# 2008–09 Basketball League of Serbia

The 2008–09 Basketball League of Serbia season was the 3rd season of the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It was also 65th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.

## Teams for 2008–09 season
### Locations and venues

| City | Teams | Team | Path | Venue (Capacity) |
| Belgrade | 5 |
| Belgrade | 5 | Partizan | Adriatic League | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Belgrade | 5 | Crvena zvezda | Adriatic League | Pionir Hall (8,150) |
| Belgrade | 5 | FMP Železnik | Adriatic League | Železnik Hall (3,000) |
| Belgrade | 5 | Mega Hypo Leasing | A League | Šumice Sports Center (2,000) |
| Belgrade | 5 | Vizura | A League | Vizura Sports Center (1,500) |
| Novi Sad | 3 |
| Novi Sad | 3 | Vojvodina Srbijagas | Adriatic League | SPENS main Hall (7,500) |
| Novi Sad | 3 | Novi Sad | A League | SPENS main Hall (7,500) |
| Novi Sad | 3 | Radnički Invest Inženjering | A League | Basketland (0,350) |
| Kraljevo | 2 |
| Kraljevo | 2 | Sloga | A League | Kraljevo Sports Hall (1,500) |
| Kraljevo | 2 | Mašinac | A League | Kraljevo Sports Hall (1,500) |
| Vršac | 2 |
| Vršac | 2 | Hemofarm | Adriatic League | Millennium Center (5,000) |
| Vršac | 2 | Lions | A League | Chemical Medical School Hall (1,100) |
| Čačak | 1 |
| Čačak | 1 | Borac | A League | Borac Morava Hall (3,000) |
| Kragujevac | 1 |
| Kragujevac | 1 | Radnički 034 Group | A League | Lake Hall (4,000) |
| Kruševac | 1 |
| Kruševac | 1 | Napredak | A League | Kruševac Sports Hall (2,500) |
| Leskovac | 1 |
| Leskovac | 1 | Zdravlje | A League | Dubočica Sports Center (3,000) |
| Niš | 1 |
| Niš | 1 | Ergonom | A League | Čair Sports Center (4,000) |
| Pančevo | 1 |
| Pančevo | 1 | Tamiš | A League | Strelište Sports Hall (1,100) |
| Valjevo | 1 |
| Valjevo | 1 | Metalac | A League | Valjevo Sports Hall (1,500) |
* Clubs also participating in the 2008-09 ABA NLB League
* Clubs also participating in the 2008–09 BIBL season

## Regular season
### First League
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| | | P | W | L | F | A | D | Pts |
| 1 | Lions | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2040 | 1790 | (+)250 | 48 |
| 2 | Borac | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2029 | 1901 | (+)128 | 44 |
| 3 | Metalac | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2136 | 2038 | (+)98 | 43 |
| 4 | Napredak | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2051 | 2030 | (+)21 | 41 |
| 5 | Mega Hypo Leasing | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2175 | 2196 | (-)21 | 41 |
| 6 | Radnički 034 Group | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2081 | 2056 | (+)25 | 39 |
| 7 | Ergonom | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2131 | 2189 | (-)58 | 38 |
| 8 | Novi Sad | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2062 | 2062 | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | Radnički Invest Inženjering | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2002 | 2059 | (-)57 | 38 |
| 10 | Sloga | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2155 | 2130 | (+)25 | 37 |
| 11 | Mašinac | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1987 | 2053 | (-)66 | 36 |
| 12 | Tamiš | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2007 | 2038 | (-)31 | 36 |
| 13 | Vizura | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1996 | 2080 | (-)84 | 35 |
| 14 | Zdravlje | 26 | 6 | 20 | 2017 | 2247 | (-)230 | 32 |

### Super League standings & results
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| | | P | W | L | F | Av | D | Pts |
| 1 | Partizan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 488 | 352 | (+)136 | 12 |
| 2 | FMP Železnik | 6 | 3 | 3 | 436 | 439 | (-)3 | 9 |
| 3 | Vojvodina Srbijagas | 6 | 2 | 4 | 442 | 525 | (-)83 | 8 |
| 4 | Metalac | 6 | 1 | 5 | 420 | 470 | (-)50 | 7 |
Results :
| Team | Partizan | FMP Železnik | Vojvodina Srbijagas | Metalac |
| Partizan | — | 84—56 | 95—57 | 80—60 |
| FMP Železnik | 63—69 | — | 92—71 | 76—66 |
| Vojvodina Srbijagas | 66—84 | 82—77 | — | 87—84 |
| Metalac | 50—76 | 67—72 | 93—79 | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| | | P | W | L | F | A | D | Pts |
| 1 | Crvena zvezda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 505 | 437 | (+)68 | 11 |
| 2 | Hemofarm | 6 | 5 | 1 | 483 | 421 | (+)62 | 11 |
| 3 | Lions | 6 | 1 | 5 | 389 | 458 | (-)69 | 7 |
| 4 | Borac | 6 | 1 | 5 | 449 | 510 | (-)61 | 7 |
Results :
| Team | Crvena zvezda | Hemofarm | Lions | Borac Čačak |
| Crvena zvezda | — | 81—76 | 91—63 | 109—90 |
| Hemofarm | 82—79 | — | 80—63 | 78—72 |
| Lions | 52—64 | 60—76 | — | 77—64 |
| Borac | 74—81 | 66—91 | 83—74 | — |
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference, Pts=Points
* Qualification for Playoff Stage and 2009–10 Adriatic League
* Qualified to play best-of-five series for 5th place
* Qualification for Super League
* Relegation to B League

## 5th place series

| 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| A3 | Vojvodina Srbijagas | 0 |
| B3 | Lions | 3 |

## Playoff stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Partizan | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Hemofarm | 1 | | | |
| B2 | Hemofarm | 1 | Partizan | Partizan | 3 |
| | | | Red Star | Red Star | 2 |
| B1 | Red Star | 3 | Red Star | Red Star | 2 |
| A2 | FMP Železnik | 0 | | | |
* 2008–09 Basketball League of Serbia Champions
* Partizan 16th Title

## Top 5 final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Partizan |
| 2 | Crvena zvezda |
| 3 | Hemofarm |
| 4 | FMP Železnik |
| 5 | Lions |
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Partizan |
| 2 | Crvena zvezda |
| 3 | Hemofarm |
| 4 | FMP Železnik |
| 5 | Lions |
* Qualified to play in 2009–10 Euroleague season
* Qualified to play in 2009–10 Eurocup season
* Qualified to play in 2009–10 Euro Challenge season
* Qualified to play in 2009–10 Adriatic League season