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)
Biggest home winPodgorica 4–0 Budućnost
(29 August 2020)
Rudar 4–0 Iskra
(4 October 2020)
Biggest away win
5 matches
Highest scoringSutjeska 4–3 Zeta
(6 March 2021)

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[edit]

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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[edit]

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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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[edit]

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

Home \ Away BUD DEČ ISK JEZ OFK PET POD RUD SUT ZET BUD DEČ ISK JEZ OFK PET POD RUD SUT ZET
Budućnost — 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 3–0[a] — 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–1
Dečić 2–0 — 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–3 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 — 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–1
Iskra 0–2 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1
Jezero 0–2 0–0 0–2 — 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 — 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–1
OFK Titograd 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 — 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 — 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–4 0–2
Petrovac 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 — 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 — 2–1 3–1 1–3 0–2
Podgorica 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 — 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 — 2–1 0–4 2–1
Rudar 1–2 0–3 4–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 — 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–2 4–2 2–0 1–0 — 0–2 0–1
Sutjeska 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 3–3 3–0 2–0 — 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 — 4–3
Zeta 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 — 2–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin), Soccerway
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was abandoned in the 79th minute when the Zeta's players left the field due to the third red card shown to them by referee Nikola Dabanović.[5] Budućnost were awarded a 3–0 win.

Relegation play-offs[edit]

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[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Iskra 3–1 Igalo 2–1 1–0
Petrovac 3–3 (6–5 p) Arsenal 2–1 1–2

Matches[edit]

Iskra2–1Igalo
  • Milić 46'
  • Račić 58'
 Report
  • Lee 90+3'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Milovan Milačić
Igalo0–1Iskra
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Predrag Radovanović

Iskra won 3–1 on aggregate.

Petrovac2–1Arsenal
  • Medigović 30', 88'
 Report
  • Manojlović 44' (pen.)
Attendance: 320
Arsenal2–1Petrovac
 Report
  • Bašić 79'
Penalties
 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
Attendance: 1,500[6]
Referee: Savo Vujović

4–4 on aggregate. Petrovac won on penalties.

Statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 25 May 2021[7]
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[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Kažić, Davor (17 October 2020). "Prekid pod Goricom: Zeta napustila teren nakon trećeg crvenog kartona". Pobjeda. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ^ Popadić, Dragan (6 June 2021). "Petrovcu Prva liga, Arsenalu aplauzi". Radio Tivat. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  7. ^ "FSCG.me". Retrieved 2021-06-09.

External links[edit]

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