The 1964–65 Yugoslav First League had an odd number of teams because FK Vardar was allowed to compete in the top league despite getting relegated the previous season. The state and FA authorities made this decision due to the major

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) that hit

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on 26 July 1963. The thinking was that having a team in top-flight would boost the citizens' morale. After week 8 of fixtures on 13 September 1964, the league went on an almost two-month break in order to accommodate the October 1964 Yugoslav Olympic national team's participation at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics where the team consisting entirely of players from the Yugoslav First League made it out of its round-robin group but lost in the quarterfinals to

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. The season resumed on 8 November 1964.

Teams

At the end of the previous season only

FK Novi Sad RFK Novi Sad 1921 (Serbian Cyrillic: РФК Нови Сад 1921) is a professional football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club is currently playing in the Serbian First League. History The club was founded in 1921 with the name NTK (Novosadsk ...

was relegated - in spite of finishing last, FK Vardar was allowed to stay in top flight due to the

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. Since NK Zagreb and Sutjeska Nikšić were promoted from

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, the league was contested by 15 teams.

League table

Results

Winning squad

Champions: *

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

(Coach: Aleksandar Atanacković) player (league matches/league goals) *

Vladica Kovačević Vladimir "Vladica" Kovačević (, ; 7 January 1940 – 28 July 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Ivanjica, Kovačević moved to Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) ...

(28/14) *

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(27/7) *

Ljubomir Mihajlović Ljubomir Mihajlović (; born 4 September 1943) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a defender. Club career Mihajlović played for Partizan between 1961 and 1970, winning three Yugoslav First League titles ( 1961–62, 196 ...

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Milan Galić Milan Galić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Галић, ; 8 March 1938 – 13 September 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. During ...

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(23/0) (goalkeeper) * Mustafa Hasanagić (20/13) *

Radoslav Bečejac Radoslav Bečejac (born 21 December 1941) is a Serbian football midfielder who played for SFR Yugoslavia. Best known for being member of the FK Partizan team that played the 1966 European Cup Final The 1966 European Cup Final was a football ...

(20/2) * Jovan Miladinović (19/0) *

Joakim Vislavski Joakim "Kime" Vislavski (; 7 December 1940 – 10 September 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player. Playing career Vislavski started playing at his hometown club Radnik Vrbas, aged 15. He later moved to Partizan, helping ...

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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 Yugoslav national team. Playing career Club career Jusufi ...

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Branko Rašović Branko Rašović (born 11 April 1942) is a Montenegrin football defender who played for SFR Yugoslavia. His son Vuk is also a retired professional footballer, and former head coach of FK Partizan. Club career Budućnost Titograd Rašović bega ...

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Velibor Vasović Velibor Vasović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Васовић; 3 October 1939 – 4 March 2002) was a Serbian footballer and manager, also one of the legendary players of Partizan Belgrade and Ajax and one of greatest defenders of his gener ...

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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 Followi ...

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Milan Damjanović Milan Damjanović ( sr-cyrl, Милан Дамјановић, ; 15 October 1943 – 23 May 2006) was a Yugoslavian and Serbian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal ...

(11/0) * Milan Vukelić (10/0) *

Lazar Radović Lazar Radović ( Cyrillic: Лазар Радовић; born 13 November 1937) is a Montenegrin retired footballer. Club career Radović played in Holland for Xerxes alongside Eddy Treijtel and Willem van Hanegem and was prepared to follow van Han ...

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Bora Milutinović Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager. He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record a ...

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Mane Bajić Mane Bajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Манојло Мане Бајић; 7 December 1941 – 6 March 1994) was a Serbian football player that played as midfielder. Sports career Bajić experienced his football affirmation in Partizan, where he played ...

(5/1) * Miodrag Petrović (5/1) *

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 b ...

(4/0) (goalkeeper) * Branislav Mihajlović (2/0) * Jovan Ćurčić (1/0) (goalkeeper) * Vojislav Simeunović (1/0)

Top scorers

External links

Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables
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