2018–19 Montenegrin Second League

Montenegrin Second League
Season2018–19
Dates12 August 2018 – 25 May 2019
ChampionsMladost Lješkopolje
PromotedMladost Lješkopolje
Kom
RelegatedIgalo
Berane
Matches played180
Goals scored376 (2.09 per match)
Top goalscorerDejan Pepić (Bokelj)
(16 goals)
Biggest home winBokelj 6–0 Berane
(18 August 2018)
Biggest away winBerane 0–6 Bokelj
(14 October 2018)
Highest scoringOtrant-Olympic 5–3 Berane
(7 October 2018)

The 2018–19 Montenegrin Second League was the 13th season since the establishment of the Montenegrin Second League. The season ran from 12 August 2018 to May 2019. That was the first season with 10 participants.

Format of competition

A total of 10 teams participated in this edition of the Second League. The new members were FK Kom and FK Dečić who was relegated from 2017–18 Montenegrin First League, and winners of Montenegrin Third League playoffs - FK Arsenal Tivat.
This was the first season of Second CFL with 10 participants. At the end of the season, worst-placed team on the table would be directly relegated to the Montenegrin Third League.

Teams

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Locations of the 2018–19 teams

The following 10 clubs competed in this season.[1]

Club
 City Finishing
in 2017–18 		Stadium
Arsenal Tivat 1st in Third League - South Stadion u parku (2,000)
Berane Berane 6th Gradski stadion (11,000)
Bokelj Kotor 4th Stadion pod Vrmcem (1,000)
Dečić Tuzi 10th in First League Stadion Tuško Polje (2,000)
Igalo Igalo 8th Stadion Solila (1,600)
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 7th Gradski Stadion (4,000)
Jezero Plav 9th Stadion pod Racinom (5,000)
Kom Podgorica 8th in First League Stadion Zlatica (1,200)
Mladost Lješkopolje Podgorica 2nd DG Arena (1,200)
Otrant-Olympic Ulcinj 5th Stadion Olympic (1,500)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mladost Lješkopolje (C, P) 36 20 7 9 59 34 +25 67 Promotion to the First League
2 Kom (O, P) 36 17 9 10 40 30 +10 60 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Bokelj 36 16 10 10 51 25 +26 58
4 Otrant-Olympic 36 14 9 13 40 39 +1 51
5 Arsenal 36 13 10 13 34 29 +5 49
6 Jedinstvo 36 11 15 10 26 25 +1 48
7 Jezero 36 13 9 14 32 43 −11 48
8 Dečić[a] 36 13 10 13 40 39 +1 46
9 Igalo (R) 36 11 10 15 28 34 −6 43 Relegation to the Third League
10 Berane[b] (R) 36 6 3 27 26 78 −52 18
Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 3) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dečić were deducted 3 points.
  2. ^ Berane were deducted 3 points.

Results

Promotion play-offs

The 3rd-placed team (against the 10th-placed team of the First League) and the runners-up (against the 11th-placed team of the First League) will both compete in two-legged promotion play-offs after the end of the season.

Summary

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

Matches

Bokelj0–2Rudar
Report
  • Nya-Vedji 41'
  • Zečević 78'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović
Rudar2–1Bokelj
  • Grbić 11' (o.g.)
  • Vukić 56'
 Report
  • Pepić 9'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Miloš Savović

Rudar won 4–1 on aggregate.

Lovćen0–1Kom
Report
  • Gardašević 3'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Predrag Radovanović
Kom1–0Lovćen
  • Gardašević 62'
 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Predrag Radovanović

Kom won 2–0 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Montenegro Dejan Pepić Bokelj 16
2 Montenegro Igor Vukčević Arsenal 10
3 Montenegro Dragan Nikolić Otrant-Olympic 9
4 Montenegro Ivan Bulatović Mladost Lješkopolje 8
Montenegro Mehmed Divanović Otrant-Olympic
Montenegro Sava Gardašević Kom
Montenegro Anđelko Jovanović Mladost Lješkopolje
Montenegro Rijad Pepić Dečić

References

  1. ^ "Druga liga". FSCG.me.