The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart Bet Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. It is currently contested by 14 clubs, but from 2027–28, the number of teams will reduce from 14 to 12. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League.
The SuperLiga was formed during the summer of 2005 as the country's top football league competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Since summer 2006 after the secession of Montenegro from Serbia, the league only has had Serbian clubs.
Serbian clubs used to compete in the Yugoslav First League. This competition was formed in 1923 and lasted until 2003. After the downfall of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991 a new Yugoslavia would be formed that would be named FR Yugoslavia with Montenegro and Serbia. They kept the name Yugoslavia until 2003 when the country changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro: this union lasted until 2006 when Montenegro gained independence and formed its own league, the Montenegrin First League.
The current SuperLiga champions are Red Star Belgrade. UEFA currently ranks the league 13th in Europe of 55 leagues.
Format
Competition The SuperLiga began as a league with a playoff system in an attempt to boost ratings and improve competition. After the first season however, the SuperLiga changed its format. The 2007–08 season was the first to be played in a more traditional format. The league no longer divided into a play-off and play-out group midway through the campaign. Instead, the 12 teams began playing each other three times in a more conventional league format. After two seasons with that format the Football Association of Serbia decided to add 4 teams to the SuperLiga. The 2009–10 season will be the first with a 16 team league played in a conventional league format of one home and one away match rather than the previous 3 match encounters. This drops the match schedule from 33 rounds to 30.
As of the 2015-16 season, the league reverted to its previous playoff system, whereby the top 8 placed teams compete in the championship round at the end of the season and the 8 lowest placed teams play in the relegation playoff round. The two bottom placed teams are relegated to the second division, the Serbian Prva Liga. The third lowest-placed team is then sent to a relegation playoff against the third-placed team in the second division. Whichever team wins will play in the SuperLiga the following season.
SuperLiga will reduce from 16 to 14 in 2026–27 and 12 in 2027–28, four teams relegated from top tier, while two teams from First League will automatically promoted.
Qualification for UEFA competitions Superliga champions and runner-ups enter Champions League qualifying entering the play-off round and second qualifying round respectively. The cup winner qualifies for the Europa League playoff round. The third and fourth placed teams enter the qualyfing round of the UEFA Europa Conference League, entering in the third and second qualifying round respectively.
In 2022-23, champions Red Star Belgrade were guaranteed to enter the Champions League group stage, due to access list changes in the Champions League regarding the suspension of Russian teams, and Serbia was ranked 11th in the UEFA coefficient list. TSC was also promoted from the UCL second qualifying round to the third qualifying round. This meant that for the first time ever, Serbia was allocated a group stage berth in the Champions League.
History The Yugoslav First League started being played in 1923, and gathered the best clubs from the former Yugoslavia. In 1991, clubs from Slovenia and Croatia left and formed their own league systems, and in 1992 so did the clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. The Yugoslav First League was played since 1992 with clubs from Serbia and Montenegro, until 2006, when Montenegro declared independence and subsequently formed its own league system. Since 2006 the league is formed exclusively by clubs from Serbia and got renamed into Serbian SuperLiga.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia League (1923–1940)
Club Titles Years won Runners up BSK 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939 Jugoslavija 1924, 1925
Socialist Republic of Serbia League (1946)
Club Titles Years won Red Star 1946
Yugoslav First League (1946–1992)
Club Titles Years won Runners up Third place Red Star 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 Partizan 1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1987 Vojvodina 1966, 1989 OFK Beograd Radnički Beograd Radnički Niš
First League of Federal Republic Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)
In 1992 the Yugoslav First League became the First League of FR Yugoslavia (Prva savezna liga or Meridian SuperLiga) and was played since then with the clubs from Serbia and Montenegro.
The league winner had access to the UEFA Champions League qualifications rounds, and the 2nd, 3rd and the Cup winner had played in the UEFA Cup. The bottom clubs would be relegated to the two Second Leagues depending on the republic they were based in, the Second League of Serbia (Druga savezna liga Srbija) and the Second League of Montenegro (Druga savezna liga grupa Crna Gora).
In 2002, FR Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro, and the league was named First League of Serbia and Montenegro between 2002 and its dissolution, in 2006. In 2006 Serbia and Montenegro separated and formed their own top leagues (Serbian SuperLiga and Montenegrin First League). Serbian SuperLiga was officially declared the successor of the First Leagues of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.
A total of 41 clubs participated between 1992 and 2006, being 34 from Serbia, 6 from Montenegro and one from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Borac Banja Luka was temporarily based in Serbia in early 1990s). A total of 3 clubs were champions, all from Serbia, Partizan (8 times), Red Star (5 times) and Obilić (once).
