2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga

The 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga was the twelfth season of the Serbian SuperLiga, Serbia's top football league. The season began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. FK Partizan were the defending champions from the previous season.

SuperLiga

Season	2017–18
Dates	21 July 2017 – 19 May 2018
Champions	Red Star Belgrade 4th SuperLiga title 29th domestic title
Relegated	Javor Ivanjica Borac Čačak
Champions League	Red Star Belgrade
Europa League	Partizan Radnički Niš Spartak Subotica
Matches played	296
Goals scored	802 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aleksandar Pešić (25)
Biggest home win	Red Star Belgrade 6–1 Rad Partizan 6–1 Mačva Voždovac 6–1 Zemun Red Star Belgrade 5–0 Radnik Čukarički 5–0 Bačka Rad 5–0 Borac Čačak Partizan 5–0 Borac Čačak
Biggest away win	Čukarički 1–6 Vojvodina Radnik 0–5 Red Star Belgrade Vojvodina 0–5 Spartak Subotica
Highest scoring	Red Star Belgrade 6–1 Rad Partizan 6–1 Mačva Voždovac 6–1 Zemun Radnik 3–4 Mladost Lučani Napredak Kruševac 4–3 Spartak Subotica Mladost Lučani 2–5 Red Star Belgrade Čukarički 1–6 Vojvodina
Longest winning run	10 games Red Star Belgrade
Longest unbeaten run	26 games Red Star Belgrade
Longest winless run	10 games Javor Ivanjica
Longest losing run	7 games Javor Ivanjica
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Teams

The league consisted of 16 teams: fourteen teams from the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga and two new teams from the 2016–17 Serbian First League. Mačva Šabac, the 2016–17 First League champion, joined SuperLiga for the first time in history. Runners-up Zemun joined the top level ten years after being relegated.

Stadiums and locations

Belgrade

Bačka

Borac

Javor

Mačva

Mladost

Napredak

Radnički

Radnik

Spartak

Vojvodina

Belgrade clubs:

Čukaricki
Partizan
Rad
Red Star
Voždovac
Zemun

Locations of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga teams

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity
Bačka	Bačka Palanka	Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava	5,500
Borac	Čačak	Čačak Stadium	8,000
Čukarički	Belgrade	Čukarički Stadium	4,070
Javor	Ivanjica	Ivanjica Stadium	4,000
Mačva	Šabac	Gradski stadion	8,000
Mladost	Lučani	Mladost Stadium	8,000
Napredak	Kruševac	Mladost Stadium	10,331
Partizan	Belgrade	Partizan Stadium	32,710
Rad	Belgrade	King Peter I Stadium	6,000
Radnički	Niš	Čair Stadium	18,151
Radnik	Surdulica	Surdulica City Stadium	3,312
Red Star	Belgrade	Rajko Mitić Stadium	55,538
Spartak	Subotica	City Stadium	13,000
Vojvodina	Novi Sad	Karađorđe Stadium	15,000
Voždovac	Belgrade	Shopping Center Stadium	5,200
Zemun	Belgrade	Zemun Stadium	10,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Front shirt sponsor
Borac Čačak	Vladimir Stanisavljević	Vladimir Bajić	NAAI	Škoda Auto
Čukarički	Nenad Lalatović	Nikola Drinčić	adidas	ADOC
Javor Ivanjica	Vlado Jagodić	Ivan Cvetković	Miteks	Matis doo
Mačva Šabac	Dragan Aničić	Filip Pejović	NAAI	—
Mladost Lučani	Nenad Milovanović	Ivan Milošević	Miteks	Miteks
Napredak Kruševac	Milorad Kosanović	Jovan Markoski	Puma	Delta City
Bačka	Zvezdan Milošević	Veseljko Trivunović	D-Mag	AD Podunavlje
Partizan	Miroslav Đukić	Saša Ilić	Nike	mt:s
Rad	Zoran Milinković	Đorđe Denić	NAAI	—
Radnički Niš	Dragan Antić	Aleksandar Jovanović	Hummel	Niška pivara / mt:s
Radnik Surdulica	Simo Krunić	Vladan Pavlović	Jako	—
Red Star Belgrade	Vladan Milojević	Nenad Milijaš	Macron	Gazprom
Spartak Subotica	Aleksandar Veselinović	Vladimir Torbica	Legea	Ždrepčeva krv
Vojvodina	Ilija Stolica	Nikola Antić	Umbro	Viskol
Voždovac	Miloš Veselinović	Miloš Pavlović	NAAI	Stadion SC
Zemun	Milan Milanović	Ivan Božović	Umbro	—

