| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 2007 – 24 May 2008 |
| Champions | Budućnost 1st title |
| Relegated | Mladost Bokelj |
| Champions League | Budućnost |
| UEFA Cup | Zeta Mogren |
| Intertoto Cup | Grbalj |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 401 (2.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ivan Jablan(13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Zeta 8–3Bokelj (17 May 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Kom 0–4Lovćen (24 November 2007) |
| Highest scoring | Zeta 8–3Bokelj (17 May 2008) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Budućnost |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 games Budućnost |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Bokelj |
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The2007–08Montenegrin First League was the second season of top-tier football inMontenegro, since the vote forMontenegrin independence split the Montenegrin FA fromSerbia's.FK Jedinstvo andFK Berane were relegated to the second league, givingFK Bokelj their first time in the top league ofMontenegro. The 2007-08 season began on 11 August 2007 and ended on 24 May 2008.
FK Berane was directly relegated to the Montenegrin Second League after finishing 12th inlast year's standings. Their place was taken bySecond League championsLovćen Cetinje.
10th placedDečić Tuzi and 11th placedJedinstvo Bijelo Polje had to compete in two-legged relegation play-offs. Jedinstvo was relegated by losing 4–2 on aggregate against the 2nd placed team from Second League,Bokelj Kotor. On the other hand, Dečić saved their place in Montenegrin top league by beating cross-town rivalsIbar Rožaje, who had finished in 3rd place in the Second League, with a 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokelj | Kotor | Stadion Pod Vrmcem | 5,000 | |
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion Pod Goricom | 17,000 | |
| Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 1,250 | |
| Grbalj | Radanovići | Stadion Donja Sutvara | 1,500 | |
| Kom | Podgorica | Stadion Zlatica | 2,500 | |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | Stadion Obilića Poljana | 2,000 | |
| Mladost | Podgorica | Cvijetni Brijeg | 2,000 | |
| Mogren | Budva | Stadion Lugovi | 4,000 | |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion Pod Malim Brdom | 1,400 | |
| Rudar | Pljevlja | Stadion Pod Golubinjom | 10,000 | |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion Kraj Bistrice | 10,000 | |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 7,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budućnost(C) | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 66[a] | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Zeta | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 66[a] | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Mogren | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 66[a] | |
| 4 | Grbalj | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 55 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round[b] |
| 5 | Rudar | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Lovćen | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dečić | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 38 | |
| 8 | Petrovac | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 36 | |
| 9 | Kom | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 36 | |
| 10 | Bokelj(R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 32 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 11 | Sutjeska[c](O) | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 23 | |
| 12 | Mladost(R) | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 44 | −28 | 19 | Relegated to theSecond League |
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 \ Away | BOK | BUD | DEČ | GRB | KOM | LOV | MLA | MOG | PET | RUD | SUT | ZET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokelj | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Budućnost | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Dečić | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Grbalj | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kom | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Lovćen | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Mladost | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Mogren | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Petrovac | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rudar | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sutjeska | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3[a] | |
| Zeta | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):
| Rounds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd |
| 1 – 12 2 – 11 3 – 10 4 – 9 5 – 8 6 – 7 | 1 – 2 8 – 6 9 – 5 10 – 4 11 – 3 12 – 7 | 2 – 12 3 – 1 4 – 11 5 – 10 6 – 9 7 – 8 | 1 – 4 2 – 3 9 – 7 10 – 6 11 – 5 12 – 8 | 3 – 12 4 – 2 5 – 1 6 – 11 7 – 10 8 – 9 | 1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 10 – 8 11 – 7 12 – 9 | 4 – 12 5 – 3 6 – 2 7 – 1 8 – 11 9 – 10 | 1 – 8 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 5 11 – 9 12 – 10 | 5 – 12 6 – 4 7 – 3 8 – 2 9 – 1 10 – 11 | 1 – 10 2 – 9 3 – 8 4 – 7 5 – 6 12 – 11 | 6 – 12 7 – 5 8 – 4 9 – 3 10 – 2 11 – 1 |
| Home \ Away | BOK | BUD | DEČ | GRB | KOM | LOV | MLA | MOG | PET | RUD | SUT | ZET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokelj | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |||||||
| Budućnost | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||||||
| Dečić | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Grbalj | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Kom | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Lovćen | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Mladost | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Mogren | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Petrovac | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Rudar | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Sutjeska | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Zeta | 8–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
The 10th placed team (against the 3rd placed team of theSecond 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.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutjeska | 1–0 | Čelik | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Bokelj | 0–3 | Jedinstvo | 0–0 | 0–3 (w/o) |
Sutjeska won 1–0 on aggregate.
Jedinstvo won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovćen | 13 | |
| 2 | Kom | 5 | |
| Dečić | |||
| Grbalj | |||
| 5 | Petrovac | 4 | |
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| Mogren | |||
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| Mogren | |||
| Mogren |