1968–69 Yugoslav First League
# 1968–69 Yugoslav First League

The 1968–69 Yugoslav First League season was the 23rd season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association football league of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Eighteen teams contested the competition, with Red Star winning their ninth national title.

## Teams

Due to the expansion of the format from 16 to 18 teams at the end of the previous season no one was relegated. Bor and Čelik were promoted from the 1967–68 Yugoslav Second League.

| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in 1967–68 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bor | Bor | SR Serbia | — |
| Čelik | Zenica | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | — |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | 0033rd |
| Hajduk Split | Split | SR Croatia | 0044th |
| Maribor | Maribor | SR Slovenia | 01212th |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 01515th |
| Olimpija | Ljubljana | SR Slovenia | 01111th |
| Partizan | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 0022nd |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | Zrenjanin | SR Serbia | 0088th |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | SR Serbia | 0099th |
| Red Star | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 0011st |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | SR Croatia | 01616th |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0077th |
| Vardar | Skopje | SR Macedonia | 0066th |
| Velež | Mostar | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01414th |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SR Serbia | 01313th |
| NK Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | 01010th |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0055th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 75 | 30 | +45 | 48 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 45 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Partizan | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 40 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Željezničar | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 38 | |
| 6 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 38 | |
| 7 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Velež | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 34 | |
| 9 | Čelik | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Vardar | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Sarajevo | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 33 | |
| 12 | Olimpija | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Bor | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 31 | |
| 14 | OFK Belgrade | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 30 | |
| 15 | NK Zagreb | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 29 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 16 | Maribor | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 28 | |
| 17 | Rijeka (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | Relegation to Yugoslav Second League |
| 18 | Proleter Zrenjanin (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 23 | Relegation to Yugoslav Second League |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | ČEL | DIN | HAJ | MAR | OFK | OLI | PAR | PRO | RNI | RSB | RIJ | SAR | VAR | VEL | VOJ | ZAG | ŽEL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bor | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Čelik | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Hajduk Split | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Maribor | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| OFK Belgrade | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Olimpija | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Partizan | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 |
| Radnički Niš | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Red Star | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Rijeka | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Sarajevo | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Vardar | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| Velež | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Vojvodina | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| NK Zagreb | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–4 |
| Željezničar | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vojin Lazarević | Red Star | 22 |
| 2 | Dušan Bajević | Velež | 18 |
| 3 | Stevan Ostojić | Red Star | 17 |
| 4 | Dragan Džajić | Red Star | 16 |
| 4 | Slaven Zambata | Dinamo Zagreb | 16 |
| 6 | Fikret Mujkić | Željezničar | 14 |
| 6 | Nenad Cvetković | Radnički Niš | 14 |
| 8 | Edin Sprečo | Željeznicar | 12 |
| 8 | Rudolf Belin | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 |
| 10 | Petar Nadoveza | Hajduk Split | 10 |
