2013–14 Montenegrin First League

Montenegrin First League
Season 2013–14
Champions Sutjeska (2nd title)
Relegated Dečić
Čelik
Europa League Lovćen
Čelik
Budućnost
Matches played 198
Goals scored 475 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer Stefan Mugoša
(15 goals)
Biggest home win Sutjeska 5-1 Mogren
Čelik 5-1 Dečić
Biggest away win Zeta 0-5 Čelik
Highest scoring Mogren 4-3 Zeta
Zeta 5-2 Mornar
Zeta 5-2 Mogren
Dečić 3-4 Zeta
Longest winning run 6 games
Lovćen
Longest unbeaten run 14 games
Sutjeska
Longest losing run 6 games
Dečić

The 2013–14 Montenegrin First League was the eighth season of top-tier football in Montenegro. The season begins on 9 August 2013. The season has a winter break beginning on 28 December 2013 and ending on 31 January 2014. Sutjeska Nikšić are the defending champions.

Teams

Last season, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje were relegated to the Montenegrin Second League finishing in 12th place. Dečić were promoted.

Stadia and locations

Location of the 2013–14 Montenegrin First League teams

All figures for stadiums include seating capacity only, as many stadiums in Montenegro have stands without chairs which would otherwise be the actual amount of people able to attend football matches not regulated by UEFA or FIFA.

Team City Stadium Capacity
Budućnost Podgorica Podgorica City Stadium 12,000
Dečić Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 2,000
Grbalj Kotor Stadion Donja Sutvara 1,500
Lovćen Cetinje Stadion Obilića Poljana 2,000
Mladost Podgorica Stari Aerodrom 1,500
Mogren Budva Stadion Lugovi 2,000
Mornar Bar Stadion Topolica 2,000
Petrovac Petrovac Stadion Pod Malim Brdom 1,500
Rudar Pljevlja Gradski stadion (Pljevlja) 10,000
Sutjeska Nikšić Gradski stadion (Nikšić) 10,800
Zeta Golubovci Stadion Trešnjica 4,000
Čelik Nikšić Stadion Željezare 2,000


League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sutjeska (C) 33 17 12 4 46 21+25 63 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Lovćen 33 17 8 8 52 31+21 59 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Čelik Nikšić (R) 33 15 9 9 47 28+19 54
4 Budućnost Podgorica 33 16 6 11 36 26+10 54
5 Petrovac 33 11 13 9 37 31+6 46
6 Rudar 33 11 9 13 32 31+1 42
7 Grbalj 33 11 10 12 36 404 401
8 Zeta 33 12 4 17 39 5718 40
9 Mladost Podgorica 33 11 6 16 38 468 39
10 Mogren 33 11 9 13 45 5611 392 Relegation play-offs
11 Mornar 33 9 9 15 35 4712 36
12 Dečić (R) 33 5 9 19 32 6129 24 2014–15 Montenegrin Second League

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Grbalj were deducted three points by FAM.
2 Mogren were deducted three points by FAM.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

The schedule consisted 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 were then 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

Home ╲ Away[1] BUD ČEL DEČGRBLOVMLAMOGMORPETRUDSUTZET
Budućnost Podgorica 20 20 00 21 11 20 12 12 01 00 20
Čelik Nikšić 21 11 10 01 31 42 30 00 21 00 20
Dečić 02 22 30 00 01 11 20 11 10 01 11
Grbalj 01 10 31 00 30 01 00 22 13 22 20
Lovćen 20 02 11 40 10 13 12 01 21 30 41
Mladost Podgorica 12 01 30 11 02 00 20 12 21 41 21
Mogren 10 11 31 31 23 11 22 00 01 03 43
Mornar 11 21 20 12 01 42 30 02 00 01 40
Petrovac 13 10 00 11 11 11 20 00 00 22 12
Rudar 10 12 21 10 12 20 11 11 01 01 01
Sutjeska 11 10 41 01 00 20 51 20 20 22 10
Zeta 01 11 22 02 10 10 52 52 32 20 02

Updated to games played on 23 March 2014.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

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 ╲ Away[1] BUD ČEL DEČGRBLOVMLAMOGMORPETRUDSUTZET
Budućnost Podgorica 31 21 10 02 10 01
Čelik Nikšić 10 51 01 20 11 00
Dečić 01 21 20 12 34
Grbalj 10 13 11 11 31
Lovćen 11 42 32 12 21 40
Mladost Podgorica 13 24 32 21 00
Mogren 32 31 11 02 10
Mornar 00 21 01 11 22 21
Petrovac 12 30 12 10 30 01
Rudar 20 11 01 21 40
Sutjeska 01 40 11 10 31 00
Zeta 05 10 12 10 00

Updated to games played on 24 May 2014.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

First legs

4 June 2014
17:30 CEST
Jezero 1 – 2 Mogren
Čekić  41' (pen.) Report Radišić  18'
Rudović  38'
Stadion Pod Racinom, Plav
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aleksandar Marković

4 June 2014
17:30 CEST
Mornar 1 – 0 Berane
Vujačić  90+4' Report
Stadion Topolica, Bar
Attendance: 700
Referee: Milo Savović

Second legs

8 June 2014
17:30 CEST
Mogren 4 – 0 Jezero
Marković  32'
Rudović  38'
Đurišić  53'
Radišić  84'
Report
Stadion Lugovi, Budva
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pavle Radovanović

Mogren won 6–1 on aggregate.


8 June 2014
17:30 CEST
Berane 2 – 0 Mornar
Huremović  48'
Dulović  84'
Report
Gradski stadion, Berane
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović

Berane won 2–1 on aggregate.

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