2023–24 Red Star Belgrade season

Red Star Belgrade
2023–24 season
PresidentSvetozar Mijailović
ManagerBarak Bakhar (until 20 December)
Vladan Milojević (from 22 December)
StadiumRajko Mitić Stadium
Serbian SuperLiga1st
Serbian CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cherif Ndiaye
Peter Olayinka
(11 each)

All:
Cherif Ndiaye
(15 goals)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 48,211
(9 March 2024 v Partizan, R24)
All: 49,443
(13 December 2023 v Manchester City, CL GS)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 6,027
(9 December 2023 v Mladost, R18)
All: 1,200
(6 December 2023 v Radnički Niš, Serbian Cup R2)
Average home league attendance16354
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2024.

The 2023–24 Red Star Belgrade season was the club's 18th in the Serbian SuperLiga and 78th consecutive season in topflight of Yugoslav and Serbian football. The club participated in the Serbian SuperLiga, Serbian Cup and UEFA Champions League. The club won a domestic double, securing a record 10th league title since the secession of Montenegro from Serbia in 2006, and a joint-record seventh cup trophy.

Summary

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Pre-season

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The first signings for this season were free transfers of Nigerian international winger Peter Olayinka on 9 January[1] and New Zealand international midfielder Marko Stamenić on 6 February.[2] Olayinka spent last five seasons with the Czech powerhouse Slavia Prague and joined the club on a three-year-long contract with an option for a fourth year. And Stamenic, who spent last three seasons with the Danish side Copenhagen, will be joining the club on a four-year-long contract.

On 19 May the club announced that the head coach for this 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.[3]

On 13 June Serbian defender Radovan Pankov left the club after four seasons. He joined Polish powerhouse Legia Warsaw on a 3-year contract.

On 16 June two more players left the club. Serbian midfielder and product of club's youth academy Veljko Nikolić left the club to join Cypriot champions Aris Limassol. Nikolić was member of the first team for four seasons, during which he won four SuperLiga and three Serbian cup titles. In total he had 82 appearances and scored 10 goals.[4] Second player to leave was Serbian forward Aleksandar Pešić who moved to the Hungarian powerhouse Ferencvárosi. This ended his second spell at the club, for which he won two Serbian SuperLiga and one Serbian cup in total while appearing in 91 matches and scoring 45 goals.[5]

On 19 June the club announced that they will be returning Serbian midfielder Jovan Šljivić from a loan. He also signed a new three-year-long contract with the club. Šljivić, who is a product of club's youth system, spent last season playing at Grafičar.[6]

On 20 June the club announced the transfer of Ivorian international forward Jean-Philippe Krasso on a free transfer from the French side Saint-Étienne. Krasso signed four-year-long contract with the club.[7]

On 21 June the club announced the transfer of Ghanaian international midfielder Edmund Addo on a free transfer from the Serbian side Spartak Subotica. Addo signed four-year-long contract with the club.[8]

On 22 June the club announced the transfer of Israeli international goalkeeper Omri Glazer for an estimated transfer fee of €1,200,000. Glazer arrived from the Israeli side Hapoel Be'er Sheva where he won goalkeeper of the season in the Israeli Premier League for two consecutive years. He signed three-year-long contract with the club with the one-year extension option.[9]

On 4 July Canadian international goalkeeper Milan Borjan left the club after being first goalkeeper for the previous six seasons. In that time he won six consecutive Serbian SuperLiga's and three Serbian Cups making him one of the most decorated players in club history and placing him on the ninth player on the all-time appearances list. Borjan left on the one-year-long loan to the Slovak champions Slovan Bratislava.[10]

On 23 July Serbian international defender and product of club's youth academy Strahinja Eraković left the club after three seasons in which he had 103 caps for the club and won 3 Serbian SuperLiga and 3 Serbian Cup titles. He joined Russian side Zenit on a four-year-long contract for an estimated transfer fee of €8,000,000.[11] On the same day the club announced signing of a Serbian winger Uroš Kabić on a four-year-long contract. He arrived at the club from Serbian side Vojvodina for an estimated fee of €800,000.[12]

