1974–75 Yugoslav First League

The 1974–75 Yugoslav First League season was the 29th season of the First Federal League of Yugoslavia (Croatian: Prva savezna liga, Serbian: Прва савезна лига, Slovenian: Prva zvezna liga), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with the previous season's champions Hajduk Split successfully defending their title, finishing the season three points clear of runners-up Vojvodina.

Prva savezna liga
Season1974–75
Dates18 August 1974 – 29 June 1975
ChampionsHajduk Split
6th Federal League title
8th Yugoslav title overall
RelegatedFK Bor
Proleter Zrenjanin
European CupHajduk Split
Cup Winners' CupBorac Banja Luka
UEFA CupVojvodina
Red Star
Matches played272
Goals scored746 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerBoško Đorđević
Dušan Savić
(20 goals each)
Average attendance10,859

The season began on 17 August 1974 and concluded on 29 June 1975. This was the second national title win for Hajduk under the guidance of manager Tomislav Ivić, who previously led the club to three consecutive Yugoslav Cup wins in 1972, 1973 and 1974. In the following seasons Ivić won the 1976 cup and the 1978–79 championship with Hajduk, becoming the most successful manager in club's history.

Strikers Boško Đorđević of Partizan and Dušan Savić of Red Star shared the title of top goalscorer with 20 goals each. Both players topped the scoring table for the first time in their careers, with Savić repeating the achievement in the 1978–79 season.

Teams

A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1973–74 season and two sides promoted from the 1973–74 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.

FK Borac Banja Luka and NK Zagreb were relegated from the 1973–74 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. Borac had completed a four-year stay at the highest level of Yugoslav football, while NK Zagreb had to return to second level after only one year in top flight.

The two clubs promoted to top level were FK Radnički Kragujevac and NK Rijeka. Radnički Kragujevac returned to the highest division as winners of YSL Division East after spending two years in second level, which had ended their previous 1969–1972 three-season spell. In comparison, Croatian side NK Rijeka returned as winners of YSL Division West after four years in second level, which had interrupted their earlier 1958–1969 eleven-year top level tenure. NK Rijeka would go on to remain in top flight until the 1990–91 season, when Croatian and Slovenian clubs abandoned the Yugoslav league amid the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Team Location Federal Republic Position
in 1973–74
Bor Bor  SR Serbia 01616th
Čelik Zenica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0066th
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb  SR Croatia 0077th
Hajduk Split Split  SR Croatia 0011st
OFK Belgrade Belgrade  SR Serbia 0055th
Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana  SR Slovenia 01010th
Partizan Belgrade  SR Serbia 0044th
Proleter Zrenjanin Zrenjanin  SR Serbia 01313th
Radnički Kragujevac Kragujevac  SR Serbia N/A
Radnički Niš Niš  SR Serbia 01515th
Red Star Belgrade  SR Serbia 0033rd
Rijeka Rijeka  SR Croatia N/A
Sarajevo Sarajevo  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01414th
Sloboda Tuzla  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0099th
Vardar Skopje  SR Macedonia 01111th
Velež Mostar  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0022nd
Vojvodina Novi Sad  SR Serbia 01212th
Željezničar Sarajevo  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0088th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hajduk Split (C) 34 20 8 6 56 29 +27 48 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Vojvodina 34 16 13 5 53 32 +21 45 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Red Star Belgrade 34 16 8 10 61 44 +17 40
4 Velež 34 15 9 10 62 35 +27 39
5 Dinamo Zagreb 34 11 16 7 38 31 +7 38
6 Partizan 34 13 10 11 55 49 +6 36
7 Sloboda Tuzla 34 12 12 10 41 45 −4 36
8 OFK Belgrade 34 11 10 13 40 40 0 32
9 Željezničar 34 11 10 13 45 46 −1 32
10 Radnički Niš 34 9 14 11 31 37 −6 32
11 Čelik 34 10 11 13 35 41 −6 31 Qualification for Intertoto Cup
12 Olimpija 34 7 17 10 37 48 −11 31
13 Sarajevo 34 8 14 12 38 40 −2 30
14 Rijeka 34 9 12 13 33 43 −10 30
15 Radnički Kragujevac 34 9 12 13 27 39 −12 30
16 Vardar 34 7 15 12 35 41 −6 29
17 Bor (R) 34 8 11 15 32 54 −22 27 Relegation to Yugoslav Second League
18 Proleter Zrenjanin (R) 34 7 12 15 27 52 −25 26
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Champions: Hajduk Split
PlayerLeague
MatchesGoals
Ivan Buljan331
Slaviša Žungul3215
Jurica Jerković329
Ivica Šurjak307
Vedran Rožić300
Dražen Mužinić300
Vilson Džoni292
Mario Boljat272
Luka Peruzović241
Željko Mijač236
Mićun Jovanić183
Šime Luketin161
Rizah Mešković160
Ivan Katalinić (goalkeeper)130
Marin Kurtela130
Ivica Matković81
Branko Oblak74
Nenad Šalov71
Vjeran Simunić70
Vladimir Smolčić40
Dragan Holcer40
Joško Duplančić31
Head coach: Tomislav Ivić

Results
Home \ Away BOR ČEL DIN HAJ OFK OLI PAR PRO RKR RNI RSB RIJ SAR SLO VAR VEL VOJ ŽEL
Bor 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–5 2–0
Čelik 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 4–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2
Hajduk Split 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 5–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 6–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–4 3–0
OFK Belgrade 0–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 0–0 4–2 2–0 2–2
Olimpija 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1
Partizan 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 4–1
Proleter Zrenjanin 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–2
Radnički Kragujevac 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–2
Radnički Niš 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1
Red Star Belgrade 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 3–2 4–0 3–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Rijeka 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–0
Sarajevo 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2
Sloboda Tuzla 0–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–0
Vardar 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2
Velež 0–0 5–0 2–0 2–3 3–1 4–2 3–0
Vojvodina 6–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–3
Željezničar 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Boško Đorđević Partizan 20
Dušan Savić Red Star
3 Vahid Halilhodžić Velež 16
4 Slaviša Žungul Hajduk Split 15
5 Zoran Filipović Red Star 14
Franjo Vladić Velež
Momčilo Vukotić Partizan
8 Božo Janković Željezničar 12
9 Vančo Balevski Vardar 11
Jovan Geca Sloboda Tuzla
Zvonko Ivezić Vojvodina
Josip Katalinski Željezničar
Safet Sušić Sarajevo
Slobodan Vučeković Vojvodina

Attendance
Club Average home attendance Average away attendance
Hajduk Split 20,294 23,294
Dinamo Zagreb 19,529 10,882
Red Star Belgrade 17,765 22,059
FK Partizan 16,412 19,529
FK Vojvodina 12,706 11,853
NK Rijeka 10,941 7,235
Radnički Kragujevac 10,941 6,912
FK Vardar 10,118 7,647
NK Olimpija 9,265 6,559
Radnički Niš 8,824 8,118
FK Sarajevo 8,706 10,741
FK Željezničar 8,529 9,882
FK Velež 7,941 12,417
Čelik Zenica 7,647 6,971
Proleter Zrenjanin 7,559 7,265
OFK Beograd 7,147 9,059
Sloboda Tuzla 5,941 7,882
FK Bor 5,206 7,706
  • Overall league attendance per match: 10,859 spectators

See also

References
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