2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia

The 2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашка лига Србије 2018–19.) is the 13th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it's the 75th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.

Basketball League of Serbia
Season2018–19
DurationOctober 6, 2018 – March 17, 2019
(First League)
April 26, 2019 – May 20, 2019
(Super League)
June 2, 2019 – June 2019
(Playoffs)
Number of teams18
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Regular season
Season MVPSerbia Đukan Đukanović
RelegatedSpartak
Beovuk 72
Finals
ChampionsCrvena zvezda mts
(20th title)
  Runners-upPartizan NIS
SemifinalistsFMP
Mega Bemax
Finals MVPUnited States Billy Baron
Awards
SuperLeague MVPGeorgia (country) Goga Bitadze
Records
Winning streakCrvena zvezda mts
13 games
Losing streakBeovuk 72
12 games
All statistics correct as of June 11, 2019.

Teams

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for 2018–19 Serbian League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
First League
(14 teams)
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
Teams relegated to the Second League

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2018–19 season
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Beovuk 72 Belgrade SC Šumice 2,000
Borac Čačak Borac Hall 2,000
Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 5,878
Dunav Stari Banovci Park Hall
Dynamic VIP PAY Belgrade Dynamic Arena 500
FMP Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Mega Bemax Sremska Mitrovica Mega Factory 700
Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall 1,500
Mladost Zemun Master Sport Center 750
Novi Pazar Novi Pazar Pendik Sports Hall 1,600
OKK Beograd Belgrade Mega Factory 700
Partizan NIS Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 5,878
Sloboda Užice Veliki Park Hall 2,200
Spartak Subotica SC Dudova Šuma 3,000
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 2018–19 First Adriatic League
Teams that play in the 2018–19 Second Adriatic League

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Beovuk 72 Serbia Rajko Mirković Serbia Stefan Živanović — —
Borac Serbia Jovica Arsić Serbia Marko Marinović — P.S. Fashion
Crvena zvezda mts Serbia Milan Tomić Serbia Branko Lazić Nike mts
Dunav Serbia Mitar Ašćerić Serbia Aleksandar Miljković Cvetex Best Shop Group
Dynamic VIP PAY Slovenia Miro Alilović Serbia Vuk Vulikić NAAI VIP PAY
FMP Serbia Vladimir Jovanović Serbia Radoš Šešlija Champion FMP
Mega Bemax Serbia Dejan Milojević Serbia Stefan Fundić Adidas Bemax
Metalac Serbia Mihailo Poček Serbia Aleksandar Vasić — —
Mladost Serbia Marko Barać Serbia Aleksa Novaković — —
Novi Pazar Serbia Oliver Popović Serbia Nenad Slavković Cvetex Barbosa
OKK Beograd Serbia Branislav Vićentić Serbia Đorđe Simeunović Adidas —
Partizan NIS Italy Andrea Trinchieri Serbia Novica Veličković Under Armour NIS, mts
Sloboda Serbia Vladimir Lučić Serbia Nikola Otašević Ardu Grad Užice, TV Lav
Spartak Serbia Slobodan Bjalica Serbia Miloš Nikolić — —
Tamiš Serbia Bojan Jovičić Serbia Dušan Knežević unit-sport Grad Pančevo
Vojvodina Serbia Filip Socek Serbia Dušan Prica Peak Roda
Vršac Greece Darko Kostić Montenegro Miloš Savović Spirit Villager
Zlatibor Serbia Strajin Nedović Serbia Radenko Smolović Ardu Dino park