On 24 July Australian international defender Miloš Degenek returned to the club for his third spell. He arrived from US side Columbus Crew for an estimated fee of €500,000 and signed two-year-long contract with the club with an option for one year extension.[13]

On 28 July Serbian midfielder Nikola Knežević, who is the product of the club's youth academy, was promoted to the first squad after being loaned to Grafičar and Napredak during the last two seasons. He also signed a new four-year-long contract until summer of 2027.[14]

August

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In Serbian SuperLiga Red Star played five matches, winning the first four and losing the fifth one against Voždovac. That defeat ended their record breaking undefeated run in Serbian SuperLiga of 65 games since October 2021. At the end of the month Red Star was second placed team in the league, with one point behind TSC.

By winning previous season Serbian SuperLiga the club qualified for the group stage of 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. This will be the fourth time in the club's history that they will play in the Champions League group stage. On the draw that was held on 31 August the club was drawn into Group G together with current Champions League winners and English champions Manchester City with whom they will play for the first time, German DFB-Pokal winners RB Leipzig with whom they will also play for the first time and Swiss champions Young Boys with whom they played two times before.[15]

On 22 August Serbian veteran midfielder Slavoljub Srnić on a free transfer and joined Cypriot side AEL Limassol. This ended his third spell at the club for which he played 208 games in total, scored 22 goals, won 6 Serbian SuperLiga titles and 3 Serbian Cup titles.[16]

Also on 22 August Georgian international defender Irakli Azarovi left the after just one season in order to join Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk for an estimated fee of around €3,000,000. During his stay at the club he played 26 games and won Serbian SuperLiga and Serbian Cup.[17]

On 23 August Serbian defender and product of the club's youth academy Andrej Đurić returned to the club after two seasons playing for the Slovenian side Domžale. He signed four-year-long contract with an option for one year extension.[18]

September

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In Serbian SuperLiga Red Star played three games, with two more games being postponed including first eternal derby of this season. Two of those games ended with a win and one with the defeat. At the end of the month the club dropped to third place on the table, four points behind TSC and Partizan.

The club also started their Champions League run with an away game defeat against reigning European champions Manchester City.

On 1 September Serbian defender and product of the club's youth academy Stefan Leković joined Spanish side Villarreal on a season long loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.[19]

On 4 September Burkinabé international defender Nasser Djiga arrived at the club on a year long loan from Swiss side Basel with a buy out option.[20]

On 12 September Serbian defender Marko Gobeljić left the club after six seasons during which he gathered 183 caps, scored 11 goals and won 6 Serbian SuperLiga and 3 Serbian Cup titles. He joined Greek side Kifisia on a free transfer.[21]

On 14 September Korean international midfielder Hwang In-beom arrived at the club for a record breaking transfer of an estimated €5,500,000 from Greek side Olympiacos and signed four-years-long contract with the club.[22]

On 15 September Senegalese forward Cherif Ndiaye joined the club from Turkish side Adana Demirspor and signed three-years-long deal with an option for the fourth year.[23]

October

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In Serbian SuperLiga Red Star won all three games they played, witch brought them back to the second place on the table, seven points behind leading Partizan.

In Champions League the club played two games, a draw against Young Boys at home and a loss against RB Leipzig in an away game. This tied them with the Young Boys at the third place with one point each.

Draw for the first round of Serbian Cup was held on 11 October. Red Star were drawn to play an away game against Trayal.[24] The game was originally scheduled to be played on 1 November, but it was rescheduled to 18 October.[25] Red Star won the game 6–0 and qualified for the Round of 16.

November

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In Serbian SuperLiga Red Star won all three games they played, witch kept them at the second place on the table, three points behind leading Partizan.

In Champions League the club lost both games it played, against RB Leipzig at home and Young Boys in an away game. This secured them last place in the group with one game remaining.

