| Countries | Serbia |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Levels on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Serbian First League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Serbian Cup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Europa League |
| Current champions | Partizan (2010–11) |
| Most championships | Crvena Zvezda (25) |
| TV partners | RTS, Arena Sport |
| Website | www.superliga.rs |
| 2011–12 season | |
Serbian SuperLiga (Serbian: Суперлига Србије, Superliga Srbije) is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League (Prva liga Srbije, second Serbian football tier). The SuperLiga was formed during summer 2004 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 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 Partizan. UEFA currently ranks the league 27th in Europe.[1] The league was known as Meridian SuperLiga from Autumn 2004 until Summer 2008. The league's current official sponsor is beer maker Jelen pivo, thus resulting in the league's official name to be Jelen SuperLiga.
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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 playoff and playout 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.
The champion of the SuperLiga begins its UEFA Champions League campaign in the second round of qualifying as a seeded team. The second and third placed teams qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. The Serbian Cup winner qualifies for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Since the UEFA Intertoto Cup is now abolished, the 4th placed team has a chance to qualify for the Europa League if both Cup finalists are already qualified for Europe through league position.
The SuperLiga was a part of the Yugoslav First League. In 1992 as the country fell apart Serbia and Montenegro remained united under the name Yugoslavia. In 2003, Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and the football league followed suit. Finally after Montenegrin independence from Serbia, in 2006, both nations now have two independent leagues.
The First League of FR Yugoslavia (Prva savezna Liga or Meridian SuperLiga) was formed in 1992 after the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia and it was constituted by the top football 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 (FK Borac Banja Luka was temporarily based in Serbia in early 1990s). A total of 3 clubs were champions, all from Serbia, FK Partizan (8 times), Crvena Zvezda (5 times) and FK Obilić (once).
| Club | Titles | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| FK Partizan |
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1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2005 |
| FK Crvena Zvezda |
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1995, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006 |
| Obilić |
|
1998 |
| Season | Champions | Runners up | Third place | Top scorer(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Crvena Zvezda | Partizan | Vojvodina | Srđan Baljak (Banat) | 18 |
| 2007–08 | Partizan | Crvena Zvezda | Vojvodina | Nenad Jestrović (Crvena Zvezda) | 13 |
| 2008–09 | Partizan | Vojvodina | Crvena Zvezda | Lamine Diarra (Partizan) | 19 |
| 2009–10 | Partizan | Crvena Zvezda | OFK Beograd | Dragan Mrđa (Vojvodina) | 22 |
| 2010–11 | Partizan | Crvena Zvezda | Vojvodina | Ivica Iliev (Partizan) Andrija Kaluđerović (Crvena Zvezda) |
13 |
| 2011–12 |
| Club | Titles | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| FK Partizan |
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2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| FK Crvena Zvezda |
|
2007 |
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 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga season are indicated in bold. A total of 26 teams have played in the Serbian SuperLiga.
