Serbian First League
Founded2005
CountrySerbia
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSerbian SuperLiga
Relegation toSerbian League
Domestic cup(s)Serbian Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Europa League (via Serbian Cup)
Current championsIMT (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsMladost Lučani,
Napredak Kruševac
(2 titles)
Websiteprvaliga.rs
Current: 2023–24 Serbian First League

The Serbian First League (Serbian: Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League (Serbian: Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegrin divisions. It is operated by the Football Association of Serbia.

Format

The league is usually formed by 16 clubs which play all against one another twice, once at home, once away. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Football Association of Serbia completed a restructure of the league system, and in season 2020/2021 that meant 18 clubs would be competing in the Serbian First League, the number of clubs will go back to the usual 16 following the conclusion of the 2020-2021 season. The top two clubs are directly promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga, Third team going into the playoff, and playing against 14 teams from the Super League, while the bottom are relegated to the Serbian League. The Football Association of Serbia announced that in the 2015–16 Serbian First League 4 clubs will be relegated.

History

Main articles: Yugoslav Second League and Second League of Serbia and Montenegro

The Serbian First League is the successor of the Yugoslav Second League. With the break-up of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, the clubs from the newly independent states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia joined to their own newly formed leagues, while Serbia and Montenegro remained united and renamed into FR Yugoslavia with the clubs from both republics kept competing in the league. In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and the football league followed suit. Finally, after Montenegrin independence in 2006, the Montenegrin clubs withdrew and formed their own league.

Serbia and Montenegro second tier

In 2005, a reshuffle of the second tier of the Serbo-Montenegrin football league system saw two parallel leagues set up, for each republic.

Season Champions Runners-up Third place
2005–06 Bežanija Mladost Apatin Čukarički

Serbian First League

After Montenegro's independence, the Serbian First League kept the name and single league format readopted in 2005.

Season Champions Runners up Third place Top scorer(s) Goals
2006–07 Mladost Lučani (3) Čukarički Napredak Kruševac Serbia Filip Đorđević (Rad) 16
2007–08 Javor Ivanjica (2) Jagodina BSK Borča Serbia Igor Pavlović (Jagodina) 17
2008–09 BSK Borča Smederevo Mladi Radnik Serbia Marko Pavićević (Sevojno) 15
2009–10 Inđija Sevojno Kolubara Serbia Borivoje Filipović (Inđija) 12
2010–11 BASK Radnički Kragujevac Novi Pazar Serbia Darko Spalević (Radnički Kragujevac) 13
2011–12 Radnički Niš (3) Donji Srem Mladost Lučani Serbia Ivan Pejčić (Radnički Niš) 13
2012–13 Napredak Kruševac (7) Čukarički Voždovac Serbia Milanko Rašković (Borac Čačak) 19
2013–14 Mladost Lučani (4) Borac Čačak Metalac Gornji Milanovac Serbia Predrag Živadinović (Mladost Lučani) 15
2014–15 Radnik Surdulica Javor Ivanjica Metalac Gornji Milanovac Serbia Stefan Dražić (Javor) 13
2015–16 Napredak Kruševac (8) OFK Bačka ČSK Čelarevo Serbia Nenad Lukić (Bežanija) 14
2016–17 Mačva Šabac Zemun Sloboda Užice Bosnia and Herzegovina Uroš Đerić (Sloboda Užice) 19
2017–18 Proleter Novi Sad Dinamo Vranje Metalac Gornji Milanovac Ghana Zakaria Suraka (Dinamo Vranje) 17
2018–19 TSC Javor Ivanjica Inđija Serbia Ivan Marković (Javor Ivanjica) 29
2019–20 Zlatibor Grafičar OFK Bačka Serbia Aleksandar Katanić (Metalac Gornji Milanovac) 19
2020–21 Radnički Kragujevac Kolubara Kabel Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragiša Komarčević (Loznica) 14
2021–22 Mladost Novi Sad Javor Ivanjica Železničar Pančevo Serbia Milan Vidakov (Mladost Novi Sad) 18
2022–23 IMT Železničar Pančevo Grafičar Serbia Krsta Đorđević (Radnički SM)
Serbia Miloš Luković (IMT) 		15

