2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia

Basketball League of Serbia
Season2019–20
DurationOctober 5, 2019March 15, 2020
Number of teams18
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Finals
ChampionsNone declared
All statistics correct as of May 1, 2019.

The 2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашка лига Србије 2019–20.) is the 14th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it's the 76th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.

The regular season began in October 2019 and ended in March 2020. The SuperLeague season was suspended prior to its start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 28 May 2020, the League Assembly canceled definitely the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Crvena zvezda mts was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the League Assembly decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season.[3] The SuperLeague season would have been played in April and May 2020. The playoffs would have been played in June 2020.

Teams

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for 2019–20 Serbian League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
First League
(14 teams)
  • 12 highest-placed teams from the last season
  • 2 highest-placed teams from the Second League
Super League
(12 teams)
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the First League
Playoffs
(4 teams)
  • 2 group winners from the Super League
  • 2 group runners-up from the Super League

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from the Second League[4]
  • Kolubara LA 2003
  • Napredak JKP
Teams relegated to the Second League
  • Beovuk 72
  • Spartak[5]

Venues and locations

Team 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 SRC Kolubara 1,700
Mega Bemax Belgrade Mega Factory 700
Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall 1,500
Mladost 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
Sloboda Užice Veliki Park Hall 2,200
Tamiš Pančevo Strelište Sports Hall 1,100
Vojvodina Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina 7,022
Vršac Vršac Millennium Center 4,400
Zlatibor Čajetina WAI TAI - STC Zlatibor 712
Teams that play in the 2019–20 First Adriatic League
Teams that play in the 2019–20 Second Adriatic League

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Serbia Marko Marinović Serbia Uroš Čarapić P.S. Fashion
Dunav Serbia Mitar Ašćerić Serbia Aleksandar Miljković Cvetex Best Shop Group
Dynamic VIP PAY Slovenia Miro Alilović Serbia Dušan Beslać Champion VIP PAY
Kolubara LA 2003 Serbia Dušan Radović Serbia Nikola Simić
Metalac Serbia Vladimir Đokić Serbia Aleksandar Vasić
Mladost Serbia Dragan Jakovljević Serbia Lazar Stefanović
Napredak JKP Serbia Nebojša Raičević Serbia Nikola Raičević
Novi Pazar Serbia Oliver Popović Serbia Asmir Numanović Cvetex Barbosa
OKK Beograd Serbia Branko Milisavljević Serbia Adidas
Sloboda Serbia Vladimir Lučić Serbia Petar Marić
Tamiš Serbia Bojan Jovičić Serbia Saša Radović unit-sport Grad Pančevo
Vojvodina Serbia Filip Socek Serbia Aleksa Zarić Peak Roda
Vršac Serbia Zoran Todorović Montenegro Miloš Savović Spirit Villager
Zlatibor Serbia Strajin Nedović Montenegro Radomir Marojević Ardu Dino park

Coaching changes

Round Team Outgoing coach Date(s) of change Incoming coach Ref.
Off-season OKK Beograd Serbia Branislav Vićentić 7 June 2019 Serbia Branko Milisavljević [6]
Borac Serbia Jovica Arsić 29 June 2019 Serbia Marko Marinović [7]
Mladost Zemun Serbia Marko Barać 24 July 2019 Serbia Dragan Jakovljević [8]
Metalac Serbia Mihailo Poček 27 September 2019 Serbia Vladimir Đokić [9]
Vojvodina Serbia Filip Socek September 2019 Serbia Marko Skoko [10]
6th Kolubara LA 2003 Serbia Žarko Simić Nevember 2019 Serbia Dušan Radović [11]
7th Vojvodina Serbia Marko Skoko November 2019 Serbia Filip Socek [12]
18th Vršac Greece Darko Kostić 6 February 2020 Serbia Zoran Todorović [13]

First League

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Borac 26 23 3 2291 1996 +295 49 Qualified to 2020–21 ABA 1
2 Sloboda 26 20 6 2360 2154 +206 46 Qualification to 2020–21 ABA 2
3 Zlatibor 26 17 9 2334 2171 +163 43
4 Novi Pazar 26 17 9 2333 2259 +74 43
5 Dynamic VIP PAY 26 16 10 2224 2080 +144 42
6 Mladost 26 15 11 2299 2339 −40 41 Promotion to 2020–21 ABA 2
7 Napredak JKP 26 11 15 2072 2027 +45 37
8 Metalac 26 10 16 2087 2215 −128 36
9 Kolubara LA 2003 26 10 16 2089 2250 −161 36
10 Dunav 26 10 16 2116 2232 −116 36
11 Tamiš 26 10 16 1986 2056 −70 36
12 Vršac 26 9 17 2081 2176 −95 35
13 OKK Beograd 26 9 17 2099 2149 −50 35
14 Vojvodina 26 5 21 2159 2426 −267 31
Source: SrbijaSport

Serbian clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
Crvena zvezda mts EuroLeague Regular season
Partizan NIS EuroCup Quarterfinals

See also

References

  1. ^ "Otkazana košarkaška Superliga Srbije, nema šampiona". novosti.rs. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "SAOPŠTENJE UK KLS". kls.rs. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ "PEHAR OSTAJE U VLASNIŠTVU ZVEZDE! Odsviran kraj: Košarku ove sezone u Srbiji više NEĆEMO GLEDATI, samo jedan klub bio za nastavak Superlige!". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Druga liga KLS Sezona: 2018-2019". srbijasport.net. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Košarka: Posle poraza od Zlatibora Spartak se seli u niži rang". subotica.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Milisavljević novi trener OKK Beograda: Nastavićemo sa afirmacijom mladih igrača". novosti.rs. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ^ "LOGIČAN IZBOR Marko Marinović preuzeo Borac iz Čačka". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Dragan Jakovljević novi trener Mladosti iz Zemuna". novosti.rs. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Vladimir Đokić ponovo u Metalcu". basketballsphere.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  10. ^ "KK Vojvodina u novu sezonu sa juniorima u timu, Muta Nikolić "x faktor" za trenutno stanje". 021.rs. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Aba ligaš pred lazarevačkom publikom". kls.rs. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Vojvodina gostuje u Pančevu". kls.rs. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  13. ^ "ZORAN TODOROVIĆ TRENER KK VRŠCA". vrsacsport.in.rs. Retrieved 16 March 2020.[permanent dead link]

External links

  • Official website Archived 2020-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
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