1951 Yugoslav Second League

The 1951 Yugoslav Second League season was the 5th season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946.

Yugoslav Second League
Season1951
ChampionsVardar
PromotedVardar
Rabotnički
RelegatedNone
1950
1952

Teams

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A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including six sides from the 1950 season, one club relegated from the 1950 Yugoslav First League and nine sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1950 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for draws.

Budućnost were relegated from the 1950 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 10th place of the league table, while 9th placed Spartak Subotica were allowed to stay in the top level after Naša Krila Zemun were dissolved. The four clubs promoted directly to the second level were Dinamo Pančevo, Radnički Belgrade, Velež and NK Zagreb, while Bokelj, Proleter Zrenjanin, Rabotnički, Rudar Trbovlje and Tekstilac achieved this through qualifications. At the end of the season there were no teams relegated as the league changed its format.

Locations of teams' home cities in the 1951 Yugoslav Second League
Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1950
Bokelj Kotor   SR Montenegro
Budućnost Titograd   SR Montenegro
Dinamo Pančevo Pančevo   SAP Vojvodina
Kvarner Rijeka   SR Croatia 0077th
Metalac Zagreb Zagreb   SR Croatia 0088th
Odred Ljubljana Ljubljana   SR Slovenia 0055th
Proleter Osijek Osijek   SR Croatia 0066th
Proleter Zrenjanin Zrenjanin   SAP Vojvodina
Rabotnički Skopje   SR Macedonia
Radnički Belgrade Belgrade   SR Serbia
Rudar Trbovlje Trbovlje   SR Slovenia
Tekstilac Varaždin   SR Croatia
Vardar Skopje   SR Macedonia 0099th
Velež Mostar   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
NK Zagreb Zagreb   SR Croatia
Željezničar Sarajevo Sarajevo   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01010th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
1 Vardar (C, P) 30 19 4 7 64 24 2.667 42 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Rabotnički (P) 30 17 7 6 70 36 1.944 41
3 Budućnost 30 18 4 8 58 30 1.933 40
4 Velež 30 15 7 8 60 38 1.579 37
5 Radnički Beograd 30 14 8 8 69 45 1.533 36
6 Metalac Zagreb 30 13 8 9 45 32 1.406 34
7 Proleter Osijek 30 15 4 11 60 53 1.132 34
8 Odred 30 15 3 12 62 38 1.632 33
9 Dinamo Pančevo 30 14 4 12 60 57 1.053 32
10 Kvarner 30 13 4 13 68 57 1.193 30
11 Željezničar 30 11 7 12 43 47 0.915 29
12 Proleter Zrenjanin 30 10 6 14 42 50 0.840 26
13 NK Zagreb[a] 30 10 6 14 35 45 0.778 26
14 Rudar Trbovlje 30 6 3 21 35 92 0.380 15
15 Tekstilac 30 4 5 21 38 74 0.514 13
16 Bokelj 30 3 6 21 26 117 0.222 12
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ At the end of the season, Yugoslav First League team Borac Zagreb merged into NK Zagreb

See also

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References

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