The Serbian League () is the third level
football
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league in
Serbia
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. It consists of four groups, namely
Belgrade
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,
East
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,
Vojvodina
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, and
West
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. The winner of each group earns promotion to the
Serbian First League
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.
History
1992–1995
In the summer of 1992, following the
dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Serbian League became one of the two leagues (together with the
Montenegrin League) that replaced the
Yugoslav Third League
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, serving as the third level of newly formed league system in Serbia and Montenegro (then known as FR Yugoslavia). It was divided into three groups:
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Serbian League East
Serbian League East (Serbian: Српска лига Исток / Srpska liga Istok) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League Vojvodina and Serbian ...
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Serbian League North
Serbian League North () was one of the sections of the Serbian League, serving as the third level football league in FR Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1995. It was subsequently split into two separate sections: Serbian League Belgrade and Serbian Lea ...
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Serbian League West
1995–2003
In the summer of 1995, after the initial three seasons, the league expanded from three to six groups. The
Serbian League East
Serbian League East (Serbian: Српска лига Исток / Srpska liga Istok) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League Vojvodina and Serbian ...
split into the Serbian League Niš and Serbian League Timok, the
Serbian League North
Serbian League North () was one of the sections of the Serbian League, serving as the third level football league in FR Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1995. It was subsequently split into two separate sections: Serbian League Belgrade and Serbian Lea ...
split into the
Serbian League Belgrade
Serbian League Belgrade (Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina and ...
and
Serbian League Vojvodina
Serbian League Vojvodina (Serbian language, Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Se ...
, while the
Serbian League West split into the Serbian League Danube and Serbian League Morava. In the summer 1997, the Serbian League Kosovo was formed but lasted for only one season.
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Serbian League Belgrade
Serbian League Belgrade (Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina and ...
* Serbian League Danube
* Serbian League Morava
* Serbian League Niš
* Serbian League Timok
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Serbian League Vojvodina
Serbian League Vojvodina (Serbian language, Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Se ...
* Serbian League Kosovo
2003–present
In the summer of 2003, the Serbian League went through a second major reorganization, when the number of groups was reduced to four.
The Serbian League Niš and Serbian League Timok merged back into the
Serbian League East
Serbian League East (Serbian: Српска лига Исток / Srpska liga Istok) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League Vojvodina and Serbian ...
, while the Serbian League Danube and Serbian League Morava merged back into the
Serbian League West. Those two groups, East and West, previously existed from 1992 to 1995.
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Serbian League Belgrade
Serbian League Belgrade (Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina and ...
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Serbian League East
Serbian League East (Serbian: Српска лига Исток / Srpska liga Istok) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League Vojvodina and Serbian ...
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Serbian League Vojvodina
Serbian League Vojvodina (Serbian language, Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Se ...
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Serbian League West
Winners
1992–1995
1995–2003
2003–present
References
External links
Football Association of SerbiaFootball Association of BelgradeFootball Association of VojvodinaFootball Association of Eastern SerbiaFootball Association of Western Serbia
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Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...
Professional sports leagues in Serbia