2025–26 Montenegrin Second League

Montenegrin Second League
Season2025–26
Dates18 August 2025 – 2026
Matches95
Goals230 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer4 players
(9 goals)
Biggest home winOtrant-Olympic 7–0 Internacional
(16 August 2025)
Rudar Pljevlja 7–0 Lovćen
(8 November 2025)
Biggest away winInternacional 0–5 Kom
(24 September 2025)
Highest scoringOtrant-Olympic 6–2 Rudar Pljevlja
(12 October 2025)
Otrant-Olympic 7–1 Podgorica
(8 November 2025)
Longest winning runGrbalj
Otrant-Olympic
Rudar Pljevlja
(3 games each)
Longest unbeaten runBerane
(10 games)
Longest winless runPodgorica
(9 games)
Longest losing runInternacional
(6 games)
2026–27
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Montenegrin Second League (also known as 2.CFL) was the 20th season since the establishment of the Montenegrin Second League. The season began on 18 August 2025[1]

Format of competition

A total of 10 teams participate in this edition of the Second league. The new members are Otrant-Olympic, who were relegated from the 2024–25 Montenegrin First League, and winners of the Montenegrin Third League playoffs - Berane and Internacional.[2]

This is the 7th season that the Montenegrin Second League has 10 participants. At the end of the season the winners will get automatic promotion to the Montenegrin First League while the 2nd and 3rd placed will play in a promotion play-offs against the 9th and 8th placed teams in the Montenegrin First League, while the 9th and 10th placed teams will get relegated to the Montenegrin Third League

Teams

The following 10 clubs compete this season of the second league:

Club
City Finishing
in 2024–25
Stadium Floodlights
Berane Berane 1st in Third League – North Berane City Stadium (6,500) Yes
Grbalj Radanovići 6th Stadion Donja Sutvara (1,500) No
Igalo Igalo 4th Stadion Solila (1,600) No
Internacional Podgorica 1st in Third League – Center Camp FSCG (1,250) Yes
Iskra Danilovgrad 5th Braća Velašević Stadium (2,500) Yes
Kom Podgorica 8th Stadion Zlatica (1,200) Yes
Lovćen Cetinje 3rd Stadion Sveti Petar Cetinjski (5,192) Yes
Otrant-Olympic Ulcinj 10th in First League Stadion Olympic (1,500) No
Podgorica Podgorica 7th DG Arena (4,300) Yes
Rudar Pljevlja 2nd Stadion pod Golubinjom (5,140) Yes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Otrant-Olympic 19 12 2 5 44 15 +29 38 Promotion to the 1. CFL
2 Grbalj 19 11 3 5 30 16 +14 36 Qualification for the 1. CFL play-off
3 Kom 19 10 3 6 27 16 +11 33
4 Rudar 19 9 4 6 33 23 +10 31
5 Iskra 19 7 8 4 22 19 +3 29
6 Berane 19 6 9 4 25 16 +9 27
7 Lovćen 19 7 1 11 14 29 −15 22
8 Igalo 19 5 5 9 12 29 −17 20
9 Podgorica 19 4 6 9 11 27 −16 18 Relegation to the Third League
10 Internacional 19 1 5 13 12 40 −28 8
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. 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) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

Results

Home \ Away BER GRB IGA INT ISK KOM LOV OTR POD RUD BER GRB IGA INT ISK KOM LOV OTR POD RUD
Berane 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2
Grbalj 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1
Igalo 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–4 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1
Internacional 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–5 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Iskra 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–2
Kom 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1
Lovćen 0–4 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–0
Otrant-Olympic 0–0 2–0 4–1 7–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 7–1 6–2 2–1
Podgorica 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–0
Rudar 0–0 2–1 4–0 3–2 0–1 0–3 7–0 2–1 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 4 players 9
2 Aleksandar Vujačić and Luka Sili Otrant and Kom 8
3 Dejan Jovanović Rudar 7
4 Lazar Pajović Grbalj 6

[3]

As of 11 December 2025

See also

References

  1. ^ "2.CFL fixtures" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  2. ^ "League Two begins: Battle for the elite in 36 rounds" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Top goalscorers" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.