2023–24 teams

Serbian First League is located in Serbia
Belgrade
Belgrade
Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Dubočica
Kolubara
Inđija
Jedinstvo
Mačva
Metalac
OFK Vršac
Radnički SM
Tekstilac
Sloboda
Smederevo 1924
Belgrade clubs:
Belgrade clubs:
Grafičar OFK Beograd Radnički
Novi Sad clubs:
Novi Sad clubs:
Novi Sad 1921 Mladost GAT
Location of teams in the 2023–24 Serbian First league
Serbian First League is located in Belgrade
Radnički
OFK Beograd
Grafičar
Locations of the 2023–24 Serbian First League teams from Belgrade
Serbian First League is located in Novi Sad
Mladost GAT
Novi Sad 1921
Locations of the 2023–24 Serbian First League teams on the territory of Novi Sad
Team City Stadium Capacity
Dubočica Leskovac Dubočica Stadium 8,136
RFK Grafičar Belgrade Topčiderska zvezda 1,000
Inđija Inđija Inđija Stadium 4,500
Jedinstvo Ub Stadion Dragan Džajić 4,000
Kolubara Lazarevac Kolubara Stadium 2,500
Mačva Šabac Mačva Stadium 5,494
Metalac Gornji Milanovac Stadion Metalac 4,400
Mladost GAT Novi Sad Karađorđe Stadium 14,458
Novi Sad 1921 Novi Sad Detelinara Stadium 6,000
OFK Beograd Belgrade Omladinski stadion 19,100
OFK Vršac Vršac Vršac City Stadium 5,000
Radnički Belgrade Stadion kraj Studenjaka 5,000
Radnički Sremska Mitrovica Stadion FK Radnički 2,000
Sloboda Užice Radomir Antić Stadium 12,000
Smederevo 1924 Smederevo Smederevo Stadium 17,200
Tekstilac Odžaci Odžaci City Stadium 3,000

Previous seasons

Relegated teams (from First League to Serbian League)

Season Clubs
2006–07 Inđija, Dinamo Vranje, Mačva Šabac, BASK, Spartak Subotica, Obilić
2007–08 Radnički Niš, Zemun, Vlasina, Mladenovac, Radnički Pirot
2008–09 Voždovac, Hajduk Beograd
2009–10 Radnički Niš, Sloga Kraljevo, ČSK, Mladost Apatin
2010–11 Zemun, Big Bull Radnički, Dinamo Vranje
2011–12 Radnički Sombor, Mladi Radnik, Sinđelić Niš, Srem S. Mitrovica
2012–13 Novi Sad, Kolubara, Mladenovac, Radnički Nova Pazova, Banat
2013–14 Timok, Dolina, Teleoptik, Smederevo
2014–15 Moravac, Jedinstvo Užice, Sloga Kraljevo, Mačva Šabac
2015–16 Sloga Petrovac, Donji Srem, Loznica, Radnički Kragujevac
2016–17 Kolubara, BSK Borča, OFK Odžaci, OFK Beograd
2017–18 Radnički Pirot, Temnić 1924, ČSK, Jagodina
2018–19 Bežanija, Borac Čačak, Bečej 1918, Teleoptik, Sloboda Užice
2019–20 Smederevo 1924, Sinđelić Beograd
2020–21 Borac 1926, Dinamo Vranje, Dubočica, Trayal, Radnički Pirot, Jagodina, Sloga, Zemun
2021–22 Kabel, Timok 1919, OFK Bačka, Budućnost Dobanovci, Žarkovo
2022–23 Loznica, Trayal, Zlatibor, Rad

Relegated teams (from SuperLiga to First League)

Season Clubs
2006–07 Zemun, Voždovac
2007–08 Bežanija, Mladost Lučani, Smederevo
2008–09 Banat Zrenjanin
2009–10 Mladi Radnik, Napredak Kruševac
2010–11 Čukarički, Inđija
2011–12 Metalac, Borac Čačak
2012–13 Smederevo, BSK Borča
2013–14 Javor, Sloboda Užice
2014–15 Radnički Kragujevac, Donji Srem, Napredak Kruševac
2015–16 Jagodina, OFK Beograd
2016–17 Metalac, Novi Pazar
2017–18 Javor, Borac Čačak
2018–19 Dinamo Vranje, Zemun, Bačka
2019–20 None
2020–21 Javor, Rad, Bačka, Inđija, Mačva, Zlatibor
2021–22 Proleter, Metalac
2022–23 Mladost GAT, Kolubara

