1973–74 Yugoslav First League

Prva savezna liga 1973–74 Hajduk Split(5th Federal League title)(7th Yugoslav title overall) Borac Banja LukaNK Zagreb European Cup Hajduk Split Cup Winners' Cup Red Star UEFA Cup VeležPartizan Danilo Popivoda (17) 19 August 1973 – 14 May 1974 1972–73 1974–75 1973–74 Yugoslav First League (Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije, Prvenstvo 1973/74) competition was the 46th top league season since 1923 in various incarnations of Yugoslavia. It was won by Hajduk Split by the tightest of margins over second placed Velež. The two teams were tied on points at the end of the season, so the goal difference decided the title. Had the current three-points-for-a-win system been in use instead of the standard two-points-for-a-win that was used at the time, Velež Mostar would have been champions with 64 points, while Hajduk would have been be second with 63. This was Hajduk's 7th league title overall (their 5th after the World War II). Teams A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1972–73 season and two sides promoted from the 1972–73 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. Spartak Subotica and Sutjeska Nikšić were relegated from the 1972–73 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Proleter Zrenjanin and NK Zagreb. Team Location Federal Republic Positionin 1972–73BorBorSR Serbia01515thBorac Banja LukaBanja LukaSR Bosnia and Herzegovina01212thČelikZenicaSR Bosnia and Herzegovina01414thDinamo ZagrebZagrebSR Croatia0088thHajduk SplitSplitSR Croatia0099thOFK BelgradeBelgradeSR Serbia0033rdOlimpija LjubljanaLjubljanaSR Slovenia01616thPartizanBelgradeSR Serbia0044thProleter ZrenjaninZrenjaninSR SerbiaRadnički NišNišSR Serbia01111thRed StarBelgradeSR Serbia0011stSarajevoSarajevoSR Bosnia and Herzegovina0077thSlobodaTuzlaSR Bosnia and Herzegovina0066thVardarSkopjeSR Macedonia01010thVeležMostarSR Bosnia and Herzegovina0022ndVojvodinaNovi SadSR Serbia01313thNK ZagrebZagrebSR CroatiaŽeljezničarSarajevoSR Bosnia and Herzegovina0055th League table main WDL QR 5 2 HAJ Hajduk Split VEL Velež RSB Red Star Belgrade PAR Partizan OFK OFK Belgrade ČEL Čelik DIN Dinamo Zagreb ŽEL Željezničar SLO Sloboda Tuzla OLI Olimpija VAR Vardar VOJ Vojvodina PRO Proleter Zrenjanin SAR Sarajevo RNI Radnički Niš BOR Bor BBL Borac Banja Luka NKZ NK Zagreb 18 9 7 52 24 C 19 7 8 54 34 19 5 10 72 46 12 13 9 41 33 13 9 12 35 32 12 11 11 30 28 12 9 13 34 33 10 12 12 39 39 8 16 10 34 38 11 10 13 36 42 12 7 15 38 40 10 11 13 33 37 13 5 16 36 48 11 9 14 29 42 11 9 14 29 43 13 5 16 32 49 8 14 12 43 43 R 9 9 16 28 44 R green1 Qualification for European Cup first round EC blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round UC UC yellow1 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round ECWC lightgreen Qualification for Balkans Cup BC red1 Relegation to Yugoslav Second League R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. rsssf.org Results main FBR grey BOR BBL ČEL DIN HAJ OFK OLI PAR PRO RNI RSB SAR SLO VAR VEL VOJ ZAG ŽEL Hajduk Split 2–2 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 4–1 1–0 6–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 Velež 1–0 4–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 Red Star 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 5–2 1–2 3–2 4–1 1–0 4–0 5–0 2–1 6–1 Partizan 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–1 2–3 3–0 0–3 OFK Belgrade 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 6–1 Čelik 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 4–1 0–0 4–2 0–1 1–1 Željezničar 0–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 Sloboda Tuzla 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 Olimpija 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 4–2 2–1 1–0 Vardar 0–0 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 Vojvodina 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 5–3 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 Proleter Zrenjanin 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 Sarajevo 1–0 1–3 3–4 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 0–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 Radnički Niš 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 Bor 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 4–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 Borac Banja Luka 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 6–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 5–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 NK Zagreb 1–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 complete DataSoccer.it Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1YUG Danilo PopivodaOlimpija172YUG Dušan BajevićVelež163YUG Husnija FazlićBorac Banja Luka154YUG Stanislav KarasiRed Star14YUG Nenad BjekovićPartizanYUG Mate GavranČelik7YUG Slaviša ŽungulHajduk Split12YUG Dušan ŠujicaVardarYUG Slobodan RadovićBor10YUG Aleksandar PanajotovićRed Star11 Match-fixing allegations FK Velež player Vahid Halilhodžić, whose team spent the spring of 1974 in a tight league title race with Hajduk Split, alleged in a 2023 interview that Hajduk fixed its last 1973-74 league match away at OFK Beograd (Hajduk won 0-2) while further insinuating that the approach took place through OFK goalkeeper Petar Borota. https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2023&mm=07&dd=05&nav_id=2361024 "Zvezda i Hajduk su bili privilegovani" Arena Sport 5 July 2023 14 May 2023 See also 1973–74 Yugoslav Second League 1973 Yugoslav Cup References External links Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables 1974 Kup Marsala Tita Category:Yugoslav First League seasons Yugo Category:1973–74 in Yugoslav football