2008–09 Serbian First League
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BSK Borča |
| Promoted |
BSK Borča Smederevo Mladi Radnik Spartak Zlatibor Voda Metalac |
| Relegated |
Voždovac FK Hajduk Beograd |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 619 (2.02 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 2.15 |
| Top goalscorer |
 Marko Pavićević (13) |
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The Serbian First Football League (Serbian: Prva Liga Telekom Srbija) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 18 teams will compete in this league for the 2008–09 season. Five teams will be promoted to the Serbian Superliga and two will be relegated the Serbian League, the third-highest division overall in the Serbian football league system.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BSK Borča (C) (P) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 70 |
| 2 | Smederevo (P) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 66 |
| 3 | Mladi Radnik (P) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 62 |
| 4 | Spartak Zlatibor Voda (P) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 60 |
| 5 | Metalac (P) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 55 |
| 6 | Inđija | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 55 |
| 7 | Sevojno | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 51 |
| 8 | ČSK | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 35 | –4 | 50 |
| 9 | Srem | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 35 | –2 | 44 |
| 10 | Mladost Apatin | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 30 | –1 | 43 |
| 11 | Novi Sad | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 42 | –1 | 42 |
| 12 | Kolubara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 36 | –3 | 42 |
| 13 | Dinamo Vranje | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 39 | –3 | 39 |
| 14 | Mladost Lučani | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 43 | –18 | 38 |
| 15 | Bežanija | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 40 | –6 | 37 |
| 16 | Novi Pazar | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 47 | –14 | 36 |
| 17 | Voždovac (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 43 | –11 | 32 |
| 18 | Hajduk Beograd (R) | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 80 | –60 | 10 |
| Direct promotion to Serbian Superliga | |
| Qualification to UEFA Europa League (via Serbian Cup 2008–09) | |
| Direct relegation to Srpska Liga |
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Updated to games played on 13 June 2009.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.