Season Clubs
Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League East Serbian League Vojvodina Serbian League West
2006–07 Hajduk Beograd Jagodina Novi Sad Metalac Gornji Milanovac
2007–08 Kolubara Dinamo Vranje Spartak Subotica
Inđija 		Mladi Radnik
2008–09 Zemun
Teleoptik 		Radnički Niš Proleter Novi Sad
Radnički Sombor 		Sloga Kraljevo
2009–10 BASK Sinđelić Niš Big Bull Radnički Radnički 1923
2010–11 Mladenovac Radnički Niš Donji Srem Sloga Kraljevo
2011–12 Voždovac Timok Radnički Nova Pazova Jedinstvo Užice
2012–13 Sinđelić Beograd Radnik Surdulica Dolina Padina Sloga Petrovac
2013–14 Kolubara Moravac Bačka Mačva
2014–15 Zemun Dinamo Vranje ČSK Loznica
2015–16 Budućnost Dobanovci Radnički Pirot OFK Odžaci Mačva Šabac
2016–17 Teleoptik Temnić 1924 TSC Radnički 1923
2017–18 Žarkovo Trayal Bečej Zlatibor
2018–19 Grafičar Radnički Pirot Kabel Smederevo 1924
2019–20 IMT Jagodina
Dubočica 		Železničar Pančevo
Radnički Sremska Mitrovica 		Borac 1926
Loznica
Sloga Kraljevo
2020–21 None Timok Mladost Novi Sad None
2021–22 Radnički Beograd Trayal OFK Vršac Sloboda Užice
Jedinstvo Ub
2022–23 OFK Beograd Dubočica Tekstilac Smederevo 1924

All-time table 2005–2023

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Serbian First League at any time since its formation in 2005 to the current season. Teams playing in the 2023–24 Serbian First League season are indicated in bold. A total of 74 teams have played in the Serbian First League.

