First League of FR Yugoslavia 1997-98
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Statistics of First League of FR Yugoslavia for the 1997–98 season.
At the end of the season FK Obilić
became champions for the first time in their history.
The league's top-scorer with a total of 27 goals was Saša Marković who played the first half of the season with FK Železnik
and moving during the winter break to Red Star Belgrade
where he played the rest of the season.
Six clubs were relegated at the end of the season: FK Budućnost Valjevo
, FK Rudar Pljevlja, FK Sutjeska Nikšić, FK Loznica
, FK Borac Čačak
and FK Bečej
.
Champions: FK Obilić
(Coach: Dragan Okuka
)
Overview
The league was divided into 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classifiyed from A group moving to the group B, and being replaced by the top four from the B group. At the end of the season because the two groups league format was being abandoned for the next season and replaced by a single league consisting of 16 clubs, more clubs were relegated, six, and only the two first classifiyed from the Second League of FR Yugoslavia would be promoted.At the end of the season FK Obilić
FK Obilic
Fudbalski klub Obilić is a football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Named after legendary Serbian medieval hero Miloš Obilić, the club currently competes in the Druga beogradska liga - grupa Dunav .The club's stadium is also named accordingly; to venerate the Serbian knight it is called the...
became champions for the first time in their history.
The league's top-scorer with a total of 27 goals was Saša Marković who played the first half of the season with FK Železnik
FK Železnik
FK Železnik was a football club from Belgrade, Serbia.Founded in 1930, the club merged into FK Voždovac in June 2005 and thus ceased activities.-History:...
and moving during the winter break to Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
where he played the rest of the season.
Six clubs were relegated at the end of the season: FK Budućnost Valjevo
FK Buducnost Valjevo
FK Budućnost is a football club based in Valjevo, Serbia.-History:Football begin being played in the city of Valjevo since 1909, year when the first foot ball was brought into town. In 1919 begins the creation of the RFK Budućnost...
, FK Rudar Pljevlja, FK Sutjeska Nikšić, FK Loznica
FK Loznica
FK Loznica is a football club from Loznica, Serbia.-LSK:The first soccer ball arrived to the town of Loznica in 1919. It was brought from London by the local student Milisav Vasić, who was beside studying there, playing at Birmingham City F.C....
, FK Borac Čačak
FK Borac Cacak
Fudbalski klub Borac Čačak is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia.It was founded in 1926. Borac plays at the Čačak Stadium which has a capacity of 5,000....
and FK Bečej
FK Becej
FK Bečej Old Gold is a football club based in Bečej, Serbia.-History:FK Bečej qualified for national top league for the first time in 1992, when they won promotion to the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, the first season after the break up of former Yugoslavia. They managed to stay clear of...
.
IA league
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obilić Beograd FK Obilic Fudbalski klub Obilić is a football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Named after legendary Serbian medieval hero Miloš Obilić, the club currently competes in the Druga beogradska liga - grupa Dunav .The club's stadium is also named accordingly; to venerate the Serbian knight it is called the... |
33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 19 | +53 | 86 |
| 2 | Red Star Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions... |
33 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 22 | +64 | 84 |
| 3 | Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 70 |
| 4 | Vojvodina FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded... |
33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 49 |
| 5 | Rad FK Rad FK Rad is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. It plays at Stadion Kralj Petar I, which is located in the southern part of the city's Banjica neighbourhood.... |
33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 42 |
| 6 | Zemun FK Zemun FK Zemun is a football club located in Zemun, a municipality of Belgrade, in Serbia.- History :Immediately after the end of the Second World War the sports activities in Zemun are restored... |
33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 39 |
| 7 | Hajduk Kula | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 35 |
| 8 | Budućnost Podgorica FK Buducnost Podgorica FK Budućnost is a football club from Podgorica, Montenegro, currently competing in the First League of Montenegro. Its colours are blue and white. FK Buducnost is a part of the Budućnost sport society.-History:... |
33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 53 | -26 | 33 |
