2006–07 Montenegrin First Handball League


The 2006–07 Montenegrin First Handball League was first season of the Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball, Montenegro's premier handball league.

Participants

First season of Montenegrin Handball League was established two months after the Montenegrin independence. As the National Handball Federation of Montenegro proposed, First league in its first season has eight participants. Among them were two clubs which played in 2005/06 First League of Serbia and Montenegro and six teams which previously participated in the second level.
Following the propositions of the new competition, league had two parts. During the first, there was 14 weeks, and after that, First League was split into two parts. Four best clubs participated in the TOP4 league for champion, and the last four played in relegation league.
TeamCityHallCapacity
LovćenCetinjeSRC Lovćen1,450
BeraneBeraneCity Hall2,200
PljevljaPljevljaSC Ada3,000
SutjeskaNikšićSRC Nikšić3,500
MojkovacMojkovacCity Hall1,000
MornarBarOŠ Jugoslavija1,000
BokaTivatŽupa1,500
CepelinCetinjeSRC Lovćen1,450

First part

During the first part of the season, all members played 14 games. Four best placed teams - Lovćen, Berane, Sutjeska and Mornar continued season in the TOP4 league for champion. Other teams were playing league for relegation.
Table of the first part of the season:
PosTeamPldWDLPts
1
Lovćen Cetinje
14
12
1
1
25
2
Berane
14
10
1
3
21
3
Sutjeska
14
9
1
4
19
4
Mornar
14
8
0
6
16
5
Mojkovac
14
5
3
6
13
6
Pljevlja
14
4
1
9
9
7
Cepelin
14
2
1
11
5
8
Boka
14
1
2
11
4

TOP4 / relegation league

At the final phase, RK Lovćen Cetinje won the first champions trophy in the independent Montenegro. In the TOP4 League, Lovćen won all six matches, including two hardest games against Berane.

In the relegation league, RK Boka won the crucial matches against Cepelin, so the club from Cetinje was relegated to the Second league.

TOP4 League

PosTeamPldWDLPts
1
Lovćen Cetinje
6
6
0
0
12
2
Berane
6
2
2
2
6
3
Sutjeska
6
2
1
3
5
4
Mornar
6
0
1
5
1

Relegation League

PosTeamPldWDLPts
1
Mojkovac
6
5
0
1
10
2
Pljevlja
6
3
0
3
6
3
Boka
6
3
0
3
6
4
Cepelin
6
1
0
5
2

Summary