Sport Volleyball No. of teams 8 Confederation CEV | Founded 2006 Country Montenegro Most recent
champion(s) Budvanska Rivijera | |
The Montenegrin Volleyball League (montenegrin: Odbojkaški savez Crne Gore) is the highest level of men's volleyball in Montenegro and it is organized by Montenegrin Volleyball Federation. In the Montenegrin Volleyball League currently competes 8 clubs.
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Before independence
In the period before independence, Montenegrin volleyball clubs played in SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro competitions. At the start of 90's, OK Budućnost became first Montenegrin club in the First Yugoslav League, soon joined by OK Budvanska Rivijera.
In FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, two clubs played important role, with four champion titles. In the final series 2000-01, match between Budućnost and Budvanska Rivijera in Podgorica watched 7,500 spectators, which remained record attendance for Yugoslav volleyball championship. From the beginning of the new century, Budućnost and Budvanska Rivijera started to play in CEV Champions League.
Below is the list of Budućnost and Budvanska Rivijera champion titles won in Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Championship.
Except that, Montenegrin clubs like Elektroprivreda (Nikšić), Luka Bar (Bar), Studentski centar (Podgorica) and Pljevlja often played in the Second Yugoslav League. Lowest-tier competition was Montenegrin Republic League, which existed from 1978 to 2006.
After independence
Soon after the Montenegrin independence referendum, Volleyball Federation of Montenegro founded its own competitions, with the First League as a top-tier competition. Since founded, Montenegrin First League had various number of participants: 2006/07 - 7 clubs; 2007/08 - 8 clubs; 2008/09 - 8 clubs; 2009/10 - 8 clubs; 2010/11 - 6 clubs; 2011/12 - 8 clubs; 2012/13 - 4 clubs; 2013/14 - 8 clubs; 2014/15 - 6 clubs; 2015/16 - 6 clubs.
Until today, most successful club was OK Budvanska Rivijera. Other club which ever won a title in the history of Montenegrin Volleyball League is OK Budućnost.
Champions
From the inaugural season (2006/07), two different clubs were the champions of Montenegrin Volleyball League. OK Budvanska Rivijera won 8 titles and OK Budućnost 2 titles. Below is the list of top-placed teams by every single season.
Titles by seasons
Sources:
Montenegrin League
Below is a list of clubs with titles won in Montenegrin Volleyball League.
Overall
Below is an overall list, with titles won in both leagues - Montenegrin Volleyball League and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Championship.
Current teams
Montenegrin Volleyball League 2016/17 have seven participants. Below is the list of clubs in current season.
Montenegrin clubs in European volleyball competitions
Montenegrin volleyball clubs are participating in the CEV competitions since the season 1995-96.
First team which ever competed at the European cups was OK Budućnost Podgorica. Except them, in CEV competitions played also OK Budvanska Rivijera Budva, OK Sutjeska Nikšić, OK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje and OK Studentski Centar Podgorica.
Among other competitions, OK Budućnost and OK Budvanska Rivijera played a numerous seasons in CEV Champions League, with few participations in the final phases of competition.
During the overall history, five different Montenegrin clubs played in CEV competitions.
As of the end of CEV competitions 2015–16 season.