# 2022–23 Montenegrin Second League

The 2022–23 Montenegrin Second League was the 17th season since the establishment of the Montenegrin Second League. The season ran from August 2022 to May 2023. That was the fifth season with 10 participating teams.

## Format of competition

A total of 10 teams participated in this edition of the Second League. The new members are Podgorica and Zeta, who were relegated from 2021–22 Montenegrin First League, and winners of Montenegrin Third League playoffs - Nikšić and Otrant-Olympic.
That was the fifth season of Second CFL with 10 participants. At the end of the season, the winner is automatically promoted to Montenegrin First League, while 2nd and 3rd placed teams play promotion play-offs, while 9th and 10th position lead to relegation to the Montenegrin Third League.

## Teams

The following 10 clubs compete in this season.
| Club | City | Finishing in 2021–22 | Stadium | Floodlights |
| Berane | Berane | 7th | Berane City Stadium (6,500) | Yes |
| Bokelj | Kotor | 4th | Stadion Pod Vrmcem (1,000) | Yes |
| Grbalj | Radanovići | 8th | Stadion Donja Sutvara (1,500) | No |
| Igalo | Igalo | 6th | Stadion Solila (1,600) | No |
| Kom | Podgorica | 5th | Stadion Zlatica (1,200) | Yes |
| Mladost DG | Podgorica | 3rd | DG Arena (4,300) | Yes |
| Nikšić | Nikšić | 1st in Third League – Center | Stadion Trebjesa (300) | No |
| Otrant-Olympic | Ulcinj | 1st in Third League – South | Stadion Olympic (1,500) | No |
| Podgorica | Podgorica | 9th in First League | DG Arena (4,300) | Yes |
| Zeta | Golubovci | 10th in First League | Stadion Trešnjica (4,000) | Yes |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Mladost DG (C, P) | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 53 | Promotion to the First League |
| 2 | Kom | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 49 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Berane | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 48 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Bokelj | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 47 | |
| 5 | Podgorica | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 44 | |
| 6 | Grbalj | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 39 | |
| 7 | Otrant-Olympic | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 38 | |
| 8 | Igalo | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 38 | |
| 9 | Zeta (R) | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 34 | Relegation to the Third League |
| 10 | Nikšić (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Third League |
* ↑ Mladost DG were deducted 1 point.
* ↑ Berane were deducted 1 point.
* ↑ Nikšić withdrew from the league due to the financial reasons.

## 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 |
| Kom | 1–3 | Rudar | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Mornar | 4–0 | Berane | 2–0 | 2–0 |

### Matches

Rudar won 3–1 on aggregate.
Mornar won 4–0 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Željko Krstović | Mladost DG | 11 |
| 2 | Stefan Čađenović | Berane | 10 |
| 2 | Dejan Račić | Berane | 10 |
| 2 | Igor Vukčević | Bokelj | 10 |
| 5 | Lazar Knežević | Kom | 9 |
| 5 | Balša Mrvaljević | Podgorica | 9 |
| 5 | Filip Kalačević | Zeta | 9 |
| 8 | Fatmir Molabećirović | Otrant-Olympic | 8 |