Yugoslav Second League

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{{Infobox football league

| name = Yugoslav Second League

| image =

| founded = 1947

| folded = 1992

| country = Yugoslavia

| promotion = Yugoslav First League

| relegation = Yugoslav Third League
Inter-Republic Leagues

| levels = 2

| champions =

}}

Yugoslav Second League (Bosnian: Druga savezna liga, Croatian: Druga savezna liga, Serbian: Друга савезна лига, Slovenian: Druga zvezna liga, Macedonian: Втора сојузна лига, Vtora sojuzna liga) was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League.

Although the Yugoslav First League had existed since 1923, the unified Second League was only introduced in 1947. It existed until 1992.

League format

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Over the years, the league changed its format many times:

  • In 1946–47 each of the six Yugoslav federal republics had its own league (SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Croatia, SR Macedonia, SR Montenegro, SR Serbia and SR Slovenia)
  • In 1947–48 the leagues were merged into a single national "Unified League" (Jedinstvena liga)
  • In 1952 each of the republics played its own second-level "Republic League" again (Republička liga)
  • In 1952–53 a number of "Inter-republic Leagues" were played (Međurepubličke lige)
  • In 1953–54 a single "Unified League" was played again
  • In 1955–56 the league was split into four regional groups called "zones" (zone, singular zona) with a total of 5 groups marked by roman numerals, called Zone I, Zone II-A, Zone II-B, Zone III, and Zone IV (I. Zona, II. A Zona, II. B Zona, III. Zona, IV. Zona)
  • In 1958–59 this was reduced to only two regional divisions covering the entire country, named East and West (Istok and Zapad)
  • In 1968–69 they were replaced by four regional divisions: East, West, North and South (Istok, Zapad, Sever/Sjever, and Jug)
  • In 1973–74 the system returned to two regional groups, named East and West (Istok and Zapad)
  • In 1988–89 these were merged into a single national "Unified League" again, which was played in this format for three seasons until 1990–91 and the breakup of Yugoslavia

In total:

  • 10 seasons were played as a single national league (1947–51, 1953–55, and 1988–92)
  • 25 seasons had two regional divisions (1958–68, and 1973–88)

Seasons

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Season

!Division

!Winners

!Runners-up

!Third place

!Promoted

colspan=8|Republic Leagues
1946–47

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|Torpedo SarajevoChampion of the regional champions. Changed name to Sarajevo the next season.

colspan=8|Yugoslav Second League
1947–48

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|Budućnost TitogradPodgorica was known as Titograd

|Sloga Novi Sad

|Naša Krila Zemun

|Budućnost Titograd, Sloga Novi Sad, Naša Krila Zemun

1948–49

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|FK Sarajevo

|Mornar Split

|Spartak Subotica

|FK Sarajevo, Spartak Subotica

1950

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|Borac Zagreb

|Napredak Kruševac

|Sloga Novi SadChanged name to Vojvodina the next season

|Borac Zagreb, Napredak Kruševac, Sloga Novi Sad, Podrinje ŠabacChanged name to Mačva Šabac the next season

1951

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|Vardar

|Rabotnički

|Budućnost Titograd

|Vardar, Rabotnički, NK ZagrebNK Zagreb finished 13th but merged with top league Borac Zagreb thus taking Borac place in top league.

colspan=8|Republic Leagues
1952

|Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Slovenia

|Velež Mostar
Proleter Osijek
Pobeda
Budućnost Titograd
Spartak Subotica
Odred Ljubljana

|Sloboda Tuzla
Metalac Zagreb
Napredok
Sutjeska Nikšić
Dinamo Pančevo
Branik Maribor

|Borac Banja Luka/Bosna Sarajevo
Kvarner Rijeka
Tikveš
Lovćen
Napredak Kruševac/Radnički Beograd
Rudar Trbovlje

|Velež Mostar, Spartak Subotica

colspan=8|Inter-Republic and Republic Leagues
1952–53

|Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia-Slovenia
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia

