The1968–69Yugoslav First Leagueseasonwas the 23rd season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian:Prva savezna liga), the top levelassociation footballleague ofSFR Yugoslavia,since its establishment in 1946. Eighteen teams contested the competition, withRed Starwinning their ninth national title.
Season | 1968–69 |
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Dates | 18 August 1968 – 7 July 1969 |
Champions | Red Star(9th title) |
Relegated | Rijeka Proleter Zrenjanin |
European Cup | Red Star |
Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Zagreb |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Partizan Vojvodina NK Zagreb |
Top goalscorer | Vojin Lazarević(22) |
Teams
editDue to the expansion of the format from 16 to 18 teams at the end of the previous season no one was relegated.BorandČelikwere promoted from the 1967–68Yugoslav Second League.
Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in1967–68 |
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Bor | Bor | SR Serbia | — |
Čelik | Zenica | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | — |
Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | 3rd |
Hajduk Split | Split | SR Croatia | 4th |
Maribor | Maribor | SR Slovenia | 12th |
OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 15th |
Olimpija | Ljubljana | SR Slovenia | 11th |
Partizan | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 2nd |
Proleter Zrenjanin | Zrenjanin | SR Serbia | 8th |
Radnički Niš | Niš | SR Serbia | 9th |
Red Star | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 1st |
Rijeka | Rijeka | SR Croatia | 16th |
Sarajevo | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7th |
Vardar | Skopje | SR Macedonia | 6th |
Velež | Mostar | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14th |
Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SR Serbia | 13th |
NK Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | 10th |
Željezničar | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5th |
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Red Star Belgrade(C) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 75 | 30 | +45 | 48 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 45 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | Partizan | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 40 | Invitation forInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
4 | Vojvodina | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | |
5 | Željezničar | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 38 | |
6 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 38 | |
7 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 34 | |
8 | Velež | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 34 | |
9 | Čelik | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 33 | |
10 | Vardar | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 33 | |
11 | Sarajevo | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 33 | |
12 | Olimpija | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
13 | Bor | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 31 | |
14 | OFK Belgrade | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 30 | |
15 | NK Zagreb | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 29 | Invitation forInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
16 | Maribor | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 28 | |
17 | Rijeka(R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | Relegation toYugoslav Second League |
18 | Proleter Zrenjanin(R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 23 |
Source:rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C)Champions;(R)Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C)Champions;(R)Relegated
Results
editTop scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Vojin Lazarević | Red Star | 22 |
2 | Dušan Bajević | Velež | 18 |
3 | Stevan Ostojić | Red Star | 17 |
4 | Dragan Džajić | Red Star | 16 |
Slaven Zambata | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
6 | Fikret Mujkić | Željezničar | 14 |
Nenad Cvetković | Radnički Niš | ||
8 | Edin Sprečo | Željeznicar | 12 |
Rudolf Belin | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
10 | Petar Nadoveza | Hajduk Split | 10 |