Former Yugoslavia - Regional Analysis


Below you find a regionwise analysis of the former Yugoslavia league - which republics provided how many teams to the league, and titles won per republic.


Information is prepared as follows:
 
- name of the republic in its own language. 
  Period belonging to Yugoslavia 
 
- population 
 
- Yugoslavia league presences in top division and championships won by teams of the
  region from 1947 to 1992.  
 
- for each club: in the first column, seasons played by the club in top division. In 
  brackets, championships won, from 1947 to 1992.
 
- at the bottom of the page, statistical tables by republics.
- Teams of Second Division are listed according to the number of participations.

Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Yugoslavia Republic from 1945 to 1992. 
 
Pop.: 4.350.000
 
163 presences by 7 clubs. 3 championships won by 2 clubs.
 
43 ( 2)  Sarajevo 
38       Velez Mostar
34 ( 1)  Zeljeznicar Sarajevo
25       Sloboda Tuzla
17       Celik (Zenica)
15       Borac (Banja Luka)
 1       Iskra Bugojno
 
Other 21 teams have played in Second Division
Leotar Trebinje
Famos Hrasnica
Jedinstvo Bihac
Jedinstvo Brcko
Rudar Kakanj
Rudar Ljubija Prijedor 
Bosna Visoko                  
Borac Travnik                 
Radnik Bijeljina              
Igman Konjic                  
Borac Capljina                
Pofalicki Sarajevo            
UNIS Vogosca                  
Bosna Sarajevo                
Radnicki Hadzici              
Sloga Doboj                   
BSK Banja Luka                
Lokomotiva Mostar            
Troglav Livno      
Sloboda Bosanski Novi         
ZSK Zenica        

Crna Gora (Montenegro)

Yugoslavia republic from 1945 to 2004.
 
Pop.: 650.000
 
35 presences by 2 clubs.
 
26       Buducnost Titograd(now Podgorica)
 9       Sutjeska Niksic
 
Other 11 teams have played in Second Division:
Lovcen Cetinje   
OFK Titograd   
Bokelj Kotor  
FK Ivangrad     
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 
Buducnost Pec  
Mogren Budva                  
Iskra Danilovgrad 
Rudar (Volvoks) Pljevlja   
Tara Podgorica                
Celik Niksic     

Hrvatska (Croatia)

Yugoslavia Republic from 1945 to 1991. 
 
Pop.: 4.750.000
 
172 presences by 9 clubs. 11 championships won by 2 clubs.
 
46 ( 7)  Hajduk Split
46 ( 4)  Dinamo Zagreb
29       Rijeka [ex Kvarner]
18       Zagreb
13       Osijek
10       Lokomotiva (Zagreb)
 5       Dinamo Vinkovci
 3       Tresnjevka (Zagreb)
 2       Split
 
Other 22 teams have played in Second Division:
NK Sibenik 
GOSK Jug Dubrovnik    
NK Borovo
NK Karlovac
Istra Pula                    
Marsonia (BSK) Slavonski Brod 
Metalac Zagreb 
Orijent Rijeka 
Segesta Sisak
NK Belisce
NK (Zadarkomerc) Zadar
Zagrebacki Plavi              
Metalac Osijek                
Mladost Petrinja              
NK Solin 
Sparta Bijeli Manastir        
Mornar Split
Elektrostroj Zagreb   
Neretva Metkovic              
Junak Sinj     
NK Rovinj                     
Zmaj Makarska 

Makedonija (Macedonia)

Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1991. 
 
Pop.: 2.050.000
 
39 presences by 5 clubs. 1 championship revoked won by 1 club.
 
34 (1r)  Vardar Skopje
 2       Rabotnicki (Skopje)
 1       Pobeda Prilep
 1       Pelister Bitola
 1       Teteks (Tetovo)
 
Other 7 teams have played in Second Division:
Bregalnica Stip               
Belasica Sttrumica            
(11. oktomvri) Kumanovo       
Tikves Kavadarci              
MIK Skopje                    
Metalurg Skopje               
Balkan Stokokomerc Skopje     

Slovenija (Slovenia)

Yugoslavia republic from 1945 to 1991.
 
Pop.: 1.950.000
 
28 presences by 3 clubs.
 
