2011–12 Montenegrin First Handball League Explained

Competition:Montenegrin First Handball League
Season:2011–12
Winners:RK Lovćen Cetinje
Matches:74
Prevseason:2010/11
Nextseason:2012/13

The 2010–11 Montenegrin First Handball League was sixth season of the Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball, Montenegro's premier handball league.

Participants

In the Montenegrin First League 2011/12 participated eight teams. In the second part of season, four best clubs participated in the TOP4 league for champion, and the last four played in relegation league.

The following seven clubs participated in the Montenegrin First League 2007/08.

TeamCityHallCapacity
LovćenCetinjeSRC Lovćen1,450
SutjeskaNikšićSRC Nikšić3,500
BeraneBeraneCity Hall2,200
MojkovacMojkovacCity Hall1,000
RudarPljevljaSC Ada3,000
Budvanska rivijeraBudvaMediterranean SC1,500
CepelinCetinjeSRC Lovćen1,450
SedmeracBarSC Topolica3,050

First part

During the first part of the season, all members played 14 games. Four teams - Lovćen, Mojkovac, Sutjeska and Budvanska rivijera continued season in the TOP4 league for champion. Other teams were playing league for relegation.

Handball club Cepelin Cetinje withdraw from the competition after the first part, due to financial problems. Team didn't participate in the relegation league.

Table of the first part of the season:

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
1 Lovćen Cetinje 14 13 1 0 27
2 Mojkovac 14 10 2 2 22
3 Sutjeska Nikšić 14 9 2 3 20
4 Budvanska rivijera 14 8 3 3 19
5 Rudar Pljevlja 14 4 1 9 9
6 Sedmerac Bar 14 2 2 10 6
7 Cepelin Cetinje 14 2 1 11 5
8 Berane 14 2 0 12 4

TOP4 / relegation league

At the final phase, RK Lovćen won the second champions' title in the Montenegrin Championship, and the fourth in the club history.
In the relegation league, at the bottom was RK Berane. But, how RK Cepelin quit from the competition, and RK Sedmerac and RK Rudar withdraw from the next season due to finances, Berane remained the member of the First League.

TOP4 League

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
1 Lovćen Cetinje 6 5 0 1 21 (10+11)
2 Mojkovac 6 4 0 2 14 (8+6)
3 Sutjeska Nikšić 6 3 0 3 10 (6+4)
4 Budvanska rivijera 6 0 0 6 3 (0+3)

Relegation League

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
1 Rudar Pljevlja 4 3 0 1 13 (6+7)
2 Sedmerac Bar 4 2 0 2 7 (4+3)
3 Berane 4 1 0 3 4 (2+2)

Summary