2022–23 Red Star Belgrade season
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Svetozar Mijailović | |||
| Manager | Dejan Stanković (until 26 August) Miloš Milojević (from 27 August) | |||
| Stadium | Rajko Mitić Stadium | |||
| Serbian SuperLiga | 1st | |||
| Serbian Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aleksandar Katai (17) All: Aleksandar Katai (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | League: 35,621 (28 May 2023 v Novi Pazar, R37) All: 47,731 (23 August 2022 v Maccabi Haifa, CL PO) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,085 (18 September 2022 v Napredak, R12) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 13304 | |||
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The 2022–23 Red Star Belgrade season was the club's 17th in the Serbian SuperLiga and 77th consecutive season in the top flight of Yugoslav and Serbian football. The club participated in the Serbian SuperLiga, Serbian Cup, UEFA Europa League and qualifications for UEFA Champions League.
Summary[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
The first signing for this season was Zambian international midfielder Kings Kangwa on a 4 year contract from Russian side Arsenal Tula.[1]
Strahinja Eraković, who played for the club in the last two seasons and is a product of the club's youth academy, received his first international call up for Serbia for four games of 2022–23 UEFA Nations League in June.[2] He made his debut on 2 June coming on as a substitute in a 0–1 loss against Norway in Belgrade.[3]
Two international players received call ups to play for their national teams in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games - El Fardou Ben Nabouhane for Comoros[4] and Kings Kangwa for Zambia.[5]
Milan Borjan received call up for Canada for the Friendly and 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Panama, Curaçao and Honduras.[6]
Miloš Gordić and Petar Stanić both received call ups for the Serbia U21 squad for a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification games against France and Faroe Islands.[7]
Three first squad players (Andrej Đurić, Nikola Stanković and Nemanja Motika) as well as six players who are on the loan from the club received call ups for Serbia U19 squad to play in 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Elite round qualification matches against Netherlands, Ukraine and Norway.[8] All three first squad players later received call ups for 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[9]
On 10 June, the club announced that they appointed club's former midfielder Marko Marin as chief of the scouting department. Marin, who played for the Red Star between 2018 and 2020, is a former German international footballer who retired from professional football this summer.[10]
On 11 June, the club signed a new contract with Serbian defender Radovan Pankov. Pankov, who arrived at the club in 2019 from Radnički Niš, extended his contract with the club until summer of 2024.[11]
On 13 June, the club signed a new contract with another Serbian defender Marko Gobeljić. Gobeljić, who arrived at the club in 2017 from Napredak Kruševac, extended his contract with the club until summer of 2024.[12] On the same day club started their pre-season with medical checks on their home ground in Belgrade. Training camp will move to Zlatibor between 13 and 19 June 2022 and after that to Slovenia between 22 June and 3 July 2022.[13]
On 17 June Serbian defender Milan Gajić left the club on a free transfer in order to join Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow. Gajić spent last four seasons with the Red Star winning four league titles and two cups.[14]
On 21 June, the club announced their second signing for this season - Ghanaian international winger Osman Bukari. Bukari arrived from Belgian side Gent for an estimated fee of around €2,000,000 and will be staying with the club until summer of 2026.[15]
July[edit]
Red Star started their season in Serbian SuperLiga with a 4–0 home win against Radnički Niš in which five players made their debuts for the team. Kangwa and Bukari, who both arrived in the club during this season's summer transfer window, were both starters in this game and they managed to score one goal each. In the second half Leković, Lučić and Mustapha, who were all promoted from the youth squad at the start of this season, also made their debuts after they came in as a substitutes.[16] In a third round 2–1 win against Mladost Lučani another two arrivals made their debut for the team. Both Stefan Mitrović and Aleksandar Pešić came in as a subs in the second half with Mitrović also scoring one goal.[17] Lastly, in fourth round 6–0 win against Radnik Nemanja Milunović made his debut just a day after arriving at the club.[18] In total Red Star played four league games during the July, winning all four of them and finishing at the top of the league by the end of the month.
