The 1984–85
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 39th 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 18 clubs each.
West Division
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 1983–84 season, two clubs relegated from the
1983–84 Yugoslav First League
Teams
Changes from last season
;Teams promoted from 1982–83 Yugoslav Second League:
* Čelik
* Priština
;Teams relegated to 1983–84 Yugoslav Second League:
* 17th place: OFK Belgrade
* 18th place: Galenika Zemun
Overview
League tabl ...
and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1983–84 season. 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 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
Čelik Zenica and
Olimpija Ljubljana were relegated from the 1983–84 Yugoslav First League after finishing at the bottom two places of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were
Crvenka
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Name
In Serbian, th ...
,
Maribor
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,
Rudar Ljubija
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and
RNK Split.
League table
East Division
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including fourteen sides from the 1983–84 season and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1983–84 season. 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 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
There were no teams relegated from the 1983–84 Yugoslav First League and four clubs promoted to the second level were
Bregalnica Štip,
Liria,
Novi Pazar
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and
OFK Titograd
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.
League table
See also
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1984–85 Yugoslav First League
In the 1984-85 Yugoslav First League season, Sarajevo has won the second tittle of its history and it was the last non Serbian champion in the Yugoslavian league history.
Teams
Changes from last season
;Teams promoted from 1983 to 1984 Yugoslav ...
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1984–85 Yugoslav Cup
The 1984–85 Yugoslav Cup was the 37th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (), also known as the " Marshal Tito Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita''), since its establishment in 1946.
Calendar
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References
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