| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 August 2024 – 24 May 2025 |
| Champions | Budućnost Podgorica (7th title) |
| Relegated | Otrant-Olympic |
| Champions League | Budućnost Podgorica |
| Conference League | Dečić Sutjeska |
| Matches | 104 |
| Goals | 234 (2.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Žarko Korać (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Jedinstvo 3–2Arsenal Tivat (1 October 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Arsenal Tivat 1–5Budućnost (26 February 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Arsenal Tivat 1–5Budućnost (26 February 2025) |
| Longest winning run | Budućnost (5 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Budućnost (6 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Otrant-Olympic (4 matches) |
2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 26 February 2025. | |
The2024–25 Montenegrin First League was the 19th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 4 August 2024.[1]
The start was originally scheduled on 28 July 2024, but was postponed due to the participation of the three clubs in European competitions.[2]
Budućnost Podgorica won the league, qualifying for a place in the2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
The league consisted of ten teams; the top eight teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from theMontenegrin Second League.Dečić entered the season as defending champions.[3][4]
Bokelj were promoted as champions of the2023–24 Montenegrin Second League (returning to the top-flight after a seven-year absence), replacing the2023–24 Montenegrin First League bottom-placed team,Rudar (relegated after eighteen years in the top-flight). Second League runners-upOtrant-Olympic defeated First League ninth-placed teamMladost DG in theMontenegrin First League play-off, promoting the former to the top-flight for the first time in its history and relegating the latter after one year in the top-flight.[4][5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Tivat | Porto Montenegro | |||
| Bokelj | ||||
| Budućnost Podgorica | Savana | |||
| Dečić | Castellana | |||
| Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | Hotel Splendid | |||
| Jezero | Samont | |||
| Mornar | Municipality of Bar | |||
| Otrant-Olympic | ||||
| Petrovac | Municipality of Budva | |||
| Sutjeska Nikšić | Intersport |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budućnost Podgorica(C) | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 29 | +61 | 84 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Petrovac | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 60 | Ineligible for European competitions[a] |
| 3 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 51 | Qualification for theConference League first qualifying round[b] |
| 4 | Dečić | 35 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 47 | |
| 5 | Mornar | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 44[c] | |
| 6 | Bokelj | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 44[c] | |
| 7 | Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 43 | |
| 8 | Arsenal Tivat(O) | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 42 | Qualification for theMontenegrin First League play-off |
| 9 | Jezero(O) | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Otrant-Olympic(R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 35 | Relegation to theMontenegrin Second League |
Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
| Home \ Away | ARS | BOK | BUD | DEC | JED | JEZ | MOR | OTR | PET | SUT | ARS | BOK | BUD | DEC | JED | JEZ | MOR | OTR | PET | SUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Tivat | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Bokelj | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | — | null[a] | 5–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Dečić | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Jezero | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Mornar | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Otrant-Olympic | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Petrovac | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Sutjeska Nikšić | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | — |
The eighth and ninth-placed teams (Arsenal Tivat andJezero) each faced the third and second-placed teams from the2024–25 Montenegrin Second League (Lovćen andRudar) in two-legged ties for the final two places in the2025–26 Montenegrin First League.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovćen | 0–4 | Arsenal Tivat | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Jezero | 2–0 | Rudar | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budućnost | 9 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | |
| Jedinstvo | |||
| 4 | Sutjeska | 7 | |
| Sutjeska | |||
| Budućnost | |||
| 7 | Mornar | 6 | |
| Petrovac | |||
| Petrovac | |||
| Petrovac |