1971–72 Yugoslav First League

The 1971–72 Yugoslav First League season was the 26th season of the First Federal League of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with the previous season's runners-up Željezničar Sarajevo winning the title.

Yugoslav First League
Season1971–72
Dates22 August 1971 – 11 June 1972
ChampionsŽeljezničar Sarajevo
RelegatedRadnički Kragujevac
Maribor
Top goalscorerSlobodan Santrač (33)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Željezničar (C) 34 21 9 4 55 20 +35 51 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Red Star Belgrade 34 19 11 4 57 21 +36 49 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 OFK Belgrade 34 17 11 6 56 26 +30 45
4 Vojvodina 34 15 12 7 50 38 +12 42
5 Partizan 34 15 9 10 41 35 +6 39
6 Velež 34 14 10 10 58 32 +26 38
7 Sloboda Tuzla 34 12 11 11 34 33 +1 35
8 Dinamo Zagreb 34 11 10 13 47 40 +7 32
9 Olimpija 34 13 5 16 46 51 −5 31
10 Hajduk Split 34 12 7 15 45 56 −11 31 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
11 Vardar 34 8 14 12 31 44 −13 30
12 Čelik 34 9 12 13 27 40 −13 30
13 Borac Banja Luka 34 12 6 16 31 46 −15 30
14 Radnički Niš 34 11 7 16 38 49 −11 29
15 Sarajevo 34 10 8 16 43 46 −3 28
16 Sutjeska Nikšić 34 9 10 15 25 39 −14 28
17 Radnički Kragujevac (R) 34 7 10 17 24 55 −31 24 Relegation to Yugoslav Second League
18 Maribor (R) 34 3 14 17 24 61 −37 20
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Promoted from Yugoslav Second League:

Club
FK Bor
Spartak Subotica
Champions: FK Željezničar Sarajevo
PlayerLeague
MatchesGoals
Josip Katalinski3412
Slobodan Janjuš (goalkeeper)340
Enver Hadžiabdić340
Božo Janković3313
Blagoje Bratić337
Velija Bećirspahić331
Josip Bukal3214
Edin Sprečo325
Branimir Jelušić322
Avdija Deraković311
Dragan Kojović260
Fahrija Hrvat150
Miloš Radović80
Slobodan Kojović60
Željko Rodić40
Nusret Kadrić20
Hajrudin Saračević20
Džemaludin Šerbo20
Head coach: Milan Ribar

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slobodan Santrač OFK Belgrade 33
2 Dušan Bajević Velež 20
3 Nenad Cvetković Radnički Niš 16
4 Petar Nikezić Vojvodina 15
Miodrag Kustudić Vojvodina
6 Josip Bukal Željezničar 14
Nenad Bjeković Partizan
8 Božidar Janković Željezničar 13
Salem Halilhodžić Velež
Franjo Vladić Velež
Pašo Bećirbašić Borac Banja Luka
Vahidin Musemić Sarajevo
Mladen Kranjc Maribor

See also
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