On 13 July three more players from previous season left the club. Contracts were terminated with Italian defender Cristiano Piccini who arrived at the Red Star just six months prior and with French midfielder Axel Bakayoko who was part of the team for year and a half. Additionally, Serbian midfielder Petar Stanić also left the club on a six-month loan to the Serbian side Spartak Subotica.[19][20]
On 18 July the club announced a new signing, Serbian under–21 international midfielder Stefan Mitrović who arrived from the Radnički Niš for a fee reported at €500,000. He signed four-year-long contract until summer of 2026.[21]
On 20 July Red Star brought back Serbian striker Aleksandar Pešić. He arrived from Turkish side Fatih Karagümrük for an estimated fee of €800,000 and signed three-year-long contract until summer of 2025. Previously he played for the Red Star during the 2017–18 season during which he was league top scorer and won Serbian SuperLiga Player of the season award.[22]
On 22 July Dutch forward Richairo Živković left the club on a free transfer after one season in which he played 14 games for the club and scored one goal. He later joined Dutch side Emmen.[23]
On 27 July Canadian international goalkeeper and club's captain Milan Borjan extended his contract until summer of 2026. He joined the club in 2017 and won five consecutive Serbian SuperLiga titles and two Serbian Cup titles since then.[24]
On 28 July another former player returned to the Red Star - Serbian defender Nemanja Milunović rejoined the club after spending one season at Turkish side Alanyaspor. Milunović signed two-years contract with the club.[25]
August[edit]
Red Star started this season's European spell in third qualification round of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. Draw for this round was held on 18 July and it was determined that the club will play Armenian champions Pyunik who eliminated Luxembourgian champions F91 Dudelange in the previous round. It was the first time that Red Star played an official match against them.[26][27] Red Star won 7–0 on aggregate.[28] Winner of this pairing was drawn to play in a play-off round against Israeli champion Maccabi Haifa who previously eliminated Cypriot champions Apollon Limassol. This was the first time in the club's history that they played against a team from Israel.[29][30] Maccabi Haifa managed to secure qualification to group stage after a 5–4 aggregate win and Red Star was transferred to the Europa League Group stage. This will be fourth time in club's history that they will play in the Europa League. On a draw held on 26 August club was drawn into Group H together with French side Monaco, Hungarian champions Ferencvárosi and Turkish champions Trabzonspor. This will be the first time in club's history that they will play against Monaco and Trabzonspor.[31]
In Serbian SuperLiga Red Star played three matches, winning two and drawing in Eternal derby against their arch-rivals Partizan. Club had two more games scheduled for this month, but they were postponed due to club's European games. At the end of the month Red Star was at the top of the league, one point ahead of second placed Novi Pazar.
On 7 August club announced the transfer of a Georgian international defender Irakli Azarovi. The young full-back arrived from Georgian champions Dinamo Batumi for an estimated fee of €300,000 and signed a four-year-long contract. He became the first player from Georgia to play for Red Star.[32]
On 11 August Russian midfielder Yegor Prutsev joined the club from Russian side Sochi. He signed a four-year-long contract.[33]
On 12 August the club announced that it has extended the contract with Serbian international defender Strahinja Eraković until the summer of 2026. Eraković, who is a product of the club's youth academy, is a part of the club since 2020.[34]
On 26 August, following club's elimination from Champions league Dejan Stanković, who was a head coach for three seasons, resigned from his position after winning three titles and two cups with them.[35] He was succeeded by Miloš Milojević who previously worked as an assistant manager under Stanković between 2019 and 2021 after which he was appointed as a head coach of Swedish clubs Hammarby in 2021 with whom he won Svenska Cupen and Malmö in 2022.[36]
On 28 August Serbian forward Milan Pavkov left the club to join the Saudi side Al-Fayha for an estimated fee of €1,000,000. Pavkov joined the club in 2017 and won four league titles and two cup titles during his tenure, playing 152 games and scoring 59 goals in the process.[37]
On 29 August Malian international forward Kalifa Coulibaly joined the club on a free transfer, previously having played for a French side Nantes. He signed a one-year contract, with an option for the extension for another year. Coulibaly will be the first Malian player to ever play for the club.[38] He made a debut for the club coming in as a substitute in Eternal derby against Partizan on 31 August.[39]
On 30 August another forward left the club. Norwegian international Ohi Omoijuanfo moved to Danish side Brøndby for an estimated fee of €1,350,000. He arrived at the club at the start of this year and managed to score 24 caps and 12 goals, winning the double.[40]
September[edit]
During the September, Red Star played three games in Serbian SuperLiga, winning two and drawing one. This extended their unbeaten spell to ten games since the start of the season. At the end of the month club was at the top of the table, one point ahead of second placed Čukarički.
