2022–23 Montenegrin Second League
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 14 August 2022 – 25 May 2023 |
Matches played | 144 |
Goals scored | 296 (2.06 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Željko Krstović (Mladost DG) (11 goals) |
Biggest home win | Podgorica 5–0 Otrant-Olympic (9 October 2022) |
Biggest away win | Mladost DG 0–4 Zeta (3 December 2022) |
Highest scoring | Kom 4–3 Podgorica (27 November 2022) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Club |
City | Finishing in 2021–22 |
Stadium | Floodlights |
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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 |
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1 | Mladost DG[a] (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[b] | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 48 | |
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[c] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 3) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
First half of the season |
Second half of the season
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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 | 1–3 | 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 | Mladost DG | 11 | |
2 | Berane | 10 | |
Berane | |||
Bokelj | |||
5 | Kom | 9 | |
Podgorica | |||
Zeta | |||
8 | Otrant-Olympic | 8 |
References
- ^ "Utvrđen raspored takmičenja u Telekom 1. CFL i 2. CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "2. CFL".
- ^ "OFK Nikšić istupio iz Druge lige". Primorski portal. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.