| Basketball League of Serbia | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Duration | October 6, 2018 –March 17, 2019 (First League) April 26, 2019 –May 20, 2019 (Super League) June 2, 2019 –June 2019 (Playoffs) |
| Teams | 18 |
| TV partner | Arena Sport |
| Regular season | |
| SeasonMVP | |
| Relegated | Spartak Beovuk 72 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Crvena zvezda mts (20th title) |
| Runners-up | Partizan NIS |
| Semifinalists | FMP Mega Bemax |
| FinalsMVP | |
| Awards | |
| SuperLeague MVP | |
| Records | |
| Winning streak | Crvena zvezda mts 13 games |
| Losing streak | Beovuk 72 12 games |
2019–20 → All statistics correct as ofJune 11, 2019. | |
The2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic:Кошаркашка лига Србије 2018–19.) is the 13th season of theBasketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it's the75th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.
The following is the access list for this season.
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | |
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| First League (14 teams) |
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| Super League (12 teams) |
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| Playoffs (4 teams) |
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| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beovuk 72 | Belgrade | SC Šumice | 2,000 |
| Borac | Čačak | Borac Hall | 2,000 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
| Dunav | Stari Banovci | Park Hall | |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | Belgrade | Dynamic Arena | 500 |
| FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Mega Bemax | Sremska Mitrovica | Mega Factory | 700 |
| Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Mladost | Zemun | Master Sport Center | 750 |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Pendik Sports Hall | 1,600 |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Mega Factory | 700 |
| Partizan NIS | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
| Spartak | Subotica | SC Dudova Šuma | 3,000 |
| Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 7,022 |
| Vršac | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400 |
| Zlatibor | Čajetina | WAI TAI - STC Zlatibor | 712 |
| Teams that play in the2018–19 First Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the2018–19 Second Adriatic League |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beovuk 72 | — | — | ||
| Borac | — | P.S. Fashion | ||
| Crvena zvezda mts | Nike | mts | ||
| Dunav | Cvetex | Best Shop Group | ||
| Dynamic VIP PAY | NAAI | VIP PAY | ||
| FMP | Champion | FMP | ||
| Mega Bemax | Adidas | Bemax | ||
| Metalac | — | — | ||
| Mladost | — | — | ||
| Novi Pazar | Cvetex | Barbosa | ||
| OKK Beograd | Adidas | — | ||
| Partizan NIS | Under Armour | NIS,mts | ||
| Sloboda | Ardu | Grad Užice, TV Lav | ||
| Spartak | — | — | ||
| Tamiš | unit-sport | Grad Pančevo | ||
| Vojvodina | Peak | Roda | ||
| Vršac | Spirit | Villager | ||
| Zlatibor | Ardu | Dino park |
| Round | Team | Outgoing coach | Date(s) of change | Incoming coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | OKK Beograd | June 2018 | |||
| Beovuk 72 | June 2018 | ||||
| Novi Pazar | 21 June 2018 | [1] | |||
| Dynamic VIP PAY | 4 July 2018 | [2][3] | |||
| Crvena zvezda mts | 13 July 2018 | [4][5] | |||
| Mladost Zemun | July 2018 | ||||
| Spartak Subotica | August 2018 | ||||
| Vršac | 24 August 2018 | [6] | |||
| ABA | Partizan | 26–31 October 2018 | [7][8] | ||
| 15th | Vršac | 4 January 2019 | [9] | ||
| 16th | Spartak Subotica | 18 January 2019 | [10] | ||
| 23rd | Zlatibor | February 2019 | [11] | ||
| Mid-season | Dynamic VIP PAY | 10 April 2019 | [12] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borac | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2301 | 1910 | +391 | 48 | Qualification to theSuper League and the2019–20 ABA 2 |
