The Yugoslav First League (
Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
league in the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () h ...
(1918–1941) and
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...
(1945–1992).
The First League Championship was one of two national competitions held annually in Yugoslavia, the
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...
being the other.
The league became fully professional in 1967.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940)
This was the first club competition on a national level for clubs from
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () h ...
(named the ''Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes'' until 1930). The league was started in 1923 and the first four seasons had a cup tournament format, while the first
round-robin league competition was held in 1927. In the period from 1927 to 1940 seventeen seasons were completed, with all the titles won by clubs from Croatia (
Građanski Zagreb,
Concordia Zagreb,
HAŠK Zagreb and
Hajduk Split) or Serbia (
BSK and
SK Jugoslavija).
It was governed at first by the
Croatian-named ''Nogometni Savez Jugoslavije (
Football Association of Yugoslavia)'', founded in April 1919 in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
, until in late 1929 disagreements arose between the Zagreb and
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
branches of the association. This resulted in the association headquarters being moved to Belgrade in May 1930 where it adopted the
Serbian name ''Fudbalski Savez Jugoslavije'' and continued operating the league until it was suspended due to the outbreak of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. Consequently, with the moving of headquarters, Croatian players and coaches boycotted Yugoslavia national team. With the
Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, separate
Croatian and
Serbian leagues were established, which operated
during the World War II.
Champions and top scorers
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1923
, style="font-size: 90%;", Cup tournament
(One-legged knockout; 6 clubs)
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Građanski Zagreb (1)
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SAŠK Sarajevo
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Dragan Jovanović''(
SK Jugoslavija)''
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1924
, style="font-size: 90%;", Cup tournament
(One-legged knockout; 7 clubs)
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SK Jugoslavija (1)
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Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Dragan Jovanović''(
SK Jugoslavija)''
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1925
Events January
* January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...
, style="font-size: 90%;", Cup tournament
(One-legged knockout; 7 clubs)
,
SK Jugoslavija (2)
,
Građanski Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Dragan Jovanović''(
SK Jugoslavija)''
, 4
, -
,
1926
, style="font-size: 90%;", Cup tournament
(One-legged knockout; 7 clubs)
,
Građanski Zagreb (2)
,
SK Jugoslavija
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Dušan Petković''(
SK Jugoslavija)''
, 4
, - bgcolor=#F5FAFF
,
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Single round-robin; 6 clubs)
,
Hajduk Split (1)
,
BSK
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Kuzman Sotirović''(
BSK)''
, 6
, -
,
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
{Single round-robin; 6 clubs)
,
Građanski Zagreb (3)
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Ljubo Benčić''(
Hajduk Split)''
, 8
, - bgcolor=#F5FAFF
,
1929
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 5 clubs)
,
Hajduk Split (2)
,
BSK
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Đorđe Vujadinović''(
BSK)''
, 10
, -
,
1930
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 6 clubs)
,
Concordia Zagreb (1)
,
SK Jugoslavija
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Blagoje Marjanović''(
BSK)''
, 10
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,
1930–31
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 6 clubs)
,
BSK (1)
,
Concordia Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Đorđe Vujadinović''(
BSK)''
, 12
, -
,
1931–32
, style="font-size: 90%;", Cup tournament
(Two-legged knockout; 8 clubs)
,
Concordia Zagreb (2)
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Svetislav Valjarević
Svetislav Valjarević (; 9 July 1911 – 22 September 1996) was a Serbian footballer.
Career
He started playing in the youth team of BSK Belgrade, however when he graduated the Military Academy, he was sent to service to Zagreb in 1930 where he ...
''(
Concordia Zagreb)''
, 10
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,
1932–33
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 11 clubs)
,
BSK (2)
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Vladimir Kragić''(
Hajduk Split)''
, 21
, -
, 1934
, colspan="6", National championship was not played.
, - bgcolor=#F5FAFF
,
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 10 clubs)
,
BSK (3)
,
SK Jugoslavija
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Leo Lemešić''(
Hajduk Split)''
, 18
, -
,
1936
Events January–February
* January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House.
* January 28 – Death and state funer ...
, style="font-size: 90%;", Cup tournament
(Two-legged knockout; 14 clubs)
,
BSK (4)
,
Slavija Sarajevo
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Blagoje Marjanović''(
BSK)''
, 5
, - bgcolor=#F5FAFF
,
1936–37
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 10 clubs)
,
Građanski Zagreb (4)
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Blagoje Marjanović''(
BSK)''
, 21
, -
,
1937–38
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 10 clubs)
,
HAŠK Zagreb (1)
,
BSK
, style="font-size: 90%;",
August Lešnik''(
Građanski Zagreb)''
, 17
, - bgcolor=#F5FAFF
,
1938–39
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 12 clubs)
,
BSK (5)
,
Građanski Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
August Lešnik''(
Građanski Zagreb)''
, 22
, -
,
1939–40
, style="font-size: 90%;", League
(Double round-robin; 6 clubs)
,
Građanski Zagreb (5)
,
BSK
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Svetislav Glišović
Svetislav Glišović (Serbian Cyrillic: Светислав Глишовић; 17 September 1913 – 10 March 1988) was a Yugoslav international football player and manager.
