1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia

First League of FR Yugoslavia 1997–98 Obilić1st domestic title Champions League Obilić UEFA Cup Red Star Cup Winners' Cup Partizan Intertoto Cup Vojvodina Saša Marković (27) 560 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the sixth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. Overview The league was divided into 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classified from A group moving to the group B, and being replaced by the top four from the B group. At the end of the season because the two groups league format was being abandoned for the next season and replaced by a single league consisting of 16 clubs, more clubs were relegated, six, and only the two first classified from the Second League of FR Yugoslavia would be promoted. At the end of the season FK Obilić became champions for the first time in their history. The league's top-scorer with a total of 27 goals was Saša Marković who played the first half of the season with FK Železnik and moved during the winter break to Red Star Belgrade where he played the rest of the season. Six clubs were relegated at the end of the season: FK Budućnost Valjevo, FK Rudar Pljevlja, FK Sutjeska Nikšić, FK Loznica, FK Borac Čačak and FK Bečej. Teams Serbia and Montenegro right 300 Location of teams in the 1997–98 First League8px Red: 1A League;8px Blue: 1B League. Serbia and Montenegro 44.920556 20.462222 Belgrade Black_pog.svg left Serbia and Montenegro 45.616667 20.033333 Bečej Blue_pog.svg right Serbia and Montenegro 43.883333 20.35 Borac Blue_pog.svg right Serbia and Montenegro 42.438056 19.258056 Budućnost P. Red_pog.svg bottom Serbia and Montenegro 44.266667 19.883333 Budućnost V. Blue_pog.svg top Serbia and Montenegro 45.6 19.533333 Hajduk Red_pog.svg bottom Serbia and Montenegro 44.533333 19.225833 Loznica Blue_pog.svg top Serbia and Montenegro 43.866667 20.133333 Mladost Red_pog.svg left Serbia and Montenegro 42.666667 21.166667 Priština Blue_pog.svg Serbia and Montenegro 45.366667 20.383333 Proleter Red_pog.svg Serbia and Montenegro 44.020872 20.899194 Radnički K. Blue_pog.svg top Serbia and Montenegro 43.3246 21.903 Radnički Niš Blue_pog.svg bottom Serbia and Montenegro 43.36 19.36 Rudar Blue_pog.svg right Serbia and Montenegro 44.666667 20.933333 Sartid Blue_pog.svg bottom Serbia and Montenegro 46.081781 19.676958 Spartak Blue_pog.svg bottom Serbia and Montenegro 42.78 18.94 Sutjeska Blue_pog.svg Serbia and Montenegro 45.246944 19.842222 Vojvodina Red_pog.svg bottom Serbia and Montenegro TransparentPlaceholder.png 46.18 23.2 Belgrade clubs: left Serbia and Montenegro TransparentPlaceholder.png 46.05 23.2 8px Čukarički8px Obilić8px OFK Beograd8px Partizan8px Rad8px Red Star8px Zemun8px Železnik left 1A League ClubCityStadiumCapacityPartizanBelgradePartizan Stadium32,710Red StarBelgradeRed Star Stadium55,538VojvodinaNovi SadKarađorđe Stadium17,204ZemunZemun, BelgradeZemun Stadium10,000RadBelgradeStadion Kralj Petar I6,000ProleterZrenjaninStadion Karađorđev park13,500Hajduk KulaKulaStadion Hajduk6,000Budućnost PodgoricaPodgoricaPodgorica City Stadium12,000ObilićBelgradeFK Obilić Stadium4,500ŽeleznikBelgradeŽeleznik Stadium8,000Mladost LučaniLučaniMladost Stadium8,000ČukaričkiBelgradeStadion Čukarički7,000 1B League ClubCityStadiumCapacityPrištinaPrištinaPriština City Stadium25,000RadničkiKragujevacČika Dača Stadium15,000LoznicaLoznicaStadion Lagator4,000BoracČačakČačak Stadium6,000SutjeskaNikšićGradski stadion (Nikšić)10,800OFK