1989–90 Yugoslav First League

The 1989–90 Yugoslav First League season was the 44th season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946.

Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije
Season1989–90
Dates29 July 1989 –
16 May 1990
ChampionsRed Star
RelegatedVardar
European CupRed Star
Cup Winners' CupHajduk Split
UEFA CupDinamo Zagreb
Partizan
Matches played306
Goals scored748 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerDarko Pančev (25)

Two points were awarded for a win, none for a loss, while in case of a draw a penalty shootout was taken with the winner of the shootout being awarded one point.

Red Star won the 17th title.

The season began on 29 July 1989 with its fall part completing on 17 December 1988. Following a two-month winter break, the season resumed on 18 February 1990 and ran until 16 May 1990.

League table

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Red Star Belgrade (C)34243257929+5051Qualification for European Cup first round
2Dinamo Zagreb34168375325+2840Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3Hajduk Split341821135035+1538Banned from European competition[a]
4Partizan341813125142+937Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5Rad341642124131+1036
6Rijeka341451142935−633
7Željezničar341442143740−332
8Olimpija341424144940+930Qualification for Intertoto Cup
9Sloboda Tuzla341504154346−330
10Budućnost341335133035−529Qualification for Balkans Cup
11Vojvodina341333154351−829
12Spartak Subotica341242162840−1228
13Sarajevo341313174649−327
14Borac Banja Luka341234152840−1227
15Radnički Niš341226144248−626
16Osijek341222182847−1926Qualification for Intertoto Cup
17Velež341133173851−1325Relegation to Yugoslav Second League
18Vardar (R)34811243364−3117
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Results in brackets indicate the results from penalty shoot-outs whenever games were drawn.

Home \ AwayBBLBUDDINHAJOLIOSIPARRADRNIRSBRIJSARSLOSPAVARVELVOJŽEL
Borac Banja Luka0–11–01–01–01–1(4–5)1–21–01–1(5–4)0–0(4–5)2–12–00–0(5–4)3–12–01–02–2(1–3)1–0
Budućnost2–12–01–00–0(3–4)2–02–00–10–0(5–4)0–0(2–4]1–01–00–10–0(2–4)1–01–03–14–1
Dinamo Zagreb3–10–0(4–3)2–02–13–12–10–0(4–5)3–00–3[a]1–1(4–3)6–05–01–03–03–02–02–0
Hajduk Split1–02–02–33–11–02–02–11–02–11–1(5–6)0–0(4–3)2–03–03–04–36–02–0
Olimpija4–13–13–03–11–05–10–11–1(1–3)1–1(6–5)2–02–12–00–13–02–02–03–0
Osijek0–11–01–01–01–00–11–1(1–3)2–10–50–12–03–11–01–01–02–10–1
Partizan2–12–01–1(3–4)1–02–06–40–22–10–20–11–1(3–5)1–01–03–03–04–00–2
Rad2–02–2(2–3)0–20–21–01–01–1(6–5)3–01–24–03–02–10–0(6–5)2–01–02–01–0
Radnički Niš1–02–11–1(5–6)5–12–14–11–1(3–5)2–2(4–3)1–33–01–02–01–03–03–00–31–0
Red Star3–05–10–0(2–3)2–12–03–11–04–21–01–03–06–13–05–24–03–12–2(4–3)
Rijeka1–00–0(5–4)1–1(4–1)1–00–0(3–2)1–00–10–12–01–41–03–03–02–01–02–01–0
Sarajevo2–04–11–01–03–03–01–21–05–13–12–02–13–3(2–4)6–10–0(3–4)3–21–3
Sloboda Tuzla4–12–00–0(3–5)2–2(4–5)2–02–03–11–22–03–02–02–02–01–01–1(4–5)2–04–1
Spartak Subotica2–01–01–1(5–6)1–02–31–00–41–01–1(4–3)1–30–12–00–12–02–10–0(4–2)1–0
Vardar3–04–10–41–23–3(5–4)0–12–32–13–00–20–0(4–5)2–12–01–24–11–20–1
Velež0–0(3–4)0–0(4–5)2–11–02–01–1(3–4)3–13–03–20–33–23–13–01–32–10–0(6–5)5–1
Vojvodina0–11–21–1(3–4)2–33–11–1(5–3)3–12–13–02–12–02–13–11–01–02–01–1(5–4)
Željezničar1–1(4–3)1–00–0(2–0)0–12–2(5–4)3–00–21–01–1(4–2)3–04–11–02–11–00–12–02–1
Source: DataSoccer.it
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Winning squad

Champions: Red Star Belgrade
PlayerLeague
MatchesGoals
Darko Pančev3225
Dragan "Piksi" Stojković3110
Robert Prosinečki315
Duško Radinović292
Ilija Najdoski291
Dragi Kanatlarovski291
Stevan Stojanović (goalkeeper)290
Slobodan Marović272
Dejan Savićević2510
Vladan Lukić2510
Vlada Stošić244
Mitar Mrkela232
Goran Jurić210
Zoran Vujović150
Miodrag Belodedici [a]141
Miloš Drizić111
Refik Šabanadžović100
Zvonko Milojević (goalkeeper)40
Slavoljub Janković20
Zoran Pavlović20
Zoran Dimitrijević20
Ivan Adžić10
Vladimir Jugović10
Head coach: Dragoslav Šekularac

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Darko PančevRed Star25
2 Meho KodroVelež18
3 Josip VišnjićRadnički Niš16
4 Aljoša AsanovićHajduk Split14
5 Boban BožovićSarajevo13
6 Davor ŠukerDinamo Zagreb12
Alen BokšićHajduk Split
Dinko VrabacOlimpija
9 Siniša MihajlovićVojvodina11
Željko IvanovićSloboda Tuzla

See also