Montenegrin Handball League Records

The Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball (in montenegrin "Prva Muška Liga") is the top men's team handball league in Montenegro. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Montenegro. In the league participate eight clubs.
The League was established after the Montenegrin independence, with first season started in October 2006.
Competition format.
From its establishing, First Montenegrin Handball League regularly consists of eight teams. During the few seasons, in the competition played seven clubs, because the financial or the other problems of some First League members.
League regularly have two parts. During the first part, there is 16 (or 14) weeks. After that, during the second part, four best-placed clubs are playing playoff (TOP4) league for champion, and the others are playing play-out (relegating) league.
At the end of the season, the bottom-placed club is relegating. Every season, champion of the Montenegrin Second League is promoted as a new member of the First League.
Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history.
Participants.
Since its establishing, in the Montenegrin First League participated 13 different clubs - RK Lovćen Cetinje, RK Sutjeska Nikšić, RK Berane, RK Mojkovac, RK Mornar Bar, RK Budvanska rivijera Budva, RK Rudar Pljevlja, RK Budućnost Podgorica, RK Boka Tivat, RK Danilovgrad, RK Ulcinj, RK Cepelin Cetinje and RK Sedmerac Bar.
During the history of competition, only two towns had more than one First League club - Cetinje and Bar.
Previous First League Seasons.
Most of the clubs, during the past, were playing in the SFR Yugoslavia or FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro First League - that was RK Lovćen ("2 titles of FRY champion and SCG Cup winner"), RK Rudar ("former Pljevlja"), RK Berane ("former Raj banka"), RK Mornar ("former FRY Cup finalist"), RK Budućnost and RK Mojkovac ("former Brskovo").
Below is a list of Montenegrin clubs which competed in the SFRY, FRY/SCG First League.
Performances by clubs.
Below is a list of First League clubs who have competed in the competition, including the season 2014/15. The teams in bold compete in First League currently. RK Lovćen is the only team that played First League in every season.
List of Champions (2007 - ).
By season.
First champion of Montenegro, in the season 2006/07, became RK Lovćen Cetinje. In the next seasons, another three clubs won the trophy (RK Berane, RK Budućnost Podgorica, RK Mojkovac) and Budućnost became first club which won two titles in the row.
In the season 2009/10, Budućnost became the first club to finish a season without losing a point, a feat repeated by Lovćen during the season 2012/13.
By team.
Since 2006, four different clubs won the trophy of Montenegrin handball champion. 
Most successful were RK Lovćen Cetinje with 4 titles and now dissolved RK Budućnost Podgorica (2 trophies). With 2 titles from FR Yugoslavia Championship ("2000, 2001"), two trophies of FRY Cup Winner ("2002, 2003") and 5 wins in Montenegrin Cup, RK Lovćen is the most successful participant of Montenegrin First League.
Clubs which have one champions trophy are RK Mojkovac and RK Berane.
European Competitions.
Due to EHF ranking list and places distribution, at the season 2014/15. in the European Cups will participate two Montenegrin clubs (1 in EHF Cup, 1 in EHF Challenge Cup).
The greatest performance of one Montenegrin club in the European competitions was noted during the EHF Champions League 2000/01, when RK Lovćen finished at the fifth place.
All-time Montenegrin First League table.
The All-time Montenegrin First League table is a ranking of all Montenegrin handball clubs based on their performance in the Montenegrin First League, the top division of Montenegrin handball. In this ranking 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.
Highlighted clubs played in the First League in the 2013/14 season.
"Table is not including the results from the actual season (2014/15)."
Seasons not including current season (2014/15)
Placement by season.
Below is the list of participants of the First League with their placements during the every single season.