A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Founded | 1923 |
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Folded | 1992 |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Confederation | UEFA |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Yugoslav Second League |
Domestic cup(s) | Yugoslav Cup |
International cup(s) | European Cup UEFA Cup |
Last champions | Red Star Belgrade (1991–92) |
Most championships | Red Star Belgrade (19 titles) |
Most appearances | Enver Marić (439) |
Top goalscorer | Slobodan Santrač (218) |
The Yugoslav First League (Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, Croatian: Prva savezna nogometna liga, Slovene: Prva zvezna nogometna liga, Macedonian: Прва сојузна фудбалска лига, Albanian: Liga e parë federale e futbollit, Hungarian: Első szövetségi labdarúgó-bajnokság) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992).
The First League Championship was one of two national competitions held annually in Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup being the other.
The league became fully professional in 1967.[1]
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940)
This was the first club competition on a national level for clubs from Kingdom of Yugoslavia (named the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes until 1930). The league was started in 1923 and the first four seasons had a cup tournament format, while the first round-robin league competition was held in 1927. In the period from 1927 to 1940 seventeen seasons were completed, with all the titles won by clubs from Croatia (Građanski Zagreb, Concordia Zagreb, HAŠK Zagreb and Hajduk Split) or Serbia (BSK Belgrade and Jugoslavija Belgrade).
It was governed at first by the Croatian-named Nogometni Savez Jugoslavije (Football Association of Yugoslavia), founded in April 1919 in Zagreb,[2] until in late 1929 disagreements arose between the Zagreb and Belgrade branches of the association. This resulted in the association headquarters being moved to Belgrade in May 1930 where it adopted the Serbian name Fudbalski Savez Jugoslavije and continued operating the league until it was suspended due to the outbreak of World War II.[3] Consequently, with the moving of headquarters, Croatian players and coaches boycotted Yugoslavia national team. With the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, separate Croatian and Serbian leagues were established, which operated during the World War II.
Champions and top scorers
Performance by clubs
# | Club | Champions | Runners-up |
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1 | BSK Beograd | 5 | 4 |
2 | Građanski Zagreb | 5 | 2 |
3 | Hajduk Split | 2 | 5 |
4 | Jugoslavija Beograd | 2 | 3 |
5 | Concordia Zagreb | 2 | 1 |
6 | HAŠK | 1 | 0 |
7 | Slavija Sarajevo | 0 | 1 |
8 | SAŠK Sarajevo | 0 | 1 |