Pos. Team S P W D L F A Pts 1º 2º 3º 1st App Since/Last App Highest finish
1 Inđija 13 435 181 118 136 539 435 661 1 – 1 2006–07 2021–22 1st
2 Bežanija 12 395 151 125 119 451 352 578 1 – – 2005–06 2018–19 1st
3 Metalac 9 296 136 74 86 373 263 482 – – 3 2007–08 2022–23 3rd
4 Kolubara 10 324 112 96 116 347 363 432 – 1 1 2008–09 2023–24 2nd
5 Proleter Novi Sad 9 286 114 75 97 377 314 417 1 – – 2009–10 2017–18 1st
6 Novi Pazar 9 309 109 77 123 307 375 404 – – 1 2005–06 2019–20 3rd
7 Napredak Kruševac 6 208 108 47 53 297 193 371 2 – 1 2005–06 2015–16 1st
8 Dinamo Vranje 9 294 100 68 126 304 375 368 – 1 – 2006–07 2020–21 2nd
9 Mladost Lučani 7 238 95 78 65 251 207 363 2 – 1 2006–07 2013–14 1st
10 ČSK Čelarevo 8 268 92 87 89 283 271 363 – – 1 2005–06 2017–18 3rd
11 BSK Borča 7 226 95 59 72 265 222 344 1 – 1 2006–07 2016–17 1st
12 Javor 5 176 92 55 29 255 140 331 1 3 – 2006–07 2021–22 1st
13 Radnički 1923 7 233 91 58 84 277 271 331 1 1 – 2005–06 2020–21 1st
14 Novi Sad 8 279 87 69 123 272 360 330 – – – 2005–06 2022–23 5th
15 Srem 7 246 79 64 103 253 311 301 – – – 2005–06 2011–12 5th
16 Zemun 7 226 71 67 88 223 247 280 – 1 – 2007–08 2020–21 2nd
17 Mačva Šabac 6 210 71 67 72 223 250 280 1 – – 2005–06 2021–22 1st
18 Teleoptik 7 233 68 72 93 248 274 276 – – – 2009–10 2018–19 6th
19 Sinđelić Beograd 7 217 71 59 87 229 261 272 – – – 2013–14 2019–20 6th
20 Radnički Pirot 7 234 73 51 110 242 292 270 – – – 2005–06 2020–21 6th
21 Sevojno 5 178 71 52 55 218 179 265 – 1 – 2005–06 2009–10 2nd
22 Radnički Niš 5 178 68 53 57 196 169 257 1 – – 2005–06 2011–12 1st
23 Čukarički 4 144 71 40 33 188 107 253 – 2 1 2005–06 2012–13 2nd
24 Budućnost Dobanovci 6 198 62 54 82 200 244 240 – – – 2016–17 2021–22 8th
25 Sloboda Užice 6 194 57 65 72 189 236 236 – – 1 2014–15 2022–23 3rd
26 Sloga Kraljevo 6 196 58 52 86 174 244 226 – – – 2009–10 2020–21 7th
27 Grafičar 4 138 61 33 44 222 155 216 – 1 1 2019–20 2019–20 2nd
28 Mladenovac 5 178 53 48 77 186 234 207 – – – 2005–06 2012–13 10th
29 IMT 3 108 59 25 25 189 108 202 1 – – 2020–21 2020–21 1st
30 Rad 4 146 52 41 53 180 172 197 – – – 2006–07 2022–23 4th
31 Bačka 4 127 54 34 39 159 129 196 – 1 1 2014–15 2021–22 2nd
32 Mladost Apatin 4 140 54 34 52 139 140 196 – 1 – 2005–06 2009–10 2nd
33 Žarkovo 4 138 54 31 53 152 155 193 – – – 2018–19 2021–22 6th
34 Zlatibor 4 141 51 38 52 155 158 191 1 – – 2018–19 2022–23 1st
35 Borac Čačak 4 135 52 31 52 147 130 187 – 1 – 2012–13 2020–21 2nd
36 Železničar Pančevo 3 108 53 21 34 155 114 180 – 1 1 2020–21 2020–21 2nd
37 Banat 4 136 44 45 47 136 147 177 – – – 2009–10 2012–13 4th
38 Loznica 4 138 44 39 55 149 169 175 – – – 2015–16 2022–23 5th
39 BASK 3 110 46 24 40 133 121 162 1 – – 2005–06 2010–11 1st
40 Trayal 4 138 41 35 62 127 160 158 – – – 2018–19 2022–23 9th
41 Voždovac 3 102 40 32 30 120 92 152 – – 1 2007–08 2012–13 3rd
42 Jagodina 4 128 37 39 52 122 161 150 – 1 – 2007–08 2020–21 2nd
43 Radnički Sremska Mitrovica 3 108 40 28 40 124 113 148 – – – 2020–21 2020–21 5th
44 TSC 2 67 41 18 8 129 49 141 1 – – 2017–18 2018–19 1st
45 Mladi Radnik 3 102 39 24 39 104 111 141 – – 1 2008–09 2011–12 3rd
46 Spartak Subotica 3 110 36 29 45 126 132 137 – – – 2005–06 2008–09 4th
47 Vlasina 3 110 33 38 39 110 131 137 – – – 2005–06 2007–08 9th
48 Radnički Sombor 3 102 36 27 39 85 95 135 – – – 2009–10 2011–12 7th
49 Kabel 3 101 34 28 39 87 127 130 – – 1 2019–20 2021–22 3rd
50 Smederevo 1924 3 94 36 21 37 100 109 129 – 1 – 2008–09 2023–24 2nd
51 Jedinstvo Užice 3 94 33 27 34 93 105 126 – – – 2012–13 2014–15 6th
52 Sloga Petrovac 3 90 32 26 32 106 113 122 – – – 2013–14 2015–16 6th
53 Timok 3 101 30 27 44 101 127 117 – – – 2012–13 2021–22 11th
54 Radnik Surdulica 2 60 29 15 16 72 50 102 1 – – 2013–14 2014–15 1st
55 Donji Srem 2 64 24 23 17 58 53 95 – 1 – 2011–12 2015–16 2nd
56 Jedinstvo Ub 2 75 25 18 32 82 92 93 – – – 2005–06 2022–23 6th
57 Sinđelić Niš 2 68 22 18 28 75 84 84 – – – 2010–11 2011–12 5th
58 Mladost Novi Sad 1 37 21 9 7 48 24 72 1 – – 2021–22 2023–24 1st
59 Hajduk Beograd 2 68 14 12 42 48 113 54 – – – 2007–08 2008–09 13th
60 OFK Vršac 1 37 13 9 15 39 42 48 – – – 2022–23 2022–23 10th
61 Radnički Beograd 1 37 13 6 18 32 50 45 – – – 2022–23 2022–23 8th
62 Bečej 1 37 12 8 17 39 44 44 – – – 2018–19 2018–19 13th
63 PSK 1 38 11 7 20 47 58 40 – – – 2005–06 2005–06 16th
64 Dubočica 1 34 9 12 13 30 43 39 – – – 2020–21 2023–24 12th
65 Radnički Nova Pazova 1 34 9 8 17 35 44 35 – – – 2012–13 2012–13 14th
66 Moravac 1 30 10 5 15 32 41 35 – – – 2014–15 2014–15 13th
67 Dolina 1 30 9 7 14 31 42 34 – – – 2013–14 2013–14 14th
68 OFK Niš 1 38 7 6 25 26 64 27 – – – 2005–06 2005–06 20th
69 OFK Odžaci 1 30 6 8 16 24 35 26 – – – 2016–17 2016–17 15th
70 Temnić 1924 1 30 6 8 16 24 47 26 – – – 2017–18 2017–18 14th
71 Radnički Šid 1 34 7 5 22 26 50 26 – – – 2010–11 2010–11 17th
72 OFK Beograd 1 30 3 9 18 25 53 18 – – – 2016–17 2023–24 16th
73 Obilić 1 38 0 6 32 16 83 6 – – – 2006–07 2006–07 20th
74 Tekstilac – – – – – – – – – – – 2023–24 2023–24 –

