Serbian First League
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The Serbian First League (Serbian: Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegrin divisions. It is operated by the Football Association of Serbia.
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Country | Serbia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Serbian SuperLiga |
| Relegation to | Serbian League |
| Domestic cup | Serbian Cup |
| Current champions | Zemun (2nd title) (2025–26) |
| Most championships | Mladost Lučani, Napredak Kruševac, Radnik Surdulica (2 titles) |
| Website | prvaliga.rs |
| Current: 2026–27 Serbian First League | |
Format
The league is usually formed by 16 clubs which play all against one another twice, once at home, once away. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Football Association of Serbia completed a restructure of the league system, and in season 2020/2021 that meant 18 clubs would be competing in the Serbian First League, the number of clubs will go back to the usual 16 following the conclusion of the 2020-2021 season. The top two clubs are directly promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga, Third team going into the playoff, and playing against 14 teams from the Super League, while the bottom are relegated to the Serbian League. The Football Association of Serbia announced that in the 2015–16 Serbian First League 4 clubs will be relegated.
First League will two teams promoted directly, while four teams relegated from SuperLiga due to reduce teams from 16 to 14 from 2026–27 and 12 from 2027–28. Six teams relegated to Serbian League for 2025–26 and 2026–27.
History
The Serbian First League is the successor of the Yugoslav Second League. With the break-up of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, the clubs from the newly independent states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia joined to their own newly formed leagues, while Serbia and Montenegro remained united and renamed into FR Yugoslavia with the clubs from both republics kept competing in the league. In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and the football league followed suit. Finally, after Montenegrin independence in 2006, the Montenegrin clubs withdrew and formed their own league.
Serbia and Montenegro second tier
In 2005, a reshuffle of the second tier of the Serbo-Montenegrin football league system saw two parallel leagues set up, for each republic.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Bežanija | Mladost Apatin | Čukarički |
Serbian First League
After Montenegro's independence, the Serbian First League kept the name and single league format readopted in 2005.
2026–27 teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bor 1919 | Bor | Kraljevica Stadium (temporarily) | 8,168 |
| Borac 1926 | Čačak | Čačak Stadium | 8,000 |
| Dubočica | Leskovac | Dubočica Stadium | 8,136 |
| Javor-Matis | Ivanjica | Stadion kraj Moravice | 5,000 |
| Jedinstvo | Ub | Stadium Dragan Džajić | 4,000 |
| Loznica | Loznica | Lagator Stadium | 8,030 |
| Metalac | Gornji Milanovac | Stadion Metalac | 4,500 |
| Napredak | Kruševac | Mladost Stadium | 10,331 |
| OFK Vršac | Vršac | City Stadium Vršac | 5,000 |
| Proleter 023 | Zrenjanin | Stadion Karađorđev park | 13,500 |
| RFK Grafičar | Belgrade | South artificial grass No. 5 field of - Rajko Mitić Stadium | 1,000 |
| Smederevo 1924 | Smederevo | Smederevo Stadium | 17,200 |
| Spartak ŽK | Subotica | Subotica City Stadium | 13,000 |
| Teleoptik | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 29,775[1] |
| TSC | Bačka Topola | TSC Arena | 4,500 |
| Voždovac | Belgrade | Voždovac Stadium | 5,200 |
Previous seasons
Relegated teams (from First League to Serbian League)
Relegated teams (from SuperLiga to First League)
Promoted teams (from Serbian League to First League)
All-time table 2005–2025
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Serbian First League at any time since its formation in 2005 to the current season. Teams playing in the 2025–26 Serbian First League season are indicated in bold. A total of 77 teams have played in the Serbian First League.
