2022 Balkan Super League season

Last updated
Balkan Super League 2022
League Balkan Super League
Duration Knockout
Teams11
Champions Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade

The 2022 Balkan Super League (BSL) season was the 6th season of the premier rugby league competition on the Balkans Region of Europe. The competition operates in addition to the national leagues of the respective nations as a Champions League-style competition. In this season clubs from Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro have competed.

Contents

Format

The format featured an incomplete round robin followed by a Grand Final.

2022 Clubs

TeamCountryDomestic League
Flag of Montenegro.svg Arsenal Tivat Montenegro Montenegro Rugby League (No league)
Flag of Serbia.svg Dorcol Belgrade RLFC Serbia Serbian Rugby League Championship
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lokomotiv Sofia RLFC Bulgaria Bulgarian Rugby League Federation (No league)
Flag of Serbia.svg Partizan Belgrade RLFC Serbia Serbian Rugby League Championship
Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade RLFC Serbia Serbian Rugby League Championship

Source: [1]

Regular Season

Round 1

DateTimeHomeScoreAway
2022-04-1020:16 Flag of Montenegro.svg Arsenal Tivat32–18 Flag of Serbia.svg Dorćol Tigers
2022-04-0214:00 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Locomotive10–64 Flag of Serbia.svg Partizan 1953

Round 2

DateTimeHomeScoreAway
2022-04-1715:00 Flag of Serbia.svg Partizan 195312–26 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star
2022-04-1614:00 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Locomotive18–34 Flag of Montenegro.svg Arsenal Tivat

Note: Arsenal Tivat withdrew after Round 2

Round 3

DateTimeHomeScoreAway
2022-05-0815:00 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Locomotive6–82 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star
2022-05-0714:00 Flag of Serbia.svg Dorćol Tigers14–12 Flag of Serbia.svg Partizan 1953

Round 4

DateTimeHomeScoreAway
2022-05-2218:00 Flag of Serbia.svg Dorćol Tigers10–40 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star

Source: [2]

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPDPts
Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star3300+1206
Flag of Serbia.svg Partizan 19533102+382
Flag of Montenegro.svg Arsenal Tivat2200+304
Flag of Serbia.svg Dorćol Tigers3102-422
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Locomotive3003-1460

Partizan won the tiebreaker over Dorćol by virtue of a better differential.

Grand Final

DateTimeHomeScoreAway
2022-06-2617:30 Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star24–18 Flag of Serbia.svg Partizan 1953

Source: [2]

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References

  1. "Clubs". Balkanrl.com. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. 1 2 "Results". Balkanrl.com. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2022-11-24.