1979–80 Yugoslav First League
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Dates |
15 July 1979 – 29 June 1980 |
| Champions | Red Star (13th title) |
| Relegated |
Osijek Čelik |
| European Cup | Red Star |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Zagreb |
| UEFA Cup |
Sarajevo Radnički Niš Napredak Kruševac |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Top goalscorer |
Safet Sušić Dragoljub Kostić (17 goals each) |
|
← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
The 1979–80 Yugoslav First League was won by Red Star Belgrade.
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1978–79 season and two sides promoted from the 1978–79 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
NK Zagreb and OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Vardar and Čelik.
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| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in 1978–79 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Banja Luka | Banja Luka | .svg.png){kind=small} |
11th |
| Budućnost Titograd | Titograd | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6th |
| Čelik | Zenica | |
N/A |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | .svg.png){kind=small} |
2nd |
| Hajduk Split | Split | |
1st |
| Napredak Kruševac | Kruševac | .svg.png){kind=small} |
14th |
| Olimpija | Ljubljana | .svg.png){kind=small} |
16th |
| Osijek | Osijek | |
13th |
| Partizan | Belgrade | |
15th |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | |
7th |
| Red Star | Belgrade | |
3rd |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | |
10th |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | |
4th |
| Sloboda | Tuzla | |
8th |
| Vardar | Skopje | .svg.png){kind=small} |
N/A |
| Velež | Mostar | |
5th |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | |
12th |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | |
9th |
Death of Marshal Tito
The season's week 25 derby match Hajduk vs. Red Star featured a mass display of public grief. Played on Sunday afternoon, 4 May 1980, the match was in the 41st minute when three men entered the Poljud Stadium's pitch, signalling the referee to stop the match. Mayor of Split Ante Skataretiko took the microphone, informing the 50,000+ crowd that Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito had died. What followed were sudden scenes of mass crying with even some players such as Zlatko Vujović collapsing down to the ground and weeping. The crowd then launched into a rendition of "Druže Tito, mi ti se kunemo", a popular personality cult song that professes loyalty and devotion to Comrade Tito. The match was halted and never resumed. The decision was made to void the match and re-play it two and a half weeks later on Wednesday, 21 May 1980 at the same stadium. Red Star won the re-play 3-1.[1]
While at Koševo Stadium during the game between Sarajevo and Osijek in the 43rd minute of the game the news broke out of death of the Yugoslav president Tito. The game was locked at 1-1.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 48 | 1980–81 European Cup |
| 2 | Sarajevo | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 41 | 1980–81 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 39 | |
| 4 | Napredak Kruševac | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 39 | |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 38 | |
| 6 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Vardar | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 35 | |
| 8 | Velež | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 34 | 1980–81 Balkans Cup |
| 9 | Željezničar | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 33 | |
| 10 | Rijeka | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 33 | |
| 11 | Budućnost | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 32 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 32 | 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 13 | Partizan | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 32 | |
| 14 | Borac Banja Luka | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 30 | |
| 15 | Olimpija | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 30 | |
| 16 | Vojvodina | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 30 | |
| 17 | Osijek (R) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 29 | 1980–81 Yugoslav Second League |
| 18 | Čelik (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
League topscorers:
Safet Sušić (FK Sarajevo) - 17
Dragoljub Kostić (Napredak Kruševac) - 17
Champions:
- RED STAR BELGRADE (coach: Branko Stanković)
players (league matches/league goals):
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