2022–23 Serbian First League

The 2022–23 Serbian First League was the 18th season of the Serbian First League since its establishment.

Serbian First League
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – May 2023[1]
ChampionsIMT
PromotedIMT
Železničar
RelegatedLoznica
Trayal
Zlatibor
Rad
Matches played296
Goals scored711 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerKrsta Đorđević, Miloš Luković
(15 goals each)[2]
Biggest home winIMT 7 – 1 Novi Sad 1921
Biggest away winSloboda 0 – 4 OFK Vršac
Highest scoringŽelezničar 5 – 3 Jedinstvo
IMT 7 – 1 Novi Sad 1921
Longest winning runGrafičar, Novi Sad 1921, Železničar 5 games
Longest unbeaten runIMT, Radnički Sremska Mitrovica, Sloboda 10 games
Longest winless runRad 11 games
Longest losing runGrafičar, Metalac, Rad, Radnički, Zlatibor 4 games

League format

The league consisted of 16 teams: seven teams from the previous season, one team relegated from 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga, five new teams promoted from Serbian League and Novi Sad 1921 who was merged with Proleter Novi Sad. Each time will play each other twice in round-robin format after which top half will play in Promotion round and bottom half in Relegation round Play-offs. First two teams from the Promotion round will be promoted to next season of Serbian Superliga, while third and fourth team will play in a Promotion Play-off. Last four teams from Relegation round will be relegated.[3][4]

Teams

Locations of the 2022–23 Serbian First League teams from Belgrade
TeamCityStadiumCapacity
RFK GrafičarBelgradeStadion Rajko Mitić - Jug1,000
IMTBelgradeStadion FK IMT1,150
InđijaInđijaInđija Stadium4,500
JedinstvoUbStadion Dragan Džajić4,000
LoznicaLoznicaLagator Stadium5,000
MačvaŠabacMačva Stadium5,494
MetalacGornji MilanovacStadion Metalac4,400
Novi Sad 1921Novi SadDetelinara Stadium6,000
OFK VršacVršacVršac City Stadium5,000
RadBelgradeKing Peter I Stadium3,919
RadničkiBelgradeStadion kraj Studenjaka5,000
RadničkiSremska MitrovicaStadion FK Radnički2,000
SlobodaUžiceRadomir Antić Stadium12,000
TrayalKruševacStadion FK Trayal1,500
ŽelezničarPančevoSC Mladost1,200
ZlatiborČajetinaStadion Švajcarija1,040

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification[a]
1IMT3018754527+1861Promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga
2Železničar3017674725+2257
3Grafičar30155105738+1950Qualification for play-off
4Radnički SM30111273026+445
5Jedinstvo30128103226+644
6Novi Sad30127113431+343
7Inđija30101373830+843
8Radnički NB30124142735−840
9Sloboda3071673334−137
10OFK Vršac30107132833−537
11Mačva3081392831−337
12Metalac3098132936−735
13Trayal3098132937−835Relegation to Serbian League
14Loznica30710132845−1731
15Rad30513123246−1428
16Zlatibor30411152643−1723
Updated to match(es) played on completed. 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.
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayIMTŽELGRARSMJEDNVSRBGINĐSLOVRŠMAČMETTRALOZRADZLA
IMT0–03–02–02–14–11–10–01–04–21–32–13–21–02–21–0
Železničar2–01–31–22–11–03–01–06–11–03–14–11–05–04–10–2
Grafičar1–00–12–22–00–20–11–12–44–22–12–02–05–16–15–1
Radnički SM2–10–03–11–01–02–11–10–00–01–02–10–01–12–01–3
Jedinstvo0–10–21–22–01–12–03–01–12–01–03–11–00–00–02–0
Novi Sad2–10–11–11–42–01–01–10–01–00–00–12–10–22–04–1
Radnički NB0–21–22–11–02–01–00–11–02–10–22–00–02–02–11–0
Inđija0–14–10–10–12–12–33–00–00–13–02–21–01–00–01–1
Sloboda1–22–22–10–00–03–10–02–20–02–12–01–02–21–13–0
OFK Vršac0–11–10–22–10–12–02–10–00–03–01–02–11–00–13–1
Mačva0–02–02–20–01–10–12–12–20–02–11–03–11–31–10–0
Metalac1–21–01–32–00–11–02–01–14–34–11–11–00–11–00–0
Trayal2–31–02–10–02–00–33–21–12–10–00–11–11–02–12–1
Loznica1–10–02–11–01–31–41–21–30–00–10–01–11–12–52–0
Rad2–31–10–32–21–20–02–02–31–11–11–10–01–21–12–1
Zlatibor0–00–11–11–10–01–11–12–34–12–10–00–01–22–30–1
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

Championship round

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationIMTŽELGRAINĐRSMJEDNVSRBG
1IMT (C, P)3722966336+2775Promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga1–10–04–37–1
2Železničar (P)3720896335+28682–20–13–05–3
3Grafičar37179116546+1960Qualification for play-off2–21–12–01–0
4Inđija37131594635+11542–03–00–1
5Radnički SM371314104338+5531–31–14–25–0
6Jedinstvo371411124538+7531–11–03–0
7Novi Sad37148154451−7503–22–02–2
8Radnički NB37136183250−18451–30–31–1
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

Relegations round

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSLOVRŠMAČMETLOZTRAZLARAD
9Sloboda37111884241+1510–41–03–01–0
10OFK Vršac37139153942−3482–21–42–10–0
11Mačva371115113740−3481–12–12–10–2
12Metalac3712121342420481–11–01–14–1
13Loznica (R)371011164054−1441Relegation to Serbian League2–15–13–0
14Trayal (R)371010173746−9401–11–14–0
15Zlatibor (R)37712183654−18331–20–12–0
16Rad (R)37515173763−26301–11–22–3
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

Individual statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 28 May 2023.[2]

PosScorerTeamsGoals
1 Krsta ĐorđevićRadnički SM15
Miloš LukovićIMT
3 Slaviša StojanovićInđija14
4 Dario GrgićŽelezničar13
Dragiša KomarčevićLoznica
Kwaku KarikariJedinstvo

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Nikola DišićZlatiborSloboda4–14 September 2022
Jovan MituljikićGrafičarRad6–112 November 2022

References