2018–19 Montenegrin First League
Football league season
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The 2018–19 Montenegrin First League was the 13th season of the top-tier association football in Montenegro. The season began on 3 August 2018 and ended on 25 May 2019.[1] Sutjeska Nikšić were the defending champions.[2]
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2018 – 25 May 2019 |
| Champions | Sutjeska 4th title |
| Relegated | Mornar Lovćen |
| Champions League | Sutjeska |
| Europa League | Budućnost Zeta OFK Titograd |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 409 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nikola Krstović (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Budućnost 7–0 Lovćen (2 March 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Lovćen 0–5 Grbalj (29 August 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Budućnost 5–3 Grbalj (15 May 2019) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Teams
Dečić and Kom were relegated at the end of the previous season.[2] After earning promotion from the Montenegrin Second League, Mornar and Lovćen competed in the league this season.[3]
The following 10 clubs competed in 2018–19 First League.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion Pod Goricom | 15,230[4] |  Branko Brnović |
| Grbalj | Radanovići | Stadion Donja Sutvara | 1,500[5] | Veselin Stešević |
| Iskra | Danilovgrad | Braća Velašević Stadium | 2,000[6] | Aleksandar Nedović |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | Sveti Petar Cetinjski | 5,192 | Ljubinko Radovanović |
| Mornar | Bar | Stadion Topolica | 2,500 | Josip Josipović |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion pod Malim brdom | 1,630[7] | Ljubinko Vujošević |
| Rudar | Pljevlja | Gradski stadion | 10,000[8] | Nenad Vukčević |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Gradski stadion | 6,180[9] | Nikola Rakojević |
| OFK Titograd | Podgorica | Camp FSCG | 2,000[10] |  Peter Pacult |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 5,000[11] | Dragoljub Đuretić |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutjeska (C) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Budućnost | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Zeta | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 61 | |
| 4 | OFK Titograd | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 57 | |
| 5 | Iskra | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 50 | |
| 6 | Grbalj | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | |
| 7 | Petrovac | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 47 | |
| 8 | Rudar (O) | 36 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 41 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Lovćen (R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 26 | |
| 10 | Mornar (R) | 36 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 72 | −55 | 12 | Relegation to the Second League |
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.[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
The ten league clubs played each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.[13]
Relegation play-offs
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
Matches
Rudar won 4–1 on aggregate.
Kom won 2–0 on aggregate.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Krstović |
Zeta | 17 |
| 2 | Vladan Kordić |
Grbalj | 12 |
| Božo Marković |
Sutjeska | ||
| Darko Nikač |
Iskra | ||
| Aleksandar Vujačić |
Budućnost | ||
| 6 |  Marko Pavićević |
Titograd | 11 |
| 7 | Radomir Đalović |
Rudar | 10 |
| 8 | Stefan Milošević |
Iskra | 9 |
| Vojin Pavlović |
Titograd | ||
| 10 | Miloš Mijić |
Budućnost | 8 |
| Goran Vujović |
Lovćen |