Serbian Rugby League Cup Explained

The Serbian Rugby League Cup is a rugby league competition. It was established in 2001. The competition was suspended after three seasons but was restarted in 2008.^[1]

History

The Serbian Cup was established in 2001 and for the first three years was won by Donji Dorćol^{[1] [2]} who merged with Gornji Dorćol in 2004.^[3] When the tournament resumed in 2008, Dorćol extended the run to eleven consecutive wins before Red Star defeated them in the 2016 final. Partizan won the cup for the first time in 2017. This was followed by three further wins by Red Star and two more by Partizan. In 2023, Red Star won the cup for the fifth time.^[1]

Finals

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Winning team	Score	Losing team	Venue
2001	Donji Dorćol	24–10	Beli Orao (Kruševac)	Kruševac		^[4] ^[5]
2002	Donji Dorćol	46–16	Morava	Belgrade
2003	Donji Dorćol	52–16	Novi Sad	Novi Sad
2008	Dorćol	32–22	Podbara (Novi Sad)	Petrovaradin	500
2009	Dorćol	92–10	Podbara (Novi Sad)	SC Inge, Belgrade	300
2010	Dorćol	98–2	Car Lazar (Kruševac)	SC Inge, Belgrade
2011	Dorćol	18–0	Car Lazar (Kruševac)	Belgrade
2012	Dorćol	62–36	Radnički (Nova Pazova)	FK Dorćol, Belgrade
2013	Dorćol	68–4	Soko (Vranje)	FK Dinamo Pančevo, Pančevo		^[6]
2014	Dorćol	40–26	Red Star	Makiš Stadium, Belgrade	500	^[7]
2015	Dorćol	38–34	Red Star	Makiš Stadium, Belgrade	400	^[8]
2016	Red Star	36–20	Dorćol	Stadion FK Radnički, Belgrade	500	^[9]
2017	Partizan	42–22	Dorćol	Makiš Stadium, Belgrade	200	^[10]
2018	Red Star	56–6	Partizan	Makiš Stadium, Belgrade	200	^[11]
2019	Red Star	42–12	Radnički Niš	Čair Stadium, Niš	150	^[12]
2020	Red Star	38–6	Dorćol Trigrovi	SC Inge, Belgrade	150	^[13] ^[14]
2021	Partizan	80–8	Radnički Niš	FC Heroj Polet Stadium, Belgrade		^[15]
2022	Partizan	27–24	Red Star	FK Sava 45, Belgrade	100	^[16]
2023	Red Star	14–2	Partizan	FK Heroj Polet Stadium, Belgrade	50	^[17]

List of teams by number of wins

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Club	Wins	Years
1	Dorćol	11	2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009. 2010. 2011. 2012. 2013, 2014, 2015
2		5	2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
3	Partizan	3	2017, 2021, 2022

See also

• List of rugby league competitions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kup Srbije . Serbian . ragbiligesrbije.rs . 17 May 2024.
2. Web site: Dorćol osvojio kup Srbije po treći put . Serbian . Ragbi klub Morava . https://web.archive.org/web/20040218024252/http://www.pcpages.com:80/rlcmorava/index.htm . 18 February 2004.
3. Web site: Dorcol Belgrade . Serbian . ragbiligesrbije.rs . 17 May 2024.
4. Web site: Istorijat . Serbian . ragbiligesrbije.rs . 17 May 2024.
5. Web site: Results . Serbian Rugby 13 Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20041209163208/http://www.rugbyxiii.co.yu/comp_results.htm . 9 December 2004.
6. Web site: Neprikosnoveno - Dorćol! . Serbian . ragbiligesrbije.rs . 22 June 2013 . 17 May 2024.
7. Web site: Dorcol win Serbian Cup for 10th time . European Rugby League . 16 June 2014 . 17 May 2024.
8. Web site: Dorcol retain Serbian Cup . European Rugby League . 6 June 2015 . 17 May 2024.
9. Web site: Red Star break Dorcol stranglehold to win first Serbian Cup . European Rugby League . 14 June 2016 . 17 May 2024.
10. Web site: Partizan make history winning Serbian Cup . European Rugby League . 12 June 2017 . 17 May 2024.
11. Web site: Red Star victorious in Serbian Challenge Cup . Love Rugby League . 19 June 2018 . 17 May 2024.
12. Web site: Red Star Retain Serbian Cup . Balkan RL . 3 June 2019 . 17 May 2024.
13. Web site: Crvena zvezda – Dorćol Tigrovi 38-6 . Serbian . ragbiligesrbije.rs . 5 July 2020 . 17 May 2024.
14. Web site: Red Star Belgrade wins the Serbian Cup . Treize Mondial . 7 July 2020 . 27 May 2024.
15. Web site: Partizan 1953 power to Serbian Cup win . European Rugby League . 11 May 2021 . 17 May 2024.
16. Web site: Partizan 1953 – Crvena zvezda 27-24 . Serbian . ragbiligesrbije.rs . 8 October 2022 . 17 May 2024.
17. Web site: Crvena zvezda – Partizan 1953 14-2 . Serbian . ragbiligesrbije.rs . 5 November 2023 . 17 May 2024.