2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia explained

Nextseason:2018–19
Season:2017–18
Basketball League of Serbia
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Champions:Crvena zvezda mts (19th title)
Runners Up:FMP
Semifinalists:Partizan NIS
Borac
Promoted:Sloboda
Novi Pazar
Relegated:Radnički
Sloga
Teams:18[1]
Games:261
Duration:October 14, 2017 – April 7, 2018
(First League)
April 18, 2018 – May 16, 2018
(Super League)
May 21, 2018–June 11, 2018
(Playoffs)
Tv:Arena Sport
Mvp Link:BLS First League MVP
Finals Mvp:Alen Omić[2]
Finals Mvp Link:BLS Playoff MVP
Finals Mvp N:SLO
Ppg:19.6
Rebounds Leader: Lazar Zoric
Rpg:7.7
Apg:8.1

The 2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian: 2017–18 Košarkaška liga Srbije) is the 12th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It is also 74th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Napredak Rubin who competed in the BLS during the last season changed the tier with KKK Radnički. By approval from Basketball Federation of Serbia, Napredak moved to the 3rd-tier First Regional League (West).[3]

Teams promoted from the Second League
Teams relegated to the Second League

Venues and locations

TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Beovuk 72BelgradeMega Factory700
BoracČačakBorac Hall2,000
Crvena zvezda mtsBelgradeAleksandar Nikolić Hall5,878
DunavStari BanovciPark Hall
Dynamic VIP PAYBelgradeDynamic Arena500
FMPBelgradeŽeleznik Hall3,000
Mega BemaxSremska MitrovicaMega Factory700
MetalacValjevoValjevo Sports Hall1,500
MladostZemunVizura Sports Center1,500
RadničkiKragujevacJezero Hall3,750
OKK BeogradBelgradeSC Šumice1,300
Partizan NISBelgradeAleksandar Nikolić Hall5,878
SlogaKraljevoKraljevo Sports Hall3,350
SpartakSuboticaSC Dudova Šuma3,000
TamišPančevoStrelište Sports Hall1,100
VojvodinaNovi SadSPC Vojvodina7,022
VršacVršacMillennium Center4,400
ZlatiborČajetinaWAI TAI - STC Zlatibor712
Teams that play in the 2017–18 Adriatic League First Division
Teams that play in the 2017–18 Adriatic League Second Division

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Beovuk 72 Slobodan Srezoski Igor Jevđenić
Borac Jovica Arsić Marko MarinovićP.S. Fashion, mts
Crvena zvezda mts Milenko Topić Branko LazićNikemts
Dunav Mitar Ašćerić Aleksandar Miljković CvetexBest Shop Group
Dynamic VIP PAY Miroslav Nikolić Vuk VulikićNAAIVIP PAY
FMP Vladimir Jovanović Radoš ŠešlijaChampionFMP
Mega Bemax Dejan Milojević Ognjen ČarapićAdidasBemax
Metalac Mihailo Poček Đukan Đukanović
Mladost Branko Maksimović Veljko Brkić
Radnički Bojan Kusmuk Nikola VasojevićNAAIFIAT
OKK Beograd Darko KostićAdidas
Partizan NIS Nenad Čanak Novica VeličkovićUnder ArmourNIS
Sloga Mihailo Drobnjak Saša Đorđević
Spartak Dragoljub Vidačić Miloš Nikolić
Tamiš Bojan Jovičić Mladen Vitkovićunit-sport
Vojvodina Filip Socek Teodor AtanasovPeakRoda
Vršac Mihajlo MitićNAAIVillager
Zlatibor Vanja Guša Vladimir VeličkovićArduDino park

Coaching changes

RoundTeamOutgoing coachDate of changeIncoming coach
Sloga Bojan KusmukOctober 2017 Mihailo Drobnjak
5thRadnički Zoran Todorović8 November 2017[4]
ABAPartizan NIS Miroslav Nikolić12–14 December 2017[5] Nenad Čanak
11thSpartak Nenad Čanak15 December 2017[6] Dragoljub Vidačić
12thDynamic VIP PAY Oliver Popović19 December 2017[7] Miroslav Nikolić
14thBeovuk 72 Rajko Mirković14 January 2018[8] Slobodan Srezoski
15thVršac Vladimir Đokić20–21 January 2018[9] [10] Goran Topić
Borac Raško Bojić9 April 2018[11] Jovica Arsić
Vršac Goran TopićApril 2018 Mihajlo Mitić
7thCrvena zvezda mts Dušan Alimpijević8 May 2018[12] Milenko Topić

First League

League table

Super League

Qualified teams

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Crvena zvezda mts
FMP
Mega Bemax
Partizan NIS
Borac
Dynamic VIP PAY
Metalac
Mladost
Tamiš
Vojvodina
Vršac
Zlatibor

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

See main article: 2018 Basketball League of Serbia playoffs.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

Seventh place games

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Finals

See also

Teams

External links

Notes and References

  1. Four teams (Crvena zvedza, FMP, Mega and Partizan) will only play starting from the second half of the season.
  2. Web site: CENTAR ZVEZDE BEZ PREMCA Omić dobio dva priznanja . sport.blic.rs . 11 June 2018.
  3. Web site: KKK Radnički - novi član Prve lige Srbije (KLS). kkkradnicki.com. 9 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909143336/http://www.kkkradnicki.com/clanci/iz-kluba/vesti/kkk-radnicki-novi-clan-prve-lige-srbije-kls.html. 9 September 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: Bojan Kusmuk na čelu stručnog štaba. kkkradnicki.com. 9 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171110061807/http://www.kkkradnicki.com/clanci/iz-kluba/vesti/bojan-kusmuk-na-celu-strucnog-staba.html. 10 November 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: PROMENE U PARTIZANU Čanak novi trener, Todorić smenjen. sport.blic.rs. 15 December 2017.
  6. Web site: SUBOTIČANI DOBILI NOVOG TRENERA Vidačić umesto Čanka na klupi Spartaka. sport.blic.rs. 15 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Dynamic VIP PAY part ways with Oliver Popović and appoint Miroslav Nikolić as new head coach. druga.aba-liga.com. 19 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Vršcu dovoljna četvrtina za novi trijumf. kls.rs. 16 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Vršac parted ways with Đokić. druga.aba-liga.com. 20 January 2018.
  10. Web site: ZAMENA ZA ĐOKIĆA Goran Topić novi trener Vršca. sport.blic.rs. 22 January 2018.
  11. Web site: POSLE DEVET GODINA SA BOJIĆEM NA KORMILU Košarkaši Borca imaju novog trenera. sport.blic.rs. 10 April 2018.
  12. Web site: NOVI ZVEZDIN TRENER Ko je Milenko Topić, miljenik navijača i čovek koji je pobedio Olimpijakos u Beogradu. sport.blic.rs. 8 May 2018.