| 9 | Proleter Zrenjanin FK Proleter Zrenjanin FK Proleter Zrenjanin was a football club from the city of Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia.-Early period:... |
33 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 40 | 64 | -24 | 32 |
| 10 | Železnik Beograd FK Železnik FK Železnik was a football club from Belgrade, Serbia.Founded in 1930, the club merged into FK Voždovac in June 2005 and thus ceased activities.-History:... |
33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 62 | -19 | 32 |
| 11 | Čukarički Beograd FK Cukaricki Stankom FK Čukarički Stankom is a Serbian football club from Belgrade that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga.- History :... |
33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 31 |
| 12 | Mladost Lučani FK Mladost Lucani FK Mladost Lučani is a football club based in Lučani, Serbia.They played in the Serbian Superliga, the top division of Serbian football. They were the champions for the 2006-2007 season in Serbian First League and have been promoted to the Serbian Superliga... |
33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 54 | -29 | 30 |
IB league
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFK Beograd OFK Beograd Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian... |
33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 65 |
| 2 | Sartid 1913 Smederevo FK Smederevo Fudbalski klub Smederevo is a Serbian professional football club based in the city of Smederevo.-History:... |
33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 63 |
| 3 | Priština | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 60 |
| 4 | Spartak Subotica | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 56 |
| 5 | Radnički Niš | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 54 |
| 6 | Radnički Kragujevac | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 53 |
| 7 | Budućnost Valjevo FK Buducnost Valjevo FK Budućnost is a football club based in Valjevo, Serbia.-History:Football begin being played in the city of Valjevo since 1909, year when the first foot ball was brought into town. In 1919 begins the creation of the RFK Budućnost... |
33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 45 |
| 8 | Rudar Pljevlja | 33 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 43 |
| 9 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 32 |
| 10 | Loznica FK Loznica FK Loznica is a football club from Loznica, Serbia.-LSK:The first soccer ball arrived to the town of Loznica in 1919. It was brought from London by the local student Milisav Vasić, who was beside studying there, playing at Birmingham City F.C.... |
33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 28 |
| 11 | Borac Čačak FK Borac Cacak Fudbalski klub Borac Čačak is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia.It was founded in 1926. Borac plays at the Čačak Stadium which has a capacity of 5,000.... |
33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 65 | -33 | 28 |
| 12 | Bečej FK Becej FK Bečej Old Gold is a football club based in Bečej, Serbia.-History:FK Bečej qualified for national top league for the first time in 1992, when they won promotion to the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, the first season after the break up of former Yugoslavia. They managed to stay clear of... |
33 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 54 | -32 | 27 |
| - | Mogren Budva FK Mogren FK Mogren is a football club based in Budva, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League.-History:The club was founded in 1920.The Mogren at its inception called Budva FK, and from 1991 was called FK Mogren.... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Milicionar Beograd FK Milicionar Beograd FK Milicionar was a Serbian football team based in Belgrade. Ran by Serbian Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs, they were formerly a Yugoslav First League team, but owing to financial problems they were forced to quit professional football in 2001 by merging into FK Radnički Obrenovac.The club... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Champions: FK Obilić
FK Obilic
Fudbalski klub Obilić is a football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Named after legendary Serbian medieval hero Miloš Obilić, the club currently competes in the Druga beogradska liga - grupa Dunav .The club's stadium is also named accordingly; to venerate the Serbian knight it is called the...
(Coach: Dragan Okuka
Dragan Okuka
Dragomir "Dragan" Okuka is a Serbian football manager and former player....
)
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- Players (league matches/goals)Milan LešnjakMilan LesnjakMilan Lešnjak is a retired Serbian professional football player.-Honours:Red Star Belgrade**1 time Yugoslav Cup winner: 1993Obilić Belgrade...
Miroslav SavićMiroslav SavicMiroslav Savić is a Serbian footballer who plays for FK Masallı in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-Club career:...
