The 2000–01

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

was the ninth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 18 teams, and

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

won the championship.

Incidents

Eternal derby abandoned

The 115th edition of the Eternal derby match between

and

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

on Saturday, 14 October 2000 at the

Marakana The Rajko Mitić Stadium ( sr, / , ), previously known as Red Star Stadium ( sr, / ), also known as Marakana ( sr-Cyrl, Маракана), is a multi-use stadium in Belgrade, Serbia which has been the home ground of Red Star Belgrade since ...

was abandoned after three minutes of play due to fan rioting. The incident began with Partizan fans,

Grobari Grobari (Serbian Cyrillic: Гробари, English: ''Gravediggers'' or ''Undertakers'') are the organized supporters group of the Serbian football club Partizan Belgrade. They are one of two major football fan groups in Serbia. They generally s ...

, pelting the pitch with

flare A flare, also sometimes called a fusée, fusee, or bengala in some Latin-speaking countries, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for distress signaling, illumination, ...

s at which point the match play got interrupted. The rioting kept escalating with the southern stand seating being torn off by the Grobari and thrown onto the athletic track. At one point, the team captain Saša Ilić was seen in front of the stand pleading to no avail with the Partizan ultra supporters to stop rioting. Dozens of Grobari eventually either jumped over or broke through the fence and began invading the pitch at which point the more numerous Red Star fans from the opposite end of the stadium stormed the pitch en masse, attacking the Partizan fans as well as Partizan players and coaching staff that were still on the pitch. What ensued was mass brawling and running battles among the two sets of fans that led to the more numerous Red Star ultras quickly overpowering their Partizan counterparts and pushing them back towards the southern stand. In addition to injuries to a number Partizan fans that invaded the pitch, several Partizan players and members of the club's coaching staff reported injuries as a result being attacked by the Red Star fans. Partizan's twenty-year-old forward

Ivica Iliev Ivica Iliev (, ; born 27 October 1979) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career After starting out as a youngster at Rad, Iliev joined the youth system of Partizan in January 1996. He made his first-te ...

received head injuries with

hematoma A hematoma, also spelled haematoma, or blood suffusion is a localized bleeding outside of blood vessels, due to either disease or trauma including injury or surgery and may involve blood continuing to seep from broken capillary, capillaries. A he ...

from being punched in the face while the team's head coach

Ljubiša Tumbaković Ljubiša Tumbaković (, ; born 2 September 1952) is a Serbian professional football manager. He is the most successful coach in the history of Serbian powerhouse Partizan which he led to six national championship titles and three national cup w ...

ended up with a

laceration A wound is a rapid onset of injury that involves lacerated or punctured skin (an ''open'' wound), or a contusion (a ''closed'' wound) from blunt force trauma or compression. In pathology, a ''wound'' is an acute injury that damages the epiderm ...

above his eye. Some thirty five minutes since the incident began, the match was officially called off. According to press reports, 35 fans 2 policemen were injured, none severely. Six fans, two of them unconscious, were transported to Belgrade's Urgentni centar. The match was replayed in full on Wednesday, 7 March 2001.

Teams

Proleter Zrenjanin Fudbalski klub Proleter Zrenjanin () is a football club from the city of Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia. History Early period Soon after World War II, the club almost achieved promotion to the Yugoslav Second League after finishing top of the ...

, Hajduk Beograd, Mogren, Spartak Subotica, and

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čačak ...

were relegated to the

Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

. The relegated teams were replaced by

1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia The 1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia season (Serbian: Druga liga Jugoslavije) consisted of three groups of 18 teams. Originally 14 teams from 7 groups of Third Division would be promoted, but in the end only 13 teams remained (only one of ...

champions,

Napredak Kruševac Napredak may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Banatska Topola Fudbalski klub Napredak () is a f ...

(East) and

Zeta Zeta (, ; uppercase Ζ, lowercase ζ; grc, ζῆτα, el, ζήτα, label= Demotic Greek, classical or ''zē̂ta''; ''zíta'') is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 7. It was derived f ...

(West).

League table

Results

Winning squad

Champions: Red Star Belgrade (Coach:

Slavoljub Muslin Slavoljub Muslin ( sr-Cyrl, Славољуб Муслин, ; born 15 June 1953) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Muslin began his head coaching career in 1988 and has since had stints in France, Morocco, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine ...