| Pos. | Team | S | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | 1º | 2º | 3º | 1st App | Since/Last App | Highest finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inđija | 15 | 509 | 205 | 137 | 167 | 618 | 522 | 752 | 1 | – | 2 | 2006–07 | 2024–25 | 1st |
| 2 | Bežanija | 12 | 395 | 151 | 125 | 119 | 451 | 352 | 578 | 1 | – | – | 2005–06 | 2018–19 | 1st |
| 3 | Metalac | 10 | 333 | 147 | 86 | 100 | 405 | 301 | 527 | – | – | 3 | 2007–08 | 2023–24 | 3rd |
| 4 | Kolubara | 11 | 361 | 122 | 109 | 130 | 389 | 409 | 475 | – | 1 | 1 | 2008–09 | 2023–24 | 2nd |
| 5 | Proleter Novi Sad | 9 | 286 | 114 | 75 | 97 | 377 | 314 | 417 | 1 | – | – | 2009–10 | 2017–18 | 1st |
| 6 | Novi Pazar | 9 | 309 | 109 | 77 | 123 | 307 | 375 | 404 | – | – | 1 | 2005–06 | 2019–20 | 3rd |
| 7 | Javor | 6 | 213 | 111 | 67 | 35 | 299 | 165 | 400 | 1 | 4 | – | 2006–07 | 2024–25 | 1st |
| 8 | Mačva Šabac | 8 | 284 | 100 | 88 | 96 | 299 | 312 | 388 | 1 | – | – | 2005–06 | 2021–22 | 1st |
| 9 | Napredak Kruševac | 6 | 208 | 108 | 47 | 53 | 297 | 193 | 371 | 2 | – | 1 | 2005–06 | 2015–16 | 1st |
| 10 | Dinamo Vranje | 9 | 294 | 100 | 68 | 126 | 304 | 375 | 368 | – | 1 | – | 2006–07 | 2025–26 | 2nd |
| 11 | Mladost Lučani | 7 | 238 | 95 | 78 | 65 | 251 | 207 | 363 | 2 | – | 1 | 2006–07 | 2013–14 | 1st |
| 12 | ČSK Čelarevo | 8 | 268 | 92 | 87 | 89 | 283 | 271 | 363 | – | – | 1 | 2005–06 | 2017–18 | 3rd |
| 13 | Novi Sad | 9 | 316 | 95 | 76 | 145 | 309 | 422 | 361 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2023–24 | 5th |
| 14 | BSK Borča | 7 | 226 | 95 | 59 | 72 | 265 | 222 | 344 | 1 | – | 1 | 2006–07 | 2016–17 | 1st |
| 15 | Radnički 1923 | 7 | 233 | 91 | 58 | 84 | 277 | 271 | 331 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005–06 | 2020–21 | 1st |
| 16 | Zemun | 8 | 263 | 82 | 82 | 99 | 269 | 291 | 328 | – | 1 | – | 2007–08 | 2024–25 | 2nd |
| 17 | Grafičar | 6 | 212 | 86 | 59 | 67 | 322 | 258 | 317 | – | 1 | 1 | 2019–20 | 2019–20 | 2nd |
| 18 | Sloboda Užice | 8 | 268 | 75 | 88 | 105 | 246 | 317 | 313 | – | – | 1 | 2014–15 | 2024–25 | 3rd |
| 19 | Srem | 7 | 246 | 79 | 64 | 103 | 253 | 311 | 301 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2011–12 | 5th |
| 20 | Teleoptik | 7 | 233 | 68 | 72 | 93 | 248 | 274 | 276 | – | – | – | 2009–10 | 2018–19 | 6th |
| 21 | Sinđelić Beograd | 7 | 217 | 71 | 59 | 87 | 229 | 261 | 272 | – | – | – | 2013–14 | 2019–20 | 6th |
| 22 | Radnički Pirot | 7 | 234 | 73 | 51 | 110 | 242 | 292 | 270 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2020–21 | 6th |
| 23 | Sevojno | 5 | 178 | 71 | 52 | 55 | 218 | 179 | 265 | – | 1 | – | 2005–06 | 2009–10 | 2nd |
| 24 | Radnički Niš | 5 | 178 | 68 | 53 | 57 | 196 | 169 | 257 | 1 | – | – | 2005–06 | 2011–12 | 1st |
| 25 | Čukarički | 4 | 144 | 71 | 40 | 33 | 188 | 107 | 253 | – | 2 | 1 | 2005–06 | 2012–13 | 2nd |
| 26 | Budućnost Dobanovci | 6 | 198 | 62 | 54 | 82 | 200 | 244 | 240 | – | – | – | 2016–17 | 2021–22 | 8th |
