2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Red Star 25th domestic title |
| Relegated | Javor Rad Obilić |
| Champions League | Red Star |
| UEFA Cup | Partizan Hajduk Kula OFK Beograd |
| Intertoto Cup | Zeta |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 571 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Srđan Radonjić (20) |
← 04-05 | |
The 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Superliga (officially known as the Meridian SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth and last season of Serbia and Montenegro's top-level football league before the dissolution. It was contested by 16 teams, and Red Star Belgrade won the championship.
Teams
[edit]Radnički Jugopetrol, Čukarički Stankom and Hajduk Beograd were relegated to the 2005–06 Serbian First League while Sutjeska was relegated to the 2005–06 Montenegrin First League after the last season for finishing last.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2004–05 Serbian First League champions Budućnost Banatski Dvor and runners-up Javor Ivanjica, Rad and Voždovac. The league would also join the 2004–05 Montenegrin First League champion Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 32,710 |
| Red Star | Belgrade | Red Star Stadium | 55,538 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 17,204 |
| Zemun | Zemun, Belgrade | Zemun Stadium | 10,000 |
| Hajduk Kula | Kula | Stadion Hajduk | 6,000 |
| Obilić | Belgrade | FK Obilić Stadium | 4,500 |
| Voždovac | Belgrade | Železnik Stadium | 8,000 |
| OFK Beograd | Karaburma, Belgrade | Omladinski Stadium | 20,000 |
| Smederevo | Smederevo | Smederevo City Stadium | 17,200 |
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 7,000 |
| Borac | Čačak | Čačak Stadium | 6,000 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | Podgorica | Podgorica City Stadium | 17,000 |
| Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | Gradski stadion (Bijelo Polje) | 5,000 |
| Javor | Ivanjica | Stadion Ivanjica | 5,000 |
| Budućnost Banatski Dvor | Banatski Dvor | Stadion Mirko Vučurević | 4,000 |
| Rad | Belgrade | Stadion Kralj Petar I | 6,000 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 23 | +50 | 78 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Partizan | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 71 | Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Voždovac | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 51 | Ineligible for 2006–07 European competitions |
| 4 | Hajduk Kula | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Zeta | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 47 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round and Montenegrin First League |
| 6 | OFK Beograd | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 44 | Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Borac Čačak | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Budućnost Banatski Dvor | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 44 | |
| 9 | Vojvodina | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 43 | |
| 10 | Zemun | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 41 | |
| 11 | Smederevo | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 39 | |
| 12 | Javor Ivanjica (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 32 | Relegation to Serbian First League |
| 13 | Rad (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 31 | |
| 14 | Budućnost Podgorica[b] | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 25 | Qualification for Montenegrin First League |
| 15 | Obilić (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to Serbian First League |
| 16 | Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 11 | Qualification for Montenegrin First League |
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c OFK Beograd qualified for 2006–07 UEFA Cup as runner-up of 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Cup.
- ^ Budućnost Podgorica were deducted 3 points due to leaving the pitch in protest 11 minutes before full time during their March 2006 match versus FK Zeta. In the match, FK Zeta had just scored an equalizer that Budućnost felt was offside.
Results
[edit]Winning squad
[edit]Champions: RED STAR BELGRADE (coach: 
Walter Zenga)
Players (league matches/league goals)
Milan Dudić (28/3)- Aleksandar Luković (27/3)
- Boško Janković (26/12)
- Nenad Kovačević (25/1)
- Dušan Basta (25/0)
- Milan Purović (24/11)
- Nikola Žigić (23/12)
- Dejan Milovanović (23/2)
- Vladimir Stojković (21/0) (goalkeeper)
- Milan Biševac (20/0)
- Vladimir Mudrinić (20/0)
- Marko Perović (18/3)
- Nebojša Joksimović (18/0)
- Dragan Mladenović (17/3)
- Milanko Rašković (13/5)
- Nikola Trajković (13/2)
- Nenad Milijaš (10/4) signed from FK Zemun on January 12, 2006 during winter 2005/06 transfer window
- Dušan Đokić (9/8) signed from FK Voždovac in late January 2006 during winter 2005/06 transfer window
- Radovan Krivokapić (9/0)
- Ivan Ranđelović (9/0) (goalkeeper)
- Ardian Đokaj (8/2)
- Bojan Miladinović (6/0)
Takayuki Suzuki (6/0) signed from Kashima Antlers on January 28, 2006 during winter 2005/06 transfer window
Haminu Draman (4/1)- Boban Stojanović (4/0)
- Dušan Anđelković (3/0) signed from FK Voždovac in late January 2006 during winter 2005/06 transfer window
- Marko Pantelić (3/0) sold to Hertha BSC Berlin on the last day of the 2005 summer transfer window (August 31, 2005)
- Zoran Banović (1/0) (goalkeeper)
- Filip Đorđević (1/0)
- Slavoljub Đorđević (1/0)
- Nenad Tomović (1/0)
- Jagoš Vuković (1/0)