Draw for the Round of 16 of the Serbian Cup was held on 7 November and Red Star were drawn to play a home game against Radnički Niš. Game is scheduled to be played on 6 December[26]

December

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In Serbian SuperLiga Red Star ended first half of the championship with three wins and a 1–2 defeat against Partizan in the Eternal derby. This kept them at the second place on the table, one behind leading Partizan.

In Champions League the club lost its last game of the season against Manchester City at home, ending their run at the last place of the group.

Red Star played second round of Serbian Cup against Radnički Niš and won 5–0. On 25 December quarter-finals draw took place on which Red Star was drawn against OFK Vršac in a home game that will be played on 4 April 2024.[27]

On 17 December the club signed new contract with young fullback Kosta Nedeljković until the summer of 2027.[28]

On 20 December, after the loss in the Eternal derby, Israeli coach Barak Bakhar was sacked after just six months.[29] His replacemet was announced two days later, on 22 December - Serbian coach Vladan Milojević. This will be Milojević's second spell at the club, after previously being Red Star's manager for two seasons between 2017 and 2019. In his first tenure he won two Serbian SuperLiga titles. Milojević joined the club on a 2+12-year contract.

January

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The club will organize mid-season training camp between 15 January and 2 February in Paphos on Cyprus during which they will play five friendly games.[30]

Five of the club's players received call-ups to their national team squads for the continental championships that will be played at the start of this year. Nasser Djiga, Kings Kangwa, Osman Bukari and Jean-Philippe Krasso will play at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations while Hwang In-beom will play at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[31] Kangwa represented Zambia in all three group stage matches, scored one goal and was eliminated after ending on the third place of the group. Bukari represented Ghana in two games and was also eliminated in the group stage. Djiga played in one game for Burkina Faso and was eliminated in round of 16.

At the start of the year Argentine right-back Alex Vigo returned to River Plate after his loan at the club expired and Red Star decided not to activate his buy-out option. He was at the club for a year, during which he gathered 16 caps and scored 3 goals.

On 10 January club announced that they will be returning Serbian defender Viktor Radojević back from the loan at Grafičar. He is the product of the club's youth academy and this will be his first time playing for the first squad.[32]

On 14 January Serbian backup goalkeeper Nikola Vasiljević left the club after 4+12 years, most of which he spent on multiple loans. He joined Serbian side Radnički Niš on a free transfer.[33]

On 22 January Serbian defender Kosta Nedeljković signed the contract with English side Aston Villa for an estimated fee of €9,000,000. He will remain part of the Red Star until the end of current season.[34]

On 31 January Ghanaian midfielder Edmund Addo left the club in order to join Serbian side Radnički Niš on a six-months loan. Addo arrived at the club at the start of this season and failed to make a debut for the first team.[35]

February

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Serbian SuperLiga was resumed during February. Club played three games, and won all three of them. This kept them at the second place on the table, one point behind leading Partizan.

On 1 February Serbian winger Stefan Mitrović left the club in order to join the Italian side Hellas Verona for an estimated fee of €1,300,000. He spent season and a half at the club, winning the Double in the previous season.[36]

On the same day two more players left the club on a loan until the end of the season. Zambian international midfielder Kings Kangwa was loaned to Belgian side Kortrijk for an estimated loan fee of €500,000 and the buy-out price of €1,000,000 at the end of the season. Kangwa was part of the club for season and a half, winning the Double in the previous season.[37] Serbian midfielder Uroš Kabić was loaned to Italian side Torino with an agreed buy-out price of €2,000,000 at the end of the season. He joined the club at the start of this season.[38]

On 2 February Serbian forward Uroš Sremčević joined the club on a three-years-long contract. He arrived from Mladost Lučani for the record breaking transfer between two Serbian clubs of an estimated €2,000,000.[39]

On 19 February Serbian forward Jovan Mijatović left the club in order to join US side New York City FC for the undisclosed transfer fee estimated to be around €8,000,000.[40]

