Yugoslav Second League

Yugoslav Second League
Founded
1946
Dissolved
1991
Nation
SFR Yugoslavia
Promotion To
Yugoslav First League
Relegation To
Yugoslav Third League Inter-Republic Leagues
Number of Seasons
45
Level on Pyramid
Level 2
Last Champions 1990-91
Vardar Skopje
Replaced by
Bosnian Federation League Rep. Srpska League Druga HNL Second Macedonian Football League Second League of FR Yugoslavia Slovenian Second League

Yugoslav Second League (Serbo-Croatian: 2. Savezna liga/ 2. Caвeзнa лигa) was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League.

The Yugoslav Second League was played between 1946 and 1991. Although the Yugoslav First League was played since 1923, in the period prior of 1945 the league system was different and a Yugoslav Second League never existed as such.

League format

During time, the league changed its format:

• In 1946-47 each one of the 6 republics had its own league (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia)
• Between 1947-48 to 1951 there was the "Unified league" (Jedinstvena liga)
• In 1952 each of the republics played its own league (Republičke lige)
• 1952-53 an "Inter-republics leagues" were played (Međurepubličke lige)
• Between 1953-54 and 1954-55 an "Unified league" were played again
• Between 1955-56 and 1957-58 the league was divided in 4 "zones" (zone, singular zona) with a total of 5 groups.
• Between 1958-59 and 1967-68 two groups geographically divided existed: East and West (Istok and Zapad)
• Between 1968-69 and 1972-73 it was divided in four groups: East, West, North and South (Istok, Zapad, Sever/Sjever, Jug)`
• Between 1973-74 and 1987-88 the league returned to 2 groups system: East and West (Istok and Zapad)
• Between 1988-89 and 1990-91 an "Unified league" was played (Jedinstvena liga)