Club career
Glišović played in the youth team of SK Soko before beco ...
''(
BSK)''
, 10
, -
Performance by clubs
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!Club
!Champions
!Runners-up
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BSK
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, 4
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, 2
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Građanski Zagreb
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, 2
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, 3
,
Hajduk Split
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, 5
, -
, 4
,
SK Jugoslavija
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, 3
, -
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,
Concordia Zagreb
, 2
, 1
, -
, 6
,
HAŠK
, 1
, 0
, -
, 7
,
Slavija Sarajevo
, 0
, 1
, -
, 8
,
SAŠK Sarajevo
, 0
, 1
World War II competitions
*
Serbian Football League (1940–44), in Serbia (
Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia)
SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)
Champions and top scorers
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1945
!scope=row,
SR Serbia (1)
,
JNA
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SR Croatia
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Stjepan Bobek ''(
JNA)''
, align=center, 8
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, align=center,
1946–47
!scope=row,
Partizan (1)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Red Star
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, style="font-size: 90%;",
Franjo Wölfl ''(
Dinamo Zagreb)''
, align=center, 28
, -
, align=center,
1947–48
!scope=row,
Dinamo Zagreb (1)
,
Hajduk Split
,
Partizan
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Franjo Wölfl ''(
Dinamo Zagreb)''
, align=center, 22
, -
, align=center,
1948–49
!scope=row,
Partizan (2)
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Frane Matošić ''(
Hajduk Split)''
, align=center, 17
, -
, align=center,
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split (1)
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
Partizan
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Marko Valok ''(
Partizan)''
, align=center, 17
, -
, align=center,
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(1)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Kosta Tomašević ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 16
, -
, align=center,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, ...
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split (2)
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
Lokomotiva
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Stanoje Jocić ''(
BSK)''
, align=center, 13
, -
, align=center,
1952–53
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(2)
,
Hajduk Split
,
Partizan
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Todor Živanović ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 17
, -
, align=center,
1953–54
!scope=row,
Dinamo Zagreb (2)
,
Partizan
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Stjepan Bobek ''(
Partizan)''
, align=center, 21
, -
, align=center,
1954–55
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split (3)
,
BSK
,
Dinamo Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;", Predrag Marković ''(
BSK)''
Kosta Tomašević ''(
Spartak Subotica)''
Bernard Vukas ''(
Hajduk Split)''
, align=center, 20
, -
, align=center,
1955–56
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(3)
,
Partizan
,
Radnički Belgrade
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Muhamed Mujić ''(
Velež Mostar)''
Tihomir Ognjanov ''(
Spartak Subotica)''
Todor Veselinović ''(
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
)''
, align=center, 21
, -
, align=center,
1956–57
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(4)
,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Todor Veselinović ''(
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
)''
, align=center, 28
, -
, align=center,
1957–58
!scope=row,
Dinamo Zagreb (3)
,
Partizan
,
Radnički Belgrade
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Todor Veselinović ''(
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
)''
, align=center, 19
, -
, align=center,
1958–59
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(5)
,
Partizan
,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Bora Kostić ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 25
, -
, align=center,
1959–60
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(6)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Partizan
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Bora Kostić ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 19
, -
, align=center,
1960–61
!scope=row,
Partizan (3)
,
Red Star
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,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Zoran Prljinčević ''(
Radnički Belgrade)''
Todor Veselinović ''(
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
)''
, align=center, 16
, -
, align=center,
1961–62
!scope=row,
Partizan (4)
,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
,
Dinamo Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Dražan Jerković ''(
Dinamo Zagreb)''
, align=center, 16
, -
, align=center,
1962–63
!scope=row,
Partizan (5)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Željezničar
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Mišo Smajlović ''(
Željezničar)''
, align=center, 18
, -
, align=center,
1963–64
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(7)
,
OFK Belgrade
,
Dinamo Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Asim Ferhatović ''(
FK Sarajevo
Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...
)''
, align=center, 19
, -
, align=center,
1964–65
!scope=row,
Partizan (6)
,
FK Sarajevo
Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Zlatko Dračić ''(
NK Zagreb)''
, align=center, 23
, -
, align=center,
1965–66
!scope=row,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
(1)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Velež Mostar
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Petar Nadoveza ''(
Hajduk Split)''
, align=center, 21
, -
, align=center,
1966–67
!scope=row,
FK Sarajevo
Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...
