The 1978–79
Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...
season was the 33rd season of the Second Federal League (), the second level
association football
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competition of
SFR Yugoslavia
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, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 16 clubs each.
West Division
Teams
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1977–78 season, one club relegated from the
1977–78 Yugoslav First League
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1976–77 season and two sides promoted from the 1976–77 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league ...
and four sides promoted from the 1977–78
Yugoslav Third League
Yugoslav Third League (; sr-Cyrl, 3. савезна лига) was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the second tier, the Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna l ...
. The league was contested in a
double round robin
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format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
Čelik Zenica were relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were
Bosna,
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and
Spartak Subotica.
League table
Top scorers
East Division
Teams
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1977–78 season, one club relegated from the
1977–78 Yugoslav First League
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1976–77 season and two sides promoted from the 1976–77 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league ...
and four sides promoted from the 1977–78
Yugoslav Third League
Yugoslav Third League (; sr-Cyrl, 3. савезна лига) was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the second tier, the Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna l ...
. The league was contested in a
double round robin
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
Trepča were relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were
Budućnost Peć,
Galenika Zemun,
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
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and
Tikveš.
League table
Top scorers
See also
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1978–79 Yugoslav First League
The 1978–79 Yugoslav First League season was the 33rd season of the First Federal League (), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Hajduk Split won the league title.
A total of 18 ...
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1978–79 Yugoslav Cup
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Yugoslav Second League seasons
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