Coaching changes
Round Team Outgoing coach Date(s) of change Incoming coach Ref.
Off-season OKK Beograd Greece Darko Kostić June 2018 Serbia Branislav Vićentić
Beovuk 72 Serbia Slobodan Srezoski June 2018 Serbia Rajko Mirković
Novi Pazar Serbia Boško Đokić 21 June 2018 Serbia Oliver Popović [1]
Dynamic VIP PAYSerbia Miroslav Nikolić4 July 2018Serbia Vladimir Đokić[2][3]
Crvena zvezda mtsSerbia Milenko Topić13 July 2018Serbia Milan Tomić[4][5]
Mladost ZemunSerbia Branko MaksimovićJuly 2018Serbia Marko Barać
Spartak SuboticaSerbia Dragoljub VidačićAugust 2018Serbia Slobodan Ljubotina
VršacSerbia Mihajlo Mitić24 August 2018Serbia Branko Maksimović[6]
ABAPartizanSerbia Nenad Čanak26–31 October 2018Italy Andrea Trinchieri[7][8]
15thVršacSerbia Branko Maksimović4 January 2019Greece Darko Kostić[9]
16thSpartak SuboticaSerbia Slobodan Ljubotina18 January 2019Serbia Slobodan Bjelica[10]
23rdZlatiborSerbia Vanja GušaFebruary 2019Serbia Strajin Nedović[11]
Mid-seasonDynamic VIP PAYSerbia Vladimir Đokić10 April 2019Slovenia Miro Alilović[12]

First League

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Borac 26 22 4 2301 1910 +391 48 Qualification to the Super League
and the 2019–20 ABA 2
2 Novi Pazar 26 20 6 2266 2052 +214 46
3 Dynamic VIP PAY 26 20 6 2234 1928 +306 46
4 OKK Beograd 26 17 9 2245 2117 +128 43 Qualification to the Super League
5 Zlatibor 26 15 11 2039 1953 +86 41
6 Tamiš 26 12 14 2184 2128 +56 38
7 Sloboda 26 12 14 2311 2291 +20 38
8 Dunav 26 11 15 2072 2221 −149 37
9 Vršac 26 11 15 2186 2283 −97 37
10 Vojvodina 26 11 15 2299 2442 −143 37
11 Mladost 26 11 15 2117 2179 −62 37
12 Metalac 26 10 16 2128 2217 −89 36
13 Spartak 26 7 19 1965 2220 −255 33 Relegation to Second League
14 Beovuk 72 26 3 23 2004 2410 −406 29
Source: Basketball League of Serbia

Positions by round
First place & advance to the Super League
Advance to the Super League
Relegated
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Borac34331113211111111111111111
Novi Pazar63444444322232222233333332
Dynamic VIP PAY21112221443323333322222223
OKK Beograd12223332134444444444444444
Zlatibor467881079766665557777765555
Tamiš5911117966655556666665556666
Sloboda1156711858587777775556677797
Dunav14141313107105101188101010121212121212121211128
Vršac81181091211111191111998891191010910979
Vojvodina98555587879988991081011111111101010
Mladost127991211121212121212131111108108891088811
Metalac10121212131313141413131311131211119119889121112
Spartak7101066691091010101212131313131313131313131313
Beovuk 721313141414141413131414141414141414141414141414141414
Source: Basketball League of Serbia

Results
Home \ Away BOR NPZ DYN OKK ZLA TAM SLO DUN VRS VOJ MLA MET SPA BEO
Borac — 84–72 88–82 83–52 86–78 86–64 98–66 94–85 102–83 101–60 72–61 88–71 101–74 103–66
Novi Pazar 77–68 — 83–71 104–79 83–77 88–75 98–99 91–78 101–98 103–95 92–67 77–71 103–73 93–72
Dynamic VIP PAY 61–50 80–72 — 95–84 95–94 72–95 96–87 95–62 79–62 99–87 100–75 85–87 85–57 72–81
OKK Beograd 91–81 87–81 70–84 — 83–75 86–72 93–101 84–77 103–92 95–78 81–82 90–75 88–66 80–77
Zlatibor 64–86 100–86 75–71 50–62 — 72–69 100–79 80–66 87–71 93–64 79–68 89–91 67–56 50–62
Tamiš 66–83 79–84 74–86 71–82 83–91 — 83–82 99–77 83–89 97–80 80–71 84–75 91–77 108–75
Sloboda 82–93 77–78 88–80 88–90 82–84 88–95 — 105–79 88–77 99–89 92–86 96–91 92–94 93–84
Dunav 87–104 81–73 72–82 66–105 79–74 83–82 79–78 — 87–91 101–95 79–73 95–67 79–70 91–87
Vršac 88–107 77–89 79–96 95–83 90–82 68–100 87–86 68–69 — 103–87 82–77 80–73 88–87 85–78
Vojvodina 87–96 72–96 70–85 97–91 95–86 77–95 94–86 89–75 118–113 — 114–109 101–98 114–103 94–91
Mladost 77–88 67–95 68–87 82–89 83–91 80–73 89–83 77–95 99–92 90–74 — 77–71 87–78 95–56
Metalac 81–70 71–81 68–111 87–91 80–72 87–106 80–100 82–73 80–66 92–81 94–98 — 98–102 91–63
Spartak 74–77 73–75 70–90 96–89 86–94 90–87 86–91 84–66 72–68 68–87 70–99 66–86 — 99–90
Beovuk 72 61–112 81–91 60–95 62–117 79–85 99–103 88–103 92–91 70–94 77–100 72–80 75–81 102–80 —
Updated to match(es) played on March 17, 2019. Source: Basketball League of Serbia
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Super League

