1952 Yugoslav First League

Prva savezna liga
Season 1952
Champions Hajduk Split (4th title)
Relegated Rabotnički
Mačva Šabac
← 1951

The First Federal League of Yugoslavia's 1952 season (colloquially the Yugoslav First League) was shortened and sped-up. It was completed over a period of little more than three and a half months, beginning on 2 March 1952 and finishing on 22 June 1952. The reason for the changes was a desire to start the next season in the fall of 1952, thus implementing the fall-spring format that had become a norm all across Europe by this time.

The clubs were initially divided into two groups of six teams each, where everyone within a given group played each other twice (home and away).

Then, according to the placement in these preliminary groups, three new groups were formed:

  • First two teams in each of the two preliminary groups advanced to the 4-team group, the winner of which would become a champion.
  • Teams placed 3rd and 4th in each of the two preliminary groups got to move to a 4-team group that would decide final league standings from 5th to 8th place.
  • The bottom two teams in each of the two preliminary groups moved to a 4-team group that would decide final league standings at the bottom (places 9th through 12th) and thus determine who gets relegated to the Second League.

League

Preliminary stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb 10 8 0 2 27 13 +14 16 Championship group
2 Lokomotiva 10 7 0 3 20 9 +11 14
3 Partizan 10 6 0 4 24 15 +9 12 Central group
4 Vojvodina 10 5 0 5 21 15 +6 10
5 Rabotnichki 10 2 1 7 9 30 −21 5 Relegation group
6 Mačva Šabac 10 1 1 8 10 29 −19 3
Source: rsssf.com
Home \ Away[1] DIN LOK MAČPARRABVOJ
Dinamo Zagreb 5–2 5–1 3–1 4–1 3–2
Lokomotiva 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1
Mačva Šabac 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–5
Partizan 0–3 2–1 6–3 1–0 1–2
Rabotnichki 3–0 0–4 2–1 0–8 0–3
Vojvodina 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–4 5–2

Updated to games played on 11 May 1952.
Source: DataSoccer.it
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Star Belgrade 10 7 0 3 20 16 +4 14 Championship group
2 Hajduk Split 10 6 0 4 23 11 +12 12
3 BSK Belgrade 10 4 2 4 19 12 +7 10 Central group
4 Vardar 10 5 0 5 13 18 −5 10
5 NK Zagreb 10 3 2 5 7 12 −5 8 Relegation group
6 Sarajevo 10 3 0 7 8 21 −13 6
Source: rsssf.com

Home \ Away[1] BSK HAJ RSBSARVARZAG
BSK Belgrade 0–1 4–2 3–0 6–0 0–0
Hajduk Split 2–3 6–0 4–0 2–1 2–1
Red Star Belgrade 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Sarajevo 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0
Vardar 1–0 0–5 2–1 5–0 2–1
NK Zagreb 0–0 1–0 0–3 3–2 1–0

Updated to games played on 11 May 1952.
Source: DataSoccer.it
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Round

Championship group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hajduk Split (C) 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 9
2 Red Star Belgrade 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
3 Lokomotiva 6 2 0 4 12 19 −7 4
4 Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 3 3 8 14 −6 3
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion.

Home \ Away[1] DIN HAJ LOKRSB
Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 2–4 0–0
Hajduk Split 1–1 2–0 2–0
Lokomotiva 4–3 2–4 2–3
Red Star Belgrade 2–2 1–0 5–0

Updated to games played on 22 June 1952.
Source: DataSoccer.it
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Central group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 BSK Belgrade 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 11
6 Partizan 6 3 1 2 17 11 +6 7
7 Vardar 6 2 1 3 8 15 −7 5
8 Vojvodina 6 0 1 5 7 15 −8 1
Source: rsssf.com

Home \ Away[1] BSK PAR VARVOJ
BSK Belgrade 3–2 5–1 2–1
Partizan 1–2 7–1 5–5
Vardar 1–1 0–1 3–1
Vojvodina 0–2 0–1 0–2

Updated to games played on 22 June 1952.
Source: DataSoccer.it
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Sarajevo 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 8
10 NK Zagreb 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 7
11 Rabotnichki (R) 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 5 1952–53 Yugoslav Second League
12 Mačva Šabac (R) 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 4
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated.
Home \ Away[1] MAČ RAB SARZAG
Mačva Šabac 3–1 0–1 2–2
Rabotnichki 3–2 1–1 3–1
Sarajevo 1–0 5–1 0–0
NK Zagreb 0–0 2–1 1–0

Updated to games played on 22 June 1952.
Source: DataSoccer.it
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

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