2008–09 Montenegrin Second League
# 2008–09 Montenegrin Second League

The 2008–09 Montenegrin Second League (Serbian: Druga Crnogorska Liga / Друга црногорска лига) was the third season since its establishment.

## Format of competition

Twelve teams participate in this league. The top team directly qualifies for the Montenegrin First League while the second and third teams contest in a two matches playoff against the 11th and 12th team from the First League. The two bottom-placed teams are relegated to the Third League, to be replaced by the two winners of the Third League promotion play-off.

## Teams

The following 12 clubs competed in this season.

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Arsenal | Tivat | Stadion u Parku | 4.000 |
| Berane | Berane | Gradski stadion | 11,000 |
| Bokelj | Kotor | Stadion pod Vrmcem | 5,000 |
| Bratstvo Cijevna | Podgorica | Stadion Bratstva | 1,000 |
| Crvena Stijena | Podgorica | Stadion Tološi | 1,000 |
| Čelik | Nikšić | Stadion Željezare | 2,000 |
| Ibar | Rožaje | Bandžovo Brdo | 2,500 |
| Mladost | Podgorica | Stadion Cvijetni Brijeg | 2,000 |
| Mornar | Bar | Stadion Topolica | 2,500 |
| Otrant | Ulcinj | Stadion Olympic | 1,500 |
| Ribnica | Podgorica | Stadion na Koniku | 750 |
| Zabjelo | Podgorica | Stadion Zabjela | 1,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Berane (C, P) | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 13 | +50 | 74 | Promotion to the First League |
| 2 | Mladost | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 66 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Mornar (P) | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Otrant | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 52 | |
| 5 | Ibar | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 50 | |
| 6 | Bokelj | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 46 | |
| 7 | Bratstvo | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Crvena Stijena | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 40 | |
| 9 | Zabjelo | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 39 | |
| 10 | Čelik | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 38 | |
| 11 | Arsenal (R) | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 34 | Relegation to the Third League |
| 12 | Ribnica (R) | 33 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 82 | −66 | 10 | Relegation to the Third League |

* ↑ Arsenal were deducted 1 point.

## Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home-and-away for a total of 22 games. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

## Promotion play-offs

The 3rd-placed team (against the 10th-placed team of the First League) and the runners-up (against the 11th-placed team of the First League) will both compete in two-legged promotion play-offs after the end of the season.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Mladost | 1–2 | Dečić | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Mornar | 2–1 | Jezero | 2–1 | 0–0 |

### Matches

Dečić won 3–0 on aggregate.

Mornar won 2–1 on aggregate.

