Serbian SuperLiga

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Serbian SuperLiga
Serbian SuperLiga logo.svg
Founded2006;19 years ago (2006)
Country Serbia
Confederation UEFA
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Serbian First League
Domestic cup(s) Serbian Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Current champions Red Star Belgrade (11th title)
(2024–25)
Most championships Red Star Belgrade
(11 titles)
Most appearances Janko Tumbasević (390 matches)
Top goalscorer Aleksandar Katai
(110 goals)
Broadcaster(s) Arena Sport, Adria TV, SportKlub Slovenia, Match TV
Website superliga.rs
Current: 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga

The Serbian Super League (Serbian : Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League.

Contents

The SuperLiga was formed during the summer of 2005 as the country's top football league competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Since summer 2006 after the secession of Montenegro from Serbia, the league only has had Serbian clubs.

Serbian clubs used to compete in the Yugoslav First League. This competition was formed in 1923 and lasted until 2003. After the downfall of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991 a new Yugoslavia would be formed that would be named FR Yugoslavia with Montenegro and Serbia. They kept the name Yugoslavia until 2003 when the country changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro: this union lasted until 2006 when Montenegro gained independence and formed its own league, the Montenegrin First League.

The current SuperLiga champions are Red Star Belgrade. UEFA currently ranks the league 13th in Europe of 55 leagues. [1] The league was known as Meridian SuperLiga from 2005 until 2008. The league's official sponsor until 2015 was beer brand Jelen pivo, this resulted in the league's official name to be Jelen SuperLiga.

Format

Competition

The SuperLiga began as a league with a playoff system in an attempt to boost ratings and improve competition. After the first season however, the SuperLiga changed its format. The 2007–08 season was the first to be played in a more traditional format. The league no longer divided into a play-off and play-out group midway through the campaign. Instead, the 12 teams began playing each other three times in a more conventional league format. After two seasons with that format the Football Association of Serbia decided to add 4 teams to the SuperLiga. The 2009–10 season will be the first with a 16 team league played in a conventional league format of one home and one away match rather than the previous 3 match encounters. This drops the match schedule from 33 rounds to 30.

As of the 2015-16 season, the league reverted to its previous playoff system, whereby the top 8 placed teams compete in the championship round at the end of the season and the 8 lowest placed teams play in the relegation playoff round. The two bottom placed teams are relegated to the second division, the Serbian Prva Liga. The third lowest-placed team is then sent to a relegation playoff against the third-placed team in the second division. Whichever team wins will play in the SuperLiga the following season.

Qualification for UEFA competitions

Superliga champions and runner-ups enter Champions League qualifying entering the play-off round and second qualifying round respectively. The cup winner qualifies for the Europa League playoff round. The third and fourth placed teams enter the qualyfing round of the UEFA Europa Conference League, entering in the third and second qualifying round respectively.

In 2022-23, champions Red Star Belgrade were guaranteed to enter the Champions League group stage, due to access list changes in the Champions League regarding the suspension of Russian teams, and Serbia was ranked 11th in the UEFA coefficient list. TSC was also promoted from the UCL second qualifying round to the third qualifying round. This meant that for the first time ever, Serbia was allocated a group stage berth in the Champions League.

History

The Yugoslav First League started being played in 1923, and gathered the best clubs from the former Yugoslavia. In 1991, clubs from Slovenia and Croatia left and formed their own league systems, and in 1992 so did the clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. The Yugoslav First League was played since 1992 with clubs from Serbia and Montenegro, until 2006, when Montenegro declared independence and subsequently formed its own league system. Since 2006 the league is formed exclusively by clubs from Serbia and got renamed into Serbian SuperLiga.