| 27 | Radnički Sremska Mitrovica | 5 | 182 | 61 | 55 | 66 | 183 | 180 | 238 | – | – | – | 2020–21 | 2024–25 | 5th |
| 28 | Borac Čačak | 5 | 172 | 65 | 40 | 67 | 193 | 179 | 235 | – | 1 | – | 2012–13 | 2024–25 | 2nd |
| 29 | Smederevo 1924 | 5 | 168 | 60 | 46 | 62 | 171 | 187 | 226 | – | 1 | – | 2008–09 | 2023–24 | 2nd |
| 30 | Sloga Kraljevo | 6 | 196 | 58 | 52 | 86 | 174 | 244 | 226 | – | – | – | 2009–10 | 2020–21 | 7th |
| 31 | Voždovac | 4 | 139 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 158 | 121 | 207 | – | – | 1 | 2007–08 | 2024–25 | 3rd |
| 32 | Mladenovac | 5 | 178 | 53 | 48 | 77 | 186 | 234 | 207 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2012–13 | 10th |
| 33 | Trayal | 5 | 175 | 54 | 44 | 77 | 172 | 204 | 203 | – | – | – | 2018–19 | 2024–25 | 9th |
| 34 | IMT | 3 | 108 | 59 | 25 | 25 | 189 | 108 | 202 | 1 | – | – | 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 1st |
| 35 | Rad | 4 | 146 | 52 | 41 | 53 | 180 | 172 | 197 | – | – | – | 2006–07 | 2022–23 | 4th |
| 36 | Bačka | 4 | 127 | 54 | 34 | 39 | 159 | 129 | 196 | – | 1 | 1 | 2014–15 | 2021–22 | 2nd |
| 37 | Mladost Apatin | 4 | 140 | 54 | 34 | 52 | 139 | 140 | 196 | – | 1 | – | 2005–06 | 2009–10 | 2nd |
| 38 | Žarkovo | 4 | 138 | 54 | 31 | 53 | 152 | 155 | 193 | – | – | – | 2018–19 | 2021–22 | 6th |
| 39 | Zlatibor | 4 | 141 | 51 | 38 | 52 | 155 | 158 | 191 | 1 | – | – | 2018–19 | 2022–23 | 1st |
| 40 | Mladost Novi Sad | 3 | 111 | 49 | 36 | 26 | 126 | 93 | 183 | 1 | – | – | 2021–22 | 2023–24 | 1st |
| 41 | Radnik Surdulica | 3 | 97 | 52 | 24 | 21 | 136 | 69 | 180 | 2 | – | – | 2013–14 | 2024–25 | 1st |
| 42 | Železničar Pančevo | 3 | 108 | 53 | 21 | 34 | 155 | 114 | 180 | – | 1 | 1 | 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 2nd |
| 43 | Banat | 4 | 136 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 136 | 147 | 177 | – | – | – | 2009–10 | 2012–13 | 4th |
| 44 | Loznica | 4 | 138 | 44 | 39 | 55 | 149 | 169 | 175 | – | – | – | 2015–16 | 2022–23 | 5th |
| 45 | BASK | 3 | 110 | 46 | 24 | 40 | 133 | 121 | 162 | 1 | – | – | 2005–06 | 2010–11 | 1st |
| 46 | Jedinstvo Ub | 3 | 112 | 45 | 25 | 42 | 133 | 131 | 160 | – | 1 | – | 2005–06 | 2025–26 | 2nd |
| 47 | OFK Vršac | 3 | 111 | 40 | 30 | 41 | 106 | 112 | 150 | – | – | – | 2022–23 | 2022–23 | 7th |
| 48 | Jagodina | 4 | 128 | 37 | 39 | 52 | 122 | 161 | 150 | – | 1 | – | 2007–08 | 2020–21 | 2nd |
| 49 | TSC | 2 | 67 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 129 | 49 | 141 | 1 | – | – | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 1st |
| 50 | Mladi Radnik | 3 | 102 | 39 | 24 | 39 | 104 | 111 | 141 | – | – | 1 | 2008–09 | 2011–12 | 3rd |
| 51 | Spartak Subotica | 3 | 110 | 36 | 29 | 45 | 126 | 132 | 137 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2008–09 | 4th |
| 52 | Vlasina | 3 | 110 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 110 | 131 | 137 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 9th |