Nike supplied the official ball for this season's league.

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Red Star Belgrade	30	25	4	1	75	15	+60	77[a]	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Partizan	30	20	7	3	59	23	+36	65[b]
3	Čukarički	30	14	9	7	43	26	+17	51
4	Radnički Niš	30	14	8	8	46	40	+6	50
5	Spartak Subotica	30	14	7	9	55	39	+16	49
6	Voždovac	30	13	8	9	41	29	+12	47
7	Napredak Kruševac	30	13	7	10	49	42	+7	46
8	Vojvodina	30	12	8	10	33	29	+4	44
9	Radnik Surdulica	30	10	6	14	33	52	−19	36	Qualification for the Relegation round
10	Zemun	30	9	8	13	30	38	−8	35[c]
11	Mladost Lučani	30	9	8	13	36	44	−8	35[c]
12	Mačva Šabac	30	9	4	17	31	47	−16	31
13	Bačka	30	8	6	16	30	53	−23	30
14	Javor Ivanjica	30	7	4	19	25	48	−23	25
15	Borac Čačak	30	6	5	19	25	57	−32	23
16	Rad	30	6	3	21	29	58	−29	21

Source: SuperLiga (in Serbian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (if two teams tied); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair play ranking; 9) Draw.^[3]
Notes:

1. Red Star were deducted two points.^[1]
2. Partizan were deducted two points.^[2]
3. Zemun were ahead of Mladost Lučani on head-to-head away goals scored: Zemun 1 goal, Mladost 0 goals.

Results

Home \ Away	BAČ	BOR	ČUK	JAV	MAČ	MLA	NAP	PAR	RAD	RNI	RSU	RSB	SPA	VOJ	VOŽ	ZEM
Bačka		1–0	2–3	2–1	2–1	1–0	1–4	1–2	2–1	1–1	4–2	2–2	0–2	1–0	0–3	1–0
Borac Čačak	2–1		2–2	2–1	2–0	1–2	3–3	1–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–0	0–1
Čukarički	5–0	2–0		0–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	0–2	3–0	0–0	1–2	1–2	4–1	2–1	2–1	4–1
Javor Ivanjica	2–1	1–0	3–3		0–4	3–0	0–1	0–2	3–2	1–3	1–0	0–2	1–1	0–1	0–3	0–1
Mačva Šabac	1–1	1–0	0–2	1–1		2–1	1–0	1–3	1–2	1–2	4–0	0–2	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–0
Mladost Lučani	1–0	4–1	1–1	3–0	2–0		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	2–5	2–0	0–3	1–3	1–1
Napredak Kruševac	1–1	3–1	1–2	2–1	3–1	0–0		2–1	2–2	3–1	1–2	1–0	4–3	1–0	1–2	2–1
Partizan	3–1	5–0	0–0	2–1	6–1	3–0	1–1		3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1
Rad	0–0	5–0	0–1	2–0	0–2	1–0	1–0	2–4		2–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–1	2–0
Radnički Niš	4–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–1	1–3	1–0	2–0		2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–1
Radnik Surdulica	3–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	3–4	2–3	0–2	3–1	0–2		0–5	5–1	0–4	1–0	0–1
Red Star Belgrade	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	6–1	3–0	5–0		1–0	2–0	2–1	3–1
Spartak Subotica	2–1	3–1	0–0	4–0	3–2	3–3	2–1	0–1	2–0	4–2	3–1	1–2		1–1	0–0	1–2
Vojvodina	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–3	1–0	2–0	3–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–5		2–0	0–3
Voždovac	2–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	0–2	0–0	3–2	0–1	3–0	2–1	0–0	0–2	2–3	1–1		6–1
Zemun	1–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–2	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	3–0

