1946–47 Montenegrin Republic League


The 1946–47 Montenegrin Republic League was second season of Montenegrin Republic League. The season began in October 1946 and ended in May 1947.

Season

After Budućnost won the title of 1946 season champion and gained promotion to Yugoslav First League, Lovćen, Sutjeska and Arsenal remained members of Montenegrin First League. New participants of competition were Velimir Jakić and Bokelj.

Eight-week long season finished with the very first title for FK Sutjeska. Th team from Nikšić won the first-place battle against FK Bokelj, which lasted until the week 8.

Anyway, at the end of season, both teams played in qualifiers for Yugoslav First League.

Table

Results

Sutjeska finished season without one lost game, while FK Velimir Jakić won only one match with seven loses. Most goals was seen on the game Arsenal – Lovćen.

Qualifiers for Yugoslav First League

Sutjeska and Bokelj played in qualifiers for the top-tier. In the first leg, teams from Montenegro played each other. Bokelj was eliminated in first leg, and Sutjeska in second. Below are their results in the qualifiers.

RoundTeam 1Team 2HomeAway
Quarterfinals
Sutjeska NikšićBokelj Kotor
3:1
2:1
Semifinals
Sutjeska NikšićTorpedo Sarajevo
2:2
1:6

Higher leagues

On inaugural season of Yugoslav football system, there was only one competition. That was 1946–47 Yugoslav First League, and Budućnost was a representative of SR Montenegro in top-tier.