Club also started their Europa League group stage. First two games were played against Monaco at home and an away game against Trabzonspor. Both of them were defeats, which brought the club to the bottom of the group table at the end of September.
Draw for the first round of Serbian Cup was held on 19 September. Red Star were drawn to play an away game against Mačva Šabac in a game that was played on 29 September.[41] Red Star won 2–0 and qualified for the second round of the competition.
On 15 September, on the closing day of the transfer market, club announced the signing of a Serbian midfielder Srđan Mijailović from Čukarički. This will be Mijailović's second spell at the club. He arrived for an undisclosed fee, and signed three-year-long contract.[42]
October[edit]
During the October, Red Star played six games in Serbian SuperLiga, winning all six of them. This extended their unbeaten spell to sixteen games since the start of the season. At the end of the month club was at the top of the table.
In Europa League group stage, the club played three games, winning against Ferencváros and Trabzonspor at home and losing to Ferencváros in an away game.
On 10 October, the club announced signing of a new three-year-long contract with Gabonese midfielder Guélor Kanga until summer of 2025.[43]
On 11 October, the club returned Serbian youngster Jovan Mijatović from his loan spell at Grafičar Beograd. Mijatović, product of the club's youth academy, was loaned at Grafičar since June of this year during which he had 8 appearances and 5 goals for the senior squad.[44]
On 19 October, the club announced another contract extension. Serbian midfielder Veljko Nikolić signed a new three-year-long contract until summer of 2025.[45]
On 26 October, the club announced first signing for a winter transfer window. Serbian full-back Lazar Nikolić joined the Red Star from Javor and signed a contract until summer of 2025.[46]
November[edit]
During the November club played last 3 games in the first half of Serbian SuperLiga. They won all three of them, extending their winning spell to eleven games and their unbeaten spell to nineteenth games since the start of the season. That secured them first position with ten points lead against second placed Partizan.
In Europa League club played their last group stage match against Monaco, which they lost 3–1. With that game they finished last in the group and were eliminated from this seasons European competitions.
In Serbin Cup club was drawn to play against Radnički Sremska Mitrovica in round of 16.
Three players were called-up to represent their national teams on 2022 FIFA World Cup. Milan Borjan represented Canada for whom he played all three group games conceding 7 goals. Strahinja Eraković got called-up by Serbia but failed to achieve any appearance. Finally Osman Bukari represented Ghana with two caps and one goal scored against Portugal.
December[edit]
On December 6, the club announced contract extension with backup goalkeeper Nikola Vasiljević. Vasiljević, who arrived at the club in 2019, spent last three seasons at multiple loans and is still set to make a debut for the club on the official match. He signed new contract until summer of 2026.[47]
On December 23, the club signed a contract with Serbian international defender Uroš Spajić until summer of 2026. This will be his second spell at the club, after season 2012–13. He arrived at the club as a free agent, after leaving his previous club Kasımpaşa at the end of previous season.[48]
January[edit]
Club organized mid-season training camp between 8 and 27 January in Turkey during which they played six friendly games.[49]
On 9 January club announced signing of pre-contract with Nigerian international winger Peter Olayinka. Olayinka, who spent last five seasons with the Czech powerhouse Slavia Prague, will be joining the club on 1 July 2023 as a free agent on a three-year-long contract with an option for a fourth year extension.[50]
On 16 January club announced departure of Comorian international winger Ben who will be joining Cypriot side APOEL on a free transfer. He arrived at the club five years ago from Olympiacos and in that time became one of the best scorrers and foreign players in club's history. During those five seasons he won five Serbian SuperLiga titles and two Serbian Cups, had 196 caps for the club in all competitions and scored 85 goals. Out of those 85 goals 15 were scored in international competitions, making him tied at the fifth place of club's top scorers in international competitions.[51]
On 21 January Argentine defender Alex Vigo joined the club on a one year long loan from Argentine side River Plate. Red Star will have an option to buy out his contract.[52]
On 31 January Ivorian midfielder Sékou Sanogo left the club to join French side Paris FC on the loan until the end of the season after which he will become free agent. Sanogo joined the club from the Saudi side Al-Ittihad in January 2020, first on loan and one year later in January 2021 on a permanent transfer. During the three years he spent at the club he had 99 appearances in all competitions, scorred four goals and won three domestic league titles and two domestic cups.[53]
February[edit]
After the restart of the season following the 2022 FIFA World Cup club played four games during this month drawing first against Vojvodina and winning remaining three. This extended their league unbeaten run to forty-seven games since 27 October 2021 and secured them top of the table with 13 points ahead of the second placed Partizan.