|Borac Banja Luka
Proleter Osijek
Rabotnički
Budućnost Titograd
Radnički Beograd

|Željezničar Sarajevo
Odred Ljubljana
Rabotnik
Lovćen
Mačva Šabac

|Jedinstvo Brčko
Šibenik
Bregalnica Štip
Radnički Ivangrad
Napredak Kruševac

|Proleter Osijek, Odred Ljubljana, Rabotnički, Radnički Beograd

colspan=8|Yugoslav Second League
1953–54

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|NK Zagreb

|Željezničar Sarajevo

|Velež Mostar

|NK Zagreb, Željezničar Sarajevo

1954–55

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|Velež Mostar

|Budućnost Titograd

|Metalac Zagreb

|Velež Mostar, Budućnost Titograd

colspan=8|Zones Leagues
1955–56

|I Zone
II A Zone
II B Zone
III Zone
IV Zone

|Lokomotiva Zagreb
Čelik Zenica
Lovćen
Borovo
Vardar

|Šibenik
Borac Banja Luka
Radnički NikšićToday's Sutjeska Nikšić
Budućnost Valjevo
Radnički Kragujevac

|Odred Ljubljana
Mladost Prijedor
Arsenal Tivat
Smederevo
Sloga Kraljevo

|Lokomotiva Zagreb, Vardar

1956–57

|I Zone
II A Zone
II B Zone
III Zone
IV Zone

|RNK Split
Željezničar Sarajevo
Lovćen
Borovo
Radnički Kragujevac

|Šibenik
Čelik Zenica
Nikšić
Proleter Zrenjanin
Radnički Niš

|Rijeka
Borac Banja Luka
Dubrovnik
Proleter Osijek
Sloga Kraljevo

|RNK Split, Željezničar Sarajevo

1957–58

|I Zone
II A Zone
II B Zone
III Zone
IV Zone

|Rijeka
FK Sarajevo
Nikšić
Proleter Zrenjanin
Napredak Kruševac

|Lokomotiva Zagreb
Sloboda Tuzla
Lovćen
Proleter Osijek
Rabotnički

|Trešnjevka
Čelik Zenica
Arsenal Tivat
Radnički Sombor
Radnički Niš

|Rijeka, FK Sarajevo

colspan=8|Yugoslav Second League – East, West
1958–59

|East
West

|OFK Beograd
Sloboda Tuzla

|Spartak Subotica
Lokomotiva Zagreb

|Radnički Sombor
RNK Split

|OFK Beograd, Sloboda Tuzla

1959–60

|East
West

|Vardar
RNK Split

|FK Novi Sad
Trešnjevka

|Sutjeska Nikšić
Borac Banja Luka

|Vardar, RNK Split

1960–61

|East
West

|FK Novi Sad
Borac Banja Luka

|Budućnost Titograd
Željezničar Sarajevo

|Radnički Sombor
Trešnjevka

|FK Novi Sad, Borac Banja Luka

1961–62

|East
West

|Budućnost Titograd
Željezničar Sarajevo

|Radnički Niš
Sloboda Tuzla

|Radnički Beograd
Trešnjevka

|Budućnost Titograd, Radnički Niš, Željezničar Sarajevo, Sloboda Tuzla

1962–63

|East
West

|Vardar
Trešnjevka

|Radnički Beograd
Čelik Zenica

|Trepča
Maribor

|Vardar, Trešnjevka

1963–64

|East
West

|Sutjeska Nikšić
NK Zagreb

|Bor
Maribor

|Radnički Beograd
Borac Banja Luka

|Sutjeska Nikšić, NK Zagreb

1964–65

|East
West

|Radnički Beograd
Olimpija Ljubljana

|Proleter Zrenjanin
Sloboda Tuzla

|Budućnost Titograd
Maribor

|Radnički Beograd, Olimpija Ljubljana

1965–66

|East
West

|Sutjeska Nikšić
Čelik Zenica

|Proleter Zrenjanin
Sloboda Tuzla

|Pobeda
Borovo

|Sutjeska Nikšić, Čelik Zenica

1966–67

|East
West

|Proleter Zrenjanin
Maribor

|Priština
Osijek

|Radnički Sombor
Sloboda Tuzla

|Proleter Zrenjanin, Maribor

1967–68

|East
West

|Bor
Čelik Zenica

|Trepča
Sloboda Tuzla

|Sloga Kraljevo
Osijek

|Bor, Čelik Zenica

colspan=8|Yugoslav Second League – East, North, South, West
1968–69

|East
South
North
West

