The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian professional league for

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clubs. At the top of the

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, it is the country's primary football competition. It is usually contested by 16 clubs, but the 2020-21 season was contested by 20 clubs, because the Football Association of Serbia restructured the league due to the

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, operating a system of

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with

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, the second tier in the Serbian football pyramid. The SuperLiga was formed during the summer of 2005 as the country's top football league competition in

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. 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 The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

. 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

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with Montenegro and Serbia. They kept the name Yugoslavia until 2003 when the country changed its name to

: this union lasted until 2006 when Montenegro gained independence and formed its own league, the

Montenegrin First League The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 te ...

. The current SuperLiga champions are

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 Be ...

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currently ranks the league 11th in Europe of 55 leagues. 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

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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

The champions of the SuperLiga are drawn into the primary qualifying rounds for the

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, while the second and third placed teams are drawn into the primary qualifying rounds for the

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History

The

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 (1920–1922 / 1940–1944 / 1945–1946)

Kingdom of Yugoslavia League (1923–1940)

Yugoslav First League (1946–1992)

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

In 1992 the

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 The Montenegrin Second League ( Montenegrin: ''Druga crnogorska fudbalska liga'' – ''Druga CFL'' – ''2. CFL'') is the second-top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. Second Montenegrin Leag ...

(''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

). 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 (

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was temporarily based in Serbia in early 1990s). A total of 3 clubs were champions, all from Serbia, Partizan (8 times),

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(5 times) and Obilić (once).

Serbian Superliga (2006–)

A total of 28 clubs participated between 2006 and 2013 in the Serbian Superliga. After 14 seasons, Partizan has won 8 championship titles and

has won 6 championship title. Also, Partizan is a record holder of winning 6 consecutive champion titles.

Serbian all-time champions (1923–present)

All-time table 2006–2023

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 2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga are indicated in bold. A total of 37 teams have played in the Serbian SuperLiga. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2021–22 season. League or status at 2022–23:

Current clubs

Map

The following 16 clubs compete in the Linglong Tire SuperLiga during the 2022–23 season.

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 (2021-2022) 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 seven of these clubs are competing in the Serbian top flight, them been as follows : Red Star, Partizan, Vojvodina, Radnički Niš, Radnički Kragujevac, Napredak Kruševac and Spartak Subotica. File:Fk Red Star stadium.jpg, Rajko Mitić Stadium File:Panoramic of Partizan Stadium.png, Partizan Stadium File:Stadion cair atrajkovic.jpg, Čair Stadium File:Stadion Karađorđe - panoramio (1).jpg, Karađorđe Stadium

Players

Top scorers

Bold denotes players still playing in the Serbian SuperLiga.
''Italics'' denote players active outside the Serbian SuperLiga.

Most appearances

Bold denotes players still playing in the Serbian SuperLiga.
''Italics'' denote players active outside the Serbian SuperLiga.

Foreign players

''See List of all former and current foreign football players in Serbia''

Superliga records and statistics

Attendance * Highest single game attendance: 48,347,

vs.

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...

during 2013–14 season * Highest average home attendance: 19,819 (15 home games),

during 2011–12 season Single game * Biggest home win: 7–0,

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

vs. Napredak during 2009–10, Partizan vs.

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during 2012–13 season, Čukarički vs. Rad during 2014–15 season,

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vs.

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during 2018–19 season and TSC vs. Novi Pazar during

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season * Biggest away win: 0–7, Radnički Niš beats Javor during 2019–20 season * Most goals in a single game: 9, Čukarički 2–7

during 2015–16 season * Highest draw: Čukarički 4–4

during 2008–09 season, TSC 4–4 Radnički 1923 during 2021–22 season * Fastest turnover:

scoring 2 goals in 61 seconds. Metalac 1-2

during 2016–17 season Players * Most league appearances: 325, Janko Tumbasević in 14 seasons between 2007–08 and 2021–22 * Most league goals: 89, Milan Bojović playing for Čukarički, Jagodina,

, Radnički Niš and Mladost Lučani * Most league goals in a season: 29,

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for Partizan during 2021–22 season * Youngest player used: 16 years, 0 months and 7 days, Luka Belić for

vs.

on 25 April 2012 * Oldest player used: 41 years, 4 months and 19 days, Saša Ilić for

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 ...

vs. FK Proleter on 19 May 2019 * Fastest hat-trick: 9 min,

Dragan Mrđa Dragan Mrđa ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Мрђа; born 23 January 1984) is a former Serbian footballer who played as a forward. At international level he has represented Serbia. Club career Early career After spending many years of his youth play ...

for

vs.

Spartak Spartak may refer to: In sports *Spartak (sports society), an international fitness and sports society that unites some countries of the former Soviet Union In Russia *FC Spartak Moscow, a football club *FC Spartak Kostroma, a football club *PFC ...

on 29 September 2013 * Most league goals in one game: 5,

Petar Jelić Petar Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Јелић; born 18 October 1986) is a Bosnian Serb former international footballer. Club career Jelić played for FK Modriča Maxima in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina until he signed with 1. FC ...

playing for Rad vs. Voždovac on 23 August 2014. and Saša Marjanović playing for Radnički Niš vs. Radnik Surdulica on 28 April 2016 * Fastest goal: 10.5 seconds,

Uroš Đurđević Uroš Đurđević (, ; born 2 March 1994), commonly known as Đuka, is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Sporting Gijón. Born in Serbia, he represents the Montenegro national team. Club career Earl ...

playing for Partizan vs. Čukarički on 11 December 2016. * Most hat-tricks in SuperLiga: 6,

playing for

and

* Longest scoring run in SuperLiga: –

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15 goals, 10 games playing for

during 2015–16 season. * Fastest own goal: 52 seconds,

Ivan Bandalovski Ivan Georgiev Bandalovski ( bg, Иван Бандаловски; born 23 November 1986) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Bandalovski started playing football in the youth team of ...

playing for Partizan vs Čukarički during 2015–16 season. Clubs * Most consecutive league victories: 24 out of 37 games,

during 2015–16 season * Most consecutive league defeats: 14, Čukarički during 2010–11 season * Most consecutive league games without defeat (undefeated run): 57,

from 14 October 2017 to 20 April 2019 * Club having top season scorers: 3,

* Club with overall SuperLiga hat-tricks: 12,

Season * Most points won in a single season: 108,

during

season * Fewest points won in a single season: 5, Čukarički during 2010–11 season * Fewest won games in a single season: 0, Čukarički during 2010–11 season * Most team goals in a single season: 114,

during

season * Fewest team goals in a single season: 10, Čukarički during 2010–11 season * Most team goals against in a single season: 65, Čukarički during 2010–11 season * Fewest team goals against in a single season: 12, Partizan during 2011–12 season * The best goal difference in a single season: +94,

during

season * The worst goal difference in a single season: –55, Čukarički during 2010–11 season and Mačva Šabac during

season * Most hat-tricks in a season: 3

playing for

during 2009–10 season, Nermin Haskić playing for Radnički Niš during 2018–19 season and Aleksandar Katai playing for

during 2021–22 season Goalkeepers * Goalscoring goalkeepers (excluding own goals): ** Darko Božović (

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1–1 Voždovac, 28 October 2006) ** Vladimir Stojković ( Partizan 7–0

, 11 August 2012) ** Milan Borjan (

3–1 Voždovac, 22 May 2022)

UEFA ranking

The following data indicates

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coefficient rankings between European football leagues. * Highest position: 11 (2021-22 season, 33.375 points) * Lower position: 47 (1996)

Country

Team

All time Serbian football clubs in European and World competitions

European Cup/ UEFA Champions League

UEFA Cup/ UEFA Europa League

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Intercontinental Cup

UEFA Super Cup

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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 are: * Star full

received in 2019 * Star full

Partizan Belgrade received in 2008

Names of the competition

* 2006–2008: Meridian SuperLiga * 2008–2015: Jelen SuperLiga * 2015–2019: Serbian SuperLiga * 2019–2022:

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SuperLiga * 2022–2025: Mozzart Bet SuperLiga

Broadcasting rights

Television

Serbian Superliga games are broadcast live on

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in countries of Ex-Yugoslavia. 02.TV starts broadcasting Serbian Superliga from March 2019. SportKlub Slovenia is 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.Ogromno interesovanje stranih medija za 139. večiti derbi
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Sponsorships

* Nike (2006–2014) *

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(2014–present)

References

External links

Official website

Unofficial website

Serbian SuperLiga Stats
at Utakmica.rs
Serbian SuperLiga Fixtures and Results
at Soccerway

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