1951 Montenegrin Republic League

The 1951 Montenegrin Republic League was sixth season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season began in March 1951 and ended in June same year.[1]

Montenegrin Republic League
Season1951
Dates23 March – 22 June 1951
ChampionsRadnički Ivangrad
Matches played30
Goals scored131 (4.37 per match)
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Season
Locations of the 1951 Montenegrin Republic League teams

On season 1951, in Republic League participated six teams - three, two or one best-placed from three different qualifying group.

Qualifiers

In the qualifiers participated 14 teams. They were a part of three regional qualifying groups (zones). Two best-placed teams from each group gained promotion to 1951 Montenegrin Republic League.[2][3]

Group 1

In qualifying group 1 played teams from Northern Montenegro. At the end, Radnički Ivangrad and Bratstvo Bijelo Polje qualified for Republic League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Radnički Ivangrad (Q) 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 10
2 Bratstvo Bijelo Polje (Q) 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 8
3 Breznik 6 3 0 3 11 13 −2 6
4 Gorštak 6 0 0 6 7 26 −19 0
Source:
(Q) Qualified for 1951 Montenegrin Republic League.

Group 2

In qualifying group 2 played teams from Central Montenegro. At the end, Sutjeska and Lovćen qualified for Republic League. Additionally, as second-placed team from Group 3 withdrew from competition, Iskra as a best third-placed team gained promotion to Republic League. During the qualifiers, Sutjeska defeated Dečić 10-0 and that was the highest win on 1951 season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sutjeska (Q) 8 7 1 0 30 5 +25 15
2 Lovćen (Q) 8 6 1 1 25 4 +21 13
3 Iskra (Q) 8 4 0 4 26 13 +13 8
4 Napredak Golubovci 8 2 0 6 13 27 −14 4
5 Dečić 8 0 0 8 10 55 −45 0
Source:
(Q) Qualified for 1951 Montenegrin Republic League.

Group 3

In qualifying group 3 played teams from coastal Montenegro. At the end, Arsenal qualified for Republic League. Second placed Primorac Bijela withdrew after the qualifiers, due to financial and technical difficulties to play in Montenegrin Republic League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal (Q) 6 6 0 0 35 5 +30 12
2 Primorac Bijela 6 4 0 2 15 15 0 8
3 Mornar 7 3 0 4 14 16 −2 6
4 Jedinstvo 7 2 0 5 11 19 −8 4
5 Mogren 6 1 0 5 5 25 −20 2
Source:
(Q) Qualified for 1951 Montenegrin Republic League.

Championship

During the sixth edition of Montenegrin Republic League, four teams struggled for the title until the last week of championship - Radnički, Sutjeska, Bratstvo and Lovćen. At the end, after the home victory against Sutjeska (3-2) in the final week of championship, Radnički won the season, with only single point more than teams from positions 2-4.[4] With that success, Radnički for the first time played in qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Radnički Ivangrad (C, Q) 10 6 0 4 32 25 +7 12
2 Sutjeska 10 5 1 4 22 13 +9 11
3 Bratstvo Bijelo Polje 10 5 1 4 28 17 +11 11
4 Lovćen 10 4 3 3 17 21 −4 11
5 Iskra 10 4 1 5 18 16 +2 9
6 Arsenal 10 3 0 7 14 32 −18 6
Source:
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results

Radnički finished season with four defeats. Most goals (10) was seen on the game Radnički - Lovćen (8-2).

Home \ Away RAD SUT BRA LOV ISK ARS
RAD 3–2 3–0 8–2 4–2 7–2
SUT 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–0
BRA 3–0 3–2 6–1 4–1 8–1
LOV 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–0
ISK 1–4 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–0
ARS 6–3 3–2 1–0 1–2 0–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League

Radnički played in qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League. They played against Second League side Bokelj. After two games, Radnički failed to gain their first-ever promotion to second-tier competition.

Round Team 1 Team 2 Home Away
First leg
 Radnički Ivangrad Bokelj Kotor
2:1
0:3

Higher leagues

On season 1951, two Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia.[5] Both of them (Budućnost and Bokelj) participated in 1951 Yugoslav Second League.

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See also

References
  1. 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016', Podgorica, 2016.
  2. "1951". web.archive.org. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  3. Novak Jovanović: Fudbalska takmičenja u Crnoj Gori : 1925-1985 , Cetinje, 1991., UDK: 796.332.093(497.16)"1925/1985
  4. "Sezona 1950/51". FK Lovćen Cetinje (in Bosnian). 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  5. "FSG". www.fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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