Montenegrin First League 2008-09 is the third season of top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended in May 2009. The defending champions are Budućnost Podgorica.
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| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion Pod Goricom | 17,000 |
| Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 1,000 |
| Grbalj | Kotor | Stadion u Radanovićima | 1,500 |
| Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | Stadion Gradski | 5,000 |
| Kom | Podgorica | Stadion Zlatica | 3,500 |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | Stadion Obilića Poljana | 2,000 |
| Mogren | Budva | Lugovi Stadion | 4,000 |
| OFK Petrovac | Petrovac | Pod Malim Brdom Stadium | 530 |
| Rudar | Pljevlja | Stadion Gradski | 10,000 |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion kraj Bistrice | 10,800 |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 6,000 |
FK Mladost Podgorica were directly relegated to the Montenegrin Second League after finishing 12th in last year's standings. Their place was taken by Second League champions Jezero Plav.
10th placed Bokelj Kotor and 11th placed Sutjeska Nikšić had to compete in two-legged relegation play-offs. Bokelj were relegated by losing 1–0 on aggregate against the 3rd placed team from Second League, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje. On the other hand, Sutjeska saved their place in Montenegrin top league by beating cross-town rivals Čelik Nikšić, who had finished in 2nd place in the Second League, also with 1–0 on aggregate.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogren (C) | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 74 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | Budućnost Podgorica | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 70 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
| 3 | Sutjeska | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 63 | |
| 4 | Grbalj | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 50 | |
| 5 | Rudar | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 41 | |
| 6 | Petrovac | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 41 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
| 7 | Lovćen | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Kom | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 | |
| 9 | Zeta | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 362, 3 | |
| 10 | Jezero (R) | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 33 | Relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Dečić | 33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 31 | |
| 12 | Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje (R) | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 29 | Relegation to the Second League 2009-10 |
Source: fscg.co.me
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Petrovac qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of Montenegrin Cup 2008–09.
2Zeta were deducted 9 points because of their decision not to include great number of players that have not been injured, ill or under suspension in their lineup in the match against Mogren.[1]
3Zeta were also deducted one more point due to the incident in their match against Sutjeska. The referee did not want to enter the field and start the game due to threats by Radojica Božović, Zeta's chairman, about Zeta must having to win in that match. Božović was also excluded from the Football Association of Montenegro.[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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.
| Home \ Away1 | BUD | DEČ | GRB | JED | JEZ | KOM | LOV | MOG | PET | RUD | SUT | ZET |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Dečić | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Grbalj | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Jezero | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kom | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Lovćen | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Mogren | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Petrovac | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Rudar | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Sutjeska | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Zeta | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Source: fscg.co.me
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):
23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round 1 - 12 1 - 2 2 - 12 1 - 4 3 - 12 1 - 6 2 - 11 8 - 6 3 - 1 2 - 3 4 - 2 2 - 5 3 - 10 9 - 5 4 - 11 9 - 7 5 - 1 3 - 4 4 - 9 10 - 4 5 - 10 10 - 6 6 - 11 10 - 8 5 - 8 11 - 3 6 - 9 11 - 5 7 - 10 11 - 7 6 - 7 12 - 7 7 - 8 12 - 8 8 - 9 12 - 9 29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round 4 - 12 1 - 8 5 - 12 1 - 10 6 - 12 5 - 3 2 - 7 6 - 4 2 - 9 7 - 5 6 - 2 3 - 6 7 - 3 3 - 8 8 - 4 7 - 1 4 - 5 8 - 2 4 - 7 9 - 3 8 - 11 11 - 9 9 - 1 5 - 6 10 - 2 9 - 10 12 - 10 10 - 11 12 - 11 11 - 1
| Home \ Away1 | BUD | DEČ | GRB | JED | JEZ | KOM | LOV | MOG | PET | RUD | SUT | ZET |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Dečić | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Grbalj | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Jezero | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Kom | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Lovćen | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Mogren | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Petrovac | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Rudar | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Sutjeska | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Zeta | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–32 |
Source: fscg.co.me
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match of Round 29 was registered as 0–3 for Sutjeska. Actually, the match was not played because the main referee Jovan Kaluđerović was being threatened by Radojica Božović, Zeta's chairman, about Zeta must having to win in that match. Due to that the referee did not want to enter the field and start the game.[3]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatos Bećiraj | Budućnost | 18 |
| 2 | Ivan Vuković | Budućnost | 17 |
| Predrag Ranđelović | Rudar | 17 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Gluščević | Mogren | 16 |
| Admir Adrović | Sutjeska | 16 | |
| 6 | Igor Burzanović | Budućnost | 10 |
| Balša Božović | Mogren | 10 | |
| Mehmet Divanović | Petrovac | 10 |
Source: [1]
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.
| 3 June 2009 17:30 CEST |
Mladost | 0-2 | Dečić | Cvijetni Brijeg Stadium, Podgorica |
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| 3 June 2009 17:30 CEST |
Mornar | 2–1 | Jezero | Topolica, Bar |
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| 7 June 2009 17:30 CEST |
Dečić | 0–1 | Mladost | Stadion Tuško Polje, Tuzi |
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| 7 June 2009 17:30 CEST |
Jezero | 0–0 | Mornar | Stadion Pod Racinom, Plav |
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FK Dečić & FK Mornar plays 2009/10 in the Montenegrin First League.
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