| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2018 – 25 May 2019 |
| Champions | Sutjeska 4th title |
| Relegated | Mornar Lovćen |
| Champions League | Sutjeska |
| Europa League | Budućnost Zeta OFK Titograd |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 409 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nikola Krstović(17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Budućnost 7–0Lovćen (2 March 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Lovćen 0–5Grbalj (29 August 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Budućnost 5–3Grbalj (15 May 2019) |
2019–20 → | |
The2018–19 Montenegrin First League was the 13th season of the top-tier association football in Montenegro. The season began on 3 August 2018 and ended on 25 May 2019.[1]Sutjeska Nikšić were the defending champions.[2]
Dečić andKom were relegated at the end of the previous season.[2] After earning promotion from theMontenegrin Second League,Mornar andLovćen competed in the league this season.[3]
The following 10 clubs competed in 2018–19 First League.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion Pod Goricom | 15,230[4] | |
| Grbalj | Radanovići | Stadion Donja Sutvara | 1,500[5] | |
| Iskra | Danilovgrad | Braća Velašević Stadium | 2,000[6] | |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | Sveti Petar Cetinjski | 5,192 | |
| Mornar | Bar | Stadion Topolica | 2,500 | |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion pod Malim brdom | 1,630[7] | |
| Rudar | Pljevlja | Gradski stadion | 10,000[8] | |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Gradski stadion | 6,180[9] | |
| OFK Titograd | Podgorica | Camp FSCG | 2,000[10] | |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 5,000[11] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutjeska(C) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 74 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Budućnost | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 65 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Zeta | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 61 | |
| 4 | OFK Titograd | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 57 | |
| 5 | Iskra | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 50 | |
| 6 | Grbalj | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | |
| 7 | Petrovac | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 47 | |
| 8 | Rudar(O) | 36 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 41 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 9 | Lovćen(R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 26 | |
| 10 | Mornar(R) | 36 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 72 | −55 | 12 | Relegation to theSecond League |
The ten league clubs played each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.[13]
| Home \ Away | BUD | GRB | ISK | LOV | MOR | OFK | PET | RUD | SUT | ZET | BUD | GRB | ISK | LOV | MOR | OFK | PET | RUD | SUT | ZET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 5–3 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Grbalj | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Iskra | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Lovćen | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Mornar | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| OFK Titograd | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Petrovac | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Rudar | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Sutjeska | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Zeta | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
The 10th-placed team (against the 3rd-placed team of theSecond 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokelj | 1–4 | Rudar | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Lovćen | 0–2 | Kom | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Rudar won 4–1 on aggregate.
Kom won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeta | 17 | |
| 2 | Grbalj | 12 | |
| Sutjeska | |||
| Iskra | |||
| Budućnost | |||
| 6 | Titograd | 11 | |
| 7 | Rudar | 10 | |
| 8 | Iskra | 9 | |
| Titograd | |||
| 10 | Budućnost | 8 | |
| Lovćen |