# 2024–25 Montenegrin First League

The 2024–25 Montenegrin First League is the 19th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 4 August 2024 and end in May 2025. The winners of the league qualify for a place in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
The start was originally scheduled on 28 July 2024, but was postponed due to the participation of the three clubs in European competitions.

## Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; the top eight teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Montenegrin Second League. Dečić entered the season as defending champions.
Bokelj were promoted as champions of the 2023–24 Montenegrin Second League (returning to the top-flight after a seven-year absence), replacing the 2023–24 Montenegrin First League bottom-placed team, Rudar (relegated after eighteen years in the top-flight). Second League runners-up Otrant-Olympic defeated First League ninth-placed team Mladost DG in the Montenegrin First League play-off, promoting the former to the top-flight for the first time in its history and relegating the latter after one year in the top-flight.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| FK Arsenal Tivat | Tivat | Stadion u Parku | 2,000 |
| FK Bokelj | Kotor | Stadion pod Vrmcem | 1,000 |
| FK Budućnost Podgorica | Podgorica | Stadion pod Goricom | 15,230 |
| FK Dečić | Tuzi | Stadion Tuško Polje | 2,000 |
| FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | Bijelo Polje | Gradski stadion | 5,000 |
| FK Jezero | Plav | Stadion Pod Racinom | 2,500 |
| FK Mornar | Bar | Stadion Topolica | 2,500 |
| FK Otrant-Olympic | Ulcinj | Stadion Olympic | 1,500 |
| 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 | Zoran Tripković | Ćetko Manojlović | Lmp | Porto Montenegro |
| Bokelj | Zoran Krivokapić | Lazar Pajović | NAAI | |
| Budućnost Podgorica | Mladen Milinković | Vasilije Terzić | Adidas | Savana |
| Dečić | Milorad Peković | Jonathan Dreshaj | Seven | Castellana |
| Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | Vuko Bogavac | Momčilo Dulović | NAAI | Hotel Splendid |
| Jezero | Ivan Brnović | Edis Redžepagić | Macron | Samont |
| Mornar | Zoran Đurašković | Aleksandar Vujačić | Seven | Municipality of Bar |
| Otrant-Olympic | Dejan Vukićević | Anđelo Rudović | | |
| Petrovac | Dušan Ivanović | Zoran Mikijelj | Macron | Municipality of Budva |
| Sutjeska Nikšić | Nenad Brnović | Vladan Giljen | Joma | Intersport |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Budućnost Podgorica | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 18 | +42 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Petrovac | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 49 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 34 | |
| 4 | Mornar | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 33 | |
| 5 | Bokelj | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Dečić | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Arsenal Tivat | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 29 | |
| 8 | Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 27 | Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off |
| 9 | Jezero | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 23 | Qualification for the Montenegrin First League play-off |
| 10 | Otrant-Olympic | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to the Montenegrin Second 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 | MOR | OTR | PET | SUT | ARS | BOK | BUD | DEC | JED | JEZ | MOR | OTR | PET | SUT |
| Arsenal Tivat | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | | 1–5 | | 1–1 | | | | | |
| Bokelj | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | | — | | | | 2–1 | | | | |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | — | | | | | | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Dečić | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | — | | | | | | |
| Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | | — | | | | | |
| Jezero | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | | | | — | 1–2 | | | |
| Mornar | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | | | | 1–1 | | — | 1–0 | | |
| Otrant-Olympic | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | | | | | | 1–0 | | — | | |
| Petrovac | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | | | | | | | | 2–1 | — | |
| Sutjeska Nikšić | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | | | a | 1–1 | | | | | 0–3 | — |

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 6 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Milan Vukotić | Budućnost | 9 |
| 2 | Abdulsamed Abdullahi | Arsenal | 8 |
| 2 | Žarko Korać | Jedinstvo | 8 |
| 4 | Vasko Kalezić | Sutjeska | 7 |
| 4 | Nikola Janjić | Sutjeska | 7 |
| 4 | Ivan Bojović | Budućnost | 7 |
| 7 | Boban Đorđević | Mornar | 6 |
| 7 | Diego Facundo Castañeda | Petrovac | 6 |
| 7 | Dejan Boljević | Petrovac | 6 |
| 7 | Adnan Bašić | Petrovac | 6 |