On 3 February another player left the club on a loan. Serbian midfielder Nemanja Motika moved to an Austrina side Austria Lustenau on a loan until the end of a season.[54] On the same day club brought in new player, also on a loan. Montenegrin striker Marko Rakonjac arrived on a loan until the end of a season from Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow with an option to buy at the end of a season.[55]
On 6 February Serbian defender Radovan Pankov and goalkeeper Zoran Popović left the club for Serbian side Čukarički on a half a season loan. Pankov arrived at the club three and a half seasons ago and had eighty league appearances and 2 goals, while Popović arrived at the club in summer of 2018 and had twenty five league appearances for the club.[56] On same date club announced signing of pre-contract with New Zealand international defensive midfielder Marko Stamenic. Stamenic, who spent last three seasons with the Danish side Copenhagen, will be joining the club on 1 July 2023 as a free agent on a four-year-long contract.[57]
On 7 February another player left the club. Ghanaian forward Ibrahim Mustapha left the club to join Austrian side LASK for an estimated fee of €500,000. He joined the Red Star youth squad in January 2020. After which he had loan spells at multiple Serbian clubs, and made a debut for Red Star first squad at the start of this season in which he made twelve league appearances.[58]
On 9 February club terminated contract with Malian international forward Kalifa Coulibaly. He arrived at the club at the start of a season, but managed to have just seven appearances and one scored goal.[59]
March[edit]
During the March Red Star played four games in Serbian SuperLiga, winning three games including Ethernal derby against their arch-rivals Partizan and drawing one. This kept them at the first place at the end of the month with confortable 18 points lead against second placed TSC. This extended their league unbeaten run to fifty one games.
In Serbian Cup club won round of 16 match against Radnički Sremska Mitrovica and was drawn to play quarter-finals against Napredak Kruševac.
April[edit]
During the April in Serbian SuperLeague club played six games, winning five of them and drawing in eternal derby against Partizan. They ended the month at the top of the table with 24 points ahead of TSC and 4 games left to play. This extended their league unbeaten run to fifty seven games. This also ensured their 9th title in Serbian SuperLeague and 34th domestic league title and qualified them for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage.
May[edit]
During the May club played four games in Serbian SuperLiga, winning two and drawing two. With this they ended their championship run twenty-two points ahead of second placed TSC and without any defeat during the season. This was second time in club's history that they achieved a season without a defeat. This extended their league unbeaten run to sixty-one games
On 9 May Serbian defender Stefan Leković, product of the club's youth academy, signed a new four-year-long contract with the club that will keep him in the club until summer of 2027.[60]
On 25 May club won their third straight Serbian Cup title in a row and 27th in total by beating Čukarički 2–1 in the final with Aleksandar Pešić scorring both goals. Previously they beat TSC in the semifinal 3–0 on 17 May.