Players

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 March 2024. Appearances include league matches only.[41]
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
1 Zoran Popović Serbia GK (1988-05-28)28 May 1988 (aged 35) 2018 2024 Norway Bodø/Glimt €80k 28 0
18 Omri Glazer Israel GK (1996-03-11)11 March 1996 (aged 27) 2023 2026 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva €1.2m 23 0
77 Ivan Guteša U21 Serbia GK (2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (aged 21) 2024 2026 Serbia Grafičar Beograd Free transfer 0 0
Defenders
2 Kosta Nedeljković U21 Serbia RB (2005-12-16)16 December 2005 (aged 17) 2023 2024 England Aston Villa Loan 12 0
3 Miloš Degenek Australia CB (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 29) 2023 2025 United States Columbus Crew €500k 85 2
5 Uroš Spajić Serbia CB (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 30) 2022 2026 Turkey Kasımpaşa Free transfer 35 3
15 Aleksandar Dragović Austria CB (1991-03-06)6 March 1991 (aged 32) 2021 2024 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Free transfer 88 6 Captain
19 Nemanja Milunović Serbia CB (1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 34) 2022 2024 Turkey Alanyaspor €250k 76 6
23 Milan Rodić Serbia LB (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 32) 2017 2025 Russia Krylia Sovetov €250k 170 11
24 Nasser Djiga FGN U21 Burkina Faso CB (2002-11-15)15 November 2002 (aged 20) 2023 2024 Switzerland Basel Loan 13 0
29 Viktor Radojević U21 Serbia LB (2004-07-14)14 July 2004 (aged 18) 2024 2026 Serbia Youth academy N/A 1 0
70 Ognjen Mimović U21 Serbia RB (2004-08-17)17 August 2004 (aged 18) 2024 2028 Serbia Youth academy N/A 3 0
76 Lazar Nikolić Serbia RB (1999-08-01)1 August 1999 (aged 23) 2022 2025 Serbia Javor Free transfer 20 0
Midfielders
4 Mirko Ivanić Montenegro AM (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 29) 2019 2025 Belarus BATE Borisov €1.3m 147 46
6 Marko Stamenić U21 New Zealand DM (2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 21) 2023 2026 Denmark Copenhagen Free transfer 17 0
7 Jovan Šljivić U21 Serbia AM (2005-10-14)14 October 2005 (aged 17) 2022 2026 Serbia Youth academy N/A 8 0
8 Guélor Kanga Gabon AM (1990-09-01)1 September 1990 (aged 32) 2020 2025 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Free transfer 146 34
10 Aleksandar Katai Serbia LW (1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 32) 2020 2024 United States LA Galaxy Free transfer 157 84
30 Osman Bukari Ghana RW (1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (aged 24) 2022 2026 Belgium Gent €3m 51 19
33 Srđan Mijailović Serbia DM (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 29) 2022 2025 Serbia Čukarički Free transfer 97 1
37 Vladimir Lučić U21 Serbia LW (2002-06-28)28 June 2002 (aged 21) 2022 2025 Serbia Youth academy N/A 25 1
40 Jovan Mituljikić U21 Serbia AM (2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 20) 2023 2025 Serbia Youth academy N/A 0 0
41 Nikola Knežević U21 Serbia CM (2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 20) 2022 2027 Serbia Youth academy N/A 3 0
45 Nikola Mituljikić U21 Serbia RW (2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 20) 2023 2025 Serbia Youth academy N/A 7 0
55 Andrija Maksimović U21 Serbia AM (2007-06-05)5 June 2007 (aged 16) 2023 2025 Serbia Youth academy N/A 0 0
66 Hwang In-beom FGN South Korea CM (1996-09-20)20 September 1996 (aged 26) 2023 2027 Greece Olympiacos €5.5m 17 2
Forwards
9 Cherif Ndiaye FGN Senegal CF (1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 27) 2023 2026 Turkey Adana Demirspor €4.0m 19 4
14 Peter Olayinka FGN Nigeria LW (1995-11-18)18 November 1995 (aged 27) 2023 2026 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Free transfer 24 5
17 Jean-Philippe Krasso Ivory Coast CF (1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 25) 2023 2027 France Saint-Étienne Free transfer 19 7
31 Uroš Sremčević U21 Serbia CF (2006-04-24)24 April 2006 (aged 17) 2024 2027 Serbia Mladost Lučani €2.0m 2 0
  • Note: SuperLiga imposes a requirement 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

