# 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga

The 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga was the eleventh season of the Serbian SuperLiga. Red Star are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 15 June 2016. Red Star Belgrade drew the highest average home attendance of the league (9,056).

## Teams

The league consisted of 16 teams: fourteen teams from the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga and two new teams from the 2015–16 Serbian First League. Napredak Kruševac, the 2015–16 First League champion, joined the top level two years after being relegated. Runners-up Bačka joined SuperLiga for the first time in history.

### 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 |
| OFK Bačka | Zoran Govedarica | Veseljko Trivunović | Dmag | AD Podunavlje |
| FK Borac Čačak | Milorad Kosanović | Zoran Kostić | NAAI | Škoda Auto |
| FK Čukarički | Nenad Lalatović | Igor Matić | adidas | ADOC |
| FK Javor Ivanjica | Srđan Blagojević | Milovan Milović | Miteks | Matis doo |
| FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac | Nenad Vanić | Aleksandar Ivanović | Image Sport | Metalac Group |
| FK Mladost Lučani | Nenad Milovanović | Ivan Milošević | Miteks | Miteks |
| FK Napredak Kruševac | Vuk Rašović | Jovan Markoski | Puma | — |
| FK Novi Pazar | Neško Milovanović | Irfan Vusljanin | Nike | Dragolovcanin |
| FK Partizan | Marko Nikolić | Saša Ilić | Nike | mt:s |
| FK Rad | Nebojša Petrović | Nikola Maraš | NAAI | Rubikon |
| FK Radnički Niš | Milan Rastavac | Aleksandar Jovanović | Hummel International | Niška pivara |
| FK Radnik Surdulica | Simo Krunić | Vladan Pavlović | Jako | — |
| Red Star Belgrade | Boško Đurovski | Aleksandar Luković | Puma | Gazprom |
| FK Spartak Subotica | Andrey Chernyshov | Vladimir Torbica | Legea | Ždrepčeva krv |
| FK Vojvodina | Dragan Ivanović | Nino Pekarić | Umbro | Energotehnika Južna Bačka |
| FK Voždovac | Ilija Stolica | Miloš Pavlović | NAAI | Stadion SC |
Nike, Inc. is the official ball supplier for Serbian SuperLiga.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Incoming date | Ref. |
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Announced on | Departed on | Position in table | Incoming | Announced on | Arrived on | Ref. |

## Transfers

For the list of transfers involving SuperLiga clubs during 2016–17 season, please see: List of Serbian football transfers summer 2016 and List of Serbian football transfers winter 2016–17.

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 25 | +50 | 79 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Partizan | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 73 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Napredak Kruševac | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 52 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Mladost Lučani | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Radnički Niš | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Voždovac | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 8 | Javor Ivanjica | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 9 | Čukarički | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 40 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Spartak Subotica | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 38 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Rad | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 35 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Bačka | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 27 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 13 | Metalac | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 27 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 14 | Radnik Surdulica | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 15 | Novi Pazar | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 20 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 16 | Borac Čačak | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 18 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

### Results

Each of the 16 competitors in the SuperLiga hosts every other team once in the regular season, for a total of 30 matches.
| Home \ Away | BBP | BOR | ČUK | JAV | MET | MLA | NAP | NPZ | PAR | RAD | RNI | RSU | RSB | SPA | VOJ | VŽD |
| Bačka | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Borac Čačak | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Čukarički | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Javor Ivanjica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Metalac | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Mladost Lučani | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Novi Pazar | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Partizan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 |
| Rad | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Radnički Niš | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Radnik Surdulica | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Spartak Subotica | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Vojvodina | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | | 3–1 |
| Voždovac | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | |

## Play-offs
### Championship round

The top eight teams advance from the regular season. 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 | Qualification |
| 1 | Partizan (C) | 37 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Red Star Belgrade | 37 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 33 | +60 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 37 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Mladost Lučani | 37 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Radnički Niš | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Napredak Kruševac | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 30 | |
| 7 | Voždovac | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 27 | |
| 8 | Javor Ivanjica | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 22 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 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.

