2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga
Football league season
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The 2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga is the 20th season of the Serbian SuperLiga, the top flight of football in Serbia. The season kicked off on 19 July 2025. The title holder is Red Star Belgrade. The tournament features two promoted clubs, Radnik and Javor-Matis.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July 2025 – 24 May 2026 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Champions | Red Star Belgrade (12th title) |
| Promoted | Radnik Javor-Matis |
| Relegated | Napredak Javor-Matis Spartak ŽK TSC |
| Champions League | Red Star Belgrade |
| Europa League | Vojvodina |
| Conference League | Partizan Železničar |
| Matches | 215 |
| Goals | 211 (0.98 per match) |
| Best player | Aleksandar Katai |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Katai (24 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Balša Popović |
| Total attendance | 666.578 |
| Average attendance | 2.357 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2026. | |
The draw was held on 13 June 2025.[1]
Overview
Serbian SuperLiga will be reduced from 16 to 14 teams from 2026–27. Thus for this season, four teams will automatically be relegated to next season's Serbian First League.
Teams
Sixteen teams compete in the league, the top 14 from previous season and two teams promoted from Serbian First League. Promoted teams are Radnik and Javor-Matis who are making an immediate return to top tier Serbian SuperLiga after a one-year absence; they are replacing Tekstilac and Jedinstvo who were relegated after one year in top tier.
Team changes
| Promoted from 2024–25 Serbian First League |
Relegated from 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga |
|---|---|
Stadium and locations
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Star Belgrade | Belgrade | Rajko Mitić Stadium | 51,755 |
| Čukarički | Belgrade | Čukarički Stadium | 4,070 |
| IMT | New Belgrade | Lagator Stadium | 8,030 |
| Javor-Matis | Ivanjica | Stadion kraj Moravice | 5,000 |
| Mladost | Lučani | SRC Mr Radoš Milovanović | 6,000 |
| Napredak | Kruševac | Mladost Stadium | 10,331 |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar City Stadium | 10,000 |
| OFK Beograd | Belgrade | Omladinski Stadium | 10,600 |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 29,775 |
| Radnički 1923 | Kragujevac | Čika Dača Stadium | 15,100 |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | Čair Stadium | 18,151 |
| Radnik | Surdulica | Surdulica City Stadium | 3,312 |
| Spartak ŽK | Subotica | Subotica City Stadium | 13,000 |
| TSC | Bačka Topola | TSC Arena | 4,500 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 14,458 |
| Železničar | Pančevo | SC Mladost Stadium | 2,967 |
Number of teams by cities
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- Notes
- Nike is the official ball supplier for Serbian SuperLiga.
- Capelli Sport is the official sponsor of the Referee's Committee of the Football Association of Serbia.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Position in the table | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mladost | Sacked | Pre-season | 26 May 2025 | 14 June 2025 | ||
| Radnički Niš | Sacked | 9 June 2025 | 9 June 2025 | |||
| Napredak | End of caretaker spell | 12 June 2025 | 12 June 2025 | |||
| Spartak ŽK | Mutual consent | 16 June 2025 | 17 June 2025 | |||
| TSC | Sacked | 5 June 2025 | 19 June 2025 | |||
| IMT | Resigned | 12th | 28 July 2025 | 30 July 2025 | ||
| Radnički 1923 | 9th | 2 August 2025 | 3 August 2025 | |||
| Radnički 1923 | End of caretaker spell | 14th | 8 August 2025 | 8 August 2025 | ||
| Radnički Niš | Sacked | 8th | 12 August 2025 | 12 August 2025 | ||
| Mladost | 9th | 15 August 2025 | 24 August 2025 | |||
| Mladost | End of caretaker spell | 10th | 26 August 2025 | 26 August 2025 | ||
| Napredak | Resigned | 15th | 20 September 2025 | 23 September 2025 | ||
| Spartak ŽK | Mutual consent | 16th | 20 September 2025 | 28 September 2025 | ||
| Radnički 1923 | Resignation | 11th | 20 October 2025 | 23 October 2025 | ||
| Deceased | 10th | 3 November 2025 | 10 November 2025 | |||
| Partizan | Fired | 2th | 1 November 2025 | 2 November 2025 | ||
| TSC | Fired | 13th | 4 November 2025 | 5 November 2025 | ||
| Partizan | Fired | 1th | 13 November 2025 | 14 November 2025 | ||
| Radnički Niš | Sacked | 14th | 4 December 2025 | 12 December 2025 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | Mutual consent | 20 December 2025 | 20 December 2025 | |||
| OFK Beograd | Mutual consent | 10th | 1 January 2026 | 3 January 2026 | ||
| Radnički 1923 | 9th | |||||
| Napredak | 16th | |||||
Regular season
League table
| 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 | |
| 6 | OFK Beograd | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 40[a] | |
| 7 | Čukarički | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 40[a] | |
| 8 | Radnik | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 39 | |
| 9 | IMT | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 37 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Radnički 1923 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36 | |
| 11 | Javor-Matis | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 34[b] | |
| 12 | TSC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 34[b] | |
| 13 | Radnički Niš | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 33 | |
| 14 | Mladost | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 32 | |
| 15 | Spartak Subotica | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 21 | |
| 16 | Napredak | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 65 | −39 | 14 |
Results
- The original match was abandoned in the 41st minute after the collapse of Radnički 1923 manager Mladen Žižović during the match.
