1952 Yugoslav First League

Prva savezna liga 1952 Hajduk Split (4th title) RabotničkiMačva Šabac 1951 1952–53 The First Federal League of Yugoslavia's 1952 season (colloquially the Yugoslav First League) was shortened and sped-up. It was completed over a period of little more than three and a half months, beginning on 2 March 1952 and finishing on 22 June 1952. The reason for the changes was a desire to start the next season in the fall of 1952, thus implementing the fall-spring format that had become a norm all across Europe by this time. The clubs were initially divided into two groups of six teams each, where everyone within a given group played each other twice (home and away). Then, according to the placement in these preliminary groups, three new groups were formed: First two teams in each of the two preliminary groups advanced to the 4-team group, the winner of which would become a champion. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in each of the two preliminary groups got to move to a 4-team group that would decide final league standings from 5th to 8th place. The bottom two teams in each of the two preliminary groups moved to a 4-team group that would decide final league standings at the bottom (places 9th through 12th) and thus determine who gets relegated to the Second League. League Preliminary stage Group 1 main WDL Group 1 Q 2 DIN Dinamo Zagreb LOK Lokomotiva PAR Partizan VOJ Vojvodina RAB Rabotnički MAČ Mačva Šabac 8 0 2 27 13 7 0 3 20 9 6 0 4 24 15 5 0 5 21 15 2 1 7 9 30 1 1 8 10 29 green1 Qualification for Championship group CG CG inherit Qualification for Central group CEN CEN red1 Qualification for Relegation group RG RG complete rsssf.org main FBR grey DIN LOK MAČ PAR RAB VOJ Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 5–1 3–1 4–1 3–2 Lokomotiva 2–5 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 Mačva Šabac 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–5 Partizan 0–3 2–1 6–3 1–0 1–2 Rabotnički 3–0 0–4 2–1 0–8 0–3 Vojvodina 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–4 5–2 complete DataSoccer.it Group 2 main WDL Group 2 Q 2 RSB Red Star Belgrade HAJ Hajduk Split BSK BSK Belgrade VAR Vardar ZAG NK Zagreb SAR Sarajevo 7 0 3 20 16 6 0 4 23 11 4 2 4 19 12 5 0 5 13 18 3 2 5 7 12 3 0 7 8 21 green1 Qualification for Championship group CG CG inherit Qualification for Central group CEN CEN red1 Qualification for Relegation group RG RG complete rsssf.org main FBR grey BSK HAJ RSB SAR VAR ZAG BSK Belgrade 0–1 4–2 3–0 6–0 0–0 Hajduk Split 2–3 6–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 Red Star 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 Sarajevo 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 Vardar 1–0 0–5 2–1 5–0 2–1 NK Zagreb 0–0 1–0 0–3 3–2 1–0 complete DataSoccer.it Final round Championship group main WDL Championship group 5 QR 2 HAJ Hajduk Split RSB Red Star Belgrade LOK Lokomotiva DIN Dinamo Zagreb 4 1 1 12 4 C 3 2 1 11 6 2 0 4 12 19 0 3 3 8 14 complete rsssf.org main FBR grey DIN HAJ LOK RSB Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 2–4 0–0 Hajduk Split 1–1 2–0 2–0 Lokomotiva 4–3 2–4 2–3 Red Star 2–2 1–0 5–0 complete DataSoccer.it Central group main WDL Central group 5 QR 2 5 BSK BSK Belgrade PAR Partizan VAR Vardar VOJ Vojvodina 5 1 0 15 6 3 1 2 17 11 2 1 3 8 15 0 1 5 7 15 complete rsssf.org main FBR grey BSK PAR VAR VOJ BSK Belgrade 3–2 5–1 2–1 Partizan 1–2 7–1 5–5 Vardar 1–1 0–1 3–1 Vojvodina 0–2 0–1 0–2 complete DataSoccer.it Relegation group main WDL Relegation group 5 R 2 9 SAR Sarajevo ZAG NK Zagreb RAB Rabotnički MAČ Mačva Šabac 3 2 1 8 3 2 3 1 6 6 2 1 3 10 14 R 1 2 3 7 8 R red1 Relegation to Yugoslav Second League R R complete rsssf.org main FBR grey MAČ RAB SAR ZAG Mačva Šabac 3–1 0–1 2–2 Rabotnički 3–2 1–1 3–1 Sarajevo 1–0 5–1 0–0 NK Zagreb 0–0 2–1 1–0 complete DataSoccer.it Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1YUG Stanoje JocićBSK Belgrade132YUG Vladimir FirmLokomotiva113YUG Drago HmelinaLokomotiva10 See also Yugoslav Cup Yugoslav League Championship Football Association of Yugoslavia External links Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables Category:Yugoslav First League seasons Yugo 1 Yugo 1