2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia
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 |
| Teams | 16 (regular season) 21 (total) |
| Dates | September 25, 2020 – April 10, 2021 (First League) |
| TV | Arena Sport |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Dynamic 111–73 Sloga (3 October 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Dunav 93–109 Mladost (25 September 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Mladost 116–114 Radnički (18 October 2020) |
| Winning streak | Mladost 11 games |
| Losing streak | Pirot 8 games |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of October 27, 2020. | |
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
A total of 21 teams participated in the 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia.
Distribution
The following is the access list for this season.
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular season (16 teams) |
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| Super League (8 teams) |
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| Playoffs (4 teams) |
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Promotion and relegation
- Teams promoted from the Second League[2][6]
- Teams relegated to the Second League
- None[2]
Venues and locations
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 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 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunav |  Mitar Ašćerić |
Aleksandar Miljković |
Cvetex | — |
| Dynamic VIP PAY |  Miro Alilović |
Marko Čakarević |
Champion | VIP PAY |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Marko Dimitrijević |
Nikola Simić |
— | EPS / Grad Lazarevac |
| Metalac | Vladimir Đokić |
Igor Đuković |
— | — |
| Mladost | Dragan Jakovljević |
Marko Milenković |
Champion | — |
| Napredak JKP | Nebojša Raičević |
Nikola Raičević |
— | — |
| Novi Pazar |  Darko Kostić |
Asmir Numanović |
— | Admiral |
| OKK Beograd | Branislav Ratkovica |
Marko Boltić |
Adidas | — |
| Pirot | Filip Socek |
Miodrag Stojanović |
— | — |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Igor Todorović |
Raško Katić |
— | — |
| Sloboda | Oliver Popović |
Stefan Simić |
Ardu Sport | mts |
| Sloga | Zoran Petrović |
Uroš Mirković |
— | — |
| Tamiš | Bojan Jovičić |
Saša Radović |
— | — |
| Vojvodina | Miroslav Nikolić |
Aleksa Zarić |
— | — |
| Vršac | Vladimir Lučić |
 Miloš Savović |
Spirit | Villager / Element |
| Zlatibor | Strajin Nedović |
Bogdan Riznić |
Ardu Sport | — |
Coaching changes
| 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 | |
| Mega Soccerbet | Dejan Milojević | 1 June 2020 | Vlada Jovanović | 1 June 2020 | [8] | |
| OKK Beograd | Branko Milisavljević | 5 June 2020 | Branislav Ratkovica | 5 June 2020 | [9][10] | |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Dragan Šakota | 8 June 2020 | Saša Obradović | 10 June 2020 | [11] | |
| Novi Pazar | Oliver Popović | June 2020 | Darko Kostić | 16 June 2020 | [12][13] | |
| Partizan NIS |  Andrea Trinchieri | 2 July 2020 | Vlado Šćepanović | 9 July 2020 | [14][15] | |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Dušan Radović | August 2020 | Marko Dimitrijević | August 2020 | [16] | |
| Partizan NIS | Vlado Šćepanović | 30 October 2020 | ABA | Sašo Filipovski | 5 November 2020 | [17][18] |
| Sloboda | Vladimir Lučić | 1 November 2020 | 15th (1–5) | Oliver Popović | 1 November 2020 | [19] |
| Vršac | Zoran Todorović | 2 November 2020 | 16th (1–5) | Vladimir Lučić | 2 November 2020 | [19] |
| Sloga | Saša Pavlović | 9 November 2020 | 14th (2–5) | Zoran Petrović | 9 November 2020 | [20] |
| Pirot | Marko Spasić | 15 November 2020 | 12th (2–6) | Filip Socek | 16 November 2020 | [21] |
| FMP | Vladimir Jovanović | 14 December 2020 | ABA | Bojan Đerić | 14 December 2020 | [22] |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Saša Obradović | 24 December 2020 | Dejan Radonjić | 25 December 2020 | [23][24] | |
Regular season
The 2020–21 regular season began on 25 September 2020.[5]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mladost | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1323 | 1193 | +130 | 27 | Qualification to Super League and ABA 2 |
| 2 | Vojvodina | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1211 | 1080 | +131 | 25 | |
| 3 | Novi Pazar | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1233 | 1200 | +33 | 24 | Qualification to Super League |
| 4 | Zlatibor | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1152 | 1065 | +87 | 23 | |
| 5 | Tamiš | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1135 | 1135 | 0 | 22 | |
| 6 | Sloboda | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1183 | 1118 | +65 | 22 | |
| 7 | Dynamic VIP PAY | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1243 | 1191 | +52 | 21 | |
| 8 | Napredak JKP | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1272 | 1281 | −9 | 21 | |
| 9 | Kolubara LA 2003 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1163 | 1216 | −53 | 21 | |
| 10 | OKK Beograd | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1154 | 1166 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | Dunav | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1204 | 1273 | −69 | 19 | |
| 12 | Metalac | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1075 | 1195 | −120 | 19 | |
| 13 | Radnički | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1099 | 1086 | +13 | 18 | |
| 14 | Pirot | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1133 | 1242 | −109 | 18 | |
| 15 | Vršac | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1004 | 1042 | −38 | 16 | Relegation to Second League |
| 16 | Sloga | 12 | 3 | 9 | 941 | 1042 | −101 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2021. Source: KLS
Super League
Qualified teams
| First ABA League | Regular season |
|---|---|
| Borac Crvena zvezda mts FMP Mega Soccerbet Partizan NIS |
1st team 2nd team 3rd team |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABA League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | ABA League 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | ABA League 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Regular season 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: KLS
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABA League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | ABA League 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Regular season 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Regular season 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: KLS
Serbian clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Partizan NIS | EuroCup | Top 16 |
See also
- 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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