Serbian First League


The Serbian First League, commonly known by the abbreviation PLS and stylized as PrvaLiga, is the name for the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegrin divisions. It is operated by the Football Association of Serbia.

Format

The league is formed by 16 clubs which play all against one another twice, once at home, once away. The top two clubs are directly promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga, Third team going into the playoff, and playing against 14 teams from the Super League, while the bottom are relegated to the Serbian League. The Football Association of Serbia announced that in the 2015–16 Serbian First League 4 clubs will be relegated.

History

The Serbian First League is the successor of the Yugoslav Second League. With the break-up of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, the clubs from the newly independent states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia joined to their own newly formed leagues, while Serbia and Montenegro remained united and renamed into FR Yugoslavia with the clubs from both republics kept competing in the league. In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and the football league followed suit. Finally, after Montenegrin independence in 2006, the Montenegrin clubs withdrew and formed their own league.

Serbia and Montenegro second tier

In 2005, a reshuffle of the second tier of the Serbo-Montenegrin football league system saw two parallel leagues set up, for each republic.
SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird place
2005–06BežanijaMladost ApatinČukarički Stankom

Serbian First League

After Montenegro's independence, the Serbian First League kept the name and single league format readopted in 2005.
SeasonChampionsRunners upThird placeTop scorerGoals
2006–07Mladost Lučani Čukarički StankomNapredak Kruševac Filip Đorđević 16
2007–08Javor Ivanjica FK JagodinaBSK Borča Igor Pavlović 17
2008–09BSK BorčaSmederevoMladi Radnik Marko Pavićević 13
2009–10InđijaSevojnoKolubara Borivoje Filipović 12
2010–11BASKRadnički KragujevacNovi Pazar Darko Spalević 13
2011–12Radnički Niš Donji SremMladost Lučani Ivan Pejčić 13
2012–13Napredak Kruševac ČukaričkiVoždovac Milanko Rašković 19
2013–14Mladost Lučani Borac ČačakMetalac GM Predrag Živadinović 15
2014–15Radnik SurdulicaJavor IvanjicaMetalac GM Stefan Dražić 13
2015–16Napredak Kruševac Bačka BPČSK Nenad Lukić 14
2016–17Mačva ŠabacZemunSloboda Užice Uroš Đerić 19
2017–18Proleter Novi SadDinamo VranjeMetalac GM Zakaria Suraka 17
2018–19TSC Bačka TopolaJavor IvanjicaInđija Ivan Marković 29
2019–20ZlatiborGrafičarMetalac GM Aleksandar Katanić 19

2020–21 teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Borac 1926ČačakČačak City Stadium8,000
Budućnost DobanovciBelgradeFK Budućnost Dobanovci Stadium1,000
DinamoVranjeYumco Stadion4,000
DubočicaLeskovacLeskovac City Stadium7,000
GrafičarBelgradeTopčiderska zvezda1,000
:sr:ФК ИМТ|IMTBelgradeOld Traktor Arena1,150
JagodinaJagodinaJagodina City Stadium15,000
KabelNovi SadFK Kabel Stadium2,000
KolubaraLazarevacFK Kolubara Stadium2,500
LoznicaLoznicaLagator Stadium5,000
Radnički 1923KragujevacČika Dača15,100
RadničkiPirotStadion Dragan Nikolić13,816
RadničkiSremska MitrovicaFK Radnički S.M. Stadium2,000
SlogaKraljevoKraljevo City Stadium4,000
TrayalKruševacFK Trayal Stadium1,500
ZemunBelgradeZemun City Stadium9,588
ŽarkovoBelgradeFK Žarkovo Stadium610
:sr:ФК Железничар Панчево|ŽelezničarPančevoSC Mladost1,200

Previous seasons

Relegated teams (from First League to Serbian League)

Relegated teams (from SuperLiga to First League)

Promoted teams (from Serbian League to First League)

All-time table 2006–2020

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Serbian First League at any time since its formation in 2006 to the current season. Teams playing in the 2020–21 Serbian First League season are indicated in bold. A total of 63 teams have played in the Serbian First League.
Pos.TeamSPWDLFAPtsHighest finish
1Inđija1136114996116437360543'
2Bežanija11357126118113381327495
3Metalac82591246273331221434
4Proleter Novi Sad92861147597377314417'
5Mladost Lučani7238957865251207363'
6Kolubara92909190109294330360
7Novi Pazar82719866107274322360
8BSK Borča7226955972265222343 '
9Dinamo Vranje82608963108265322330
10Napredak Kruševac5170914039248150313'
11ČSK Čelarevo7230707981224242288
12Teleoptik7233687293246274276
13Sinđelić Beograd7217715987229261272
14Javor-Matis4139734323198110262'
15Zemun6192646167199194251
16Novi Sad6204645387197256245
17Srem Sremska Mitrovica6208625591206270241
18Radnički 19235161614060189186223
19Sevojno4140583943174137213
20Radnički Niš4140544442159129206'
21Sloga Kraljevo5162534168140191200
22Radnički Pirot5162503577160194185
23Sloboda Užice5157464764147195185
24Čukarički310649312612580178
25Banat4136444547135147177
26Mladenovac4140413762150187160
27Bačka Bačka Palanka39046192512986157
28Voždovac310240323012092152
29Borac Čačak 1926310141223810993145
30Budućnost Dobanovci4127373456121158145
31TSC Bačka Topola2674118812949141'
32Mladi Radnik 19263102392439104111141
33Radnički Sombor31023627398594135
34Mačva Šabac39834273798111128 '
35Jedinstvo Putevi39433273493105126
36Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi390322632106113122
37Rad27234172110368119
38Smederevo 1924394362137100109119
39Mladost Apatin310231254683122118
40BASK2723616248667112'
41Zlatibor2673215208160111'
42Jagodina39430253992113109
43Radnik Surdulica2602915167250102'
44Donji Srem264242317585395
45Vlasina272232425738493
46Žarkovo267241924778091
47Spartak Subotica272231732819186
48OFK Sinđelić Niš268221828758484
49Trayal267221728597083
50Timok264192025638377
51Grafičar1301668492754
52Hajduk Beograd2681412424811354
53Kabel13014106312042
54Bečej 191813712817393342
55Moravac Orion13010515324135
56Radnički Nova Pazova1349817354435
57Dolina1309714314234
58Loznica13071013213531
59:sr:ФК Темнић 1924|Temnić 19241306816244726
60:sr:FK Odžaci|Odžaci1306816223426
61Big Bull Radnički1347522265026
62OFK Beograd1303918255318
63Obilić138063216816
64:sr:ФК ИМТ|IMT00000000
65:sr:ФК Железничар Панчево|Železničar Pančevo00000000
66Dubočica00000000
67Radnički Sremska Mitrovica00000000

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