Exclusively domestic competition started in Montenegro when Cetinje Football Subassociation started its regular league championship in 1931.
Nowadays, the top-tier football competition in Montenegro is the Montenegrin First League. It is at the top of a pyramid of three leagues, of which the lowest, the Montenegrin Third League, is split into three regional competitions (North, Central, South). Since 2007, the champions of the Montenegrin First League enter the qualification for the UEFA Champions League; the runners-up and third-placed team will enter the UEFA Europa League, same as a Montenegrin Cup winner.
Main Cup competition is Montenegrin Cup. Lower-tier teams are playing in the Montenegrin Regional Cups, which have three divisions.
Women’s competitions are existing since 2008. Top-tier competition is Montenegrin Women’s League, whose champion is playing in qualification for UEFA Women’s Champions League. Another competition is Montenegrin Cup (women).