Players

Top scorers

As of May 28, 2023
Ten players with most goals in the Serbian First League (2006–present)
Player Period Club(s) Goals
1 Serbia Nenad Lukić 2010–2011 / 2015–2016 / 2016–2017 / 2018–2019 Teleoptik / Bežanija / Zemun / Inđija / TSC 50
2 Serbia Slobodan Dinčić 2010–2011 / 2012–2014 / 2014–2016 BASK / Čukarički / Metalac / Javor / Kolubara / Zemun 47
3 Serbia Jovan Jovanović 2007 / 2010–2015 / 2017 / 2019–2021 Radnički Niš / Sinđelić Niš / Sloga Kraljevo / Radnik Surdulica / Novi Pazar / Kolubara / Dubočica 43
4 Serbia Slađan Nikodijević 2012 / 2014–2015 / 2016–2018 / 2019–2021 Borac Čačak / Metalac / Bačka / ČSK / Inđija / Radnički 1923 39
=5 Serbia Predrag Živadinović 2008–2011 / 2012–2014 BSK Borča / Radnički 1923 / Metalac / Mladost Lučani 35
=5 Serbia Srđan Vujaklija 2007–2009 / 2012 / 2013–2015 / 2022– Novi Sad / Banat / Proleter Novi Sad 35
= 5 Serbia Ognjen Damnjanović 2009–2011 / 2015–2016 / 2017–2019 Proleter Novi Sad / Napredak / Mačva / TSC / Inđija 35
8 Serbia Nikola Vujošević 2007–2011 / 2012–2013 Zemun / Kolubara 34
=9 Serbia Ivan Marković 2012 / 2018–2019 Banat / Javor 33
=9 Serbia Krsta Đorđević 2018–2020 / 2022– Žarkovo / OFK Bačka / Radnički Sremska Mitrovica 33

Most apps

As of May 28, 2023
Ten players with most apps in the Serbian First League (2006–present)
Player Period Club(s) Apps
1 Serbia Nikola Nedeljković 2008–2014 / 2016–2020 / 2021–present Bežanija / Budućnost Dobanovci / Zlatibor / Inđija 263
2 Serbia Saša Tomanović 2008–2010 / 2011–2015 / 2017–2019 / 2023– Mladost Apatin / Inđija / Radnički Sombor / TSC / Železničar Pančevo 223
=3 Serbia Filip Bajić 2010–2016 / 2019–2021 Novi Sad / Inđija / Bečej / Dinamo Vranje 206
=3 Serbia Branko Žigić 2007–2017 Proleter Novi Sad 206
5 Serbia Milovan Petrić 2012–2013 / 2014–2017 / 2018– Novi Sad / BSK Borča / Proleter Novi Sad / Kolubara / Bečej 1918 / Kabel / OFK Bačka / OFK Vršac 201
6 Serbia Milan Janjić 2015–2019 / 2020– Bežanija / Budućnost Dobanovci / Inđija 193
7 Serbia Dušan Plavšić 2012–2018 / 2021–2022 Mladenovac / Dolina Padina / Sloboda Užice / Jedinstvo Užice / BSK Borča / Kolubara / Proleter Novi Sad / Železničar Pančevo 191
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Matović 2010–2018 Bežanija / Mačva / Radnički Pirot / Sinđelić Beograd 190
9 Serbia Nemanja Milovanović 2010–2013 / 2017–2020 Napredak / Teleoptik / Mačva / Dinamo Vranje / Javor / Bačka / Kolubara 189
10 Serbia Aleksandar Stojković 2008 / 2009–2010 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015–2018 / 2019–2020 Mladost Apatin / Radnički Sombor / Voždovac / Metalac / Kolubara / Dinamo Vranje / Budućnost Dobanovci 188

Names of the competition

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mozzart Bet Super liga Srbije". Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-11.

External links

Serbian First League
Football in Serbia
Second level football leagues of Europe (UEFA)
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