The 2017–18 Montenegrin First League was the 12th season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 26 May 2018.[1]Budućnost Podgorica are the defending champions.[2]
^ abSince the winners of the 2017–18 Montenegrin Cup, Mladost, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team. However, since Grbalj failed to obtain a UEFA license, their Europa league spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.[24]
^ abRudar finished ahead of Zeta on head-to-head points: Rudar 6 points, Zeta 3 points.
Results
The ten clubs played each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.[26]
Source: Football Association of Montenegro(in Montenegrin) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Relegation play-offs
The 10th-placed team (against the 3rd-placed team of the Second League) and the 11th-placed team (against the runners-up of the Second League) will both compete in two-legged relegation play-offs after the end of the season.