Montenegrin Football Championship (1922–1940)
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The Montenegrin Football Championship was a football league competition that existed in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1925 until 1940, under the names Prvijenstvo Zetske i Primorske banovine (1922-1930) and Prvijenstvo Cetinjskog loptačkog podsaveza (1930-1940). [1][2][3]
| Montenegrin Football Championship |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1922 |
| Dissolved |
| 1940 |
| Nation |
| Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Number of Seasons |
| 16 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 2 / Level 3 |
| Last Champions 1939–40 |
| Balšić Podgorica |
From 1922 to 1930, the championship was the third level of football in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In period 1930-1940, Montenegrin Football Championship, under the Cetinjski loptački podsavez (Cetinje Football Association) was the second-tier league competition in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Champions
Champions by seasons
Championship of Zeta Banovina and Littoral Banovina (1922–1930)
In period 1922-1930, Championship of Zeta Banovina and Littoral Banovina (Prvijenstvo Zetske i Primorske banovine) was the third-tier competition in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was organised by Splitski nogometni podsavez (regional association with the seat in Split).[1] During every year, two seasons were played (spring and autumn).
| Season | Winner | Finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | FK Lovćen Cetinje | 3–0[4] |
| 1923 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | FK Bokelj Kotor | 5–1[4] |
| 1924 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | FK Bokelj Kotor | 3–0[5] |
| Spring 1925 | FK Lovćen Cetinje | FK Bokelj Kotor | 2–1[6] |
| Autumn 1925 | FK Lovćen Cetinje | GSK Balšić Podgorica | 3–0[7] |
| 1926 | GSK Balšić Podgorica | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | 2–1 [7] |
| Spring 1927 | FK Lovćen Cetinje | GSK Balšić Podgorica | ? |
| Autumn 1927 | GSK Balšić Podgorica | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | 2–1 [8] |
| Spring 1928 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | FK Bokelj Kotor | 4–3; 0–0 [8] |
| Autumn 1928 | FK Lovćen Cetinje | FK Berane | 3–0 [9] |
| Spring 1929 | GSK Balšić Podgorica | FK Arsenal Tivat | 2–0 [10] |
| Autumn 1929 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | FK Sutjeska Nikšić | 2–1 [11] |
| Spring 1930 | GSK Balšić Podgorica | FK Arsenal Tivat | 3–0 [12] |
| Autumn 1930 | GSK Balšić Podgorica | FK Arsenal Tivat | 1–0 [13] |
Championship of the Cetinje Football Subassociation (1930–1940)
In period 1930-1940, Championship of the Cetinje Football Subassociation (Prvijenstvo Cetinjskog loptačkog podsaveza) was the second-tier competition in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was organised by Cetinjski loptački podsavez (regional association with the seat in Cetinje).
| Season | Winner | Finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1931 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | SK Obilić Nikšić | 2–1[14] |
| Autumn 1931 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | FK Budućnost Podgorica | 2–1[15] |
| Spring 1932 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | SK Obilić Nikšić | 8–3[16] |
| Autumn 1932 | FK Budućnost Podgorica | FK Lovćen Cetinje | 6–3[17] |
| Spring 1933 | FK Budućnost Podgorica | FK Lovćen Cetinje | 2–0; 2–2[18] |
| Autumn 1933 | FK Budućnost Podgorica | FK Lovćen Cetinje | 1–0; 1–1[19] |
| 1934 | FK Budućnost Podgorica | FK Lovćen Cetinje | 2–0; 1–1[20] |
| 1935 | FK Lovćen Cetinje | FK Budućnost Podgorica | 2–1 |
| 1936 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | Unknown | |
| 1937 | FK Arsenal Tivat | Unknown | |
| 1938 | SK Crnogorac Cetinje | Unknown | |
| 1939 | GSK Balšić Podgorica | Unknown | |
| 1940 | GSK Balšić Podgorica | Unknown |
Sources:[21]
Titles by team
| Team | City | Titles | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crnogorac | Cetinje | 10 | 1922, 1923, 1924, Spring 1928, Autumn 1929, Spring 1931, Autumn 1931, Spring 1932, 1936, 1938 |
| Balšić | Podgorica | 7 | 1926, Autumn 1927, Spring 1929, Spring 1930, Autumn 1930, 1939, 1940 |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | 5 | Spring 1925, Autumn 1925, Spring 1927, Autumn 1928, 1935 |
| Budućnost | Podgorica | 4 | Autumn 1932, Spring 1933, Autumn 1933, 1934 |
| Arsenal | Tivat | 1 | 1937 |