# 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga

The 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga is the tenth season of the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of league football in Serbia. The season started on 17 July 2015 and finished on 21 May 2016. Partizan were the defending champions.

## Changes from 2014–15
### Structural changes

The competition has been split into two stages, regular season and playoffs.

#### Regular season

Each of the 16 competitors in the SuperLiga hosts every other team once in the regular season, for a total of 30 matches. A win earns three points and a draw earns one point. Teams are ranked by total points, then by total wins and finally by goal difference, number of scored goals, number of away goals and number of away wins. If teams are still level, a test-match is played in two legs to determine the final order in the standings. A playoff phase is then played from March to May.

#### Championship playoff

The point system in the championship playoff is the same as during the regular season, except that each team starts with half of the points they won in the regular season, rounded up to the nearest integer.
The top eight teams from the regular season enter the championship playoff, with the first-placed team winning the championship of Serbia. Each team plays their opponents once. In the case of a tie, the number of points won in the regular season will be used as a primary tie-breaker.

#### Relegation playoff

Teams ranked 9 to 16 after the regular season enter the relegation playoffs, with the last two placed teams will be relegated to the Serbian First League. Each team plays their opponents once.

## Teams

The league contains 16 teams: thirteen teams from the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, two new teams from the 2014–15 Serbian First League and the winner of the play-offs between the 14th placed team from the 2014–15 SuperLiga and the third placed team from the 2014–15 First League. Radnik, the 2014–15 First League champion, joins the top level for the first time in its history. Runners-up Javor are back just one year after their relegation. Metalac won the play-off against Napredak Kruševac and returns to the top level after three years.

### Stadiums and locations

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Borac | Čačak | Čačak Stadium | 8,000 |
| Čukarički | Belgrade | Čukarički Stadium | 4,070 |
| Jagodina | Jagodina | City Stadium | 15,000 |
| Javor | Ivanjica | Ivanjica Stadium | 4,000 |
| Metalac | Gornji Milanovac | Metalac Stadium | 4,400 |
| Mladost | Lučani | Mladost Stadium | 8,000 |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | City Stadium | 12,000 |
| OFK Beograd | Belgrade | Omladinski Stadium | 19,100 |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 32,710 |
| Rad | Belgrade | King Peter I Stadium | 6,000 |
| Radnički | Niš | Čair Stadium | 18,151 |
| Radnik | Surdulica | City Stadium | 3,500 |
| Red Star | Belgrade | Rajko Mitić Stadium | 55,538 |
| Spartak | Subotica | City Stadium | 13,000 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 14,458 |
| Voždovac | Belgrade | Shopping Center Stadium | 5,200 |

### 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 |
| FK Borac Čačak | Ljubiša Stamenković | Mario Maslać | NAAI | Škoda Auto |
| FK Čukarički | Milan Lešnjak | Igor Matić | adidas | ADOC [sr] |
| FK Jagodina | Aleksandar Janjić | Aleksandar Filipović | Legea | — |
| FK Javor Ivanjica | Mladen Dodić | Milovan Milović | Erima | Matis doo |
| FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac | Nenad Vanić | Aleksandar Ivanović | Image Sport | Metalac Group |
| FK Mladost Lučani | Nenad Milovanović | Nemanja Krznarić | Miteks | Miteks |
| FK Novi Pazar | Zoran Marić | Jasmin Trtovac | Macron | Dragolovcanin |
| OFK Beograd | Dragan Radojičić | Bogdan Planić | Joma | DDOR |
| FK Partizan | Ivan Tomić | Saša Ilić | adidas | mt:s |
| FK Rad | Bogdan Korak | Nikola Maraš | NAAI | Rubikon |
| FK Radnički Niš | Milan Rastavac | Aleksandar Jovanović | NAAI | — |
| FK Radnik Surdulica | Miloš Veselinović | Miloš Krstić | Legea | — |
| FK Crvena Zvezda | Miodrag Božović | Aleksandar Luković | Puma | Gazprom |
| FK Spartak Subotica | Andrey Chernyshov | Vladimir Torbica | Legea | — |
| FK Vojvodina | Nenad Lalatović | Nino Pekarić | Umbro | — |
| FK Voždovac | Bratislav Živković | Miloš Pavlović | NAAI | Stadion SC |
Select Sport is the official ball supplier for Serbian SuperLiga.

## Transfers

    For the list of transfers involving SuperLiga clubs during 2014–15 season, please see: List of Serbian football transfers summer 2015 and List of Serbian football transfers winter 2015–16.