(1)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Partizan
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Mustafa Hasanagić ''(
Partizan)''
, align=center, 18
, -
, align=center,
1967–68
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(8)
,
Partizan
,
Dinamo Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Slobodan Santrač ''(
OFK Belgrade)''
, align=center, 22
, -
, align=center,
1968–69
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(9)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Partizan
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Vojin Lazarević ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 22
, -
, align=center,
1969–70
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(10)
,
Partizan
,
Velež Mostar
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Slobodan Santrač ''(
OFK Belgrade)''
Dušan Bajević
Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; , ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football manager ...
''(
Velež Mostar)''
, align=center, 20
, -
, align=center,
1970–71
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split (4)
,
Željezničar
,
Dinamo Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Petar Nadoveza ''(
Hajduk Split)''
Božo Janković ''(
Željezničar)''
, align=center, 20
, -
, align=center,
1971–72
!scope=row,
Željezničar (1)
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
OFK Belgrade
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Slobodan Santrač ''(
OFK Belgrade)''
, align=center, 33
, -
, align=center,
1972–73
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(11)
,
Velež Mostar
,
OFK Belgrade
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Slobodan Santrač ''(
OFK Belgrade)''
Vojin Lazarević ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 25
, -
, align=center,
1973–74
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split (5)
,
Velež Mostar
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Danilo Popivoda ''(
Olimpija Ljubljana)''
, align=center, 17
, -
, align=center,
1974–75
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split (6)
,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Dušan Savić ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
Boško Đorđević
Boško Đorđević ( sr-cyr, Бошко Ђорђевић; born 22 August 1953) is a Serbian retired association football, footballer. He is mainly known for spending five and a half seasons with FK Partizan between 1974 and the winter of 1979, w ...
''(
Partizan)''
, align=center, 20
, -
, align=center,
1975–76
!scope=row,
Partizan (7)
,
Hajduk Split
,
Dinamo Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Nenad Bjeković ''(
Partizan)''
, align=center, 24
, -
, align=center,
1976–77
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(12)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Sloboda Tuzla
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Zoran Filipović ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 21
, -
, align=center,
1977–78
!scope=row,
Partizan (8)
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Radomir Savić ''(
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
)''
, align=center, 21
, -
, align=center,
1978–79
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split (7)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Dušan Savić ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 24
, -
, align=center,
1979–80
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(13)
,
FK Sarajevo
Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...
,
Radnički Niš
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Safet Sušić ''(
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
)''
Dragoljub Kostić ''(
Napredak Kruševac)''
, align=center, 17
, -
, align=center,
1980–81
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(14)
,
Hajduk Split
,
Radnički Niš
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Milan Radović ''(
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
Fiume ( fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...
)''
, align=center, 26
, -
, align=center,
1981–82
!scope=row,
Dinamo Zagreb (4)
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Snješko Cerin ''(
Dinamo Zagreb)''
, align=center, 19
, -
, align=center,
1982–83
!scope=row,
Partizan (9)
,
Hajduk Split
,
Dinamo Zagreb
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Sulejman Halilović ''(
Dinamo Vinkovci)''
, align=center, 18
, -
, align=center,
1983–84
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(15)
,
Partizan
,
Željezničar
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Darko Pančev ''(
Vardar)''
, align=center, 19
, -
, align=center,
1984–85
!scope=row,
FK Sarajevo
Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...
(2)
,
Hajduk Split
,
Partizan
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Zlatko Vujović ''(
Hajduk Split)''
, align=center, 25
, -
, align=center,
1985–86
!scope=row,
Partizan (10)
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
Velež Mostar
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Davor Čop ''(
Dinamo Vinkovci)''
, align=center, 20
, -
, align=center,
1986–87
!scope=row,
Partizan (11)
,
Velež Mostar
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Radmilo Mihajlović
Radmilo Mihajlović ( sr-cyr, Радмило Михајловић; born 19 November 1964) is a Bosnian former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Early career
Mihajlović started playing football in hometown club Sutjeska Foča an ...
