1958–59 Yugoslav First League
The 1958–59 Yugoslav First League season was the 13th 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. Twelve teams contested the competition, with Red Star winning their fifth title.
| Season | 1958–59 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 August 1958 – 22 June 1959 |
| Champions | Red Star (5th title) |
| Relegated | Željezničar Vardar |
| European Cup | Red Star |
| Top goalscorer | Bora Kostić (25) |
← 1957–58 1959–60 → | |
Teams
Due to the reduction of the league from 14 to 12 clubs, at the end of the previous season four clubs were relegated (RNK Split, Spartak Subotica, OFK Belgrade and NK Zagreb) and were replaced by two teams - NK Rijeka and FK Sarajevo.
| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in 1957–58 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost | Titograd | .svg.png){kind=small} |
10th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1st |
| Hajduk Split | Split | |
9th |
| Partizan | Belgrade | .svg.png){kind=small} |
2nd |
| Radnički Belgrade | Belgrade | |
3rd |
| Red Star | Belgrade | |
4th |
| NK Rijeka | Rijeka | |
N/A |
| FK Sarajevo | Sarajevo | .svg.png){kind=small} |
N/A |
| Vardar | Skopje | .svg.png){kind=small} |
7th |
| Velež | Mostar | |
6th |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | |
5th |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | |
8th |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 31 | Qualification for European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Partizan | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 31 | |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 30 | |
| 4 | Radnički Beograd | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 22 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 22 | |
| 6 | Velež | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Rijeka | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 20 | |
| 9 | Budućnost | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 19 | |
| 10 | Sarajevo | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 18 | |
| 11 | Željezničar (R) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 17 | Relegation to Yugoslav Second League |
| 12 | Vardar (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 11 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Red Star | 25 |
| 2 | |
Vojvodina | 12 |
| 3 | |
Radnički Belgrade | 10 |
|
Partizan | ||
|
Velež | ||
| 6 | |
Rijeka | 9 |
|
Hajduk Split | ||
|
Vardar | ||
|
Sarajevo |
See also
- 1958–59 Yugoslav Second League
- 1958–59 Yugoslav Cup
External links
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