TheMontenegrin First League playoffs is a two legs tournament between the teams fromMontenegrin First League just above direct relegation, and the teams fromMontenegrin Second League just below direct promotion.
At the end of each season, 8th and 9th placed teams from theMontenegrin First League play against the 2nd and 3rd placed teams from theMontenegrin Second League. The winners play the next season in the First League, while losers are members of next edition of the Second League.
In every playoffs, matches are played over two legs - the 8th placed team from First League against the 3rd placed team from Second League, and the 9th placed team from First League against the 2nd placed team from Second League.
Before the season 2017-18, when the number of First League members was reduced to 10, the playoffs included the 10th and 11th placed teams from the First League.
Below is the list of playoffs participants by every single season. The playoffs from 2006 are excluded, because the participants were teams from theSerbo-Montenegrin Second League and theMontenegrin Republic League.
| † | Playoffs winner. |
| Club | Town | Ssn | PW | PL | First | Last | Pld | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Mornar | Bar | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2009 | 2015 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16:9 |
| FK Bokelj | Kotor | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2007 | 2020 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7:10 |
| OFK Petrovac | Petrovac | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2016 | 2021 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14:6 |
| FK Dečić | Tuzi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2007 | 2015 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12:6 |
| FK Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2007 | 2012 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5:5 |
| FK Berane | Berane | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2010 | 2014 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6:9 |
| FK Rudar | Pljevlja | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2017 | 2022 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12:5 |
| FK Mogren | Budva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2013 | 2015 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16:10 |
| OFK Titograd | Podgorica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2006 | 2020 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6:5 |
| FK Kom | Podgorica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2018 | 2020 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:5 |
| FK Jezero | Plav | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2009 | 2020 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5:9 |
| FK Iskra | Danilovgrad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2016 | 2021 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:3 |
| FK Sutjeska | Nikšić | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2008 | 2011 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2:0 |
| FK Arsenal | Tivat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2022 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:4 |
| FK Lovćen | Cetinje | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2:3 |
| OFK Igalo | Igalo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2015 | 2021 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3:5 |
| FK Ibar | Rožaje | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2007 | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3:8 |
| FK Bratstvo | Zeta | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2010 | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3:11 |
| FK Podgorica | Podgorica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2018 | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3:10 |
| OFK Bar | Bar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:2 |
| FK Otrant | Ulcinj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 |
| FK Čelik | Nikšić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:1 |
| FK Cetinje | Cetinje | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:1 |
| FK Zora | Spuž | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 |
| OFK Mladost DG | Podgorica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:5 |
| FK Zabjelo | Podgorica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:9 |
In the 2006 playoffs,FK Zora fromSerbo-Montenegrin Second League playedOFK Titograd fromMontenegrin Republic League. Winner gained promotion to theinaugural season of the Montenegrin First League.
| OFK Titograd | 4 — 0 | Zora |
|---|---|---|
| FK Zora | 2 — 0 | OFK Titograd |
|---|---|---|
OFK Titograd gained promotion to the2006–07 Montenegrin First League, while Zora was relegated to the2006–07 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2007 playoffs,FK Dečić andFK Jedinstvo from theMontenegrin First League competed againstFK Bokelj andFK Ibar from theMontenegrin Second League.
Dečić remained a member of the First League, while Bokelj gained promotion to the2007–08 Montenegrin First League. Ibar remained a member of the Second League, while Jedinstvo relegated to the2007–08 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2008 playoffs participatedFK Sutjeska andFK Bokelj fromMontenegrin First League againstFK Jedinstvo andFK Čelik fromMontenegrin Second League.
Sutjeska remained a member of First League, while Jedinstvo gained promotion to2008–09 Montenegrin First League. Čelik remained a member of Second League, while Bokelj relegated to2008–09 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2009 playoffs participatedFK Jezero andFK Dečić fromMontenegrin First League againstOFK Titograd andFK Mornar fromMontenegrin Second League.
| OFK Titograd | 0 — 2 | Dečić |
|---|---|---|
| Dečić | 0 — 1 | OFK Titograd |
|---|---|---|
Dečić remained a member of First League, while Mornar gained promotion to2009–10 Montenegrin First League. OFK Titograd remained a member of Second League, while Jezero relegated to2009–10 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2010 playoffsFK Mornar andFK Berane from theMontenegrin First League competed againstOFK Bar andFK Bratstvo from theMontenegrin Second League.
Mornar remained a member of the First League, while OFK Bar gained promotion to the2010–11 Montenegrin First League. Bratstvo remained a member of the Second League, while Berane was relegated to the2010–11 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2011 playoffsFK Mornar andSutjeska from theMontenegrin First League competed againstFK Berane andJedinstvo from theMontenegrin Second League.
