The 1988–89

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 43rd season of the First Federal League ( sh, Prva savezna liga), the top level

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competition of

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, since its establishment in 1946. The season began on 6 August 1988 with its fall part completing on 18 December 1988. Following a two-month winter break, the season resumed on 26 February 1989 and ran until 4 June 1989.

New rule: "Šajber's penalties"

The season saw the introduction of a new way of awarding points when a league match ends in a draw. Two points were still being awarded for a win, while in case of a draw at the end of the ninety minutes — penalty kicks were taken and the

shootout A shootout, also called a firefight or gunfight, is a fight between armed combatants using firearms. The term can be used to describe any such fight, though it is typically used to describe those that do not involve military forces or only invo ...

winner was awarded one point while the loser got nothing. The 1988-89 season was the very first to feature this tie-break method, and the Yugoslav FA's decision to implement it caused a lot of criticism and controversy. The biggest proponent of the new rule was the Yugoslav FA (FSJ) president

Slavko Šajber Slavko Šajber (25 February 1929 – 3 November 2003) was a Croatian politician, football official and former president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia. Early life Šajber was born in Gradina, near Virovitica, to a Jewish family, ...

and it was often derisively referred to in the media as 'Šajber's penalties'.

League table

Results

Results in brackets indicate the results from

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s whenever games were drawn.

Winning squad

Top scorers

External links

Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables
{{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 Yugoslav First League Yugoslav First League seasons

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