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FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2019-2020

Location

Montenegro

Abbreviation

MNE1

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Summary

The First League of Montenegro (MNE1), or Prva crnogorska fudbaksla liga - 1.CFL, or Telekom 1.CFL is the top league of Montenegro's football system. At the end of the 2019-2020 MNE1 season, the MNE1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2019-2020 MNE1 team
2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2019-2020 MNE1 teams

The winner of the 2019-2020 Crnogorski fudbalski kup (Montenegrin Cup), typically a MNE1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.

Due to COVID-19, the MNE1 season was cut short at 31 regular season matches per team.

Leagues Pyramid - Montenegro

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
MNE1	Telekom 1.CFL (1.CFL)	10
MNE2	Druga CFL (2.CFL)	10
MNE3	Treća Crnogorska Liga	23

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
3 Aug 2019 - 30 Jun 2020			10: MNE1 (7 minimum), MNE2 (3 maximum)

Season Format

The MNE1 season consists of a double round robin format where each MNE1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 MNE1 teams twice, for a total of 36 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) head-to-head goals away goals scored, (5) goal difference, (6) goals scored, then (7) a draw.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2019-2020 MNE1 season, the 10th place MNE1 team is relegated to the MNE2, the 8th place MNE1 team enters into a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 3rd place MNE2 team, and the 9th place MNE1 team enters into a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 2nd place MNE2 team. The 2 Playoff winners and the 1st place MNE2 team play in the 2020-2021 MNE1, and the 2 playoff losers play in the MNE2.

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Relegation Playoffs

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FK Kom Podgorica (MNE1)

FK Jezero Plav (MNE2)

10.07.20

FK Kom Podgorica

FK Jezero Plav

Stadion Zlatica

14.07.20	FK Jezero Plav		31		FK Kom Podgorica	Stadion pod Racinom
	FK Jezero Plav is promoted to MNE1

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OFK Titograd Podgorica (MNE1)

FK Bokelji Kotor (MNE2)

10.07.20

OFK Titograd Podgorica

FK Bokelji Kotor

Stadion FK Mladost

14.07.20	FK Bokelji Kotor		00		OFK Titograd Podgorica	Stadion pod Vrmcem
	OFK Titograd Podgorica remains in MNE1 on PKs (5-4)

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Budućnost Podgorica	31	23 -4-4	73	-	63	26	37	16	13 -2-1	41	30	11	19	15	10 -2-3	32	33	15	18
2	FK Sutjeska Nikšić	31	15 -10-6	55	-	57	31	26	16	10 -4-2	34	32	11	21	15	5 -6-4	21	25	20	5
3	FK Iskra Danilovgrad	31	15 -8-8	53	-	43	33	10	16	11 -2-3	35	28	13	15	15	4 -6-5	18	15	20	-5
4	FK Zeta	31	9 -14-8	41	-	29	30	-1	15	6 -7-2	25	16	11	5	16	3 -7-6	16	13	19	-6
5	FK Podgorica	31	8 -16-7	40	-	34	27	7	15	5 -9-1	24	20	12	8	16	3 -7-6	16	14	15	-1
6	OFK Petrovac	31	9 -10-12	37	-	30	46	-16	15	4 -4-7	16	15	25	-10	16	5 -6-5	21	15	21	-6
7	FK Rudar Pljevlja	31	10 -5-16	35	-	38	57	-19	15	6 -3-6	21	24	28	-4	16	4 -2-10	14	14	29	-15
8	OFK Titograd Podgorica	31	7 -10-14	31	-	29	38	-9	16	4 -3-9	15	15	21	-6	15	3 -7-5	16	14	17	-3
9	FK Kom Podgorica	31	6 -11-14	29	-	36	45	-9	15	3 -7-5	16	20	18	2	16	3 -4-9	13	16	27	-11
10	OFK Grbalj	31	4 -10-17	22	-	23	49	-26	16	2 -8-6	14	12	20	-8	15	2 -2-11	8	11	29	-18
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