1988–89 Yugoslav First League

The 1988–89 Yugoslav First League season was the 43rd 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
Season1988–89
Dates6 August 1988 –
4 June 1989
ChampionsVojvodina (2nd title)
RelegatedNapredak Kruševac (17th)
Čelik Zenica (18th)
European CupVojvodina
Cup Winners' CupPartizan
UEFA CupRed Star
Rad
Dinamo Zagreb
Top goalscorerDavor Šuker (18)

The season began on 6 August 1988 with its fall part completing on 18 December 1988. Following a two-month winter break, the season resumed on 26 February 1989 and ran until 4 June 1989.

New rule: "Šajber's penalties"

The season saw the introduction of a new way of awarding points when a league match ends in a draw. Two points were still being awarded for a win, while in case of a draw at the end of the ninety minutes — penalty kicks were taken and the shootout winner was awarded one point while the loser got nothing. The 1988-89 season was the very first to feature this tie-break method, and the Yugoslav FA's decision to implement it caused a lot of criticism and controversy. The biggest proponent of the new rule was the Yugoslav FA (FSJ) president Slavko Šajber and it was often derisively referred to in the media as 'Šajber's penalties'.

League table
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vojvodina (C) 34 18 5 1 10 50 38 +12 41 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Red Star Belgrade 34 18 2 5 9 55 30 +25 38 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Hajduk Split 34 15 6 4 9 50 29 +21 36 Banned from European competition[lower-alpha 1]
4 Rad 34 13 9 2 10 46 38 +8 35 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Dinamo Zagreb 34 16 2 7 9 42 29 +13 34
6 Partizan 34 15 3 4 12 52 37 +15 33 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Radnički Niš 34 14 3 4 13 42 35 +7 31
8 Osijek 34 13 5 2 14 49 50 −1 31
9 Vardar 34 13 3 4 14 46 51 −5 29
10 Rijeka 34 14 0 7 13 35 34 +1 28
11 Velež 34 13 2 2 17 42 43 −1 28
12 Sloboda Tuzla 34 11 6 6 11 35 42 −7 28
13 Sarajevo 34 11 6 4 13 35 42 −7 28
14 Budućnost 34 12 4 3 15 32 43 −11 28
15 Spartak Subotica 34 11 4 3 16 30 39 −9 26
16 Željezničar 34 12 1 3 18 34 49 −15 25
17 Napredak Kruševac (R) 34 11 1 4 18 42 59 −17 23 Relegation to Yugoslav Second League
18 Čelik[lower-alpha 2] (R) 34 9 5 2 18 31 60 −29 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. In November 1987, UEFA banned Hajduk Split from European competitions for two seasons. The immediate catalyst for the punishment was crowd trouble during club's 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup second round return leg against Marseille on 5 November 1987, however, repeated prior incidents at Hajduk's European home matches throughout early-to-mid 1980s (such as the 1983–84 UEFA Cup semifinal first leg infamous 'rooster incident' against Tottenham Hotspur) also contributed to the decision. Since Hajduk's 1987-88 Yugoslav League performance failed to qualify the club for 1988-89 European competition, the punishment was enacted for seasons when Hajduk did manage to qualify: 1989-90 and 1990-91.
  2. Čelik were docked 6 points.
Champions: FK Vojvodina
PlayerLeague
MatchesGoals
Čedo Maras (goalkeeper)340
Budimir Vujačić317
Siniša Mihajlović314
Miloš Šestić307
Goran Kartalija281
Dušan Mijić281
Svetozar Šapurić281
Stevan Milovac262
Ljubomir Vorkapić256
Dragan Punišić254
Slaviša Jokanović244
Dejan Joksimović235
Milan Popović201
Zoran Mijucić194
Željko Dakić152
Dragan Gaćeša150
Miroslav Tanjga141
Dragan Marković70
Zoran Milosavljević60
Enes Muhić40
Marijan Zovko40
Jovo Bosančić20
Zoran Hajdić10
Dragan Vasić (goalkeeper)10
Head coach: Ljupko Petrović

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Davor Šuker Osijek 18
2 Mladen Mladenović Rijeka 13
3 Semir Tuce Velež 12
Dušan Arsenijević Rad
Dragan Stojković Red Star
6 Anto Drobnjak Budućnost 10
Dejan Lukić Radnički Niš
Mirko Mihić Sloboda Tuzla
Vasil Gunev Napredak Kruševac
10 Branko Karačić Hajduk Split 9
Vladimir Gudelj Velež
Radmilo Mihajlović Dinamo Zagreb
Edin Ćurić Željezničar

See also
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