The 1978–79 Yugoslav Second League season was the 33rd season of the Second Federal League (), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 16 clubs each.
West Division
Teams A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1977–78 season, one club relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the 1977–78 Yugoslav Third League. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
Čelik Zenica were relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Bosna, Mercator, Segesta and Spartak Subotica.
Team Location Federal subject Positionin 1977–78BosnaVisokoČelikZenicaDinamo VinkovciVinkovci0077thFamos HrasnicaHrasnica0088thIskraBugojno0055thKikindaKikinda SAP Vojvodina0033rdLeotarTrebinje0099thMariborMaribor0044thMercatorLjubljanaNovi SadNovi Sad SAP Vojvodina01212thProleter ZrenjaninZrenjanin SAP Vojvodina0022ndRadnik BijeljinaBijeljina01010thRudar LjubijaPrijedor0066thRudar VelenjeVelenje01111thSegestaSisakSpartak SuboticaSubotica SAP Vojvodina
League table
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Veselin ZrilićLeotar222 Nurif NargilićBosna193 Slobodan KustudićRudar Velenje144 Zoltan DudašNovi Sad135 Rade RadulovićČelik126 Fajko OrmanIskra117 Mehmed BuzaČelik9 Dušan PoljanšekMercator9 Vito SamardžijaRudar Ljublja9 Ivica TunjićDinamo Vinkovci9 Zoran VješticaNovi Sad9 Savo ZolotićMercator / Maribor9
East Division
Teams A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1977–78 season, one club relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the 1977–78 Yugoslav Third League. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
Trepča were relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Budućnost Peć, Galenika Zemun, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje and Tikveš.
Team Location Federal subject Positionin 1977–78Borac ČačakČačak0088thBudućnost PećPeć SAP KosovoDubočicaLeskovac0044thGalenika ZemunZemunJedinstvo Bijelo PoljeBijelo PoljeLiriaPrizren SAP Kosovo01212thMajdanpekMajdanpek01111thRadBelgrade01010thRadnički KragujevacKragujevac0055thRadnički PirotPirot0099thSutjeskaNikšić0066thŠumadija AranđelovacAranđelovac0077thTeteksTetovo0022ndTikvešKavadarciTrepčaKosovska Mitrovica SAP KosovoVardarSkopje0033rd
League table
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Risto GligorovskiVardar14 Dragan PavlovićRadnički Pirot14 Milenko RadivojevićRadnički Kragujevac14 Vasil RingovVardar145 Dragan JanićijevićBorac Čačak126 Simo NikolićGalenika Zemun11 Milodrag PanićŠumadija Aranđelovac118 Miroljub ĐorđevićRadnički Pirot10 Gezim LjaljaGalenika Zemun10 Borče MicevskiVardar10 Božidar StefanovićDubočica10
See also 1978–79 Yugoslav First League 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup
References General