Play-offs
Championship round
The top eight teams advance from the regular season. Teams played each other once.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | VOJ | PAR | ZEL | NPZ | OFK | RAD | CUK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 37 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 31 | +69 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||||
| 2 | Vojvodina | 37 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||||
| 3 | Partizan | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 73 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | Železničar | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 59 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| 5 | Novi Pazar | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 52 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | |||||||
| 6 | OFK Beograd | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 49 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| 7 | Radnik | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 46 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 8 | Čukarički | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 45 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- The winner of the 2025–26 Serbian Cup (Red Star Belgrade) qualifies for the Europa League first qualifying round. Since the champions won the cup, the second place team takes the Europa League berth and the fourth place team gets a Conference League berth.
Relegation round
The bottom eight teams advance from the regular season. Teams played each other once.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | IMT | RNI | MLA | RDK | TSC | JAV | SPA | NAP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMT | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 50 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| 2 | Radnički Niš | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 49 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 3 | Mladost | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 46 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
| 4 | Radnički 1923 | 37 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 45 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 5 | TSC (R) | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45 | Relegation to Serbian First League | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | |||||
| 6 | Javor-Matis (R) | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 42 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 7 | Spartak Subotica (R) | 37 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 21 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | |||||||
| 8 | Napredak (R) | 37 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 76 | −46 | 18 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(R) Relegated
Top scorers
As of matches played on 24 May 2026.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 24 | |
| 2 | Red Star Belgrade | 15 | |
| Radnicki 1923 | |||
| 3 | Red Star Belgrade | 12 | |
| Red Star Belgrade |
Player of the week
As of matches played on 24 May 2026.
| Round | Player | Club | Goals | Assist | Saves | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Subotica | 2 | 0 | 0 | [3] | |
| 2 | Napredak | 2 | 0 | 0 | [4] | |
| 3 | Radnički 1923 | 0 | 0 | 10 | [5] | |
| 4 | Partizan | 2 | 0 | 0 | [6] | |
| 5 | Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 0 | 0 | [7] | |
| 6 | Radnički Niš | 0 | 0 | 8 | [8] | |
| 7 | Red Star Belgrade (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [9] | |
| 8 | Red Star Belgrade (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | [10] | |
| 9 | Čukarički | 2 | 1 | 0 | [11] | |
| 10 | Mladost | 0 | 0 | 10 | [12] | |
| 11 | OFK Beograd | 1 | 1 | 0 | [13] | |
| 12 | Red Star Belgrade (4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | [14] | |
| 13 | Vojvodina | 1 | 2 | 0 | [15] | |
| 14 | Čukarički (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | [16] | |
| 15 | Red Star Belgrade (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | [17] | |
| 16 | Železničar | 1 | 1 | 0 | [18] | |
| 17 | Partizan (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [19] | |
| 18 | Partizan (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [20] | |
| 19 | Partizan (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | [21] | |
| 20 | IMT | 1 | 0 | 0 | [22] | |
| 21 | Radnički 1923 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [23] | |
| 22 | Partizan (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [24] | |
| 23 | Radnički Niš (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | [25] | |
| 24 | Red Star Belgrade (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | [26] | |
| 25 | OFK Beograd (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [27] | |
| 26 | Vojvodina (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | [28] | |
| 27 | Železničar (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [29] | |
| 28 | IMT (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | [30] | |
| 29 | Železničar (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | [31] | |
| 30 | Red Star Belgrade (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [32] | |
| 31 | OFK Beograd (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | [33] | |
| 32 | TSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | [34] | |
| 33 | Red Star Belgrade (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | [35] | |
| 34 | Vojvodina (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [36] | |
| 35 | TSC (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | [37] | |
| 36 | Mladost (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | [38] | |
| 37 | OFK Beograd (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | [39] |