''(
Željezničar)''
, align=center, 23
, -
, align=center,
1987–88
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(16)
,
Partizan
,
Velež Mostar
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Duško Milinković ''(
Rad)''
, align=center, 16
, -
, align=center,
1988–89
!scope=row,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
(2)
,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Davor Šuker ''(
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
)''
, align=center, 18
, -
, align=center,
1989–90
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(17)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Hajduk Split
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Darko Pančev ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 25
, -
, align=center,
1990–91
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(18)
,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
Partizan
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Darko Pančev ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 34
, -
, align=center,
1991–92
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
(19)
,
Partizan
,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
, style="font-size: 90%;",
Darko Pančev ''(
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
)''
, align=center, 25
Titles by club
{, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
!scope="col" width="105" , Club
!scope="col" , Titles
!scope="col" , Winning seasons
, -
!scope=row,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
, 19
, align=left,
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
,
1952–53,
1955–56,
1956–57,
1958–59,
1959–60,
1963–64,
1967–68,
1968–69,
1969–70,
1972–73,
1976–77,
1979–80,
1980–81,
1983–84,
1987–88,
1989–90,
1990–91,
1991–92
, -
!scope=row,
Partizan
, 11
, align=left,
1946–47,
1948–49,
1960–61,
1961–62,
1962–63,
1964–65,
1975–76,
1977–78,
1982–83,
1985–86,
1986–87
, -
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split
, 7
, align=left,
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, ...
,
1954–55,
1970–71,
1973–74,
1974–75,
1978–79
, -
!scope=row,
Dinamo Zagreb
, 4
, align=left,
1947–48,
1953–54,
1957–58,
1981–82
, -
!scope=row,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
, 2
, align=left,
1965–66,
1988–89
, -
!scope=row,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
, 2
, align=left,
1966–67,
1984–85
, -
!scope=row,
Željezničar
, 1
, align=left,
1971–72
, -
Titles by republic
{, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" , Republic
!scope="col" , Titles
!scope="col" , Clubs
, -
!scope=row,
SR Serbia
, 32
, align=left,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
,
Partizan,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
, -
!scope=row,
SR Croatia
, 11
, align=left,
Hajduk Split,
Dinamo Zagreb
, -
!scope=row,
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...
, 3
, align=left,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
,
Željezničar
, -
!scope=row,
SR Macedonia
, 0
, –
, -
!scope=row,
SR Montenegro
, 0
, –
, -
!scope=row,
SR Slovenia
, 0
, –
, -
Performance by club
{, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" , Club
!scope="col" , Champions
!scope="col" , Runners-up
!scope="col" , Third place
!scope="col" , Total top three finishes
, -
!scope=row,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
, 19
, 9
, 7
, 35
, -
!scope=row,
Partizan
, 11
, 9
, 8
, 28
, -
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split
, 7
, 6
, 8
, 21
, -
!scope=row,
Dinamo Zagreb
, 4
, 11
, 7
, 22
, -
!scope=row,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
, 2
, 3
, 2
, 7
, -
!scope=row,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
, 2
, 2
, 0
, 4
, -
!scope=row,
Željezničar
, 1
, 1
, 2
, 4
, -
!scope=row,
Velež Mostar
, 0
, 3
, 4
, 7
, -
!scope=row,
OFK Belgrade*
, 0
, 2
, 2
, 4
, -
!scope=row,
Radnički Belgrade
, 0
, 0
, 2
, 2
, -
!scope=row,
Radnički Niš
, 0
, 0
, 2
, 2
, -
!scope=row,
Lokomotiva Zagreb
Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the country's top division. Founded in 1 ...
, 0
, 0
, 1
, 1
, -
!scope=row,
Sloboda Tuzla
, 0
, 0
, 1
, 1
:
*Known as ''BSK'' before 1957
All-Time First Yugoslav League table
''Top 12 only:''
{, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px"
!Rank
!Club
!MP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
!GD
!P
, -
, 1
, align="left" ,
Red Star
A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...
, 1335
, 719
, 328
, 288
, 2560
, 1415
, +1145
, 1766
, -
, 2
, align="left" ,
Partizan
, 1335
, 657
, 354
, 324
, 2285
, 1428
, +857
, 1668
, -
, 3
, align="left" ,
Dinamo Zagreb
, 1302
, 597
, 366
, 339
, 2151
, 1495
, +656
, 1560
, -
, 4
, align="left" ,
Hajduk Split
, 1302
, 587
, 346
, 369
, 2088
, 1486
, +602
, 1520
, -
, 5
, align="left" ,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
, 1221
, 465
, 311
, 445
, 1670
, 1595
, +75
, 1241
, -
, 6
, align="left" ,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
, 1228
, 447
, 311
, 470
, 1674
, 1773
, -99
, 1205
, -
, 7
, align="left" ,
Velež Mostar
, 1174
, 435
, 309
, 430
, 1668
, 1615
, +53
, 1179
, -
, 8
, align="left" ,
Željezničar
, 1063
, 403
, 274
, 386
, 1456
, 1424
, +32
, 1080
, -
, 9
, align="left" ,
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
, 977
, 343
, 281
, 353
, 1355
, 1355
, 0
, 967
, -
, 10
, align="left" ,
Radnički Niš
, 979
, 339
, 250
, 390
, 1088
, 1244
, -156
, 928
, -
, 11
, align="left" ,
Vardar
, 1005
, 328
, 251
, 426
, 1195
, 1459
, -264
, 907
, -
, 12
, align="left" ,
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
Fiume ( fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...