|Radnički Kragujevac
Budućnost Titograd
Sloboda Tuzla
Orijent Rijeka

|Trepča
Sutjeska Nikšić
Crvenka
Borac Banja Luka

|Sloboda UžiceThe town of Užice was known as Titovo Užice
Bosna Sarajevo
Osijek
NK Varteks

|Radnički Kragujevac, Sloboda Tuzla

1969–70

|East
South
North
West

|Sloga Kraljevo
Sutjeska Nikšić
Osijek
Rijeka

|Borac Čačak
Budućnost Titograd
Crvenka
Borac Banja Luka

|Priština
Pofalićki
Proleter Zrenjanin
Rudar Ljubija

|Crvenka, Borac Banja Luka

1970–71

|East
South
North
West

|Vardar
Sutjeska Nikšić
Proleter Zrenjanin
Rijeka

|Borac Čačak
Budućnost Titograd
Osijek
Rudar Ljubija

|Pobeda
Bosna Visoko
Spartak Subotica
NK Zagreb

|Vardar, Sutjeska Nikšić

1971–72

|East
South
North
West

|Bor
Budućnost Titograd
Spartak Subotica
Rijeka

|Priština
Rudar Kakanj
Crvenka
Rudar Ljubija

|Napredak Kruševac
GOŠK
RFK Novi Sad
NK Zagreb

|Bor, Spartak Subotica

1972–73

|East
South
North
West{{cite web | url = http://www.nkmaribor.com/zgodovina/statistika/?sezona=1972%2F73&sezonaD=1972%2F73 | title = NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1972/73) | publisher = NK Maribor official website | access-date = 18 July 2016 | language = sl }}

|Borac Čačak
Budućnost Titograd
Osijek
NK Zagreb

|Priština
Famos Hrasnica
Proleter Zrenjanin
Maribor

|Šumadija Aranđelovac
Igman Ilidža
RFK Novi Sad
Karlovac

|Proleter Zrenjanin, NK Zagreb

colspan=8|Yugoslav Second League – East, West
1973–74

|East
West{{cite web | url = http://www.nkmaribor.com/zgodovina/statistika/?sezona=1973%2F74&sezonaD=1973%2F74 | title = NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1973/74) | publisher = NK Maribor official website | access-date = 18 July 2016 | language = sl }}

|Radnički Kragujevac
Rijeka

|Borac Čačak
Osijek

|Priština
Kozara B. Gradiška

|Radnički Kragujevac, Rijeka

1974–75

|East
West{{cite web | url = http://www.nkmaribor.com/zgodovina/statistika/?sezona=1974%2F75&sezonaD=1974%2F75 | title = NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1974/75) | publisher = NK Maribor official website | access-date = 18 July 2016 | language = sl }}

|Budućnost Titograd
Borac Banja Luka

|Sutjeska Nikšić
NK Zagreb

|Napredak Kruševac
RFK Novi Sad

|Budućnost Titograd, Borac Banja Luka

1975–76

|East
West

|Napredak Kruševac
NK Zagreb

|Rad
Osijek

|Radnički Pirot
RFK Novi Sad

|Napredak Kruševac, NK Zagreb

1976–77

|East
West{{cite web | url = http://www.nkmaribor.com/zgodovina/statistika/?sezona=1976%2F77&sezonaD=1976%2F77 | title = NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1976/77) | publisher = NK Maribor official website | access-date = 18 July 2016 | language = sl }}

|TrepčaThe town of Mitrovica was known as Titova Mitrovica back then
Osijek

|Vardar
RFK Novi Sad

|Radnički Pirot
OFK Kikinda

|Trepča, Osijek

1977–78

|East
West{{cite web | url = http://www.nkmaribor.com/zgodovina/statistika/?sezona=1977%2F78&sezonaD=1977%2F78 | title = NK Maribor: Zgodovina (sezona 1977/78) | publisher = NK Maribor official website | access-date = 18 July 2016 | language = sl }}

