The 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашка лига Србије 2020–21.) is the 15th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the top-tier professional basketball 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.
| Basketball League of Serbia | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Duration | September 25, 2020 – April 10, 2021 (First League) |
| Games played | 30 each (regular season) |
| Teams | 16 (regular season) 21 (total) |
| TV partner(s) | Arena Sport |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Đorđe Simeunović |
| Relegated | Napredak JKP Pirot |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Crvena zvezda mts |
| Runners-up | Mega Soccerbet |
| Semifinalists | Partizan NIS Borac |
| Finals MVP | Ognjen Dobrić |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Dynamic 111–73 Sloga (3 October 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Dynamic 54–82 Vojvodina (7 February 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Mladost 116–114 Radnički (18 October 2020) |
| Winning streak | 22 games Mladost |
| Losing streak | 8 games Pirot |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of April 7, 2021. | |
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.[1][2] Crvena zvezda mts is the defending champion.
The First League began on 25 September 2020.[3] The SuperLeague will start in May 2021.[4]
Teams
editA total of 21 teams participated in the 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia.
Distribution
editThe following is the access list for this season.
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | |
|---|---|---|
| First League (16 teams) |
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| Playoffs (8 teams) |
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Promotion and relegation
edit- Teams promoted from the Second League[2][6]
- Teams relegated to the Second League
- None[2]
Venues and locations
edit
| Team[7] | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac | Čačak | Borac Hall | 2,000 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
| Dunav | Stari Banovci | Park Hall | — |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Hall | 5,000 |
| FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Lazarevac | Kolubara Sport Center | 1,700 |
| Mega Soccerbet | Belgrade | Mega Factory | 700 |
| Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Mladost MaxBet | Zemun | Master Sport Center | 750 |
| Napredak JKP | Aleksinac | Aleksinac Sports Hall | 1,400 |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Pendik Sports Hall | 1,600 |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Mega Factory | 700 |
| Partizan NIS | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
| Pirot | Pirot | Pirot Kej Hall | 835 |
| Radnički | Kragujevac | Jezero Hall | 3,750 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
| Sloga | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,350 |
| Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 7,022 |
| Vršac | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400 |
| Zlatibor | Čajetina | Čajetina Sport Center | 1,000 |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 First Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 Second Adriatic League |
Regular season
editThe 2020–21 regular season began on 25 September 2020.[5]
Personnel and sponsorship
edit| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunav |  Mitar Ašćerić
|
Aleksandar Miljković
|
Cvetex | — |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | Saša Nikitović
|
Marko Čakarević
|
Champion | VIP PAY |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Marko Dimitrijević
|
Nikola Simić
|
— | EPS / Grad Lazarevac |
| Metalac | Vladimir Đokić
|
Igor Đuković
|
— | — |
| Mladost MaxBet | Dragan Jakovljević
|
Marko Milenković
|
Champion | — |
| Napredak JKP | Dušan Jelić
|
Nikola Raičević
|
— | — |
| Novi Pazar |  Darko Kostić
|
Asmir Numanović
|
— | Admiral |
| OKK Beograd | Branislav Ratkovica
|
Marko Boltić
|
Adidas | — |
| Pirot | Filip Socek
|
Miodrag Stojanović
|
— | — |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Ivica Vukotić
|
Raško Katić
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Seven | City of Kragujevac |
| Sloboda | Oliver Popović
|
Stefan Simić
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Ardu Sport | mts |
| Sloga | Dragan Kostić
|
Uroš Mirković
|
— | — |
| Tamiš | Nebojša Vidić
|
Saša Radović
|
— | — |
| Vojvodina | Miroslav Nikolić
|
Aleksa Zarić
|
Peak | — |
| Vršac | Vladimir Lučić
|
 Miloš Savović
|
Spirit | Villager / Element |
| Zlatibor | Strajin Nedović
|
Bogdan Riznić
|
Ardu Sport | — |
Coaching changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vojvodina | Filip Socek |
June 2020 | Off-season | Miroslav Nikolić |
June 2020 | |
| OKK Beograd | Branko Milisavljević |
5 June 2020 | Branislav Ratkovica |
5 June 2020 | [8][9] | |
| Novi Pazar | Oliver Popović |
June 2020 | Darko Kostić |
16 June 2020 | [10][11] | |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Dušan Radović |
August 2020 | Marko Dimitrijević |
August 2020 | [12] | |
| Sloboda | Vladimir Lučić |
1 November 2020 | 15th (1–5) | Oliver Popović |
1 November 2020 | [13] |
| Vršac | Zoran Todorović |
2 November 2020 | 16th (1–5) | Vladimir Lučić |
2 November 2020 | [13] |
| Sloga | Saša Pavlović |
9 November 2020 | 14th (2–5) | Zoran Petrović |
9 November 2020 | [14] |
| Pirot | Marko Spasić |
15 November 2020 | 12th (2–6) | Filip Socek |
16 November 2020 | [15] |
| Sloga | Zoran Petrović |
15 January 2021 | 12th (6–10) | Dragan Kostić |
15 January 2021 | [16] |
| Radnički | Igor Todorović |
23 January 2021 | 16th (6–10) | Ivica Vukotić |
23 January 2021 | |
| Napredak JKP | Nebojša Raičević |
8 February 2021 | 12th (7–13) | Dušan Jelić |
8 February 2021 | [17][18] |
| Dynamic VIP PAY |  Miro Alilović |
12 February 2021 | 6th (9–11) | Saša Nikitović |
12 February 2021 | [19] |
