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.

Participants

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.
TeamCityHallCapacity
BudućnostPodgoricaSC Morača4,750
LovćenCetinjeSRC Lovćen1,450
BeraneBeraneCity Hall2,200
SutjeskaNikšićSRC Nikšić3,500
MornarBarOŠ Jugoslavija1,000
MojkovacMojkovacCity Hall1,000
RudarPljevljaSC Ada3,000
Budvanska rivijeraBudvaMediterranean SC1,500

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. Budućnost won 28:26 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 and Igor Marković 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.
During the season, match Berane - Lovćen, played in March, was dissolved too, after big incidents and fights on the ground.

Summary