The 1971–72 Yugoslav First League season was the 26th season of the First Federal League of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije), 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 runners-up Željezničar Sarajevo winning the title.
Season | 1971–72 |
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Dates | 22 August 1971 – 11 June 1972 |
Champions | Željezničar Sarajevo |
Relegated | Radnički Kragujevac Maribor |
Top goalscorer | Slobodan Santrač (33) |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → |
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Željezničar (C) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 51 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | Red Star Belgrade | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 49 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
3 | OFK Belgrade | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 45 | |
4 | Vojvodina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 42 | |
5 | Partizan | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 39 | |
6 | Velež | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 38 | |
7 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
8 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 32 | |
9 | Olimpija | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 31 | |
10 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 31 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
11 | Vardar | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | |
12 | Čelik | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 30 | |
13 | Borac Banja Luka | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 30 | |
14 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 29 | |
15 | Sarajevo | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 28 | |
16 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 28 | |
17 | Radnički Kragujevac (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 24 | Relegation to Yugoslav Second League |
18 | Maribor (R) | 34 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 20 |
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
editWinning squad
editPlayer | League | |
---|---|---|
Matches | Goals | |
Josip Katalinski | 34 | 12 |
Slobodan Janjuš (goalkeeper) | 34 | 0 |
Enver Hadžiabdić | 34 | 0 |
Božo Janković | 33 | 13 |
Blagoje Bratić | 33 | 7 |
Velija Bećirspahić | 33 | 1 |
Josip Bukal | 32 | 14 |
Edin Sprečo | 32 | 5 |
Branimir Jelušić | 32 | 2 |
Avdija Deraković | 31 | 1 |
Dragan Kojović | 26 | 0 |
Fahrija Hrvat | 15 | 0 |
Miloš Radović | 8 | 0 |
Slobodan Kojović | 6 | 0 |
Željko Rodić | 4 | 0 |
Nusret Kadrić | 2 | 0 |
Hajrudin Saračević | 2 | 0 |
Džemaludin Šerbo | 2 | 0 |
Head coach: Milan Ribar |
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Slobodan Santrač | OFK Belgrade | 33 |
2 | Dušan Bajević | Velež | 20 |
3 | Nenad Cvetković | Radnički Niš | 16 |
4 | Petar Nikezić | Vojvodina | 15 |
Miodrag Kustudić | Vojvodina | ||
6 | Josip Bukal | Željezničar | 14 |
Nenad Bjeković | Partizan | ||
8 | Božidar Janković | Željezničar | 13 |
Salem Halilhodžić | Velež | ||
Franjo Vladić | Velež | ||
Pašo Bećirbašić | Borac Banja Luka | ||
Vahidin Musemić | Sarajevo | ||
Mladen Kranjc | Maribor |