The League was established after the Montenegrin independence, with first season started in October 2006.
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.
Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history.
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.
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.