2008–09 Montenegrin First Handball League

February 2014 Montenegrin First Handball League 2008–09 RK Budućnost Podgorica 112 2007/08 2009/10 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 Montenegro right 350 Location of the 2007/08 Montenegrin Handball League teams Montenegro 42.392578 18.924401 Lovćen right Montenegro 42.104444 19.09 Mornar left Montenegro 42.96 19.58 Mojkovac Montenegro 42.84 19.86 Berane Montenegro 42.784947 18.953731 Sutjeska right Montenegro 42.444728 19.264378 Budućnost Montenegro 43.36 19.36 Rudar left Montenegro 42.286328 18.850715 Bud. rivijera left In the Montenegrin First League 2008/09 twelve teams participated. For the first time, the competition was not divided into two stages. Instead, the clubs played 32 (33 for tie-breaking) matches in a single league format. The following eight clubs participated in the Montenegrin First League 2007/08. TeamCityHallCapacityBudućnostPodgoricaSC Morača 4,750LovćenCetinjeSRC Lovćen 1,450BeraneBeraneCity Hall 2,200SutjeskaNikšićSRC Nikšić 3,500MornarBarOŠ Jugoslavija 1,000MojkovacMojkovacCity Hall 1,000RudarPljevljaSC Ada 3,000Budvanska rivijeraBudvaMediterranean SC 1,500 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: Pos Team Pld W D L Pts 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 (4,000 spectators). Budućnost won 28:26 (18:14) 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 (Budućnost) and Igor Marković (Lovćen) 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 (13:12). During the season, match Berane - Lovćen, played in March, was dissolved too, after big incidents and fights on the ground. Summary Promotion to the EHF Champions League - qualifiers 2009/10: Budućnost Podgorica Promotion to the EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2009/10: Lovćen Cetinje Promotion to the EHF Cup 2009/10: Sutjeska Nikšić Promotion to the EHF Challenge Cup 2009/10: Berane, Budvanska rivijera Budva Relegation to the Second League 2009/10: Mojkovac (due to finances) Promotion to the First league 2009/10: Danilovgrad Category:Handball leagues in Montenegro Hand Hand Monte