Serbian League (1919–1922 / 1940–1944 / 1946)

ClubTitlesYears won
OFK Beograd
5
1920, 1921, 1941, 1943, 1944
Jugoslavija
2
1922, 1942
Red Star
1
1946

Kingdom of Yugoslavia League (1923–1940)

ClubTitlesYears wonRunners up
OFK Beograd
5
1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939
4
Jugoslavija
2
1924, 1925
3

Yugoslav First League (1946–1992)

ClubTitlesYears wonRunners upThird place
Red Star
19
1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992
9
7
Partizan
11
1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1987
9
8
Vojvodina
2
1966, 1989
3
2
OFK Beograd
2
2
Radnički Beograd
2
Radnički Niš
2

First League of Federal Republic Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

In 1992 the Yugoslav First League became the First League of FR Yugoslavia (Prva savezna liga or Meridian SuperLiga) and was played since then with the clubs from Serbia and Montenegro.

The league winner had access to the UEFA Champions League qualifications rounds, and the 2nd, 3rd and the Cup winner had played in the UEFA Cup. The bottom clubs would be relegated to the two Second Leagues depending on the republic they were based in, the Second League of Serbia (Druga savezna liga Srbija) and the Second League of Montenegro (Druga savezna liga grupa Crna Gora).

In 2002, FR Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro, and the league was named First League of Serbia and Montenegro between 2002 and its dissolution, in 2006. In 2006 Serbia and Montenegro separated and formed their own top leagues (Serbian SuperLiga and Montenegrin First League). Serbian SuperLiga was officially declared the successor of the First Leagues of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.

A total of 41 clubs participated between 1992 and 2006, being 34 from Serbia, 6 from Montenegro and one from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Borac Banja Luka was temporarily based in Serbia in early 1990s). A total of 3 clubs were champions, all from Serbia, Partizan (8 times), Red Star (5 times) and Obilić (once).

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird placeTop scorer(s)Goals
1992–93 Partizan (12)  Red Star   Vojvodina Anto Drobnjak (Red Star)
Vesko Mihajlović (Vojvodina)
22
1993–94 Partizan (13) Red Star Vojvodina Savo Milošević (Partizan)21
1994–95   Red Star (21) Partizan Vojvodina Savo Milošević (Partizan)30
1995–96 Partizan (14) Red Star Vojvodina Vojislav Budimirović (Čukarički)23
1996–97 Partizan (15) Red Star Vojvodina Zoran Jovičić (Red Star)21
1997–98 Obilić (1) Red Star Partizan Saša Marković (Železnik / Red Star)27
1998–99 Partizan (16) Obilić   Red Star   Dejan Osmanović (Hajduk Kula)16
1999–00 Red Star (22) Partizan Obilić Mateja Kežman (Partizan)27
2000–01 Red Star (23) Partizan Obilić Petar Divić (OFK Beograd)27
2001–02 Partizan (17) Red Star Sartid Zoran Đurašković (Mladost Lučani)27
2002–03 Partizan (18) Red Star OFK Belgrade Zvonimir Vukić (Partizan)22
2003–04 Red Star (24) Partizan Železnik Nikola Žigić (Red Star)19
2004–05 Partizan (19) Red Star Zeta Marko Pantelić (Red Star)21
2005–06 Red Star (25) Partizan Voždovac Srđan Radonjić (Partizan)20
ClubTitlesYears WonRunners upThird place
Partizan
8
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005
5
1
Red Star
5
1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006
8
1
Obilić
1
1998
1
2
Vojvodina
5
Sartid
1
OFK Beograd
1
Železnik
1
Voždovac
1

Serbian Superliga (2006–)

A total of 39 clubs participated between 2006 and 2023 in the Serbian Superliga. After 18 seasons, Red Star has won 10 championship titles and Partizan has won 8 championship title. Also, Red Star is record holder by winning 7 consecutive champion titles.

