1991–92 Yugoslav First League

The First League of Yugoslavia's 1991/1992 season was the 64th edition of the Yugoslav First League, the premier football club competition of SFR Yugoslavia. It was the last edition in which professional football teams from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (with one exception) and SR Macedonia participated, as well as the last of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in general as the First League of FR Yugoslavia was established the following season. Red Star Belgrade won the competition.[1]

Location of teams competing in the 1991-92 Yugoslav First League

Yugoslav First League
Season1991–92
Dates11 August 1991 – 24 May 1992
ChampionsRed Star
19th domestic title
Champions LeagueNo Team
UEFA CupNo Teams
Top goalscorerDarko Pančev (25)

Before the start of the season, Croatia and Slovenia were already in the process of seeking independence from Yugoslavia. Teams from Croatia and Slovenia that qualified for the competition left it before the season started. Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, NK Osijek, NK Rijeka and (newly promoted) NK Zagreb left to join newly created Croatian championship, while Olimpija Ljubljana left to join newly created Slovenian championship.[1] Thus, this season was competed only by teams from SR Serbia, SR Montenegro, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina and SR Macedonia. During the course of the season, first Macedonia, and then Bosnia and Herzegovina also declared independence from Yugoslavia, and the Bosnian War started. Because of that, Željezničar Sarajevo missed the second half of the season, and three more Bosnian teams (Sarajevo, Sloboda Tuzla, and Velež Mostar) left the competition six rounds before its completion. Remaining Bosnian team (Borac Banja Luka) and two Macedonian teams played the whole season.[1]

After the season was concluded, Macedonian teams left the competition to join the newly created Macedonian First League. Three ethnic football leagues were created in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the next season: first, the Croats formed the First League of Herzeg-Bosnia, then the Bosniaks formed the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina which later became the UEFA recognized competition. Lastly, the Serbs formed the First League of the Republika Srpska. Thus, the following 1992–93 season of the Yugoslav First League was played by teams from SR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and one Bosnian team – Borac Banja Luka which played its home games in Belgrade.[1] Because of the large numbers of teams leaving the league, seven new teams were promoted to the first league for 1992–93 season, all from Serbia and Montenegro: Napredak Kruševac, Hajduk Kula, Bečej, Mogren Budva, Kikinda, Radnički Novi Beograd, and FK Pristina.[1]

League table
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Red Star Belgrade (C) 33 23 4 1 5 77 24 +53 73
2 Partizan 33 21 4 6 2 59 18 +41 67
3 Vojvodina 33 19 4 1 9 45 31 +14 61
4 OFK Beograd 33 19 3 5 6 62 36 +26 60
5 Proleter Zrenjanin 33 16 3 1 13 41 43 −2 51
6 Vardar 33 15 4 2 12 50 34 +16 49
7 Rad 33 14 1 2 16 48 43 +5 43
8 Borac Banja Luka 33 11 6 4 12 24 32 −8 39
9 Sarajevo 32 12 3 3 14 33 45 −12 39
10 Zemun 33 12 2 5 14 44 43 +1 38
11 Radnički Niš 33 12 2 3 16 37 48 −11 38
12 Budućnost 33 10 3 5 15 30 32 −2 33
13 Sutjeska Nikšić 33 11 1 5 16 40 47 −7 34
14 Velež 32 10 3 2 17 34 53 −19 33
15 Pelister 33 9 2 1 21 30 57 −27 29
16 Spartak Subotica 33 7 3 6 17 24 49 −25 24
17 Sloboda Tuzla 31 7 2 1 21 21 61 −40 23
18 Željezničar 17 6 3 0 8 18 24 −6 21
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Champions: Red Star Belgrade
PlayerLeague
MatchesGoals
Duško Radinović304
Vladimir Jugović294
Ilija Najdoski292
Darko Pančev2825
Ilija Ivić278
Milorad Ratković264
Siniša Mihajlović248
Miodrag Belodedici241
Dejan Savićević225
Miroslav Tanjga180
Vlada Stošić174
Dragoje Leković (goalkeeper)170
Goran Vasilijević150
Vladan Lukić137
Zvonko Milojević (goalkeeper)130
Elvir Bolić [lower-alpha 1]112
Saša Nedeljković90
Slaviša Čula80
Mitko Stojkovski70
Duško Savić50
Rade Tošić50
Ivan Adžić30
Milić Jovanović (goalkeeper)30
Predrag Jovanović30
Aleksandar Kristić30
Nebojša Krupniković20
Đorđe Aćimović10
Head coach: Vladica Popović
  1. arrived from Čelik Zenica in December 1991

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Darko Pančev Red Star 25
2 Mario Stanić Željezničar 15
Zoran Lončar OFK Beograd
4 Dejan Čurović Zemun 12
Predrag Mijatović Partizan
Ljubinko Drulović Rad
7 Slobodan Krčmarević Partizan 11
Milenko Špoljarić OFK Beograd
9 Vasil Gunev Vardar 10
Dragan Đukanović OFK Beograd
Ljubiša Milojević Rad
Dejan Petković Radnički Niš

See also

References
  1. "Yugoslavia 1991/92". RSSSF. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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