The 2023–24 Montenegrin First League (also known as 1.CFL) was the 18th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 23 July 2023 and ended on 25 May 2024.
The winners (Dečić) qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up (Mornar) and 2023–24 Montenegrin Cup winners (Budućnost) qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round. The eighth and ninth-placed teams (Jedinstvo and Mladost DG) qualified for the Montenegrin First League play-off, with Jedinstvo winning and retaining their place in the league, and Mladost DG losing and being relegated to the 2024–25 Montenegrin Second League alongside the bottom-placed team (Rudar).
Teams The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams from the previous season and one team promoted from the Montenegrin Second League. Mladost DG were promoted as champions of the 2022–23 Montenegrin Second League (replacing the bottom-placed 2022–23 Montenegrin First League team Iskra), marking their debut in the Montenegrin First League. Budućnost entered the season as defending champions, having won the league in the previous season.
Stadiums and locations TeamCityStadiumCapacity Tivat Stadion u Parku 2,000 Podgorica Stadion pod Goricom 15,230 Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 2,000 Bijelo Polje Gradski stadion 5,000 Plav Stadion Pod Racinom 2,500 Podgorica DG Arena 4,300 Bar Stadion Topolica 2,500 Petrovac Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš 1,630 Pljevlja Stadion pod Golubinjom 5,140 Nikšić Stadion kraj Bistrice 5,214
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamCoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Zoran Tripković Ćetko Manojlović Lmp Porto Montenegro Mladen Milinković Vasilije Terzić Adidas Savana Milorad Peković Jonathan Dreshaj Seven Castellana Vuko Bogavac Momčilo Dulović NAAI Hotel Splendid Ivan Brnović Edis Redžepagić Macron Samont Marko Šćepanović Željko Krstović Luanvi Lob bet Zoran Đurašković Aleksandar Vujačić Seven Municipality of Bar Dušan Ivanović Zoran Mikijelj Macron Municipality of Budva Nedeljko Vlahović Aleksa Golubović Adidas Elektroprivreda Crne Gore Nenad Brnović Vladan Giljen Joma Intersport
League table
Results Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
Montenegrin First League play-off The eighth and ninth-placed teams (Jedinstvo and Mladost DG) each faced the third and second-placed teams from the 2023–24 Montenegrin Second League (Podgorica and Otrant-Olympic) in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2024–25 Montenegrin First League.
Summary
Matches
Statistics Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Žarko KoraćJedinstvo162 Aleksa MarašMladost DG143 Oliver SarkicDečić11 Slobodan BabićPetrovac5 Boban ĐorđevićArsenal106 Đorđe DespotovićBudućnost9 Bojan MatićDečić Naoaki SenagaJezero
Attendances
See also Montenegrin First League
References
External links UEFA FSCG