SeasonChampionsRunners upThird placeTop scorer(s)Goals
2006–07 Red Star (26) Partizan Vojvodina Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Srđan Baljak (Banat)18
2007–08 Partizan (20) Red Star Vojvodina Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Nenad Jestrović (Red Star)13
2008–09 Partizan (21) Vojvodina Red Star Flag of Senegal.svg Lamine Diarra (Partizan)19
2009–10 Partizan (22) Red Star OFK Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Dragan Mrđa (Vojvodina)22
2010–11 Partizan (23) Red Star Vojvodina Flag of Serbia.svg Ivica Iliev (Partizan)
Flag of Serbia.svg Andrija Kaluđerović (Red Star)
13
2011–12 Partizan (24) Red Star Vojvodina Flag of Serbia.svg Darko Spalević (Radnički Kragujevac)19
2012–13 Partizan (25) Red Star Vojvodina Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Stojanović (Jagodina)19
2013–14 Red Star (27) Partizan Jagodina Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Mrđa (2) (Red Star)19
2014–15 Partizan (26) Red Star Čukarički Flag of Nigeria.svg Patrick Friday Eze (Mladost Lučani)15
2015–16 Red Star (28) Partizan Čukarički Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai (Red Star)21
2016–17 Partizan (27) Red Star Vojvodina Flag of Serbia.svg Uroš Đurđević (Partizan)
Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo (Partizan)
24
2017–18 Red Star (29) Partizan Radnički Niš Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Pešić (Red Star)25
2018–19 Red Star (30) Radnički Niš Partizan Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Nermin Haskić (Radnički Niš)24
2019–20 Red Star (31) Partizan Vojvodina Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Silađi (TSC)
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Lukić (TSC)
Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Petković (Javor)
16
2020–21 Red Star (32) Partizan Čukarički Flag of Serbia.svg Milan Makarić (Radnik)25
2021–22 Red Star (33) Partizan Čukarički Flag of Cape Verde.svg Ricardo Gomes (Partizan)29
2022–23 Red Star (34) TSC Čukarički Flag of Cape Verde.svg Ricardo Gomes (2) (Partizan)19
2023–24 Red Star (35) Partizan TSC Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Saldanha (Partizan)
Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Luković (IMT)
17
2024–25 Red Star (36) Partizan
2025–26
ClubTitlesYears WonRunners upThird place
Red Star
11
2007, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
7
1
Partizan
8
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
9
1
Vojvodina
1
7
Radnički Niš
1
1
TSC
1
1
Čukarički
5
Jagodina
1
OFK Beograd
1

Serbian all-time champions (1923–present)

ClubTitlesYears WonRunners up
Red Star
36
1946, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
24
Partizan
27
1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
22
OFK Beograd
5
1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939
6
Vojvodina
2
1966, 1989
4
Jugoslavija
2
1924, 1925
3
Obilić
1
1998
1

All-time table 2006–2024

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Serbian SuperLiga at any time since its formation in 2006 to the current season. Teams playing in the 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga are indicated in bold. A total of 41 teams have played in the Serbian SuperLiga. The table is accurate as of the start of the 2024–25 season.

