Serbian Superliga 2008–09

Serbian Superliga 2008-09 (also known as "Meridian Superliga" for sponsorship reasons) is the seventeenth season since the establishment of the Superliga in 1992 and third as a competition of consisting of Serbian clubs only following the secession of Montenegro. It began on Saturday August 16, 2008 [ [http://www.mtsmondo.com/sport/vesti/text.php?vest=106540 Superliga: Trio za titulu, jedan ispada, MTS Mondo, August 15, 2008] ] and will end in May 2009. Partizan Belgrade are the defending champions.

=Team changes from last season=

FK Bežanija were relegated to the Serbian First League after finishing in 12th place. Promoted from the First League were champions FK Javor Ivanjica and runners-up FK Jagodina.

FK Smederevo, having finished in 10th place, had to play a two-legged play-off against the third-placed team from the First League, Rad Belgrade. Rad won 4-3 on aggregate and thus were promoted to the Superliga while Smederevo were also relegated.

FK Mladost Lučani declined their participation for the 2008-09 season due to financial problems on July 2, 2008. [ [http://www.mtsmondo.com/sport/vesti/text.php?vest=101953 Mladost iz Lučana napustila Superligu, MTS Mondo, July 2, 2008] ] The spot left behind by Mladost was given to 11th placed (second last) FK Banat Zrenjanin by the Serbian Football Association on the basis that the club has "better sponsors and more committed community support" than the other candidate for a free spot - FK Smederevo. This drew protests from FK Smederevo management who thought that their club has a better claim to stay in Superliga for the 2008-09 season based on their 2007-08 league finish. They even launched an official complaint with UEFA, but the answer they got was that UEFA stands by the Serbian Football Association's decision.

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Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

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Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round 1 – 12 11 – 1 1 – 10 9 – 1 1 – 8 7 – 1 2 – 11 10 – 2 2 – 9 8 – 2 2 – 7 6 – 2 3 – 10 9 – 3 3 – 8 7 – 3 3 – 6 5 – 3 4 – 9 8 – 4 4 – 7 6 – 4 4 – 5 4 – 12 5 – 8 7 – 5 5 – 6 5 – 12 11 – 9 8 – 11 6 – 7 6 – 12 12 – 11 10 – 11 12 – 10 9 – 10 29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round 1 – 6 5 – 1 1 – 4 3 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 5 4 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 12 11 – 3 3 – 4 3 – 12 11 – 5 4 – 11 10 – 4 11 – 7 6 – 11 10 – 6 5 – 10 9 – 5 10 – 8 7 – 10 9 – 7 6 – 9 8 – 6 12 – 9 8 – 9 12 – 8 7 – 8 12 – 7

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Top scorers

own goal: Dragiša Žunić (FK Jagodina) vs. Čukarički

Last updated: October 7, 2008

Relegation play-offs

The 10th placed team will play a two-legged play-off against the winner of a play-off round between Serbian First League 2008-09 teams ranked 3rd through 6th.

European competitions

Champions League 2008-09

* Second qualifying round::flagicon|AZE Inter Baku - Partizan W (1−1, 0−2) "1−3 on aggregate"
* Third qualifying round::flagicon|TUR Fenerbahçe - Partizan L (2−2, 2−1) "4−3 on aggregate"

UEFA Cup 2008-09

* First qualifying round::flagicon|Moldova Dacia Chişinău - Borac Čačak W (1−1, 1−3) "2−4 on aggregate":flagicon|AZE Olimpik Baku - Vojvodina W (0−1, 1−1) "1−2 on aggregate"
* Second qualifying round::flagicon|BUL Lokomotiv Sofia - Borac Čačak W (0−1, 1−1) "1−2 on aggregate":flagicon|ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv - Vojvodina L (0−0, 3−0) "3−0 on aggregate":flagicon|CYP APOEL - Crvena Zvezda L (2−2, 3−3) "5−5 on aggregate, APOEL win on away goals rule"
* First round::flagicon|ROM Timişoara - Partizan W (1-2, 0-1) "1-3 on aggregate, :flagicon|NED Ajax - Borac Čačak L (4-1, 2-0) "6-1 on aggregate,

= Intertoto Cup 2008 =

* Second round::flagicon|GRE Panionios - OFK Beograd L (0−1, 3−1), "3−2 on aggregate"

References

External links

* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/countries/association=147/index.html UEFA Site]
* [http://www.superliga.rs/ Serbian Superliga Site]