1st Yugoslav Football League

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The 1st Yugoslav Football League ( Serbo-Croatian  Prva Liga / Прва Лига ) was founded in 1923 and was the top division of Yugoslavia . She was subordinate to the Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije - FSJ (German: Yugoslav Football Association). First, the winner was determined in a knockout system, later in the league system. The first master was Građanski Zagreb, the forerunner of Dinamo Zagreb . The 1st league of Yugoslavia lasted until 1992. Until then, Red Star Belgrade won the most titles , ahead of Partizan Belgrade .

The history

In the beginning only two teams from Croatia , two from Serbia , one from Slovenia and one from Bosnia-Herzegovina took part. Master was at the end of Građanski Zagreb, who defeated the SAŠK Sarajevo in the final with a replay (first leg 1: 1) with 4: 2. A year later, a seventh club was added, and the champions continued to play in the tournament system. The league mode was only used in 1927, but the number of teams had remained small. The first champion in the league was Hajduk Split , who qualified for the Mitropa Cup together with the second-placed BSK . After the winner was again identified in the 1931/32 season with the cup mode, the league was enlarged to eleven teams a year later in order to make the league more attractive and to maintain the league system. In the years of the Second World War , the league was shortened again and soon afterwards due to the occupation by the Axis powers .

Years of change

After the Second World War, the game was resumed and the cup competition was introduced. From then on, clubs from Belgrade , Split and Zagreb began to dominate . In 1950 the league was enlarged to twelve teams and in 1954 to 14. The Yugoslav league blossomed from decade to decade into a strong league and offered many good players. Shortly before the break-up of Yugoslavia, it was one of the strongest leagues in Europe.

The masters before World War II

season master Second Third
1923 * HŠK Građanski Zagreb SAŠK Sarajevo SK Yugoslavija
1924 * SK Yugoslavija Hajduk Split SAŠK Sarajevo, Somborski SK
1925 * SK Yugoslavija Građanski Zagreb HAD Backa Subotica , Slavija Sarajevo
1926 * Građanski Zagreb SK Yugoslavija Hajduk Split, Slavija Sarajevo
1927 Hajduk Split BSK HAŠK Zagreb
1928 Građanski Zagreb Hajduk Split BSK
1929 Hajduk Split BSK SK Yugoslavija
1930 HŠK Concordia Zagreb SK Yugoslavija Hajduk Split
1930/31 BSK Hajduk Split Građanski Zagreb
1931/32 * Concordia Zagreb Hajduk Split BSK, SK Jugoslavija
1932/33 BSK Hajduk Split SK Yugoslavija
1934/35 BSK SK Yugoslavija Građanski Zagreb
1935/36 * BSK Slavija Sarajevo NAK Novi Sad , SK Ljubljana
1936/37 Građanski Zagreb Hajduk Split BSK
1937/38 HAŠK Zagreb BSK Građanski Zagreb
1938/39 BSK Građanski Zagreb SK Yugoslavija
1939/40 Građanski Zagreb BSK Slavija Sarajevo
  • in cup mode

After the Second World War

season master
1946/47 FK Partizan Belgrade
1947/48 FD Dinamo Zagreb
1948/49 FK Partizan Belgrade
1950 NK Hajduk Split
1951 FK Red Star Belgrade
1952 NK Hajduk Split
1952/53 Red Star Belgrade
1953/54 Dinamo Zagreb
1954/55 Hajduk Split
1955/56 Red Star Belgrade
1956/57 Red Star Belgrade
1957/58 Dinamo Zagreb
1958/59 Red Star Belgrade
1959/60 Red Star Belgrade
1960/61 Partizan Belgrade
1961/62 Partizan Belgrade
1962/63 Partizan Belgrade
1963/64 Red Star Belgrade
1964/65 Partizan Belgrade
1965/66 Vojvodina Novi Sad
1966/67 FK Sarajevo
1967/68 Red Star Belgrade
1968/69 Red Star Belgrade
1969/70 Red Star Belgrade
1970/71 Hajduk Split
1971/72 Željezničar Sarajevo
1972/73 Red Star Belgrade
1973/74 Hajduk Split
1974/75 Hajduk Split
1975/76 Partizan Belgrade
1976/77 Red Star Belgrade
1977/78 Partizan Belgrade
1978/79 Hajduk Split
1979/80 Red Star Belgrade
1980/81 Red Star Belgrade
1981/82 Dinamo Zagreb
1982/83 Partizan Belgrade
1983/84 Red Star Belgrade
1984/85 FK Sarajevo
1985/86 Red Star Belgrade
1986/87 Partizan Belgrade
1987/88 Red Star Belgrade
1988/89 Vojvodina Novi Sad
1989/90 Red Star Belgrade
1990/91 Red Star Belgrade
1991/92 Red Star Belgrade

See also