The season, Savićević's first as a professional footballer, was marked by another desperate struggle to stay up until the very last week. Budućnost managed to avoid relegation again amid a huge league-wide match-fixing scandal that erupted. For Savićević personally, despite good numbers, 10 goals in 32 league matches, the season was one of stagnation and antagonism as he butted heads with the club's management and head coach Spasojević on a regular basis, even losing his starting spot and getting suspended over a row with teammate Zoran Vorotović towards the end of the league campaign.