2015–16 Montenegrin Second League

Montenegrin Second League
Season2015–16
ChampionsJedinstvo
PromotedJedinstvo
RelegatedBrskovo
Mogren
Matches played150
Goals scored405 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerDanin Talović (Jezero)
(12 goals)

The 2015–16 Montenegrin Second League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Montenegrin Second League. The season ran from 15 August 2015 to 29 May 2016.

Format of competition

A total of 12 teams participate in this edition of the Second League. New members are FK Berane and FK Mogren who were relegated from 2014–15 Montenegrin First League, and winners of Montenegrin Third League playoffs - FK Brskovo and FK Grafičar Podgorica.

Teams

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Locations of the 2015–16 teams

The following 12 clubs competed in this season.

Club
 City Finishing
in 2014–15 		Stadium
Berane Berane 12th in First League Gradski stadion (11,000)
Bratstvo Podgorica 10th Stadion Bratstva (200)
Brskovo Mojkovac 1st in Third League - North Gradski stadion (1,000)
Cetinje Cetinje 7th Stadion Obilića Poljana (5,000)
Grafičar Podgorica 1st in Third League - Center Camp FSCG (1,250)
Ibar Rožaje 8th Bandžovo brdo (4,000)
Igalo Igalo 3rd Solila (1,600)
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 4th Gradski stadion (5,000)
Jezero Plav 9th Stadion Pod Racinom (5,000)
Kom Podgorica 6th Zlatica (1,000)
Mogren Budva 11th in First League Lugovi (5,000)
Radnički Berane 5th Gradski stadion (11,000)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Jedinstvo[a] (C, P) 30 20 5 5 56 15 +41 64 Promotion to the First League
2 Cetinje 30 14 8 8 42 31 +11 50 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Bratstvo 30 13 9 8 37 32 +5 48
4 Berane 30 11 8 11 45 52 −7 41
5 Kom 30 10 10 10 27 31 −4 40
6 Radnički 30 9 11 10 39 37 +2 38
7 Grafičar 30 10 4 16 37 41 −4 34
8 Ibar[b] 30 10 9 11 36 48 −12 38
9 Igalo 30 8 9 13 34 38 −4 33
10 Jezero 30 8 7 15 29 46 −17 31
11 Brskovo (R) 30 5 14 11 23 35 −12 29 Relegation to the Third League
12 Mogren[c] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Čelik were deducted 1 point.
  2. ^ Otrant were deducted 1 point.
  3. ^ Mogren were excluded from the league for not showing up at two matches because of financial problems that did not allow him to pay salaries to players.[1]

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bratstvo 2–8 Iskra 2–2 0–6
Cetinje 0–1 Petrovac 0–0 0–1

Matches

Bratstvo2–2Iskra
  • Popović 58', 65'
  • Kljajić 55' (o.g.)
  • Novović 60'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Milovan Milačić
Iskra6–0Bratstvo
Attendance: 700
Referee: Milovan Milačić

Iskra won 8–2 on aggregate.

Cetinje0–0Petrovac
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Miloš Savović
Petrovac1–0Cetinje
  • Woo Sang-Hoon 53'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Miloš Savović

Petrovac won 1–0 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Montenegro Danin Talović Jezero 12
2 Montenegro Stefan Đorđević Jedinstvo 11
3 Montenegro Ilija Radunović Jedinstvo 10
Serbia Vladan Savić Berane
5 Ukraine Anatolii Korniichuk Ibar
6 Serbia Bojan Gajić Berane 8
Montenegro Ivan Maraš Bratstvo
Montenegro Nikola Vujović Cetinje

References

  1. ^ "Mogren izbačen iz lige!". Mondo.me. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.