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2025–26 Red Star Belgrade season

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The 2025–26 Red Star Belgrade season was the club's 20th in the Serbian SuperLiga and 80th consecutive season in top flight of Yugoslav and Serbian football. The club participated in the Serbian SuperLiga, Serbian Cup and UEFA Europa League, having been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the play-off round.

ChairmanZvezdan Terzić
ManagerVladan Milojević
Dejan Stanković
StadiumRajko Mitić Stadium
Serbian SuperLiga1st
Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...
Red Star Belgrade
2025–26 season
ChairmanZvezdan Terzić
ManagerVladan Milojević
Dejan Stanković
StadiumRajko Mitić Stadium
Serbian SuperLiga1st
Serbian CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueKnockout phase play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aleksandar Katai (24)
All:
Aleksandar Katai (25)
Biggest winRed Star 7–1 OFK Beograd
Red Star 7–1 Železničar Pančevo
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Season summary

On 26 August 2025, Red Star were eliminated by debutants Pafos in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League and thereby dropped down into the league stage of the UEFA Europa League.[1] It is the first time since the 2022–23 season that Red Star failed to make the group stage of the Champions League.

Players

As of 2 February 2026[2][3][4]

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Transfers

In

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
22 June 2025 DF Armenia Nair Tiknizyan Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Undisclosed [5]
25 June 2025 GK Brazil Matheus Portugal Braga €1,500,000 [6][7]
1 July 2025 DF Brazil Rodrigão Unattached Free transfer [8]
1 July 2025 DF Serbia Miloš Veljković Unattached Free transfer [9]
21 July 2025 FW Austria Marko Arnautović Unattached Free transfer [10]
28 July 2025 DF Serbia Nikola Stanković Serbia Čukarički Undisclosed [11]
2 August 2025 MF The Gambia Mahmudu Bajo Slovakia Dunajská Streda Undisclosed [12]
2 August 2025 MF Gabon Shavy Babicka France Toulouse Undisclosed [13]
15 August 2025 DF Nigeria Franklin Tebo Uchenna Norway Sarpsborg 08 Undisclosed [14]
2 September 2025 MF Portugal Tomás Händel Portugal Vitória de Guimarães €3,100,000 [15]
5 January 2026 FW Netherlands Jay Enem Serbia OFK Beograd Loan [16]
9 January 2026 MF Ghana Douglas Owusu Serbia Radnik Surdulica €2,500,000 [17]
4 February 2026 DF Serbia Strahinja Eraković Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Loan [18]
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Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 MF Gabon Guélor Kanga Turkey Esenler Erokspor End of contract
5 July 2025 FW Serbia Ognjen Teofilović Serbia OFK Beograd Undisclosed
8 July 2025 FW Serbia Lazar Jovanović Germany VfB Stuttgart Undisclosed [19]
9 July 2025 DF Montenegro Andrej Đurić Sweden Malmö FF Undisclosed [20]
13 July 2025 DF Senegal Mamadou Fall Serbia OFK Beograd Free transfer
16 July 2025 MF Serbia Andrija Maksimović Germany RB Leipzig Undisclosed [21]
18 July 2025 MF Serbia Luka Ilić Spain Real Oviedo Undisclosed [22]
27 July 2025 DF Serbia Milan Rodić Switzerland FC Zürich Undisclosed [23]
7 August 2025 DF Ghana Ebenezer Annan France Saint-Étienne Undisclosed [24]
8 August 2025 DF Serbia Strahinja Stojković France Saint-Étienne Undisclosed [25]
1 September 2025 DF Serbia Veljko Milosavljević England AFC Bournemouth £13,000,000 [26]
29 October 2025 FW Nigeria Peter Olayinka Unattached Released [27]
28 January 2026 FW Gabon Shavy Babicka Turkey Fatih Karagümrük Loan [28]
2 February 2026 DF Serbia Stefan Leković Portugal C.F. Estrela da Amadora Loan [29]
7 February 2026 DF Serbia David Đurić Austria Wolfsberger AC Free transfer [30]
9 February 2026 MF Angola Milson United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club Loan [31]
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Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serbian SuperLiga 19 July 2025 22 May 2026 Matchday 1 Winners 37 27 5 5 100 31 +69 072.97
Serbian Cup 19 November 2025 13 May 2026 Round of 32 Winners 5 4 1 0 12 4 +8 080.00
UEFA Champions League 22 July 2025 26 August 2025 Second qualifying round Play-off round 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 050.00
UEFA Europa League 24 September 2025 26 February 2026 League phase Knockout phase play-offs 10 5 2 3 8 8 +0 050.00
Total 58 39 10 9 132 49 +83 067.24
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Source: FBREF

