| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2017 – 26 May 2018 |
| Champions | Sutjeska 3rd title |
| Relegated | |
| Champions League | Sutjeska |
| Europa League | |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 371 (2.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Igor Ivanović(14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Mladost 5–0Petrovac (2 December 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Dečić 1–4Zeta (5 August 2017) Dečić 1–4Mladost (14 April 2018) Rudar 0–3Sutjeska (25 November 2017) Dečić 0–3Iskra (26 May 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Dečić 3–3Grbalj (16 August 2017) Mladost 3–3Budućnost (22 October 2017) |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 Montenegrin First League was the 12th season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 26 May 2018.[1]Budućnost Podgorica are the defending champions.[2]
The league champions earned a place in the2018–19 Champions League first qualifying round, and the second and third placed clubs earned a place in the2018–19 Europa League first qualifying round.[3] Since the third-placedMladost Podgorica won the2017–18 Montenegrin Cup which earned them the same spot in the Europa League, the spot was taken by the fourth-placed team.
There was one new club this season,Kom, who earned promotion from theMontenegrin Second League.[1]Bokelj,Lovćen andJedinstvo Bijelo Polje were relegated after the2016–17 season, as the league's contestants amount was reduced from 12 clubs to 10.[2]
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Stadion pod Goricom | 15,230[4] | |
| Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 5,000[6] | |
| Grbalj | Radanovići | Stadion Donja Sutvara | 1,500[8] | |
| Iskra | Danilovgrad | Stadion Braće Velašević | 2,000[10] | |
| Kom | Podgorica | Stadion Zlatica | 3,000[12] | |
| Mladost | Podgorica | Camp FSCG | 2,000[14] | |
| Petrovac | Petrovac | Stadion pod Malim brdom | 1,630[16] | |
| Rudar | Pljevlja | Stadion pod Golubinjom | 10,000[18] | |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Stadion kraj Bistrice | 6,180[20] | |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 5,000[22] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutjeska(C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 79 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Budućnost | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Mladost | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 51 | |
| 4 | Grbalj | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 50 | |
| 5 | Rudar | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 49[b] | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Zeta | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 49[b] | |
| 7 | Iskra | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 45 | |
| 8 | Kom(R) | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 43 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 9 | Petrovac(O) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 38 | |
| 10 | Dečić(R) | 36 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 21 | Relegation to theSecond League |
The ten clubs played each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.[26]
| Home \ Away | BUD | DEČ | GRB | ISK | KOM | MLA | PET | RUD | SUT | ZET | BUD | DEČ | GRB | ISK | KOM | MLA | PET | RUD | SUT | ZET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Dečić | 0–0 | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Grbalj | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Iskra | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Kom | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Mladost | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Petrovac | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Rudar | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Sutjeska | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Zeta | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kom | 1–2 | Lovćen | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Mladost Lješkopolje | 2–5 | Petrovac | 0–3 | 2–2 |
Lovćen won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Mladost Lješkopolje | 0–3 | Petrovac |
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| Petrovac | 2–2 | Mladost Lješkopolje |
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Petrovac won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutjeska | 14 | |
| 2 | Zeta | 13 | |
| Budućnost | |||
| 4 | Grbalj | 11 | |
| 5 | Budućnost | 9 | |
| 6 | Mladost | 8 | |
| Sutjeska | |||
| 8 | Petrovac | 7 | |
| Petrovac | |||
| Sutjeska | |||
| Iskra | |||
| Budućnost |