) Players (league matches/league goals) *

Milenko Ačimovič Milenko "Mile" Ačimovič (; ; born 15 February 1977) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Besides Slovenia, he has played in FR Yugoslavia, England, France, Saudi Arabia, and Austria. Club career Born to S ...

Srđan Bajčetić Srđan Bajčetić (; born 7 November 1971) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and the current manager of Celta C - Gran Peña. During his career he played with FK Vojvodina, Celta de Vigo, Red Star Belgrad ...

Branko Bošković Branko Bošković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Бошковић, ; born 21 June 1980) is a Montenegrin retired footballer, who is best known for playing for his legendary performances with DC United, Red Star Belgrade, Paris Saint-Germain and Rapid W ...

Goran Bunjevčević Goran Bunjevčević ( sr-cyr, Горан Буњевчевић, ; 17 February 1973 – 28 June 2018) was a Serbian footballer who played as a defender in Serbia, England and the Netherlands. Playing career Club career Tottenham Hotspur Bunjevče ...

Milivoje Vitakić Milivoje Vitakić (; born 16 May 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Vitakić started out at his hometown club Borac Čačak, making his senior debut in 1995. He was acquired by Čukarički in 1997. In th ...

Ivan Vukomanović Ivan Vukomanović ( sr-Cyrl, Иван Вукомановић; born 19 June 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. Playing career Vukomanović ...

Blaže Georgioski Blaže Georgioski ( Macedonian Cyrillic: Блаже Георгиоски; born 1 December 1975, in Prilep) is a Macedonian retired football player. Club career Born in Prilep, he started his career in 1994 in his home town club FK Pobeda. In 199 ...

Stevo Glogovac Stevan "Stevo" Glogovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Стево Глоговац; born January 9, 1973) is a Bosnian Serb former football player and manager. Playing career Born in Bileća, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, he made his debut for loca ...

Ivan Gvozdenović Ivan Gvozdenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Гвозденовић; born 19 August 1978) is a Serbian retired football defender, who is the technical coach Kategoria e Parë club Skënderbeu Korçë. Career Gvozdenović started his career at ...

* Goran Drulić *

Petar Đenić Petar Đenić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Ђeнић; born 14 April 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a centre back. A native of Niš, Serbia's third-largest city, Đenić started his career with the hometown teams, FK Sinđel ...

Saša Zorić Saša Zorić (; born 2 September 1974) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Gornji Milanovac, Zorić started out at local club Takovo, before joining the youth system of Red Star Belgrade. He would make ...

Dejan Ilić Dejan Ilić (; born 24 March 1976) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Ilić spent five and a half seasons with Red Star Belgrade over two spells between 1997 and 2004, winning three national championships (2000, 200 ...

Branko Jelić Branko Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Јелић, ; born 5 May 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Biography Club career Jelić was born in Čačak. He started his playing career with Borac Čačak befo ...

Aleksandar Kocić Aleksandar Kocić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Коцић; born 18 March 1969) is a Serbian former football goalkeeper. Playing career Club career Kocić played in many teams such as Vlasina, Dubočica, Vojvodina, Levante, Perugia, ...

(goalkeeper) *

Nenad Lalatović Nenad Lalatović (, ; born 22 December 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He is currently coaching the team Radnički Niš. Club career Lalatović came through the youth system of hometown club Red Star Belgra ...

Leo Lerinc Leo Lerinc (; born 30 December 1975) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career A graduate of the youth system at his hometown club Vojvodina, Lerinc made his first-team debut in 1994. He was a regular member of the team th ...

Jovan Markoski Jovan Markoski (; born 23 June 1980) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped four times for Serbia and Montenegro. Club career Markoski made a name for himself while playing for Železnik, winning the Serbia and ...

Marjan Marković Marjan Marković (; born 28 September 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer. Club career Born in Požarevac, Marković took his first football steps with his hometown club Mladi Radnik. He was later promoted to the first team and pl ...

Vladimir Matijašević Vladimir Matijašević ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Матијашевић, ; born 10 May 1978) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Matijašević started his playing career at Mladost Lučani in 1995. He then sp ...

* Vladislav Mirković *

Dejan Pešić Dejan Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Пешић; born December 16, 1976) is a Serbian former football goalkeeper.Mihajlo Pjanović Mihajlo Pjanović (; born 13 February 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a striker. Club career Pjanović started his senior career with Javor Ivanjica, before moving to OFK Beograd. He earned himself a transfer to Red Star Belg ...

* Dragan Stevanović Source:Red Star official website
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Top goalscorers

References

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