The 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашка лига Србије 2020–21.) is the 15th season of the
Basketball League of Serbia
The Basketball League of Serbia (), commonly abbreviated as KLS, is a Serbian basketball league system, top-tier men's professional basketball Sports league, league in Serbia. Founded in 2006. It is currently not run by the Basketball Federation o ...
, the
top-tier professional
basketball
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league in Serbia. Also, it's the
77th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of the nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.
The season is the first to be played after the
previous season was abandoned due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia. The
Basketball Federation of Serbia ruled that the 13 teams from the previous season will stay in the league and the three highest-placed clubs from
Second League will be promoted. The first-placed team from the previous season,
Borac, joins the
ABA League
The ABA League, renamed the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedoni ...
.
is the defending champion.
The First League began on 25 September 2020. The SuperLeague will start in May 2021.
Teams
A total of 21 teams participated in the 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia.
Distribution
The following is the access list for this season.
Promotion and relegation
; Teams promoted from the
Second League
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Radnički Kragujevac
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Sloga
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Pirot
Pirot ( sr-Cyrl, Пирот) is a city and the administrative center of the Pirot District in southeastern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the urban area of the city has a population of 34,942, while the population of the city administrative are ...
; Teams relegated to the
Second League
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Venues and locations
Regular season
The 2020–21 regular season began on 25 September 2020.
Personnel and sponsorship
Coaching changes
Standings
Super League
The Super League was canceled and the qualified teams were played in the
Playoffs
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...
.
Qualified teams
Personnel and sponsorship
Coaching changes
Playoffs
The playoffs are scheduled to start on May 27, 2021, and end on June 13, 2021.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Serbian clubs in European competitions
See also
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List of current Basketball League of Serbia team rosters
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2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia (basketball)
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2020–21 Radivoj Korać Cup
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2020–21 ABA League First Division
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2020–21 ABA League Second Division
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2020–21 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
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2020–21 KK Crvena zvezda season
The 2020–21 KK Crvena zvezda season was the 76th season in the existence of the club. For the season it was referred to as KK Crvena zvezda mts for sponsorship reasons.
The season was the first to be played after the previous season was aban ...
*
2020–21 KK Partizan season
References
External links
Official website
Leagueat srbijasport.net
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Basketball
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