# 2022–23 Basketball League of Serbia

The 2022–23 Admiral Bet Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашка лига Србије 2022–23.) is the 17th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the top-tier professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it is the 78th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of the nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.
Crvena zvezda mts is the 7-time defending champion.

## Teams

A total of 21 teams participate in the 2022–23 Basketball League of Serbia.

### Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.
Access list for the 2022–23 Serbian League :
| | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round |
| First League (16 teams) | 14 highest-placed teams from the last season 2 highest-placed teams from the Second League | |
| Super League (8 teams) | 3 Adriatic League teams (Borac, FMP, Mega) | 5 highest-placed teams from the First League |
| Playoffs (4 teams) | 2 Adriatic League teams (Crvena zvezda, Partizan) | 2 group winners from the Super League |

### Promotion and relegation
#### Teams promoted from the Second League

* Spartak Office Shoes
* Čačak 94

#### Teams relegated to the Second League

* Radnički Kragujevac
* Slodes SoccerBet

### Venues and locations

| Club | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| Borac Mozzart | Čačak | Borac Hall | 3,000 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
| Čačak 94 Quantox | Čačak | Borac Hall | 3,000 |
| Dunav | Stari Banovci | Park Hall | — |
| Dynamic Balkan Bet | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Hall | 5,000 |
| FMP Meridian | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Lazarevac | Kolubara Sport Center | 1,700 |
| Mega MIS | Belgrade | Mega Factory Hall | 700 |
| Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Mladost MaxBet | Zemun | Master Sport Center | 750 |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Pendik Sports Hall | 1,600 |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Mega Factory Hall | 700 |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
| Sloga | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,350 |
| Spartak Office Shoes | Subotica | Dudova Šuma Sports Center | 3,000 |
| Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 7,022 |
| Vršac | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400 |
| Zdravlje | Leskovac | SRC Dubočica | 3,600 |
| Zlatibor Gold Gondola | Čajetina | Čajetina Sport Center | 1,000 |
* Clubs in the 2022–23 First Adriatic League
* Clubs in the 2022–23 Second Adriatic League

## First League
### Personnel and sponsorship

| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Čačak 94 Quantox | Ivan Radovanović | Radenko Pilčević | Ardu Sport | Quantox |
| Dunav | Mitar Ašćerić | Vuk Malidžan | — | Grad Stara Pazova |
| Dynamic Balkan Bet | Saša Nikitović | Nenad Šulović | Ardu Sport | Balkan Bet |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Saša Pavlović | Vukašin Sinđelić | Seven | MaxBet / Grad Lazarevac |
| Metalac | Branislav Ratkovica | Marko Bajić | Peak | — |
| Mladost MaxBet | Dragan Jakovljević | Marko Milenković | CK | MaxBet |
| Novi Pazar | Ivica Vukotić | Asmir Numanović | Maluro | Numanović |
| OKK Beograd | Vule Avdalović | Nenad Miljenović | Naai | — |
| Sloboda | Velimir Gašić | David Miladinović | Ardu Sport | mts |
| Sloga | Marko Dimitrijević | Stefan Matović | Maluro | — |
| Spartak Office Shoes | Željko Lukajić | Predrag Prlja | — | Office Shoes |
| Tamiš | Bojan Jovičić | Ivan Smiljanić | — | — |
| Vojvodina | Miloš Isakov Kovačević | Marko Ljubičić | Ardu Sport | — |
| Vršac | Siniša Matić | Bratislav Jeković | Ardu Sport | Villager / Element |
| Zdravlje | Nikola Ristić | Milan Radivojević | Maluro | — |
| Zlatibor Gold Gondola | Strajin Nedović | Nemanja Protić | Ardu Sport | Boje i fasade Maxima |