| 53 | Radnički Sombor | 3 | 102 | 36 | 27 | 39 | 85 | 95 | 135 | – | – | – | 2009–10 | 2011–12 | 7th |
| 54 | Dubočica | 3 | 108 | 31 | 37 | 40 | 106 | 138 | 130 | – | – | – | 2020–21 | 2023–24 | 10th |
| 55 | Kabel | 3 | 101 | 34 | 28 | 39 | 87 | 127 | 130 | – | – | 1 | 2019–20 | 2025–26 | 3rd |
| 56 | Jedinstvo Putevi | 3 | 94 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 93 | 105 | 126 | – | – | – | 2012–13 | 2014–15 | 6th |
| 57 | Sloga Petrovac | 3 | 90 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 106 | 113 | 122 | – | – | – | 2013–14 | 2015–16 | 6th |
| 58 | Timok | 3 | 101 | 30 | 27 | 44 | 101 | 127 | 117 | – | – | – | 2012–13 | 2021–22 | 11th |
| 59 | Donji Srem | 2 | 64 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 58 | 53 | 95 | – | 1 | – | 2011–12 | 2015–16 | 2nd |
| 60 | OFK Beograd | 2 | 67 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 88 | 85 | 91 | 1 | – | – | 2016–17 | 2023–24 | 1st |
| 61 | Sinđelić Niš | 2 | 68 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 75 | 84 | 84 | – | – | – | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 5th |
| 62 | Radnički Beograd | 2 | 74 | 19 | 14 | 41 | 64 | 118 | 65 | – | – | – | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 8th |
| 63 | Tekstilac | 1 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 27 | 57 | – | – | – | 2023–24 | 2025–26 | 4th |
| 64 | Hajduk Beograd | 2 | 68 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 48 | 113 | 54 | – | – | – | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 13th |
| 65 | Bečej | 1 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 44 | 44 | – | – | – | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | 13th |
| 66 | PSK | 1 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 58 | 40 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 16th |
| 67 | Sloven | 1 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 44 | 39 | – | – | – | 2024–25 | 2024–25 | 14th |
| 68 | Radnički Nova Pazova | 1 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 44 | 35 | – | – | – | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 14th |
| 69 | Moravac | 1 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 41 | 35 | – | – | – | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | 13th |
| 70 | Dolina | 1 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 34 | – | – | – | 2013–14 | 2013–14 | 14th |
| 71 | OFK Niš | 1 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 64 | 27 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 20th |
| 72 | OFK Odžaci | 1 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 26 | – | – | – | 2016–17 | 2016–17 | 15th |
| 73 | Temnić 1924 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 26 | – | – | – | 2017–18 | 2017–18 | 14th |
| 74 | Radnički Šid | 1 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 50 | 26 | – | – | – | 2010–11 | 2010–11 | 17th |
| 75 | Obilić | 1 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 83 | 6 | – | – | – | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | 20th |
