Yugoslav Second League

Yugoslav Second League
Founded	1947
Folded	1992
Country	Yugoslavia
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Yugoslav First League
Relegation to	Yugoslav Third League; Inter-Republic Leagues

Yugoslav Second League (Bosnian: Druga savezna liga, Croatian: Druga savezna liga, Serbian: Друга савезна лига, Slovenian: Druga zvezna liga, Macedonian: Втора сојузна лига) was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League.

Although the Yugoslav First League had existed since 1923, the unified Second League was only introduced in 1947. It existed until 1992.

League format

Over the years, the league changed its format many times:

In 1946–47 each of the six Yugoslav federal republics had its own league (SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Croatia, SR Macedonia, SR Montenegro, SR Serbia and SR Slovenia)
In 1947–48 the leagues were merged into a single national "Unified League" (Jedinstvena liga)
In 1952 each of the republics played its own second-level "Republic League" again (Republička liga)
In 1952–53 a number of "Inter-republic Leagues" were played (Međurepubličke lige)
In 1953–54 a single "Unified League" was played again
In 1955–56 the league was split into four regional groups called "zones" (zone, singular zona) with a total of 5 groups marked by roman numerals, called Zone I, Zone II-A, Zone II-B, Zone III, and Zone IV (I. Zona, II. A Zona, II. B Zona, III. Zona, IV. Zona)
In 1958–59 this was reduced to only two regional divisions covering the entire country, named East and West (Istok and Zapad)
In 1968–69 they were replaced by four regional divisions: East, West, North and South (Istok, Zapad, Sever/Sjever, and Jug)
In 1973–74 the system returned to two regional groups, named East and West (Istok and Zapad)
In 1988–89 these were merged into a single national "Unified League" again, which was played in this format for three seasons until 1990–91 and the breakup of Yugoslavia

In total:

10 seasons were played as a single national league (1947–51, 1953–55, and 1988–92)
25 seasons had two regional divisions (1958–68, and 1973–88)