| Tamiš | Bojan Jovičić |
10 March 2021 | 7th (11–12) | Nebojša Vidić |
10 March 2021 | [20] |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mladost MaxBet | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2868 | 2583 | +285 | 58 | Qualification to Super League and ABA 2 |
| 2 | Vojvodina | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2631 | 2266 | +365 | 56 | |
| 3 | Zlatibor | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2625 | 2476 | +149 | 49 | Qualification to Super League |
| 4 | Dynamic VIP PAY | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2670 | 2600 | +70 | 46 | |
| 5 | Novi Pazar | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2491 | 2490 | +1 | 46 | |
| 6 | Vršac | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2617 | 2657 | −40 | 45 | |
| 7 | Sloboda | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2555 | 2463 | +92 | 45 | |
| 8 | Tamiš | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2560 | 2554 | +6 | 44 | |
| 9 | Kolubara LA 2003 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2460 | 2588 | −128 | 43 | |
| 10 | OKK Beograd | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2525 | 2527 | −2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Radnički | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2660 | 2725 | −65 | 42 | |
| 12 | Metalac | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2296 | 2472 | −176 | 42 | |
| 13 | Sloga | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2431 | 2604 | −173 | 41 | |
| 14 | Dunav | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2516 | 2684 | −168 | 41 | |
| 15 | Napredak JKP | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2507 | 2561 | −54 | 41 | Relegation to Second League |
| 16 | Pirot | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2385 | 2547 | −162 | 39 |
Source: KLS, SrbijaSport
Super League
editThe Super League was canceled and the qualified teams were played in the Playoffs.[21]
Qualified teams
edit| First ABA League | Regular season |
|---|---|
| 1 Crvena zvezda mts 2 Mega Soccerbet 3 Partizan NIS 4 FMP 5 Borac |
1 Mladost MaxBet 2 Vojvodina 3 Zlatibor |
Personnel and sponsorship
edit| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Čačak | Marko Marinović
|
Uroš Čarapić
|
— | P.S. Fashion |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Dejan Radonjić
|
Branko Lazić
|
Adidas | mts |
| FMP | Vanja Guša
|
Radoš Šešlija
|
FMP | |
| Mega Soccerbet | Vlada Jovanović
|
Milenko Tepić
|
Soccerbet / Tehnomanija | |
| Mladost MaxBet | Dragan Jakovljević
|
Marko Milenković
|
Champion | — |
| Partizan NIS | Aleksandar Matović
|
Novica Veličković
|
Under Armour | NIS / mts |
| Vojvodina | Miroslav Nikolić
|
Aleksa Zarić
|
Peak | — |
| Zlatibor | Strajin Nedović
|
Bogdan Riznić
|
Ardu Sport | — |
Coaching changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Soccerbet | Dejan Milojević |
1 June 2020 | Off-season | Vlada Jovanović |
1 June 2020 | [22] |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Dragan Šakota |
8 June 2020 | Saša Obradović |
10 June 2020 | [23] | |
| Partizan NIS |  Andrea Trinchieri |
2 July 2020 | Vlado Šćepanović |
9 July 2020 | [24][25] | |
| Vlado Šćepanović |
30 October 2020 | Milivoje Lazić (interim) |
30 October 2020 | [26] | ||
| Milivoje Lazić (interim) |
5 November 2020 | Sašo Filipovski |
5 November 2020 | [27] | ||
| FMP | Vladimir Jovanović |
14 December 2020 | Bojan Đerić (interim) |
14 December 2020 | [28] | |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Saša Obradović |
24 December 2020 | Dejan Radonjić |
25 December 2020 | [29][30] | |
| FMP | Bojan Đerić (interim) |
13 February 2021 | Vanja Guša |
13 February 2021 | [31][32] | |
| Partizan NIS | Sašo Filipovski |
9 March 2021 | Aleksandar Matović |
9 March 2021 | [33] |
Playoffs
editThe playoffs are scheduled to start on May 27, 2021, and end on June 13, 2021.[34]
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 31 May–1 June | ||||||||||
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2 | |||||||||
| 4–6 June | ||||||||||
| Zlatibor | 0 | |||||||||
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2 | |||||||||
| 27–29 May | ||||||||||
| Borac | 0 | |||||||||
| FMP | 0 | |||||||||
| 9–13 June | ||||||||||
| Borac | 2 | |||||||||
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2 | |||||||||
| 27–29 May | ||||||||||
| Mega Soccerbet | 1 | |||||||||
| Mega Soccerbet | 2 | |||||||||
| 1–5 June | ||||||||||
| Vojvodina | 0 | |||||||||
| Mega Soccerbet | 2 | |||||||||
| 27–29 May | ||||||||||
| Partizan NIS | 1 | |||||||||
| Partizan NIS | 2 | |||||||||
| Mladost MaxBet | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2–0 | Zlatibor | 74–56 | 91–68 | — |
| FMP | 0–2 | Borac | 67–77 | 85–92 | — |
| Mega Soccerbet | 2–0 | Vojvodina | 77–66 | 95–87 | — |
| Partizan NIS | 2–0 | Mladost MaxBet | 70–50 | 94–84 | — |
Semifinals
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2–0 | Borac | 101–70 | 80–57 | — |
| Mega Soccerbet | 2–1 | Partizan NIS | 94–86 | 77–81 | 82–68 |
Finals
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2–1 | Mega Soccerbet | 98–69 | 79–86 | 77–65 |
| 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia Champions |
|---|
Crvena zvezda mts 21st title |
Serbian clubs in European competitions
edit| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Partizan NIS | EuroCup | Top 16 |
See also
edit- List of current Basketball League of Serbia team rosters
- 2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia (basketball)
- 2020–21 Radivoj Korać Cup
- 2020–21 ABA League First Division
- 2020–21 ABA League Second Division
- 2020–21 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
- 2020–21 KK Crvena zvezda season
- 2020–21 KK Partizan season
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External links
edit- Official website Archived 2020-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- League at srbijasport.net