1977–78 Yugoslav First League

Prva savezna liga
Season1977–78
Dates14 August 1977 – 28 May 1978
ChampionsPartizan (8th title)
RelegatedČelik
Trepča
European CupPartizan
Cup Winners' CupRijeka
UEFA CupRed Star
Hajduk Split
Matches played272
Top goalscorerRadomir Savić (21)
Average attendance9,845

Teams

A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1976–77 season and two sides promoted from the 1976–77 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.

Napredak and Željezničar were relegated from the 1976–77 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Trepča and NK Osijek.

TeamLocationFederal RepublicPosition
in 1976–77
Borac Banja LukaBanja Luka  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina0066th
BudućnostTitograd  SR Montenegro0099th
ČelikZenica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina01313th
Dinamo ZagrebZagreb  SR Croatia0022nd
Hajduk SplitSplit  SR Croatia0088th
OFK BelgradeBelgrade  SR Serbia01515th
Olimpija LjubljanaLjubljana  SR Slovenia01212th
OsijekOsijek  SR Croatia
PartizanBelgrade  SR Serbia0044th
Radnički NišNiš  SR Serbia0077th
Red StarBelgrade  SR Serbia0011st
RijekaRijeka  SR Croatia0055th
SarajevoSarajevo  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina01616th
SlobodaTuzla  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina0033rd
TrepčaKosovska Mitrovica  SR Serbia
VeležMostar  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina01111th
VojvodinaNovi Sad  SR Serbia01414th
NK ZagrebZagreb  SR Croatia01010th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Partizan (C)34221025519+3654Qualification for European Cup first round
2Red Star Belgrade3421765826+3249Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3Hajduk Split34141194937+1239
4Dinamo Zagreb34121395449+537
5Rijeka34121394742+537Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6Sloboda Tuzla34155144746+135
7Velež34139124243−135
8Vojvodina34144164638+832Qualification for Intertoto Cup
9Sarajevo341110135046+432
10Olimpija34136154444032
11Budućnost34127154151−1031
12Borac Banja Luka341010144450−630
13Osijek34912133242−1030
14Radnički Niš34912133142−1130
15NK Zagreb34911143746−929
16OFK Belgrade34108163854−1628
17Čelik (R)34910153450−1628Relegation to Yugoslav Second League
18Trepça (R)34710172852−2424
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBORBUDČELDINHAJOFKOLIOSIPARRNIRSBRIJSARSLOTREVELVOJZAG
Borac Banja Luka2–21–11–30–02–12–03–10–04–00–00–02–13–15–14–10–11–1
Budućnost1–02–12–12–01–02–12–10–10–10–11–13–02–14–10–12–11–0
Čelik1–41–13–32–11–11–02–00–01–02–22–20–21–02–02–02–12–1
Dinamo Zagreb3–14–13–10–04–21–11–00–21–01–12–23–36–24–00–22–21–1
Hajduk Split1–15–23–02–11–01–00–11–22–00–02–21–04–22–00–02–13–1
OFK Belgrade4–10–02–00–01–41–33–01–21–10–03–22–01–01–12–01–52–0
Olimpija3–12–01–11–12–04–20–00–22–10–11–02–11–21–03–04–22–0
Osijek2–23–00–01–00–01–21–01–12–20–01–12–02–12–21–11–10–1
Partizan3–01–05–15–00–03–12–12–01–03–23–10–01–03–01–01–02–1
Radnički Niš0–12–22–00–02–22–12–21–01–10–20–11–11–01–02–03–23–1
Red Star2–04–32–00–11–12–05–14–11–32–04–02–10–14–11–01–04–0
Rijeka2–01–12–14–02–03–11–01–21–11–00–12–20–03–02–03–23–3
Sarajevo5–03–13–11–10–35–02–14–11–11–11–30–02–12–14–22–01–1
Sloboda Tuzla3–11–01–01–13–01–12–12–03–03–11–32–03–11–12–12–12–1
Trepça0–00–01–02–02–30–11–10–21–11–10–11–21–03–12–01–01–2
Velež3–25–22–24–22–10–01–00–01–00–02–04–12–13–11–10–02–1
Vojvodina2–02–01–01–32–13–03–00–20–24–02–00–02–02–00–12–11–0
NK Zagreb1–03–11–00–13–32–02–33–10–00–01–22–10–01–11–11–11–0
Source: DataSoccer.it
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Winning squad

Champions: FK Partizan
PlayerLeague
MatchesGoals
Momčilo Vukotić3411
Nenad Stojković343
Nikica Klinčarski342
Petar Borota (goalkeeper)340
Aleksandar Trifunović325
Borislav Đurović281
Boško Đorđević275
Jusuf Hatunić270
Milovan Jović246
Ilija Zavišić244
Xhevad Prekazi222
Ivan Golac191
Pavle Grubješić173
Slobodan Santrač1611
Vladimir Pejović150
Tomislav Kovačević140
Dragan Arsenović110
Rešad Kunovac80
Refik Kozić51
Novica Vulić40
Aranđel Todorović20
Miroslav Polak10
Head coach: Ante Mladinić

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Radomir SavićSarajevo21
2 Vahid HalilhodžićVelež18
3 Miodrag KustudićRijeka17
4 Zoran FilipovićRed Star15
Slaviša ŽungulHajduk Split
6 Mersad KovačevićSloboda Tuzla14
7 Milan RadovićRijeka12
Muhamed IbrahimbegovićBorac Banja Luka
Dušan MitoševićRadnički Niš
Slobodan SantračPartizan / OFK Belgrade

Attendance

ClubAverage home attendanceAverage away attendance
FK Partizan24,52919,118
Red Star Belgrade20,58819,706
Dinamo Zagreb17,64714,735
NK Osijek14,2358,471
Hajduk Split11,58814,824
Budućnost Titograd10,7067,324
Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica8,8828,559
Čelik Zenica7,7066,088
Borac Banja Luka7,5296,353
FK Vojvodina7,4718,235
FK Sarajevo7,1769,235
Radnički Niš7,1766,412
FK Velež6,5297,529
NK Rijeka6,0886,382
NK Olimpija5,6767,853
NK Zagreb4,8828,765
OFK Beograd4,5299,500
Sloboda Tuzla4,2658,118
  • Overall league attendance per match: 9,845 spectators

See also