Seasons

NK Železničar Maribor vs HNK Šibenik in 1969

Seasons	Group leagues	Champion	Second place	Third place	Promoted to First League
Republics leagues
1946–47					FK Sarajevo[1]
Unified league
1947–48		Budućnost Titograd [2]	Sloga Novi Sad [3]	Naša Krila Zemun	Naša Krila Zemun, Budućnost Titograd, Sloga Novi Sad
1948–49		FK Sarajevo	Mornar Split	Spartak Subotica	FK Sarajevo, Spartak Subotica
1950		Borac Zagreb	Napredak Kruševac	Vojvodina Novi Sad	Vojvodina Novi Sad, Borac Zagreb, Mačva Šabac, Napredak Kruševac
1951		Vardar Skopje	Rabotnički Skopje	Budućnost Titograd	Vardar Skopje, Rabotnički Skopje, NK Zagreb [4]
Republic leagues
1952	Croatian league West Croatian League South Bosnian Final League Slovenian League	Kvarner Rijeka [5] Šibenik Velež Mostar Odred Ljubljana	Pula Dubrovnik Sloboda Tuzla Branik Maribor	Lokomotiva Rijeka Zmaj Makarska Borac Banja Luka/Bosna Sarajevo Rudar Trbovlje	Spartak Subotica Velež Mostar
Inter-republics and republics leagues
1952–53	Croatian-Slovenian League Vojvodjanska League Beogradska potsavezna League Potsavez Niš League City of Belgrade League Potsavez Kragujevac League Kosmetska potsavezna League Boznia-Herzegovina League Macedonia final League Montenegro League	Proleter Osijek [6] Dinamo Pančevo Mačva Šabac Radnički Niš Radnički Beograd Napredak Kruševac Trepča K.Mitrovica Borac Banja Luka Rabotnički Skopje Budućnost Podgorica	Odred Ljubljana [7] Radnički Sombor Smederevo Timok Zaječar Jedinstvo Zemun Šumadija Aranđelovac Budućnost Peć Željezničar Sarajevo Rabotnik Bitolj Lovćen Cetinje	Šibenik Proleter Zrenjanin Budućnost Valjevo Dinamo Niš Šumadija Beograd Sloga Kraljevo Kosovo Priština Jedinstvo Brčko Bregalnica Štip Radnički Ivangrad	Proleter Osijek, Odred Ljubljana Radnički Beograd, Rabotnički Skopje
Unified League
1953–54		NK Zagreb	Željezničar Sarajevo	Velež Mostar	NK Zagreb, Željezničar Sarajevo
1954–55		Velež Mostar	Budućnost Titograd	Metalac Zagreb	Velež Mostar, Budućnost Titograd
Zones ligues
1955–56	I Zona II A Zona II B Zona III Zona IV Zona	Lokomotiva Zagreb Čelik Zenica [8] Lovćen Cetinje Borovo Vardar Skopje	Šibenik Borac Banja Luka Radnički Nikšić [9] Budućnost Valjevo Radnički Kragujevac	Odred Ljubljana Mladost Prijedor Arsenal Tivat Smederevo Sloga Kraljevo	Lokomotiva Zagreb Vardar Skopje
1956–57	I Zone II A Zona II B Zona III Zona IV Zona	RNK Split Željezničar Sarajevo Lovćen Cetinje 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 Zona II A Zona II B Zona III Zona IV Zona	Rijeka FK Sarajevo Nikšić Proleter Zrenjanin Napredak Kruševac	Lokomotiva Zagreb Sloboda Tuzla Lovćen Cetinje Proleter Osijek Rabotnički Skopje	Trešnjevka Zagreb Čelik Zenica Arsenal Tivat Radnički Sombor Radnički Niš	Rijeka FK Sarajevo
Groups East and 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 Skopje RNK Split	RFK Novi Sad Trešnjevka Zagreb	Sutjeska Nikšić Borac Banja Luka	Vardar Skopje RNK Split
1960–61	East West	RFK Novi Sad Borac Banja Luka	Budućnost Titograd Željezničar Sarajevo	Radnički Sombor Trešnjevka Zagreb	RFK Novi Sad Borac Banja Luka
1961–62	East West	Budućnost Titograd Željezničar Sarajevo	Radnički Niš Sloboda Tuzla	Radnički Beograd Trešnjevka Zagreb	Budućnost Titograd, Radnički Niš Željezničar Sarajevo, Sloboda Tuzla
1962–63	East West	Vardar Skopje Trešnjevka Zagreb	Radnički Beograd Čelik Zenica	FK Trepča Maribor	Vardar Skopje Trešnjevka Zagreb
1963–64	East West	Sutjeska Nikšić NK Zagreb	FK 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 Prilep 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	FK Bor Čelik Zenica	FK Trepča Sloboda Tuzla	Sloga Kraljevo Osijek	FK Bor Čelik Zenica
Groups East, South, North and West
1968–69	East South North West	Radnički Kragujevac Budućnost Titograd Sloboda Tuzla Orijent Rijeka	FK Trepča Sutjeska Nikšić Crvenka Borac Banja Luka	Sloboda Užice [10] Bosna Sarajevo Osijek Varteks Varaždin	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 Sarajevo Proleter Zrenjanin Rudar Ljubija Prijedor	Crvenka Borac Banja Luka
1970–71	East South North West	Vardar Skopje Sutjeska Nikšić Proleter Zrenjanin Rijeka	Borac Čačak Budućnost Titograd Osijek Rudar Ljubija Prijedor	Pobeda Prilep Bosna Visoko Spartak Subotica NK Zagreb	Vardar Skopje Sutjeska Nikšić
1971–72	East South North West	FK Bor Budućnost Titograd Spartak Subotica Rijeka	Priština Rudar Kakanj Crvenka Rudar Ljubija Prijedor	Napredak Kruševac GOŠK Dubrovnik RFK Novi Sad NK Zagreb	FK Bor Spartak Subotica
1972–73	East South North West	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
Groups East and West
1973–74	East West	Radnički Kragujevac Rijeka	Borac Čačak Osijek	Priština Kozara B. Gradiška	Radnički Kragujevac Rijeka
1974–75	East West	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 Beograd Osijek	Radnički Pirot RFK Novi Sad	Napredak Kruševac NK Zagreb
1976–77	East West	FK Trepča[11] Osijek	Vardar Skopje RFK Novi Sad	Radnički Pirot OFK Kikinda	FK Trepča Osijek
1977–78	East West	Napredak Kruševac Željezničar Sarajevo	Teteks Tetovo Proleter Zrenjanin	Vardar Skopje OFK Kikinda	Napredak Kruševac Željezničar Sarajevo
1978–79	East West	Vardar Skopje Čelik Zenica	FK Trepča Maribor	Radnički Kragujevac RFK Novi Sad	Vardar Skopje Čelik Zenica
1979–80	East West	OFK Beograd NK Zagreb	Radnički Kragujevac Dinamo Vinkovci [12]	FK Bor Spartak Subotica	OFK Beograd NK Zagreb
1980–81	East West	Teteks Tetovo Osijek	Galenika Zemun Iskra Bugojno	Rad Beograd Dinamo Vinkovci	Teteks Tetovo Osijek
1981–82	East West	Galenika Zemun Dinamo Vinkovci	FK Trepča Spartak Subotica	Timok Zaječar Čelik Zenica	Galenika Zemun Dinamo Vinkovci
1982–83	East West	Priština Čelik Zenica	Sutjeska Nikšić Iskra Bugojno	Teteks Tetovo Jedinstvo Brčko	Priština Čelik Zenica
1983–84	East West	Sutjeska Nikšić Iskra Bugojno	OFK Beograd Spartak Subotica	Pelister Bitola Proleter Zrenjanin	Sutjeska Nikšić Iskra Bugojno
1984–85	East West	OFK Beograd Čelik Zenica	FK Novi Pazar Šibenik	Pelister Bitola Spartak Subotica	OFK Beograd Čelik Zenica
1985–86	East West	Radnički Niš Spartak Subotica	Rad Beograd Iskra Bugojno	Radnički Kragujevac Leotar Trebinje	Radnički Niš Spartak Subotica
1986–87	East West	Rad Beograd Vojvodina Novi Sad	OFK Beograd RFK Novi Sad	FK Novi Pazar OFK Kikinda	Rad Beograd Vojvodina Novi Sad
1987–88	East West	Napredak Kruševac Spartak Subotica	OFK Beograd GOŠK Jug Dubrovnik [13]	Pelister Bitola Dinamo Vinkovci	Napredak Kruševac Spartak Subotica
Unified second League
1988–89		Olimpija Ljubljana	Borac Banja Luka	Proleter Zrenjanin	Olimpija Ljubljana, Borac Banja Luka
1989–90		Zemun	Proleter Zrenjanin	Sutjeska Nikšić	Zemun, Proleter Zrenjanin
1990–91		NK Zagreb	Vardar Skopje	OFK Beograd	Vardar Skopje, OFK Beograd, Sutjeska Nikšić, Pelister Bitola (FR Yugoslavia) NK Zagreb, Šibenik, Cibalia Vinkovci, GOŠK Jug Dubrovnik [14] (Croatia)[15]
1991–92		Bečej	Hajduk Kula	Radnički Beograd	[16]