, 898
, 310
, 252
, 336
, 1083
, 1163
, -80
, 857
Best finish in Europe by club
Table only shows best-finish achievements in major European/Intercontinental competitions during the SFR Yugoslavia period (1945–1992).
No minor European tournaments (like Mitropa Cup) included.
Table sorted by success at European Cup / UEFA Champions League first and foremost.
{, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Club
!
European Cup /
UEFA Champions League
!
UEFA Cup /
Europa League
!
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
!
UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup Association football, football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions: the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's offic ...
!
Intercontinental Cup
!
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
!
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from , "between" and , " betting pool"),Most precisely, from ( football pool); cf. originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition between European clubs. The competition was dis ...
, -
!scope=row,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
, bgcolor="gold"
1990–91
, bgcolor="silver"
1978–79
, bgcolor="#9acdff"
1974–75
, bgcolor="silver"
1991
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
, bgcolor="gold"
1991
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
, bgcolor="#9acdff"
1961–62
, –
, -
!scope=row,
Partizan
, bgcolor="silver"
1965–66
, (3)
1974–75;
1984–85;
1990–91
,
1989–90
, –
, –
,
1967–68
, –
, -
!scope=row,
Hajduk Split
,
1975–76;
1979–80;
1994-1995
, bgcolor="#9acdff"
1983–84
, bgcolor="#9acdff"
1972–73
, –
, –
,
1970–71
, –
, -
!scope=row,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
,
1966–67
, –
, –
, –
, –
,
1961–62 as ''Novi Sad XI''
, bgcolor="gold"
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
, -
!scope=row,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
,
1967–68
,
1982–83
, –
, –
, –
, –
, (2)
1962–63;
1964–65
, -
!scope=row,
Željezničar
,
1972–73
, bgcolor="#9acdff"
1984–85
, –
, –
, –
,
1970–71
,
1965–66
, -
!scope=row,
Dinamo Zagreb
,
1982–83
, (3)
1971–72;
1976–77;
1988–89
, bgcolor="#9acdff"
1960–61
, –
, –
, bgcolor="gold"
1966–67
, –
, -
!scope=row,
Vardar
,
1987–88
,
1985–86
,
1961–62
, –
, –
, –
, –
, -
!scope=row,
Radnički Niš
, –
, bgcolor="#9acdff"
1981–82
, –
, –
, –
, –
, (2)
1964–65;
1965–66
, -
!scope=row,
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
, –
,
1972–73
, bgcolor="#9acdff"
1962–63
, –
, –
, bgcolor="9acdff"
1958–60 as ''Belgrade XI''
, –
, -
!scope=row,
Velež Mostar
, –
,
1974–75
, (2)
1981–82;
1986–87
, –
, –
, –
, (2)
1962–63;
1963–64
, -
!scope=row,
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
Fiume ( fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...
, –
,
1984–85
,
1979–80
, –
, –
, –
,
1962–63
, -
!scope=row,
Sloboda Tuzla
, –
,
1977–78
, –
, –
, –
, –
, bgcolor="gold"
1983
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
, -
!scope=row,
Rad
, –
,
1989–90
, –
, –
, –
, –
, bgcolor="silver"
1988
, -
!scope=row,
Borac Banja Luka
, –
, –
,
1975–76
, –
, –
, –
, –
, -
!scope=row,
Olimpija Ljubljana
, –
, -
,
1970–71
, –
, –
, (2)
1966–67;
1968–69
, bgcolor="silver"
1990
, -
!scope=row,
Bor
, –
, –
,
1968–69
, –
, –
, –
, –
, -
!scope=row,
Budućnost
, –
, –
, –
, –
, –
, –
, bgcolor="gold"
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
, -
!scope=row,
Čelik Zenica
, –
, –
, –
, –
, –
, –
, bgcolor="gold"
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, -
While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is recognised as the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, it was not organised by UEFA.[ However, FIFA do view the competition as a major honour.]
All time top goalscorers
''Complete list of players who scored 100 goals or more in the 1946-1992 SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...
period.
Source: RSSSF
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (''RSSSF'') is an international organisation dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around ...
; Last updated 14 December 2007''
{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
, -
!#
!Name
!Goals
!Matches
!Goal ratio
!class="unsortable", Clubs
!class="unsortable", Years
, -
, 1
, align="left",
Slobodan Santrač
, 218
, 365
, 0.60
,
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
,
Partizan,
Galenika
, 1965–1974, 1976–1980, 1982–1983
, -
, 2
, align="left",
Darko Pančev
, 168
, 243
, 0.69
,
Vardar,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
, 1982–1992
, -
, 3
, align="left",
Dušan Bajević
Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; , ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football manager ...