BeogradKaraburma, BelgradeOmladinski Stadium20,000SpartakSuboticaSubotica City Stadium13,000Radnički NišNišČair Stadium18,000BečejBečejStadion kraj Tise3,000Budućnost ValjevoValjevoPark Pećina6,000SartidSmederevoSmederevo City Stadium17,200Rudar PljevljaPljevljaStadion pod Golubinjom10,000 IA league Table main WDL QR OBI Obilić RSB Red Star PAR Partizan VOJ Vojvodina RAD Rad ZEM Zemun HAJ Hajduk Kula BUD Budućnost Podgorica PRO Proleter Zrenjanin ŽEL Železnik ČUK Čukarički MLA Mladost Lučani 27 5 1 72 19 C 27 3 3 86 22 22 4 7 73 38 14 7 12 57 63 12 6 15 35 39 10 9 14 38 50 10 5 18 32 51 8 9 16 27 53 10 2 21 40 64 9 5 19 43 62 9 4 20 32 45 R 9 3 21 25 54 R green1 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round CL1 blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round UC1 yellow1 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round CWC1 #ccccff Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round IC1 red2 Qualification for relegation play-off RPO red1 Relegation to Second League of FR Yugoslavia REL complete Results First and second round main FBR grey BPO ČUK HAJ MLA OBI PAR PRO RAD RSB VOJ ZEM ŽEL Budućnost Podgorica 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 4–2 Čukarički 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 Hajduk Kula 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 Mladost Lučani 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–5 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 Obilić 2–0 1–0 6–0 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 4–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 Partizan 6–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 1–2 5–6 10–3 3–0 Proleter Zrenjanin 2–1 0–3 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 Rad 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 4–0 0–1 Red Star 2–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 Vojvodina 2–2 4–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–3 3–1 3–1 1–7 1–1 3–2 Zemun 5–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 Železnik 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–4 1–1 1–4 2–0 3–4 1–1 2–1 complete Soccerway Third round main FBR grey BPO ČUK HAJ MLA OBI PAR PRO RAD RSB VOJ ZEM ŽEL Budućnost Podgorica 2–0 0–0 2–0 null null 2–1 null null null null 1–0 Čukarički null 1–0 null 1–3 0–1 null null null null 0–0 1–0 Hajduk Kula null null 1–0 null null 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 null null Mladost Lučani null 3–0 null 0–2 2–0 null null null null 0–1 2–1 Obilić 2–0 null 2–0 null null null 2–1 2–2 4–0 null 2–0 Partizan 4–0 null 1–1 null 0–1 null 1–0 null 2–1 null 4–0 Proleter Zrenjanin null 2–1 null 1–0 1–1 0–1 null null null 1–0 null Rad 4–0 2–1 null 1–0 null null 2–1 0–1 2–0 null null Red Star 4–0 3–0 null 2–0 null 4–0 5–1 null null 3–1 null Vojvodina 0–0 2–0 null 3–1 null null 3–2 null 1–3 3–1 null Zemun 0–0 null 1–0 null 0–1 2–3 null 4–0 null null 2–2 Železnik null null 2–1 null null null 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 null complete Soccerway IB league Table main WDL PR OFK OFK Beograd SAR Sartid PRI Priština SSU Spartak Subotica RNI Radnički Niš RDK Radnički Kragujevac BUD Budućnost Valjevo RUD Rudar Pljevlja SUT Sutjeska LOZ Loznica BOR Borac Čačak BEČ Bečej 19 8 6 61 34 P 19 6 8 46 23 P 17 9 7 57 28 P 17 5 11 56 40 P 14 12 7 49 35 P 16 5 12 50 43 P 13 6 14 43 52 R 13 4 16 44 54 R 8 8 17 34 43 R 7 7 19 24 46 R 7 7 19 32 65 R 8 3 22 22 54 R green1 Promotion to First League of FR Yugoslavia PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO red2 Qualification for relegation play-off RPO red1 Relegation to Second League of FR Yugoslavia REL REL REL REL REL REL complete Results First and second round main FBR grey BEČ BOR BVA LOZ OFK PRI RDK RNI RUD SAR SPA SUT Bečej 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–4 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 Borac Čačak 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 Budućnost Valjevo 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 Loznica 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 OFK Beograd 3–2 1–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 Priština 5–0 5–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 Radnički Kragujevac 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–4 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 Radnički Niš 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 Rudar Pljevlja 1–0 2–1 5–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 Sartid 3–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 4–1 5–0 1–0 3–1 Spartak Subotica 1–0 3–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–4 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 Sutjeska 1–0 4–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 complete Third round main FBR grey BEČ BOR BVA LOZ OFK PRI RDK RNI RUD SAR SPA SUT Bečej null 1–0 null null 0–1 0–1 0–0 null null null 2–2 Borac Čačak 2–0 0–2 2–2 null null null null 3–0 null null 2–1 Budućnost Valjevo null null 1–0 null 3–1 null 1–0 1–1 null null null Loznica 2–1 null null 0–2 null null null 1–1 0–2 1–2 null OFK Beograd 1–0 3–2 1–1 null null 5–2 4–1 null null null 2–1 Priština null 0–0 null 2–0 0–0 null null 3–0 0–1 0–0 null Radnički Kragujevac null 4–1 3–2 2–0 null 2–2 0–0 2–0 null 1–2 null Radnički Niš null 1–1 null 0–0 null 0–3 null 5–3 1–0 1–1 null Rudar Pljevlja 5–1 null null null 1–0 null null null 0–1 1–0 2–1 Sartid 1–0 2–0 3–1 null 0–0 null 1–0 null null null 2–0 Spartak Subotica 3–0 2–0 2–1 null 5–3 null null null null 5–0 2–0 Sutjeska null null 1–1 2–0 null 2–1 0–0 1–2 null null null complete Relegation playoff Čukarički 1–1 (4–5 p) Radnički Kragujevac 1–0 0–1 Winning squad Champions: FK Obilić (Coach: Dragan Okuka) Players (league matches/goals) FRY Milan Lešnjak FRY Miroslav Savić (32/1) FRY Nenad Lukić (32/0) FRY Saša Kovačević (30/7) FRY Zoran Ranković (29/23) FRY Nenad Grozdić (29/4) FRY Kuzman Babeu (29/4) FRY Dragan Šarac (29/3) FRY Marjan Živković (28/7) FRY Živojin Juškić (28/4) FRY Darko Nović (27/1) FRY Ivan Vukomanović (24/3) FRY Saša Viciknez (16/3) BIH Sahmir Garčević (16/1) FRY Darko Vargec (14/0) FRY Goran Serafimović (8/0) FRY Siniša Jelić (7/3) FRY Veselin Popović (7/3) FRY Ivan Litera (7/2) FRY Predrag Filipović (7/0) FRY Miroslav Milošević (7/0) FRY Vladan Milosavljević (5/0) FRY Duško Košutić (2/0) FRY Zoran Ivić (2/0) FRY Mirko Babić (1/1) BIH Radovan Gajić (1/0) FRY Slaviša Mitić (1/0) Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1FRY Saša Marković Red Star 272FRY Zoran Ranković Obilić 233FRY Dejan Stanković Red Star 154FRY Zoran Jovičić Red Star 135FRY Dragan Isailović Partizan 126FRY Aleksandar Jović Čukarički11FRY Zoran JankovićŽeleznikFRY Goran ObradovićPartizan9FRY Radovan MarkovićMladost Lučani10FRY Dragan JovićProleter Zrenjanin External sources Obilic team in Tripod.com External links Tables and results at RSSSF Category:First League of Serbia and Montenegro seasons Yugo Category:1997–98 in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia football