Montenegrin Third League


The Montenegrin Third League is the third and lowest-tier football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the regional unions of the Football Association of Montenegro, under the Football Association of Montenegro. In the 2025–26 season, 28 teams participated divided into three regions. The top team from each region qualifies for the playoff from which the top team qualify for the Montenegrin Second League.
WWW fscg.co.me

Current season

For the 2023–24 season, Third league is divided in three geographical regions. Nine teams compete in the North, fourteen in the Center, and eight in the South.

North

The Third League - North is organised by Union of the clubs - North. For the 2023–24 season, there are nine teams competing in the North Region.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BoracBijelo PoljeGradski4,000
BrskovoMojkovacGradski2,000
GusinjeGusinjeGradski1,500
IbarRožajeBandžovo brdo3,000
KomoviAndrijevicaPrljanije300
OFK GusinjeGusinjeGradski1,500
PetnjicaPetnjicaGusare1,000
PljevljaPljevljaPod Golubinjom5,140
PolimljeMurinoGradski300

Center

The Third League - Center is organised by Union of the clubs - Center. The Central region includes the municipalities of Podgorica, Nikšić, Danilovgrad, Šavnik, Plužine, Kolašin and Tuzi.
There are 14 clubs competing in Montenegrin Third League - Center for the 2023–24 season.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AdriaPodgoricaStari ribnjak1,500
Crvena StijenaPodgoricaTološi1,000
ČelikNikšićStadion Željezare2,000
DrezgaPiperiStadion Drezge100
Fans UnitedPodgoricaDG Arena4,300
KariokePodgoricaKamp FSCG1,050
IlarionGolubovciIlarion Field100
OFK TitogradLjajkovićiKamp FSCG1,050
OlympicoGolubovciTrešnjica4,000
Polet StarsNikšićSutjeska pitch500
RibnicaPodgoricaKamp FSCG1,050
ZabjeloPodgoricaStadion Zabjela750
ZetaGolubovciTrešnjica4,000
ZoraSpužSpuž City Stadium1,700

South

The Third League - South is organised by Union of the clubs - South. The municipalities within Southern region include: Cetinje, Kotor, Herceg Novi, Tivat, Budva, Bar and Ulcinj.
For the 2023–24 season, there are seven teams competing in the South region.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AkademijaUlcinjVelika Plaža2,000
BudvaBudvaLugovi2,500
CetinjeCetinjeObilića poljana2,000
BalkanBarSRC Topolica2,500 *
OrjenZelenikaOpačica650
Sloga BarBarTopolica2,500
Sloga RadovićiRadovićiRadovići300

History

Regional leagues as a lowest-tier competition in Montenegro, were founded in 1968. The format and system of competition has not changed. From 1968 to 2006, it was the fourth or fifth level of competition in SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Following Montenegrin independence, regional leagues became the third tier in the organisation of domestic football competitions.

From 1968 until now, the league is divided on three regions - North Center and South.

At period 1961–2006, winners of three regional leagues were promoted to Montenegrin Republic League or played Montenegrin football playoffs.

Champions (2006-)

After independence of Montenegro, regional leagues, with the same format and divisions, became Third League, and also a lowest tier of competition.
At the end of season, champions of each region qualifies for the playoff. Every season, two top teams from playoff are qualified for the Second League.
Below is the list of Montenegrin Third League champions.
Key
Promoted to 2.CFL via playoffs

Full list of champions of regional leagues before 2006, is available on the page Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946-2006).

Complete team list

From 2006, 60 different teams played in Montenegrin Third League. This is the complete list of the clubs that took part in 17 seasons played from 2006–07 to 2022-23, ranked by champion titles won in the Third League.
2022–23 Montenegrin First League
2022–23 Montenegrin Second League
2022–23 Montenegrin Third League
No longer exists

Ssn = Number of seasons; First = First season in Third League; Last = Last season in Third League; 1st = finishing as a champion of region; 2nd = finishing as a runner-up; 3rd = finishing as a third-placed team