, 166
, 322
, 0.51
,
Velež Mostar
, 1966–1977, 1981–1983
, -
, 4
, align="left",
Bora Kostić
, 158
, 257
, 0.61
,
Crvena Zvezda
, 1951–1961, 1962–1966
, -
, 5
, align="left",
Frane Matošić
, 149
,
,
,
Hajduk Split
, 1946–1953
, -
, 6
, align="left",
Toza Veselinović
, 145
, 227
, 0.64
,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
,
Partizan,
Proleter Zrenjanin
, 1948–1949, 1951–1961, 1967–1968
, -
, 7
, align="left",
Stjepan Bobek
, 129
, 201
, 0.64
,
Partizan
, 1945–1956
, -
, =7
, align="left",
Zoran Prljinčević
, 129
,
,
,
FK Radnički Beograd,
Crvena Zvezda
,
, -
, 9
, align="left",
Dušan Savić
, 120
, 202
, 0.59
,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
, 1973–1982
, -
, 10
, align="left",
Dragan Džajić
, 113
, 306
, 0.37
,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
, 1963–1975, 1977–1978
, -
, 11
, align="left",
Vojin Lazarević
, 112
, 188
, 0.60
,
Sutjeska Nikšić,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
, 1964–1965, 1966–1970, 1972–1974
, -
, 12
, align="left",
Josip Bukal
, 111
, 258
, 0.43
,
Željezničar
, 1963–1973, 1977–1978
, -
, 13
, align="left",
Petar Nadoveza
, 108
, 217
, 0.50
,
Hajduk Split
, 1963–1973
, -
, 14
, align="left",
Kosta Tomašević
, 104
, 156
, 0.67
,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
,
Spartak Subotica
, 1946–1956
, -
, 15
, align="left",
Vahid Halilhodžić
, 103
, 207
, 0.50
,
Velež Mostar
, 1972–1981
, -
, 16
, align="left",
Snješko Cerin
, 103
,
,
,
Dinamo Zagreb
, 1976–1986
, -
, 17
, align="left",
Petar Nikezić
, 102
, 301
, 0.34
,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
,
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
, 1967–1978, 1979–1982
, -
, 18
, align="left",
Zlatko Vujović
, 101
, 240
, 0.42
,
Hajduk Split
, 1977–1986
All time top appearances
{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
, -
!#
!Name
!Appearances
!class="unsortable", Clubs
!class="unsortable", Years
, -
, 1
, align="left",
Enver Marić
, 429
,
Velež Mostar
, 1967–1976, 1978–1985
, -
, 2
, align="left",
Slavko Vlahović
, 413
,
Budućnost
, 1977–1991
, -
, 3
, align="left",
Slobodan Janjuš
, 403
,
Željezničar,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
,
Olimpija Ljubljana,
Dinamo Zagreb,
Sutjeska Nikšić
, 1970–1977, 1985–1988, 1977–1978, 1981–1982,, 1982–1983, 1983–1984, 1984–1985
, -
, 4
, align="left",
Nedžad Verlašević
, 397
,
Sloboda Tuzla,
Željezničar
, 1975–1983, 1983–1985, 1987–1990, 1985–1986
, -
, 5
, align="left",
Momčilo Vukotić
, 395
,
Partizan
, 1968–1978, 1979–1984
, -
, 6
, align="left",
Vili Ameršek
, 392
,
Olimpija Ljubljana
, 1966–1976, 1979–1984
, -
, 7
, align="left",
Slobodan Santrač
, 365
,
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
,
Partizan,
Galenika
, 1965–1974, 1976–1977, 1977–1980, 1980–1983
, -
, 8
, align="left",
Franjo Vladić
, 361
,
Velež Mostar
, 1968–1979, 1981–1985
, -
, 9
, align="left", Tone Rožič
, 360
,
Olimpija Ljubljana
, 1970–1984
, -
, 10
, align="left",
Ilija Petković
, 354
,
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
, 1964–1973, 1976–1983
, -
, 11
, align="left",
Kočo Dimitrovski
, 336
,
Vardar Skopje
, 1968–1985
, -
, 12
, align="left",
Mustafa Hukić
, 332
,
Sloboda Tuzla
, 1968–1978, 1983–1985
, -
, 13
, align="left",
Ivica Miljković
, 327
,
Dinamo Zagreb,
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
, 1969–1977, 1977–1980
, -
, 14
, align="left",
Dušan Bajević
Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; , ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football manager ...
, 322
,
Velež Mostar
, 1966–1977, 1981–1983
, -
, 15
, align="left",
Ibrahim Biogradlić
, 318
,
FK Sarajevo
Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...
