2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia

Basketball League of Serbia season
Number of games30 each (First League)Number of teams16 (First League)
21 (total)Regular seasonABA 2 LeagueZlatibor
SlogaChampions LeagueFMP MeridianSeason MVPSerbia Dušan KutlešićRelegatedRadnički Kragujevac
Slodes SoccerbetFinalsChampionsCrvena zvezda mts  Runners-upFMP MeridianSemifinalistsMega Mozzart
Partizan NISFinals MVPMontenegro Nikola IvanovićAwardsSuperLeague MVPNot awardedStatistical leaders
Points Serbia Dušan Kutlešić 20.33
Rebounds Serbia Strahinja Gavrilović 9.25
Assists Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Nikolić 6.8
Index Rating Serbia Dušan Kutlešić 24.23
RecordsBiggest home winMladost MaxBet 109–64 Metalac
(3 December 2021)Biggest away winOKK Beograd 68–106 Zlatibor
(12 December 2021)Highest scoringMladost MaxBet 130–94 Novi Pazar
(12 December 2021)Lowest scoringZdravlje 57–60 Vojvodina
(22 October 2021)Losing streak23, SlodesHighest attendance4,236
Crvena zvezda mts 114–78 Mega Mozzart
(10 June 2022)Lowest attendance20
Dynamic VIP PAY 77–68 Zdravlje
(27 October 2021)Average attendance886, SlogaSeasons
All statistics correct as of June 19, 2022.

The 2021–22 Admiral Bet Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашка лига Србије 2021–22.) was the 16th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the top-tier professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it is the 78th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of the nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.

Teams

A total of 21 teams participated in the 2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia as confirmed by the Basketball Federation of Serbia on 30 June 2021.[1] Crvena zvezda mts was the defending champion.

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for the 2021–22 Serbian League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
First League
(16 teams)
  • 14 highest-placed teams from the last season
  • 2 highest-placed teams from the Second League
SuperLeague Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 6 highest-placed teams from the First League
SuperLeague Final Four
(4 teams)
  • Winner from the SuperLeague Playoffs

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from the Second League
Teams relegated to the Second League

Venues and locations

Club[1] 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 Meridian Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Kolubara LA 2003 Lazarevac Kolubara Sport Center 1,700
Mega Mozzart Belgrade Mega Factory 700
Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall 1,500
Mladost MaxBet Zemun Master Sport Center 750
Novi Pazar Novi Pazar Pendik Sports Hall 1,600
OKK Beograd Belgrade Mega Factory 700
Partizan NIS Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
Radnički Kragujevac Jezero Hall 3,750
Sloboda Užice Veliki Park Hall 2,200
Slodes SoccerBet Belgrade Slodes Hall 2,000
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
Zdravlje Leskovac SRC Dubočica 3,600
Zlatibor Čajetina Čajetina Sport Center 1,000
Clubs that play in the 2021–22 First Adriatic League not playing in the regular season.
Clubs that play in the 2021–22 Second Adriatic League

First League

The 2021–22 First League season started on 2 October 2021.[2]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team[3] Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Dunav Serbia Milivoje Lazić Serbia Aleksandar Miljković Cvetex —
Dynamic VIP PAY Serbia Saša Nikitović Ardu Sport VIP PAY
Kolubara LA 2003 Serbia Stevan Mijović Serbia Nikola Simić Seven EPS / Grad Lazarevac
Metalac Serbia Branislav Ratkovica Serbia Igor Mijajlović Peak —
Mladost MaxBet Serbia Dragan Jakovljević Serbia Marko Milenković CK MaxBet
Novi Pazar Serbia Greece Darko Kostić Serbia Asmir Numanović Unit Admiral
OKK Beograd Montenegro Vasilije Budimić Serbia Marko Boltić Adidas —
Radnički Serbia Filip Socek Serbia Raško Katić Seven City of Kragujevac
Sloboda Serbia Oliver Popović Ardu Sport mts
Slodes SoccerBet Serbia Nenad Karanović Serbia Vuk Karadžić — SoccerBet
Sloga Serbia Marko Dimitrijević Maluro —
Tamiš Serbia Bojan Jovičić Serbia Saša Radović STX —
Vojvodina Serbia Miroslav Nikolić Serbia Krsto Bjelica Peak —
Vršac Serbia Siniša Matić Serbia Miloš Dimić Ardu Sport Villager / Element
Zdravlje Serbia Lazar Spasić Serbia Milan Radivojević Maluro —
Zlatibor Serbia Strajin Nedović Serbia Dušan Kutlešić Ardu Sport Boje i fasade Maxima