Final placement by season

North

Since its establishing, in Montenegrin Third League - North participated overall 18 different teams. Most successful participants are [FK FK Pljevlja 1997|Pljevlja 1997|FK Pljevlja], who won four titles. Except that, FK Pljevlja made the biggest win in some Montenegrin official men football competition - on season 2012-13, they defeated FK E-Roma 26-1 . During the same game, FK Pljevlja player Alen Pajević scored seven goals, which was all-time record in Montenegrin Third League, until season 2022-23 when Aleksandar Krstović scored nine goals for Zora Spuž against Adria in 18–0 win.
Among the other title winners in Third League - North are FK Ibar ', FK Brskovo ', FK Polimlje ', FK Petnjica ', FK Berane ', FK Gusinje, FK Tekstilac and FK Radnički '.
Two teams, FK Komovi and FK Polimlje, participated in all the seasons of Third League - North.
Club070809101112131415161718192021222324
Berane -------------1----
Borac ----------32422532
Brskovo 736822231-21346254
Durmitor ---76-------------
E-Roma ---1010910-----------
Fair Play -------11889810-----
Gusinje --1-34497457885789
OFK Gusinje ----------------76
Ibar ------------1--111
Komovi 665998744543657345
Napredak 8586578857899-----
Petnjica 54721-553365231867
Pljevlja 3221-1122214574423
Polimlje 214343976176763698
Prvijenac 479575610----------
Radnički -------1---10------
Sjeverna Zvijezda ---------6--------
Tekstilac 1-348636----------

''07 = season 2006/07''

Center

Overall 25 different clubs played in Montenegrin Third League - Central region since its establishing. Most trophies won FK Iskra with three titles. Except them, among the champions were FK Zora ', OFK Mladost DG ' FK Kom ', FK Ribnica ', FK Podgorica ', FK Grafičar ', FK Bratstvo ', FK Drezga ', FK Internacional ' and FK Blue Star '.
Owner of the biggest wins in the history of Montenegrin Third League - Center is FK Zeta, who defeated FK Njegoš away with result 0-27. Player with most scored goals on one game is Miloš Krkotić who made a record on that game.

Club070809101112131415161718192021222324
Adria ------------3571012-
Blue Star 422314------------
Bratstvo -----------177813--
Crvena Stijena ----53522752463327
Čelik --------21--10---33
Drezga 23452264--641--998
Fans United -----------------6
Gornja Zeta ---78-------------
Gorštak 5766974553259-----
Grafičar 667878761---------
Ilarion -------------855105
Internacional ---------------21-
Iskra 1431---1----------
Karioke ----------6-641081110
Kom ------1-----------
Mladost DG -------------11---
Podgorica ---------51-------
Nikšić ----69--------21--
Olympico --------------12111312
Polet ---910527----23667-
Ribnica 31-44633-643891112811
Spuž --------------914--
Titeks -851011-------------
OFK Titograd ----------------62
Zabjelo ---------43-524444
Zeta -----------------1
Zora -51231--42-----759

''07 = season 2006/07''

South

Since establishing, 17 different teams played in Montenegrin Third League - South region. Among them, most successes have FK Cetinje with four titles and FK Arsenal with three. Except them, winners of competition were also FK Otrant ', FK Igalo ', FK Mornar ', FK Lovćen ' OFK Bar ', OFK Federal ' and FK Sloga Radovići '.
Since 2006, biggest win in Montenegrin Third League - South made FK Cetinje, who defeated FK Bijela with score 12-0 on season 2007-08.
FK Sloga Bar is the only team which played every single season of Montenegrin Third League - South Region.
Club070809101112131415161718192021222324
Akademija ----------------32
Arsenal ---221---211------
Balkan -----------------7
Bar 621---------------
Bijela 546---------------
Budva --------------3221
Cetinje 2521531-----141-86
Federal -------1----------
Partizan ----4522232333654-
Igalo 33431--------1----
Lovćen --------------841-
Mogren ---------65-------
Mornar -1----------------
Obilić ------2------253--
Orjen --3----43----62654
Otrant 1----24--1----41--
Sloga Bar 465566554534479863
Sloga R '---434331442257775

07 = season 2006/07''

Promotion playoffs

Following the Montenegrin independence, from the season 2006/07, champions of three regional leagues are participating in the playoffs for Montenegrin Second League promotion. Until 2020, every team is played four matches, and at the end, best-placed are promoted to a higher rank. From 2020, every team is playing two games, and if there is no winner after 90 minutes, penalties are deciding about it. Two teams are gaining promotion to the Second League.
Playoffs are playing after the regular season, at the end of May and start of June every year.

Promotions by season

Until now, most promotions to Montenegrin Second League through playoffs gained FK Iskra ', FK Arsenal ', FK Otrant ' and FK Igalo '.
†Promoted to Montenegrin Second League.

Promotions by region

During the history, most promotions to Montenegrin Second League gained teams from Central and South region. Representatives of that regions gained promotions via playoffs 12 times. Clubs from North region gained 8 promotions through playoffs.
Third League regionPromotions
North8
Center12
South12