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1979–80 Yugoslav First League

The 1979–80 Yugoslav First League was won by Red Star Belgrade.

Yugoslav First League
Season1979–80
Dates15 July 1979 – 29 June 1980
ChampionsRed Star (13th title)
RelegatedOsijek
Čelik
European CupRed Star
Cup Winners' CupDinamo Zagreb
UEFA CupSarajevo
Radnički Niš
Napredak Kruševac
Matches272
Top goalscorerSafet Sušić
Dragoljub Kostić
(17 goals each)

Teams

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A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1978–79 season and two sides promoted from the 1978–79 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.

NK Zagreb and OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Vardar and Čelik.

Team Location Federal Republic Position
in 1978–79
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 11th
Budućnost Titograd Titograd SR Montenegro 6th
Čelik Zenica SR Bosnia and Herzegovina N/a
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb SR Croatia 2nd
Hajduk Split Split SR Croatia 1st
Napredak Kruševac Kruševac SR Serbia 14th
Olimpija Ljubljana SR Slovenia 16th
Osijek Osijek SR Croatia 13th
Partizan Belgrade SR Serbia 15th
Radnički Niš Niš SR Serbia 7th
Red Star Belgrade SR Serbia 3rd
Rijeka Rijeka SR Croatia 10th
Sarajevo Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 4th
Sloboda Tuzla SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 8th
Vardar Skopje SR Macedonia N/a
Velež Mostar SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 5th
Vojvodina Novi Sad SR Serbia 12th
Željezničar Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 9th

Events and incidents

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Week 25: Death of Marshal Tito, three matches abandoned

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Hajduk v. Red Star Belgrade

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The season's week 25 derby match, pitting reigning league champions Hajduk versus current league leaders Red Star, on 4 May 1980 at Poljud Stadium in Split was abandoned in the 41st minute due to the announcement of the death of Marshal Tito that was followed by a mass display of public grief within the stadium by fans and players alike.

Played on a Sunday afternoon, the televised contest was in the 41st minute when three men entered the pitch, signalling to the referee—Husref Muharemagić of Janja—to stop the match and gather players of both teams in the centre circle. With the contest halted, Split mayor Ante Skataretiko [sh] took to the stadium's public address system to formally announce to the 50,000+ crowd that the Yugoslav lifetime president Josip Broz Tito had died. The match score was tied at 1–1 at the time of abandonment with Pižon Petrović scoring on a penalty kick for 0-1 before Zlatko Vujović's 1-1 equalizer. Incidentally, the match was the first time Red Star Belgrade played a competitive match at the newly built Poljud Stadium that had opened the previous summer.[1]

Sudden scenes of mass crying at the stadium followed Skataretiko's announcement; some players—such as Hajduk's twenty-one-year-old striker Zlatko Vujović—collapsed down to the ground and weeped as the crowd launched into a rendition of "Druže Tito, mi ti se kunemo [sr]" ('Comrade Tito, We Give You Our Word'), a popular personality cult song professing loyalty and devotion to Comrade Tito.

The Yugoslav Football Association (FSJ) declared the match null and void, ordering a replay for Wednesday, 21 May 1980 at the same venue. Two and a half weeks later, Red Star won the derby replay 3–1.[2]

FK Sarajevo v. NK Osijek

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Meanwhile, at Koševo Stadium during the FK Sarajevo vs. NK Osijek match, the news of Tito's death broke in the 43rd minute with the contest locked at 1-1.

Dinamo Zagreb v. FK Željezničar

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The matches – along with a third between Dinamo and Zeljeznicar – were immediately abandoned, with the decision being made by the Yugoslav FA to declare the matches null and void, and order replays two and a half weeks later on Wednesday, 21 May 1980 at the same stadiums.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Star Belgrade (C) 34 19 10 5 54 26 +28 48 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Sarajevo 34 17 7 10 55 41 +14 41 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Radnički Niš 34 14 11 9 49 32 +17 39
4 Napredak Kruševac 34 13 13 8 41 27 +14 39
5 Hajduk Split 34 15 8 11 53 44 +9 38
6 Sloboda Tuzla 34 13 9 12 44 37 +7 35
7 Vardar 34 10 15 9 43 41 +2 35
8 Velež 34 13 8 13 44 39 +5 34 Qualification for Balkans Cup
9 Željezničar 34 9 15 10 41 47 −6 33
10 Rijeka 34 12 9 13 34 47 −13 33
11 Budućnost 34 10 12 12 34 34 0 32
12 Dinamo Zagreb 34 9 14 11 43 44 −1 32 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
13 Partizan 34 10 12 12 31 37 −6 32
14 Borac Banja Luka 34 11 8 15 34 42 −8 30
15 Olimpija 34 11 8 15 30 45 −15 30
16 Vojvodina 34 12 6 16 33 53 −20 30
17 Osijek (R) 34 10 9 15 28 34 −6 29 Relegation to Yugoslav Second League
18 Čelik (R) 34 5 12 17 22 43 −21 22
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BOR BUD ČEL DIN HAJ NAP OLI OSI PAR RNI RSB RIJ SAR SLO VAR VEL VOJ ŽEL
Borac Banja Luka 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 1–1
Budućnost 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0
Čelik 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–3
Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 2–2 5–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 4–1
Hajduk Split 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 4–1 2–3 1–3 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2
Napredak Kruševac 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0
Olimpija 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0
Osijek 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
Partizan 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 3–0
Radnički Niš 1–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 5–1 3–0
Red Star 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 7–1 2–1
Rijeka 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–2
Sarajevo 1–0 2–2 2–2 4–2 4–2 0–1 6–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–3
Sloboda Tuzla 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 5–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 4–2 5–2 2–0 2–0 3–1
Vardar 5–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 5–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1
Velež 2–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 5–1 2–2 2–1 3–0
Vojvodina 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1
Željezničar 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0
Source: DataSoccer.it
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Winning squad

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Top scorers

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See also

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References

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