1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia
Season | 1996–97 |
---|---|
Champions | Partizan 15th domestic title |
Champions League | Partizan |
UEFA Cup | Vojvodina |
Cup Winners' Cup | Red Star |
Intertoto Cup | Hajduk Kula Proleter Zrenjanin Čukarički |
Goals scored | 533 |
Top goalscorer | Zoran Jovičić (21) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
The 1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the fifth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment.
Overview
For the fourth season in a raw that the league was divided in 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classified from A group moving to the group B, and being replaced by the top four from the B group. At the end of the season the same situation happened with four teams being replaced from A and B groups, adding the fact that the bottom three clubs from the B group were relegated into the Second League of FR Yugoslavia for the next season and replaced by the top three from that league. At the end of the season FK Partizan were the champions in the second consecutive year. The league top-scorer was Red Star Belgrade striker Zoran Jovičić with 21 goals. The relegated clubs were OFK Kikinda, FK Sloboda Užice and FK Mladost Bački Jarak.
Teams
1A League
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 32,710 |
Red Star | Belgrade | Red Star Stadium | 55,538 |
Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 17,204 |
Zemun | Zemun, Belgrade | Zemun Stadium | 10,000 |
Rad | Belgrade | Stadion Kralj Petar I | 6,000 |
Proleter | Zrenjanin | Stadion Karađorđev park | 13,500 |
Hajduk Kula | Kula | Stadion Hajduk | 6,000 |
Budućnost Podgorica | Podgorica | Podgorica City Stadium | 12,000 |
Bečej | Bečej | Stadion kraj Tise | 3,000 |
Borac | Čačak | Čačak Stadium | 6,000 |
Mladost Lučani | Lučani | Mladost Stadium | 8,000 |
Čukarički | Belgrade | Stadion Čukarički | 7,000 |
1B League
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Mladost Bački Jarak | Bački Jarak | Stadion Livadice | 3,000 |
Sloboda | Užice | Užice City Stadium | 12,000 |
Loznica | Loznica | Stadion Lagator | 4,000 |
Obilić | Belgrade | FK Obilić Stadium | 4,500 |
Sutjeska | Nikšić | Gradski stadion (Nikšić) | 10,800 |
OFK Beograd | Karaburma, Belgrade | Omladinski Stadium | 20,000 |
Spartak | Subotica | Subotica City Stadium | 13,000 |
Radnički Niš | Niš | Čair Stadium | 18,000 |
Železnik | Belgrade | Železnik Stadium | 8,000 |
Budućnost Valjevo | Valjevo | Park Pećina | 6,000 |
OFK Kikinda | Kikinda | Kikinda City Stadium | 6,000 |
Rudar Pljevlja | Pljevlja | Stadion pod Golubinjom | 10,000 |
IA league
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Partizan (C) | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 17 | +71 | 84 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Red Star | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 79 | 30 | +49 | 78 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
3 | Vojvodina | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
4 | Hajduk Kula | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 44 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
5 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 42 | |
6 | Čukarički | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 41 | |
7 | Zemun | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 41 | |
8 | Mladost Lučani | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 41 | |
9 | Rad | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 40 | |
10 | Budućnost Podgorica | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 39 | Qualification for IA/IB play-off |
11 | Bečej | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 38 | Transfer to IB League |
12 | Borac Čačak | 33 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 93 | −71 | 14 |
Results
First and second round
Third round
IB league
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Obilić | 33 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16 | +49 | 79 | Transfer to IA League |
2 | Železnik | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 64 | |
3 | Loznica | 33 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for IA/IB play-off |
4 | Radnički Niš | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 56 | |
5 | OFK Beograd | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 56 | |
6 | Rudar Pljevlja | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | |
7 | Budućnost Valjevo | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 41 | |
8 | Sutjeska | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 40 | |
9 | OFK Kikinda (R) | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 31 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
10 | Spartak Subotica | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 60 | −33 | 30 | |
11 | Sloboda Užice (R) | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 28 | Relegation to Second League of FR Yugoslavia |
12 | Mladost Bački Jarak (R) | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 26 |
Results
First and second round
Third round
IA/IB Playoff
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Loznica | 0–1 | Budućnost Podgorica | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Relegation playoff
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kikinda | 2–4 | Radnički Kragujevac | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Spartak Subotica | 3–1 | Palilulac Beograd | 2–1 | 1–0 |
Winning squad
Champions: Partizan Belgrade (Coach: Ljubiša Tumbaković) Players (league matches/league goals)
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Kralj (goalkeeper)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Damjanac (goalkeeper)
- North Macedonia Viktor Trenevski
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bratislav Mijalković
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Tešović
- North Macedonia Georgi Hristov
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Tomić
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Bolić
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mladen Krstajić
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Predrag Pažin
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Đorđe Svetličić
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Peković
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Vukićević
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Damir Čakar
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Ćirić
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niša Saveljić
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igor Taševski
Source:[1]
Top goalscorers
References
- ↑ "Partizan official website". Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2009-10-03.