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26 June 2023 (2023-06-26)[42] Friendly Sloboda Užice Serbia 1–3 Serbia Red Star Užice, Serbia
18:00
  • Lazović 32'
Report Stadium: Radomir Antić Stadium
29 June 2023 (2023-06-29)[42] Friendly Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Serbia Red Star Užice, Serbia
18:00 Report Stadium: Radomir Antić Stadium
Referee: Predrag Simić
4 July 2023 (2023-07-04)[42] Match TV Cup Zenit Russia 1–2 Serbia Red Star Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:30
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,970
Referee: Aleksei Amelin
8 July 2023 (2023-07-08)[42] Match TV Cup Neftçi Azerbaijan 0–4 Serbia Red Star Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:30 Report Stadium: Smena Stadium
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Artem Lyubimov
12 July 2023 (2023-07-12)[42] Match TV Cup Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–3 Serbia Red Star Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:30 Report Stadium: Smena Stadium
Attendance: 3,075
Referee: Evgeni Kukulyak
22 July 2023 (2023-07-22)[43] Friendly Red Star Serbia 3–0 Serbia TSC Belgrade, Serbia
20:00
Report Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivan Stamenić
26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)[44] Friendly Red Star Serbia 5–0 Italy Fiorentina Belgrade, Serbia
20:00
Report Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 36,882
Referee: Miloš Milanović
17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)[30] Friendly Akritas Chlorakas Cyprus 2–3 Serbia Red Star Paphos, Cyprus
16:00
Report Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
20 January 2024 (2024-01-20)[30] Friendly Zalaegerszegi Hungary 0–1 Serbia Red Star Paphos, Cyprus
13:00 Report Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
24 January 2024 (2024-01-24)[30] Friendly Red Star Serbia 3–1 Serbia Spartak Subotica Paphos, Cyprus
15:30 Report Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)[30] Friendly Red Star Serbia 2–0 Serbia Mladost Lučani Paphos, Cyprus
15:30
Report Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)[30] Friendly Red Star Serbia Abandoned Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Paphos, Cyprus
16:00
Report
Referee: Timur Arslanbekov
23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Friendly Red Star Serbia 1-0 Russia Zenit Belgrade, Serbia
19:00 Report Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
Attendance: 42,771
Referee: Jovan Šegrt

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serbian SuperLiga 37 31 3 3 94 28 +66 083.78
Serbian Cup 5 5 0 0 18 1 +17 100.00
UEFA Champions League 6 0 1 5 7 15 −8 000.00
Total 48 36 4 8 119 44 +75 075.00

Serbian SuperLiga

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Season results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
25 20 2 3 62 22  +40 62 10 2 0 32 9  +23 10 0 3 30 13  +17

Season results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
ResultWWWWLWLDLWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWW
Position1111223333222222212222221111111111111
Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Star Belgrade 30 25 2 3 77 22 +55 77 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Partizan 30 22 4 4 66 35 +31 70
3 TSC 30 17 9 4 57 29 +28 60
4 Vojvodina 30 14 8 8 49 42 +7 50
5 Radnički 1923 30 16 2 12 46 46 0 50
Source: SuperLiga (in Serbian)
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.