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Vojvodina | Miroslav Nikolić | 15 June 2022 | Off-season | Miloš Isakov Kovačević | 16 June 2022 |
| OKK Beograd | Vasilije Budimić | 17 June 2022 | Off-season | Vule Avdalović | 17 June 2022 |
| Sloboda | Oliver Popović | 23 June 2022 | Off-season | Velimir Gašić | 23 June 2022 |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Stevan Mijović | June 2022 | Off-season | Branko Jorović | 4 July 2022 |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Branko Jorović | 9 July 2022 | Off-season | Darko Kostić | July 2022 |
| Novi Pazar | Darko Kostić | July 2022 | Off-season | Vasilije Budimić | 9 July 2022 |
| Vršac | Siniša Matić | July 2022 | Off-season | Vladimir Đokić | July 2022 |
| Čačak 94 Quantox | Ivan Radovanović | July 2022 | Off-season | Vladimir Lučić | July 2022 |
| Zdravlje | Lazar Spasić | 31 October 2022 | 13th (1–5) | Nikola Ristić | 31 October 2022 |
| Spartak Office Shoes | Srećko Sekulović | 6 November 2022 | 5th (5–2) | Oliver Kostić | 9 November 2022 |
| Dunav | Milivoje Lazić | November 2022 | 16th (1–6) | Mitar Ašćerić | November 2022 |
| Novi Pazar | Vasilije Budimić | 24 November 2022 | 12th (2–7) | Ivica Vukotić | 24 November 2022 |
| Čačak 94 Quantox | Vladimir Lučić | 28 November 2022 | 16th (1–9) | Ivan Radovanović | 28 November 2022 |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Darko Kostić | 2022 | | Saša Pavlović | 2022 |
| Spartak Office Shoes | Oliver Kostić | 4 January 2023 | 5th (9–6) | Željko Lukajić | 4 January 2023 |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zlatibor Gold Gondola | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2544 | 2338 | +206 | 52 | Qualification to Super League and ABA 2 |
| 2 | Spartak Office Shoes | 30 | 22 | 8 | 1790 | 1719 | +71 | 52 | Qualification to Super League and ABA 2 |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 30 | 22 | 8 | 1765 | 1644 | +121 | 52 | Qualification to Super League |
| 4 | Metalac | 30 | 20 | 10 | 1806 | 1588 | +218 | 50 | Qualification to Super League |
| 5 | OKK Beograd | 30 | 18 | 12 | 1757 | 1711 | +46 | 48 | Qualification to Super League |
| 6 | Dinamik | 30 | 18 | 12 | 1636 | 1540 | +96 | 48 | |
| 7 | Tamiš | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1620 | 1628 | −8 | 45 | |
| 8 | Vršac | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1808 | 1690 | +118 | 44 | |
| 9 | Sloga | 30 | 13 | 17 | 1590 | 1600 | −10 | 43 | |
| 10 | Mladost MaxBet | 30 | 13 | 17 | 1760 | 1803 | −43 | 43 | |
| 11 | Čačak 94 Quantox | 30 | 12 | 18 | 1626 | 1718 | −92 | 42 | |
| 12 | Sloboda | 30 | 12 | 18 | 1617 | 1675 | −58 | 42 | |
| 13 | Novi Pazar | 30 | 10 | 20 | 1623 | 1732 | −109 | 40 | |
| 14 | Zdravlje | 30 | 9 | 21 | 1609 | 1688 | −79 | 39 | |
| 15 | Kolubara LA 2003 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 1588 | 1768 | −180 | 39 | Relegation to Second League |
| 16 | Dunav | 30 | 11 | 19 | 1578 | 1837 | −259 | 41 | Relegation to Second League |

## SuperLeague

The Playoffs are the second stage of the 2022–23 Serbian League season. On 29 May 2023, Partizan announced withdrawal from the 2023 Serbian League playoffs following numerous postponements in the 2023 ABA League Finals.

