# 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga

The 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga was the thirteenth season of the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of football league in Serbia. Red Star was the defending champions from the previous season.

## Teams

The league consisted of 16 teams: fourteen teams from the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga and two new teams from the 2017–18 Serbian First League.
Teams promoted to the SuperLiga
The first club to be promoted was Proleter Novi Sad, following their 3–1 win against Radnički 1923 on 20 May 2018. Proleter will play in the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in their history. It will also be first time ever that two teams from Novi Sad are members of top flight.
The second club to be promoted was Dinamo Vranje, following their 1–1 draw with Novi Pazar on 26 May 2018. Dinamo will play in the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in their history.
Teams relegated to the First League
The first club to be relegated was Borac Čačak, who were relegated on 5 May 2018 following a 2–1 defeat against Rad, ending their 4-year stay in the top flight.
The second and final club to be relegated was Javor Ivanjica, who were relegated on 17 May 2018 following their 1–1 draw with Rad, ending their 3-year stay in the top flight.

### Venues

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bačka | Bačka Palanka | Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava | 4,000 |
| Čukarički | Belgrade | Čukarički Stadium | 4,070 |
| Dinamo Vranje | Vranje | Surdulica City Stadium | 3,312 |
| Mačva | Šabac | Mačva Stadium | 5,494 |
| Mladost | Lučani | Mladost Stadium | 5,944 |
| Napredak | Kruševac | Mladost Stadium | 10,331 |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 32,710 |
| Proleter | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 14,458 |
| Rad | Belgrade | King Peter I Stadium | 3,919 |
| 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 | 14,458 |
| Voždovac | Belgrade | Shopping Center Stadium | 5,175 |
| Zemun | Belgrade | Zemun Stadium | 9,588 |

### 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 | Milan Makarić | Givova | AD Podunavlje |
| Čukarički | Simo Krunić | Marko Docić | Adidas | Argifen |
| Dinamo Vranje | Dragan Antić | Miloš Antić | Nike | mt:s |
| Mačva Šabac | Darko Tešović | Filip Pejović | NAAI | — |
| Mladost Lučani | Nenad Milovanović | Ivan Milošević | Miteks | Miteks |
| Napredak Kruševac | Milorad Kosanović | Jovan Markoski | Givova | Delta City |
| Partizan | Savo Milošević | Saša Ilić | Nike | mt:s |
| Proleter Novi Sad | Dragan Radojičić | Aleksandar Andrejević | NAAI | — |
| Rad | Dragan Stevanović | Đorđe Denić | NAAI | Srbi za Srbe |
| Radnički Niš | Nenad Lalatović | Aleksandar Jovanović | Hummel | mt:s |
| Radnik Surdulica | Mladen Dodić | Vladan Pavlović | Jako | — |
| Red Star Belgrade | Vladan Milojević | Nenad Milijaš | Macron | Gazprom |
| Spartak Subotica | Predrag Rogan | Vladimir Torbica | Legea | Ždrepčeva krv |
| Vojvodina | Radovan Krivokapić | Emil Rockov | Umbro | Srbijagas |
| Voždovac | Dragan Aničić | Miloš Pavlović | NAAI | Stadion SC |
| Zemun | Dejan Đurđević | Ivan Božović | Umbro | — |
Nike is the official ball supplier for Serbian SuperLiga.

## Transfers

For the list of transfers involving SuperLiga clubs during 2018–19 season, please see: List of Serbian football transfers summer 2018.

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 16 | +64 | 84 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Radnički Niš | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 75 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Partizan | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 54 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Čukarički | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 54 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Mladost Lučani | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Napredak Kruševac | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Vojvodina | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 8 | Proleter Novi Sad | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 9 | Spartak Subotica | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Radnik Surdulica | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 38 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Voždovac | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 37 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Mačva Šabac | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 32 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 13 | Bačka | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 14 | Rad | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 15 | Dinamo Vranje | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 62 | −44 | 20 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 16 | Zemun | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 18 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAČ | ČUK | DVR | MAČ | MLA | NAP | PAR | PNS | RAD | RNI | RSU | RSB | SPA | VOJ | VOŽ | ZEM |
| OFK Bačka | | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Čukarički | 3–0 | | 6–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Dinamo Vranje | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Mačva Šabac | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Mladost Lučani | 5–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Napredak Kruševac | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Partizan | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Proleter Novi Sad | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Rad | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Radnički Niš | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Radnik Surdulica | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Spartak Subotica | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Vojvodina | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Voždovac | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–1 |
| Zemun | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

## 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 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 20 | +77 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Radnički Niš | 37 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Partizan | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Čukarički | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Mladost Lučani | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 34 | |
| 6 | Napredak Kruševac | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Vojvodina | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 22 | |
| 8 | Proleter Novi Sad | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 22 | |
* ↑ Partizan qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Serbian Cup. As a result, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
* 1 2 Vojvodina finished ahead of Proleter on regular season points: Vojvodina 39 pts, Proleter 38 pts.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ČUK | MLA | NAP | PAR | PNS | RNI | RSB | VOJ |
| Čukarički | | | 5–2 | | 3–0 | | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Mladost Lučani | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | 3–1 |
| Napredak Kruševac | | | | | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 5–0 |
| Partizan | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | | |
| Proleter Novi Sad | | 0–1 | | | | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Radnički Niš | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | | | | 0–0 |
| Red Star Belgrade | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | | |
| Vojvodina | | | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 0–5 | |

