The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 16 teams compete in the league for the 2018–19 season.
Format 2018–19 As of the 2018-19 season, the league reverted to its previous playoff system, whereby the top 8 placed teams compete in the promoted round at the end of the season and the 8 lowest placed teams play in the relegation playoff round. The four bottom placed teams are relegated to the Serbian League. The Fourteenth team from Super League is then sent to a playoff against the winner of the First League play off. At the end of the season, the top two teams and the winner of the play-offs are promoted to the Super League. The First League play-offs is a knock-out competition for the teams finishing the season in third to sixth place with the winner being promoted to the Super League. In the play-offs, the third-placed team plays against the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team plays against the fifth-placed team. PRVA LIGA SRBIJE: ŠTA DONOSI NOVI SISTEM TAKMIČENJA at prvaliga.rs 20-7-2018.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.
To First League Promoted from Serbian League Žarkovo Trayal Kruševac Bečej Zlatibor
Relegated from Serbian SuperLiga Borac Čačak Javor
From First League Relegated to Serbian League ČSK Jagodina Radnički Pirot Temnić 1924
Promoted to Serbian SuperLiga Dinamo Vranje Proleter Novi Sad
2018–19 teams
TeamCityStadiumCapacityKit manufacturerShirt Sponsor1,296NAAIGebrüder Weiss4,000MacronBIOeliksir 8,000NAAIŠkoda Auto1,000Legea4,500NAAIZUTI Market4,000MiteksMatis4,400NAAIMetalac a.d.13,000Givova15,100NAAIGrad Kragujevac1,500NAAIAMS Osiguranje12,000NAAIUNITRAG5,000Nike1,500HummelTrayal Corporation5,000AdidasSAT-TRAKT Communications610NAAIRubikon Shipping Company1,040Ardu SportGalens Invest
Transfers For the list of transfers involving First League clubs during 2018–19 season, please see: List of Serbian football transfers summer 2018 and List of Serbian football transfers winter 2018–19.
Regular season League table
Results
Play-offs
Promotion round The top eight teams advanced from the regular season. Points from the regular season were halved with half points rounded up. Teams played each other once. League table
Results
Relegation round The bottom eight teams from the regular season play in the relegation round. Points from the regular season are halved with half points rounded up. Teams play each other once. League table
Results
Promotion play-off Promotions round final positionTeam3Inđija37207105729+28394Radnički 1923371611104236+6355Metalac Gornji Milanovac371512105135+16336Zlatibor37183164842+632
Semi-finals
Final
Individual statistics
Top scorers As of matches played on 5 May 2019.
PosScorerTeamsGoals1 Ivan MarkovićJavor Matis292 Nenad LukićInđija / TSC22 Nikola PetkovićJavor Matis4 Vladimir SilađiTSC195 Lazar MiloševBudućnost Dobanovci15
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ivan Marković Javor MatisTeleoptik 4–0 Marko Rajić ŽarkovoBečej 5–1 Nikola Tripković Borac ČačakŽarkovo 3–1 Mladen Kovačević BečejSloboda Užice3–0 Mladen Kovačević BečejBudućnost Dobanovci5–1 Ivan Marković Javor MatisŽarkovo 7–1 Nikola Petković Javor MatisNovi Pazar 6–3 Ivan Marković Javor MatisZlatibor 4–1
References
External links Official website srbijasport.net