Serbian Superliga

Main article: 2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Star Belgrade 30 24 3 3 87 23 +64 75 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Vojvodina 30 19 5 6 55 29 +26 62
3 Partizan 30 19 4 7 62 39 +23 61
4 Železničar 30 15 6 9 42 30 +12 51
5 Novi Pazar 30 13 8 9 38 37 +1 47
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Source: Superliga[32]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (if two teams tied); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair play ranking; 9) Draw.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 21 3 3 80 20  +60 66 11 1 1 47 6  +41 10 2 2 33 14  +19
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Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWWWWWWWWDDWLWLDWWWWWWWWWWW
Position111112221111111112221111111111
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Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: Srbija Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

19 July 2025 1 Red Star Belgrade 4–0 Javor Ivanjica Belgrade
20:00
Report Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Predrag Janjuš
26 July 2025 2 Red Star Belgrade 7–1 OFK Beograd Belgrade
20:00
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Milan Ilić
30 October 2025 3 Vojvodina 3–2 Red Star Belgrade Novi Sad
18:00
Report
Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Pavle Ilić
Note: Game was originally scheduled on 2 August 2025, but was postponed to 30 October due to Red Star match in the UEFA Champions League
9 August 2025 4 Red Star Belgrade 1–0 TSC Belgrade
20:00
Report Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Danilo Nikolić
15 August 2025 5 Mladost Lučani 1–4 Red Star Belgrade Lučani
20:00
  • Bondžulić 67'
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Stadium: SRC MR Radoš Milovanović
4 December 2025 6 Red Star Belgrade 3-0 Čukarički Belgrade
19:00
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dejan Trifković
Note: Game was originally scheduled on 22 August 2025, but was postponed to 4 December due to Red Star match in the UEFA Champions League
31 August 2025 7 Novi Pazar 1–5 Red Star Belgrade Novi Pazar
19:30
  • King 62'
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Stadium: Novi Pazar City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miloš Milanović
14 September 2025 8 Red Star Belgrade 7–1 Železničar Pančevo Belgrade
17:00
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Danilo Nikolić
20 September 2025 9 Partizan 1–2 Red Star Belgrade Belgrade
19:00 Milošević 74'
Roganović Yellow card 90'
A. Kostić Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Elšnik 28'
Tiknizyan Yellow card 47'
Radonjić 60'		 Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nenad Minaković
28 September 2025 10 Red Star Belgrade 2–1 Radnički 1923 Belgrade
19:00
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stefan Jeknić
5 October 2025 11 Napredak Kruševac 0–3 Red Star Belgrade Kruševac
19:00
  • Laban Yellow card 32'
  • Drobnjak Yellow card 56'
  • Mihajlović Yellow card 62'
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Stadium: Mladost Stadium
Attendance: 3600
Referee: Novak Simović
19 October 2025 12 Red Star Belgrade 6–1 IMT Belgrade
19:30
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marko Ivković
26 October 2025 13 Radnički Niš 0–0 Red Star Belgrade Niš
17:00
Report
Stadium: Čair Stadium
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Miloš Milanović
2 November 2025 14 Red Star Belgrade 1–1 Radnik Surdulica Belgrade
17:00
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivan Stamenković
9 November 2025 15 Spartak Subotica 2–3 Red Star Belgrade Subotica
16:00
Report
Stadium: Subotica City Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
23 November 2025 16 Javor Ivanjica 1–0 Red Star Belgrade Ivanjica
16:00
  • Krsmanović 84'
 Report Stadium: Stadion kraj Moravice
Attendance: 1,500
30 November 2025 17 OFK Beograd 3–4 Red Star Belgrade Zaječar
18:30
Report
Stadium: Kraljevica Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lazar Lukic
12 December 2025 18 Red Star Belgrade 0–1 Vojvodina Belgrade
17:00
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 8,126
Referee: Novak Simovic
15 December 2025 19 TSC 0–0 Red Star Belgrade Bačka Topola
19:30
Report
Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Predrag Janjus
20 December 2025 20 Red Star Belgrade 4–0 Mladost Lučani Belgrade
15:30
Report Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Marko Ivković
1 February 2026 21 Čukarički 1-3 Red Star Belgrade Belgrade
15:00
  • Dzigbah Yellow card 8'
  • Miladinović Yellow card 28'
  • Cisse 45'
Stadium: Čukarički Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Milan Ilić
7 February 2026 22 Red Star Belgrade 5-0 Novi Pazar Belgrade
16:00
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stanko Ostraćanin
14 February 2026 23 Železničar Pančevo 0-3 Red Star Belgrade Pančevo
17:00
  • Jovanović Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Stadion SC Mladost
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dejan Trifković
22 February 2026 24 Red Star Belgrade 3-0 Partizan Belgrade
17:00
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 45,277
Referee: Pavle Ilić
1 March 2026 25 Radnički 1923 0-2 Red Star Belgrade Kragujevac
17:00
Stadium: Čika Dača Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Nenad Minakovic
8 March 2026 26 Red Star Belgrade 4-0 Napredak Belgrade
16:00
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 16,207
Referee: Pavle Tomic
15 March 2026 27 IMT 1-2 Red Star Belgrade Loznica
17:00
Stadium: Lagator Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lazar Lukic
21 March 2026 28 Red Star Belgrade 2-0 Radnički Niš Belgrade
16:00
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marko Ivkovic
5 April 2026 29 Radnik Surdulica 1-2 Red Star Belgrade Surdulica
17:00
Stadium: Surdulica City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Srdjan Jovanovic
9 April 2026 30 Red Star Belgrade 3-2 Spartak Subotica Belgrade
19:00
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nikola Radakovic