| Pos. | Team | Town | S | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | 1º | 2º | 3º | Highest finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Partizan | Belgrade | 6 | 158 | 115 | 26 | 17 | 311 | 104 | 371 | 4 | 1 | – | 1st |
| 2 | FK Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | 6 | 158 | 106 | 31 | 21 | 284 | 116 | 349 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1st |
| 3 | FK Vojvodina | Novi Sad | 6 | 158 | 85 | 34 | 39 | 232 | 127 | 289 | – | 1 | 3 | 2nd |
| 4 | OFK Beograd | Belgrade | 6 | 158 | 58 | 38 | 62 | 172 | 186 | 212 | – | – | 1 | 3rd |
| 5 | FK Borac Čačak | Čačak | 6 | 158 | 49 | 50 | 59 | 126 | 160 | 197 | – | – | – | 4th |
| 6 | FK Hajduk Kula | Kula | 6 | 158 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 130 | 172 | 180 | – | – | – | 5th |
| 7 | FK Smederevo | Smederevo | 5 | 125 | 38 | 34 | 53 | 113 | 145 | 148 | – | – | – | 8th |
| 8 | FK Javor Ivanjica | Ivanjica | 4 | 93 | 30 | 40 | 23 | 81 | 74 | 130 | – | – | – | 4th |
| 9 | FK Rad | Belgrade | 4 | 93 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 103 | 95 | 125 | – | – | – | 4th |
| 10 | FK Čukarički Stankom | Belgrade | 4 | 126 | 28 | 28 | 70 | 96 | 182 | 112 | – | – | – | 6th |
| 11 | FK Jagodina | Jagodina | 4 | 93 | 30 | 19 | 44 | 92 | 114 | 109 | – | – | – | 6th |
| 12 | FK Napredak Kruševac | Kruševac | 3 | 96 | 28 | 24 | 44 | 83 | 114 | 108 | – | – | – | 5th |
| 13 | FK Banat Zrenjanin | Zrenjanin | 3 | 98 | 25 | 26 | 47 | 91 | 141 | 101 | – | – | – | 9th |
| 14 | FK Spartak Subotica | Subotica | 3 | 60 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 68 | 54 | 92 | – | – | – | 4th |
| 15 | FK Bežanija | Belgrade | 2 | 65 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 67 | 89 | 67 | – | – | – | 4th |
| 16 | FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac | Gornji Milanovac | 3 | 60 | 18 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 64 | – | – | – | 9th |
| 17 | FK BSK Borča | Belgrade | 3 | 60 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 47 | 74 | 63 | – | – | – | 12th |
| 18 | FK Sloboda Užice | Užice | 2 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 43 | – | – | – | 7th |
| 19 | FK Mladost Apatin | Apatin | 1 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 41 | – | – | – | 6th |
| 20 | FK Mladost Lučani | Lučani | 1 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 38 | – | – | – | 7th |
| 21 | FK Voždovac | Belgrade | 1 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 45 | 37 | – | – | – | 11th |
| 22 | FK Inđija | Inđija | 1 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 26 | – | – | – | 15th |
| 23 | FK Mladi Radnik | Požarevac | 1 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 25 | – | – | – | 16th |
| 24 | FK Zemun | Belgrade | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 64 | 7 | – | – | – | 12th |
| 25 | FK Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | FK Radnički 1923 | Kragujevac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Rank | Player | Club | Years | Goals | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrija Kaluđerović | OFK Beograd | 2006–2009 | 11 | 50 |
| Rad | 2009–2010 | 20 | |||
| Crvena Zvezda | 2010– | 19 | |||
| 2 | Lamine Diarra | Partizan | 2007– | 47 | 47 |
| 3 | Dragan Mrđa | Vojvodina | 2008–2010 | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Nenad Milijaš | Crvena Zvezda | 2006–2009 | 33 | 33 |
| 5 | Milan Bojović | Čukarički | 2007–2009 | 11 | 31 |
| Jagodina | 2009–2011 | 15 | |||
| Vojvodina | 2011– | 5 | |||
| 6 | Cléo | Crvena Zvezda | 2008–2009 | 8 | 30 |
| Partizan | 2009–2011 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Dušan Tadić | Vojvodina | 2006–2010 | 29 | 29 |
| 8 | Aleksandar Jevtić | Borac Čačak | 2006–2008 | 8 | 28 |
| OFK Beograd | 2008–2009 | 8 | |||
| Crvena Zvezda | 2009–2011 | 12 | |||
| 9 | Nikola Simić | Borac Čačak | 2006–2008 | 4 | 24 |
| Javor | 2008–2009 | 12 | |||
| OFK Beograd | 2009–2011 | 8 | |||
| Radnički 1923 | 2011– | 0 | |||
| 10 | Moreira | Partizan | 2007–2011 | 23 | 23 |
| As of 4 December 2011 (Bold denotes players still in SuperLiga).
(Italics denotes players still playing professional football). |
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The following 16 clubs compete in the Jelen SuperLiga during the 2011–12 season.
The SuperLiga currently has three major sponsors.
UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2013–14 European football season (Previous year rank in italics)
See List of foreign football players in Serbia
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