, 1951–1967
, -
, 16
, align="left",
Milovan Obradović
, 312
,
Radnički Niš,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
, 1974–1985, 1985–1986
, -
, 17
, align="left",
Ivica Hlevnjak
, 312
,
Hajduk Split
, 1962–1973
, -
, 18
, align="left",
Dragan Holcer
, 310
,
Radnički Niš,
Hajduk Split
, 1963–1967, 1967–1975
, -
, 19
, align="left",
Ratomir Dujković
, 308
,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
,
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
,
Galenika
, 1962–1974, 1977–1980, 1980–1983
, -
, 20
, align="left",
Dragan Džajić
, 306
,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
, 1963–1975, 1977–1978
Notable clubs (at least 10 top-flight seasons or at least one title)
Over the years the Yugoslav First League featured many different teams, but there were always a number of teams that stood out, typically from the bigger cities. Among these were:
{,
, valign="top",
;
*
FK Sarajevo
Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...
,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
(43 seasons, 2 titles)
*
Velež,
Mostar
Mostar () is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina.
Mostar is situated on the Neretva Riv ...
(38 seasons)
*
Željezničar,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
(34 seasons, 1 title)
*
Sloboda
A sloboda was a type of settlement in the history of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for 'freedom' and may be loosely translated as 'free settlement'. ,
Tuzla
Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inha ...
(25 seasons)
*
Čelik,
Zenica
Zenica ( ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. The ...
(17 seasons)
*
Borac,
Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...
(14 seasons)
*''
Slavija'',
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
(11 seasons)
;
*
Hajduk
A hajduk (, plural of ) is a type of Irregular military, irregular infantry found in Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and parts of Southeast Europe from the late 16th to mid 19th centuries, especially from Hajdú–Bihar Count ...
,
Split (62 seasons, 9 titles)
*
Dinamo,
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
(45 seasons, 4 titles)
*
NK Rijeka,
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
Fiume ( fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...
(29 seasons)
*
NK Zagreb,
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
(18 seasons)
*''
Građanski,
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
'' (14 seasons, 5 titles)
*
NK Osijek,
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
(13 seasons)
*''
Concordia,
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
'' (9 seasons, 2 titles)
*''
HAŠK,
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
'' (8 seasons, 1 title)
;
*
Vardar,
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
(33 seasons)
,
;
*
Budućnost,
Podgorica
Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
(26 seasons)
;
*
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
,
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
(50 seasons)
*
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
,
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
(46 seasons, 19 titles)
*
Partizan,
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
(46 seasons, 11 titles)
*
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
,
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...
(44 seasons, 2 titles)
*
Radnički,
Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...
(29 seasons)
*''
Jugoslavija'',
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
(14 seasons, 2 titles)
*
Spartak,
Subotica
Subotica (, ; , , ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city in Central Europe and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Sub ...
(16 seasons)
;
*
Olimpija,
Ljubljana
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(22 seasons)
UEFA coefficients
The following data indicates historical Yugoslav coefficient rankings among European football leagues.
Successor leagues
The
1990–91 season was the last season held in its usual format, with clubs from all federative units participating in the championship. The
breakup of the country also broke up its top-flight league into several smaller ones.
The UEFA recognised the
First League of FR Yugoslavia as its successor league.
Slovenia and Croatia depart
In June 1991 Slovenia declared independence and Croatia followed suit in October of the same year. This meant that their football associations separated from the
Football Association of Yugoslavia so they both started their own football leagues. The
Slovenian PrvaLiga was launched in late 1991, while the Croatian
Prva HNL saw its first edition in 1992. Affected by the ongoing
war in Croatia, the season was held over the course of a single calendar year, from February to June 1992. Both leagues have been going on ever since.
1991–92 season
The
1991–92 season was the last season held officially under the name of
SFR Yugoslavia
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, even though Slovenian and Croatian clubs have already abandoned the competition to play in their own leagues. Clubs from the remaining four federative units all took part in the competition, but since the
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
broke out towards the end of the season, Bosnian clubs never finished it, with
Željezničar of
Sarajevo
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only managed to play 17 out of 33 scheduled fixtures, while
Sloboda Tuzla and
Velež Mostar ended the season with a few games short of completing the season. Still, since most of the games were played as planned,
Crvena Zvezda of
Belgrade
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is credited with winning the last Yugoslav First League championship.
Macedonia and FR Yugoslavia
Macedonian clubs abandoned the competition after the 1991–92 season because the new
Macedonian First League was launched the following season. For the 1992–93 season Bosnian clubs were all on hiatus due to full blown fighting that developed there, with the sole exception of
Borac of
Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...
(the strongest
Bosnian Serb side at the time) which temporarily moved to Belgrade and joined the newly formed league featuring clubs from Serbia and Montenegro, this time restyled as the
First League of FR Yugoslavia. (Serbia and Montenegro, the only ones left after other four member republics declared independence, renamed their country
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...
