The 1955–56

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 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 referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

(coach: Milovan Ćirić) players (league matches/league goals): * Rajko Mitić (25/4) * Lazar Tasić (25/4) * Ivan Toplak (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 Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative ...

(22/6) * Branko Stanković (20/1) *

Srboljub Krivokuća Srboljub Krivokuća (; 14 March 1928 – 22 December 2002) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player. Club career Krivokuća played for Red Star Belgrade on two occasions, winning three Yugoslav First League titles ( 1952–53, ...

(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 (17/0) * Miljan Zeković (17/0) * Todor Živanović (12/9) * Vladimir Durković (7/1) *

Vladimir Beara Vladimir Beara ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Беара; ; 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 ...

(7/0) -goalkeeper- * Jovan Cokić (5/2) *

Miljan Miljanić Miljan Miljanić ( sr-Cyrl, Миљан Миљанић; 4 May 1930 – 13 January 2012) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football administrator, coach and player who played as a defender. He was the all-powerful President of the Football Association ...

(2/0) * Novak Tomić (2/0) * Stevan Veselinov (1/0)

Top scorers

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