Serbian Rugby League Championship

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Serbian Rugby League Championship
SportRugby league
Instituted2001
Inaugural season2002
Number of teams17
CountrySerbia
ChampionsRed Star Belgrade (2020)
Most titlesDorćol (14)
Websiteragbiligesrbije.rs
Related competitionSerbian Cup
Serbian Super Cup
Uni League
Serbian Origin Cup

The Serbian Rugby League Championship (Serbian: Првенство Србије у рагбију 13/ Prvenstvo Srbije u ragbiju 13) is a domestic competition of rugby league played in Serbia. The competition started in 2002 when 4 teams played each other twice, once at home and once away, from April through to August. It was deemed a success and so the league continued in 2003. Since then new teams have been added and some have disappeared. Seasons 2007 and 2008 saw stabilization of rugby league scene in the country. Clubs like Podbara Novi Sad and Palilulac Hammers (Serbian: Палилулац Чекићар / Palilulac Čekićar) from the city of Niš entered the competition. Very soon, Faculty of Political Sciences (FPN XIII) from Belgrade formed their own rugby league team, which is the first student's rugby team of any code in the country and the region. Their place in competition was taken by Belgrade University XIII, while FPN XIII and other students' teams form University League of Serbia - UniLeague. In 2009, it was formed lower grade competition for the first time, for emerging clubs.

As new clubs are establishing and joining Serbian Rugby League Federation, further development and quality raise is expected in the following years.

Teams[edit]

In total, 29 teams have played in the league, with Dorćol being the only team who have played every year. Beside each club name, in brackets, is what years the club has taken part in the league.

  • Belgrade University (08, 09, 10)
  • White Eagle - Kruševac (02, 03)
  • Fighter - Rakovica (03)
  • Tsar Lazar - Kruševac (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
  • Dorćol Spiders Belgrade (02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23)
  • FPN XIII - Belgrade(07)
  • Kolubara - Lazarevac (08)
  • New Belgrade (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
  • Morava Eels - Belgrade (02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 10)
  • Morava Cheetahs - Leskovac (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
  • Mosquitos Belgrade (03)
  • Novi Sad (02, 03, 04)
  • Pančevo (06)
  • Radnički Niš (formerly Palilulac Hammers) (07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
  • Red and Whites (formerly Podbara) - Novi Sad (07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14)
  • Radnički - Nova Pazova (08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
  • Red Star - Belgrade (07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
  • Red Kangaroo - Belgrade, second team of Red Star (18)
  • Falcon - Vranje (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
  • Old Town - Belgrade (11, 12, 13, 14)
  • Vojvodina - Novi Sad (04, 05, 06)
  • Heroj Polet (formerly Voždovac Dragons) - Belgrade (05, 13, 14, 15, 22)
  • Radnički - Belgrade, from season 2017 Radnički New Belgrade (13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
  • Tašmajdan Tigers - Belgrade (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19), from season 2020 Dorćol Tigers (21, 22)
  • Military Academy (13, 14)
  • Dragon Zemun (13, 14, 15), from season 2022 only RLC Zemun (22, 23)
  • Policeman - Belgrade (13, 14)
  • Duke/Unity - Pančevo (13, 14)
  • Partizan - Belgrade (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
  • Tzar Dušan Paraćin (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
  • Belgrade Youth Rugby League club (20)

Format[edit]

2012 competition sees ten teams divided in two quality groups (A and B), with the bottom group additionally divided in two parts on geographical basis (North and South). They play home and away round robin format league. In group A, top group teams play-off with qualifying semifinal (2nd v 3rd) game in week 1. Regular season top team is the first grand finalist, while the winner of qualifying semi-final is the other. Grand final is played in week 2 at the home ground of qualifying play-off winner. In group B, top two teams from each part qualify to semi-final (North 1 v South 2, South 2 v North 1). Semifinal winners play in Group B final to decide the champion and the team who should be promoted to Group A next season. Semifinal losers play 7th/8th place playoff (in aggregate Group A+Group B), while bottom teams from each group play for 9th place.

During regular season, team earns 2 pts for win, 1 pt for tie game and no pts for loss. The team is deducted 3 pts for forfeit game.

Finals[edit]

List of finals
Year Winning team Score Losing team Venue Report
2002 Donji Dorćol 46–22 Beli Orao Kruševac Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade
2003 Donji Dorćol 25–40 Novi Sad FK 21. Maj, Belgrade
2004 Donji Dorćol 48–60 Vojvodina Novi Sad Gradski stadion, Pančevo
2005 Dorćol 19–00 Vojvodina Novi Sad
2006 Dorćol 34–10 Morava Belgrade Sports Centre Inge, Belgrade
2007 Dorćol 16–10 Podbara Novi Sad Sports Centre Inge, Belgrade
2008 Dorćol 60–18 Podbara Novi Sad Sports Centre Inge, Belgrade
2009 Dorćol 82–00 Podbara Novi Sad Sports Centre Inge, Belgrade
2010 Dorćol 50–00 Red Star FK Dorćol, Belgrade
2011 Dorćol 74–60 Car Lazar Kruševac FK Dorćol, Belgrade ERL
2012 Dorćol 30–22 Red Star FK Dorćol, Belgrade ERL
2013 Dorćol 32–80 Red Star FK Dorćol, Belgrade SRL
2014 Red Star 36–26 Dorćol FK Dorćol, Belgrade
2015 Dorćol 50–34 Partizan Stadion FK Radnički, Belgrade SRL
2016 Dorćol 26–10 Red Star Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade SRL
2017 Red Star 42–22 Partizan Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade SRL
2018 Red Star 36–16 Partizan SC Inge, Belgrade ERL
2019 Red Star 50–24 Partizan SC Inge, Belgrade SRL
2020 Red Star 20–12 Partizan SC Inge, Belgrade ERL
2021 Red Star 30–18 Partizan FK Heroj Polet Stadium SRL
2022 Red Star 44–12 Partizan FK Sava Stadium SRL
2023 Red Star 22–20 Partizan FK Sava Stadium SRL

Source:[1][2]

List of teams by number of wins[edit]

List of teams by number of wins
Club Wins Years
1 Dorćol[a] 14 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. 2013, 2015, 2016
2 Red Star 8 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  1. ^ as Donji Dorćol (2002–2004)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Istorijat". ragbiligesrbije.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Prvenstvo Srbije". ragbiligesrbije.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 May 2024.

External links[edit]

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