1952 Yugoslav First League
Season | 1952 |
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Champions | Hajduk Split (4th title) |
Relegated | Rabotnički Mačva Šabac |
← 1951
1952–53 →
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The First Federal League of Yugoslavia's 1952 season (colloquially the Yugoslav First League) was shortened and sped-up. It was completed over a period of little more than three and a half months, beginning on 2 March 1952 and finishing on 22 June 1952. The reason for the changes was a desire to start the next season in the fall of 1952, thus implementing the fall-spring format that had become a norm all across Europe by this time.
The clubs were initially divided into two groups of six teams each, where everyone within a given group played each other twice (home and away).
Then, according to the placement in the these preliminary groups, three new groups were formed:
- First two teams in each of the two preliminary groups advanced to the 4-team group, the winner of which would become a champion.
- Teams placed 3rd and 4th in each of the two preliminary groups got to move to a 4-team group that would decide final league standings from 5th to 8th place.
- The bottom two teams in each of the two preliminary groups moved to a 4-team group that would decide final league standings at the bottom (places 9th through 12th) and thus determine who gets relegated to the Second League.
Contents
League
Preliminary stage
Group 1
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 16 | Championship group |
2 | Lokomotiva | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 14 | |
3 | Partizan | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 12 | Central group |
4 | Vojvodina | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 10 | |
5 | Rabotnički | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 5 | Relegation group |
6 | Mačva Šabac | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away | DIN | LOK | MAČ | PAR | RAB | VOJ |
Dinamo Zagreb | 3–2 | |||||
Lokomotiva | 2–1 | |||||
Mačva Šabac | 1–5 | |||||
Partizan | 1–2 | |||||
Rabotnički | 0–3 | |||||
Vojvodina | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 5–2 |
Updated to games played on 11 May 1952.
Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group 2
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Red Star | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 14 | Championship group |
2 | Hajduk Split | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 12 | |
3 | BSK Belgrade | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 10 | Central group |
4 | Vardar | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 10 | |
5 | NK Zagreb | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | Relegation group |
6 | Sarajevo | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 6 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away | BSK | HAJ | RSB | SAR | VAR | ZAG |
BSK Belgrade | 0–1 | |||||
Hajduk Split | 2–3 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
Red Star | 3–1 | |||||
Sarajevo | 2–0 | |||||
Vardar | 0–5 | |||||
NK Zagreb | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 11 May 1952.
Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Final Round
Championship group
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hajduk Split (C) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 |
2 | Red Star | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
3 | Lokomotiva | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 4 |
4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away | DIN | HAJ | LOK | RSB |
Dinamo Zagreb | 0–3 | |||
Hajduk Split | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Lokomotiva | 2–4 | |||
Red Star | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 22 June 1952.
Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Central group
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | BSK Belgrade | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 11 |
6 | Partizan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 7 |
7 | Vardar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 5 |
8 | Vojvodina | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home ╲ Away | BSK | PAR | VAR | VOJ |
BSK Belgrade | 2–1 | |||
Partizan | 5–5 | |||
Vardar | 3–1 | |||
Vojvodina | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Updated to games played on 22 June 1952.
Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation group
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Sarajevo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | |
10 | NK Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
11 | Rabotnički (R) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | Yugoslav Second League 1952–53 |
12 | Mačva Šabac (R) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Cup
The cup was played from August 24, 1952 until November 29, 1952.
Qualification
Partizan 5 - 4 Radnicki Kragujevac
BSK Beograd 1 - 2 Partizan
(rest unknown)
Round of Sixteen
Lovcen (?) 0 - 3 Partizan
Hajduk Split x - x X
X x - x X
X x - x X
X x - x X
X x - x X
Crvena Zvezda x - x X
Radnicki Nis x - x X
Quarter finals
Hajduk Split 0 - 5 Partizan
Crvena Zvezda Beograd x - x X
Radnicki Nis x - x X
X x - x X
Semi finals
Crvena Zvezda Beograd x - x X
Partizan 4 - 1 Radnicki Nis
Finals
November 29, 1952 - Belgrade, Serbia
Partizan 6 - 0 Crvena Zvezda Beograd
Stadium: Centralnog doma Jugoslovenske Armije (JNA Stadium)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Vasa Stefanovič (Beograd)
Crvena Zvezda: Srboljub Krivokuća, Branko Stanković, Miljan Zeković, Siniša Zlatković, Milorad Diskić, Predrag Đajić, Kosta Tomašević, Rajko Mitić, Tihomir Ognjanov, Todor Živanović, Branislav Vukosavljević
Partizan: Slavko Stojanović, Bruno Belin, Ratko Čolić, Zlatko Čajkovski, Stefanović, Miodrag Jovanović, Marko Valok, Todor Veselinović, Stjepan Bobek, Aleksandar Atanacković, Branko Zebec