State Champions 2019.

The jubilee 30th title of state champion, as befits such an anniversary, Crvena Zvezda won in impressive fashion, leading the standings from the first to the last round.

We opened the championship on our home field with a 3:0 triumph over Dinamo Vranje. Dušan Jovančić scored the first goal in the championship for our team in the 2018/19 season. After the first round, we took the leading position in the table and stayed there until the end. We showed an excellent game and recorded six more consecutive triumphs in the rest of the championship. We defeated Radnički, Voždovac, Spartak, Čukaricki, Vojvodina and Radnik. Then came a draw, 1:1 in the eternal derby. After that, we achieved a series of eight victories, and the last draw in the autumn part of the championship was recorded in Niš, against Radnički, in a match that ended with a score of 2:2. The curtain on the autumn part of the season was lowered with a 2:1 victory on the snow-covered field of Čukaricki.

We started the spring part of the championship with a 1:0 victory over Radnik in Surdulica. We continued with great games and that's how it was. Crvena Zvezda and firmly held first place at the moment of the points division. The first round of the playoffs brought a victory over second-placed Radnički. The only defeat in the Super League Crvena Zvezda experienced in the playoffs, away at Banovo Brdo. With a score of 3:2, three points went to Čukarica. This ended the historic streak of 57 games without defeat, which represents an incredible success of the aforementioned generation.

Our team showed its mental strength in the very first match, when, in a great atmosphere on home turf, they triumphed in the eternal derby 2:1.

From that moment on, it was felt in the air that it was only a matter of time before Red Star Belgrade would officially win its 30th title. By the end of the season, all rivals had been defeated, and the title was mathematically secured on May 5 with a 1:0 victory over Mladost. The real celebration followed on May 19, when Red Star Belgrade was presented with the championship trophy before the match against Napredak, which ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of our team. That match will also be remembered in history for the fact that long-time captain Nenad Milijaš ran onto the field in the red and white jersey for the last time, thus putting an end to his playing career.

Crvena Zvezda won 102 points that season, surpassing last year's performance. Our players scored 97 goals, conceded 20, achieved 33 wins, three draws and only one defeat.