Seasons

Season	Division	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted
Republic Leagues
1946–47					Torpedo Sarajevo^[1]
Yugoslav Second League
1947–48		Budućnost Titograd^[2]	Sloga Novi Sad	Naša Krila Zemun	Budućnost Titograd, Sloga Novi Sad, Naša Krila Zemun
1948–49		FK Sarajevo	Mornar Split	Spartak Subotica	FK Sarajevo, Spartak Subotica
1950		Borac Zagreb	Napredak Kruševac	Sloga Novi Sad^[3]	Borac Zagreb, Napredak Kruševac, Sloga Novi Sad, Podrinje Šabac^[4]
1951		Vardar	Rabotnički	Budućnost Titograd	Vardar, Rabotnički, NK Zagreb^[5]
Republic Leagues
1952	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia	Velež Mostar Proleter Osijek Pobeda Budućnost Titograd Spartak Subotica Odred Ljubljana	Sloboda Tuzla Metalac Zagreb Napredok Sutjeska Nikšić Dinamo Pančevo Branik Maribor	Borac Banja Luka/Bosna Sarajevo Kvarner Rijeka Tikveš Lovćen Napredak Kruševac/Radnički Beograd Rudar Trbovlje	Velež Mostar, Spartak Subotica
Inter-Republic and Republic Leagues
1952–53	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia-Slovenia Macedonia Montenegro Serbia	Borac Banja Luka Proleter Osijek Rabotnički Budućnost Titograd Radnički Beograd	Željezničar Sarajevo Odred Ljubljana Rabotnik Lovćen Mačva Šabac	Jedinstvo Brčko Šibenik Bregalnica Štip Radnički Ivangrad Napredak Kruševac	Proleter Osijek, Odred Ljubljana, Rabotnički, Radnički Beograd
Yugoslav Second League
1953–54		NK Zagreb	Željezničar Sarajevo	Velež Mostar	NK Zagreb, Željezničar Sarajevo
1954–55		Velež Mostar	Budućnost Titograd	Metalac Zagreb	Velež Mostar, Budućnost Titograd
Zones Leagues
1955–56	I Zone II A Zone II B Zone III Zone IV Zone	Lokomotiva Zagreb Čelik Zenica Lovćen Borovo Vardar	Šibenik Borac Banja Luka Radnički Nikšić^[6] Budućnost Valjevo Radnički Kragujevac	Odred Ljubljana Mladost Prijedor Arsenal Tivat Smederevo Sloga Kraljevo	Lokomotiva Zagreb, Vardar
1956–57	I Zone II A Zone II B Zone III Zone IV Zone	RNK Split Željezničar Sarajevo Lovćen Borovo Radnički Kragujevac	Šibenik Čelik Zenica Nikšić Proleter Zrenjanin Radnički Niš	Rijeka Borac Banja Luka Dubrovnik Proleter Osijek Sloga Kraljevo	RNK Split, Željezničar Sarajevo
1957–58	I Zone II A Zone II B Zone III Zone IV Zone	Rijeka FK Sarajevo Nikšić Proleter Zrenjanin Napredak Kruševac	Lokomotiva Zagreb Sloboda Tuzla Lovćen Proleter Osijek Rabotnički	Trešnjevka Čelik Zenica Arsenal Tivat Radnički Sombor Radnički Niš	Rijeka, FK Sarajevo
Yugoslav Second League – East, West
1958–59	East West	OFK Beograd Sloboda Tuzla	Spartak Subotica Lokomotiva Zagreb	Radnički Sombor RNK Split	OFK Beograd, Sloboda Tuzla
1959–60	East West	Vardar RNK Split	FK Novi Sad Trešnjevka	Sutjeska Nikšić Borac Banja Luka	Vardar, RNK Split
1960–61	East West	FK Novi Sad Borac Banja Luka	Budućnost Titograd Željezničar Sarajevo	Radnički Sombor Trešnjevka	FK Novi Sad, Borac Banja Luka
1961–62	East West	Budućnost Titograd Željezničar Sarajevo	Radnički Niš Sloboda Tuzla	Radnički Beograd Trešnjevka	Budućnost Titograd, Radnički Niš, Željezničar Sarajevo, Sloboda Tuzla
1962–63	East West	Vardar Trešnjevka	Radnički Beograd Čelik Zenica	Trepča Maribor	Vardar, Trešnjevka
1963–64	East West	Sutjeska Nikšić NK Zagreb	Bor Maribor	Radnički Beograd Borac Banja Luka	Sutjeska Nikšić, NK Zagreb
1964–65	East West	Radnički Beograd Olimpija Ljubljana	Proleter Zrenjanin Sloboda Tuzla	Budućnost Titograd Maribor	Radnički Beograd, Olimpija Ljubljana
1965–66	East West	Sutjeska Nikšić Čelik Zenica	Proleter Zrenjanin Sloboda Tuzla	Pobeda Borovo	Sutjeska Nikšić, Čelik Zenica
1966–67	East West	Proleter Zrenjanin Maribor	Priština Osijek	Radnički Sombor Sloboda Tuzla	Proleter Zrenjanin, Maribor
1967–68	East West	Bor Čelik Zenica	Trepča Sloboda Tuzla	Sloga Kraljevo Osijek	Bor, Čelik Zenica
Yugoslav Second League – East, North, South, West
1968–69	East South North West	Radnički Kragujevac Budućnost Titograd Sloboda Tuzla Orijent Rijeka	Trepča Sutjeska Nikšić Crvenka Borac Banja Luka	Sloboda Užice^[7] Bosna Sarajevo Osijek NK Varteks	Radnički Kragujevac, Sloboda Tuzla
1969–70	East South North West	Sloga Kraljevo Sutjeska Nikšić Osijek Rijeka	Borac Čačak Budućnost Titograd Crvenka Borac Banja Luka	Priština Pofalićki Proleter Zrenjanin Rudar Ljubija	Crvenka, Borac Banja Luka
1970–71	East South North West	Vardar Sutjeska Nikšić Proleter Zrenjanin Rijeka	Borac Čačak Budućnost Titograd Osijek Rudar Ljubija	Pobeda Bosna Visoko Spartak Subotica NK Zagreb	Vardar, Sutjeska Nikšić
1971–72	East South North West	Bor Budućnost Titograd Spartak Subotica Rijeka	Priština Rudar Kakanj Crvenka Rudar Ljubija	Napredak Kruševac GOŠK RFK Novi Sad NK Zagreb	Bor, Spartak Subotica
1972–73	East South North West^[8]	Borac Čačak Budućnost Titograd Osijek NK Zagreb	Priština Famos Hrasnica Proleter Zrenjanin Maribor	Šumadija Aranđelovac Igman Ilidža RFK Novi Sad Karlovac	Proleter Zrenjanin, NK Zagreb
Yugoslav Second League – East, West
1973–74	East West^[9]	Radnički Kragujevac Rijeka	Borac Čačak Osijek	Priština Kozara B. Gradiška	Radnički Kragujevac, Rijeka
1974–75	East West^[10]	Budućnost Titograd Borac Banja Luka	Sutjeska Nikšić NK Zagreb	Napredak Kruševac RFK Novi Sad	Budućnost Titograd, Borac Banja Luka
1975–76	East West	Napredak Kruševac NK Zagreb	Rad Osijek	Radnički Pirot RFK Novi Sad	Napredak Kruševac, NK Zagreb
1976–77	East West^[11]	Trepča^[12] Osijek	Vardar RFK Novi Sad	Radnički Pirot OFK Kikinda	Trepča, Osijek
1977–78	East West^[13]	Napredak Kruševac Željezničar Sarajevo	Teteks Proleter Zrenjanin	Vardar OFK Kikinda	Napredak Kruševac, Željezničar Sarajevo
1978–79	East West	Vardar Čelik Zenica	Trepča Maribor	Radnički Kragujevac RFK Novi Sad	Vardar, Čelik Zenica
1979–80	East West	OFK Beograd NK Zagreb	Radnički Kragujevac Dinamo Vinkovci^[14]	Bor Spartak Subotica	OFK Beograd, NK Zagreb
1980–81	East West	Teteks Osijek	Galenika Zemun Iskra Bugojno	Rad Dinamo Vinkovci	Teteks, Osijek
1981–82	East West	Galenika Zemun Dinamo Vinkovci	Trepča Spartak Subotica	Timok Čelik Zenica	Galenika Zemun, Dinamo Vinkovci
1982–83	East West	Priština Čelik Zenica	Sutjeska Nikšić Iskra Bugojno	Teteks Jedinstvo Brčko	Priština, Čelik Zenica
1983–84	East West	Sutjeska Nikšić Iskra Bugojno	OFK Beograd Spartak Subotica	Pelister Proleter Zrenjanin	Sutjeska Nikšić, Iskra Bugojno
1984–85	East West	OFK Beograd Čelik Zenica	Novi Pazar Šibenik	Pelister Spartak Subotica	OFK Beograd, Čelik Zenica
1985–86	East West	Radnički Niš Spartak Subotica	Rad Iskra Bugojno	Radnički Kragujevac Leotar	Radnički Niš, Spartak Subotica
1986–87	East West	Rad Vojvodina	OFK Beograd RFK Novi Sad	Novi Pazar OFK Kikinda	Rad, Vojvodina
1987–88	East West	Napredak Kruševac Spartak Subotica	OFK Beograd GOŠK-Jug^[15]	Pelister Dinamo Vinkovci	Napredak Kruševac, Spartak Subotica
Yugoslav Second League
1988–89		Olimpija Ljubljana	Borac Banja Luka	Proleter Zrenjanin	Olimpija Ljubljana, Borac Banja Luka
1989–90		Zemun	Proleter Zrenjanin	Sutjeska Nikšić	Zemun, Proleter Zrenjanin
1990–91		NK Zagreb	Vardar	OFK Beograd	Vardar, OFK Beograd, Sutjeska Nikšić, Pelister (FR Yugoslavia) NK Zagreb, Šibenik, Cibalia, GOŠK-Jug^[16] (Croatia)^[17]
1991–92		Bečej	Hajduk Kula	Radnički Beograd	^[18]

