The 2017–18 Montenegrin First League was the 12th season of the top-tier football in Montenegro.
[3] Since the third-placed Mladost Podgorica won the 2017–18 Montenegrin Cup which earned them the same spot in the Europa League, the spot was taken by the fourth-placed team.
There was one new club this season, Kom, who earned promotion from the Montenegrin Second League.
[1] Bokelj, Lovćen and Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje were relegated after the 2016–17 season, as the league's contestants amount was reduced from 12 clubs to 10.
[2] The ten clubs played each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.