2007–08 Montenegrin First Handball League
The 2007–08 Montenegrin First Handball League was second season of the Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball, Montenegro's premier handball league.
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | RK Berane |
| Matches played | 60 |
← 2006/07 2008/09 → | |
Participants
The league regularly consists of eight teams, but in the season 2007/08 there were seven participants, because the team of Pljevlja quit. In the second part of season, four best clubs participated in the TOP4 league for champion, and the last three played in relegation league.
The following seven clubs participated in the Montenegrin First League 2007/08.
| Team | City | Hall | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berane | Berane | City Hall | 2,200 |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | SRC Lovćen | 1,450 |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | SRC Nikšić | 3,500 |
| Mornar | Bar | OŠ Jugoslavija | 1,000 |
| Mojkovac | Mojkovac | City Hall | 1,000 |
| Boka | Tivat | Župa | 1,500 |
| Budućnost | Podgorica | SC Morača | 4,750 |
First part
During the first part of the season, all members played 12 games. Four best placed teams - Berane, Sutjeska, Mornar and Lovćen continued season in the TOP4 league for champion. Other teams were playing league for relegation.
Table of the first part of the season:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Berane | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
2 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
3 | Mornar Bar | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
4 | Lovćen Cetinje | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
5 | Budućnost Podgorica | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
6 | Mojkovac | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
7 | Boka | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
TOP4 / relegation league
At the final phase, RK Berane won the first champions' title in the club history.
In the relegation league, at the bottom was RK Boka.
TOP4 League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Berane | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 (10+12) |
2 | Lovćen Cetinje | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 (10+2) |
3 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 (4+6) |
4 | Mornar Bar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 (0+4) |
Relegation League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Budućnost Podgorica | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 (6+6) |
2 | Mojkovac | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 (6+4) |
3 | Boka Tivat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 (0+2) |
Summary
- Promotion to the EHF Cup 2008/09: Berane, Lovćen Cetinje
- Promotion to the EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2008/09: Sutjeska Nikšić
- Promotion to the EHF Challenge Cup 2008/09: Mornar Bar, Budućnost Podgorica
- Relegation to the Second League 2008/09: Boka Tivat
- Promotion to the First league 2008/09: Stari Grad Budva, Rudar Pljevlja