2017–18 Montenegrin Second League

The 2017–18 Montenegrin Second League was the 12th season since the establishment of the Montenegrin Second League. The season ran from 13 August 2017 to 26 May 2018.

Montenegrin Second League
Season2017–18
Dates13 August 2017 – 26 May 2018
ChampionsMornar
PromotedMornar
Lovćen
RelegatedIbar
Cetinje
Čelik
Matches played198
Goals scored488 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerElie Matuoke
(Mladost Lješkopolje)
(23 goals)
Biggest home winBokelj 10–0 Čelik
(8 April 2018)
Biggest away winJedinstvo 0–5 Otrant-Olympic
(15 October 2017) Čelik 0–5 Mladost Lješkopolje
(26 November 2017)
Highest scoringBokelj 10–0 Čelik
(8 April 2018)

Format of competition

A total of 12 teams participated in this edition of the Second League. The new members were FK Lovćen, FK Jedinstvo and FK Bokelj who was relegated from 2016–17 Montenegrin First League, and winners of Montenegrin Third League playoffs - OFK Mladost Lješkopolje.
This was the last season of Second CFL with 12 participants, as the participants would be reduced to 10. At the end of the season, three worst-placed teams on the table would be directly relegated to the Montenegrin Third League.

Teams
Locations of the 2017–18 teams

The following 12 clubs competed in this season.[1]

Club
 City Finishing
in 2016–17		 Stadium
BeraneBerane6thGradski stadion (11,000)
BokeljKotor10th in First League Stadion pod Vrmcem (2,000)
CetinjeCetinje7thSveti Petar Cetinjski (5,192)
ČelikNikšić9thStadion Željezare (2,000)
IbarRožaje2ndBandžovo brdo (4,000)
IgaloIgalo8thSolila (1,000)
JedinstvoBijelo Polje12th in First League Gradski Stadion (5,000)
JezeroPlav5thStadion pod Racinom (5,000)
LovćenCetinje11th in First League Sveti Petar Cetinjski (5,192)
MladostLješkopolje1st in Third League - Center Stari Ribnjak Stadium (1,200)
MornarBar4thTopolica (2,500)
Otrant-OlympicUlcinj3rdStadion Olympic (1,500)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mornar (C, P) 33 19 11 3 48 11 +37 68 Promotion to the First League
2 Mladost Lješkopolje 33 18 7 8 59 33 +26 61[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Lovćen (O, P) 33 17 10 6 56 31 +25 61[lower-alpha 1]
4 Bokelj 33 15 11 7 49 20 +29 56
5 Otrant-Olympic[lower-alpha 2] 33 15 9 9 55 32 +23 51[lower-alpha 3]
6 Berane 33 15 6 12 57 42 +15 51[lower-alpha 3]
7 Jedinstvo 33 14 4 15 34 39 −5 46
8 Igalo 33 12 9 12 38 33 +5 45
9 Jezero 33 12 8 13 34 38 −4 44
10 Ibar (R) 33 11 9 13 31 36 −5 42 Relegation to the Third League
11 Cetinje (R) 33 3 3 27 13 79 −66 12
12 Čelik[lower-alpha 4] (R) 33 2 3 28 14 94 −80 8
Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Mladost Lješkopolje were ahead of Lovćen on head-to-head points: Mladost 9 pts, Lovćen 0 pts.
  2. Otrant were deducted 3 points.
  3. Otrant were ahead of Berane on head-to-head points: Otrant 7 pts, Berane 1 pt.
  4. Čelik were deducted 1 point.

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 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kom 1–2 Lovćen 0–0 1–2
Mladost Lješkopolje 2–5 Petrovac 0–3 2–2

Matches
Kom0–0Lovćen
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Miloš Novović
Lovćen2–1Kom
  • Marković 23'
  • Đurović 56' (pen.)
  • Đukić 52'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mileta Šćepanović

Lovćen won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mladost Lješkopolje0–3Petrovac
  • Krivokapić 10' (o.g.)
  • Muharemović 38'
  • Boričić 87'
Attendance: 1,000
Petrovac2–2Mladost Lješkopolje
  • Muhović 53', 56'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nikola Vođević

Petrovac won 5–2 on aggregate.

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Elie Matuoke Mladost Lješkopolje 23
2 Mehmed Divanović Otrant-Olympic 14
Dejan Pepić Bokelj
4 Denis Džanović Otrant-Olympic 12
Ivan Jablan Lovćen
6 Ivan Asanović Berane 11
Denis Banda Jedinstvo
Milivoje Mrdak Jedinstvo
Goran Vujović Lovćen
10 Ivan Bulatović Bokelj 10
Filip Kalačević Mornar

References
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