The 1962–63

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

season was the 17th season of the First Federal League (), the top level

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league of

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, since its establishment in 1946. Fourteen teams contested the competition, with Partizan winning their fifth title.

Teams

Due to the expansion of the league from 12 to 14 clubs two teams were relegated at the end of the previous season (

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and Borac) and four were promoted - Budućnost, Radnički Niš, Željezničar and

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League table

Results

Winning squad

Champions:

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...

(head coach: Stjepan Bobek) Player (league matches/league goals) * Vladica Kovačević (26/14) *

Milutin Šoškić Milutin Šoškić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Шошкић; 31 December 1937 – 27 August 2022) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is considered one of FK Partizan's greatest players. Biography He was ...

(26/0) (goalkeeper) * Milan Galić (25/16) *

Fahrudin Jusufi Fahrudin Jusufi ( sr-Cyrl, Фахрудин Јусуфи, ; 8 December 1939 – 9 August 2019) was a Yugoslav footballer who most notably played for Partizan, Eintracht Frankfurt and the Yugoslavia national team. Playing career Club career Ju ...

(25/0) * Velibor Vasović (24/2) * Ljubomir Mihajlović (23/0) * Milan Vukelić (18/2) * Joakim Vislavski (16/7) *

Zvezdan Čebinac Zvezdan Čebinac (Serbian Cyrillic: Звeздaн Чeбинaц; 8 December 1939 – 18 February 2012) was a Serbian football player and manager. A midfielder, he played for clubs in Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland and made 20 ...

(16/0) * Bora Milutinović (15/1) *

Velimir Sombolac Velimir Sombolac (Serbian Cyrillic: Велимир Сомболац; 27 February 1939 – 22 May 2016) was a Serbian footballer and manager. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Playing career Club Follow ...

(14/0) * Mustafa Hasanagić (12/4) * Anton Rudinski (8/6) * Aleksandar Jončić (8/0) * Ivan Rajić (6/1) * Lazar Radović (5/2) * Milorad Milutinović (5/0) * Ilija Mitić (5/0) * Dragomir Slišković (5/0) * Branislav Mihajlović (4/1) *

Mane Bajić Mane Bajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мане Бајић; 7 December 1941 – 6 March 1994) was a Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Bajić experienced his football affirmation in Partizan, where he played from 1962 to 1970. D ...

(4/0) * Miodrag Petrović (3/1) * Vladimir Petrović (3/0) * Dragoslav Jovanović (2/0) * Milan Damjanović (1/0) * Zenun Brovina *

Dimitrije Davidović Dimitrije Davidović (12 October 1789 – 24 March 1838) was a Serbian politician serving as the Prime Minister of Serbia, Minister of Education and chief secretary of cabinet to Prince Miloš Obrenović I. He was also a writer, philosopher, ...

*Poljan *Jankulovski *Milanović Source:

Top scorers

References

External links

Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables
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