Source: SuperLiga (in Serbian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

Championship round

The top eight teams advanced from the regular season. Points from the regular season were halved with half points rounded up. Teams played each other once.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Red Star Belgrade (C)	37	32	4	1	96	19	+77	60	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Partizan	37	23	8	6	71	33	+38	43	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3	Radnički Niš	37	18	8	11	63	51	+12	37[b]
4	Spartak Subotica	37	18	7	12	62	49	+13	37[b]
5	Voždovac	37	16	8	13	48	42	+6	33
6	Čukarički	37	16	9	12	54	44	+10	32
7	Napredak Kruševac	37	15	8	14	57	55	+2	30
8	Vojvodina	37	14	8	15	43	43	0	28

Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Play-off (if two teams tied and need to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions); 11) Drawing of lots.^[4]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Serbian Cup, Partizan, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
2. Radnički Niš finished ahead of Spartak Subotica on regular season points: Radnički 50 pts, Spartak 49 pts.

Results

Home \ Away	ČUK	NAP	PAR	RNI	RSB	SPA	VOJ	VOŽ
Čukarički				2–3		3–0	1–6	2–1
Napredak Kruševac	3–2				0–2		1–0
Partizan	2–1	2–2		3–1		2–0
Radnički Niš		4–1			1–3		5–0	3–0
Red Star Belgrade	3–0		2–1			4–0		5–1
Spartak Subotica		2–1		2–0				1–0
Vojvodina			2–1		1–2	0–2
Voždovac		1–0	2–1				2–1

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. Source: SuperLiga (in Serbian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation round

The bottom eight teams from the regular season play in the relegation round. Points from the regular season are halved with half points rounded up. Teams play each other once.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
9	Radnik Surdulica	37	13	7	17	42	60	−18	28
10	Mladost Lučani	37	11	11	15	44	52	−8	27
11	Zemun	37	11	10	16	39	46	−7	26[a]
12	Mačva Šabac	37	11	8	18	38	52	−14	26[a]
13	Rad	37	10	6	21	40	64	−24	26[a]
14	Bačka	37	11	7	19	41	64	−23	25
15	Javor Ivanjica (R)	37	10	6	21	33	57	−24	24	Relegation to the Serbian First League
16	Borac Čačak (R)	37	7	5	25	31	71	−40	15

Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Play-off (if two teams tied and need to decide champion or teams for UEFA competitions); 11) Drawing of lots.^[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Zemun were ahead of Mačva Šabac and Rad on regular season points: Zemun 35 pts, Mačva 31 pts, Rad 21 pts.

Results

Home \ Away	BAČ	BOR	JAV	MAČ	MLA	RAD	RSU	ZEM
Bačka		3–2	4–0	1–1
Borac Čačak					0–2	1–2	2–0
Javor Ivanjica		3–0				1–1		1–0
Mačva Šabac		2–0	1–2			0–0	2–1
Mladost Lučani	1–3		3–1	0–0		1–1
Rad	2–0						2–1	3–2
Radnik Surdulica	2–0		0–0		3–1			2–1
Zemun	3–0	2–1		1–1	0–0

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2018. Source: SuperLiga (in Serbian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Individual statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 17 May 2018.^[6]

Pos	Scorer	Teams	Goals
1	Aleksandar Pešić	Red Star	25
2	Milan Pavkov	Radnički	23
3	Richmond Boakye	Red Star	15
4	Đorđe Ivanović	Spartak / Partizan	13
	Igor Zlatanović	Radnik

