2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia

Basketball League of Serbia season

2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia

League| Basketball League of Serbia
Season| 2021–22
Dates|

* 22 October 2021 – 9 April 2022
(First League)
* 7–24 May 2022
(SuperLeague Playoffs)
* 10–19 June 2022
(SuperLeague Final Four)

Number of games| 30 each (First League)
Number of teams| 16 (First League)
21 (total)
Regular season
ABA 2 League| Zlatibor
Sloga
Champions League| FMP Meridian
Season MVP|  Dušan Kutlešić
Relegated| Radnički Kragujevac
Slodes Soccerbet
Finals
Champions| Crvena zvezda mts
Runners-up| FMP Meridian
Semifinalists| Mega Mozzart
Partizan NIS
Finals MVP|  Nikola Ivanović
Awards
SuperLeague MVP| Not awarded
Statistical leaders
| Points|  Dušan Kutlešić|  20.33

|
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Rebounds|  Strahinja Gavrilović|  9.25
Assists|  Nemanja Nikolić|  6.8
Index Rating|  Dušan Kutlešić|  24.23
Records
Biggest home win| Mladost MaxBet 109–64 Metalac
(3 December 2021)
Biggest away win| OKK Beograd 68–106 Zlatibor
(12 December 2021)
Highest scoring| Mladost MaxBet 130–94 Novi Pazar
(12 December 2021)
Lowest scoring| Zdravlje 57–60 Vojvodina
(22 October 2021)
Losing streak| 23, Slodes
Highest attendance| 4,236
Crvena zvezda mts 114–78 Mega Mozzart
(10 June 2022)
Lowest attendance| 20
Dynamic VIP PAY 77–68 Zdravlje
(27 October 2021)
Average attendance| 886, Sloga
Seasons

← 2020–21

2022–23 →

All statistics correct as of June 19, 2022.

The 2021–22 Admiral Bet Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашка лига Србије 2021–22.) was the 16th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the top-tier professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it is the 78th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of the nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.

## Teams

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A total of 21 teams participated in the 2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia as confirmed by the Basketball Federation of Serbia on 30 June 2021.[1] Crvena zvezda mts was the defending champion.

### Distribution

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The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for the 2021–22 Serbian League  | Teams entering in this round  | Teams advancing from the previous round

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First League
(16 teams)  |

* 14 highest-placed teams from the last season
* 2 highest-placed teams from the Second League

SuperLeague Playoffs
(8 teams)  |

* 2 lowest-placed teams from the Adriatic League teams
(Borac, Mega Mozzart)

* 6 highest-placed teams from the First League

SuperLeague Final Four
(4 teams)  |

* 3 highest-placed teams from the Adriatic League teams
(Crvena zvezda, Partizan, FMP Meridian)

* Winner from the SuperLeague Playoffs

### Promotion and relegation

[edit]

Teams promoted from the Second League

* Zdravlje Leskovac
* Slodes SoccerBet

Teams relegated to the Second League

* Napredak JKP
* Pirot

### Venues and locations

[edit]

Belgrade

Mladost

Kolubara

Vršac

Vojvodina

Zlatibor

Borac

Tamiš

Radnički

Sloga

Metalac

Dunav

Novi Pazar

Sloboda

Zdravlje

Belgrade clubs:

Crvena zvezda
Dynamic
FMP
Mega
OKK Beograd
Partizan
Slodes

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Location of clubs in the 2021–22 season

Club[1] | Home city  | Arena  | Capacity

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Borac | Čačak | Borac Hall | 2,000
Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878
Dunav | Stari Banovci | Park Hall  | —
Dynamic VIP PAY | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Hall | 5,000
FMP Meridian | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000
Kolubara LA 2003 | Lazarevac | Kolubara Sport Center  | 1,700
Mega Mozzart | Belgrade | Mega Factory  | 700
Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 1,500
Mladost MaxBet | Zemun | Master Sport Center  | 750
Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Pendik Sports Hall  | 1,600
OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Mega Factory  | 700
Partizan NIS | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386
Radnički | Kragujevac | Jezero Hall | 3,750
Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200
Slodes SoccerBet | Belgrade | Slodes Hall  | 2,000
Sloga | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,350
Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100
Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 7,022
Vršac | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400
Zdravlje | Leskovac | SRC Dubočica | 3,600
Zlatibor | Čajetina | Čajetina Sport Center  | 1,000
| Clubs that play in the 2021–22 First Adriatic League not playing in the regular season.

|

| Clubs that play in the 2021–22 Second Adriatic League

## First League

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The 2021–22 First League season started on 2 October 2021.[2]

