The 1957–58

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 12th season of the First Federal League ( hbs, Prva savezna liga), the top level

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

league of

SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

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

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

winning their third title and qualifying for the 1958–59 European Cup. At the end of season four teams were relegated instead of the usual two because the

Football Association of Yugoslavia The Football Association of Yugoslavia (FSJ) ( sr, Фудбалски савез Југославије, Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije, hr, Nogometni savez Jugoslavije; bs, Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije; sl, Nogometna zveza Jugoslavije; mk, Фуд ...

decided to reduce the league to 12 teams for the following season.

Teams

At the end of the previous season

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. Founded on 24 October 1946, FK Sara ...

and Lokomotiva were relegated from top level. They were replaced by Željezničar and

RNK Split Radnički nogometni klub Split, commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Split. History The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was founded on 16 April 1912 as Anarch, but has had se ...

League table

Results

Winning squad

Champions: *Dinamo Zagreb (coach:

Gustav Lechner Gustav Lechner (17 February 1913 – 5 February 1987) was a footballer who represented both the Yugoslavian and Croatian national sides. Club career Born in Osijek and nicknamed ''Lembika'',

) players (league matches/league goals): * Ivica Banožić 18 (0) *

Aleksandar Benko Aleksandar Benko (16 February 1925 – 26 May 1991) was a Croatian footballer who played one game internationally for both the Yugoslavia and Croatia national teams. CLub career A striker, he began his career with NK Čakovec in 1943, and in 19 ...

12 (8) * Tomislav Crnković 25 (0) *

Vladimir Čonč Vladimir Čonč (13 January 1928 – 15 October 2012) was a Croatian footballer. Club career He played for several clubs from Zagreb, including Građanski, NK Poštar and Lokomotiva, but is best remembered for his eight-year spell with Dina ...

20 (4) * Emil Ferković 5 (0) * Franjo Gašpert 22 (7) *

Drago Hmelina Drago Hmelina (1932–2004) was a Croatian footballer. Club career Nicknamed "Beli", Hmelina started playing in Metalac Zagreb and in 1950 he signed with NK Lokomotiva Zagreb where he played until his military service, in 1952. Afterward, he pla ...

8 (1) * Ivan Horvat 26 (0) * Bernard Hugl 3 (0) *

Gordan Irović Gordan Irović (2 July 1934 – 26 May 1995) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper who was a member of the Yugoslavia national team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. However, he never earned a cap for his country. Club career With Dinamo Zagreb, Irovi� ...

24 (0) *

Dražan Jerković Dražan Jerković (; 6 August 1936 – 9 December 2008) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional football manager and player. His professional playing career spanned from 1954 to 1966, during which he played for Dinamo Zagreb and AA La Gantoise. ...

22 (17) * Marijan Kolonić 1 (0) * Mladen Koščak 22 (0) *

Luka Lipošinović Luka Lipošinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Липошиновић; 12 May 1933 – 26 September 1992) was a Yugoslavian (ethnic Croat from Vojvodina) football player. He earned 13 caps for Yugoslavia. Club career With the Croatian clu ...

20 (8) *

Željko Matuš Željko Matuš (born 9 August 1935 in Donja Stubica) is a former Croatian-Yugoslavian footballer. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Club career During his club career he played for NK Dinamo Zagreb, SC ...

20 (3) * Zdravko Prelčec 4 (1) * Branko Režek 24 (2) * Ivan Šantek 8 (0)

Top scorers

References

External links

Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables
{{DEFAULTSORT:1957-58 Yugoslav First League Yugoslav First League seasons

Yugo The Yugo (), also marketed as the Zastava Koral (, sr-Cyrl, Застава Корал) and Yugo Koral, is a subcompact car, subcompact hatchback formerly manufactured by Zastava Automobiles, at the time a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav corporation. ...

1 hr:Prvenstvo Jugoslavije u nogometu 1957./58.