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The 2012–13 Montenegrin First League was the seventh season of top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 11 August 2012 and ended on June 1, 2013. The mid-season winter break began on 2 December 2012 and ended on 7 March 2013. FK Budućnost Podgorica are the defending champions.
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Teams
Last season, Bokelj, Berane, and Dečić were relegated to the Montenegrin Second League. Montenegrin Cup winners FK Čelik Nikšić were promoted along with Mornar and Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje.
Stadiums and locations
All figures for stadiums include seating capacity only, as many stadiums in Montenegro have stands without chairs which would otherwise be the actual amount of people able to attend football matches not regulated by UEFA or FIFA.
League table
Source: fscg.co.me
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Budućnost Podgorica won the 2012–13 Montenegrin Cup, so the other UEFA Europa League spots initially shifted down. Budućnost and Grbalj were excluded from participating in UEFA club competitions for the next season after FSCG denied them an UEFA license.
2Mogren were deducted 1 point.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. 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.
First and second round
Source: fscg.co.me
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):
23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round 1 - 12 1 - 2 2 - 12 1 - 4 3 - 12 1 - 6 2 - 11 8 - 6 3 - 1 2 - 3 4 - 2 2 - 5 3 - 10 9 - 5 4 - 11 9 - 7 5 - 1 3 - 4 4 - 9 10 - 4 5 - 10 10 - 6 6 - 11 10 - 8 5 - 8 11 - 3 6 - 9 11 - 5 7 - 10 11 - 7 6 - 7 12 - 7 7 - 8 12 - 8 8 - 9 12 - 929th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round 4 - 12 1 - 8 5 - 12 1 - 10 6 - 12 5 - 3 2 - 7 6 - 4 2 - 9 7 - 5 6 - 2 3 - 6 7 - 3 3 - 8 8 - 4 7 - 1 4 - 5 8 - 2 4 - 7 9 - 3 8 - 11 11 - 9 9 - 1 5 - 6 10 - 2 9 - 10 12 - 10 10 - 11 12 - 11 11 - 1Source: fscg.co.me
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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.
Second legs
Mornar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Mogren won 9–2 on aggregate.