1976–77 Montenegrin Republic League

The 1976–77 Montenegrin Republic League was the 32nd season of Montenegrin Republic League, the third tier of the Yugoslav football league system. The season started in August 1976 and finished in June 1977.[1]

Montenegrin Republic League
Season1976–77
DatesAugust 1976 - June 1977
ChampionsSutjeska
Relegated
Matches played240
Goals scored662 (2.76 per match)

Summary
Locations of the 1976-77 Montenegrin Republic League teams

16 teams participated in the 1976–77 season. Among the clubs which didn't play the previous season was Sutjeska and Titograd (relegated from Yugoslav Second League) and three best teams from Regional leagues - Igalo, Komovi and Dečić.[2]

That was the first time since 1954–55 that Sutjeska, who's traditionally one of two strongest Montenegrin sides, played in Republic League. At the end of season they took out the title finishing four points ahead of second place Titograd.[3] They also became the first team which won both the Montenegrin Republic League and the Montenegrin Republic Cup during the same season.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sutjeska (C, P) 30 24 2 4 90 15 +75 50
2 Titograd 30 19 8 3 48 20 +28 46
3 Petrovac 30 13 7 10 47 31 +16 33
4 Čelik 30 13 7 10 55 45 +10 33
5 Mogren 30 12 8 10 38 48 −10 32
6 Kotor 30 12 6 12 35 48 −13 30
7 Zeta 30 11 6 13 40 26 +14 28
8 Arsenal 30 11 5 14 40 39 +1 27
9 Dečić 30 11 5 14 44 50 −6 27
10 Tekstilac 30 12 3 15 33 40 −7 27
11 Iskra 30 9 9 12 31 44 −13 27
12 Grafičar 30 9 9 12 27 51 −24 27
13 Spuž 30 10 6 14 42 54 −12 26
14 Igalo (R) 30 9 8 13 26 42 −16 26
15 Rudar (R) 30 9 7 14 33 51 −18 25
16 Komovi (R) 30 6 4 20 33 71 −38 16
Source:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Higher leagues

In the 1976–77 season, three Montenegrin teams played in the higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia.[4] Budućnost participated in 1976–77 Yugoslav First League, while two other teams (Lovćen and Jedinstvo) participated in 1976–77 Yugoslav Second League.[5]

See also

References
  1. 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016', Podgorica, 2016.
  2. "U susret stogodišnjici fudbala u Baru (9.): "Novija" istorija Mornara". www.barskiportal.com.
  3. Novak Jovanović: Fudbalska takmičenja u Crnoj Gori : 1925-1985 , Cetinje, 1991., UDK: 796.332.093(497.16)"1925/1985
  4. "FSG".
  5. "Yugoslavia 1976/77". www.rsssf.com.
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