1964–65 Yugoslav Second League

Yugoslav Second League
Season1964–65
ChampionsOlimpija Ljubljana (West Division)
Radnički Belgrade (East Division)
PromotedOlimpija Ljubljana
Radnički Belgrade
RelegatedBSK Slavonski Brod
Kladivar
Mladost
Bregalnica Štip

The 1964–65 Yugoslav Second League season was the 19th season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 16 clubs each.

West Division

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1963–64 season and three sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1963–64 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

There were no teams relegated from the 1963–64 Yugoslav First League as the 14th placed Vardar was allowed to remain in the top level. The three clubs promoted to the second level were Kladivar, Rudar Kakanj and RNK Split.

Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1963–64
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0033rd
Borovo Borovo Naselje  SR Croatia 01313th
BSK Slavonski Brod Slavonski Brod  SR Croatia 01111th
Čelik Zenica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0088th
Famos Hrasnica Hrasnica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01414th
Istra Pula  SR Croatia 01212th
Kladivar Celje  SR Slovenia
Lokomotiva Zagreb Zagreb  SR Croatia 01010th
Maribor Maribor  SR Slovenia 0022nd
Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana  SR Slovenia 0044th
Slavonija Osijek Osijek  SR Croatia 0055th
Rudar Kakanj Kakanj  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sloboda Tuzla  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0066th
RNK Split Split  SR Croatia
Šibenik Šibenik  SR Croatia 0099th
Varteks Varaždin  SR Croatia 0077th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Olimpija (C, P) 30 21 7 2 84 25 3.360 49 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Sloboda Tuzla 30 20 7 3 64 22 2.909 47
3 Maribor 30 16 6 8 56 33 1.697 38
4 Šibenik 30 13 8 9 37 42 0.881 34
5 Čelik 30 13 6 11 48 42 1.143 32
6 Slavonija 30 11 8 11 59 48 1.229 30
7 Rudar Kakanj 30 13 4 13 56 58 0.966 30
8 Borac Banja Luka 30 9 12 9 49 51 0.961 30
9 Famos Hrasnica 30 9 10 11 43 59 0.729 28
10 Borovo 30 8 11 11 39 45 0.867 27
11 Lokomotiva Zagreb 30 8 11 11 52 61 0.852 27
12 RNK Split 30 9 6 15 34 53 0.642 24
13 Varteks 30 8 7 15 35 44 0.795 23
14 Istra Pula 30 8 7 15 28 46 0.609 23
15 BSK Slavonski Brod (R) 30 6 7 17 47 71 0.662 19 Relegation to Third Level
16 Kladivar (R) 30 6 7 17 31 62 0.500 19
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

East Division

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 1963–64 season, one club relegated from the 1963–64 Yugoslav First League and three sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1963–64 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

Novi Sad were relegated from the 1963–64 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 13th place of the league table. The three clubs promoted to the second level were Bregalnica Štip, Mladost and Voždovački.

Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1963–64
Bačka Bačka Palanka Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0099th
Bor Bor  SR Serbia 0022nd
Borac Čačak Čačak  SR Serbia 0088th
Bregalnica Štip Štip  SR Macedonia
Budućnost Titograd  SR Montenegro 0077th
Mladost Smederevska Palanka  SR Serbia
Novi Sad Novi Sad Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina
Pobeda Prilep  SR Macedonia 0044th
Prishtina Pristina Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo 01313th
Proleter Zrenjanin Zrenjanin Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 01111th
Radnički Belgrade Belgrade  SR Serbia 0033rd
Spartak Subotica Subotica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 01212th
Srem Sremska Mitrovica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 01010th
Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo 0055th
Voždovački Belgrade  SR Serbia
Železničar Niš Niš  SR Serbia 0066th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Radnički Beograd (C, P) 30 16 9 5 72 38 1.895 41 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Proleter Zrenjanin 30 15 9 6 69 41 1.683 39
3 Budućnost 30 16 7 7 47 27 1.741 39
4 Železničar Niš 30 14 8 8 56 37 1.514 36
5 Srem 30 13 7 10 49 41 1.195 33
6 Novi Sad 30 12 9 9 44 40 1.100 33
7 Prishtina 30 14 4 12 45 46 0.978 32
8 Spartak Subotica 30 10 10 10 40 34 1.176 30
9 Bačka 30 9 12 9 43 47 0.915 30
10 Borac Čačak 30 10 8 12 40 39 1.026 28
11 Voždovački 30 10 7 13 37 50 0.740 27
12 Pobeda 30 9 9 12 33 58 0.569 27
13 Trepča 30 9 8 13 48 51 0.941 26
14 Bor 30 9 6 15 47 48 0.979 24
15 Mladost (R) 30 6 6 18 26 57 0.456 18 Relegation to Third Level
16 Bregalnica Shtip (R) 30 4 9 17 25 67 0.373 17
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also