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 19 | +63 | 82 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Partizan | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 54 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | Čukarički | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 53 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Borac Čačak | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Vojvodina | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 46 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 6 | Radnički Niš | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 45 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 7 | Voždovac | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 8 | Radnik Surdulica | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 38 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 9 | Javor Ivanjica | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 10 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 11 | Mladost Lučani | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 12 | Novi Pazar | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 13 | OFK Beograd | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 14 | Spartak Subotica | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 15 | Jagodina | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 16 | Rad | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation round |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Borac Čačak–Vojvodina 4–2, Vojvodina–Borac Čačak 1–1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Metalac G.M.–Javor Ivanjica 0–0, Javor Ivanjica–Metalac G.M. 1–0.
* ↑ Spartak Subotica were penalized two points.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Spartak Subotica 8pts, Jagodina 5pts, Rad 2pts.

### 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 | BOR | ČUK | JAG | JAV | MET | MLA | NPZ | OFK | PAR | RAD | RNI | RSU | RSB | SPA | VOJ | VŽD |
| Borac Čačak | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Čukarički | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–7 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Jagodina | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Javor Ivanjica | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Mladost Lučani | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Novi Pazar | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| OFK Beograd | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Partizan | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Rad | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Radnički Niš | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| Radnik Surdulica | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Spartak Subotica | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Vojvodina | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| Voždovac | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |

## 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 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 37 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 97 | 27 | +70 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Partizan | 37 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Čukarički | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Radnički Niš | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Borac Čačak | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Voždovac | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Radnik Surdulica | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 25 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Serbian Cup, Partizan, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | ČUK | PAR | RNI | RSU | RSB | VOJ | VŽD |
| Borac Čačak | | | | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | | 0–0 |
| Čukarički | 3–1 | | | 1–5 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | |
| Partizan | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | | | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Radnički Niš | | | 1–0 | | 5–1 | | | 2–0 |
| Radnik Surdulica | | | 0–4 | | | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| Red Star Belgrade | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | 1–3 | |
| Vojvodina | 2–0 | | | 4–0 | | | | 0–0 |
| Voždovac | | 2–0 | | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | |

### 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 | Mladost Lučani | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 31 | |
| 10 | Spartak Subotica | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 29 | |
| 11 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 28 | |
| 12 | Rad | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 27 | |
| 13 | Javor Ivanjica | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 26 | |
| 14 | Novi Pazar | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 25 | |
| 15 | OFK Beograd (R) | 37 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 18 | Relegation to the Serbian First League |
| 16 | Jagodina (R) | 37 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 15 | Relegation to the Serbian First League |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | JAG | JAV | MET | MLA | NPZ | OFK | RAD | SPA |
| Jagodina | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | |
| Javor Ivanjica | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | 0–2 |
| Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | |
| Mladost Lučani | | | | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Novi Pazar | 3–2 | 0–2 | | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| OFK Beograd | 6–2 | | | | 1–2 | | | 1–3 |
| Rad | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | |
| Spartak Subotica | 5–1 | | 5–1 | | | | 1–2 | |

## Individual statistics
### Top scorers

As of matches played on 22 May 2016.
| Pos | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Aleksandar Katai | Red Star | 21 |
| 2 | Hugo Vieira | Red Star | 20 |
| 3 | Valeri Bojinov | Partizan | 18 |
| 3 | Andrija Pavlović | Čukarički | 18 |
| 5 | Srđan Vujaklija | Borac | 15 |

## Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Andrija Pavlović | Čukarički | Vojvodina | 4–0 | 21 July 2015 |
| Slavoljub Srnić | Red Star | Vojvodina | 3–0 | 21 October 2015 |
| Filip Knežević | Borac Čačak | Radnik Surdulica | 4–2 | 28 November 2015 |
| Hugo Vieira | Red Star | Radnik Surdulica | 5–0 | 12 December 2015 |
| Nenad Marinković | Voždovac | Mladost Lučani | 4–1 | 5 March 2016 |
| Andrija Pavlović | Čukarički | Borac | 3–1 | 15 April 2016 |
| Stefan Ilić | Spartak | Metalac | 5–1 | 23 April 2016 |
| Saša Marjanović$^5$ | Radnički Niš | Radnik | 5–1 | 28 April 2016 |
| Đuro Zec | Borac Čačak | Radnički Niš | 4–1 | 3 May 2016 |
| Aleksandar Katai | Red Star | Borac Čačak | 5–1 | 18 May 2016 |
| Milan Stojanović | Metalac | Novi Pazar | 4–2 | 21 May 2016 |
$^5$ Player scored five goals

## Awards
### Team of the Season

| Position | Player | Team |
| GK | Damir Kahriman | Red Star |
| DR | Filip Stojković | Čukarički |
| DC | Aleksandar Luković | Red Star |
| DC | Bojan Ostojić | Čukarički |
| DL | Luis Ibáñez | Red Star |
| MR | Aleksandar Katai | Red Star |
| AM | Marko Grujić | Red Star |
| MC | Mitchell Donald | Red Star |
| ML | Nemanja Mihajlović | Partizan |
| FW | Hugo Vieira | Red Star |
| FW | Andrija Pavlović | Čukarički |

### Player of the season

* Hugo Vieira (Red Star Belgrade)

### Head coach of the season

* Miodrag Božović (Red Star Belgrade)