1968–69 Yugoslav First League

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.

Prva savezna liga
Season1968–69
Dates18 August 1968 – 7 July 1969
ChampionsRed Star(9th title)
RelegatedRijeka
Proleter Zrenjanin
European CupRed Star
Cup Winners' CupDinamo Zagreb
Inter-Cities Fairs CupPartizan
Vojvodina
NK Zagreb
Top goalscorerVojin Lazarević(22)

Teams

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Due 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
Bor Bor SR Serbia
Čelik Zenica SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb SR Croatia 0033rd
Hajduk Split Split SR Croatia 0044th
Maribor Maribor SR Slovenia 01212th
OFK Belgrade Belgrade SR Serbia 01515th
Olimpija Ljubljana SR Slovenia 01111th
Partizan Belgrade SR Serbia 0022nd
Proleter Zrenjanin Zrenjanin SR Serbia 0088th
Radnički Niš Niš SR Serbia 0099th
Red Star Belgrade SR Serbia 0011st
Rijeka Rijeka SR Croatia 01616th
Sarajevo Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0077th
Vardar Skopje SR Macedonia 0066th
Velež Mostar SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01414th
Vojvodina Novi Sad SR Serbia 01313th
NK Zagreb Zagreb SR Croatia 01010th
Željezničar Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0055th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Results

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Home \ Away BOR ČEL DIN HAJ MAR OFK OLI PAR PRO RNI RSB RIJ SAR VAR VEL VOJ ZAG ŽEL
Bor 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–4 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–4 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2
Čelik 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 4–0 2–2 3–0 0–3 1–1 3–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 6–1 4–0 2–0 6–1 1–0 1–0
Hajduk Split 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–1
Maribor 3–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0
OFK Belgrade 4–3 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–5 2–0 0–2 0–2 5–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 4–1 2–1
Olimpija 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–2 0–3
Partizan 3–0 4–1 0–2 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 3–0 2–1
Proleter Zrenjanin 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–4 1–0 3–3 4–1
Radnički Niš 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1
Red Star 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–3 8–1 2–0 6–0 6–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1
Rijeka 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–0
Sarajevo 1–1 4–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–4 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 4–0 0–1
Vardar 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 5–1 3–1
Velež 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–0
Vojvodina 1–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 5–2 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–0
NK Zagreb 2–0 2–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–4
Željezničar 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 1–2
Source:DataSoccer.it
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank 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

See also

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