2023–24 Montenegrin First League

The 2023–24 Montenegrin First League (also known as 1.CFL) is the 18th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 23 July 2023 and will be ended on 19 May 2024.^[1] The winners of the league qualify for a place in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.

Montenegrin First League

Season	2023–24
Dates	23 July 2023 – 19 May 2024
Matches played	80
Goals scored	178 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorer	Žarko Korać (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Dečić 4–1 Mladost DG 21 October 2023
Biggest away win	Rudar 0–4 Budućnost 5 August 2023 Dečić 0–4 Sutjeska 17 September 2023
Highest scoring	Mornar 4–3 Jedinstvo 26 August 2023
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 13 November 2023.

Budućnost are the defending champions having won the league in the previous season.^[2][3]

Teams

 

 

Arsenal

 

Budućnost

 

Jedinstvo

 

Mladost DG

 

Mornar

 

Petrovac

 

Rudar

 

Sutjeska

 

Dečić

 

Jezero

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2023–24 clubs

Iskra were relegated after eight years in the top flight, having finished last in the previous season.^[3] Mladost DG was promoted to 1.CFL for the first time in its history, after earning automatic promotion from the Montenegrin Second League as league champions in the previous season.^[4] The remaining nine clubs remained unchanged from last season, as Rudar and Mornar won in relegation play-offs against Kom and Berane, respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Arsenal	Tivat	Stadion u Parku	2,000
Budućnost	Podgorica	Stadion pod Goricom	15,230
Dečić	Tuzi	Stadion Tuško Polje	2,000
Jedinstvo	Bijelo Polje	Gradski stadion	5,000
Jezero	Plav	Stadion Pod Racinom	2,500
Mladost DG	Podgorica	DG Arena	4,300
Mornar	Bar	Stadion Topolica	2,500
Petrovac	Petrovac	Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš	1,630
Rudar	Pljevlja	Stadion pod Golubinjom	5,140
Sutjeska	Nikšić	Stadion kraj Bistrice	5,214

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Arsenal	Zoran Tripković	Ćetko Manojlović	Lmp	Porto Montenegro
Budućnost	Mladen Milinković	Vasilije Terzić	Adidas	Savana
Dečić	Milorad Peković	Jonathan Dreshaj	Seven	Castellana
Jedinstvo	Vuko Bogavac	Momčilo Dulović	NAAI	Hotel Splendid
Jezero	Ivan Brnović	Edis Redžepagić	Macron	Samont
Mladost DG	Marko Šćepanović	Željko Krstović	Luanvi	Lob bet
Mornar	Zoran Đurašković	Aleksandar Vujačić	Seven	Municipality of Bar
Petrovac	Dušan Ivanović	Zoran Mikijelj	Macron	Municipality of Budva
Rudar	Nedeljko Vlahović	Aleksa Golubović	Adidas	Elektroprivreda Crne Gore
Sutjeska	Nenad Brnović	Vladan Giljen	Joma	Intersport

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Budućnost	19	11	6	2	38	21	+17	39	Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2	Dečić	19	11	4	4	26	16	+10	37	Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round^[a]
3	Jezero	18	7	7	4	22	16	+6	28
4	Sutjeska	18	6	9	3	25	18	+7	27
5	Mornar	19	6	9	4	21	20	+1	27
6	Petrovac	19	4	10	5	20	20	0	22
7	Arsenal Tivat	19	4	9	6	22	26	−4	21
8	Mladost DG	19	4	5	10	20	30	−10	17	Qualification for Montenegrin First League play-off
9	Jedinstvo	19	3	6	10	23	35	−12	15
10	Rudar	19	4	3	12	10	25	−15	15	Relegation to Montenegrin Second League

Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2023. Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
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.
Notes:

1. The 2023–24 Montenegrin Cup winners (Buducnost, Decic, Jezero, or Rudar) also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round (or the third-placed team if the Montenegrin Cup winners finish in the top two).

Results

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

Home \ Away	ARS	BUD	DEČ	JED	JEZ	MDG	MOR	PET	RUD	SUT	ARS	BUD	DEČ	JED	JEZ	MDG	MOR	PET	RUD	SUT
Arsenal	—	1–1	0–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	—
Budućnost	2–0	—	1–1	3–2	1–1	2–2	4–3	2–1	2–0	1–0		—								a
Dečić	0–1	2–0	—	2–1	0–0	4–1	3–1	1–2	0–1	0–4			—	3–1
Jedinstvo	3–2	1–4	0–1	—	2–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–0				—
Jezero	1–1	1–3	0–0	1–0	—	2–0	0–1	2–0	4–1	0–1					—
Mladost DG	2–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–2	—	1–1	0–2	0–1	1–1		1–3				—
Mornar	0–1	0–0	0–1	4–3	2–1	2–1	—	0–0	2–1	1–1							—
Petrovac	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	—	2–0	1–1							0–0	—
Rudar	0–1	0–4	0–1	2–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	—	1–2	2–0								—
Sutjeska	2–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	0–1	3–2	1–0	—		a								—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2023. Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
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.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 13 November 2023^[5]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Žarko Korać	Jedinstvo	11
2	Boban Đorđević	Arsenal	9
3	Petar Grbić	Budućnost	5
	Aleksa Maraš	Mladost DG
	Oliver Sarkic	Dečić
	Slobodan Babić	Petrovac
	Draško Božović	Dečić

See also

• Montenegrin First League

References

1. "Utvrđen kalendar takmičenja za sezonu 2023/24" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
2. "Titula ide u Podgoricu" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
3. "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
4. "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
5. "Strijelci – 2023/2024" (in Montenegrin). FSCG. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

External links

• UEFA
• FSCG