.) The league lasted under that name until the 2002–03 season, when the country changed its name so the league was renamed First League of Serbia and Montenegro. Finally, in June 2006 Montenegro declared independence and peacefully departed the union, so from the
2006–07 season onwards Montenegro started operating separate top-flight football league supervised by its football association. On the other hand, as the legal successor of Serbia-Montenegro state union, Serbia also got the continuity of the country's league that was formed as Prva liga (First League) in 1992, and renamed and rebranded as Superliga in summer 2005.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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proclaimed independence in late winter 1992, and already in April same year
N/FSBiH applied for membership with FIFA and UEFA.
Meanwhile, due to the outbreak of
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
in April 1992 no games were played in the 1992–93 season. In late 1993 some parts of the country re-launched football competitions with reduced scope. But just as the country was divided along ethnic lines, so was football.
In 1993
Bosnian Croats
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launched the
First League of Herzeg-Bosnia in which only Croatian clubs competed on parochial scale within the limits of
West Herzegovina and few other enclaves. In the same year
Bosnian Serbs
The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, ...
also organized their own
First League of the Republika Srpska, on a territory held by Republika Srpska regime at the time.
Only football on a territory under the control of then
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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institutions and auspices of N/FSBiH, at the time consequently with
Bosniak
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majority, apart from a brief competition for the season
1994–95 (won by
Čelik Zenica), came to a standstill.
Competition under auspices of N/FSBiH did not resume until
1995–96 season when the
First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina was launched.
These three separate football leagues were operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina until 1998, and 2000. Since FIFA and UEFA showed support only for the association operating under patronage of the official and internationally recognized state institutions, during the war and prior to ''
Dayton Peace Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Dejtonski mirovni sporazum, Дејтонски мировни споразум), and colloquially kn ...
'' as well as after its signage, they endorsed unification of all three organizations as N/FSBiH. This also came as a consequence of FIFA decision to recognize N/FSBiH already in July 1996, while in the same year UEFA admitted N/FSBiH as an adjacent member until 1998 when they recognized its full membership. This meant that only N/FSBiH clubs and its
national team could compete at the international and official level.
Final unification has been preceded by several stages. At first was created a playoff where clubs were playing for the champion under N/FSBiH auspices. Idea was that playoff under unified N/FSBiH auspices should bring together clubs competing under three separate organizations for the first time but was rejected by Serb association, leaving clubs from Croat football association and N/FSBiH participating playoff for the seasons
1997–98 and
1999–00, while
1998–99 playoff was canceled due to Croat's association hesitation on the decision on which stadiums games should be played. Next season playoff was resumed for the last time prior to full and final agreement on unified N/FSBiH and its competition,
Premier League BiH ''(Premijer Liga)'', in the fall 2000. However, the first
2000–01 season seen clubs from
Federation of BiH only, while clubs from Republic of Srpska entity continue to compete in their own separate league as their entity association still refused to join agreed unified N/FSBiH and its new competition. However, UEFA and FIFA never intended to recognize this separate organization nor its competition, which meant clubs couldn't compete outside territory of the entity and wouldn't see any international football. This situation forced clubs to insist that their organization also join N/FSBiH, and two years later they became part of the competition for the season
2002–03. Ever since the year 2000 Premier League is the top tier of Bosnia and Herzegovina football, with two entity-based leagues, First League of Republika Srpska and First League of the Federation of BiH, being pushed to the second tier of the football pyramid and serve as feeder leagues to Premier League.
Today's top flight successors
* →
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000–present; from 1994 to 2000 had a
First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
* →
HNL (1992–present)
* →
Football Superleague of Kosovo (2016–present)
* →
Macedonian First League (1992–present)
* →
Montenegrin First League (2006–present; from 1992 to 2006 had a
joint league with Serbia)
* →
Serbian SuperLiga (2006–present, from 1992 to 2006 had a
joint league with Montenegro)
* →
Slovenian PrvaLiga (1991–present)
UEFA recognised FR Yugoslavia and subsequently Serbia as the only official successor of Yugoslavia
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at FIFA
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official websiteNews: Serbia
at UEFA
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official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012 and consequently the clubs from FR Yugoslavia kept the ranking and ponctuation within UEFA.
See also
*Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...
* Serbian Football League (1940–44)
* Football Association of Yugoslavia
*Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team; ; ; represented Yugoslavia in international association football.
Although the team mainly represented the pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the post-war SFR Yugoslavia, various iterations of the state ...
Notes and references
Notes
References
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Sports leagues established in 1923
1923 establishments in Yugoslavia
Sports leagues disestablished in 1992
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1992 disestablishments in Yugoslavia