On 18 May club announced that they will be parting ways with head coach Miloš Milojević at the end of this season. He was appointed as a head coach in the first half of this season, and won Serbian SuperLiga and Serbian Cup with them.[61] On the next day the club announced that the head coach for the next season will be Israeli manager and former footballer Barak Bakhar. Previously he managed Israeli club Maccabi Haifa with whom he won last three Israeli Premier League titles and qualified for 2022–23 UEFA Champions League by eliminating Red Star in play-off round. Bakhar signed a three-year-long contract with the club.[62]
Players[edit]
Players and squad numbers last updated on 28 May 2023. Appearances include league matches only.[63]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fees | Apps. | Goals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 27 | Nikola Vasiljević |  | GK | 24 June 1996 (aged 26) | 2019 | 2026 | Radnik Surdulica | €150k | 4 | 0 | |
| 66 | Jovan Miladinović U21 | | GK | 20 January 2007 (aged 15) | 2022 | 2025 | Youth academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Milan Borjan |  | GK | 23 October 1987 (aged 34) | 2017 | 2026 |  Ludogorets Razgrad | Free transfer | 180 | 1 | Captain |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 5 | Uroš Spajić | | CB | 13 February 1993 (aged 29) | 2022 | 2026 |  Kasımpaşa | Free transfer | 19 | 1 | |
| 13 | Alex Vigo FGN |  | RB | 28 May 1999 (aged 23) | 2023 | 2023 | River Plate | Loan | 13 | 3 | |
| 15 | Aleksandar Dragović |  | CB | 6 March 1991 (aged 31) | 2021 | 2024 |  Bayer Leverkusen | Free transfer | 66 | 4 | |
| 16 | Irakli Azarovi U21 FGN |  | LB | 21 February 2002 (aged 20) | 2022 | 2026 | Dinamo Batumi | €300k | 20 | 0 | |
| 19 | Nemanja Milunović | | CB | 31 May 1989 (aged 33) | 2022 | 2024 | Alanyaspor | €250k | 74 | 6 | |
| 23 | Milan Rodić | | LB | 2 April 1991 (aged 31) | 2017 | 2025 |  Krylia Sovetov | €250k | 152 | 9 | |
| 25 | Strahinja Eraković U21 | | CB | 21 January 2001 (aged 21) | 2020 | 2026 | Youth academy | N/A | 79 | 0 | 3rd captain |
| 44 | Stefan Leković U21 | | CB | 9 January 2004 (aged 18) | 2022 | 2027 | Youth academy | N/A | 12 | 1 | |
| 76 | Lazar Nikolić | | RB | 1 August 1999 (aged 22) | 2022 | 2025 | Javor | Free transfer | 8 | 0 | |
| 77 | Marko Gobeljić | | RB | 13 September 1992 (aged 29) | 2017 | 2024 | Napredak Kruševac | €100k | 116 | 10 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mirko Ivanić |  | AM | 13 September 1993 (aged 28) | 2019 | 2025 |  BATE Borisov | €1.3m | 131 | 44 | |
| 7 | Nenad Krstičić | | DM | 3 July 1990 (aged 31) | 2021 | 2023 |  AEK Athens | Free transfer | 74 | 7 | |
| 8 | Guélor Kanga |  | AM | 1 September 1990 (aged 31) | 2020 | 2025 |  Sparta Prague | Free transfer | 126 | 27 | |
| 10 | Aleksandar Katai | | LW | 6 February 1991 (aged 31) | 2020 | 2024 |  LA Galaxy | Free transfer | 146 | 80 | Vice–captain |
| 11 | Osman Bukari FGN |  | RW | 13 December 1998 (aged 23) | 2022 | 2026 |  Gent | €3m | 29 | 12 | |
| 20 | Kings Kangwa FGN |  | CM | 6 April 1999 (aged 23) | 2022 | 2026 | Arsenal Tula | €1.5m | 32 | 8 | |
| 22 | Veljko Nikolić | | AM | 29 August 1999 (aged 22) | 2019 | 2025 | Youth academy | N/A | 61 | 9 | |
| 29 | Yegor Prutsev U21 | | AM | 23 December 2002 (aged 19) | 2022 | 2026 | Sochi | €900k | 10 | 0 | |
| 33 | Srđan Mijailović | | DM | 10 November 1993 (aged 28) | 2022 | 2025 | Čukarički | Free transfer | 77 | 0 | |
| 45 | Nikola Mituljikić U21 | | RW | 20 January 2003 (aged 19) | 2023 | 2025 | Youth academy | N/A | 7 | 0 | |
| 55 | Slavoljub Srnić | | RW | 12 January 1992 (aged 30) | 2020 | 2023 |  Las Palmas | Free transfer | 143 | 16 | |
| 80 | Stefan Mitrović U21 | | LW | 15 August 2002 (aged 19) | 2022 | 2026 | Radnički Niš | €500k | 32 | 5 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | Jovan Mijatović U21 | | RW | 11 July 2005 (aged 16) | 2022 | 2026 | Youth academy | N/A | 12 | 1 | |
| 17 | Marko Rakonjac | | CF | 25 April 2000 (aged 22) | 2023 | 2023 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Loan | 13 | 4 | |
| 72 | Aleksandar Pešić | | CF | 21 May 1992 (aged 30) | 2022 | 2025 | Fatih Karagümrük | €1m | 63 | 36 | |
- Note: SuperLiga imposes a requirements on under-21 players (marked as U21) and foreign players (marked as FGN). There must be at least one U21 and no more than four FGN players on the pitch at any time.