22       Olimpija Ljubljana
 5       Maribor
 1       Nafta Donja Lendava
 
Other 10 teams have played in Second Division: 
Merkator Ljubljana            
Svoboda Ljubljana             
Mura Murska Sobota            
Rudar Velenje                 
Zeljeznicar Maribor           
Rudar Trbovlje                
Aluminij Kidricevo            
NK Koper                      
Kladivar Celje                
Slovan Ljubljana    

Srbija (Serbia)

Yugoslavia republic from 1945 to 1991. 
 
Pop.: 9.700.000
 
274 presences by 26 clubs. 32 championships won by 3 clubs.
 
46 (19)  Crvena Zvezda (Beograd)
46 (11)  Partizan Beograd
34       OFK Beograd
30       Radnicki Nis [ex 14 Oktobar]
 9       Radnicki Beograd
 6       Napredak (Krusevac)
 6       Bor
 5       Rad Beograd
 5       Radnicki Kragujevac
 3       Metalac (Beograd)
 3       Zemun [ex Galenika]
 2       Nasa Krila Zemun
 2       Macva Sabac
 1       Crvenka
 
Other 20 teams have played in Second Division:
Sloboda Uzice
Radnicki Pirot
Dubocica Leskovac             
Sumadija Arandjelovac    
Dinamo Pancevo    
Vozdovac (Vozdovacki) Beograd
Sloga Kraljevo
Zeljeznicar Nis  
FAP Priboj na Limu 
Cukaricki Beograd             
AIK Backa Topola              
FK Majdanpek                  
Hajduk (Rodic MB) Kula        
Buducnost Valjevo             
Timok (Kristal) Zajecar       
Kolubara Lazarevac       
EI Mladost Nis                
Mladost Smederevska Palanka   
Toplicanin Prokuplje  
Mladost Lucani    

        Kosovo
        Autonomous administrative entity in Srbija republic from 1945.
 
        Pop.: 1.950.000
 
        6 presences by 2 clubs. 
        
         5       Pristina
         1       Trepca Kosovska Mitrovica
 
        Other 5 teams have played in Second Division:
        Liria Prizren                 
        Vllaznimi Djakovica  
        Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane   
        RMHK Kosovo   
        GIK Ramiz Sadiku Pristina          

        Vojvodina
  
        Autonomous administrative entity in Srbija republic from 1945.
 
        Pop.: 2.000.000
 
        69 presences by 5 clubs. 2 championships won by 1 club.
 
        41 ( 2)  Vojvodina (Novi Sad)
        15       Spartak Subotica 
         9       Proleter Zrenjanin 
         3       Novi Sad
         1       Sloga Novi Sad 
 
        Other 9 teams have played in Second Division:
        OFK Kikinda  
        Backa Backa Palanka      
        FK Vrbas     
        Radnicki Sombor               
        Radnicki Backi Jarak          
        FK Becej                                           
        Subotica   
        Kabel Novi Sad  
        Srem Sremska Mitrovica                

Trieste Free Territory

Autonomous territory contested by Italy and Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1954.
Triestina played in Italian League while Ponziana played in Yugoslavian league. 
 
 3 presences by 1 club.
  
 3      Ponziana (Trieste)


Overall statistics

Republic              Pop.               Presences          Champions           Clubs in I-II
                                      Clubs    Seasons   Clubs     Seasons   Division
Srbija                9.700.000        26      274         3        31                     60
Hravtska              4.750.000         9      172         2        11                      31
Bosna i Hercegovina   5.400.000         7      163         2         3                          28
Macedonija            2.050.000         5       39         1         1r                     12
Crna Gora               650.000         2       35                                          13             
Slovenija             1.950.000         3       28                                          13
Trieste Territory       290.000         1        3                                           1
 
Within Srbija
Region                Pop.              Presences          Champions                Clubs in I-II
                                     Clubs    Seasons   Clubs     Seasons             Division
Srbija                5.750.000        19      199         2        30                     39
Vojvodina             2.000.000         5       69         1         2                     13
Kosovo                1.950.000         2        6                                           8
 
 

About this document

Thanks to Slobodan Vasic for a correction

Prepared and maintained by David Tuci for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: David Tuci (tuxtucis@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 12 Dec 2011

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