Season results round by round

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Round1234567
GroundHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWLDL
Position1111111
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Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Championship round matches

18 April 2026 31 Red Star Belgrade 4-1 Vojvodina Belgrade
17:00
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dejan Trifkovic
22 April 2026 32 Železničar Pančevo 2-2 Red Star Belgrade Pančevo
19:00
Stadium: Stadion SC Mladost
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Lazar Lukic
26 April 2026 33 Red Star Belgrade 3-0 Partizan Belgrade
18:00
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 25,714
Referee: Milos Milanovic
4 May 2026 34 Čukarički 1-2 Red Star Belgrade Belgrade
19:00
Stadium: Čukarički Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Aleksandar Zivkovic
9 May 2026 35 Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Novi Pazar Belgrade
18:00
  • Bačkulja Yellow card 23'
  • Hadžimujović Yellow card 24'
  • Manev Yellow card 27'
  • Alić Yellow card 66'
  • Kotzebue 75'
  • Dauda 90'
  • Samčović Yellow card 90'
  • Mirosavić Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: David Matic
17 May 2026 36 Radnik Surdulica 0-0 Red Star Belgrade Surdulica
18:30
Stadium: Surdulica City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Milan Mitic
22 May 2026 37 Red Star Belgrade 1-2 OFK Beograd Belgrade
20:00
  • Hoard 31'
  • Silue 59'
  • Pavlović Yellow card 75'
 Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jovan Sergt

Serbian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Serbian Cup
19 November 2025 (2025-11-19) Round of 32 Sloven 0–2 Red Star Belgrade Ruma
13:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion u Borkovačkoj dolini
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Andrija Stojanović
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11) Round of 16 Budućnost Dobanovci 1–4 Red Star Belgrade Dobanovci
13:00
  • Janjić 81'
Stadium: Stadion FK Budućnost
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jovan Segrt
5 March 2026 (2026-03-05) Quarter-finals Novi Pazar 0–2 Red Star Belgrade Novi Pazar
14:45
Stadium: Gradski stadion Novi Pazar
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Danilo Nikolić
30 April 2026 (2026-04-30) Semi-finals Jedinstvo 1-2 Red Star Belgrade Ub
19:00
Stadium: Stadion Dragan Džajić
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Danilo Nikolic
13 May 2026 (2026-05-13) Final Red Star Belgrade 2-2
(5-4 p)		 Vojvodina Loznica
20:00
Stadium: Lagator Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pavle Ilic
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying
22 July 2025 (2025-07-22) First leg Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 0–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar[note 1]
18:00 Report[34]
Attendance: 622[35]
Referee: Damian Kos (Poland)
29 July 2025 (2025-07-29) Second leg Red Star Belgrade Serbia 5–1
(6–1 agg.)		 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
21:00
Report[36]
Attendance: 31,241[37]
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Third qualifying round

