# 2015–16 Serbian First League

The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 16 teams compete in the league for the 2015–16 season. Two teams were promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga. Four teams were relegated to the Serbian League, the third-highest division overall in the Serbian football league system. The season begun in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.

## 2015–16 teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
| Bačka | Bačka Palanka | Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava | 5,500 | Saller | Podunavlje a.d. |
| Bežanija | Belgrade | Stadion FK Bežanija | 4,000 | Sportika | |
| BSK | Borča | Vizelj Park | 2,500 | Hummel | |
| Dinamo Vranje | Vranje | Stadion Yumco | 4,000 | Joma | |
| Donji Srem | Pećinci | SC Suvača | 4,000 | Joma | Industrija mesa Đurđević |
| ČSK | Čelarevo | Stadion Pivare | 3,000 | Joma | Lav pivo |
| Zemun | Zemun, Belgrade | Zemun Stadium | 10,000 | Umbro | |
| Inđija | Inđija | Stadion FK Inđija | 4,500 | Erima | |
| Kolubara | Lazarevac | Stadion FK Kolubara | 2,000 | Erima | Lasta Beograd |
| Loznica | Loznica | Stadion Lagator | 4,000 | Erima | |
| Napredak | Kruševac | Mladost Stadium | 10,331 | Puma | Delta City |
| Proleter | Novi Sad | Stadion Slana Bara | 2,000 | Joma | Elektrovojvodina d.o.o. |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Kragujevac | Stadion Čika Dača | 15,100 | Jako | |
| Sinđelić | Belgrade | Stadion FK Sinđelić | 1,500 | Cvetex | Rubikon |
| Sloboda Užice | Užice | Užice City Stadium | 12,000 | Jako | UNITRAG |
| Sloga | Petrovac | Stadion FK Sloga | 2,000 | NAAI | Premier Kladionica |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Napredak Kruševac (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 68 | Promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga |
| 2 | Bačka (P) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 56 | Promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga |
| 3 | ČSK | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 48 | |
| 4 | Inđija | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 45 | |
| 5 | Bežanija | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 43 | |
| 6 | Sinđelić Beograd | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | |
| 7 | Kolubara | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Proleter Novi Sad | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 40 | |
| 9 | BSK Borča | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 40 | |
| 10 | Sloga Petrovac (R) | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 39 | Relegation to the Serbian League |
| 11 | Zemun | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 39 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Vranje | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 38 | |
| 13 | Sloboda Užice | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 35 | |
| 14 | Donji Srem (R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 34 | Relegation to the Serbian League |
| 15 | Loznica (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 31 | Relegation to the Serbian League |
| 16 | Radnički Kragujevac (R) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 63 | −40 | 12 | Relegation to the Serbian League |
* ↑ Due to financial difficulties, Sloga's application for 2016–17 season was rejected. On emergency meeting in the Football Association of Serbia on 18 July 2016, it was announced that Sloboda Užice will be sparred of relegation.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BBP | BEŽ | BSK | DVR | DSR | ČSK | ZEM | INĐ | KOL | LOZ | NAP | PNS | RKR | SIN | SUŽ | SPM |
| Bačka | | 2–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Bežanija | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| BSK Borča | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Dinamo Vranje | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Donji Srem | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| ČSK | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Zemun | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Inđija | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Kolubara | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Loznica | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Proleter Novi Sad | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Sinđelić Beograd | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Sloboda Užice | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| Sloga Petrovac | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |

## Top goalscorers

Source: Prva liga official website
| Pos | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Nenad Lukić | Bežanija | 15 |
| 2 | Dejan Georgijević | Inđija | 14 |
| 3 | Bojan Beljić | Napredak | 12 |
| 4 | Dejan Đorđević | Sloboda | 10 |
| 4 | Mladen Galić | Bačka | 10 |
| 4 | Ibrahima Mame N'Diaye | Napredak | 10 |
| 4 | Aleksa Vukanović | ČSK | 10 |
| 8 | Veseljko Trivunović | Bačka | 9 |
| 9 | Jordan Jovanović | BSK | 8 |
| 9 | Milan Stavrić | Dinamo | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Jordan Jovanović | BSK | Radnički | 5–2 | 5 September 2015 |
| Milorad Balabanović | Bačka | BSK | 6–2 | 12 September 2015 |
| Bojan Beljić | Napredak | BSK | 3–1 | 15 November 2015 |
| Dejan Georgijević$^4$ | Inđija | Dinamo | 5–0 | 3 April 2016 |
| Dejan Đorđević | Sloboda | Radnički | 5–1 | 28 April 2016 |
| Milanko Rašković | Kolubara | Napredak | 3–1 | 4 May 2016 |
| Mladen Galić | Bačka | Donji Srem | 6–0 | 14 May 2016 |

#### Note

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals