The 1955–56

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

season was the tenth season of the First Federal League (Serbian: ''Prva savezna liga'', Croatian: ''Prva savezna liga''), the top level

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competition of

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, since its establishment in 1946. Fourteen teams contested the competition, with

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winning their third title.

Teams

At the end of the previous season Lokomotiva and

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were relegated from top level. They were replaced by Velež and Budućnost Titograd.

League table

Results

Winning squad

Champions: *

RED STAR BELGRADE Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

(coach:

Milovan Ćirić Milovan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986) was a Serbian football coach and former player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of Red Star Belgrade (1945� ...

) players (league matches/league goals): *

Rajko Mitić Rajko Mitić ( sr-Cyrl, Рајко Митић, ; 19 November 1922 – 29 March 2008) was a Serbian footballer, coach, executive and journalist. Mitić is considered one of the most important players in the history of Red Star Belgrade as he is th ...

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Lazar Tasić Lazar Tasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Тасић; 5 April 1931 – 16 May 2003) was a Serbian football player. He played 13 matches for the Yugoslavia national team scoring once. He managed Vefa Vefa is part of the district of Fatih ...

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Ivan Toplak Ivan Toplak (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Toплaк; 21 September 1931 – 25 July 2021) was a Serbian football player and manager. Toplak played for NK Olimpija Ljubljana and Red Star Belgrade, with whom he had much success. As a player he also r ...

(24/12) * Antun Rudinski (24/6) * Ljubomir Spajić (23/0) *

Dragoslav Šekularac Dragoslav Šekularac ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Шекуларац, ; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills which ...

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Branko Stanković Branko "Stane" Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко "Стане" Станковић, ; 31 October 1921 – 20 February 2002) was a Bosnian Serb footballer and manager, from Sarajevo. Playing career Club He started his career in SK Slavija Sarajevo ...

(20/1) * Srboljub Krivokuća (19/0) -goalkeeper- *

Borivoje Kostić Borivoje ( sr-cyr, Боривоје) is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. It may refer to: *Borivoje Đorđević (born 1948), Serbian footballer *Borivoje Filipović (born 1982), Serbian footballer *Borivoje Grbić Borivoje "Bora" ...

(17/14) * Vladimir Popović (17/2) *

Branko Nešović Branko Nešović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Нешовић; 11 July 1930 – 23 November 2002) was a Serbs, Serbian Association football, footballer and physician, doctor. He was the team doctor during Red Star Bel ...

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Miljan Zeković Miljan Zeković ( Cyrillic: Миљан Зековић; 15 November 1925 – 10 December 1993) was a Montenegrin and Yugoslav football player and manager. Playing career Club He played for FK Sutjeska Nikšić and FK Budućnost Titograd befor ...

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Todor Živanović Todor Živanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Тодор Живановић; 27 September 1927 – 20 June 1978) was a Serbian football player and a Yugoslav international. Born near Valjevo in present-day Serbia, Živanović first began playing for t ...

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Vladimir Durković Vladimir Durković (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Дурковић; 6 November 1937 – 22 June 1972) was a Serbian football defender. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Career Club career Durkov ...

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Vladimir Beara Vladimir Beara (; 26 August 1928 – 11 August 2014) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper and manager. He played the vast majority of his professional club career for Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav Federal League and for the Yu ...

(7/0) -goalkeeper- * Jovan Cokić (5/2) * Miljan Miljanić (2/0) * Novak Tomić (2/0) *

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Top scorers

External links

Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables
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