The 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia () is the 15th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the top-tier professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it's the 77th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of the nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.
The season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia. The Basketball Federation of Serbia ruled that the 13 teams from the previous season will stay in the league and the three highest-placed clubs from Second League will be promoted. The first-placed team from the previous season, Borac, joins the ABA League. Crvena zvezda mts is the defending champion.
The First League began on 25 September 2020. The SuperLeague will start in May 2021.
Teams A total of 21 teams participated in the 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia.
Distribution The following is the access list for this season. +Access list for the 2020–21 Serbian LeagueTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundFirst League(16 teams)13 teams from the last season 3 highest-placed teams from the Second LeaguePlayoffs(8 teams)5 Adriatic League teams(Borac, Crvena zvezda mts, FMP, Mega Soccerbet, Partizan NIS) 3 highest-placed teams from the First League
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from the Second League Radnički Kragujevac Sloga Pirot
Teams relegated to the Second League None
Venues and locations
Team Home city Arena Capacity Borac Čačak Borac Hall 2,000 Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall5,878 Dunav Stari Banovci Park Hall Dynamic VIP PAY Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Hall5,000 FMP Belgrade Železnik Hall3,000 Kolubara LA 2003 Lazarevac Kolubara Sport Center1,700 Mega Soccerbet Belgrade Mega Factory700 Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall1,500 Mladost MaxBet Zemun Master Sport Center750 Napredak JKP Aleksinac Aleksinac Sports Hall1,400 Novi Pazar Novi Pazar Pendik Sports Hall1,600 OKK Beograd Belgrade Mega Factory700 Partizan NIS BelgradeŠtark Arena18,386 Pirot Pirot Pirot Kej Hall835 Radnički Kragujevac Jezero Hall3,750 Sloboda Užice Veliki Park Hall2,200 Sloga Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall3,350 Tamiš Pančevo Strelište Sports Hall1,100 Vojvodina Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina7,022 Vršac Vršac Millennium Center4,400 Zlatibor Čajetina Čajetina Sport Center
Teams that play in the 2020–21 First Adriatic League Teams that play in the 2020–21 Second Adriatic League
Regular season The 2020–21 regular season began on 25 September 2020.
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Dunav Mitar Ašćerić Aleksandar Miljković Cvetex — Dynamic VIP PAY Saša Nikitović Marko Čakarević Champion VIP PAY Kolubara LA 2003 Marko Dimitrijević Nikola Simić — EPS / Grad Lazarevac Metalac Vladimir Đokić Igor Đuković — — Mladost MaxBet Dragan Jakovljević Marko Milenković Champion — Napredak JKP Dušan Jelić Nikola Raičević — — Novi Pazar Darko Kostić Asmir Numanović — Admiral OKK Beograd Branislav Ratkovica Marko Boltić Adidas — Pirot Filip Socek Miodrag Stojanović — — Radnički Kragujevac Ivica Vukotić Raško Katić Seven City of Kragujevac Sloboda Oliver Popović Stefan Simić Ardu Sport mts Sloga Dragan Kostić Uroš Mirković — — Tamiš Nebojša Vidić Saša Radović — — Vojvodina Miroslav Nikolić Aleksa Zarić Peak — Vršac Vladimir Lučić Miloš Savović Spirit Villager / Element Zlatibor Strajin Nedović Bogdan Riznić Ardu Sport —
Coaching changes Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref. Vojvodina Filip Socek June 2020 Off-season Miroslav Nikolić June 2020 OKK Beograd Branko Milisavljević 5 June 2020 Branislav Ratkovica 5 June 2020 Novi Pazar Oliver Popović June 2020 Darko Kostić 16 June 2020 Kolubara LA 2003 Dušan Radović August 2020 Marko Dimitrijević August 2020 Sloboda Vladimir Lučić 1 November 2020 15th (1–5) Oliver Popović 1 November 2020 Vršac Zoran Todorović 2 November 2020 16th (1–5) Vladimir Lučić 2 November 2020 Sloga Saša Pavlović 9 November 2020 14th (2–5) Zoran Petrović 9 November 2020 Pirot Marko Spasić 15 November 2020 12th (2–6) Filip Socek 16 November 2020 Sloga Zoran Petrović 15 January 2021 12th (6–10) Dragan Kostić 15 January 2021 Radnički Igor Todorović 23 January 2021 16th (6–10) Ivica Vukotić 23 January 2021 Napredak JKP Nebojša Raičević 8 February 2021 12th (7–13) Dušan Jelić 8 February 2021 Dynamic VIP PAY Miro Alilović 12 February 2021 6th (9–11) Saša Nikitović 12 February 2021 Tamiš Bojan Jovičić 10 March 2021 7th (11–12) Nebojša Vidić 10 March 2021
Standings
Super League The Super League was canceled and the qualified teams were played in the Playoffs.
Qualified teams First ABA League Regular season 1 Crvena zvezda mts2 Mega Soccerbet3 Partizan NIS4 FMP5 Borac 1 Mladost MaxBet2 Vojvodina3 Zlatibor
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Borac Čačak Marko Marinović Uroš Čarapić — P.S. Fashion Crvena zvezda mts Dejan Radonjić Branko LazićAdidas mts FMP Vanja Guša Radoš Šešlija FMP Mega Soccerbet Vlada Jovanović Milenko Tepić Soccerbet / Tehnomanija Mladost MaxBet Dragan Jakovljević Marko Milenković Champion — Partizan NIS Aleksandar Matović Novica Veličković Under Armour NIS / mts Vojvodina Miroslav Nikolić Aleksa Zarić Peak — Zlatibor Strajin Nedović Bogdan Riznić Ardu Sport —
Coaching changes Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref. Mega Soccerbet Dejan Milojević 1 June 2020 Off-season Vlada Jovanović 1 June 2020 Crvena zvezda mts Dragan Šakota 8 June 2020 Saša Obradović 10 June 2020 Partizan NIS Andrea Trinchieri 2 July 2020 Vlado Šćepanović 9 July 2020 Vlado Šćepanović 30 October 2020 Milivoje Lazić (interim) 30 October 2020 Milivoje Lazić (interim) 5 November 2020 Sašo Filipovski 5 November 2020 FMP Vladimir Jovanović 14 December 2020 Bojan Đerić (interim) 14 December 2020 Crvena zvezda mts Saša Obradović 24 December 2020 Dejan Radonjić 25 December 2020 FMP Bojan Đerić (interim) 13 February 2021 Vanja Guša 13 February 2021 Partizan NIS Sašo Filipovski 9 March 2021 Aleksandar Matović 9 March 2021
Playoffs
The playoffs are scheduled to start on May 27, 2021, and end on June 13, 2021.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia Champions Crvena zvezda mts21st title
Serbian clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Crvena zvezda mts EuroLeague Regular season Partizan NIS EuroCup Top 16
See also List of current Basketball League of Serbia team rosters 2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia (basketball) 2020–21 Radivoj Korać Cup 2020–21 ABA League First Division 2020–21 ABA League Second Division 2020–21 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia 2020–21 KK Crvena zvezda season 2020–21 KK Partizan season
References
External links Official website League at srbijasport.net