The 2016–17 Montenegrin Second League was the eleventh season since the establishment of the
Montenegrin Second League
The Montenegrin Second League ( Montenegrin: ''Druga crnogorska fudbalska liga'' – ''Druga CFL'' – ''2. CFL'') is the second-top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. Second Montenegrin Leagu ...
. The season ran from 14 August 2016 to May 2017.
Format of competition
A total of 12 teams participate in this edition of the Second League. New members are
FK Mornar Bar who was relegated from
2015–16 Montenegrin First League
The 2015–16 Montenegrin First League was the tenth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 8 August 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016. Rudar are the defending champions.
Teams
FK Iskra Danilovgrad, the 2014-15 Second L ...
, and winners of
Montenegrin Third League
The Third League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: Treća Crnogorska Liga / Трећа црногорска лига) is the third and lowest-tier football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the regional unions of the Football Association of Montene ...
playoffs -
FK Čelik Nikšić
Fudbalski Klub Čelik Nikšić ( Montenegrin: Фудбалски клуб Челик Никшић) is a football club based in Nikšić, Montenegro. Founded in 1957, they currently compete in the Montenegrin Third League. The team once won the Mon ...
and
FK Otrant-Olympic Ulcinj.
Teams
The following 12 clubs competed in this season.
League table
Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home-and-away for a total of 22 games. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
First and second round
Third round
Promotion play-offs
The runners-up and third-placed team in this season's league,
Rudar Pljevlja
FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It currently plays in the Montenegrin First League, the country's highest tier.
Rudar have played in the First League since it ...
and
Petrovac respectively, will each pair off against the eighth and ninth-placed teams from the
2016–17 Montenegrin First League
The 2016–17 Montenegrin First League (known as 1. CFL 2016–17) was the eleventh season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. Mladost Podgorica are the defending champions. The season began on 6 August 2016 and ended on 27 May 2017; the releg ...
in the relegation play-offs, to be played over two legs. The draw was made on 29 May 2017.
The two winners will play in
next season's top-flight.
Summary
Matches
''Petrovac won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Rudar won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Top scorers
References
External links
Football Association of Montenegro - Official Site
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