Pos.TeamTownSPWDLFAPts1st AppSince/Last AppHighest finish
1 Red Star Belgrade 186054678454135841914851071 2006–07 2006–07 1st
2 Partizan Belgrade 18605427988012564411379881 2006–07 2006–07 1st
3 Vojvodina Novi Sad 18605291150164857606102317 2006–07 2006–07 2nd
4 Čukarički Belgrade 155132151251736805907705 2007–08 2013–14 3rd
5 Spartak Subotica 15507180129198588646669 2009–10 2009–10 4th
6 Radnički Niš 1241716311114350948360011 2012–13 2012–13 2nd
7 Voždovac Belgrade 1241814596178467549531 2006–07 2023–24 5th
8 Napredak Kruševac 13446142105199466579531 2007–08 2016–17 5th
9 Mladost Lučani 11390137101152444526512 2007–08 2014–15 4th
10 Javor Ivanjica 13436126129181426542507 2008–09 2023–24 4th
11 Rad Belgrade 13429129105195418551492 2008–09 2020–21 4th
12 OFK Beograd Belgrade 10315112641393453994001 2006–07 2024–25 3rd
13 Novi Pazar Novi Pazar 1034310779157352471400 2011–12 2020–21 5th
14 Radnik Surdulica 93279385149334463364 2015–16 2023–24 6th
15 Borac Čačak 103298989151277408356 2006–07 2017–18 4th
16 Jagodina Jagodina 825087601032682963211 2008–09 2015–16 3rd
17 TSC Bačka Topola 517991424631921131511 2019–20 2019–20 2nd
18 Radnički 1923 Kragujevac 72316863100245317267 2011–12 2021–22 5th
19 Hajduk Kula 7218645995194248251 2006–07 2012–13 5th
20 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 72395966114217334243 2009–10 2021–22 9th
21 Smederevo Smederevo 6185504293153240192 2006–07 2012–13 8th
22 Sloboda Užice 4120453243136145167 2010–11 2013–14 5th
23 Proleter Novi Sad 4142403666129187156 2018–19 2021–22 8th
24 BSK Borča Belgrade 412031305991170126 2009–10 2012–13 11th
25 OFK Bačka Bačka Palanka 4149322691123246122 2016–17 2020–21 13th
26 Mačva Šabac 4142303082106224120 2017–18 2020–21 12th
27 Banat Zrenjanin 39825264791141101 2006–07 2008–09 9th
28 Donji Srem Pećinci 3902226428011692 2012–13 2014–15 11th
29 Inđija Inđija 3982414608416186 2010–11 2020–21 14th
30 Zemun Belgrade 31061826629216380 2006–07 2018–19 11th
31 Kolubara Lazarevac 2742512377012278 2021–22 2022–23 10th
32 Bežanija Belgrade 265171632678967 2006–07 2007–08 4th
33 IMT Belgrade 13711917435342 2023–24 2023–24 11th
34 Mladost Apatin 13211813253341 2006–07 2006–07 6th
35 Železničar Pančevo 13710918476539 2023–24 2023–24 14th
36 Dinamo Vranje 1379622246733 2018–19 2018–19 14th
37 Mladost Novi Sad 13761219254930 2022–23 2022–23 16th
38 Zlatibor Čajetina 1387823286429 2020–21 2020–21 18th
39 Mladi Radnik Požarevac 13051015194725 2009–10 2009–10 16th
40 Jedinstvo Ub 00000000 2024–25 2024–25 TBD
41 Tekstilac Odžaci 00000000 2024–25 2024–25 TBD

League or status at 2024–25:

2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga
2024–25 Serbian First League
2024–25 Serbian League
2024–25 fourth or lower degree of competition
Dissolved

Current clubs

Map

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Red pog.svg
IMT
Locations of the 2024-25 Serbian SuperLiga teams from Belgrade

The following 16 clubs compete in the Linglong Tire SuperLiga during the 2024–25 season.

Club
Finishing position
in 2023–24
First season in
top division
First season after
most recent promotion
StadiumOfficial website
Čukarički 6th1995–962013–14 Čukarički Stadium fkcukaricki.co.rs
IMT 11th2023–242023–24 Lagator Stadium fkimt.com
Beograd 1st in Serbian First League Arrow-up.png 19272024–25 Kraljevica Stadium ofkbeograd.com
Mladost 7th1995–962014–15 SRC MR Radoš Milovanović fkmladostlucani.com
Napredak 8th19512016–17 Mladost Stadium fknapredak.rs
Novi Pazar 9th2011–122020–21 Novi Pazar City Stadium fknovipazar.com
Partizan 2nd1946–471946–47 Partizan Stadium partizan.rs
Radnički Kragujevac 5th1935–362021–22 Čika Dača Stadium fkradnicki.com
Radnički Niš 12th1935–362012–13 Čair Stadium fkradnickinis.rs
Jedinstvo 2nd in Serbian First League Arrow-up.png 2024-252024–25 Dragan Džajić Stadium fkjedinstvoub.com
Red Star 1st19461946 Red Star Stadium crvenazvezdafk.com
Spartak 10th1946–472009–10 Subotica City Stadium fkspartak.com
TSC 3rd2019–202019–20 TSC Arena fktsc.com
Vojvodina 4th1931–321987–88 Karađorđe Stadium fkvojvodina.rs
Tekstilac 4th in Serbian First League Arrow-up.png 2024–252024–25 Slavko Maletin Vava Stadium
Železničar 14th2023–242023–24 SC Mladost Stadium

Stadiums

Serbian top-level football has been played in 27 stadiums since its formation in 2006. The top-three stadiums by clubs who are competing currently (2023-2024) in the Serbian top flight by seating capacity are Belgrade-based Red Star Stadium, Partizan Stadium and FK Radnicki Nis Cair Stadium.

