A season-by-season record of Red Star Belgrade's league performances:
SeasonLeagueCupEuropeTop goalscorer(s)NotesDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosPlayer(s)Goals1946–47Yugoslav First League2618266623383rdQF Kosta Tomašević161947–48Yugoslav First League185672425165thWinners Predrag Đajić Kosta Tomašević61948–49Yugoslav First League1811433719262ndWinners Kosta Tomašević201950Yugoslav First League1812244418262ndWinners Kosta Tomašević191951Yugoslav First League2217145021351stSF Kosta Tomašević191952Yugoslav First LeaguePreliminary stage107032016141stRunners-up Branislav Vukosavljević14Yugoslav First LeagueFinal Round632111682nd1952–53Yugoslav First League2213544727311stSF Todor Živanović221953–54Yugoslav First League2617455122383rdRunners-up Kosta Tomašević121954–55Yugoslav First League2614575736334thSF Ivan Toplak191955–56Yugoslav First League2616826229401st Ivan Toplak221956–57Yugoslav First League2617546623391stQFEuropean Cup – SF Bora Kostić331957–58Yugoslav First League2610884538284thWinnersEuropean Cup – QF Bora Kostić291958–59Yugoslav First League2214355019311stWinners Bora Kostić361959–60Yugoslav First League2215344725331stR1European Cup – R1 Bora Kostić211960–61Yugoslav First League2213543821312ndR2European Cup – R1 Antun Rudinski131961–62Yugoslav First League229673525244thSFInter-Cities Fairs Cup – SF Dušan Maravić161962–63Yugoslav First League2671182126257thQFInter-Cities Fairs Cup – QF Bora Kostić141963–64Yugoslav First League2614844522361stWinners Zoran Prljinčević191964–65Yugoslav First League2813965038353rdSFEuropean Cup – R1 Zoran Prljinčević181965–66Yugoslav First League30127115454315thR1Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – R1 Bora Kostić151966–67Yugoslav First League30128105346325thQFInter-Cities Fairs Cup – R2 Dragan Džajić171967–68Yugoslav First League30161136430431stWinners Vojin Lazarević261968–69Yugoslav First League34181247530481stSFEuropean Cup – R2 Vojin Lazarević261969–70Yugoslav First League3420686737461stWinnersEuropean Cup – R2 Dragan Džajić181970–71Yugoslav First League34148126246366thWinnersEuropean Cup – SF Zoran Filipović311971–72Yugoslav First League34191145721492ndQFCup Winners' Cup – QF Jovan Aćimović121972–73Yugoslav First League34211037128521stRunners-upUEFA Cup – R3 Vojin Lazarević291973–74Yugoslav First League34195107246433rdR1European Cup – QF Stanislav Karasi171974–75Yugoslav First League34168106144403rd Cup Winners' Cup – SF Dušan Savić181975–76Yugoslav First League34168105331404thR2UEFA Cup – R2 Zoran Filipović171976–77Yugoslav First League34201046737501stR1UEFA Cup – R3 Zoran Filipović271977–78Yugoslav First League3421765826492ndR2European Cup – R2 Zoran Filipović211978–79Yugoslav First League3416995133413rdSFUEFA Cup – Runners-up Dušan Savić331979–80Yugoslav First League34191055426481stRunners-upUEFA Cup – R3 Dušan Savić181980–81Yugoslav First League34151456231441stR2European Cup – QF Zdravko Borovnica151981–82Yugoslav First League34171076840442ndWinnersEuropean Cup – QF Dušan Savić251982–83Yugoslav First League341311105550375thR2Cup Winners' Cup – R2 Dušan Savić161983–84Yugoslav First League34171075226441stRunners-upUEFA Cup – R1 Milko Đurovski171984–85Yugoslav First League34156126338384thWinnersEuropean Cup – R1 Sulejman Halilović241985–86Yugoslav First League3421767338492ndSFCup Winners' Cup – QF Husref Musemić171986–87Yugoslav First League3416995737413rdSFEuropean Cup – QF Borislav Cvetković211987–88Yugoslav First League34171166639451stRunners-upUEFA Cup – R2 Dragan Stojković211988–89Yugoslav First League34187 (2)95530382ndQFEuropean Cup – R2 Dragan Stojković151989–90Yugoslav First League34245 (3)57929511stWinnersUEFA Cup – R3 Darko Pančev351990–91Yugoslav First League36256 (4)58835541stRunners-upEuropean Cup – Winners Darko Pančev45 1991–92Yugoslav First League33235 (4)57724501stRunners-upEuropean Cup – Group Darko Pančev36UEFA Super Cup – Runners-upIntercontinental Cup – Winners1992–93First League of FR Yugoslavia36191347025512ndWinners Anto Drobnjak24 1993–94First League of FR Yugoslavia1810553816252ndSF Ilija Ivić20 1812244018371994–95First League of FR Yugoslavia1810533612251stWinners Darko Kovačević Nebojša Krupniković28 1814316317421995–96First League of FR Yugoslavia1814134916432ndWinnersUEFA Cup – QR Nebojša Krupniković26189542716481996–97First League of FR Yugoslavia3325357930782ndWinnersCup Winners' Cup – R2 Zoran Jovičić271997–98First League of FR Yugoslavia3327338622842ndSFCup Winners' Cup – R1 Dejan Stanković211998–99First League of FR Yugoslavia2415635418513rdWinnersUEFA Cup – R2 