Serbian First League
Season2021–22
Dates7 August 2021 – 22 May 2022[1]
ChampionsMladost GAT
PromotedMladost GAT
Javor
RelegatedKabel
Timok 1919
OFK Bačka
Budućnost
Žarkovo
Matches played296
Goals scored691 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorerMilan Vidakov
(18 goals)[2]
Biggest home winZlatibor 7–0 Kabel
Biggest away winZlatibor 0–5 Žarkovo
Highest scoringInđija 5–3 Grafičar
Longest winning runIMT 7 games
Longest unbeaten runIMT 14 games
Longest winless runKabel 19 games
Longest losing runKabel 11 games

The 2021–22 Serbian First League is the 17th season of the Serbian First League since its establishment.

League format

The league consist of 16 teams: eight teams from the 2020–21 Serbian First League, six teams relegated from 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga and two new teams promoted from Serbian League.[3]

Teams

Location of teams in the 2021–22 Serbian First league
Locations of the 2021–22 Serbian First League teams from Belgrade
Team City Stadium Capacity
Budućnost Belgrade Stadion FK Budućnost 1,000
Grafičar Belgrade Topčiderska zvezda 1,000
IMT Belgrade Stadion FK IMT 1,150
Inđija Inđija Inđija Stadium 4,500
Javor Matis Ivanjica Javor Stadium 3,000
Kabel Novi Sad FK Kabel Stadium 2,000
Loznica Loznica Lagator Stadium 5,000
Mačva Šabac Mačva Stadium 5,494
Mladost GAT Novi Sad Stadion FK Mladost 200
OFK Bačka Bačka Palanka Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava 4,000
Žarkovo Belgrade Žarkovo Stadium 610
Rad Belgrade King Peter I Stadium 3,919
Radnički Sremska Mitrovica Stadion FK Radnički 2,000
Timok 1919 Zaječar Zaječar City Stadium 10,000
Železničar Pančevo SC Mladost 1,200
Zlatibor Čajetina Užice City Stadium 15,000

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inđija 30 17 7 6 48 29 +19 58 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Mladost GAT 30 16 9 5 35 17 +18 57
3 Javor Matis 30 15 11 4 46 22 +24 56
4 Železničar 30 15 7 8 42 31 +11 52
5 IMT 30 13 10 7 49 30 +19 49
6 Radnički 30 13 7 10 39 29 +10 46
7 OFK Žarkovo 30 12 6 12 35 32 +3 42
8 Loznica 30 11 8 11 29 26 +3 41
9 Mačva 30 10 9 11 26 37 −11 39 Qualification for the Relegation round
10 Grafičar 30 10 5 15 44 43 +1 35
11 Rad 30 9 8 13 28 34 −6 35
12 Budućnost 30 9 8 13 30 41 −11 35
13 Zlatibor 30 8 10 12 28 35 −7 34
14 Timok 1919 30 9 6 15 29 35 −6 33
15 OFK Bačka 30 6 15 9 22 30 −8 33
16 Kabel 30 1 6 23 12 71 −59 9
Source: First league (in Serbian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (if two teams tied); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair play ranking; 9) Draw.

Results

Home \ Away INĐ MNS JAV ŽEL MAČ ŽAR IMT RSM LOZ RAD BAČ ZLA GRA BDO TMK KBL
Inđija 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 5–3 2–1 0–1 3–0
Mladost GAT 2–3 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–0
Javor Matis 1–3 0–1 3–3 0–0 3–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 4–0
Železničar 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–0
Mačva 2–1 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0
OFK Žarkovo 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–0
IMT 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 6–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 4–0 4–1
Radnički 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–2 2–3
Loznica 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
Rad 4–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–4 1–2 3–2
OFK Bačka 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0
Zlatibor 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–5 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 7–0
Grafičar 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 5–1 2–2 2–0 3–1
Budućnost 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–0
Timok 1919 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 5–0 2–0
Kabel 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 0–3
Source: First league (in Serbian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

