2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga
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Team changes from last season
FK Bežanija were relegated to the Serbian First League after finishing in 12th place. Promoted from the First League were champions FK Javor Ivanjica and runners-up FK Jagodina.
FK Smederevo, having finished in 10th place, had to play a two-legged play-off against the third-placed team from the First League, Rad Belgrade. Rad won 4–3 on aggregate and thus were promoted to the Superliga while Smederevo were also relegated.
FK Mladost Lučani declined their participation for the 2008–09 season due to financial problems on 2 July 2008.[2] The spot left behind by Mladost was given to 11th placed (second to last) FK Banat Zrenjanin by the Serbian Football Association on the basis that the club has "better sponsors and more committed community support" than the other candidate for a free spot - FK Smederevo. This drew protests from FK Smederevo management who thought that their club has a better claim to stay in Superliga for the 2008–09 season based on their 2007–08 league finish. They even launched an official complaint with UEFA, but the answer they got was that UEFA stands by the Serbian Football Association's decision.
Future changes
At the end of the 2007–08 season several Superliga clubs, most notably FK Bežanija, proposed an expansion of the league from 12 to 16 teams for 2008–09 season.[3] FSS board rejected that proposal. However, it was decided that the 2009–10 season will feature 16 teams. Only one team will be directly relegated, while five First League clubs will be directly promoted.[4]
Standings
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Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
First and second round
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Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):[8]
| Round 23 | Round 24 | Round 25 | Round 26 | Round 27 | Round 28 | Round 29 | Round 30 | Round 31 | Round 32 | Round 33 |
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| 1 – 12 2 – 11 3 – 10 4 – 9 5 – 8 6 – 7 |
1 – 2 11 – 3 10 – 4 9 – 5 8 – 6 12 – 7 |
3 – 1 2 – 12 4 – 11 5 – 10 6 – 9 7 – 8 |
1 – 4 2 – 3 11 – 5 10 – 6 9 – 7 12 – 8 |
5 – 1 4 – 2 3 – 12 6 – 11 7 – 10 8 – 9 |
1 – 6 2 – 5 3 – 4 11 – 7 10 – 8 12 – 9 |
7 – 1 6 – 2 5 – 3 4 – 12 8 – 11 9 – 10 |
1 – 8 2 – 7 3 – 6 4 – 5 11 – 9 12 – 10 |
9 – 1 8 – 2 7 – 3 6 – 4 5 – 12 10 – 11 |
1 – 10 2 – 9 3 – 8 4 – 7 5 – 6 12 – 11 |
11 – 1 10 – 2 9 – 3 8 – 4 7 – 5 6 – 12 |
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Goalscorers
Last updated: 12 April 2009
Source: www.soccerway.com
Top scorers
| Player | Team | Goals |
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 Lamine Diarra
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Partizan | |
 Nenad Milijaš
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Red Star | |
| Nikola Simić
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Javor | |
 Almami Moreira
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Partizan | |
 Cléo
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Red Star | |
| Aleksandar Jevtić
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OFK Beograd | |
| Dragan Mrđa
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Vojvodina | |
| Dušan Tadić
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Vojvodina | |
| Zoran Tošić*
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Partizan | |
| Miloš Živanović
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Hajduk Kula |
Other scorers
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- *Admir Aganović left Čukarički during winter 2008/09 break and joined Dender.
- *Rudolph Bester left Čukarički during winter 2008/09 break and joined Eleven Arrows.
- *Ivan Cvetković left Javor during winter break 2008/09 and joined Khimki.
- *Edgar left Red Star during winter 2008/09 break and joined Vasco da Gama.
- *Ibrahima Gueye left Red Star during winter 2008/09 break and joined Al-Ahli.
- *Saša Kocić left Borac Čačak during winter break 2008/09 and joined Radnički Kragujevac.
- *Bojan Miladinović left Napredak during winter break 2008/09 and joined Pakhtakor Tashkent.
- *Nikola Mitrović left Napredak during winter break 2008/09 and joined Volga.
- *Miljan Mutavdžić left Javor during winter break 2008/09 and joined Malmö.[9]
- *William Oliveira left OFK Beograd during winer 2008/09 break and joined Amkar Perm.
- *Dejan Osmanović left Banat during winter break 2008/09 and joined Dinamo Vranje.
- *Veljko Paunović left Partizan and retired during winter break 2008/09.
- *Ostoja Stjepanović left Čukarički during winter 2008/09 break and joined Mattersburg.
- *Nenad Stojanović left Vojvodina during winter break 2008/09.
- *Branimir Subašić left Red Star during winter break 2008/09 and joined Changchun Yatai.
- *Zoran Tošić left Partizan during winter break 2008/09 and joined Manchester United.
Relegation play-offs
The 10th placed team will play a two-legged play-off against the winner of a play-off round between Serbian First League 2008-09 teams ranked 3rd through 6th.
European competitions
Inter Baku – Partizan W (1−1, 0−2) 1−3 on aggregate
Fenerbahçe – Partizan L (2−2, 2−1) 4−3 on aggregate
Dacia Chişinău – Borac Čačak W (1−1, 1−3) 2−4 on aggregate- Olimpik Baku – Vojvodina W (0−1, 1−1) 1−2 on aggregate
Lokomotiv Sofia – Borac Čačak W (0−1, 1−1) 1−2 on aggregate
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Vojvodina L (0−0, 3−0) 3−0 on aggregate
APOEL – Crvena Zvezda L (2−2, 3−3) 5−5 on aggregate, APOEL won on away goals
Timişoara – Partizan W (1–2, 0–1) 1–3 on aggregate
Ajax – Borac Čačak L (4–1, 2–0) 6–1 on aggregate
Sampdoria – Partizan L 2–1
Stuttgart – Partizan L 2–0
Standard Liège – Partizan L 1–0
Sevilla – Partizan L 3–0
Panionios – OFK Beograd L (0–1, 3–1) 3−2 on aggregate
References
- ^ Superliga: Trio za titulu, jedan ispada, MTS Mondo, August 15, 2008 Template:Sr icon
- ^ Mladost iz Lučana napustila Superligu, MTS Mondo, July 2, 2008 Template:Sr icon
- ^ Ostojić: Više klubova - veći kvalitet Template:Sr icon
- ^ IO FSS: U MSL ostaje 12 klubova Template:Sr icon
- ^ "Rad - Čukarički 3:0" (in Serbian). 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ Otkazana utakmica Rad - Čukarički Template:Sr icon
- ^ Čukarički pred suspenzijom Template:Sr icon
- ^ "RASPORED OD 23. DO 33. KOLA PRVENSTVA - "BERGEROVE TABLICE"" (PDF) (in Serbian). Partizan Belgrade official web site. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ Miljan Mutavdžić u Malmeu, B92, March 7, 2009
External links
- UEFA page
- Serbian Superliga website Template:Sr icon
- Superliga Srbije sa 42 stranca, MTS Mondo, February 28, 2009 Template:Sr icon
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