The 2020–21 Serbian First League was the 16th season of the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...

since its establishment.

League format

The league consisted of 18 teams: ten teams from the

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and eight new teams promoted from 2019–20 Serbian League. Teams played each other in double round-robin format, with top two teams being promoted to

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and bottom eight teams being relegated to

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Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

To First League

Promoted from Serbian League * Borac 1926 *

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* Radnički Sremska Mitrovica * Sloga * Železničar

From First League

Relegated to Serbian League * Sinđelić * Smederevo 1924 Promoted to

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* Metalac *

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Teams

Personnel, Kits and Main sponsor

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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is the official ball supplier for

. Kelme is the official sponsor of the Referee's Committee of the

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. * Grafičar is affiliated and branched with

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Managerial changes

Foreign players

*Foreign players: The number of foreign players that clubs can use during the game is four.

Transfers

''For the list of transfers involving First League clubs during 2020–21 season, please see: List of Serbian football transfers summer 2020.''

League table

Results

Individual statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 19 May 2021.

Hat-tricks

References

External links

Official website

srbijasport.net
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