| 76 | FAP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2025–26 | 2025–26 | – |
| 77 | Ušće | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2025–26 | 2025–26 | – |
Players
Top scorers
- As of May 28, 2023
| Player | Period | Club(s) | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nenad Lukić |
2010–2011 / 2015–2016 / 2016–2017 / 2018–2019 | Teleoptik / Bežanija / Zemun / Inđija / TSC | 50 |
| 2 | Slobodan Dinčić |
2010–2011 / 2012–2014 / 2014–2016 | BASK / Čukarički / Metalac / Javor / Kolubara / Zemun | 47 |
| 3 | Jovan Jovanović |
2007 / 2010–2015 / 2017 / 2019–2021 | Radnički Niš / Sinđelić Niš / Sloga Kraljevo / Radnik Surdulica / Novi Pazar / Kolubara / Dubočica | 43 |
| 4 | Slađan Nikodijević |
2012 / 2014–2015 / 2016–2018 / 2019–2021 | Borac Čačak / Metalac / Bačka / ČSK / Inđija / Radnički 1923 | 39 |
| =5 | Predrag Živadinović |
2008–2011 / 2012–2014 | BSK Borča / Radnički 1923 / Metalac / Mladost Lučani | 35 |
| =5 | Srđan Vujaklija |
2007–2009 / 2012 / 2013–2015 / 2022– | Novi Sad / Banat / Proleter Novi Sad | 35 |
| = 5 | Ognjen Damnjanović |
2009–2011 / 2015–2016 / 2017–2019 | Proleter Novi Sad / Napredak / Mačva / TSC / Inđija | 35 |
| 8 | Nikola Vujošević |
2007–2011 / 2012–2013 | Zemun / Kolubara | 34 |
| =9 | Ivan Marković |
2012 / 2018–2019 | Banat / Javor | 33 |
| =9 | Krsta Đorđević |
2018–2020 / 2022– | Žarkovo / OFK Bačka / Radnički Sremska Mitrovica | 33 |
Most apps
- As of May 28, 2023
| Player | Period | Club(s) | Apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Nedeljković |
2008–2014 / 2016–2020 / 2021–present | Bežanija / Budućnost Dobanovci / Zlatibor / Inđija | 263 |
| 2 | Saša Tomanović |
2008–2010 / 2011–2015 / 2017–2019 / 2023– | Mladost Apatin / Inđija / Radnički Sombor / TSC / Železničar Pančevo | 223 |
| =3 | Filip Bajić |
2010–2016 / 2019–2021 | Novi Sad / Inđija / Bečej / Dinamo Vranje | 206 |
| =3 | Branko Žigić |
2007–2017 | Proleter Novi Sad | 206 |
| 5 | Milovan Petrić |
2012–2013 / 2014–2017 / 2018– | Novi Sad / BSK Borča / Proleter Novi Sad / Kolubara / Bečej 1918 / Kabel / OFK Bačka / OFK Vršac | 201 |
| 6 | Milan Janjić |
2015–2019 / 2020– | Bežanija / Budućnost Dobanovci / Inđija | 193 |
| 7 | Dušan Plavšić |
2012–2018 / 2021–2022 | Mladenovac / Dolina Padina / Sloboda Užice / Jedinstvo Užice / BSK Borča / Kolubara / Proleter Novi Sad / Železničar Pančevo | 191 |
| 8 |  Nemanja Matović |
2010–2018 | Bežanija / Mačva / Radnički Pirot / Sinđelić Beograd | 190 |
| 9 | Nemanja Milovanović |
2010–2013 / 2017–2020 | Napredak / Teleoptik / Mačva / Dinamo Vranje / Javor / Bačka / Kolubara | 189 |
| 10 | Aleksandar Stojković |
2008 / 2009–2010 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015–2018 / 2019–2020 | Mladost Apatin / Radnički Sombor / Voždovac / Metalac / Kolubara / Dinamo Vranje / Budućnost Dobanovci | 188 |
Names of the competition
- 2022–2028: Mozzart Bet First League[2]