The 2021–22 Admiral Bet Basketball League of Serbia () was the 16th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the top-tier professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it is the 78th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of the nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.
Teams A total of 21 teams participated in the 2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia as confirmed by the Basketball Federation of Serbia on 30 June 2021. Crvena zvezda mts was the defending champion.
Distribution The following is the access list for this season. +Access list for the 2021–22 Serbian LeagueTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundFirst League(16 teams)14 highest-placed teams from the last season 2 highest-placed teams from the Second LeagueSuperLeague Playoffs(8 teams)2 lowest-placed teams from the Adriatic League teams(Borac, Mega Mozzart) 6 highest-placed teams from the First LeagueSuperLeague Final Four(4 teams)3 highest-placed teams from the Adriatic League teams(Crvena zvezda, Partizan, FMP Meridian) Winner from the SuperLeague Playoffs
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from the Second League Zdravlje Leskovac Slodes SoccerBet
Teams relegated to the Second League Napredak JKP Pirot
Venues and locations
Club 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 Meridian Belgrade Železnik Hall3,000 Kolubara LA 2003 Lazarevac Kolubara Sport Center1,700 Mega Mozzart Belgrade Mega Factory700 Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall1,500 Mladost MaxBet Zemun Master Sport Center750 Novi Pazar Novi Pazar Pendik Sports Hall1,600 OKK Beograd Belgrade Mega Factory700 Partizan NIS BelgradeŠtark Arena18,386 Radnički Kragujevac Jezero Hall3,750 Sloboda Užice Veliki Park Hall2,200 Slodes SoccerBet Belgrade Slodes Hall2,000 Sloga Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall3,350 Tamiš Pančevo Strelište Sports Hall1,100 Vojvodina Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina7,022 Vršac Vršac Millennium Center4,400 Zdravlje Leskovac SRC Dubočica3,600 Zlatibor Čajetina Čajetina Sport Center
Clubs that play in the 2021–22 First Adriatic League not playing in the regular season. Clubs that play in the 2021–22 Second Adriatic League
First League The 2021–22 First League season started on 2 October 2021.
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Dunav Milivoje Lazić Aleksandar Miljković Cvetex — Dynamic VIP PAY Saša Nikitović Ardu Sport VIP PAY Kolubara LA 2003 Stevan Mijović Nikola Simić Seven EPS / Grad Lazarevac Metalac Branislav Ratkovica Igor Mijajlović Peak — Mladost MaxBet Dragan Jakovljević Marko Milenković CK MaxBet Novi Pazar Darko Kostić Asmir Numanović Unit Admiral OKK Beograd Vasilije Budimić Marko Boltić Adidas — Radnički Filip Socek Raško Katić Seven City of Kragujevac Sloboda Oliver Popović Ardu Sport mts Slodes SoccerBet Nenad Karanović Vuk Karadžić — SoccerBet Sloga Marko Dimitrijević Maluro — Tamiš Bojan Jovičić Saša Radović STX — Vojvodina Miroslav Nikolić Krsto Bjelica Peak — Vršac Siniša Matić Miloš Dimić Ardu Sport Villager / Element Zdravlje Lazar Spasić Milan Radivojević Maluro — Zlatibor Strajin Nedović Dušan Kutlešić Ardu Sport Boje i fasade Maxima
Coaching changes Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref. OKK Beograd Branislav Ratkovica 26 May 2021 Off-season Vasilije Budimić 26 May 2021 Metalac Vladimir Đokić 7 June 2021 Branislav Ratkovica 7 June 2021 Tamiš Nebojša Vidić June 2021 Bojan Jovičić June 2021 Vršac Vladimir Lučić August 2021 Vladimir Đokić 12 August 2021 Dunav Mitar Ašćerić August 2021 Milivoje Lazić 1 September 2021 Kolubara LA 2003 Marko Dimitrijević August 2021 Stevan Mijović August 2021 Sloga Dragan Kostić August 2021 Marko Dimitrijević August 2021 Slodes Soccerbet Marko Boras 15 December 2021 16th (2–12) Nenad Karanović (interim) 15 December 2021 Nenad Karanović (interim) 28 December 2021 16th (2–15) Igor Polenek 28 December 2021 Radnički Ivica Vukotić 21 February 2022 13th (9–12) Filip Socek 21 February 2022 Vršac Vladimir Đokić 18 March 2022 7th (13–13) Siniša Matić 18 March 2022 Slodes Igor Polenek 30 March 2022 16th (2–26) Nenad Karanović 30 March 2022
Standings
SuperLeague
The Playoffs are the second stage of the 2021–22 Serbian League season. The Super League was canceled due to ABA League schedule conflict and the qualified teams will play in the Playoffs.
On 9 June 2022, Partizan announced withdrawal from the 2022 Serbian League playoffs following numerous incidents in the 2022 ABA League Finals.
Qualified teams First ABA League Regular season BoracCrvena zvezda mtsFMP Meridian Mega MozzartPartizan NIS 1 Zlatibor2 Sloga3 Vojvodina4 Mladost MaxBet 5 Dynamic VIP PAY 6 Sloboda
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 Lazić Adidas mts / SoccerBet Dynamic VIP PAY Saša Nikitović Ardu Sport VIP PAY FMP Meridian Nenad Stefanović Marko RadonjićAdidas — Mega Mozzart Vlada Jovanović Luka Cerovina Mozzart Mladost MaxBet Dragan Jakovljević Marko Milenković CK MaxBet Partizan NIS Željko Obradović Rade Zagorac Under Armour NIS / mts Sloboda Oliver Popović Ardu Sport mts Sloga Marko Dimitrijević Maluro — Vojvodina Miroslav Nikolić Krsto Bjelica Peak — Zlatibor Strajin Nedović Dušan Kutlešić Ardu Sport Boje i fasade Maxima
Coaching changes Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref. FMP Meridian Vanja Guša 1 June 2021 Off-season Nenad Stefanović 2 June 2021 Partizan NIS Aleksandar Matović 25 June 2021 Željko Obradović 25 June 2021
SuperLeague Playoffs Teams involved: 2 lowest-placed Serbian teams from the Adriatic League: Borac, Mega Mozzart 6 highest-placed teams from the First League: Zlatibor, Sloga, Vojvodina, Mladost MaxBet, Dynamic VIP PAY, Sloboda
SuperLeague Final Four Teams involved: 3 highest-placed Serbian teams from the First ABA League: Crvena zvezda mts, Partizan NIS (withdraw), FMP Meridian winner of the SuperLeague Playoffs: Mega Mozzart
2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia Champions Crvena zvezda mts22nd title
See also List of current Basketball League of Serbia team rosters 2021–22 Second Men's League of Serbia (basketball) 2021–22 Radivoj Korać Cup 2021–22 Basketball Cup of Serbia 2021–22 ABA League First Division 2021–22 ABA League Second Division 2021–22 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia 2021–22 KK Crvena zvezda season 2021–22 KK Partizan season
References
External links
League at srbijasport.net