2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga
1st season of Serbian SuperLiga
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The 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Meridian SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) season started on 5 August 2006. The winners were Red Star Belgrade with their 25th title. FK Zemun and FK Voždovac were relegated to the 2nd league of Serbia at the conclusion of the season. The SuperLiga were to change format from the following season with the league no longer being divided into title and relegation groups midway through the campaign. Instead the 12 teams were to play each other three times in a conventional league format.
1st SuperLiga title
26th domestic title
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Star | Belgrade | Red Star Stadium | 55,538 |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 32,710 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 17,204 |
| Banat | Zrenjanin | Stadion Karađorđev park | 18,700 |
| Smederevo | Smederevo | Smederevo City Stadium | 17,200 |
| OFK Beograd | Karaburma, Belgrade | Omladinski Stadium | 20,000 |
| Voždovac | Voždovac, Belgrade | Voždovac Stadium | 6,000 |
| Hajduk Kula | Kula | Stadion Hajduk | 6,000 |
| Bežanija | Belgrade | Stadion FK Bežanija | 9,350 |
| Mladost | Apatin | SC Rade Svilar | 6,000 |
| Borac | Čačak | Čačak Stadium | 6,000 |
| Zemun | Zemun, Belgrade | Zemun Stadium | 10,000 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 51 | Qualification for championship round |
| 2 | Partizan | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 42 | |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 37 | |
| 4 | Mladost Apatin | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Hajduk Kula | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 35 | |
| 6 | Bežanija | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 33 | |
| 7 | OFK Beograd | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 32 | Qualification for relegation round |
| 8 | Banat Zrenjanin | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 29 | |
| 9 | Smederevo | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Borac Čačak | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 22 | |
| 11 | Voždovac | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 18 | |
| 12 | Zemun | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 40 | −32 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Play-offs
Championship round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Partizan | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 54 | |
| 4 | Bežanija | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 5 | Hajduk Kula | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 46 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Mladost Apatin | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results
Relegation round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | OFK Beograd | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 50 | |
| 8 | Smederevo | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 43 | |
| 9 | Banat Zrenjanin | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 42 | |
| 10 | Borac Čačak (O) | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 38 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 11 | Voždovac (R) | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 37 | Relegation to Serbian First League |
| 12 | Zemun (R) | 32 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 64 | −42 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
Winning squad
Champions: RED STAR BELGRADE (coach: Dušan Bajević, Boško Đurovski)
players (league matches/league goals):
Dušan Đokić (28/14)
Nenad Milijaš (25/5)
Dušan Anđelković (24/1)
Ibrahima Gueye (24/0)
Segundo Castillo (23/8) signed from El Nacional on 31 August 2006 – the last day of summer 2006 transfer window
Dejan Milovanović (23/3)
Ivan Ranđelović (23/0) -goalkeeper-
Milan Purović (22/6)
Aleksandar Pantić (21/0)
Aleksandar Trišović (21/0)
Blagoy Georgiev (20/2)
Marko Perović (18/0)
Nikola Trajković (17/0)
Dušan Basta (16/0)
Đorđe Tutorić (15/0)
Milan Biševac (14/2)
Igor Burzanović (13/3)
Milanko Rašković (13/3)
Ognjen Koroman (12/2) arrived on loan in early February 2007 during 2006/07 winter transfer window
Aílton (11/3) signed on 31 August 2006 – the last day of summer 2006 transfer window
Ely Tadeu (10/0)
Miloš Bajalica (9/0)
Nebojša Joksimović (9/0)
Zoran Banović (7/0) -goalkeeper-
Vladimir Đorđević (5/0)
Nikola Žigić (3/2) sold to Racing de Santander on 29 August 2006 during 2006 summer transfer window
Nenad Kovačević (3/0) sold to RC Lens in August 2006 during 2006 summer transfer window
Radovan Krivokapić (3/0)
Bojan Miladinović (3/0)
Saša Radivojević (3/0)
Boško Janković (2/0) sold to Real Mallorca in August 2006 during 2006 summer transfer window
Nenad Srećković (2/0)
Miloš Reljić (1/1)
Goran Adamović (1/0)
Marko Nikolić (1/0)
Slavko Perović (1/0)
Relegation playoff
Third placed team from Serbian First League meets the 3rd from the bottom placed team from Serbian SuperLiga in a home-and-away tie. The aggregate winner gets a spot in 2007–08 SuperLiga.
1:0 Irfan Vušljanin (42')
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srđan Baljak |
Banat Zrenjanin | 18 |
| 2 | Ranko Despotović |
Vojvodina | 17 |
| 3 | Dušan Đokić |
Red Star Belgrade | 14 |
| 4 | Đorđe Rakić |
OFK Beograd | 13 |
| 5 | Nikola Đurđić |
Voždovac | 10 |
| Nebojša Marinković |
Partizan | ||
 Obiora Odita |
Partizan |
Promoted teams
The following teams were promoted to the Meridian SuperLiga at the end of the 2006–07 season:
- Mladost Lučani – Serbian First League champions
- Čukarički Stankom – Serbian First League runners-up
- Napredak Kruševac – will play in the Serbian SuperLiga for 2007/08 season despite losing the relegation playoff to Borac Čačak because Mladost Apatin withdrew from competition in 2007–08 SuperLiga due to being unable to bear the financial burden of playing in a top division.
Relegated teams
The following teams were relegated to the Serbian First League at the end of the 2006–07 season:
- Zemun – Automatically relegated after finishing in 12th position with only 7 points from 32 games.
- Voždovac – Automatically relegated after finishing in 11th position.
- Mladost Apatin – Withdrew due to financial reasons.
External links
- 2006-07 season at UEFA.com
- Tables and results at RSSSF