| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 August 1961 – 2 May 1962 |
| Champions | Partizan (4th title) |
| Relegated | Vardar Borac Banja Luka |
| European Cup | Partizan |
| Cup Winners' Cup | OFK Belgrade |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Red Star Dinamo Zagreb Vojvodina |
| Top goalscorer | Dražan Jerković (16) |
1962–63 → | |
The1961–62Yugoslav First League season was the 16th season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian:Prva savezna liga), the top levelassociation football league ofSFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Twelve teams contested the competition, withPartizan winning their fourth title.
At the end of the previous seasonRNK Split andRadnički Belgrade were relegated. They were replaced byFK Novi Sad andBorac Banja Luka.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan(C) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31 | Qualification forEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Vojvodina | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 26 | Invitation forInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 25 | |
| 4 | Red Star Belgrade | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 24 | |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | OFK Belgrade | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 22 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 7 | Sarajevo | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Rijeka | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 22 | |
| 9 | Velež | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 20 | |
| 10 | Novi Sad | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 19 | |
| 11 | Vardar(R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 18 | Relegation toYugoslav Second League |
| 12 | Borac Banja Luka(R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | BBL | DIN | HAJ | NSD | OFK | PAR | RSB | RIJ | SAR | VAR | VEL | VOJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Banja Luka | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–7 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | |
| Hajduk Split | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Novi Sad | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| OFK Belgrade | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Partizan | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |
| Red Star | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rijeka | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sarajevo | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Vardar | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
| Velež | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Vojvodina | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 4–3 |
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