References

^ Champion of the regional champions. Changed name to Sarajevo the next season.
^ Podgorica was known as Titograd
^ Changed name to Vojvodina the next season
^ Changed name to Mačva Šabac the next season
^ NK Zagreb finished 13th but merged with top league Borac Zagreb thus taking Borac place in top league.
^ Today's Sutjeska Nikšić
^ The town of Užice was known as Titovo Užice
^ "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1972/73)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1973/74)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1974/75)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1976/77)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ The town of Mitrovica was known as Titova Mitrovica back then
^ "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1977/78)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ Today's HNK Cibalia
^ GOŠK-Jug was founded in 1978 by the merging of two clubs GOŠK and Jug (former Dubrovnik). GOŠK 1919 is considered to be this club's successor.
^ Changed name into Dubrovnik 1919
^ At the end of the 1990-91 season, the clubs from Croatia and Slovenia left the Yugoslav league system. Champions NK Zagreb along with the other representatives from Croatia, Cibalia and GOŠK-Jug, became members of the newly established 1992 Prva HNL. Slovenia did not have any representatives that season in the Second League.
^ Bečej, Hajduk Kula, Radnički Beograd, Mogren, OFK Kikinda, Priština and Napredak Kruševac getting the promotion to the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, and Teteks and Balkan Skopje becoming members of the newly formed 1992–93 First Macedonian Football League. The clubs from the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely Čelik Zenica and Leotar left the Yugoslav League system, however any football competitions were not yet established by then in Bosnia.

External links

All-Time Table Yugoslavia Second Division 1947-1992 at RSSSF

[1] Champion of the regional champions. Changed name to Sarajevo the next season.

[2] Podgorica was known as Titograd

[3] Changed name to Vojvodina the next season

[4] Changed name to Mačva Šabac the next season

[5] NK Zagreb finished 13th but merged with top league Borac Zagreb thus taking Borac place in top league.

[6] Today's Sutjeska Nikšić

[7] The town of Užice was known as Titovo Užice

[8] "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1972/73)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[9] "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1973/74)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[10] "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1974/75)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[11] "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1976/77)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[12] The town of Mitrovica was known as Titova Mitrovica back then

[13] "NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1977/78)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[14] Today's HNK Cibalia

[15] GOŠK-Jug was founded in 1978 by the merging of two clubs GOŠK and Jug (former Dubrovnik). GOŠK 1919 is considered to be this club's successor.

[16] Changed name into Dubrovnik 1919

[17] At the end of the 1990-91 season, the clubs from Croatia and Slovenia left the Yugoslav league system. Champions NK Zagreb along with the other representatives from Croatia, Cibalia and GOŠK-Jug, became members of the newly established 1992 Prva HNL. Slovenia did not have any representatives that season in the Second League.

[18] Bečej, Hajduk Kula, Radnički Beograd, Mogren, OFK Kikinda, Priština and Napredak Kruševac getting the promotion to the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, and Teteks and Balkan Skopje becoming members of the newly formed 1992–93 First Macedonian Football League. The clubs from the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely Čelik Zenica and Leotar left the Yugoslav League system, however any football competitions were not yet established by then in Bosnia.

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Yugoslav Second League

League format

Seasons

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