See also

Second League West Clubs Association

• Yugoslav First League
• Yugoslav Third League
• Slovenian Republic League

External sources

• All-time Yugoslav Second League (1947-1992) at RSSSF.^[17]

References

1. Champion of the regional champions
2. Podgorica was known as Titograd
3. today's FK Vojvodina
4. NK Zagreb finished 13th but merged with top league Borac Zagreb thus taking Borac place in top league.
5. current HNK Rijeka
6. Today´s NK Osijek
7. Later renamed to Olimpija
8. Today´s NK Čelik
9. Today´s Sutjeska Nikšić
10. The town of Užice was known as Titovo Užice
11. The town of Kosovska Mitrovica was known as Titova Mitrovica back then
12. Today´s HNK Cibalia
13. GOŠK Jug was founded in 1978 by the merging of two clubs GOŠK and Juga (former Dubrovnik). Nowadays Dubrovnik 1919 is considered to be this clubs successor.
14. Changed name into Dubrovnik 1919
15. 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, HNK Cibalia and GOŠK Jug Dubrovnik, became members of the newly established 1992 Prva HNL. Slovenia did not had any representatives that season in the Second League.
16. FK Bečej, FK Hajduk Kula, FK Radnički Beograd, FK Mogren, OFK Kikinda, FK Priština and FK Napredak Kruševac getting the promotion to the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, and FK Teteks and FK Balkan Skopje becoming members of the newly formed 1992–93 First Macedonian Football League. The clubs from the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely NK Čelik Zenica and FK Leotar left the Yugoslav League system, however any football competitions were not yet established by then in Bosnia.
17. Doesn´t include seasons 1946-47, 1952 and 1952-53 as well as zone leagues 1955-56 to 1957-58, but includes season 1991-92.