1948–49 Montenegrin Republic League

Montenegrin Republic League

Season	1948–49
Dates	September 1948 – May 1949
Champions	Sutjeska
Matches played	19
Goals scored	70 (3.68 per match)
← 1947–48 1950 →

The 1948–49 Montenegrin Republic League was fourth season of Montenegrin Republic League. The season began in September 1948 and ended in May 1949.^[1]

Season

Lovćen

Arsenal

Sutjeska

Jakić

Bokelj

Iskra

Tempo

IKA

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Locations of the 1948-49 Montenegrin Republic League teams

In the fourth edition of Montenegrin First League played eight different teams.^[2] For the first time, among participants were Iskra Danilovgrad, Tempo Bar and IKA Ivangrad, who won the qualifiers.^[3]
Many irregularities occurred during the season. Most matches were not played, so at the end, all the teams didn't play an equal number of games. However, the season was officially registered and two best placed teams participated in the qualifiers for Yugoslav Second and Third League. Champions' title won Sutjeska, who participated in qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League. Second-placed Lovćen went to qualifiers for Yugoslav Third League.^[4]
Arsenal and Tempo were relegated after the end of season and played in the qualifiers for Montenegrin Third League 1950.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sutjeska (C, Q)	7	6	1	0	20	2	+18	13
2	Lovćen (Q)	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	8
3	Jakić	4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	6
4	Bokelj	6	3	0	3	13	11	+2	6
5	Arsenal	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	2
6	Iskra	5	1	0	4	8	18	−10	2
7	IKA	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
8	Tempo	4	0	0	4	4	18	−14	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (Q) Place in qualifiers for 1950 Yugoslav Second League or Yugoslav Third League

Qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League

Sutjeska played in qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League. Team from Nikšić participated in qualifying group with Željezničar (Sarajevo), 11 Oktomvri (Kumanovo) and Ljubljana. Sutjeska finished as a last-placed team, so they were promoted to Yugoslav Third League.

Team 1	Team 2	Home	Away
Sutjeska Nikšić	11 Oktomvri	0:3	3:0
Ljubljana	Sutjeska Nikšić	3:0	1:1
Sutjeska Nikšić	Željezničar	0:3	0:3

Qualifiers for Yugoslav Third League

Lovćen played in qualifiers for Yugoslav Third League. Team from Cetinje participated in qualifying group with HNK Šibenik and Ljubljana (Banja Luka). Lovćen finished as a last-placed team, so they remained a member of Montenegrin Republic League.

Team 1	Team 2	Home	Away
HNK Šibenik	Lovćen Cetinje	1:0	1:0
Lovćen Cetinje	Borac Banja Luka	2:4	0:3

Higher leagues

On season 1948-49, one Montenegrin team played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia.^[5] Budućnost was a participant of 1948–49 Yugoslav First League.^[6]

See also

• Montenegrin Republic League
• Montenegrin Republic Cup (1947–2006)
• Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)
• Montenegrin Football Championship (1922–1940)

References

1. 'Crnogorski klubovi u fudbalskim takmičenjima 1946-2016', Podgorica, 2016.
2. "1948-1949". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01.
3. "U susret stogodišnjici fudbala u Baru (5.): Tempo zabranio klub sa njegovim imenom". www.barskiportal.com (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2020-01-05.
4. "Sezona 1948/49". FK Lovćen Cetinje (in Bosnian). 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
5. "FSG". fsgzrenjanin.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
6. "Yugoslavia - List of Final Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2020-01-05.