### 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 | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Radnik Surdulica | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 28 | |
| 10 | Spartak Subotica | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Voždovac | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 25 | |
| 12 | Mačva Šabac | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 25 | |
| 13 | Rad | 37 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 23 | |
| 14 | Dinamo Vranje (R) | 37 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 67 | −43 | 23 | Qualification for play-off |
| 15 | Zemun (R) | 37 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to the Serbian First League |
| 16 | Bačka (R) | 37 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 68 | −37 | 18 | Relegation to the Serbian First League |
* 1 2 Voždovac finished ahead of Mačva on regular season points: Voždovac 37 pts, Mačva 32 pts.
* 1 2 Rad finished ahead of Dinamo on regular season points: Rad 21 pts, Dinamo 20 pts.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BAČ | DVR | MAČ | RAD | RSU | SPA | VOŽ | ZEM |
| OFK Bačka | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | | | |
| Dinamo Vranje | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Mačva Šabac | | 2–0 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–5 |
| Rad | | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 |
| Radnik Surdulica | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | | | 4–2 | |
| Spartak Subotica | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 2–1 | |
| Voždovac | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | | 2–2 |
| Zemun | 7–0 | | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | |

## Relegations play-off

Two legged relegation play-off match will be played between team placed 14th at the end of relegation round and winner of Serbian First League promotion play-off.

## Individual statistics
### Top scorers

As of matches played on 19 May 2019.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nermin Haskić | Radnički | 24 |
| 2 | Ricardo Gomes | Partizan | 20 |
| 3 | Ognjen Mudrinski | Čukarički | 18 |
| 4 | Ben | Red Star | 17 |
| 5 | Aleksa Vukanović | Red Star$^1$ | 14 |
$^1$ Vukanović has played for Napredak until matchday 21 and scored 12 goals.

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Aleksa Vukanović | Napredak | Mladost | 4–1 | 31 October 2018 |
| Nermin Haskić | Radnički Niš | Dinamo Vranje | 0–4 | 1 December 2018 |
| Nermin Haskić | Radnički Niš | Radnik Surdulica | 4–1 | 2 March 2019 |
| Nermin Haskić | Radnički Niš | Proleter | 2–3 | 30 April 2019 |
| Momčilo Mrkaić | Zemun | Bačka | 7–0 | 1 May 2019 |

### Player of the week

As of matches played on 20 May 2019.
| Round | Player | Club | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | Sladan Nikodijević | Radnički Niš | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Nemanja Čović | Proleter Novi Sad | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Stefan Čolović | Proleter Novi Sad | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Milan Pavkov | Red Star | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Nermin Haskić | Radnički Niš | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Danilo Pantić | Partizan | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ben | Red Star | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Richmond Boakye | Red Star | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Nemanja Milojević | Vojvodina | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Saša Stojanović | Radnički Niš | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Goran Zakarić | Partizan | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Siniša Babić | Radnički Niš | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Momčilo Mrkaić | Zemun | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Aleksa Vukanović | Napredak Kruševac | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Ognjen Mudrinski | Čukarički | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Samuel Owusu | Čukarički | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Danilo Pantić $^2$ | Partizan | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Nermin Haskić $^2$ | Radnički Niš | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Ben $^2$ | Red Star | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Ricardo Gomes | Partizan | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Zoran Danoski | Radnik Surdulica | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Filip Stuparević | Voždovac | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Ricardo Gomes $^2$ | Partizan | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Nermin Haskić $^3$ | Radnički Niš | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Nermin Haskić $^4$ | Radnički Niš | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nemanja Obradović | Spartak Subotica | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Stefan Denković | Spartak Subotica | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Nikola Petrović | Napredak Kruševac | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Zoran Tošić | Partizan | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Bojan Matić | Vojvodina | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Lazar Tufegdžić | Spartak Subotica | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Ognjen Mudrinski $^2$ | Čukarički | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Luka Stojanović | Čukarički | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Nemanja Tomić | Zemun | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Ognjen Mudrinski $^3$ | Čukarički | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Ricardo Gomes $^3$ | Partizan | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Željko Dimitrov | Dinamo | 1 | 0 |

## Awards
### Team of the Season

| Position | Player | Team |
| GK | Milan Borjan | Red Star |
| RB | Filip Stojković | Red Star |
| CB | Radovan Pankov | Radnički Niš |
| CB | Nemanja Miletić | Partizan |
| LB | Miroslav Bogosavac | Čukarički |
| RM | Marko Marin | Red Star |
| CM | Dušan Jovančić | Red Star |
| CM | Nikola Drinčić | Radnički Niš |
| LM | Ben | Red Star |
| FW | Nermin Haskić | Radnički Niš |
| FW | Ognjen Mudrinski | Čukarički |

### Player of the season

* Marko Marin (Red Star)

### Coach of the season

* Vladan Milojević (Red Star)