2008–09 Basketball League of Serbia
Sports season
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The 2008–09 Basketball League of Serbia season was the 3rd season of the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It was also 65th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.
| 2008–09 Basketball League of Serbia | |
|---|---|
| League | Basketball League of Serbia |
| Sport | Basketball |
| TV partner | RTS |
| First League | |
| Season champions | Swisslion Vršac |
| Season MVP |  Uroš Mirković (Mašinac) |
| Super League | |
| Season champions | Partizan (Group A) Crvena zvezda (Group B) |
| Season MVP | Novica Veličković (Partizan) |
| Playoff stage | |
| Finals champions | Partizan |
| Runners-up | Crvena zvezda |
| Finals MVP | Novica Veličković (Partizan) |
Teams for 2008–09 season
Locations and venues
| Clubs also participating in the 2008-09 ABA NLB League | |
| Clubs also participating in the 2008–09 BIBL season |
Regular season
First League
Standings
| Pos | Team | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | F | A | D | Pts | ||
| 1 | Lions | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2040 | 1790 | (+)250 | 48 |
| 2 | Borac | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2029 | 1901 | (+)128 | 44 |
| 3 | Metalac | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2136 | 2038 | (+)98 | 43 |
| 4 | Napredak | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2051 | 2030 | (+)21 | 41 |
| 5 | Mega Hypo Leasing | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2175 | 2196 | (-)21 | 41 |
| 6 | Radnički 034 Group | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2081 | 2056 | (+)25 | 39 |
| 7 | Ergonom | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2131 | 2189 | (-)58 | 38 |
| 8 | Novi Sad | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2062 | 2062 | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | Radnički Invest Inženjering | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2002 | 2059 | (-)57 | 38 |
| 10 | Sloga | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2155 | 2130 | (+)25 | 37 |
| 11 | Mašinac | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1987 | 2053 | (-)66 | 36 |
| 12 | Tamiš | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2007 | 2038 | (-)31 | 36 |
| 13 | Vizura | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1996 | 2080 | (-)84 | 35 |
| 14 | Zdravlje | 26 | 6 | 20 | 2017 | 2247 | (-)230 | 32 |
Super League standings & results
Group A
| Pos | Team | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | F | Av | D | Pts | ||
| 1 | Partizan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 488 | 352 | (+)136 | 12 |
| 2 | FMP Železnik | 6 | 3 | 3 | 436 | 439 | (-)3 | 9 |
| 3 | Vojvodina Srbijagas | 6 | 2 | 4 | 442 | 525 | (-)83 | 8 |
| 4 | Metalac | 6 | 1 | 5 | 420 | 470 | (-)50 | 7 |
| Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Partizan | FMP Železnik | Vojvodina Srbijagas | Metalac |
| Partizan | — | 84—56 | 95—57 | 80—60 |
| FMP Železnik | 63—69 | — | 92—71 | 76—66 |
| Vojvodina Srbijagas | 66—84 | 82—77 | — | 87—84 |
| Metalac | 50—76 | 67—72 | 93—79 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | F | A | D | Pts | ||
| 1 | Crvena zvezda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 505 | 437 | (+)68 | 11 |
| 2 | Hemofarm | 6 | 5 | 1 | 483 | 421 | (+)62 | 11 |
| 3 | Lions | 6 | 1 | 5 | 389 | 458 | (-)69 | 7 |
| 4 | Borac | 6 | 1 | 5 | 449 | 510 | (-)61 | 7 |
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference, Pts=Points
| Qualification for Playoff Stage and 2009–10 Adriatic League | |
| Qualified to play best-of-five series for 5th place[1][2][3] | |
| Qualification for Super League | |
| Relegation to B League |
5th place series
| 5th place | ||||
| A3 | Vojvodina Srbijagas | 0 | ||
| B3 | Lions | 3 | ||
Playoff stage
Top 5 final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan |
| 2 | Crvena zvezda |
| 3 | Hemofarm |
| 4 | FMP Železnik |
| 5 | Lions |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan |
| 2 | Crvena zvezda |
| 3 | Hemofarm |
| 4 | FMP Železnik |
| 5 | Lions |
| Qualified to play in 2009–10 Euroleague season | |
| Qualified to play in 2009–10 Eurocup season | |
| Qualified to play in 2009–10 Euro Challenge season | |
| Qualified to play in 2009–10 Adriatic League season |