6 August 2025 (2025-08-06) First leg Lech Poznań Poland 1–3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Poznań Stadium, Poznań
20:30
Report[38]
Attendance: 39,743[39]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
12 August 2025 (2025-08-12) Second leg Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Poland Lech Poznań Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
21:00
Report[40]
Attendance: 45,371[41]
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Play-off round

19 August 2025 (2025-08-19) First leg Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–2 Cyprus Pafos Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
21:00
Report[42]
Attendance: 43,411[43]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
26 August 2025 (2025-08-26) Second leg Pafos Cyprus 1–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Alphamega Stadium, Limassol[note 2]
21:00 (22:00 UTC+3)
Report[44]
Attendance: 8,422[45]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

League phase

The draw for the league stage was held on 29 August 2025.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
13 The Football Association Nottingham Forest 8 4 2 2 15 7 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
14 Football Association of the Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 8 3 5 0 8 3 +5 14
15 Football Association of Serbia Red Star Belgrade 8 4 2 2 7 6 +1 14
16 Royal Spanish Football Federation Celta Vigo 8 4 1 3 15 11 +4 13
17 Hellenic Football Federation PAOK 8 3 3 2 17 14 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
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Source: UEFA[46]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
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Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAAH
ResultDLLWWWWD
Position1926302622171215
Points11147101314
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Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) 1 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–1 Scotland Celtic Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Report[47]
Attendance: 35,721[48]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
2 October 2025 (2025-10-02) 2 Porto Portugal 2–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Estádio do Dragão, Porto
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Report[49]
Attendance: 42,812
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) 3 Braga Portugal 2–0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Estádio Municipal, Braga
18:45 (17:45 UTC+1)
Report[50] Attendance: 10,056[51]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
6 November 2025 (2025-11-06) 4 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–0 France Lille Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
18:45 (17:45 UTC+1)
Report[52] Attendance: 32,711[53]
Referee: John Brooks
27 November 2025 (2025-11-27) 5 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–0 Romania FCSB Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Report[54] Attendance: 26,054[55]
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
11 December 2025 (2025-12-11) 6 Sturm Graz Austria 0–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Liebenauer Stadium, Graz
18:45 (17:45 UTC+1) Report[56]
Attendance: 16,077[57]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak
22 January 2026 (2026-01-22) 7 Malmö FF Sweden 0–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Stadion, Malmö
18:45 Report[58]
Attendance: 16,852[59]
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
29 January 2026 (2026-01-29) 8 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–1 Spain Celta Vigo Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
21:00
Report[60]
Attendance: 39,116[61]
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)


Knockout phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs
19 February 2026 First leg Lille France 0–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 22,087
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
26 February 2026 Second leg Red Star Belgrade Serbia 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)		 France Lille Belgrade, Serbia
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 46,477
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Statistics

Goal scorers

As of match played 20 December 2025
More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Serbian SuperLiga Serbian Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 10 MF Serbia Aleksandar Katai 1501016
4 MF Montenegro Mirko Ivanić 1212116
3 17 FW Brazil Bruno Duarte 40419
4 22 MF Serbia Vasilije Kostov 50016
5 33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Krunić 20204
89 FW Austria Marko Arnautović 20024
7 9 FW Senegal Cherif Ndiaye 10203
49 MF Serbia Nemanja Radonjić 21003
9 7 MF Angola Felício Milson 10102
21 MF Slovenia Timi Max Elšnik 20002
37 MF Serbia Vladimir Lučić 20002
12 5 DF Brazil Rodrigão 10001
13 DF Serbia Miloš Veljković 10001
20 MF Portugal Tomás Händel 10001
24 DF Serbia Nikola Stanković 10001
25 DF Serbia Stefan Leković 10001
30 DF Nigeria Franklin Tebo Uchenna 10001
40 FW Serbia Luka Zarić 10001
66 DF South Korea Seol Young-woo 10001
Own goals 10001
Totals58212577
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Clean sheets

As of match played 20 December 2025
More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Serbian SuperLiga Serbian Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 1 GK Brazil Matheus 611311
2 18 GK Israel Omri Glazer 10001
Totals711312
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Teams from Gibraltar play their home matches at Europa Sports Park, instead of the Victoria Stadium, due to renovation works.[33]
  2. [2]
    Pafos played their home matches at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, instead of their regular stadium, the Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, in Paphos, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

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