Serbian League (

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: Српска Лига / Srpska Liga) was a

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league championship played between the late 1930s until 1944 in

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. With the creation in April 1941 of the Serbian military administration, which was a

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civil government set up by

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authorities, the league became the highest level domestic football competition within the territory. It held four editions. The first one was organised by the

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and was played during the 1940–41 season by the clubs from the Banovina's of

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, Morava,

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, Vrbas and

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.1940-41 League
at fkvojvodina.com The season ended up interrupted near the end by the April War. In the following season, only the clubs which were part of the Serbian military administration territory continued competing. The last season, 1943–44, was formed by 10 clubs and was played regularly but was interrupted by the Allied bombing of Belgrade which took place on April 16 and 17, 1944. The last round, the eighth, had been played on March 26 and 27, 1944. Owing to the war, the championship was finished.Monografija 85. godina SD Čukarički
pag. 50

Seasons

Qualification for the Yugoslav Championship: * 1939–40 - winner:

BSK Belgrade OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK Beograd Mozzart ...

* 1940–41 - winner:

National Championship of the Serbia (Territory of the German Military Commander): * 1941–42 - winner:

SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija ( sr-Cyrl, Cпортски клуб Југославија), commonly known as Jugoslavija, was a Serbian football club based in Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Ju ...

* 1942–43 - winner:

* 1943–44 - winner:

(not finished)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Serbian Football League (1940-1944) Defunct football leagues in Serbia