Season Champions Runners-up Third place Top scorer(s) Goals 1992–93 Partizan (12) Red Star VojvodinaAnto Drobnjak (Red Star)Vesko Mihajlović (Vojvodina) 22 1993–94 Partizan (13) Red Star VojvodinaSavo Milošević (Partizan) 21 1994–95 Red Star (21) Partizan VojvodinaSavo Milošević (Partizan) 30 1995–96 Partizan (14) Red Star VojvodinaVojislav Budimirović (Čukarički) 23 1996–97 Partizan (15) Red Star VojvodinaZoran Jovičić (Red Star) 21 1997–98 Obilić (1) Red Star PartizanSaša Marković (Železnik / Red Star) 27 1998–99 Partizan (16) Obilić Red Star Dejan Osmanović (Hajduk Kula) 16 1999–00 Red Star (22) Partizan ObilićMateja Kežman (Partizan) 27 2000–01 Red Star (23) Partizan ObilićPetar Divić (OFK Beograd) 27 2001–02 Partizan (17) Red Star SartidZoran Đurašković (Mladost Lučani) 27 2002–03 Partizan (18) Red Star OFK BelgradeZvonimir Vukić (Partizan) 22 2003–04 Red Star (24) Partizan ŽeleznikNikola Žigić (Red Star) 19 2004–05 Partizan (19) Red Star ZetaMarko Pantelić (Red Star) 21 2005–06 Red Star (25) Partizan VoždovacSrđan Radonjić (Partizan) 20
Club Titles Years won Runners up Third place Partizan 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005 Red Star 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006 Obilić 1998 Vojvodina Sartid OFK Beograd Železnik Voždovac
Serbian Superliga (2006–) A total of 39 clubs participated between 2006 and 2023 in the Serbian Superliga. After 18 seasons, Red Star has won 10 championship titles and Partizan has won 8 championship title. Also, Red Star is record holder by winning 7 consecutive champion titles.
Season Champions Runners up Third place Top scorer(s) Goals 2006–07 Red Star (26) Partizan Vojvodina Srđan Baljak (Banat) 18 2007–08 Partizan (20) Red Star Vojvodina Nenad Jestrović (Red Star) 13 2008–09 Partizan (21) Vojvodina Red Star Lamine Diarra (Partizan) 19 2009–10 Partizan (22) Red Star OFK Dragan Mrđa (Vojvodina) 22 2010–11 Partizan (23) Red Star Vojvodina Ivica Iliev (Partizan) Andrija Kaluđerović (Red Star) 13 2011–12 Partizan (24) Red Star Vojvodina Darko Spalević (Radnički Kragujevac) 19 2012–13 Partizan (25) Red Star Vojvodina Miloš Stojanović (Jagodina) 19 2013–14 Red Star (27) Partizan Jagodina Dragan Mrđa (2) (Red Star) 19 2014–15 Partizan (26) Red Star Čukarički Patrick Friday Eze (Mladost Lučani) 15 2015–16 Red Star (28) Partizan Čukarički Aleksandar Katai (Red Star) 21 2016–17 Partizan (27) Red Star Vojvodina Uroš Đurđević (Partizan) Leonardo (Partizan) 24 2017–18 Red Star (29) Partizan Radnički Niš Aleksandar Pešić (Red Star) 25 2018–19 Red Star (30) Radnički Niš Partizan Nermin Haskić (Radnički Niš) 24 2019–20 Red Star (31) Partizan Vojvodina Vladimir Silađi (TSC) Nenad Lukić (TSC) Nikola Petković (Javor) 16 2020–21 Red Star (32) Partizan Čukarički Milan Makarić (Radnik) 25 2021–22 Red Star (33) Partizan Čukarički Ricardo Gomes (Partizan) 29 2022–23 Red Star (34) TSC Čukarički Ricardo Gomes (2) (Partizan) 19 2023–24 Red Star (35) Partizan TSC Matheus Saldanha (Partizan) Miloš Luković (IMT) 17 2024–25 Red Star (36) Partizan Novi Pazar Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star) 18 2025–26 Red Star (37) Vojvodina Partizan Aleksandar Katai (2) (Red Star) 24 2026–27
Club Titles Years won Runners up Third place Red Star 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Partizan 2008 , 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Vojvodina Radnički Niš TSC Čukarički Jagodina OFK Beograd Novi Pazar
Serbian all-time champions (1923–present) Club Titles Years won Runners up Red Star 1946, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 , 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Partizan 1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 , 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 OFK Beograd 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939 Vojvodina 1966, 1989 Jugoslavija 1924, 1925 Obilić 1998
All-time table 2006–2026 The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Serbian SuperLiga at any time since its formation in 2006 to the current season. Teams playing in the 2026–27 Serbian SuperLiga are indicated in bold. A total of 41 teams have played in the Serbian SuperLiga. The table is accurate as of the start of the 2026–27 season.