2008–09 Montenegrin First Handball League

The 2008–09 Montenegrin First Handball League was third season of the Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball, Montenegro's premier handball league.

Montenegrin First Handball League
Season2008–09
ChampionsRK Budućnost Podgorica
Matches played112
← 2007/08
2009/10 →

Participants
Location of the 2007/08 Montenegrin Handball League teams

In the Montenegrin First League 2008/09 participated eight teams. For the first time, league didn't have two parts of competition. So, the clubs played 28 legs in the unique league.

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

Team City Hall Capacity
Budućnost Podgorica SC Morača 4,750
Lovćen Cetinje SRC Lovćen 1,450
Berane Berane City Hall 2,200
Sutjeska Nikšić SRC Nikšić 3,500
Mornar Bar OŠ Jugoslavija 1,000
Mojkovac Mojkovac City Hall 1,000
Rudar Pljevlja SC Ada 3,000
Budvanska rivijera Budva Mediterranean SC 1,500

Final table

During the season, all members played 28 games. At the end, Budućnost won their first national trophy, with five points more than Lovćen.

Final table:

PosTeamPldWDLPts
1
Budućnost Podgorica
28
25
1
2
51
2
Lovćen Cetinje
28
23
0
5
46
3
Sutjeska Nikšić
28
16
2
10
34
4
Berane
28
12
3
13
27
5
Budvanska rivijera
28
11
1
16
23
6
Mojkovac
28
7
1
20
15
7
Rudar
28
6
2
20
14
8
Mornar
28
7
0
21
14

Budućnost and Lovćen rivalry

Season will be remembered by the big rivalry between Lovćen Cetinje and Budućnost Podgorica. Their match in Podgorica, which decided about national champion, played in 26th Leg on May 17, 2009, was the most attended game in the history of Montenegrin First League (4,000 spectators). Budućnost won 28:26 (18:14) and hold the first title in the club history. Match ended with incidents in Sports center 'Morača', with the clash of supporters, but the players Goran Đukanović (Budućnost) and Igor Marković (Lovćen) too.

Four days later, Lovćen and Budućnost played another important match - final of the Cup of Montenegro. In front of 2,000 spectators in Cetinje, Lovćen won 26:25 (13:12).

During the season, match Berane - Lovćen, played in March, was dissolved too, after big incidents and fights on the ground.

Summary
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