(32/1)Nenad LukićNenad LukićNenad Lukić is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper. Having been some times in the national team roster, he never got a cap for the national team. He was a holder of the record of time without conceding a goal in the Serbian Superliga, that was only recently broken by Partizan's Mladen Božović...
(32/0)Saša KovačevićSaša KovacevicSaša Kovačević is a Serbian international footballer. He plays for FK Borac Banja Luka.-Football career:...
(30/7)Zoran RankovićZoran RankovićZoran Ranković is a retired Serbian international football player.-Honours:*Obilić Belgrade**1 time First League of FR Yugoslavia Champion: 1997-98-External sources:...
(29/23)Nenad GrozdićNenad GrozdicNenad Grozdić is a Serbian football player. His last known club was SV Lackenbach in the lower Austrian leagues...
(29/4)Kuzman BabeuKuzman BabeuKuzman Babeu is a retired Serbian, of Romanian origin, football player and currently is starting a career as football manager. Babeu started playing football at lower-league clubs FK Beograd and Trudbenik, before joining FK Obilić with whom in 1998 he became a Champion of FR Yugoslavia...
(29/4)Dragan ŠaracDragan ŠaracDragan Šarac is a Serbian international football player who plays for FK Novi Pazar.-Honours:*Obilić Belgrade**1 time First League of FR Yugoslavia Champion: 1997-98...
(29/3)Marjan ŽivkovićMarjan ŽivkovićMarjan Živković is a Serbian football manager and former player. He has been the main coach of FK Radnički Pirot in the 2009-10 season.-Career:...
(28/7)Živojin JuškićŽivojin JuškićŽivojin Juškić is a retired Serbian football player and current manager of SV Darmstadt 98.-Honours:As player:*Obilić Belgrade...
(28/4)Darko Nović (27/1)Ivan VukomanovićIvan VukomanovicIvan Vukomanović is a football player from Serbia.He plays in the defensive midfield.Previous clubs include Alania Vladikavkaz, Girondins Bordeaux, FC Dynamo Moscow, Red Star Belgrade, 1. FC Köln, SC Lokeren, Maccabi Herzliya F.C...
(24/3)Saša ViciknezSaša ViciknezAleksandar “Saša” Viciknez is a Serbian footballer, playing predominately as a left wing...
(16/3)Sahmir GarčevićSahmir GarčevićSahmir Garčević is a retired Bosnian football player.He played as forward or Attacking midfielder. His playing career include clubs such as FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Obilić, FK Beograd, FK Željezničar Sarajevo, NK Žepče and FK Baskimi....
(16/1)Darko VargecDarko VargecDarko Vargec is a retired Serbian football player that was for many years the team captain of the 1997-98 Yugoslav Champions FK Obilić. Currently he is a football manager.-Honours:...
(14/0)Goran Serafimović (8/0)Siniša Jelić (7/3)Veselin PopovićVeselin PopovićVeselin Popović is a Serbian professional football player.-Honours:*Obilić Belgrade**1 time First League of FR Yugoslavia Champion: 1997-98-External sources:* * *...
(7/3)Ivan LiteraIvan LiteraIvan Litera is a Serbian professional football player.-Honours:*Obilić Belgrade**1 time First League of FR Yugoslavia Champion: 1997-98-External sources:* * * *...
(7/2)Predrag Filipović (7/0)Miroslav MiloševićMiroslav MiloševicMiroslav Milošević is a Serbian football defender....
(7/0)Vladan MilosavljevićVladan MilosavljevicVladan Milosavljević is a Serbian footballer, currently playing for FK Vardar as a midfielder.Vladan is a defensive or central midfielder....
(5/0)Duško Košutić (2/0)Zoran Ivić (2/0)Mirko Babić (1/1)Radovan Gajić (1/0)Slaviša Mitić (1/0)
- Players (league matches/goals)Milan Lešnjak
External links
- Tables and results at RSSSF