Goran Drulić Jovan Gojković141999–2000First League of FR Yugoslavia40336185191051stWinnersUEFA Cup – R1 Mihajlo Pjanović252000–01First League of FR Yugoslavia3428429320881stRunners-upChampions League – QR3 Goran Drulić27UEFA Cup – R22001–02First League of FR Yugoslavia34181245428662ndWinnersChampions League – QR3 Mihajlo Pjanović16UEFA Cup – R12002–03First League of Serbia and Montenegro3421766826702ndRunners-upUEFA Cup – R2 Mihajlo Pjanović222003–04First League of Serbia and Montenegro3023525913741stWinnersUEFA Cup – R2 Nikola Žigić272004–05First League of Serbia and Montenegro3023526618742ndRunners-upChampions League – QR3 Marko Pantelić24UEFA Cup – R12005–06Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga3025327323781stWinnersUEFA Cup – Group Nikola Žigić202006–07Serbian SuperLiga3223545527741stWinnersChampions League – QR3 Dušan Đokić16UEFA Cup – R12007–08Serbian SuperLiga33211206522752ndSFChampions League – QR3 Nenad Jestrović16UEFA Cup – Group2008–09Serbian SuperLiga3317885932593rdSFUEFA Cup – QR2 Nenad Milijaš232009–10Serbian SuperLiga3023255317712ndWinnersEuropa League – Play off Dejan Lekić172010–11Serbian SuperLiga3022445218702ndSFEuropa League – QR3 Andrija Kaluđerović202011–12Serbian SuperLiga3021545718682ndWinnersEuropa League – Play off Cristian Borja142012–13Serbian SuperLiga3020285535622ndQFEuropa League – Play off Ognjen Mudrinski122013–14Serbian SuperLiga3023346627721stQFEuropa League – QR3 Dragan Mrđa202014–15Serbian SuperLiga3019744620642ndR2 Darko Lazović102015–16Serbian SuperLiga3730529727541stR2Europa League – QR1 Aleksandar Katai232016–17Serbian SuperLiga3730439333552ndRunners-upChampions League – QR3 Richmond Boakye16Europa League – Play off2017–18Serbian SuperLiga3732419619601stQFEuropa League – Round of 32 Aleksandar Pešić292018–19Serbian SuperLiga3733319420601stRunners-upChampions League – Group Ben252019–20Serbian SuperLiga3025326818781stSFChampions League – Group Ben142020–21Serbian SuperLiga383530114201081stWinnersChampions League – QR3 Mirko Ivanić20Europa League – Round of 322021–22Serbian SuperLiga3732 4 1 95 19 100 1st Winners Champions League – QR3 Aleksandar Katai33Europa League – Round of 162022–23Serbian SuperLiga3730 7 0 96 19 97 1st Winners Champions League – Play off Aleksandar Katai19Europa League – Group2023–24Serbian SuperLiga3731 3 3 94 28 96 1st Winners Champions League – Group Cherif Ndiaye 152024–25Serbian SuperLiga3732 4 1 123 35 100 1st Winners Champions League – League Cherif Ndiaye 22
1 Goals in all competitions are counted. 2 First title in domestic cup competitions. 3 First title in domestic league competitions. 4 The 1952 season was shortened and sped-up. The reason for the changes was a desire to implement the fall-spring competition format. Competition took place in two phases. In first clubs were divided into two preliminary groups of six teams each. Based on their ranking at the end of preliminary groups they were promoted to three groups: Title, Central and Relegation. Each of them containing four teams. 5 Cup competition was not held for 1955–56 and 1974–75 seasons. 6 First season in which club entered European competitions. 7 First final in European competitions. 8 Between 1988–89 and 1991–92, drawn games went to penalties with the winners of the shoot out gaining the point. Figures in brackets represent points won in such shoot outs. 9 First European title. 10 First season of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's League. 11 Was unable to compete in European competitions due to UN sanctions. 12 Between 1993–94 and 1995–96 league was divided into two groups, A and B, of ten teams each. In the first half of competition teams played each other twice, and based on number of points won and their position, each team was given a certain number of "bonus points". In the start of spring part of competition four last teams from A league were dropped to B league, and replaced by the top four teams from B league. Again teams played each other twice, and in the end final positions were determined by the sum of points won at the end of Spring part of competition and bonus points won in the Fall part of competition. 13 From this season onward for victory was awarded three points instead of two. 14 First season of Serbia and Montenegro's League. 15 First season of Serbian SuperLiga. 16 Managed to qualify for group stage and advance through it for the first time since UEFA Europa League was established in 2009. 17 Managed to qualify for group stage for the first time since UEFA Champions League was established in 1992.