| 2 | Novi Pazar | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2266 | 2052 | +214 | 46 | |
| 3 | Dynamic VIP PAY | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2234 | 1928 | +306 | 46 | |
| 4 | OKK Beograd | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2245 | 2117 | +128 | 43 | Qualification to theSuper League |
| 5 | Zlatibor | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2039 | 1953 | +86 | 41 | |
| 6 | Tamiš | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2184 | 2128 | +56 | 38 | |
| 7 | Sloboda | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2311 | 2291 | +20 | 38 | |
| 8 | Dunav | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2072 | 2221 | −149 | 37 | |
| 9 | Vršac | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2186 | 2283 | −97 | 37 | |
| 10 | Vojvodina | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2299 | 2442 | −143 | 37 | |
| 11 | Mladost | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2117 | 2179 | −62 | 37 | |
| 12 | Metalac | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2128 | 2217 | −89 | 36 | |
| 13 | Spartak | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1965 | 2220 | −255 | 33 | Relegation toSecond League |
| 14 | Beovuk 72 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 2004 | 2410 | −406 | 29 |
| First place & advance to theSuper League | |
| Advance to the Super League | |
| Relegated |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| Borac | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Novi Pazar | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| OKK Beograd | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Zlatibor | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tamiš | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Sloboda | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Dunav | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Vršac | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Vojvodina | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Mladost | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Metalac | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Spartak | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Beovuk 72 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | BOR | NPZ | DYN | OKK | ZLA | TAM | SLO | DUN | VRS | VOJ | MLA | MET | SPA | BEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac | — | 84–72 | 88–82 | 83–52 | 86–78 | 86–64 | 98–66 | 94–85 | 102–83 | 101–60 | 72–61 | 88–71 | 101–74 | 103–66 |
| Novi Pazar | 77–68 | — | 83–71 | 104–79 | 83–77 | 88–75 | 98–99 | 91–78 | 101–98 | 103–95 | 92–67 | 77–71 | 103–73 | 93–72 |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | 61–50 | 80–72 | — | 95–84 | 95–94 | 72–95 | 96–87 | 95–62 | 79–62 | 99–87 | 100–75 | 85–87 | 85–57 | 72–81 |
| OKK Beograd | 91–81 | 87–81 | 70–84 | — | 83–75 | 86–72 | 93–101 | 84–77 | 103–92 | 95–78 | 81–82 | 90–75 | 88–66 | 80–77 |
| Zlatibor | 64–86 | 100–86 | 75–71 | 50–62 | — | 72–69 | 100–79 | 80–66 | 87–71 | 93–64 | 79–68 | 89–91 | 67–56 | 50–62 |
| Tamiš | 66–83 | 79–84 | 74–86 | 71–82 | 83–91 | — | 83–82 | 99–77 | 83–89 | 97–80 | 80–71 | 84–75 | 91–77 | 108–75 |
| Sloboda | 82–93 | 77–78 | 88–80 | 88–90 | 82–84 | 88–95 | — | 105–79 | 88–77 | 99–89 | 92–86 | 96–91 | 92–94 | 93–84 |
| Dunav | 87–104 | 81–73 | 72–82 | 66–105 | 79–74 | 83–82 | 79–78 | — | 87–91 | 101–95 | 79–73 | 95–67 | 79–70 | 91–87 |
| Vršac | 88–107 | 77–89 | 79–96 | 95–83 | 90–82 | 68–100 | 87–86 | 68–69 | — | 103–87 | 82–77 | 80–73 | 88–87 | 85–78 |
| Vojvodina | 87–96 | 72–96 | 70–85 | 97–91 | 95–86 | 77–95 | 94–86 | 89–75 | 118–113 | — | 114–109 | 101–98 | 114–103 | 94–91 |
| Mladost | 77–88 | 67–95 | 68–87 | 82–89 | 83–91 | 80–73 | 89–83 | 77–95 | 99–92 | 90–74 | — | 77–71 | 87–78 | 95–56 |