Regular season matches

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30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) 1 Red Star 5–0 Vojvodina Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
20:00
Report Attendance: 16,213[45]
Referee: Živković Aleksandar
6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) 2 Red Star 4–0 Napredak Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
16:55
Report Attendance: 6,171[46]
Referee: Nikola Đorđević
11 August 2023 (2023-08-11) 3 Mladost 1–4 Red Star Mladost Stadium, Lučani
18:55 Report Attendance: 7,000[47]
Referee: Dejan Trifković
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 4 Red Star 3–0 Spartak Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
20:30 Report Attendance: 14,717[48]
Referee: Predrag Janjuš
26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) 5 Voždovac 3–2 Red Star Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade
19:00 Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Stanko Ostraćanin
2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 6 Red Star 2–1 Novi Pazar Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
20:00
Report Attendance: 31,700[49]
Referee: Nikola Radaković
16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) 7 Čukarički 2–1 Red Star Čukarički Stadium, Belgrade
18:05
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Miloš Milanović
1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)[50] 8 Red Star 1–1 TSC Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
19:00
Report Attendance: 8,537[51]
Referee: Milan Mitić
Note: Game was originally scheduled on 23 September, but was postponed due to both club's international games.[52]
20 December 2023 (2023-12-20) 9 Partizan 2–1 Red Star Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
18:00
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nenad Minaković
Note: Game was originally scheduled on 27 September, but was postponed due to mourning day and security concerns after Banjska attack on 24 September.[53]
30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 10 Red Star 1–0 Radnički Niš Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
18:05
Report Attendance: 9,152[54]
Referee: Pavle Ilić
8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) 11 Radnički 1923 0–3 Red Star Čika Dača Stadium, Kragujevac
15:00 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Novak Simović
Note: Match was originally finished with Red Star's 3–4 victory, but was registered with official result 0–3 due to the administrative mistake made by Radnički 1923.[55]
21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) 12 Red Star 3–2 Javor Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
18:30
Report
Attendance: 7,022[56]
Referee: Nenad Minaković
28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 13 IMT 1–2 Red Star Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade
18:30 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Šegrt Jovan
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) 14 Red Star 3–1 Radnik Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
18:00
Report Attendance: 7,813[57]
Referee: Nikolić Danilo
11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) 15 Železničar 1–2 Red Star Stadion SC Mladost, Pančevo
18:00 Report Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Ivković Marko
25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 16 Vojvodina 1–2 Red Star Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad
16:00 Report
Referee: Milan Ilić
3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) 17 Napredak 0–1 Red Star Mladost Stadium, Kruševac
15:00 Report Referee: Jovan Šegrt
9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 18 Red Star 3–1 Mladost Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
16:00
Report Attendance: 6,027[58]
Referee: Lazar Lukić
16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 19 Spartak 1–4 Red Star Subotica City Stadium, Subotica
16:00 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pavle Ilić
10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 20 Red Star 2–1 Voždovac Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
16:30 Report Attendance: 26,340[59]
Referee: Jovan Šegrt
17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 21 Novi Pazar 0–3 Red Star Novi Pazar City Stadium, Novi Pazar
14:00 Report
Referee: Danilo Nikolić
24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 22 Red Star 3–0 Čukarički Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
16:00
Report Attendance: 14,348[60]
Referee: Marko Ivković
2 March 2024 (2024-03-02) 23 TSC 1–3 Red Star TSC Arena, Bačka Topola
16:00 Report
Referee: Milan Ilić
9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 24 Red Star 2–2 Partizan Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
17:00
Report
Attendance: 48,211[61]
Referee: Pavle Ilić
13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) 25 Radnički Niš 0–2 Red Star Čair Stadium, Niš
19:00 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Marko Ivković
17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 26 Red Star 5–0 Radnički 1923 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
16:00
Report Attendance: 18,241
Referee: Šegrt Jovan
30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) 27 Javor 0–3 Red Star Javor Stadium, Ivanjica
16:00 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nikolić Danilo
3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) 28 Red Star 2–0 IMT Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
19:00 Report Attendance: 6,284
Referee: Milanović Miloš
7 April 2024 (2024-04-07) 29 Radnik 0–2 Red Star Surdulica City Stadium, Surdulica
16:00 Report
Referee: Ostraćanin Stanko
14 April 2024 (2024-04-14) 30 Red Star 3–0 Železničar Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
17:00
Report Attendance: 7,217[62]
Referee: Danilo Nikolić