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
OKK Beograd Serbia Branislav Ratkovica 26 May 2021 Off-season Montenegro Vasilije Budimić 26 May 2021 [4]
Metalac Serbia Vladimir Đokić 7 June 2021 Serbia Branislav Ratkovica 7 June 2021 [5]
Tamiš Serbia Nebojša Vidić June 2021 Serbia Bojan Jovičić June 2021
Vršac Serbia Vladimir Lučić August 2021 Serbia Vladimir Đokić 12 August 2021 [6][7]
Dunav Serbia Mitar Ašćerić August 2021 Serbia Milivoje Lazić 1 September 2021 [8]
Kolubara LA 2003 Serbia Marko Dimitrijević August 2021 Serbia Stevan Mijović August 2021
Sloga Serbia Dragan Kostić August 2021 Serbia Marko Dimitrijević August 2021
Slodes Soccerbet Serbia Marko Boras 15 December 2021 16th (2–12) Serbia Nenad Karanović (interim) 15 December 2021
Serbia Nenad Karanović (interim) 28 December 2021 16th (2–15) Serbia Igor Polenek 28 December 2021
Radnički Serbia Ivica Vukotić 21 February 2022 13th (9–12) Serbia Filip Socek 21 February 2022 [9][10]
Vršac Serbia Vladimir Đokić 18 March 2022 7th (13–13) Serbia Siniša Matić 18 March 2022 [11]
Slodes Serbia Igor Polenek 30 March 2022 16th (2–26) Serbia Nenad Karanović 30 March 2022

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zlatibor 30 22 8 2762 2414 +348 52 Qualification to Super League
and ABA 2
2 Sloga 30 20 10 2559 2465 +94 50
3 Vojvodina 30 19 11 2475 2284 +191 49 Qualification to Super League
4 Mladost MaxBet 30 19 11 2781 2648 +133 49
5 Dynamic VIP PAY 30 18 12 2584 2414 +170 48
6 Sloboda 30 16 14 2638 2507 +131 46
7 Tamiš 30 15 15 2480 2474 +6 45
8 Metalac 30 15 15 2415 2528 −113 45
9 Novi Pazar 30 15 15 2467 2599 −132 45
10 Zdravlje 30 14 16 2368 2450 −82 44
11 Vršac 30 14 16 2453 2438 +15 44
12 Dunav 30 14 16 2430 2485 −55 44
13 OKK Beograd 30 14 16 2642 2694 −52 44
14 Kolubara LA 2003 30 12 18 2442 2549 −107 42
15 Radnički 30 11 19 2424 2464 −40 41 Relegation to Second League
16 Slodes SoccerBet 30 2 28 2297 2804 −507 32
Source: KLS, SrbijaSport

SuperLeague

The Playoffs are the second stage of the 2021–22 Serbian League season. The Super League was canceled due to ABA League schedule conflict and the qualified teams will play in the Playoffs.

On 9 June 2022, Partizan announced withdrawal from the 2022 Serbian League playoffs following numerous incidents in the 2022 ABA League Finals.[12]

Qualified teams

First ABA League Regular season
Borac
Crvena zvezda mts
FMP Meridian
Mega Mozzart
Partizan NIS
 1 Zlatibor
2 Sloga
3 Vojvodina
4 Mladost MaxBet
5 Dynamic VIP PAY
6 Sloboda

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Čačak Serbia Marko Marinović Serbia Uroš Čarapić — P.S. Fashion
Crvena zvezda mts Montenegro Dejan Radonjić Serbia Branko Lazić Adidas mts / SoccerBet
Dynamic VIP PAY Serbia Saša Nikitović Ardu Sport VIP PAY
FMP Meridian Serbia Nenad Stefanović Serbia Marko Radonjić Adidas —
Mega Mozzart Serbia Vlada Jovanović Serbia Luka Cerovina Mozzart
Mladost MaxBet Serbia Dragan Jakovljević Serbia Marko Milenković CK MaxBet
Partizan NIS Serbia Željko Obradović Serbia Rade Zagorac Under Armour NIS / mts
Sloboda Serbia Oliver Popović Ardu Sport mts
Sloga Serbia Marko Dimitrijević Maluro —
Vojvodina Serbia Miroslav Nikolić Serbia Krsto Bjelica Peak —
Zlatibor Serbia Strajin Nedović Serbia Dušan Kutlešić Ardu Sport Boje i fasade Maxima

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
FMP Meridian Serbia Vanja Guša 1 June 2021 Off-season Serbia Nenad Stefanović 2 June 2021 [13][14]
Partizan NIS Serbia Aleksandar Matović 25 June 2021 Serbia Željko Obradović 25 June 2021 [15][16]

SuperLeague Playoffs

Teams involved:

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
7–9 May
 
 
Mega Mozzart2
 
14–16 May
 
Sloboda0
 
Mega Mozzart2
 
7–9 May
 
Vojvodina0
 
Sloga0
 
22–24 May
 
Vojvodina2
 
Mega Mozzart2
 
7–9 May
 
Borac0
 
Borac2
 
14–18 May
 
Dynamic VIP PAY0
 
Borac2
 
7–9 May
 
Mladost MaxBet1
 
Zlatibor0
 
 
Mladost MaxBet2
 

SuperLeague Final Four

Teams involved:

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 10−12 June
 
 
Crvena zvezda mts2
 
 June
 
Mega Mozzart1
 
Crvena zvezda mts2
 
 
 
FMP Meridian0
 
Partizan NIS
 
 
FMP Meridianw/o
 
2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia Champions

Crvena zvezda mts
22nd title

See also

References

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  11. ^ "Siniša Matić novi trener košarkaša Vršca". evrsac.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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  13. ^ "Vanja Guša više nije trener FMP". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Stefanović novi trener FMP-a". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Željko Obradović has returned to Partizan NIS". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ^ "ZVANIČNO: Partizan potvrdio, vratio se Žoc!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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