Below are the ten largest stadiums in Serbia of clubs who are competing or have competed in the Serbian top division of football. Currently in the below list only six of these clubs are competing in the Serbian top flight, them been as follows : Red Star, Partizan, Vojvodina, Radnički Niš, Radnički Kragujevac and Spartak Subotica.

Biggest stadiums by seating capacity
StadiumClubCityOpenedCapacity
1 Rajko Mitić Stadium Red Star Belgrade 196351,755
2 Partizan Stadium Partizan Belgrade 195129,775
3 Čair Stadium Radnički Niš 196318,151
4 Smederevo Stadium Smederevo 1924 Smederevo 193017,200
5 Čika Dača Stadium Radnički 1923 Kragujevac 195715,100
6 Karađorđe Stadium FK Vojvodina Novi Sad 192414,458
7 Stadion Karađorđev park Banat Zrenjanin 196813,500
8 Subotica City Stadium Spartak Subotica 193613,000
9 Radomir Antić Stadium FK Sloboda Užice Užice 195812,000
10 Omladinski Stadium OFK Beograd Belgrade 195710,600

Superliga records and statistics

Attendance

Single game

Players

Clubs

Season

Goalkeepers

UEFA ranking

The following data indicates Serbian coefficient rankings between European football leagues. [3]

All time Serbian football clubs in European and World competitions

European Cup/ UEFA Champions League

ClubChampionsFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalistGroup Stage
Red Star 1991 - 1957, 1971, 1992 1958, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1987 1992, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Partizan - 1966 - 1956, 1964 2003, 2010
Vojvodina --- 1967 -

UEFA Cup/ UEFA Europa League

ClubChampionsFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist
Red Star - 1979 --
Radnički Niš -- 1982 -
OFK Beograd --- 1973

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

ClubChampionsFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist
Red Star -- 1975 1972, 1986
OFK Beograd -- 1963 -
Partizan --- 1990

Intercontinental Cup

ClubChampionsFinalist
Red Star 1991 -

UEFA Super Cup

ClubChampionsFinalist
Red Star - 1991

UEFA Intertoto Cup

ClubChampionsFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist
Vojvodina 1976 1998 --
Hajduk Kula - 2007 --

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

ClubChampionsFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist
Red Star -- 1962 1963
Vojvodina --- 1962, 1968

The Golden Star

Based on an idea of Umberto Agnelli, the honor of Golden Star for Sports Excellence was introduced to recognize sides that have won multiple championships or other honours by the display of gold stars on their team badges and jerseys.

The current officially sanctioned SuperLiga stars indicate a club had won 10 titles per star and are:

Names of the competition

Broadcasting rights

Television

Serbian Superliga games are broadcast live on Arena Sport in countries of Ex-Yugoslavia. 02.TV starts broadcasting Serbian Superliga from March 2019. SportKlub Slovenia and Match TV [8] also broadcasting live Serbian Superliga matches.

The Eternal derby is the game that attracts most attention from the foreign media. In 2010, the 139th Eternal derby was broadcast in 19 countries and over 60 foreign correspondents were present. [9]

Sponsorships

See also

References

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  2. http://www.utakmica.rs/2-jelen-super-liga-2011-2012/poseta/ Archived 2012-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Average attendance for Serbian league
  3. "UEFA European Cup Coefficients Database". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. "UEFA Country Ranking 2024". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. "UEFA Team Ranking 2025". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. "Sportske.net - Potpisano - Linglong Super liga!". Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  7. "Mozzart Bet Super liga Srbije". 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. "Сербская Суперлига — только на "Матч ТВ"!".
  9. Ogromno interesovanje stranih medija za 139. večiti derbi Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine at sport.blic.rs, 19–10–2010, retrieved 20-3-2016 (in Serbian)