2025–26 Montenegrin First League

Montenegrin First League
Season2025–26
Dates4 August 2025 – 23 May 2025
Matches90
Goals221 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerĐorđe Maksimović (9 goals)
Biggest home winPetrovac 4–0 Mladost DG
(13 September 2025)
Jezero 4-0 Dečić
(13 September 2025)
Petrovac 4–0 Jedinstvo
(22 November 2025)
Biggest away winBokelj 0–2 Budućnost (21 September 2025)
Dečić 0-2 Bokelj
(27 September 2025)
Sutjeska Nikšić 0-2 Budućnost
(5 October 2025)
Jezero 1-3 Petrovac
(5 October 2025)
Highest scoringBokelj 4–5 Sutjeska Nikšić
(1 November 2025)
Longest winning runMornar (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPetrovac and Jedinstvo (6 matches)
Longest losing runBokelj and Budućnost (4 matches)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 10 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Montenegrin First League is the 20th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 4 August 2025.[1]

Teams

2025–26 clubs

The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Montenegrin Second League. Budućnost Podgorica entered the season as defending champions.[2]

The promoted team was the 2024–25 Montenegrin Second League champions Mladost Donja Gorica (returning to the top-flight after a single-year absence). They replaced the 2024–25 Montenegrin First League bottom-placed team Otrant-Olympic.

Stadiums and locations

Team City Stadium Capacity
FK Arsenal Tivat Tivat Stadion u Parku 1,200
FK Bokelj Kotor Stadion pod Vrmcem 425
FK Budućnost Podgorica Podgorica Stadion pod Goricom 11,080
FK Dečić Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 1,001
FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje Gradski stadion 4,000
FK Jezero Plav Stadion Pod Racinom 2,500
OFK Mladost Donja Gorica Podgorica DG Arena 3,791
FK Mornar Bar Stadion Topolica 2,200
OFK Petrovac Petrovac Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš 1,630
FK Sutjeska Nikšić 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.

Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Tivat Radisav Dragićević Bojan Zogović Macron Porto Montenegro
Bokelj Damir Čakar Marko Čavor NAAI SBbet
Budućnost Podgorica Ivan Delić Petar Grbić Macron SBbet
Dečić Nebojša Jandrić Jonathan Dreshaj Seven Castellana
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Sead Babača Momcilo Dulović NAAI Supermarketi Franca
Jezero Miodrag Džudović Igor Asanović Macron Samont
Mladost Donja Gorica Marko Šćepanović Dušan Vuković Luanvi Lob bet
Mornar Vesko Stešević Andrija Kaluđerović Seven Municipality of Bar
Petrovac Zdravko Dragićević Dejan Boljević Macron Municipality of Budva
Sutjeska Nikšić Milija Savović Vladan Giljen Ardu Sport

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sutjeska 26 16 4 6 45 27 +18 52 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Mornar 26 13 6 7 37 26 +11 45 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a]
3 Dečić 26 12 6 8 33 33 0 42
4 Petrovac 26 11 8 7 37 26 +11 41
5 Budućnost 26 10 5 11 30 28 +2 35
6 Jezero 26 9 7 10 32 33 −1 34
7 Mladost Donja Gorica 26 10 3 13 36 42 −6 33
8 Arsenal Tivat 26 7 8 11 23 34 −11 29 Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off
9 Bokelj 26 5 9 12 29 39 −10 24
10 Jedinstvo 26 6 6 14 20 34 −14 24 Relegation to the 2. CFL
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 Montenegrin Cup winners also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round (or the fourth-placed team if the Montenegrin Cup winners finish in the top three of the Montenegrin First League).

Results

Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

Home \ Away ARS BOK BUD DEC JED JEZ MLA MOR PET SUT
Arsenal Tivat — 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–0
— 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2
Bokelj 2–0 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 4–5
— 2–0 1–4 0–0 1–2
Budućnost Podgorica 4–2 0–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1
— 0–0 3–2 2–1
Dečić 4–2 0–2 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 3–1
— 3–4 0–0 0–1 1–2
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 — 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
1–2 — 1–0 1–2
Jezero 2–0 2–2 1–2 4–0 1–2 — 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–1
1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 — 1–1
Mladost Donja Gorica 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–2 5–2 0–1 — 1–3 1–0 2–3
1–4 1–0 3–1 —
Mornar 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 — 3–1 1–0
1–2 3–0 3–0 —
Petrovac 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 — 0–1
1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 —
Sutjeska Nikšić 2–0 5–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 —
4–1 2–1 a 1–0 0–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Đorđe Maksimović Jezero 9
2 Balša Sekulić Mornar 8
3 Adnan Bašić Petrovac 6
4 6 players 5

[3]

As of 10 December 2025

Montenegrin First League play-off

The eighth and ninth-placed teams will each face the third and second-placed teams from the 2025–26 Montenegrin Second League in two-legged ties for the final two places in the 2026–27 Montenegrin First League.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pobjede favorita na startu" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Titula za Budućnost" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Top goalscorers" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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