The Montenegrin Women's Football league or 1. ŽFL is the top level women's

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league of

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. It is organized by the

Football Association of Montenegro The Football Association of Montenegro (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Fudbalski savez Crne Gore'', ''FSCG'' / Фудбалски савез Црне Горе, ФСЦГ) is the governing body of football in Montenegro. It is based in the ca ...

. The winning team of the league is eligible for a spot in the

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. The first national women's football competition was held in the season 2008-09, but the league played its inaugural season in 2011-12.

History

Women's football history in Montenegro started in the period after the Montenegrin independence referendum. Beside the fact that the first women's club was founded in 2005, competitions started years after that. In 2008, Football Association of Montenegro founded national women's team and first women's competition - a yearly tournament called ''FSCG Trophy''. With its first season 2008-09, FSCG trophy matches lasted 60 minutes, with seven substitutes allowed. From season 2011-12, Montenegrin Women's First League is founded (commonly known as 1. ŽFL), with participation of the champion in the

FSCG Trophy (2008-2011)

Inaugural competition for women, Trophy of Montenegrin FA (Trofej FSCG) lasted three seasons. With matches' duration of 60 minutes, competition was preparation for founding of First Montenegrin Women's Football League.
First two editions of FSCG Trophy (2008–09, 2009–10) won ŽFK Palma from

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(from season 2016-17 under the name ŽFK Budućnost Podgorica). On season 2010-11, winner was

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from

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. In the first season of FSCG trophy participated only four clubs, but until the season 2010-11 there was six members of the competition.

First Women's League (2011-)

First matches of Montenegrin Women's League (1. ŽFL) were played in autumn 2011. In its first season, new competition with conventional rules (''90 minutes games, 3 substitutes'') had participants from all three regions of Montenegro (northern, central and southern).
In period from 2011 to 2015, most successful squad in 1. ŽFL was ŽFK Ekonomist. They won four consecutive titles, mostly finishing the seasons without a single defeat. Successes of ŽFK Ekonomist finished on the season 2015-16, whose winner was ŽFK Breznica from

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. That was the beginning of ŽFK Breznica domination. They won eight titles in a row, including the season 2019-20, which was interrupted due to COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro. Season 2020-21 was remembered by most dramatic title race, which won ŽFK Breznica, thanks to one single goal more than second-placed ŽFK Budućnost in their head-to-head matches.
Since foundation, 1. ŽFL had different number of participants: 2011/12 - ''7 clubs''; 2012-13 - ''6 clubs''; 2013/14 - ''7 clubs''; 2014/15 - ''8 clubs''; 2015/16 - ''8 clubs''; 2016/17 - ''5 clubs''; 2017/18 - ''4 clubs''; 2018/19 - ''7 clubs''; 2019/20 - ''6 clubs''; 2020/21 - ''5 clubs''; 2021/22 - ''4 clubs''; 2022/23 - ''6 clubs''.

Champions and top goalscorers

Titles by team

Montenegrin clubs in European competitions

Since the season 2012-13, champion of Montenegrin Women's League is playing in the

. In the period 2012-2015, the only Montenegrin representative was

. From season 2016-17 to 2023-24, Montenegro was represented in UEFA Champions League by ŽFK Breznica.
Below is a table with Montenegrin clubs' scores in UEFA competitions. ''As of the end of UEFA competitions 2024–25 season.''

References

External links

Montenegrin Women's League
at Federation website
mnesport.me

cg-fudbal.com
{{UEFA women's leagues Top-level women's association football leagues in Europe League

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