2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia (basketball) explained

Nextseason:2021–22
Season:2020–21
Second League of Serbia
Champions:Zdravlje
Runners Up:Slodes
Teams:16
Games:22 each
Duration:3 October 2020 – March 2021
Ppg:22.0
Ppg N:SRB
Rpg:10.2
Rpg N:SRB
Apg:9.0
Apg N:SRB
Winning Streak:Slodes
(8 games)
Losing Streak:Vrbas
(22 games)

The 2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia is the 15th season of the Second Basketball League of Serbia, the 2nd-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia.

The season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia. The Basketball Federation of Serbia ruled that the 11 teams from the previous season will stay in the league and the highest-placed clubs from four divisions of the First Regional League will be promoted, while the three highest-placed clubs from the previous season will be promoted to the First League.

Teams

A total of 16 teams participated in the 2020–21 Second Men's League of Serbia, divided into two geographical groups with 8 clubs.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to the First League (1st-tier)
Teams relegated from the First League (1st-tier)
Teams promoted from the First Regional League (3rd-tier)
Teams relegated to the First Regional League (3rd-tier)
Other actionsIn August 2020, Zemun withdraw from the 2020–21 season and got relegated to the First Regional League while Spartak failed to fulfill requirements for the Second League and got relegated to the 4th-tier Second Regional League. To fulfill the remaining spots, the Basketball Federation of Serbia gave two wildcards to Borac Zemun and Star.[4]

Venues and locations

Team[5] CityArenaCapacity
Beovuk 72BelgradeSC Šumice2,000
Bor RTBBorUSC Bor3,000
Borac ZemunBelgradePinki Hall2,000
Fair PlayNišDušan Radović School Hall
KlikAriljeArilje Sports Hall
KonstantinNišČair Sports Center4,000
Mladost SPSmederevska PalankaVuk Karadžić School Hall500
Napredak JuniorKruševacKruševac Sports Hall2,500
Proleter NaftagasZrenjaninCrystal Hall3,000
RadničkiBelgradeRadnički SD Hall
SlodesBelgradeSlodes Hall2,000
StarNovi SadSPC Vojvodina1,030
Sveti ĐorđeŽitišteNikola Tesla School Hall
VrbasVrbasCFK Drago Jovović2,500
ZdravljeLeskovacSRC Dubočica3,600
ŽelezničarČačakBorac Hall4,000

Head coaches

TeamHead coachCoaching changes
Beovuk 72 Nikola Stanić
Bor RTB Miloš Nejkov Dejan Aleksić (until Aug 2020)
Borac Zemun Vedran Popović
Fair Play Vladan Glavinić Saša Jović (until Aug 2020)
Klik Miljan Marjanović
Konstantin Marko CvetkovićMarko Cvetković (until Nov 2020)
Dušan Radović (Nov 2020 – N/A)
Mladost SP Zlatan RakićMilovan Bogojević (until Aug 2020)
Napredak Junior Ljubiša DamjanovićVladimir Mišković (until Aug 2020)
Proleter Naftagas Stefan Atanacković
Radnički Nebojša KneževićGoran Vučković (until Aug 2020)
Slodes Marko Boras
Sveti Đorđe Nenad Vignjević
Star Dimitrije Živković
Vrbas Petar Bodrožić Bojan Marković (until Aug 2020)
Zdravlje Lazar Spasić
Železničar Aleksandar BjelićBranko Jorović (until Jul 2020)

Regular season

Group South

Post-season

Playout

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odluka o sprovođenju takmičenja u sezoni 2020-21 . lige.kss.rs . 26 June 2020.
  2. Web site: ОДЛУКЕ о утврђивању пласмана у кошаркашким такмичењима КСС услед прекида и окончања такмичења у такмичарској сезони 2019/2020 . lige.kss.rs . 4 June 2020.
  3. Web site: NEMA KOŠARKAŠKE SUPERLIGE NI SLEDEĆE GODINE! Evo kako ćemo dobiti šampiona Srbije . sport.blic.rs . 5 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Ogluke upravnog odbora KSS od 8.9.2020 . lige.kss.rs . 11 September 2020.
  5. Web site: ПОЧЕТНЕ ТАБЕЛЕ ЗИМСКИХ СЕНИОРСКИХ ЛИГА КССТАКМИЧАРСКА СЕЗОНА 2020/2021 . lige.kss.rs . 11 September 2020.