### Personnel and sponsorship

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Team[3] | Head coach  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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Dunav  |  Milivoje Lazić |  Aleksandar Miljković  | Cvetex  | —
Dynamic VIP PAY  |  Saša Nikitović |  | Ardu Sport  | VIP PAY
Kolubara LA 2003  |  Stevan Mijović  |  Nikola Simić  | Seven  | EPS / Grad Lazarevac
Metalac  |  Branislav Ratkovica |  Igor Mijajlović | Peak | —
Mladost MaxBet  |  Dragan Jakovljević |  Marko Milenković  | CK  | MaxBet
Novi Pazar  |  Darko Kostić |  Asmir Numanović  | Unit  | Admiral
OKK Beograd  |  Vasilije Budimić  |  Marko Boltić | Adidas | —
Radnički  |  Filip Socek |  Raško Katić | Seven  | City of Kragujevac
Sloboda  |  Oliver Popović |  | Ardu Sport  | mts
Slodes SoccerBet  |  Nenad Karanović  |  Vuk Karadžić | —  | SoccerBet
Sloga  |  Marko Dimitrijević |  | Maluro  | —
Tamiš  |  Bojan Jovičić |  Saša Radović  | STX  | —
Vojvodina  |  Miroslav Nikolić |  Krsto Bjelica  | Peak | —
Vršac  |  Siniša Matić |  Miloš Dimić | Ardu Sport  | Villager / Element
Zdravlje  |  Lazar Spasić |  Milan Radivojević  | Maluro  | —
Zlatibor  |  Strajin Nedović |  Dušan Kutlešić | Ardu Sport  | Boje i fasade Maxima

#### Coaching changes

[edit]

Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref.

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OKK Beograd |  Branislav Ratkovica | 26 May 2021 | Off-season |  Vasilije Budimić | 26 May 2021 | [4]
Metalac |  Vladimir Đokić | 7 June 2021 |  Branislav Ratkovica | 7 June 2021 | [5]
Tamiš |  Nebojša Vidić | June 2021 |  Bojan Jovičić | June 2021 |
Vršac |  Vladimir Lučić | August 2021 |  Vladimir Đokić | 12 August 2021 | [6][7]
Dunav |  Mitar Ašćerić | August 2021 |  Milivoje Lazić | 1 September 2021 | [8]
Kolubara LA 2003 |  Marko Dimitrijević | August 2021 |  Stevan Mijović | August 2021 |
Sloga  |  Dragan Kostić | August 2021 |  Marko Dimitrijević | August 2021 |
Slodes Soccerbet |  Marko Boras | 15 December 2021 | 16th (2–12) |  Nenad Karanović (interim) | 15 December 2021 |
Nenad Karanović (interim) | 28 December 2021 | 16th (2–15) |  Igor Polenek | 28 December 2021 |
Radnički |  Ivica Vukotić | 21 February 2022 | 13th (9–12) |  Filip Socek | 21 February 2022 | [9][10]
Vršac |  Vladimir Đokić | 18 March 2022 | 7th (13–13) |  Siniša Matić | 18 March 2022 | [11]
Slodes |  Igor Polenek | 30 March 2022 | 16th (2–26) |  Nenad Karanović | 30 March 2022 |

### Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Zlatibor | 30  | 22  | 8  | 2762  | 2414  | +348  | 52  | Qualification to Super League
and ABA 2
2  | Sloga | 30  | 20  | 10  | 2559  | 2465  | +94  | 50
3  | Vojvodina | 30  | 19  | 11  | 2475  | 2284  | +191  | 49  | Qualification to Super League
4  | Mladost MaxBet | 30  | 19  | 11  | 2781  | 2648  | +133  | 49
5  | Dynamic VIP PAY | 30  | 18  | 12  | 2584  | 2414  | +170  | 48
6  | Sloboda | 30  | 16  | 14  | 2638  | 2507  | +131  | 46
7  | Tamiš | 30  | 15  | 15  | 2480  | 2474  | +6  | 45  |
8  | Metalac | 30  | 15  | 15  | 2415  | 2528  | −113  | 45
9  | Novi Pazar | 30  | 15  | 15  | 2467  | 2599  | −132  | 45
10  | Zdravlje | 30  | 14  | 16  | 2368  | 2450  | −82  | 44
11  | Vršac | 30  | 14  | 16  | 2453  | 2438  | +15  | 44
12  | Dunav | 30  | 14  | 16  | 2430  | 2485  | −55  | 44
13  | OKK Beograd | 30  | 14  | 16  | 2642  | 2694  | −52  | 44
14  | Kolubara LA 2003 | 30  | 12  | 18  | 2442  | 2549  | −107  | 42
15  | Radnički | 30  | 11  | 19  | 2424  | 2464  | −40  | 41  | Relegation to Second League
16  | Slodes SoccerBet | 30  | 2  | 28  | 2297  | 2804  | −507  | 32

Source: KLS, SrbijaSport

## SuperLeague

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Main article: 2022 Basketball League of Serbia playoffs

The Playoffs are the second stage of the 2021–22 Serbian League season. The Super League was canceled due to ABA League schedule conflict and the qualified teams will play in the Playoffs.