Promotion round

The top eight teams advanced from the regular season. Teams played each other once.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mladost GAT (C, P) 37 21 9 7 48 24 +24 72 Promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga
2 Javor Matis (P) 37 19 12 6 57 30 +27 69
3 Železničar 37 20 8 9 54 36 +18 68 Qualification for play-off
4 IMT 37 19 10 8 69 37 +32 67
5 Inđija 37 19 7 11 55 38 +17 64
6 Žarkovo[lower-alpha 1] (R) 37 14 7 16 40 41 −1 49 Relegation to Serbian League
7 Radnički 37 13 9 15 42 45 −3 48
8 Loznica 37 12 9 16 31 38 −7 45
Source: First league (in Serbian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ OFK Žarkovo were relegated due to financial issues.[4]

Results

Home \ Away IMT INĐ JAV LOZ MNS RSM ŽAR ŽEL
IMT 5–0 2–1 1–2
Inđija 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0
Javor Matis 2–4 1–0 3–1 1–1
Loznica 0–4 2–1 0–2
Mladost GAT 2–3 0–2 2–0 2–0
Radnički 0–0 1–3 1–1
OFK Žarkovo 0–2 2–1 1–0
Železničar 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0
Source: First league (in Serbian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation round

The bottom eight teams from the regular season play in the relegation round. Teams play each other once.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Grafičar 37 15 6 16 62 48 +14 51
10 Mačva 37 12 12 13 33 45 −12 48
11 Rad 37 13 9 15 40 41 −1 48
12 Zlatibor 37 12 11 14 38 44 −6 47
13 Budućnost (R) 37 11 12 14 40 49 −9 45 Relegation to Serbian League
14 Timok 1919 (R) 37 11 7 19 38 44 −6 40
15 OFK Bačka (R) 37 8 15 14 30 43 −13 39
16 Kabel (R) 37 2 7 28 15 89 −74 13
Source: First league (in Serbian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BDO GRA KBL MAČ BAČ RAD TMK ZLA
Budućnost 0–2 4–1 2–1 1–1
Grafičar 5–0 4–0 2–0 3–1
Kabel 1–1 2–1 0–1
Mačva 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3
OFK Bačka 3–1 3–0 0–1
Rad 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0
Timok 1919 1–1 5–0 3–0
Zlatibor 2–1 0–3 2–0
Source: First league (in Serbian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Individual statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 22 May 2022.[2]

Pos Scorer Teams Goals
1 Serbia Milan Vidakov Mladost GAT 18
2 Serbia Pavle Ivelja Javor 14
3 Serbia Borisav Burmaz Grafičar 12
Serbia Vladimir Lučić IMT
5 Serbia Luka Gojković Rad 11
Serbia Vladan Milosavljev Inđija
Serbia Lazar Milošev Železničar
Serbia Vladimir Radočaj IMT

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Serbia Brana IlićŽelezničarGrafičar3–021 August 2021
Serbia Nikola ŽakulaInđijaIMT4–010 October 2021
Serbia Luka Čumić 4ZlatiborKabel7–06 December 2021
Serbia Borisav BurmazGrafičarZlatibor5–128 March 2022
Serbia Lazar NikolićJavorKabel4–010 April 2022
Serbia Borisav BurmazGrafičarKabel5–015 April 2022
Serbia Borisav Burmaz 4GrafičarRad4–08 May 2022

4 Player scored four goals

References

  1. ↑ Raspored takmicenja at prvaliga.rs (in Serbian) 7-7-2021.
  2. 1 2 "Prva liga - Lista strelaca". www.prvaliga.rs.
  3. ↑ Održane sednice Izvršnog odbora i Skupštine Zajednice klubova Super lige i Prve lige Srbije at prvaliga.rs (in Serbian) 22-6-2021.
  4. ↑ "ФСС НА ПОТЕЗУ - Жарково: Иступамо због финансија" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs.
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