Yugoslav First League 1929
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Bosnian club SASK dissolved before the season began and the clubs participating was reduced to five, all Serbian or Croatian. 1929 was the first year in which the Prva Liga used a double round-robin style league, and so the stats for each team began having higher numbers.
The season featured a good deal of controversy as the team that finished the season in top spot was BSK, not Hajduk Split. However, because they were judged to have had an improperly registered player on their roster (Dušan Marković), BSK got ordered by the FA to replay their last two matches of the season: home match against SK Jugoslavija
and the away match at Hajduk Split (both of which BSK originally won: 5-1 and 3-1, respectively). Furious with what they considered to be an unfair decision, BSK refused to re-play the matches. They didn't show up to replay their arch cross-town rivals SK Jugoslavija and the match was eventually registered 3-0 in Jugoslavija's favour. As for re-playing the second match at Hajduk, BSK originally also refused, but were eventually forced to travel to Split by the FA under a threat of heavy sanctions. Though re-gathered and put together in hasty fashion, BSK players still managed to beat Hajduk 2-1. However, it still wasn't enough for the title as Hajduk had more points due to BSK refusal to play Jugoslavija.
BSK appealed, launching a formal complaint with the FA (Jugoslovenski nogometni savez). Their appeal was scheduled to be heard during the next scheduled FA assembly that took place on March 24, 1929 at the FA headquarters in Zagreb
. The initiative for the relocation of FA headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade was also discussed at the same assembly, causing high tensions and incidents that even police had to intervene. The assembly was interrupted and stopped following the incident, which meant that BSK's appeal was not even discussed.
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Bartul Čulić
Janko Rodin
Ivan Montana
Veljko Poduje
Miroslav Dešković
Marko Mikačić
Šime Poduje
Veljko Radić
Ljubo Benčić
Branko Bakotić
Antun Bonačić
Leo Lemešić
The season featured a good deal of controversy as the team that finished the season in top spot was BSK, not Hajduk Split. However, because they were judged to have had an improperly registered player on their roster (Dušan Marković), BSK got ordered by the FA to replay their last two matches of the season: home match against SK Jugoslavija
SK Jugoslavija
Sportski klub Jugoslavija, commonly known as SK Jugoslavija was a Serbian football club from Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Jugoslavija in 1919.-History:...
and the away match at Hajduk Split (both of which BSK originally won: 5-1 and 3-1, respectively). Furious with what they considered to be an unfair decision, BSK refused to re-play the matches. They didn't show up to replay their arch cross-town rivals SK Jugoslavija and the match was eventually registered 3-0 in Jugoslavija's favour. As for re-playing the second match at Hajduk, BSK originally also refused, but were eventually forced to travel to Split by the FA under a threat of heavy sanctions. Though re-gathered and put together in hasty fashion, BSK players still managed to beat Hajduk 2-1. However, it still wasn't enough for the title as Hajduk had more points due to BSK refusal to play Jugoslavija.
BSK appealed, launching a formal complaint with the FA (Jugoslovenski nogometni savez). Their appeal was scheduled to be heard during the next scheduled FA assembly that took place on March 24, 1929 at the FA headquarters in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
. The initiative for the relocation of FA headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade was also discussed at the same assembly, causing high tensions and incidents that even police had to intervene. The assembly was interrupted and stopped following the incident, which meant that BSK's appeal was not even discussed.
League
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajduk Split | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 | BSK | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | SK Jugoslavija SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija, commonly known as SK Jugoslavija was a Serbian football club from Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Jugoslavija in 1919.-History:... |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 8 |
| 4 | HAŠK HAŠK HAŠK was a Croatian football club established in Zagreb in 1903 which ceased operating in 1945. The club was one of the most successful sides in Zagreb and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the period between the two World Wars... |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Građanski Zagreb | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 3 |
Champions
HAJDUK SPLIT (coach: Luka KaliternaLuka Kaliterna
"Barba" Luka Kaliterna was a Croatian football player and later manager. Born in Split, he played on the position of the goalkeeper.-External links:* at HNK Hajduk Split officia website...
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Bartul Čulić
Janko Rodin
Ivan Montana
Veljko Poduje
Miroslav Dešković
Marko Mikačić
Šime Poduje
Veljko Radić
Ljubo Benčić
Ljubo Bencic
Ljubomir "Ljubo" Benčić was a Croatian and Yugoslav football player.Spending his entire career at Hajduk Split, Benčić was a renowned right winger and centre forward. He started playing top flight football in 1921 and by 1923 he became the club's best all-time scorer with a total of 43 goals...
Branko Bakotić
Antun Bonačić
Leo Lemešić
Leo Lemešić
Leo Lemešić was a Croatian football striker and later a football manager.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team and spent his entire club career with Hajduk Split....
See also
- Yugoslav CupYugoslav CupThe Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
- Yugoslav League Championship
- Football Association of YugoslaviaFootball Association of YugoslaviaThe Football Association of Yugoslavia was the governing body of football in Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade, with a major administrative branch in Zagreb....