Serbian SuperLiga

The Super League (Serbian Cyrillic: Суперлига, German: Superleague ) is the top division in the Serbian football. It was formed with the 2006/07 season after the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Prior to the first league of Serbia and Montenegro was the highest league. The main sponsor is the Apatin Brewery, after their most famous beer, which officially Jelen Superliga called Jelen beer league.

Serbian club played previously in the leagues of the Kingdom of Serbia and the Yugoslav first league, which was founded in 1923 and lasted until 2003. After the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992, a new Yugoslavia was established, which consisted of the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. 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 its independence and eventually formed his own league. Since it is a competition exclusively for teams from Serbia. After the collapse of Yugoslavia Serbia became the sole legal successor to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was founded in 1992. Follow all applicable won titles as valid and continue to be involved in football with ratings. Record champions are Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade, each with 25 league titles.

Game system

Since the formation of the Super League, the game system changed several times. In the seasons 2007/ 08 and 2008/ 09 was played in two parts. In the first part of the regular season with 22 game days ( round trip round ) was played. After the match pairings for eleven days game a third round were re- drawn. After completion of the 2007/08 season the last two teams went directly from the Prva Liga, while the tenth- placed team played a qualification game against third-placed from the Prva Liga. From the season 2009/10 accounts for the second part, that is, there is only one round-trip round discharged with a total of 30 game days.

As the transition from the previous system to the new 16-team, rose after the 2008/ 09 season from only the last placed, while the teams have risen to the first five places in the Prva League in the Super League. The master of the Super League will start qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in the second round. The teams in second and third place start the qualification for the Europa League in the second round of the national cup winner in the third.

Unlike Germany, a maximum of 25 players must be licensed for the season to start and the winter break. Players that go beyond this squad size, can not participate in the game mode. In addition, two Under-21 players may be added to the extended squad.

History

After the end of World War II the Kingdom of Serbia was part of the 1918 founded the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which was renamed in 1929 in Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From now on, competed Serbian football clubs in the system of nine of the country, its first league started in 1923 and lasted until 2003 under the designation 1st Yugoslav football league. After the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992, a new Yugoslavia was established, which consisted of the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. They kept the name until 2003, when the country changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro. This union lasted until 2006, when Montenegro gained its independence and eventually formed his own league. Until then, we played in the first Yugoslav League and first league of Serbia and Montenegro. After the collapse of Yugoslavia Serbia became the sole legal successor of Yugoslavia was founded in 1992. Thus, the title gained by then Serbian clubs are still valid and to be involved in football with ratings. Record champions are Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade, each with 25 league titles.

2013/14 season

The following 16 clubs playing during the 2013/14 season in the Super League:

FK Čukarički ( climber )
OFK Belgrade
Partizan Belgrade (Master)
FK Rad
Red Star Belgrade
Donji Srem ( climber )
Napredak Kruševac
Radnički Niš
Javor Ivanjica
FK Jagodina (Cup winner)
FK Novi Pazar
Radnički Kragujevac
Vojvodina Novi Sad
Spartak Subotica
Sloboda Užice
FK Voždovcu ( climber )

Master

Yugoslav League (1923-1940)

The state name was the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Between 1923 and 1940, the SK Jugoslavija won two championships while the BSK With five titles and four runner-up as the most successful football club of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Yugoslav League (1945-1992)

The state name was the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, and from 1963 the state was renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Yugoslav League / Serbia and Montenegro League (1992-2006)

The state name was Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and from 2003 the state was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.

Since 2006, the state of Serbia is independent.

All Serbian Champion (1924-2013)

Serbia's recent history is marked by its role as the largest part of the state of Yugoslavia. It is after the final collapse of Yugoslavia also the sole legal successor to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was founded in 1992 (from 2003 State Union of Serbia and Montenegro). Follow all applicable won titles as valid and continue to be involved in football with ratings. Record champions are Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade, each with 25 league titles.

Foreigners in the Super League

In the 2009/10 season 56 foreigners played in the Super League. About the most foreign player possessed Vojvodina (10 players). This was followed by Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade and Belgrade wheel with six players. Most foreign players were from Montenegro ( 15 players ), but played in the Super League and ten Brazilians.

From the season 2010/11, a maximum of five players per team may only be licensed with non-Serbian passports, from the 2011/12 season only four.

TV rights

Until the 2014/15 season, the main rights of private pay- TV channel Arena Sport the rights to the broadcasts of the Jelen SuperLiga. In addition, the public broadcaster Radio - Televizija Srbije and the private channels have Prva (only home games of Red Star Belgrade ) acquired the rights for each one match per day.

UEFA five year ranking

Position in the UEFA five year ranking (in brackets the previous year placement). The abbreviation CL and EL countries behind the coefficients indicate the number of representatives in the 2014/15 season of the Champions League and the Europa League.

23 (24 ) Sweden Sweden (league, cup ) - Coefficient: 15.625 - CL: 1, EL: 3
24 (18 ) Scotland (league, cup ) - Coefficient: 15.191 - CL: 1, EL: 3
25 (27 ) Serbia Serbia (league, cup ) - Coefficient: 14.625 - CL: 1, EL: 3
26 (25 ) Slovakia Slovakia (league, cup ) - Coefficient: 14.208 - CL: 1, EL: 3
27 (26 ) Norway Norway (league, cup ) - Coefficient: 14.175 - CL: 1, EL: 3

As of the end of the European campaign of 2012/13

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