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
| 19 June 2022[64] Friendly | Jedinstvo | 1–2 | Red Star | Zlatibor, Serbia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Švajcarija |
| 24 June 2022[65] Friendly | Bravo  | 1–2 | Red Star | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stožice Stadium Referee: Rade Obrenović |
| 27 June 2022[65] Friendly | Domžale | 1–1 | Red Star | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stožice Stadium Referee: Asmir SagrkoviŽivković |
| 3 July 2022[66] Friendly | Zenit | 2–1 | Red Star | Sochi, Russia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 33,000 |
| 16 November 2022 Friendly | Rađevac Krupanj | 0–2 | Red Star | Krupanj, Serbia |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadium Mirko Vasiljević Referee: Nikola Đorđević |
| 22 November 2022 Friendly | Zenit | 3–1 | Red Star | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report |
| Stadium: Krestovsky Attendance: 17,515 Referee: Sergei Ivanov |
| 15 January 2023[49] Friendly | Lechia Gdańsk  | 1–3 | Red Star | Antalya, Turkey |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Calista Sports Center |
| 19 January 2023[49] Friendly | Neftçi  | 0–1 | Red Star | Antalya, Turkey |
| 15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Calista Sports Center |
| 21 January 2023[49] Friendly | Koper | 0–1 | Red Star | Antalya, Turkey |
| 15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Calista Sports Center |
| 22 January 2023[49] Friendly | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–3 | Red Star | Antalya, Turkey |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Calista Sports Center |
| 25 January 2023[49] Friendly | Ludogorets | 3–2 | Red Star | Antalya, Turkey |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Calista Sports Center |
| 27 January 2023[49] Friendly | Austria Lustenau | 2–3 | Red Star | Antalya, Turkey |
| 9:00 | Report | Stadium: Calista Sports Center |
| 25 March 2023 Friendly | Alfa Modriča  | 0–6 | Red Star | Modriča, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Dr. Milan Jelić |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serbian SuperLiga | 10 July 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winner | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 19 | +77 | 81.08 |
| Serbian Cup | 29 September 2022 | 25 May 2023 | First round | Winner | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 80.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 3 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | Third qualifying round | Play off round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 September 2022 | 3 November 2022 | Group stage | Group stage (4th) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 33.33 |
| Total | 52 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 126 | 37 | +89 | 73.08 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Serbian SuperLiga[edit]
Season results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 19 | +77 | 97 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 10 | +48 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9 | +29 |
Season results round by round[edit]
Regular season league table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 14 | +67 | 82 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | TSC | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 62 | |
| 3 | Čukarički | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 62 | |
| 4 | Partizan | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 57 | |
| 5 | Vojvodina | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 54 |
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:
- ^ Teams will be split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 30 matches.