On 9 June 2022, Partizan announced withdrawal from the 2022 Serbian League playoffs following numerous incidents in the 2022 ABA League Finals.[12]

### Qualified teams

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First ABA League | Regular season

|

Borac
Crvena zvezda mts
FMP Meridian
Mega Mozzart
Partizan NIS
| 1 Zlatibor
2 Sloga
3 Vojvodina
4 Mladost MaxBet
5 Dynamic VIP PAY
6 Sloboda

#### Personnel and sponsorship

[edit]

Team  | Head coach  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

|
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|
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Borac Čačak  |  Marko Marinović |  Uroš Čarapić | —  | P.S. Fashion
Crvena zvezda mts  |  Dejan Radonjić |  Branko Lazić | Adidas | mts / SoccerBet
Dynamic VIP PAY  |  Saša Nikitović |  | Ardu Sport  | VIP PAY
FMP Meridian  |  Nenad Stefanović |  Marko Radonjić | Adidas | —
Mega Mozzart  |  Vlada Jovanović |  Luka Cerovina | Mozzart
Mladost MaxBet  |  Dragan Jakovljević |  Marko Milenković  | CK  | MaxBet
Partizan NIS  |  Željko Obradović |  Rade Zagorac | Under Armour | NIS / mts
Sloboda  |  Oliver Popović |  | Ardu Sport  | mts
Sloga  |  Marko Dimitrijević |  | Maluro  | —
Vojvodina  |  Miroslav Nikolić |  Krsto Bjelica  | Peak | —
Zlatibor  |  Strajin Nedović |  Dušan Kutlešić | Ardu Sport  | Boje i fasade Maxima

#### Coaching changes

[edit]

Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref.

|
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FMP Meridian |  Vanja Guša | 1 June 2021 | Off-season |  Nenad Stefanović | 2 June 2021 | [13][14]
Partizan NIS |  Aleksandar Matović | 25 June 2021 |  Željko Obradović | 25 June 2021 | [15][16]

### SuperLeague Playoffs

[edit]

Teams involved:

* 2 lowest-placed Serbian teams from the Adriatic League: Borac, Mega Mozzart
* 6 highest-placed teams from the First League: Zlatibor, Sloga, Vojvodina, Mladost MaxBet, Dynamic VIP PAY, Sloboda

| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Final

|
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|

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| 7–9 May| | | | |

| Mega Mozzart| 2

| 14–16 May

| Sloboda| 0 |

| Mega Mozzart| 2

| 7–9 May

| | Vojvodina| 0 |

| Sloga| 0

| | 22–24 May

| Vojvodina| 2 |

| Mega Mozzart| 2

| 7–9 May

| | Borac| 0

| Borac| 2

| 14–18 May|

| Dynamic VIP PAY| 0 |

| Borac| 2

| 7–9 May

| | Mladost MaxBet| 1 |

| Zlatibor| 0

| Mladost MaxBet| 2 |

### SuperLeague Final Four

[edit]

Teams involved:

* 3 highest-placed Serbian teams from the First ABA League: Crvena zvezda mts, Partizan NIS (withdraw), FMP Meridian
* winner of the SuperLeague Playoffs: Mega Mozzart

| Semifinals| | Final

|
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|

|  |  |  |  |  |

|  10−12 June| |

| Crvena zvezda mts| 2

|  June

| Mega Mozzart| 1 |

| Crvena zvezda mts| 2

| | FMP Meridian| 0

| Partizan NIS|

| FMP Meridian| w/o |

2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia Champions

Crvena zvezda mts
22nd title

## See also

[edit]

* List of current Basketball League of Serbia team rosters
* 2021–22 Second Men's League of Serbia (basketball)
* 2021–22 Radivoj Korać Cup
* 2021–22 Basketball Cup of Serbia
* 2021–22 ABA League First Division
* 2021–22 ABA League Second Division
* 2021–22 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
* 2021–22 KK Crvena zvezda season
* 2021–22 KK Partizan season