|Napredak Kruševac
Željezničar Sarajevo

|Teteks
Proleter Zrenjanin

|Vardar
OFK Kikinda

|Napredak Kruševac, Željezničar Sarajevo

1978–79

|East
West

|Vardar
Čelik Zenica

|Trepča
Maribor

|Radnički Kragujevac
RFK Novi Sad

|Vardar, Čelik Zenica

1979–80

|East
West

|OFK Beograd
NK Zagreb

|Radnički Kragujevac
Dinamo VinkovciToday's HNK Cibalia

|Bor
Spartak Subotica

|OFK Beograd, NK Zagreb

1980–81

|East
West

|Teteks
Osijek

|Galenika Zemun
Iskra Bugojno

|Rad
Dinamo Vinkovci

|Teteks, Osijek

1981–82

|East
West

|Galenika Zemun
Dinamo Vinkovci

|Trepča
Spartak Subotica

|Timok
Čelik Zenica

|Galenika Zemun, Dinamo Vinkovci

1982–83

|East
West

|Priština
Čelik Zenica

|Sutjeska Nikšić
Iskra Bugojno

|Teteks
Jedinstvo Brčko

|Priština, Čelik Zenica

1983–84

|East
West

|Sutjeska Nikšić
Iskra Bugojno

|OFK Beograd
Spartak Subotica

|Pelister
Proleter Zrenjanin

|Sutjeska Nikšić, Iskra Bugojno

1984–85

|East
West

|OFK Beograd
Čelik Zenica

|Novi Pazar
Šibenik

|Pelister
Spartak Subotica

|OFK Beograd, Čelik Zenica

1985–86

|East
West

|Radnički Niš
Spartak Subotica

|Rad
Iskra Bugojno

|Radnički Kragujevac
Leotar

|Radnički Niš, Spartak Subotica

1986–87

|East
West

|Rad
Vojvodina

|OFK Beograd
RFK Novi Sad

|Novi Pazar
OFK Kikinda

|Rad, Vojvodina

1987–88

|East
West

|Napredak Kruševac
Spartak Subotica

|OFK Beograd
GOŠK-JugGOŠK-Jug was founded in 1978 by the merging of two clubs GOŠK and Jug (former Dubrovnik). GOŠK 1919 is considered to be this club's successor.

|Pelister
Dinamo Vinkovci

|Napredak Kruševac, Spartak Subotica

colspan=8|Yugoslav Second League
1988–89

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|Olimpija Ljubljana

|Borac Banja Luka

|Proleter Zrenjanin

|Olimpija Ljubljana, Borac Banja Luka

1989–90

|

|Zemun

|Proleter Zrenjanin

|Sutjeska Nikšić

|Zemun, Proleter Zrenjanin

1990–91

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|NK Zagreb

|Vardar

|OFK Beograd

|Vardar, OFK Beograd, Sutjeska Nikšić, Pelister (FR Yugoslavia)
NK Zagreb, Šibenik, Cibalia, GOŠK-JugChanged name into Dubrovnik 1919 (Croatia)At the end of the 1990-91 season, the clubs from Croatia and Slovenia left the Yugoslav league system. Champions NK Zagreb along with the other representatives from Croatia, Cibalia and GOŠK-Jug, became members of the newly established 1992 Prva HNL. Slovenia did not have any representatives that season in the Second League.

1991–92

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|Bečej

|Hajduk Kula

|Radnički Beograd

|Bečej, Hajduk Kula, Radnički Beograd, Mogren, OFK Kikinda, Priština and Napredak Kruševac getting the promotion to the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, and Teteks and Balkan Skopje becoming members of the newly formed 1992–93 First Macedonian Football League. The clubs from the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely Čelik Zenica and Leotar left the Yugoslav League system, however any football competitions were not yet established by then in Bosnia.

See also

References

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