Serbian Cup

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First Round

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18 October 2023 (2023-10-18) Trayal 0–6 Red Star Mladost Stadium, Kruševac
15:00 Report Referee: Nikola Petrović
Note: The game was originally scheduled to be played on 1 November, but it was rescheduled to 18 October.[25]

Round of 16

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6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) Red Star 5–0 Radnički Niš Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
18:00
Report Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nikola Radaković

Quarter-finals

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10 April 2024 (2024-04-10) Red Star 3–0 OFK Vršac Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
19:00
Report Attendance: 5,339
Referee: Stefan Jenkić

Semi-finals

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24 April 2024 Red Star 2–0 Partizan Belgrade
19:00 Olayinka 27', 29' Report Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Miloš Milanović

Final

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21 May 2024 Red Star 2–1 Vojvodina Loznica
20:15
Report Vukanović 90+8' Stadium: Lagator Stadium
Attendance: 7,900
Referee: Milan Ilić

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI RBL YB RSB
1 England Manchester City 6 6 0 0 18 7 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 3–0 3–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 13 10 +3 12 1–3 2–1 3–1
3 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 1–3 2–0
4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6 0 1 5 7 15 −8 1 2–3 1–2 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Manchester City England 3–1 Serbia Red Star City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Report
Attendance: 50,204[63]
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
4 October 2023 (2023-10-04) Red Star Serbia 2–2 Switzerland Young Boys Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
21:00
Report
Attendance: 47,201[64]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) RB Leipzig Germany 3–1 Serbia Red Star Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
21:00
Report Attendance: 42,209[65]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) Red Star Serbia 1–2 Germany RB Leipzig Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
21:00
Report
Attendance: 41,961[66]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) Young Boys Switzerland 2–0 Serbia Red Star Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
21:00 Report Attendance: 31,500[67]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) Red Star Serbia 2–3 England Manchester City Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
18:45
Report
Attendance: 49,443[68]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Squad

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total SuperLiga Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Serbia SRB Zoran Popović 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK Israel ISR Omri Glazer 31 0 23 0 2 0 6 0
77 GK Serbia SRB Ivan Guteša 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Serbia SRB Kosta Nedeljković 18 0 10+2 0 2 0 2+2 0
3 DF Australia AUS Miloš Degenek 8 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
5 DF Serbia SRB Uroš Spajić 19 2 12+4 2 2 0 1 0
15 DF Austria AUT Aleksandar Dragović 30 2 22 2 2 0 6 0
19 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Milunović 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Serbia SRB Milan Rodić 24 2 14+4 2 0 0 5+1 0
24 DF Burkina Faso BFA Nasser Djiga 19 0 11+2 0 0 0 6 0
29 DF Serbia SRB Viktor Radojević 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Serbia SRB Veljko Milosavljević 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
70 DF Serbia SRB Ognjen Mimović 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
76 DF Serbia SRB Lazar Nikolić 14 0 4+8 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Montenegro MNE Mirko Ivanić 22 2 12+4 2 1 0 5 0
6 MF New Zealand NZL Marko Stamenić 22 1 13+4 0 1 0 4 1
7 MF Serbia SRB Jovan Šljivić 10 2 2+6 0 1+1 2 0 0
8 MF Gabon GAB Guélor Kanga 23 7 13+7 7 0 0 2+1 0
10 MF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Katai 18 6 4+7 4 2 1 0+5 1
30 MF Ghana GHA Osman Bukari 28 9 19+3 7 0 0 5+1 2
33 MF Serbia SRB Srđan Mijailović 27 1 17+3 1 1 0 6 0
37 MF Serbia SRB Vladimir Lučić 30 2 13+10 1 1 1 1+5 0
40 MF Serbia SRB Jovan Mituljikić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Knežević 5 2 1+2 0 2 2 0 0
44 MF Serbia SRB Veljko Vukojević 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
45 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Mituljikić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Maksimović 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
66 MF South Korea KOR Hwang In-beom 23 3 13+4 2 0 0 6 1
Forwards
9 FW Senegal SEN Cherif Ndiaye 27 7 13+6 4 2 2 5+1 1
14 FW Nigeria NGA Peter Olayinka 30 5 19+5 5 1 0 2+3 0
17 FW Ivory Coast CIV Jean-Philippe Krasso 24 8 11+8 7 1 1 1+3 0
31 FW Serbia SRB Uroš Sremčević 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
16 DF Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Azarovi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Serbia SRB Jovan Mijatović 19 9 5+9 8 1 1 0+4 0
20 MF Zambia ZAM Kings Kangwa 11 0 8+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
70 MF Serbia SRB Uroš Kabić 6 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
80 MF Serbia SRB Stefan Mitrović 13 1 9 1 0+1 0 3 0