Regular season matches[edit]
| 10 July 2022 1 | Red Star | 4–0 | Radnički Niš | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 16,274[16] Referee: Milan Mitić |
| 16 July 2022 2 | Red Star | 5–0 | Kolubara | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 20:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 10,174[67] Referee: Nikola Radaković |
| 24 July 2022 3 | Mladost Lučani | 1–2 | Red Star | Mladost Stadium, Lučani |
| 21:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 7,000[17] Referee: Aleksandar Živković |
| 29 July 2022 4 | Red Star | 6–0 | Radnik | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 12,023[18] Referee: Marko Delibašić |
| 20 October 2022 5 | Vojvodina | 0–2 | Red Star | Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad |
| 18:55 | Report | Referee: Miloš Milanović | ||
| Note: This match was originally scheduled to be played on 6 August, but was rescheduled due to Red Star's European qualifications matches.[68] | ||||
| 13 August 2022 6 | Red Star | 4–0 | Voždovac | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 20:45 | Report | Attendance: 9,132[69] Referee: Marko Ivković |
| 10 November 2022 7 | Čukarički | 0–2 | Red Star | Čukarički Stadium, Belgrade |
| 18:45 | Report | Referee: Srđan Jovanović | ||
| Note: This match was originally scheduled to be played on 20 August, but was rescheduled due to Red Star's European qualifications matches.[70] | ||||
| 27 August 2022 8 | Red Star | 4–1 | Javor | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 20:30 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 7,551[71] Referee: Miloš Milanović |
| 31 August 2022 9 | Partizan | 1–1 | Red Star | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade |
| 20:00 | Report |
| Referee: Milan Mitić |
| 4 September 2022 10 | Red Star | 1–1 | TSC | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 20:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 5,881[72] Referee: Novak Simović |
| 11 September 2022 11 | Novi Pazar | 1–2 | Red Star | CaizCoin Arena, Novi Pazar |
| 17:00 |
| Report | Referee: Miloš Milanović |
| 18 September 2022 12 | Red Star | 1–0 | Napredak | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 17:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 4,085[73] Referee: Nenad Minaković |
| 2 October 2022 13 | Mladost GAT | 0–4 | Red Star | Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Aleksandar Živković |
| 9 October 2022 14 | Red Star | 3–0 | Spartak | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 15:30 | Report | Attendance: 4,468[74] Referee: Nikola Đorđević |
| 16 October 2022 15 | Radnički 1923 | 0–1 | Red Star | Čika Dača Stadium, Kragujevac |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Lazar Lukić |
| 23 October 2022 16 | Radnički Niš | 1–2 | Red Star | Čair Stadium, Niš |
| 17:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Marko Ivković |
| 30 October 2022 17 | Kolubara | 0–2 | Red Star | Kolubara Stadium, Lazarevac |
| 17:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aleksandar Živković |
| 6 November 2022 18 | Red Star | 2–0 | Mladost Lučani | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 15:30 | Report | Attendance: 4,392[75] Referee: Momčilo Marković |
| 13 November 2022 19 | Radnik | 1–2 | Red Star | Surdulica City Stadium, Surdulica |
| 13:30 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nenad Minaković |
| 4 February 2023 20 | Red Star | 1–1 | Vojvodina | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 16:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 20,118[76] Referee: Aleksandar Živković |
| 11 February 2023 21 | Voždovac | 0–6 | Red Star | Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Dejan Trifković |
| 18 February 2023 22 | Red Star | 3–0 | Čukarički | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 15,382[77] Referee: Stanko Ostraćanin |
| 25 February 2023 23 | Javor | 0–2 | Red Star | Javor Stadium, Ivanjica |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Andrija Stojanović |
| 3 March 2023 24 | Red Star | 1–0 | Partizan | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 35,078[78] Referee: Aleksandar Živković |
| 7 March 2023 25 | TSC | 1–2 | Red Star | TSC Arena, Bačka Topola |
| 18:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Miloš Milanović |
| 12 March 2023 26 | Red Star | 5–1 | Novi Pazar | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 16:00 | Report | Attendance: 17,843[79] Referee: Danilo Nikolić |
| 19 March 2023 27 | Napredak | 1–1 | Red Star | Mladost Stadium, Kruševac |
| 17:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Milan Mitić |
| 1 April 2023 28 | Red Star | 4–2 | Mladost GAT | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 18:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 8,151[80] Referee: Stefan Jeknić |
| 5 April 2023 29 | Spartak | 1–4 | Red Star | Subotica City Stadium, Subotica |
| 18:45 |
| Report | Referee: Nikolić Danilo |
| 10 April 2023 30 | Red Star | 2–0 | Radnički 1923 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 18:00 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Delibašić Marko |
Championship round league table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 19 | +77 | 97 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | TSC | 37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Čukarički | 37 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b] |
| 4 | Partizan | 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Vojvodina | 37 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
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
Notes:
- ^ Due to Russian suspension, TSC were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- ^ Awarded to third place finisher since winner of the 2022–23 Serbian Cup, Red Star Belgrade, has already qualified for 2023-24 UEFA Champions League
Championship round matches[edit]
| 22 April 2023 31 | Red Star | 4–1 | TSC | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 18:00 | Report | Attendance: 17,741 Referee: Srđan Jovanović |
