1956–57 Yugoslav First League

Prva savezna liga
Season 1956–57
Champions Red Star (4th title)
Relegated FK Sarajevo
Lokomotiva
European Cup Red Star
Top goalscorer Todor Veselinović (28)

The 1956–57 Yugoslav First League season was the 11th season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association football league of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Fourteen teams contested the competition, with Red Star winning their fourth title.

Teams

At the end of the previous season Željezničar and Proleter Osijek were relegated from top level. They were replaced by Lokomotiva and Vardar.

Team Location Federal Republic Position
in 1955–56
BSK Belgrade Belgrade  SR Serbia 10th
Budućnost Titograd  SR Montenegro 11th
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb  SR Croatia 4th
Hajduk Split Split  SR Croatia 12th
Lokomotiva Zagreb  SR Croatia N/A
Partizan Belgrade  SR Serbia 2nd
Radnički Belgrade Belgrade  SR Serbia 3rd
Red Star Belgrade  SR Serbia 1st
FK Sarajevo Sarajevo  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 6th
Spartak Subotica Subotica  SR Serbia 9th
Vardar Skopje  SR Macedonia N/A
Velež Mostar  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 7th
Vojvodina Novi Sad  SR Serbia 5th
NK Zagreb Zagreb  SR Croatia 8th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Star Belgrade (C) 26 17 5 4 66 23 2.870 39 1957–58 European Cup
2 Vojvodina 26 16 3 7 64 38 1.684 35
3 Hajduk Split 26 12 6 8 45 31 1.452 30
4 Partizan 26 10 6 10 51 45 1.133 26
5 Dinamo Zagreb 26 10 6 10 51 51 1.000 26
6 BSK Belgrade[lower-alpha 1] 26 9 7 10 41 47 0.872 25
7 NK Zagreb 26 9 7 10 39 45 0.867 25
8 Radnički Beograd 26 8 7 11 41 47 0.872 23
9 Budućnost 26 9 5 12 38 47 0.809 23
10 Velež 26 9 5 12 44 57 0.772 23
11 Vardar 26 9 5 12 30 44 0.682 23
12 Spartak Subotica 26 7 8 11 44 46 0.957 22
13 Sarajevo (R) 26 9 4 13 38 52 0.731 22 1957–58 Yugoslav Second League
14 Lokomotiva (R) 26 10 2 14 44 63 0.698 22
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ After this season, BSK Belgrade changed their name to OFK Belgrade, in an attempt to appeal to the rising numbers of fans in the younger generation.

See also

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