2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga

Jelen SuperLiga
Season	2012–13
Matches played	145
Goals scored	353 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lazar Veselinović; Ognjen Mudrinski; (10 goals)
Biggest home win	Partizan 7–0 BSK Borča
Biggest away win	Smederevo 0–5 Javor
Highest scoring	Red Star 7–2 BSK Borča
	← 2011–12

The 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Jelen SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) is the seventh season of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment. The season will begin on 26 August 2012 and end on 25 May 2013.^[1]

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 14 sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the 2011–12 Serbian First League. The defending champions are Partizan, after having won their fifth title in a row at the conclusion of the previous season. Last two teams will be relegated, while 14th team will play play-off with 3rd placed team from 2012–13 Serbian First League.^[1]

Teams

Metalac and Borac Čačak were relegated to the 2012–13 Serbian First League after the last season for finishing in 16th and 15th place, respectively. Metalac completed a three-year tenure in the league, while Borac was relegated after competing in top tier football for nine seasons.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 First League champions Radnički Niš and runners-up Donji Srem. Radnički will be returning to the top tier for the first time since the season 2002–03, while this will be first season in top tier competition for Donji Srem.

Stadiums and locations

Belgrade

Belgrade clubs:

BSK Borča
OFK
Partizan
Rad
Red Star

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Location of teams in 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga

All figures for stadiums include seating capacity only, as many stadiums in Serbia have stands without seats which would otherwise depict the actual amount of people able to attend football matches not regulated by UEFA or FIFA.

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
BSK Borča	Belgrade	Vizelj park	3,000
Donji Srem	Pećinci	Karađorđe Stadium^[2]	12,303^[3]
Hajduk Kula	Kula	Stadion Hajduk	5,973^[4]
Jagodina	Jagodina	Jagodina City Stadium	15,000
Javor Ivanjica	Ivanjica	Ivanjica Stadium	5,000
Novi Pazar	Novi Pazar	Stadion Gradski	12,000^[5]
OFK Beograd	Belgrade	Omladinski Stadion	19,100
Partizan	Belgrade	Partizan Stadium	32,710^[6]
Rad	Belgrade	Stadion FK Obilić^[7]	4,508^[8]
Radnički 1923	Kragujevac	Čika Dača Stadium	15,100^[9]
Radnički Niš	Niš	Stadion Čair	18,151^[10]
Red Star	Belgrade	Stadion Crvene Zvezde	55,538
Sloboda Užice	Užice	Užice City Stadium	12,000
Smederevo	Smederevo	Fortress Stadium	17,200
Spartak Zlatibor Voda	Subotica	Subotica City Stadium	13,000
Vojvodina	Novi Sad	Karađorđe Stadium	12,303^[3]

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
BSK Borča	Nebojša Milošević	Aleksandar Đukić	hummel	ĐAK
Donji Srem	Bogić Bogićević	Miloš Josimov	Joma	Industrija Đurđević Pećinci
Hajduk Kula	Milan Milanović	Lazar Veselinović	Joma	—
Jagodina	Simo Krunić	Miloš Stojanović	NAAI	—
Javor Ivanjica	Mladen Dodić	Milovan Milović	Jako	Matis
Novi Pazar	Slavenko Kuzeljević	Emir Lotinac	NAAI	Conto Bene
OFK Beograd	Zoran Milinković	Nemanja Nikolić	ONZE	FOX
Partizan	Vladimir Vermezović	Saša Ilić	adidas	Lav pivo
Rad	Marko Nikolic	Uros Vitas	Joma	—
Radnički 1923	Dejan Đurđević	Darko Spalević	Joma	—
Radnički Niš	Saša Mrkić	Predrag Stamenković	Legea	—
Red Star	Aleksandar Janković	Nenad Milijaš	Legea	Gazprom
Sloboda Užice	Ljubiša Stamenković	Aleksandar Pejović	Jako	Farmakom MB
Smederevo	Miloš Velebit	Dejan Živković	NAAI	Municipality of Smederevo
Spartak Zlatibor Voda	Petar Kurčubić	Vladimir Torbica	Errea	Zlatibor Voda O2
Vojvodina	Nebojša Vignjević	Miroslav Vulićević	Joma	Volkswagen

Nike is the official ball supplier for Serbian SuperLiga.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Partizan	Avram Grant	Resigned	15 May 2012^[11]	Pre-season	Vladimir Vermezović	18 May 2012^[12]
OFK Beograd	Branko Babić	End of contract	20 May 2012^[13]		Stevica Kuzmanovski	29 May 2012^[14]
Hajduk Kula	Tomislav Sivić	End of contract	27 May 2012^[15]		Veličko Kaplanović	14 June 2012^[16]
BSK Borča	Veličko Kaplanović	Resigned	14 June 2012^[16]		Goran Milojević	29 June 2012^[17]
Javor Ivanjica	Aleksandar Janjić	End of contract	19 June 2012^[18]		Mladen Dodić	27 June 2012^[19]
Smederevo	Dragan Đorđević	End of contract	30 June 2012^[20]		Aleksandar Janjić	30 June 2012^[20]
Red Star	Robert Prosinečki	Resigned	20 August 2012^[21]	11^th	Aleksandar Janković	21 August 2012^[22]
Spartak Subotica	Zoran Milinković	Resigned	3 September 2012^[23]	16^th	Zoran Marić	5 September 2012^[24]
Spartak Subotica	Zoran Marić	Resigned	8 September 2012^[25]	16^th	Petar Kurčubić	10 September 2012^[26]
Vojvodina	Zlatomir Zagorčić	Sacked	12 September 2012^[27]	1^st	Nebojša Vignjević	12 September 2012^[27]
Hajduk Kula	Veličko Kaplanović	Sacked	13 September 2012^[28]	14^th	Milan Milanović	16 September 2012^[29]
OFK Beograd	Stevica Kuzmanovski	Sacked	17 September 2012^[30]	15^th	Zoran Milinković	17 September 2012^[31]
Radnički 1923	Slavenko Kuzeljević	Sacked	3 October 2012^[32]	13^th	Dejan Đurđević	3 October 2012^[32]
Smederevo	Aleksandar Janjić	Sacked	10 October 2012^[33]	16^th	Miloš Velebit	10 October 2012^[33]
BSK Borča	Goran Milojević	Sacked	12 December 2012^[34]	13^th	Nebojša Milošević	25 December 2012^[35]
Novi Pazar	Dragoljub Bekvalac	Resigned	23 December 2012^[36]	10^th	Slavenko Kuzeljević	25 December 2012^[36]
Radnicki Nis	Aleksandar Ilic	Resigned	23 February 2013	12^th	Saša Mrkić	23 December 2012