The Montenegrin Women's Football league or 1. à ½FL is the top level women's football league of Montenegro. It is organized by the Football Association of Montenegro.
The winning team of the league is eligible for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The first national women's football competition was held in the season 2008-09, but the league played its inaugural season in 2011-12.
Women's football history in Montenegro started in the period after the Montenegrin independence referendum. Beside the fact that the first women's club was founded in 2005, competitions started years after that. In 2008, Football Association of Montenegro founded national women's team and first women's competition - a yearly tournament called FSCG Trophy. With its first season 2008-09, FSCG trophy matches lasted 60 minutes, with seven substitutes allowed. From season 2011-12, Montenegrin Women's First League is founded (commonly known as 1. à ½FL), with participation of the champion in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Inaugural competition for women, Trophy of Montenegrin FA (Trofej FSCG) lasted three seasons. With matches' duration of 60 minutes, competition was preparation for founding of First Montenegrin Women's Football League.<br /> First two editions of FSCG Trophy (2008âÂÂ09, 2009âÂÂ10) won à ½FK Palma from Podgorica (from season 2016-17 under the name à ½FK BuduÃÂnost Podgorica). On season 2010-11, winner was à ½FK Ekonomist from Nikà ¡iÃÂ. In the first season of FSCG trophy participated only four clubs, but until the season 2010-11 there was six members of the competition.
First matches of Montenegrin Women's League (1. à ½FL) were played in autumn 2011. In its first season, new competition with conventional rules (90 minutes games, 3 substitutes) had participants from all three regions of Montenegro (northern, central and southern).<br /> In period from 2011 to 2015, most successful squad in 1. à ½FL was à ½FK Ekonomist. They won four consecutive titles, mostly finishing the seasons without a single defeat. Successes of à ½FK Ekonomist finished on the season 2015-16, whose winner was à ½FK Breznica from Pljevlja. That was the beginning of à ½FK Breznica domination. They won eight titles in a row, including the season 2019-20, which was interrupted due to COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro. Season 2020-21 was remembered by most dramatic title race, which won à ½FK Breznica, thanks to one single goal more than second-placed à ½FK BuduÃÂnost in their head-to-head matches.<br /> Since foundation, 1. à ½FL had different number of participants: 2011/12 - 7 clubs; 2012-13 - 6 clubs; 2013/14 - 7 clubs; 2014/15 - 8 clubs; 2015/16 - 8 clubs; 2016/17 - 5 clubs; 2017/18 - 4 clubs; 2018/19 - 7 clubs; 2019/20 - 6 clubs; 2020/21 - 5 clubs; 2021/22 - 4 clubs; 2022/23 - 6 clubs.
Since the season 2012-13, champion of Montenegrin Women's League is playing in the UEFA Women's Champions League. In the period 2012-2015, the only Montenegrin representative was à ½FK Ekonomist. From season 2016-17 to 2023-24, Montenegro was represented in UEFA Champions League by à ½FK Breznica.<br /> Below is a table with Montenegrin clubs' scores in UEFA competitions.
As of the end of UEFA competitions 2025âÂÂ26 season.