### Qualified teams

| First ABA League | BLS First League |
| 1 Partizan Mozzart Bet 2 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 3 FMP Soccerbet 4 Mega MIS 5 Borac Mozzart | 1 Zlatibor Gold Gondola 2 Spartak Office Shoes 3 Vojvodina 4 Metalac 5 OKK Beograd |

#### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Borac Mozzart | Dejan Mijatović | Nemanja Todorović | — | P.S. Fashion / MozzartSport |
| Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | Duško Ivanović | Branko Lazić | Adidas | Meridian |
| FMP Soccerbet | Nenad Stefanović | Charles Jenkins | Adidas | Soccerbet |
| Mega MIS | Marko Barać | Luka Cerovina | Adidas | Medical Innovation Solutions |
| Metalac | Branislav Ratkovica | Marko Bajić | Peak | — |
| OKK Beograd | Vule Avdalović | Nenad Miljenović | Naai | — |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet | Željko Obradović | Kevin Punter | Under Armour | NIS / Mozzart |
| Spartak Office Shoes | Željko Lukajić | Predrag Prlja | — | Office Shoes |
| Vojvodina | Miloš Isakov Kovačević | Marko Ljubičić | Ardu Sport | — |
| Zlatibor Gold Gondola | Strajin Nedović | Nemanja Protić | Ardu Sport | Boje i fasade Maxima |

#### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Mega MIS | Vlada Jovanović | 16 June 2022 | Off-season | Marko Barać | 20 June 2022 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Dejan Radonjić | 30 June 2022 | Off-season | Vladimir Jovanović | 8 July 2022 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Vladimir Jovanović | 13 November 2022 | Off-season | Duško Ivanović | 14 November 2022 |
| Borac Mozzart | Marko Marinović | 28 November 2022 | Off-season | Dejan Mijatović | 28 November 2022 |

### SuperLeague Playoffs

Teams involved:
* 3 lowest-placed Serbian teams from the Adriatic League: FMP Soccerbet, Mega MIS, Borac Mozzart
* 5 highest-placed teams from the First League: Zlatibor Gold Gondola, Spartak Office Shoes, Vojvodina, Metalac, OKK Beograd

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | | FMP | OKK | SPA | ZLA |
| 1 | FMP Soccerbet | 6 | 5 | 1 | 564 | 494 | +70 | 11 | Qualification to SuperLeague Final Four | — | 95–91 | 98–80 | 112–81 |
| 2 | OKK Beograd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 550 | 474 | +76 | 10 | | 82–84 | — | 87–67 | 91–76 |
| 3 | Spartak Office Shoes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 502 | 520 | −18 | 9 | | 82–78 | 80–101 | — | 103–81 |
| 4 | Zlatibor Gold Gondola | 6 | 0 | 6 | 463 | 591 | −128 | 6 | | 78–97 | 72–98 | 75–90 | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MEG | BOR | VOJ | MET |
| 1 | Mega MIS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 531 | 458 | +73 | 11 | Qualification to SuperLeague Final Four | — | 92–78 | 96–64 | 88–77 |
| 2 | Borac Mozzart | 6 | 4 | 2 | 511 | 486 | +25 | 10 | | 87–82 | — | 90–83 | 100–74 |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 480 | 498 | −18 | 9 | | 74–83 | 80–61 | — | 99–92 |
| 4 | Metalac | 6 | 0 | 6 | 472 | 552 | −80 | 6 | | 78–90 | 75–95 | 76–80 | — |

### SuperLeague Final Four

Teams involved:
* 2 highest-placed Serbian teams from the First ABA League: Partizan Mozzart Bet (withdraw), Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
* 2 winners of the SuperLeague Playoffs: FMP Soccerbet, Mega MIS
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | 94 | 82 |
| | | | FMP Soccerbet | 70 | 72 |
| Mega MIS | 72 | 70 | FMP Soccerbet | 70 | 72 |
| FMP Soccerbet | 75 | 96 | | | |

## Clubs in European competitions

| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
| EuroLeague | Partizan Mozzart Bet | Playoffs | Eliminated in Quarterfinals by Real Madrid, 2–3 |
| EuroLeague | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | Regular season | 10th (17–17) |
| Champions League | FMP Meridian | Qualification Group D | Eliminated in final by Bakken Bears, 88–82 |