The Skoplje Football Subassociation (Serbo-Croatian: Skopski loptački podsavez / Скопски лоптачки подсавез) was one of the regional football governing bodies under the tutorial of the Football Association of Yugoslavia. It was formed on 18 December 1926 having been earlier part of the Belgrade Football Subassociation. By the time of its formation it included the clubs from the districts of Skopje, Bregalnica, Bitola, Kosovo and Vranje. It was one of the Football Subassociations which formed the football league system in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.Milorad Sijić: "Football in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia", pag. 142
History The founding general assembly was held on December 18, 1926, in a restaurant Neznani junak in Skopje where the delegates from all of what was known back then as Southern Serbia were present.Sijić, pag. 142 Special envoys of the Football Association of Yugoslavia came from Belgrade, Vladimir Zakić and Bora Jovanović, who were also both members of the Belgrade Subassociation. At the assembly there were also 21 delegates representing 21 clubs: 7 from Leskovac, 6 from Skoplje, 6 from Bitola, 1 from Vranje and 1 from Strumica.Sijić, pag. 142 The newly formed subassociation will be in charge of supervising the football competition of the around 26 clubs found in the geographical area located southern of Leskovac.Sijić, pag. 142
The subassociation of Skopje counted 27 clubs in 1929. In 1940 the number of clubs has raised to 48 and there were 23 football stadiums or fields.Sijić, pag. 142
The presidents of the SLP were Đorđe Ristić (1927-1930), Kosta Trnjajski (1930-1934) and Stevan Trivunac (1934-1941).Sijić, pag. 142
SLP First Division The Skoplje Football Subassociation (SLP) was the organiser of the league which will be one among the other Yugoslav Football Subassociation leagues which formed the Yugoslav league system. During the 1920s the First Division of the Skoplje Subassociation would be ranked as the second national tier, just as all the other First Divisions of all Subassociations, as the champion of the First Division would have access to the national top-flight league, the Yugoslav Championship. Although only the winners of Belgrade and Zagreb Subassociations would have direct access to the national championship, all the other subassociation champions, including Skopje one, would have to play a qualifying round. Later during the 1930s the national league was expanded, and an intermediate stage was set where the best qualified teams from all the subassociations would play a group stage in order to qualify for the Yugoslav Championship.
Seasons and champions Before Subdivission League was established from 1921 till 1927,they played Sub districts and district leagues. This is the list of seasons indicating the league champions. Whenever the second placed team is also included, it meant that the club also participated in the Yugoslav Championship qualifiers as on some seasons two clubs qualified. Years Champions Classification 1921-22 SK Vardar 1911 Sub Districts Teams: SSK, Dushan Silni Prizren, Napredok Skopje, Sveti Nikola,Babunski Veles, SK Vardar 1911 1922-23 SK Vardar 1911 Skopje district league Teams: Napredok, SSK, Pobeda, SK Vardar 1911, Makedonija Skopje, Gragjanski 1923-24 Napredok Skopje Skopje district league Napredok 12, SK Vardar 1911 5, Gragjanski 4, Pobeda Skopje 3, SSK retreat Final Napredok Skopje – FK Belasica 1924-25 SSK Skopje Skopje District League SSK 20, Napredok 19, Pobeda 12, Gragjanski 11, Olimpija 5, Singelich 3, Rapid 0 Sub Districts Final: FK Kumanovo – FK Ljuboten 9–1 Final SSK Skopje – FK Kumanovo 4–2 1925-26 SK Bitola Skopje district league SSK Skopje 19, Gragjanski 13, Pobeda 11, Olimpija 11, Rapid 6, Balkan 0 Bitola district league SK Bitola 6, Balkan Bitola 3, Makedonija Bitola 3, Jugoslavija Prilep 0 Final SK Bitola – SSK Skopje 1926-27 Pobeda Skopje district league Pobeda 9, SSK 8, Gragjanski 6, Sparta 4, Babunski Veles 5, FK Belasica 1 Bitola district league SK Bitola 14, Balkan Bitola 9, Makedonija Bitola 5, Hajduk Bitola 2, Edinstvo Bitola 0 Final Pobeda – SK Bitola 4–0
Subdivission League 1928: Pobeda Skopje Teams 1. Pobeda Skopje118 4 3 120 10+ 10 2. Gragjanski Skopje108 5 0 32211 +9 3. SSK Skopje98 4 1 317 21 -4 4. FK Sparta Skopje783 1 413 19 -6 5. FK Kumanovo38 1 1 6 922 -13 6. Babunski Veles Retreat Font: exyufudbal
