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2005–06 Montenegrin First League

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Montenegrin First League
Season2005–06
ChampionsRudar
RelegatedZora
Mornar
Bokelj
Matches played180
Goals scored357 (1.98 per match)

The 2005–06 Montenegrin First League was the last edition of the tournament as the second-highest division. Due to the dissolution of the state union between Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006, the Montenegrin First League became the top division of Montenegro from the 2006–07 season.

Background

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In the previous season, Jedinstvo won the league by 10 points over Kom and were promoted to the SuperLiga. They were replaced by Sutjeska who were relegated from the First League. Mladost were relegated to the Montenegrin Republic League and were replaced by Zora who were promoted from the Montenegrin Second League.[1][2]

Format

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Teams played each other on a quadrouple round-robin basis – twice at home and twice away for a total of 36 matches.[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rudar (C) 36 22 6 8 58 34 +24 72 Champions
2 Sutjeska 36 15 11 10 40 28 +12 56
3 Kom 36 14 10 12 37 32 +5 52
4 Grbalj 36 14 9 13 34 34 0 51
5 Mogren[a] 36 12 12 12 36 32 +4 48
6 Petrovac 36 11 14 11 33 34 −1 47[b]
7 Dečić 36 11 14 11 32 34 −2 47[b]
8 Zora (R) 36 11 14 11 34 35 −1 47[b] Qualification for relegation play-offs
9 Mornar (R) 36 9 7 20 23 46 −23 33 Relegation to Montenegrin Second League
10 Bokelj (R) 36 7 11 18 30 48 −18 32
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Mornar were docked 1 point due to termination of a match against Mogren in the 19th round.
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Petrovac 11 pts, Dečić 10 pts, Zora 9 pts.

Results

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Relegation play-offs

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The 8th placed team were played against the 2nd placed team of the Montenegrin Republic League in two-legged relegation play-offs after the end of the season.[1]

First leg

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Mladost4–0Zora

Second leg

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Zora2–0Mladost
Attendance: 400

Mladost gained promotion to 2006–07 Montenegrin First League, while Zora relegated to 2006–07 Montenegrin Second League.

Aftermath

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Following the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, Montengro declared independence so Serbia and Montenegro became two separate countries.[3] As a result, the Montenegrin First League became the top tier of football in Montenegro from the 2006–07 season rather than a feeder league within the pyramid of football in Serbia and Montenegro.[4] The top seven teams in the First League were joined by the three teams fom Montenegro which were playing in the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga (Budućnost Podgorica, Jedinstvo and Zeta), the winners of the Montenegrin Second League (Berane) and the play-off winners (Mladost) for the new season.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Jovanović, Dragoljub (15 August 2006). "Serbia and Montenegro 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  2. ^ Jovanović, Dragoljub (3 September 2005). "Serbia and Montenegro 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Montenegro declares independence". BBC News. 4 June 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ Jovanović, Dragoljub (2 August 2007). "Montenegro 2006/07". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 April 2025.