| Basketball League of Serbia | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Duration | October 5, 2019 –March 15, 2020 |
| Teams | 18 |
| TV partner(s) | Arena Sport |
| Finals | |
| Champions | None declared |
2020–21 → All statistics correct as ofMay 1, 2019. | |
The2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic:Кошаркашка лига Србије 2019–20.) is the 14th season of theBasketball League of Serbia, thehighest professionalbasketball league in Serbia. Also, it's the76th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.
The regular season began in October 2019 and ended in March 2020. The SuperLeague season was suspended prior to its start due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. On 28 May 2020, the League Assembly canceled definitely the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
Crvena zvezda mts was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the League Assembly decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season.[3] The SuperLeague season would have been played in April and May 2020. The playoffs would have been played in June 2020.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac | Čačak | Borac Hall | 2,000 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
| Dunav | Stari Banovci | Park Hall | |
| Dynamic VIP PAY | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Hall | 5,000 |
| FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Lazarevac | SRC Kolubara | 1,700 |
| Mega Bemax | Belgrade | Mega Factory | 700 |
| Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Mladost | Zemun | Master Sport Center | 750 |
| Napredak JKP | Aleksinac | Aleksinac Sports Hall | 1,400 |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Pendik Sports Hall | 1,600 |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Mega Factory | 700 |
| Partizan NIS | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
| 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 the2019–20 First Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the2019–20 Second Adriatic League |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac |  Marko Marinović | Uroš Čarapić | — | P.S. Fashion |
| Dunav | Mitar Ašćerić | Aleksandar Miljković | Cvetex | Best Shop Group |
| Dynamic VIP PAY |  Miro Alilović | Dušan Beslać | Champion | VIP PAY |
| Kolubara LA 2003 | Dušan Radović | Nikola Simić | — | — |
| Metalac | Vladimir Đokić | Aleksandar Vasić | — | — |
| Mladost | Dragan Jakovljević | Lazar Stefanović | — | — |
| Napredak JKP | Nebojša Raičević | Nikola Raičević | — | — |
| Novi Pazar | Oliver Popović | Asmir Numanović | Cvetex | Barbosa |
| OKK Beograd | Branko Milisavljević | | Adidas | — |
| Sloboda | Vladimir Lučić | Petar Marić | — | — |
| Tamiš | Bojan Jovičić | Saša Radović | unit-sport | Grad Pančevo |
| Vojvodina | Filip Socek | Aleksa Zarić | Peak | Roda |
| Vršac | Zoran Todorović |  Miloš Savović | Spirit | Villager |
| Zlatibor | Strajin Nedović | Radomir Marojević | Ardu | Dino park |
| Round | Team | Outgoing coach | Date(s) of change | Incoming coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | OKK Beograd | Branislav Vićentić | 7 June 2019 | Branko Milisavljević | [6] |
| Borac | Jovica Arsić | 29 June 2019 | Marko Marinović | [7] | |
| Mladost Zemun | Marko Barać | 24 July 2019 | Dragan Jakovljević | [8] | |
| Metalac | Mihailo Poček | 27 September 2019 | Vladimir Đokić | [9] | |
| Vojvodina | Filip Socek | September 2019 | Marko Skoko | [10] | |
| 6th | Kolubara LA 2003 | Žarko Simić | Nevember 2019 | Dušan Radović | [11] |
| 7th | Vojvodina | Marko Skoko | November 2019 | Filip Socek | [12] |
| 18th | Vršac |  Darko Kostić | 6 February 2020 | Zoran Todorović | [13] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borac | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2291 | 1996 | +295 | 49 | Qualified to2020–21 ABA 1 |
| 2 | Sloboda | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2360 | 2154 | +206 | 46 | Qualification to2020–21 ABA 2 |
| 3 | Zlatibor | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2334 | 2171 | +163 | 43 | |
| 4 | Novi Pazar | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2333 | 2259 | +74 | 43 | |
| 5 | Dynamic VIP PAY | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2224 | 2080 | +144 | 42 | |
| 6 | Mladost | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2299 | 2339 | −40 | 41 | Promotion to2020–21 ABA 2 |
| 7 | Napredak JKP | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2072 | 2027 | +45 | 37 | |
| 8 | Metalac | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2087 | 2215 | −128 | 36 | |
| 9 | Kolubara LA 2003 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2089 | 2250 | −161 | 36 | |
| 10 | Dunav | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2116 | 2232 | −116 | 36 | |
| 11 | Tamiš | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1986 | 2056 | −70 | 36 | |
| 12 | Vršac | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2081 | 2176 | −95 | 35 | |
| 13 | OKK Beograd | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2099 | 2149 | −50 | 35 | |
| 14 | Vojvodina | 26 | 5 | 21 | 2159 | 2426 | −267 | 31 |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Partizan NIS | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |