[1] The defending champions were Partizan, after having won their fourth Serbian Superliga title in a row at the conclusion of the previous season.
Partizan successfully defended their title after a 4–0 victory at Borac Čačak with three games left to play.
Novi Pazar was granted promotion after 2010–11 First League champions BASK withdrew from the SuperLiga.
The 2011–12 season saw an average attendance by club:[18] * = due to previous crowd troubles, audience was not allowed on these games Defenders: Ivan Ivanov (30/4); Nemanja Rnić (25); Vladimir Volkov (21/1); Aleksandar Miljković (15); Nikola Aksentijević (14/1); Aleksandar Lazevski (8); Miloš Ostojić (6); Vojislav Stanković (4); Anderson Marques (1/1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets) Managers: Aleksandar Stanojević; Avram Grant.