# 2016–17 Montenegrin Second League

The 2016–17 Montenegrin Second League was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Montenegrin Second League. The season ran from 14 August 2016 to May 2017.

## Format of competition

A total of 12 teams participate in this edition of the Second League. New members are FK Mornar Bar who was relegated from 2015–16 Montenegrin First League, and winners of Montenegrin Third League playoffs - FK Čelik Nikšić and FK Otrant-Olympic Ulcinj.

## Teams

The following 12 clubs competed in this season.
| Club | City | Finishing in 2015–16 | Stadium |
| Berane | Berane | 4th | Gradski stadion (11,000) |
| Bratstvo | Cijevna | 3rd | Stadion Bratstva (500) |
| Cetinje | Cetinje | 2nd | Stadion Obilića Poljana (2,000) |
| Čelik | Nikšić | 1st in Third League - Center | Stadion Željezare (2,000) |
| Grafičar | Podgorica | 7th | Camp FSCG (1,250) |
| Ibar | Rožaje | 8th | Bandžovo brdo (4,000) |
| Igalo | Igalo | 9th | Solila (1,000) |
| Jezero | Plav | 10th | Stadion pod Racinom (5,000) |
| Kom | Podgorica | 5th | Zlatica (1,000) |
| Mornar | Bar | 12th in First League | Topolica (2,500) |
| Otrant-Olympic | Ulcinj | 1st in Third League - South | Stadion Olympic (1,500) |
| Radnički | Berane | 6th | Gradski stadion (11,000) |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Kom (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 21 | +46 | 62 | Promotion to the First League |
| 2 | Ibar | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 60 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Otrant-Olympic | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 51 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Mornar | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 49 | |
| 5 | Jezero | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 44 | |
| 6 | Berane | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Cetinje | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 39 | |
| 8 | Igalo | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 34 | |
| 9 | Čelik | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 27 | |
| 10 | Radnički (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 68 | −37 | 24 | Relegation to the Third League |
| 11 | Bratstvo (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 19 | Relegation to the Third League |
| 12 | Grafičar (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Third League |
* ↑ Otrant were deducted 1 point.
* ↑ Berane were deducted 3 points.
* ↑ Čelik were deducted 4 points.
* ↑ Grafičar were excluded from the league for not showing up at two matches.

## Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home-and-away for a total of 22 games. 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.

## Promotion play-offs

The runners-up and third-placed team in this season's league, Rudar Pljevlja and Petrovac respectively, will each pair off against the eighth and ninth-placed teams from the 2016–17 Montenegrin First League in the relegation play-offs, to be played over two legs. The draw was made on 29 May 2017. The two winners will play in next season's top-flight.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Petrovac | 5–1 | Ibar | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Otrant-Olympic | 1–3 | Rudar | 1–0 | 0–3 |

### Matches

Petrovac won 5–1 on aggregate.
Rudar won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Stefan Milošević | Kom | 21 |
| 2 | Miloš Đalac | Kom | 15 |
| 3 | Božo Marković | Čelik | 13 |
| 4 | Filip Ćipranić | Ibar | 12 |
| 4 | Siniša Stanisavić | Jezero | 12 |
| 6 | Halil Muharemović | Otrant-Olympic | 11 |
| 6 | Božo Osmajlić | Berane | 11 |
| 8 | Denis Džanović | Mornar | 10 |
| 8 | Zoran Nišavić | Berane | 10 |
| 10 | Yevgen Radionov | Radnički | 9 |