| Metalac | 81–70 | 71–81 | 68–111 | 87–91 | 80–72 | 87–106 | 80–100 | 82–73 | 80–66 | 92–81 | 94–98 | — | 98–102 | 91–63 |
| Spartak | 74–77 | 73–75 | 70–90 | 96–89 | 86–94 | 90–87 | 86–91 | 84–66 | 72–68 | 68–87 | 70–99 | 66–86 | — | 99–90 |
| Beovuk 72 | 61–112 | 81–91 | 60–95 | 62–117 | 79–85 | 99–103 | 88–103 | 92–91 | 70–94 | 77–100 | 72–80 | 75–81 | 102–80 | — |
| First Adriatic League | First League |
|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts FMP Mega Bemax Partizan NIS | Borac Dynamic VIP PAY Novi Pazar OKK Beograd Zlatibor Tamiš Sloboda Dunav |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CZV | FMP | BOR | ZLA | OKK | DUN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crvena zvezda mts | 10 | 10 | 0 | 854 | 630 | +224 | 20 | Qualification to thePlayoffs | — | 82–65 | 86–58 | 83–57 | 82–50 | 101–60 | |
| 2 | FMP | 10 | 8 | 2 | 824 | 688 | +136 | 18 | 62–77 | — | 89–69 | 96–50 | 97–87 | 89–47 | ||
| 3 | Borac | 10 | 6 | 4 | 776 | 799 | −23 | 16 | 67–77 | 59–73 | — | 70–63 | 89–81 | 107–94 | ||
| 4 | Zlatibor | 10 | 3 | 7 | 728 | 803 | −75 | 13 | 68–82 | 61–74 | 74–80 | — | 74–87 | 86–66 | ||
| 5 | OKK Beograd | 10 | 2 | 8 | 807 | 884 | −77 | 12 | 78–93 | 89–100 | 90–97 | 76–89 | — | 88–92 | ||
| 6 | Dunav | 10 | 1 | 9 | 723 | 908 | −185 | 11 | 65–91 | 67–79 | 72–80 | 89–106 | 71–81 | — |
| First place & advance to thePlayoffs | |
| Advance to the Playoffs |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FMP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Borac | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Zlatibor | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| OKK Beograd | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Dunav | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | MEG | DYN | NPZ | TAM | SLO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan NIS | 10 | 10 | 0 | 894 | 656 | +238 | 20 | Qualification to thePlayoffs | — | 102–69 | 96–58 | 93–67 | 84–80 | 85–49 | |
| 2 | Mega Bemax | 10 | 7 | 3 | 969 | 837 | +132 | 17 | 81–90 | — | 125–98 | 97–95 | 102–64 | 96–66 | ||
| 3 | Dynamic VIP PAY | 10 | 5 | 5 | 807 | 908 | −101 | 15 | 62–91 | 102–98 | — | 116–113 | 77–76 | 85–79 | ||
| 4 | Novi Pazar | 10 | 4 | 6 | 864 | 867 | −3 | 14 | 66–81 | 88–71 | 73–80 | — | 92–84 | 81–90 | ||
| 5 | Tamiš | 10 | 2 | 8 | 745 | 880 | −135 | 12 | 62–88 | 69–121 | 72–64 | 72–89 | — | 90–77 | ||
| 6 | Sloboda | 10 | 2 | 8 | 753 | 884 | −131 | 12 | 62–84 | 80–105 | 81–82 | 83–100 | 86–76 | — |
| First place & advance to thePlayoffs | |
| Advance to the Playoffs |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan NIS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mega Bemax | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Novi Pazar | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tamiš | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sloboda | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
The playoffs are scheduled to start on June 2, 2019, and end on June 20, 2019.[13]
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||
| 2–4 June | ||||||
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2 | |||||
| 10–17 June | ||||||
| Mega Bemax | 0 | |||||
| Crvena zvezda mts | 3 | |||||
| 3–7 June | ||||||
| Partizan NIS | 1 | |||||
| Partizan NIS | 2 | |||||
| FMP | 1 | |||||
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2–0 | Mega Bemax | 83–72 | 96–91 | — |
| Partizan NIS | 2–1 | FMP | 93–75 | 85–88 | 97–59 |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 3–1 | Partizan NIS | 98–94 | 72–73 | 96–90 | 76–75 | — |
| 2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia Champions |
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Crvena zvezda mts 20th title |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
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| Crvena zvezda mts | EuroCup | Top 16 |
| Partizan NIS | Top 16 |