Qualified teams
First Adriatic League First League
Crvena zvezda mts
FMP
Mega Bemax
Partizan NIS		 Borac
Dynamic VIP PAY
Novi Pazar
OKK Beograd
Zlatibor
Tamiš
Sloboda
Dunav

Standings and results
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CZV FMP BOR ZLA OKK DUN
1 Crvena zvezda mts 10 10 0 854 630 +224 20 Qualification to the Playoffs — 82–65 86–58 83–57 82–50 101–60
2 FMP 10 8 2 824 688 +136 18 62–77 — 89–69 96–50 97–87 89–47
3 Borac 10 6 4 776 799 −23 16 67–77 59–73 — 70–63 89–81 107–94
4 Zlatibor 10 3 7 728 803 −75 13 68–82 61–74 74–80 — 74–87 86–66
5 OKK Beograd 10 2 8 807 884 −77 12 78–93 89–100 90–97 76–89 — 88–92
6 Dunav 10 1 9 723 908 −185 11 65–91 67–79 72–80 89–106 71–81 —
Source: Basketball League of Serbia

Positions by round
First place & advance to the Playoffs
Advance to the Playoffs
Team ╲ Round12345678910
Crvena zvezda mts1111111111
FMP2222222222
Borac3333333333
Zlatibor5544444554
OKK Beograd4455555445
Dunav6666666666
Source: Basketball League of Serbia

Standings and results
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAR MEG DYN NPZ TAM SLO
1 Partizan NIS 10 10 0 894 656 +238 20 Qualification to the Playoffs — 102–69 96–58 93–67 84–80 85–49
2 Mega Bemax 10 7 3 969 837 +132 17 81–90 — 125–98 97–95 102–64 96–66
3 Dynamic VIP PAY 10 5 5 807 908 −101 15 62–91 102–98 — 116–113 77–76 85–79
4 Novi Pazar 10 4 6 864 867 −3 14 66–81 88–71 73–80 — 92–84 81–90
5 Tamiš 10 2 8 745 880 −135 12 62–88 69–121 72–64 72–89 — 90–77
6 Sloboda 10 2 8 753 884 −131 12 62–84 80–105 81–82 83–100 86–76 —
Source: Basketball League of Serbia

Positions by round
First place & advance to the Playoffs
Advance to the Playoffs
Team ╲ Round12345678910
Partizan NIS1111111111
Mega Bemax6522222222
Dynamic VIP PAY4265433333
Novi Pazar5656644444
Tamiš3343355555
Sloboda2434566666
Source: Basketball League of Serbia

Playoffs
Main article: 2019 Basketball League of Serbia playoffs

The playoffs are scheduled to start on June 2, 2019, and end on June 20, 2019.[13]

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
2–4 June
 
 
Crvena zvezda mts2
 
10–17 June
 
Mega Bemax0
 
Crvena zvezda mts 3
 
3–7 June
 
Partizan NIS1
 
Partizan NIS2
 
 
FMP1
 

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Crvena zvezda mts 2–0 Mega Bemax 83–72 96–91 —
Partizan NIS 2–1 FMP 93–75 85–88 97–59

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Crvena zvezda mts 3–1 Partizan NIS 98–94 72–73 96–9076–75—
2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia Champions

Crvena zvezda mts
20th title

Clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Crvena zvezda mtsEuroCupTop 16
Partizan NISTop 16

See also
Teams

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