2011–12 Montenegrin First League

Montenegrin First League
Season2011–12
Dates6 August 2011 – 30 May 2012
ChampionsBudućnost
2nd title
RelegatedBokelj
Berane
Dečić
Champions LeagueBudućnost
Europa LeagueRudar
Zeta
Čelik (via cup)
Matches played198
Goals scored497 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerAdmir Adrović (22 goals)
Biggest home winBudućnost 6–0 Mladost
(5 May 2012)
Biggest away winBokelj 0–5 Mogren
(26 May 2012)
Highest scoringRudar 6–2 Bokelj
(30 May 2012)
Longest winning run10 games
Budućnost
Longest unbeaten run21 games
Rudar
Longest losing run12 games
Bokelj
Sutjeska

The 2011–12 Montenegrin First League was the sixth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 6 August 2011 and ended on 30 May 2012, with a winter break beginning on 8 December 2011.[citation needed] Mogren are the defending champions.

Teams

Bar were directly relegated to the Montenegrin Second League after finishing 12th at the end of last season; the club returned to the second level after just one year. Their place was taken by 2010–11 Second League champions Bokelj, who returned to the top league of Montenegro after an absence of three seasons.

10th-placed Mornar and 11th-placed Sutjeska had to compete in two-legged relegation play-offs. Sutjeska kept their place in the First League by beating Second League runners-up Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 1–0 on aggregate. On the other hand, Mornar were relegated after losing to Second League third-placed team FK Berane on away goals; the two-leg affair ended 1–1. Berane thus made their immediate return to the league, while Mornar were relegated after two seasons in the top flight.

Stadia and locations

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Location of the 2010–11 Montenegrin First League teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Coach
Berane Berane Gradski Stadion Berane 9,000 Montenegro Slobodan Đukić
Bokelj Kotor Stadion pod Vrmcem 3,000 Montenegro Slobodan Drašković
Budućnost Podgorica Stadion Pod Goricom 12,000 Montenegro Miodrag Radulović
Dečić Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 1,000 Montenegro Božidar Vuković
Grbalj Radanovići Stadion Donja Sutvara 1,000 Montenegro Aleksandar Nedović
Lovćen Cetinje Stadion Obilića Poljana 1,000 Montenegro Radovan Kavaja
Mladost Podgorica Stadion Cvijetni Brijeg 1,000 Montenegro Miodrag Vukotić
Mogren Budva Stadion Lugovi 2,000 Montenegro Branislav Milačić
Petrovac Petrovac Stadion Pod Malim Brdom 1,000 Montenegro Milorad Malovrazić
Rudar Pljevlja Gradski stadion Pljevlja 7,000 Montenegro Dragan Radojičić
Sutjeska Nikšić Stadion kraj Bistrice 11,000 Montenegro Saša Petrović
Zeta Golubovci Stadion Trešnjica 4,000 Montenegro Rade Vešović

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost (C) 33 25 5 3 82 27 +55 80 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rudar 33 23 8 2 60 20 +40 77 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Zeta 33 17 9 7 55 40 +15 60
4 Mogren 33 15 9 9 54 37 +17 54
5 Petrovac 33 13 9 11 36 39 −3 48
6 Lovćen 33 10 10 13 34 42 −8 40
7 Mladost 33 10 7 16 32 45 −13 37
8 Sutjeska 33 9 9 15 29 36 −7 36
9 Grbalj 33 9 7 17 28 49 −21 34
10 Dečić (R) 33 10 4 19 34 51 −17 34 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Berane[a] (R) 33 8 5 20 32 54 −22 28
12 Bokelj (R) 33 5 6 22 21 57 −36 21 Relegation to the Second League
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw.
The winners of the 2011–12 Montenegrin Cup, FK Čelik Nikšić (playing in the Second League), was also qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Berane was deducted one point due to not appearing in the game of the 18th round, against Dečić.[1]

Results

The schedule consisted 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 were then 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.

First and second round

Home \ Away BER BOK BUD DEČ GRB LOV MLA MOG PET RUD SUT ZET
Berane 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 2–4 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–3
Bokelj 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Budućnost 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 5–1 0–2 2–0 5–0
Dečić 3–0[a] 0–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–3
Grbalj 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–1
Lovćen 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–0
Mladost 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–4
Mogren 2–0 2–1 1–2 5–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2
Petrovac 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–2
Rudar 1–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Sutjeska 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
Zeta 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 0–0
Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Dečić and Berane was not played, because the Berane was suspended due to unsettled obligations, it was registered with the official result for Dečić.[1]

Third round

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 BER BOK BUD DEČ GRB LOV MLA MOG PET RUD SUT ZET
Berane 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–0
Bokelj 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–5 0–1
Budućnost 3–1 0–3[a] 6–0 1–1 3–0 2–2
Dečić 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
Grbalj 0–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–4
Lovćen 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0
Mladost 4–1 2–0 4–1 1–3 0–1 0–0
Mogren 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–3
Petrovac 1–4 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1
Rudar 3–1 6–2 1–0 1–2 4–1 0–0
Sutjeska 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 4–2
Zeta 4–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 0–3
Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Budućnost and Lovćen was interrupted in the 92nd minute with the score 0–1 for away team due to the intrusion of the home fans on the field. It was later registered with the official result for Lovćen.[2]

Relegation play-offs

The 10th-placed team (against the 3rd-placed team of the Second 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.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dečić 0–2 Jedinstvo 0–0 0–2
Berane 1–5 Mornar 1–2 0–3

Matches

Dečić0–0Jedinstvo
Report (page 37)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Željko Radunović
Jedinstvo2–0Dečić
  • Gojačanin 21', 42'
 Report (page 37)
Attendance: 3,500

Jedinstvo won 2–0 on aggregate.

Berane1–2Mornar
  • Tomović 7'
 Report (page 37)
  • Jovović 10'
  • Vojvodić 68'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mileta Šćepanović
Mornar3–0Berane
  • Metović 8', 26'
  • Jovančov 33'
 Report (page 37)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Aleksandar Marković

Mornar won 5–1 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals[3]
1 Montenegro Admir Adrović Budućnost 22
2 Montenegro Žarko Korać Zeta 21
3 Serbia Ivica Jovanović Rudar 18
4 Montenegro Dragan Bošković Budućnost 17
5 Montenegro Srđan Radonjić Budućnost 14
Montenegro Nikola Vujović Mogren
7 Montenegro Nenad Jovanović Petrovac 12
8 Montenegro Luka Đorđević Mogren 10
Serbia Đorđe Šušnjar Sutjeska
10 Montenegro Igor Ivanović Rudar 9
Montenegro Božo Marković Sutjeska
Serbia Nenad Stojanović Rudar

References

  1. ^ a b "Dečiću pobjeda službenim rezultatom" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Komisija za takmičenje: Budućnost - Lovćen 0:3 Pff" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "First League 2011/12". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.