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Lista odluka dozvola za sezonu klubova 1.MLS" (PDF). lige.kss.rs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
2. ^ "OBAVLJEN ŽREB ZA KOŠARKAŠKU LIGU SRBIJE: Sloga na startu protiv Zdravlja". novosti.rs. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
3. ^ "Propala ideja o KLS sa 20 klubova i uključivanjem mladih timova Zvezde i Partizana". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
4. ^ "Predstavljen novi stručni štab seniorskog tima OKK Beograda". okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
5. ^ "Trenerska rokada u Metalcu: Đokić otišao, Ratkovica došao". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
6. ^ "Ilić dobio novog trenera u Vršcu". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
7. ^ "ĐOKIĆ PONOVO U VRŠCU". kkvrsac.rs. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
8. ^ "Crno-beli tandem Radovanović i Petrović igraće za Dunav na dvojnu licencu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
9. ^ "Vukotić podneo ostavku, Filip Socek novi trener Radničkog". kgsport.info. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
10. ^ "Filip Socek novi trener košarkaša kragujevačkog „Radničkog"". danas.rs. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
11. ^ "Siniša Matić novi trener košarkaša Vršca". evrsac.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
12. ^ "Partizan završio sezonu". b92.net. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
13. ^ "Vanja Guša više nije trener FMP". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
14. ^ "Stefanović novi trener FMP-a". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
15. ^ "Željko Obradović has returned to Partizan NIS". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
16. ^ "ZVANIČNO: Partizan potvrdio, vratio se Žoc!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

## External links

[edit]

* Official website
* League at srbijasport.net

* v
* t
* e

Basketball League of Serbia (KLS)

Clubs|

| 2023–24|

* Borac
* Crvena zvezda
* Čačak 94
* Dynamic BG
* FMP
* Joker
* Mega Basket
* Metalac
* Mladost
* Novi Pazar
* OKK Beograd
* Partizan
* Radnički Kragujevac
* Sloboda
* Sloga
* Spartak
* Tamiš
* Vojvodina
* Vršac
* Zdravlje
* Zlatibor

|

Former|

* Beovuk 72
* Crnokosa
* Dunav
* Jagodina
* Kolubara
* Konstantin
* Napredak Aleksinac
* Napredak Kruševac
* Pirot
* Proleter
* Radnički Beograd
* Slodes
* Smederevo 1953
* Vizura
* Železničar Inđija

Defunct|

* Ergonom
* FMP / Reflex
* Mašinac
* Meridiana
* Novi Sad
* Lions / Radnički Kragujevac
* Radnički Zastava / Radnički KG 06
* Superfund
* Vojvodina Srbijagas

Seasons|

* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

Playoffs|

* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022

Awards|

* First League MVP
* SuperLeague MVP
* Finals MVP
* Winning coaches

Competition|

* Organizer
* Pyramid
* Adriatic
* Venues

People|

* Players
* Current rosters
* Foreign
* NBA drafted players

Associated
competitions|

* Serbia 2nd-tier
* Adriatic 1st-tier
* Adriatic 2nd-tier
* Defunct leagues
* Yugoslavia 1st-tier
* Yugoslavia 2nd-tier
* Serbia and Montenegro 1st-tier
* Serbia and Montenegro 2nd-tier

* v
* t
* e

2021–22 in Serbian basketball

« 2020–21

2022–23 »

| Domestic leagues|

* KLS
* Playoffs
* 1ŽLS
* 2MLS

|

Domestic cups|

* Radivoj Korać Cup
* Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup
* 2nd-tier Cup

Regional competitions|

* ABA League 1
* Playoffs
* WABA
* Group A
* Group B
* SuperLeague
* Classification 9–12
* ABA League 2
* Playoffs
* Junior ABA League

European competitions|

* EuroLeague
* EuroCup
* Next Generation Tournament
* EuroCup Women

Related to national teams|

* Summer Olympics
* Women's tournament
* Men's 3x3 tournament
* 2021 FIBA European Challengers
* U18 Men's
* U16 Men's
* U20 Women's
* U18 Women's
* U16 Women's
* 2021–2023 World Cup qualification

Club seasons|

* Crvena zvezda mts
* Partizan NIS
* Slodes

* v
* t
* e

2021–22 in European men's basketball

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Northern Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Scotland

Regional leagues|

* Adriatic
* First Division
* Second Division
* Junior
* Alpe Adria Cup
* Balkan League
* Czech-Slovakia
* ENBL League
* Latvia–Estonia
* Liga Unike
* BNXT League

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Finland
* France
* Cup
* Leaders Cup
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* State Cup
* League Cup
* National League Cup
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Swiss Cup
* SBL Cup
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Cup
* Trophy
* Ukraine

Supercups|

* BNXT Supercup
* France
* Israel
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Continental
competitions|

* EuroLeague
* Regular season
* Playoffs
* Final Four
* EuroCup
* Playoffs
* Final
* Champions League
* Playoffs
* Final Four
* FIBA Europe Cup
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Next Generation Tournament

International
competitions|

* 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
* Championship for Small Countries
* EuroBasket 2025 qualification

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