1929:Sijić, pag. 60 Pobeda Skopje Teams 1. Pobeda Skopje116 5 1 018 9 +9 2. Gragjanski Skopje107 5 0 22510 +15 3. FK Kumanovo76 3 1 218 10 +8 4. Sparta Skopje471 2 47 21 -14 5. Jug Skopje28 0 2 6 725 -18 Font: exyufudbal 1930:Sijić, pag. 65 Note: Jug Skopje, SSK Skopje and Sparta Skopje finish the season with equal number of points with the rules dictating that the goal difference should indicate the champion in these cases. However, due to irregularities during the autumn part of the season, the SLP was unable to declare a winner and failed to send a representative to the national championship qualifiers. Team 1. SSK Skopje128 6 0 255 11 +44 2. Jug Skopje128 6 0 233 8 +25 3. Sparta Skopje128 6 0 219 14 +5 4. Vardar Skopje280 2 67 41 -34 5. Jugović Skopje28 0 2 6 444 -40 Fonte: exyufudbal 1931:Sijić, pag. 68 The season was not finished as the entire national league system modified. Team 1. Jug Skopje84 4 0 015 5 +10 2. SSK Skopje54 2 1 19 7 +2 3. Sparta Skopje46 1 2 310 10 0 4. Vardar Skopje140 1 32 11 -9 5. Jugović Skopje Under disqualification and then ceased activity Font: exyufudbal 1932:Sijić, pag. 74 SSK Skopje (second placed Gragjanski Skopje also participated in the play-offs) Teams 1. SSK Skopje1710 7 3 038 7 +31 2. Gragjanski Skopje1610 7 2 137 10 +36 3. Jug Skopje1510 7 1 248 14+ 34 4. Sparta Skopje8104 0 612 24 -12 5. Hajduk Skopje4102 0 820 36 -16 6. Vardar Skopje0100 0 101 65 -64 Font: exyufudbal 1933:Sijić, pag. 84 SSK Skopje Teams 1. SSK Skopje1610 7 2 122 8 +14 2. Gragjanski Skopje1410 6 2 226 10 +16 3. Jug Skopje910 4 1 525 16 +9 4. Hajduk Skopje8104 2 419 18 +1 5. FK Slavija 793 1 513 26 -13 6. Sparta Skopje290 2 75 32 -27 Font: exyufudbal
1934:Sijić, pag. 87 SSK Skopje teams 1. SSK Skopje1914 9 1 440 22 +18 2. Hajduk Skopje1714 7 3 422 18 +4 3. Gragjanski Skopje1514 7 1 627 23 +4 4. Slavija Skopje15147 1 626 25+ 1 5. Jug Skopje14147 0 729 25 +4 6. Sparta Skopje14147 0 726 27 +1 7. Crna Gora Skopje13145 3 622 15 +7 8. Vardar Skopje5142 1 1113 50 -37 Font: exyufudbal
1935:Sijić, pag. 97 Teams 1. Slavija Skopje108 4 2 227 15 +12 2. Jug Skopje98 3 3 214 11 +3 3. Hajduk Skopje88 3 2 317 18 -1 4. Gragjanski Skopje783 1 412 19 -7 5. SSK Skopje682 2 415 22 -7 Font: exyufudbal 1936:Sijić, pag. 99 Gragjanski Skopje Teams 1. Gragjanski Skopje1510 6 3 125 9 +16 2. SSK Skopje1510 7 1 218 11 +7 3. Slavija Skopje1210 5 2 327 12 +15 4. Jug Skopje10104 2 420 11 +9 5. Hajduk Skopje8104 0 611 26 -15 6. Sparta Skopje2101 0 910 37 -26 Font: exyufudbal
1937:Sijić, pag. 101 Note: It was adopted a system where the clubs competing in the national championship do not compete at subassociation level as well. Teams 1. Gragjanski Skopje2010 10 0 044 15+ 29 2. Slavija Skopje1510 7 1 222 10 +12 3. Jug Skopje1110 5 1 421 15 +6 4. Hajduk Skopje10103 1 610 30 -20 5. SSK Skopje5102 1 719 30 -11 6. Vardar Skopje2101 0 916 32 -16 Font: exyufudbal
1938:Sijić, pag. 105 Gragjanski Skopje Teams 1. Gragjanski Skopje1810 9 0 152 8 +44 2. Jug Skopje1610 8 0 242 13 +29 3. SSK Skopje1310 6 1 332 21 +11 4. Sparta Skopje8103 2 520 38 -18 5. Hajduk Skopje3101 1 820 43 -23 6. Vardar Skopje2100 2 814 47 -33 Font: exyufudbal
1939:Sijić, pag. 111 Gragjanski Skopje Teams 1. SSK Skopje1910 9 1 033 6 +27 2. Jug Skopje1710 8 1 147 8 +39 3. Vardar Skopje1010 5 0 530 23 +7 4. Hajduk Skopje6103 0 725 29 -4 5. Sparta Skopje6103 0 718 34 -16 6. FK Balkan Skopje2101 0 912 65 -53 Font: exyufudbal 1940:Sijić, pag. 117 SSK Skopje Teams 1. SSK Skopje1910 9 1 054 14 +40 2. Jug Skopje1410 6 0 434 14 +20 3. Hajduk Skopje1010 4 2 424 29 -5 4. Vardar Skopje1010 4 2 419 30 -11 5. Olimpija Skopje5102 1 713 29 -16 6. Sparta Skopje4101 2 79 37 -28 Font: exyufudbal
1941:Sijić, pag. 126 SSK Skopje
In 1940 SSK Skopje plays as SLP champion the qualifiers to the Yugoslav Championship. It plays in the Group 2. In skips the first round and in the second eliminates Borac Petrograd (6:0, 0:2), then in the third round it is eliminated by FK Vojvodina (2:2, 1:4), however due to the restructuring of the league and the formation of two separate leagues, the Serbian and the Croato-Slovenian, SSK Skopje gets the chance to play the qualifiers to the Serbian League, however it fails to qualify as in the first round they lost against Balšić Podgorica (1:2, 0:1).Sijić, pag. 119 The curiosity is that Gragjanski Skopje, because of having been part in the Yugoslav Championship in the previous season, got direct qualification into the Serbian League, having finished 5th, 10 points behind the winner BSK Belgrade, but only 3 points behind SK Jugoslavija who finished in second place.Sijić, pags. 119-121
In 1941 SSK Skopje won the SLP booking that way their place in the qualifiers for the 1940–41 Serbian League. After winning in the first round Železničar Niš (2:1), in the second they made an impressive result against Jedinstvo Čačak (9:3, 1:1) however they surprisingly lost against Jugoslavija Jabuka (2:4, 2:4).Sijić, pag. 127 Gragjanski Skopje by having finished in 5th place in the previous season had a guaranteed spot in the League however this year the results were not that impressive with the team finishing 8th among 10 teams.Sijić, pag. 129
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