The Serbian Rugby League Championship is a domestic competition of rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 played in Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. 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 stabilizaton of rugby league scene in the country. Clubs like Podbara Novi Sad and Palilulac Hammers from the city of Niš

Niš

Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...

 entered the competition. Very soon, Faculty of Political Sciences (FPN XIII) from Belgrade formed their own rugby league team, which is the first rugby team of any code in the region. Their place in competition was taken by Belgrade University XIII, while FPN XIII and other students' teams form University League of Serbia. 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

In total, 19 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)
• Beli Orao (02, 03)
• Borac Rakovica (03)
• Car Lazar (10, 11)
• Dorćol Spiders (02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)
• FPN XIII (07)
• Morava (02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 10)
• Morava Cheetahs (11)
• Mosquitos (03)
• Niš (formerly Palilulac Hammers) (07, 08, 09, 10, 11)
• Novi Sad (02, 03, 04)
• Pančevo (06)
• Podbara (07, 08, 09, 10)
• Radnički Nova Pazova (10, 11)
• Red Star Belgrade (07, 08, 09, 10, 11)
• Soko Vranje (11)
• Stari Grad (11)
• Vojvodina (04, 05, 06)
• Vozdovac (05)

Format

2011 competition sees eight teams divided in two quality groups. They play home and away round robin format league during spring. Top group teams play-off will be staged in Autumn with qualifying play-off (1st v 2nd) and elimination play-off (3rd v 4th) games in week 1. Winner of qualifying play-off is first grand finalist and the second is the winner of qualifying semi-final, played by qualifying play-off loser and elimination play-off winner in week 2. Grand final is played in week 3 at the home ground of qualifying play-off winner.

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.

Grand Finals

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