### 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 | Čukarički | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 32 | |
| 10 | Spartak Subotica | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 32 | |
| 11 | Rad | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 25 | |
| 12 | Radnik Surdulica | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | Bačka | 37 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 23 | |
| 14 | Borac Čačak | 37 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 22 | |
| 15 | Metalac (R) | 37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to the Serbian First League |
| 16 | Novi Pazar (R) | 37 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 68 | −39 | 17 | Relegation to the Serbian First League |

## Individual statistics
### Top scorers

As of matches played on 21 May 2017.
| Pos | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Uroš Đurđević | Partizan | 24 |
| 1 | Leonardo | Partizan | 24 |
| 3 | Milan Bojović | Mladost | 16 |
| 3 | Filip Malbašić | Vojvodina | 16 |
| 3 | Ognjen Mudrinski | Spartak | 16 |
| 3 | Ognjen Ožegović | Čukarički | 16 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Aleksandar Jevtić | Čukarički | Radnički Niš | 4–1 | 19 November 2016 |
| Ognjen Mudrinski | Spartak | Novi Pazar | 2–4 | 4 December 2016 |
| Uroš Đurđević | Partizan | Čukarički | 1–3 | 11 December 2016 |
| Milan Bojović | Mladost Lučani | Napredak Kruševac | 3–2 | 17 May 2017 |
| Ognjen Ožegović | Novi Pazar | Čukarički | 0–5 | 17 May 2017 |
| Richmond Boakye | Red Star | Radnički Niš | 4–0 | 21 May 2017 |

### Player of the week

| Round | Player | Club | Goals | Assist |
| 1 | Darko Bjedov | Javor | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Josip Projić | Napredak | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Dejan Georgijević | Voždovac | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Enver Alivodić | Novi Pazar | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Katai | Red Star | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Aleksandar Paločević | Vojvodina | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Leonardo | Partizan | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Milan Pavkov | Radnički | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Ognjen Mudrinski | Spartak | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | John Ruiz | Red Star | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Leonardo (2) | Partizan | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Dušan Anđelković | Red Star | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Bogdan Mladenović | Rad | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Ibrahima N'Diaye | Napredak | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Marko Docić | Čukarički | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Aleksandar Jevtić | Čukarički | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Milan Bojović | Mladost | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Stefan Dražić | Voždovac | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Ognjen Mudrinski (2) | Spartak | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Uroš Đurđević | Partizan | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Leonardo (3) | Partizan | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Nemanja Krznarić | Mladost | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Filip Malbašić | Vojvodina | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Saša Stojanović | Radnički Niš | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Nemanja Kojić | Radnički Niš | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Petar Bojić | Čukarički | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Richmond Boakye | Red Star | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Srđan Vujaklija | Red Star | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Stefan Dražić (2) | Voždovac | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ognjen Ožegović | Čukarički | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Leonardo (4) | Partizan | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Ivan Marković | Novi Pazar | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Leonardo (5) | Partizan | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Zoran Popović | Voždovac | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Mihailo Ristić | Red Star | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Ognjen Ožegović (2) | Čukarički | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Richmond Boakye (2) | Red Star | 3 | 0 |

## Awards
### Team of the Season

| Position | Player | Team |
| GK | Zoran Popović | Voždovac |
| RB | Miroslav Vulićević | Partizan |
| CB | Bogdan Planić | Vojvodina |
| CB | Bojan Ostojić | Partizan |
| LB | Dušan Anđelković | Red Star |
| RM | Filip Malbašić | Vojvodina |
| CM | Everton Luiz | Partizan |
| CM | Mitchell Donald | Red Star |
| LM | Leonardo | Partizan |
| AM | Aleksandar Paločević | Vojvodina |
| FW | Uroš Đurđević | Partizan |

### Player of the season

* Uroš Đurđević (Partizan)

### Coach of the season

* Marko Nikolić (Partizan)