2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia (basketball)

The 2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia is the 15th season of the Second Basketball League of Serbia, the 2nd-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia.

Second League of Serbia
Season2020–21
Duration3 October 2020 – March 2021
Number of games22 each
Number of teams16
Finals
ChampionsZdravlje
  Runners-upSlodes
Statistical leaders
Points Serbia Nino Čelebić 22.0
Rebounds Serbia Dejan Bjelić 10.2
Assists Serbia Nino Čelebić 9.0
Records
Winning streakSlodes
(8 games)
Losing streakVrbas
(22 games)
All statistics correct as of March 23, 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 11 teams from the previous season will stay in the league and the highest-placed clubs from four divisions of the First Regional League will be promoted, while the three highest-placed clubs from the previous season will be promoted to the First League.

Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in the 2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia, divided into two geographical groups with 8 clubs.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to the First League (1st-tier)
Teams relegated from the First League (1st-tier)
Teams promoted from the First Regional League (3rd-tier)
Teams relegated to the First Regional League (3rd-tier)
Other actions

In August 2020, Zemun withdraw from the 2020–21 season and got relegated to the First Regional League while Spartak failed to fulfill requirements for the Second League and got relegated to the 4th-tier Second Regional League. To fulfill the remaining spots, the Basketball Federation of Serbia gave two wildcards to Borac Zemun and Star.[4]

Venues and locations

Team[5] City Arena Capacity
Beovuk 72 Belgrade SC Šumice 2,000
Bor RTB Bor USC Bor 3,000
Borac Zemun Belgrade Pinki Hall 2,000
Fair Play Niš Dušan Radović School Hall
Klik Arilje Arilje Sports Hall
Konstantin Niš Čair Sports Center 4,000
Mladost SP Smederevska Palanka Vuk Karadžić School Hall 500
Napredak Junior Kruševac Kruševac Sports Hall 2,500
Proleter Naftagas Zrenjanin Crystal Hall 3,000
Radnički Belgrade Radnički SD Hall
Slodes Belgrade Slodes Hall 2,000
Star Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina 1,030
Sveti Đorđe Žitište Nikola Tesla School Hall
Vrbas Vrbas CFK Drago Jovović 2,500
Zdravlje Leskovac SRC Dubočica 3,600
Železničar Čačak Borac Hall 4,000

Head coaches

Team Head coach Coaching changes
Beovuk 72 Serbia Nikola Stanić
Bor RTB Serbia Miloš Nejkov Dejan Aleksić (until Aug 2020)
Borac Zemun Serbia Vedran Popović
Fair Play Serbia Vladan Glavinić Saša Jović (until Aug 2020)
Klik Serbia Miljan Marjanović
Konstantin Serbia Marko Cvetković Marko Cvetković (until Nov 2020)
Dušan Radović (Nov 2020 – N/A)
Mladost SP Serbia Zlatan Rakić Milovan Bogojević (until Aug 2020)
Napredak Junior Serbia Ljubiša Damjanović Vladimir Mišković (until Aug 2020)
Proleter Naftagas Serbia Stefan Atanacković
Radnički Serbia Nebojša Knežević Goran Vučković (until Aug 2020)
Slodes Serbia Marko Boras
Sveti Đorđe Serbia Nenad Vignjević
Star Serbia Dimitrije Živković
Vrbas Serbia Petar Bodrožić Bojan Marković (until Aug 2020)
Zdravlje Serbia Lazar Spasić
Železničar Serbia Aleksandar Bjelić Branko Jorović (until Jul 2020)

Regular season

Group North

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Slodes 14 12 2 1236 1051 +185 26 Qualification to Playoff
2 Proleter Naftagas 14 9 5 1081 984 +97 23[lower-alpha 1]
3 Beovuk 72 14 9 5 1109 1061 +48 23[lower-alpha 1]
4 Borac 14 8 6 1176 1162 +14 22
5 Star 14 6 8 1086 1112 26 20[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Playout
6 Radnički 14 6 8 1164 1115 +49 20[lower-alpha 2]
7 Sveti Đorđe 14 6 8 1037 1086 49 20[lower-alpha 2]
8 Vrbas 14 0 14 912 1230 318 14
Source: SrbijaSport, KSS Report
Notes:
  1. Proleter Naftagas 151–141 Beovuk 72
  2. Star 3–1, Radnički 2–2, Sveti Đorđe 1–3

Group South

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zdravlje 14 9 5 1110 1035 +75 23[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Playoff
2 Klik 14 9 5 1109 1063 +46 23[lower-alpha 1]
3 Železničar 14 8 6 1003 1041 38 22[lower-alpha 2]
4 Fair Play 14 8 6 1147 1113 +34 22[lower-alpha 2]
5 Konstantin 14 8 6 1050 989 +61 22[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Playout
6 Napredak Junior 14 7 7 1010 976 +34 21
7 Mladost SP 14 5 9 1097 1108 11 19
8 Bor RTB 14 2 12 916 1117 201 16
Source: SrbijaSport, KSS Report
Notes:
  1. Zdravlje 167–162 Klik
  2. Železničar 3–1, Fair Play 2–2, Konstantin 1–3

Post-season

Playoff

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zdravlje 14 11 3 1196 1066 +130 25 Qualification to First League
2 Slodes 14 9 5 1129 1044 +85 23[lower-alpha 1]
3 Fair Play 14 9 5 1133 1036 +97 23[lower-alpha 1]
4 Klik 14 8 6 1170 1119 +51 22
5 Železničar 14 7 7 1092 1119 27 21
6 Proleter Naftagas 14 6 8 1063 1057 +6 20
7 Beovuk 72 14 4 10 1077 1224 147 18
8 Borac 14 2 12 1009 1204 195 16
Source: SrbijaSport, KSS
Notes:
  1. Slodes 144–134 Fair Play

Playout

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Konstantin 14 9 5 1177 1046 +131 23
2 Napredak Junior 14 9 5 1052 999 +53 23
3 Mladost SP 14 9 5 1149 1079 +70 23
4 Star 14 9 5 1103 1094 +9 23
5 Radnički 14 8 6 1129 1002 +127 22 Relegation to Regional Leagues
6 Sveti Đorđe 14 6 8 1082 1125 43 20
7 Bor RTB 14 6 8 969 1008 39 20
8 Vrbas 14 0 14 876 1184 308 14
Source: SrbijaSport, KSS

See also

References

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