Sutjeska remained a member of the First League, while Berane gained promotion to the2011–12 Montenegrin First League. Jedinstvo remained a member of the Second League, while Mornar relegated to the2011–12 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2012 playoffs participatedFK Dečić andFK Berane fromMontenegrin First League againstFK Mornar andJedinstvo fromMontenegrin Second League.
Mornar and Jedinstvo gained promotion to the2012–13 Montenegrin First League. Dečić and Berane were relegated to the2012–13 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2013 playoffsFK Mogren andFK Mornar from theMontenegrin First League competed againstFK Bokelj andFK Zabjelo from theMontenegrin Second League.
Mogren and Mornar remained a members of the First League. Bokelj and Zabjelo remained a members of the Second League.
In 2014 playoffs participatedFK Mogren andFK Mornar from theMontenegrin First League againstFK Berane andFK Jezero from theMontenegrin Second League.
Mogren remained a member of the First League, while Berane gained promotion to the2014–15 Montenegrin First League. Jezero remained a member of the Second League, while Mornar was relegated to the2014–15 Montenegrin Second League. AsFK Čelik withdrew from the2014–15 Montenegrin First League before the start of season, FK Mornar gained a wild-card to play in the First League.
In 2015 playoffsFK Mogren andFK Mornar from theMontenegrin First League competed againstFK Dečić andOFK Igalo from theMontenegrin Second League.
Mornar remained a member of the First League, while Dečić gained promotion to the2015–16 Montenegrin First League. OFK Igalo remained a member of the Second League, while Mogren was relegated to the2015–16 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2016 playoffsOFK Petrovac andFK Iskra from theMontenegrin First League againstFK Cetinje andFK Bratstvo from theMontenegrin Second League.
| Cetinje | 0 — 0 | OFK Petrovac |
|---|---|---|
| OFK Petrovac | 1 — 0 | Cetinje |
|---|---|---|
OFK Petrovac and Iskra remained a members of the First League. Cetinje and Bratstvo remained a members of the Second League.
In 2017 playoffsOFK Petrovac andFK Rudar from theMontenegrin First League againstFK Ibar andFK Otrant from theMontenegrin Second League.
| OFK Petrovac | 4 — 0 | Ibar |
|---|---|---|
| Ibar | 1 — 1 | OFK Petrovac |
|---|---|---|
OFK Petrovac and Rudar remained a members of the First League. Otrant and Ibar remained a members of the Second League.
In 2018 playoffsFK Kom andOFK Petrovac fromMontenegrin First League againstFK Podgorica andFK Lovćen fromMontenegrin Second League.
| FK Podgorica | 0 — 3 | OFK Petrovac |
|---|---|---|
| OFK Petrovac | 2 — 2 | FK Podgorica |
|---|---|---|
OFK Petrovac remained a member of the First League, while Lovćen gained promotion to the2018–19 Montenegrin First League. Podgorica remained a member of the Second League, while Kom relegated to the2018–19 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2019 playoffsFK Rudar andFK Lovćen from theMontenegrin First League competed againstFK Kom andFK Bokelj from theMontenegrin Second League.
Rudar remained a member of the First League, while Kom gained promotion to the2019–20 Montenegrin First League. Bokelj remained a member of the Second League, while Lovćen relegated to the2019–20 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2020 playoffsOFK Titograd andFK Kom fromMontenegrin First League competed againstFK Jezero andFK Bokelj from theMontenegrin Second League. All the games were played without fans, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Titograd remained a member of the First League, while Jezero gained promotion to the2020–21 Montenegrin First League. Bokelj remained a member of the Second League, while Kom relegated to the2020–21 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2021 playoffsOFK Petrovac andFK Iskra from theMontenegrin First League competed againstFK Arsenal andFK Igalo from theMontenegrin Second League.
| OFK Petrovac | 2 — 1 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 — 1 (pen) (5-6) | OFK Petrovac |
|---|---|---|
OFK Petrovac and Iskra remained a members of First League. Arsenal and Igalo remained a members of Second League.
In 2022 playoffsFK Podgorica andFK Rudar from theMontenegrin First League competed againstOFK Mladost DG andFK Arsenal from theMontenegrin Second League.
| Mladost DG | 1 — 4 | Rudar |
|---|---|---|
| Rudar | 1 — 2 | Mladost DG |
|---|---|---|
Rudar remained a member of the First League, while Arsenal gained promotion to the2022–23 Montenegrin First League. Mladost DG remained a member of the Second League, while Podgorica relegated to the2022–23 Montenegrin Second League.
In 2023 playoffsFK Mornar andFK Rudar from theMontenegrin First League competed againstFK Kom andFK Berane from theMontenegrin Second League.
Rudar and Mornar remained a members of First League. Kom and Berane remained a members of Second League.