Prva liga SR Jugoslavije 1996/97

Prva liga SR Jugoslavije 1996/97
master	FK Partizan Belgrade
Champions League qualification	FK Partizan Belgrade
UEFA Cup qualification	FK Vojvodina
UI cup	FK Hajduk Rodic M&B Kula FK Proleter Zrenjanin FK Čukarički
Cup winners	FK Red Star Belgrade
European Cup Winners' Cup	FK Red Star Belgrade
Relegation ↓	FK Budućnost Podgorica
Relegated	FK Bečej FK Sloboda Užice
Teams	12
Games	198
Gates	533  (ø 2.69 per game)
Top scorer	Zoran Jovičić (FK Red Star Belgrade)
← 1995/96 1997/98 →
Druga league ↓

The Prva liga SR Yugoslavije 1996/97 was the fifth season of the top division of BR Yugoslavia . The game was played from August 10, 1996 to May 31, 1997.

Defending champion was FK Partizan Belgrade .

mode

The league was reduced to twelve clubs. These competed against each other in three rounds, so that 33 game days had to be completed. The teams that finished in the first six places after 22 games had one more home game than the teams in the bottom six places.

The last two were relegated directly, the third last had to go into relegation.

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	FK Partizan Belgrade (M)	33	26th	6th	1	088:170	+71	84
2.	FK Red Star Belgrade (P)	33	25th	3	5	079:300	+49	78
3.	FK Vojvodina	33	15th	8th	10	049:350	+14	53
4th	FK Hajduk Rodic M&B Kula	33	12	8th	13	034:370	−3	44
5.	FK Proleter Zrenjanin	33	12	6th	15th	048:490	−1	42
6th	FK Čukarički	33	11	8th	14th	035:460	−11	41
7th	FK Zemun	33	10	11	12	040:370	+3	41
8th.	FK Mladost Lučani	33	12	5	16	045:590	−14	41
9.	FK Rad Belgrade	33	10	10	13	033:380	−5	40
10.	FK Budućnost Podgorica	33	11	6th	16	026:440	−18	39
11.	FK Bečej	33	11	5	17th	034:480	−14	38
12.	FK Borac Čačak	33	4th	2	27	022:930	−71	14th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

Yugoslav champions and participation in the first qualifying round for the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League

Yugoslav Cup Winner and participation in the qualifying round of the 1997/98 European Cup Winners' Cup

Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup

Participation in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Participation in the relegation

Relegated to the drug league

(M)	reigning Yugoslav champion
(P)	reigning Yugoslav cup winner

Crosstab

Match days 1–22 FK Partizan Belgrade 3-0 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 4: 1 0-0 2-0 2: 1 1-0 6-0 3-0 FK Red Star Belgrade 1: 3 3: 1 3-0 3: 1 8: 1 0-0 2: 1 5: 1 2-0 1-0 5-0 FK Vojvodina 1: 1 0: 3 1-0 2-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 3-0 5: 1 FK Hajduk Rodic M&B Kula 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 0-0 2: 2 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 FK Proleter Zrenjanin 0: 2 1: 2 1: 3 5-0 1-0 2: 1 6: 1 0-0 3: 1 2: 1 4-0 FK Čukarički 1: 3 0: 2 1-0 0: 2 3: 1 2: 1 2: 1 2: 2 0-0 1-0 4-0 FK Zemun 0: 2 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 1-0 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 FK Mladost Lučani 0: 1 1-0 2: 2 2: 1 4: 1 2: 1 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 3: 2 FK Rad Belgrade 0: 5 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 0-0 3-0 2: 1 1: 2 1-0 1: 2 3-0 FK Budućnost Podgorica 0: 3 1: 3 1-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 3: 2 0-0 3: 1 1-0 FK Bečej 2: 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 3-0 2: 3 1: 1 1-0 2-0 2-0 FK Borac Čačak 0:10 1: 3 0: 2 1: 2 3: 2 0-0 0: 2 1: 2 0: 2 2: 1 2: 1

Match days 23–33 FK Partizan Belgrade 2: 1 - 2-0 3: 1 1: 1 - 7-0 - - - 4-0 FK Red Star Belgrade - 4: 3 - - - 1-0 - 1-0 4: 1 1-0 7-0 FK Vojvodina 0: 2 - 2-0 0: 1 2: 1 - 4: 1 - - - 2-0 FK Hajduk Rodic M&B Kula - 1: 3 - - - - 2: 1 1-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 FK Proleter Zrenjanin - 0-0 - 2: 1 - - 1-0 4: 1 - 2-0 - FK Čukarički - 4: 1 - 1: 1 2-0 - 2: 1 1: 1 - - - FK Zemun 1: 1 - 2: 2 3: 1 2: 1 0: 1 - - - - 2-0 FK Mladost Lučani - 2: 5 - - - - 2: 2 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 5: 2 FK Rad Belgrade 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 0-0 1: 2 3-0 3: 1 - FK Budućnost Podgorica 1: 1 - 2: 1 - 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 - - - - FK Bečej 0: 3 - 3: 2 - - 1-0 2: 1 - - 2-0 - FK Borac Čačak - - - - 2: 2 0: 2 - - 1: 2 2-0 1: 3

Relegation

	total		First leg	Return leg
FK Loznica	0: 1	FK Budućnost Podgorica	0-0	0: 1

Web links

• Table on www.rsssf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ table, top scorer, cup winner etc.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Prva Liga 1996/97. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017 .