Last updated: 13 March 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

As of 25 May 2024
Rank Pos No. Player League Cup Champions League Total
1 FW 9 Senegal Cherif Ndiaye 11 3 1 15
2 MF 10 Serbia Aleksandar Katai 9 2 1 12
FW 14 Nigeria Peter Olayinka 11 1 0 12
3 MF 30 Ghana Osman Bukari 7 1 2 10
4 MF 8 Gabon Guélor Kanga 9 0 0 9
FW 17 Ivory Coast Jean-Philippe Krasso 8 1 0 9
FW 22 Serbia Jovan Mijatović 8 1 0 9
7 MF 4 Montenegro Mirko Ivanić 5 1 0 6
MF 66 South Korea Hwang In-beom 5 0 1 6
9 DF 15 Austria Aleksandar Dragović 3 0 0 3
MF 41 Serbia Nikola Knežević 1 2 0 3
DF 23 Serbia Milan Rodić 3 0 0 3
MF 7 Serbia Jovan Šljivić 1 2 0 3
13 MF 37 Serbia Vladimir Lučić 1 1 0 2
DF 5 Serbia Uroš Spajić 2 0 0 2
MF 6 New Zealand Marko Stamenić 1 0 1 2
MF 33 Serbia Srđan Mijailović 2 0 0 2
FW 31 Serbia Uroš Sremčević 2 0 0 2
18 DF 24 Burkina Faso Nasser Djiga 1 0 0 1
MF 80 Serbia Stefan Mitrović 1 0 0 1
Own goals 4 1 1 6
TOTALS 94 18 7 119

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 14 April 2024
Rank No. Player League Cup Champions League Total
1 18 Israel Omri Glazer 14 2 0 16
2 1 Serbia Zoran Popović 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 14 3 0 17

Disciplinary record

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As of 13 March 2024
Rank No. Pos Player League Cup Champions League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 33 MF Serbia Srđan Mijailović 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0
2 4 MF Montenegro Mirko Ivanić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
6 MF New Zealand Marko Stamenić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
15 DF Austria Aleksandar Dragović 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
23 DF Serbia Milan Rodić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
24 DF Burkina Faso Nasser Djiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
30 MF Ghana Osman Bukari 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
8 8 MF Gabon Guélor Kanga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 FW Senegal Cherif Ndiaye 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
66 MF South Korea Hwang In-beom 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
11 5 DF Serbia Uroš Spajić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
14 FW Nigeria Peter Olayinka 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
41 MF Serbia Nikola Knežević 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 1 GK Serbia Zoran Popović 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF Serbia Kosta Nedeljković 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF Serbia Jovan Šljivić 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Serbia Aleksandar Katai 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW Ivory Coast Jean-Philippe Krasso 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
18 GK Israel Omri Glazer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 DF Serbia Nemanja Milunović 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 FW Serbia Jovan Mijatović 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 MF Serbia Vladimir Lučić 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
70 MF Serbia Uroš Kabić 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
76 DF