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Dejan Georgijević	Voždovac	Zemun	6–1	30 September 2017
Dejan Georgijević	Voždovac	Rad	3–0	21 October 2017
Aleksandar Pešić	Red Star	Radnički Niš	0–4	5 November 2017
Richmond Boakye4	Red Star	Rad	6–1	18 November 2017
Aleksandar Pešić	Red Star	Radnik Surdulica	5–0	29 November 2017
Slaviša Stojanović	Radnički Niš	Bačka	4–0	18 February 2018
Petar Bojić	Čukarički	Bačka	5–0	3 March 2018
Aleksandar Lutovac	Rad	Borac Čačak	5–0	3 March 2018
Marko Docić	Čukarički	Spartak	4–1	1 April 2018
Ibrahima Mame N'Diaye	Napredak	Čukarički	3–2	13 May 2018
Eze Vincent Okeuhie4	Vojvodina	Čukarički	6–1	17 May 2018

⁴ Player scored four goals

Player of the week

Round	Player	Club	Goals	Assist
1	Slavoljub Srnić[7]	Red Star	2	0
2	Nemanja Nikolić[8]	Spartak	2	2
3	Bojan Matić[9]	Mačva	2	0
4	Filip Stuparević[10]	Voždovac	1	0
5	Nemanja Mladenović[11]	Zemun	1	1
6	Vladimir Volkov[12]	Rad	1	0
7	Nemanja Nikolić (2)[13]	Spartak	2	1
8	Đorđe Ivanović[14]	Spartak	2	0
9	Andrija Luković[15]	Voždovac	2	0
10	Nenad Gavrić[16]	Mačva	2	0
11	Aleksa Vukanović[17]	Napredak	2	0
12	Dejan Georgijević[18]	Voždovac	3	0
13	Vladan Đogatović[19]	Javor	0	0
14	Dejan Georgijević (2)[20]	Voždovac	3	0
15	Enver Alivodić[21]	Napredak	2	1
16	Aleksandar Pešić[22]	Red Star	3	0
17	Richmond Boakye[23]	Red Star	4	0
18	Richmond Boakye (2)[24]	Red Star	2	0
19	Aleksandar Pešić (2)[25]	Red Star	3	1
20	Lazar Arsić[26]	Radnički	2	0
21	Mile Savković[27]	Spartak	2	0
22	Milan Pavkov[28]	Radnički	2	0
23	Dejan Đenić[29]	Zemun	2	0
24	Milan Rodić[30]	Red Star	2	0
25	Aleksandar Lutovac[31]	Rad	3	1
26	Nikola Petković[32]	Zemun	2	0
27	Aleksandar Lutovac (2)[33]	Rad	2	0
28	Momčilo Mrkaić[34]	Javor	2	0
29	Marko Docić[35]	Čukarički	3	1
30	Ben Nabouhane[36]	Red Star	2	1
31	Miljan Vukadinović[37]	Zemun	2	0
32	Zoran Tošić[38]	Partizan	2	0
33	Đorđe Ivanović (2)[39]	Partizan	2	1
34	Ivan Cvetković[40]	Javor	2	1
35	Luka Mićić[41]	Bačka	2	0
36	Ibrahima Mame N'Diaye[42]	Napredak Kruševac	3	0
37	Eze Vincent Okeuhie[43]	Vojvodina	4	1

Awards

Team of the Season

Stojković

Miletić

Savić

Stojković

Bogosavac

Krstičić

Drinčić

Pantić

Radonjić

Pešić

Nikolić

Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year^[44]

Position	Player	Team
GK	Vladimir Stojković	Partizan
RB	Filip Stojković	Red Star
CB	Vujadin Savić	Red Star
CB	Nemanja Miletić	Partizan
LB	Miroslav Bogosavac	Čukarički
RM	Danilo Pantić	Partizan
CM	Nenad Krstičić	Red Star
CM	Nikola Drinčić	Čukarički
LM	Nemanja Radonjić	Red Star
FW	Nemanja Nikolić	Spartak
FW	Aleksandar Pešić	Red Star

Player of the season

• Aleksandar Pešić (Red Star)^[45]

Coach of the season

• Vladan Milojević (Red Star)^[46]