| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 July 1979 – 29 June 1980 |
| Champions | Red Star (13th title) |
| Relegated | Osijek Čelik |
| European Cup | Red Star |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Zagreb |
| UEFA Cup | Sarajevo Radnički Niš Napredak Kruševac |
| Matches | 272 |
| Top goalscorer | Safet Sušić Dragoljub Kostić (17 goals each) |
1980–81 → | |
The1979–80 Yugoslav First League was won byRed Star Belgrade.
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the1978–79 season and two sides promoted from the 1978–79Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league was contested in adouble 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.
NK Zagreb andOFK Belgrade were relegated from the1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level wereVardar andČelik.
The season's week 25 derby match, pitting reigning league championsHajduk versus current league leadersRed Star, on 4 May 1980 atPoljud Stadium inSplit was abandoned in the 41st minute due to the announcement of the death ofMarshal Tito that was followed by a mass display of public grief within the stadium by fans and players alike.
Played on a Sunday afternoon, the televised contest was in the 41st minute when three men entered the pitch, signalling to the referee—Husref Muharemagić ofJanja—to stop the match and gather players of both teams in thecentre circle. With the contest halted,Split mayorAnte Skataretiko [sh] took to the stadium's public address system to formally announce to the 50,000+ crowd that theYugoslav lifetime presidentJosip Broz Tito had died. The match score was tied at 1–1 at the time of abandonment withPižon Petrović scoring on a penalty kick for 0-1 beforeZlatko Vujović's 1-1 equalizer. Incidentally, the match was the first time Red Star Belgrade played a competitive match at the newly built Poljud Stadium that had opened the previous summer.[1]
Sudden scenes of mass crying at the stadium followed Skataretiko's announcement; some players—such as Hajduk's twenty-one-year-old strikerZlatko Vujović—collapsed down to the ground and weeped as the crowd launched into a rendition of "Druže Tito, mi ti se kunemo [sr]" ('Comrade Tito, We Give You Our Word'), a popularpersonality cult song professing loyalty and devotion to Comrade Tito.
TheYugoslav Football Association (FSJ) declared the match null and void, ordering a replay for Wednesday, 21 May 1980 at the same venue. Two and a half weeks later, Red Star won the derby replay 3–1.[2]
Meanwhile, atKoševo Stadium during theFK Sarajevo vs.NK Osijek match, the news of Tito's death broke in the 43rd minute with the contest locked at 1-1.
The matches – along with a third between Dinamo and Zeljeznicar – were immediately abandoned, with the decision being made by the Yugoslav FA to declare the matches null and void, and order replays two and a half weeks later on Wednesday, 21 May 1980 at the same stadiums.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade(C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 48 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Sarajevo | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 41 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 39 | |
| 4 | Napredak Kruševac | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 39 | |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 38 | |
| 6 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Vardar | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 35 | |
| 8 | Velež | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 34 | Qualification forBalkans Cup |
| 9 | Željezničar | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 33 | |
| 10 | Rijeka | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 33 | |
| 11 | Budućnost | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 32 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 32 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 13 | Partizan | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 32 | |
| 14 | Borac Banja Luka | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 30 | |
| 15 | Olimpija | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 30 | |
| 16 | Vojvodina | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 30 | |
| 17 | Osijek(R) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 29 | Relegation toYugoslav Second League |
| 18 | Čelik(R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BOR | BUD | ČEL | DIN | HAJ | NAP | OLI | OSI | PAR | RNI | RSB | RIJ | SAR | SLO | VAR | VEL | VOJ | ŽEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Banja Luka | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Budućnost | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Čelik | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Hajduk Split | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Napredak Kruševac | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Olimpija | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Osijek | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Partizan | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Radnički Niš | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| Red Star | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 2–1 | |
| Rijeka | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Sarajevo | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Vardar | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Velež | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Vojvodina | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Željezničar | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Player | League | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | Goals | |
| 33 | 7 | |
| 31 | 2 | |
| 31 | 1 | |
| 28 | 11 | |
| 28 | 5 | |
| 28 | 4 | |
| 25 | 0 | |
| 24 | 6 | |
| 24 | 0 | |
| 23 | 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | |
| 19 | 0 | |
| 18 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | |
| 15 | 0 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| Head coach:Branko Stanković | ||