| 26 April 2023 32 | Partizan | 0–0 | Red Star | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade |
| 18:30 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Dejan Trifković |
| 30 April 2023 33 | Red Star | 4–0 | Čukarički | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 17:00 | Report | Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Stojanović Andrija |
| 8 May 2023 34 | Voždovac | 0–2 | Red Star | Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Ilić Pavle |
| 13 May 2023 35 | Red Star | 2–1 | Vojvodina | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 18:30 | Report |
| Attendance: 8,258 Referee: Dejan Trifković |
| 20 May 2023 36 | Radnički 1923 | 1–1 | Red Star | Čika Dača Stadium, Kragujevac |
| 16:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Nikola Đorđević |
| 28 May 2023 37 | Red Star | 2–2 | Novi Pazar | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 19:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 35,621 Referee: Novak Simović |
Serbian Cup[edit]
First round[edit]
| 29 September 2022 R1 | Mačva | 0–2 | Red Star | Gradski stadion Šabac, Šabac |
| 16:00 | Report | Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Milan Ilić |
Round of 16[edit]
| 15 March 2023 R16 | Radnički Sremska Mitrovica | 1–3 | Red Star | Stadium FK Radnički, Sremska Mitrovica |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Referee: Pavle Ilić |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 3 May 2023 QF | Napredak | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Red Star | Mladost Stadium, Kruševac |
| 18:30 | Report | Referee: Milan Mitić | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Semi-finals[edit]
| 17 May 2023 SF | TSC | 0–3 | Red Star | TSC Arena, Bačka Topola |
| 18:30 | Report | Referee: Stanko Ostraćanin |
Final[edit]
| 25 May 2023 F | Red Star | 2–1 | Čukarički | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 21:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 12,371 Referee: Milan Mitić |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Third qualifying round[edit]
| 3 August 2022 First leg | Red Star | 5–0 |  Pyunik | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 20:45 | Report | Attendance: 40,456[81] Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 9 August 2022 Second leg | Pyunik | 0–2 (0–7 agg.) | Red Star | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan |
| 19:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,000[82] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
Play off round[edit]
| 17 August 2022 First leg | Maccabi Haifa  | 3–2 | Red Star | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 29,132[83] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 23 August 2022 Second leg | Red Star | 2–2 (4–5 agg.) | Maccabi Haifa | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 47,731[84] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FER | MON | TRA | ZVE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferencváros | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10[a] | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Monaco | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10[a] | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
| 8 September 2022 MD1 | Red Star | 0–1 | Monaco | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 40,226[85] Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) |
| 15 September 2022 MD2 | Trabzonspor | 2–1 | Red Star | Şenol Güneş Sports Complex, Trabzon |
| 18:45 | Report |
| Attendance: 24,884[86] Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany) |
| 6 October 2022 MD3 | Red Star | 4–1 | Ferencváros | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 18:45 | Report |
| Attendance: 26,244[87] Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
| 13 October 2022 MD4 | Ferencváros | 2–1 | Red Star | Ferencváros Stadion, Budapest |
| 21:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 20,675[88] Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
| 27 October 2022 MD5 | Red Star | 2–1 | Trabzonspor | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade |
| 21:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 30,431 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
| 3 November 2022 MD6 | Monaco | 4–1 | Red Star | Stade Louis II, Monaco |
| 18:45 | Report | Attendance: 6,341 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Squad[edit]
Squad statistics[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SuperLiga | Cup | Champions League | Europa League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 27 | GK | SRB | Nikola Vasiljević | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | GK | SRB | Jovan Miladinović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | GK | CAN | Milan Borjan | 47 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | SRB | Uroš Spajić | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUT | Aleksandar Dragović | 44 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ARG | Alex Vigo | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | GEO | Irakli Azarovi | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SRB | Nemanja Milunović | 31 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SRB | Milan Rodić | 38 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SRB | Strahinja Eraković | 47 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SRB | Stefan Leković | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | DF | SRB | Lazar Nikolić | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | SRB | Marko Gobeljić | 20 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | MNE | Mirko Ivanić | 41 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SRB | Nenad Krstičić | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GAB | Guélor Kanga | 43 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | SRB | Aleksandar Katai | 50 | 19 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | GHA | Osman Bukari | 42 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ||||||||||||