 – 7 |
1 – 2 8 – 6 9 – 5 10 – 4 11 – 3 12 – 7 |
2 – 12 3 – 1 4 – 11 5 – 10 6 – 9 7 – 8 |
1 – 4 2 – 3 9 – 7 10 – 6 11 – 5 12 – 8 |
3 – 12 4 – 2 5 – 1 6 – 11 7 – 10 8 – 9 |
1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 10 – 8 11 – 7 12 – 9 |
4 – 12 5 – 3 6 – 2 7 – 1 8 – 11 9 – 10 |
1 – 8 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 5 11 – 9 12 – 10 |
5 – 12 6 – 4 7 – 3 8 – 2 9 – 1 10 – 11 |
1 – 10 2 – 9 3 – 8 4 – 7 5 – 6 12 – 11 |
6 – 12 7 – 5 8 – 4 9 – 3 10 – 2 11 – 1 |
Relegation play-offs
The 10th-placed team (against the 3rd-placed team of the Second League) and the 11th-placed team (against the 2nd-placed team of the Second League) will both compete in two-legged relegation play-offs after the end of the season.[2]
Summary
Matches
Jedinstvo won 5–1 on aggregate.
Dečić won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damir Čakar |
Rudar | 16 |
| Žarko Korać |
Zeta | ||
| 3 | Aljbino Camaj |
Dečić | 13 |
| 4 | Slaven Stjepanović |
Zeta | 12 |
| 5 | Dragan Bošković |
Grbalj | 11 |
| Igor Burzanović |
Budućnost | ||
| 7 | Nemanja Vukašinović |
Mogren | 10 |