The 1974–75 Yugoslav First League season was the 29th season of the First Federal League of Yugoslavia (Croatian: Prva savezna liga, Serbian: Прва савезна лига, Slovenian: Prva zvezna liga), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with the previous season's champions Hajduk Split successfully defending their title, finishing the season three points clear of runners-up Vojvodina.
The season began on 17 August 1974 and concluded on 29 June 1975. This was the second national title win for Hajduk under the guidance of manager Tomislav Ivić, who had previously led the club to three consecutive Yugoslav Cup wins in 1972, 1973 and 1974. Over the subsequent seasons, Ivić would go on to win the 1976 cup and 1978–79 championship with Hajduk, becoming the most successful manager in club's history.
Strikers Boško Đorđević of Partizan and Dušan Savić of Red Star shared the title of top goalscorer with 20 goals each. Both players topped the scoring table for the first time in their careers, with Savić repeating the achievement in the 1978–79 season.
Teams A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1973–74 season and two sides promoted from the 1973–74 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.
FK Borac Banja Luka and NK Zagreb were relegated from the 1973–74 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. Borac had completed a four-year stay at the highest level of Yugoslav football, while NK Zagreb had to return to second level after only one year in top flight.
The two clubs promoted to top level were FK Radnički Kragujevac and NK Rijeka. Radnički Kragujevac returned to the highest division as winners of YSL Division East after spending two years in second level, which had ended their previous 1969–1972 three-season spell. In comparison, Croatian side NK Rijeka returned as winners of YSL Division West after four years in second level, which had interrupted their earlier 1958–1969 eleven-year top level tenure. NK Rijeka would go on to remain in top flight until the 1990–91 season, when Croatian and Slovenian clubs abandoned the Yugoslav league amid the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Team Location Federal Republic Positionin 1973–74BorBor01616thČelikZenica0066thDinamo ZagrebZagreb0077thHajduk SplitSplit0011stOFK BelgradeBelgrade0055thOlimpija LjubljanaLjubljana01010thPartizanBelgrade0044thProleter ZrenjaninZrenjanin01313thRadnički KragujevacKragujevacRadnički NišNiš01515thRed StarBelgrade0033rdRijekaRijekaSarajevoSarajevo01414thSlobodaTuzla0099thVardarSkopje01111thVeležMostar0022ndVojvodinaNovi Sad01212thŽeljezničarSarajevo0088th
League table
Results
Winning squad + Champions: Hajduk Split Player League MatchesGoalsIvan Buljan 331Slaviša Žungul 3215Jurica Jerković 329Ivica Šurjak 307Vedran Rožić 300Dražen Mužinić 300Vilson Džoni 292Mario Boljat 272Luka Peruzović 241Željko Mijač 236Mićun Jovanić 183Šime Luketin 161Rizah Mešković (goalkeeper)160Ivan Katalinić (goalkeeper)130 Marin Kurtela 130Ivica Matković 81Branko Oblak 74Nenad Šalov 71Vjeran Simunić (goalkeeper)70Vladimir Smolčić 40Dragan Holcer 40Joško Duplančić 31Head coach: Tomislav Ivić
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Boško ĐorđevićPartizan20 Dušan SavićRed Star3 Vahid HalilhodžićVelež164 Slaviša ŽungulHajduk Split155 Zoran FilipovićRed Star14 Franjo VladićVelež Momčilo VukotićPartizan8 Božo JankovićŽeljezničar129 Vančo BalevskiVardar11 Jovan GecaSloboda Tuzla Zvonko IvezićVojvodina Josip KatalinskiŽeljezničar Safet SušićSarajevo Slobodan VučekovićVojvodina
Attendance ClubAverage home attendanceAverage away attendanceHajduk Split20,29423,294Dinamo Zagreb19,52910,882Red Star Belgrade17,76522,059FK Partizan16,41219,529FK Vojvodina12,70611,853NK Rijeka10,9417,235Radnički Kragujevac10,9416,912FK Vardar10,1187,647NK Olimpija9,2656,559Radnički Niš8,8248,118FK Sarajevo8,70610,741FK Željezničar8,5299,882FK Velež7,94112,417Čelik Zenica7,6476,971Proleter Zrenjanin7,5597,265OFK Beograd7,1479,059Sloboda Tuzla5,9417,882FK Bor5,2067,706 Overall league attendance per match: 10,859 spectators
See also 1974–75 Yugoslav Second League 1974 Yugoslav Cup 1974–75 NK Dinamo Zagreb season 1974–75 NK Hajduk Split season
References
External links Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables