1966–67 Yugoslav Second League

The 1966–67 Yugoslav Second League season was the 21st 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. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 18 clubs each.

Yugoslav Second League
Season1966–67
ChampionsMaribor (West Division)
Proleter Zrenjanin (East Division)
PromotedMaribor
Proleter Zrenjanin
RelegatedSegesta
Bosna
Istra
Rabotnički
Železničar Niš
Radnički Belgrade

West Division

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Teams

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A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including fourteen sides from the 1965–66 season, one club relegated from the 1965–66 Yugoslav First League and three sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1965–66 season. The league was contested in a double round robin 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.

Trešnjevka were relegated from the 1965–66 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 16th place of the league table. The three clubs promoted to the second level were Aluminij, Bratstvo Travnik and BSK Slavonski Brod.

Locations of teams' home cities in the 1966–67 Yugoslav Second League West
Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1965–66
Aluminij Kidričevo   SR Slovenia
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01212th
Borovo Borovo Naselje   SR Croatia 0033rd
Bosna Visoko   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01111th
Bratstvo Travnik Travnik   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
BSK Slavonski Brod Slavonski Brod   SR Croatia
Famos Hrasnica Hrasnica   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01010th
Istra Pula   SR Croatia 0077th
Leotar Trebinje   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0099th
Lokomotiva Zagreb Zagreb   SR Croatia 0055th
Maribor Maribor   SR Slovenia 0044th
Osijek Osijek   SR Croatia 0088th
Rudar Kakanj Kakanj   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01515th
Segesta Sisak   SR Croatia 01313th
Sloboda Tuzla   SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0022nd
Šibenik Šibenik   SR Croatia 0066th
Trešnjevka Zagreb   SR Croatia
Varteks Varaždin   SR Croatia 01414th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maribor (C, P) 34 23 10 1 67 17 +50 56 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Osijek 34 18 8 8 60 35 +25 44
3 Sloboda Tuzla 34 19 6 9 53 28 +25 44
4 Lokomotiva Zagreb 34 16 8 10 56 47 +9 40
5 Šibenik 34 13 10 11 43 42 +1 36
6 Bratstvo Travnik 34 13 9 12 45 53 −8 35
7 Leotar 34 12 10 12 43 44 −1 34
8 Borovo 34 9 15 10 52 38 +14 33
9 Trešnjevka 34 12 9 13 45 39 +6 33
10 Rudar Kakanj 34 11 11 12 34 40 −6 33
11 Aluminij 34 12 8 14 39 44 −5 32
12 Famos Hrasnica 34 11 9 14 48 57 −9 31
13 BSK Slavonski Brod 34 12 7 15 45 57 −12 31
14 Varteks 34 9 12 13 35 34 +1 30
15 Borac Banja Luka 34 12 6 16 44 59 −15 30
16 Segesta (R) 34 12 6 16 54 74 −20 30 Relegation to Third Level
17 Bosna (R) 34 5 12 17 34 52 −18 22
18 Istra Pula (R) 34 5 8 21 37 74 −37 18
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

East Division

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Teams

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A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including fourteen sides from the 1965–66 season, one club relegated from the 1965–66 Yugoslav First League and three sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1965–66 season. The league was contested in a double round robin 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.

Radnički Belgrade were relegated from the 1965–66 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 15th place of the league table. The three clubs promoted to the second level were Crvenka, Rabotnički and Radnički Kragujevac.

Locations of teams' home cities in the 1966–67 Yugoslav Second League East
Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1965–66
Bačka Bačka Palanka   SAP Vojvodina 01313th
Bor Bor   SR Serbia 0044th
Borac Čačak Čačak   SR Serbia 01515th
Budućnost Titograd   SR Montenegro 0099th
Crvenka Crvenka   SAP Vojvodina
Lovćen Cetinje   SR Montenegro 01414th
Pobeda Prilep   SR Macedonia 0033rd
Prishtina Pristina   SAP Kosovo 01010th
Proleter Zrenjanin Zrenjanin   SAP Vojvodina 0022nd
Rabotnički Skopje   SR Macedonia
Radnički Belgrade Belgrade   SR Serbia
Radnički Kragujevac Kragujevac   SR Serbia
Radnički Sombor Sombor   SAP Vojvodina 0055th
Sloboda Titovo Užice Titovo Užice   SR Serbia 01212th
Spartak Subotica Subotica   SAP Vojvodina 0077th
Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica   SAP Kosovo 0088th
Voždovački Belgrade   SR Serbia 0066th
Železničar Niš Niš   SR Serbia 01111th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Proleter Zrenjanin (C, P) 34 21 6 7 79 40 +39 48 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Prishtina 34 17 5 12 56 43 +13 39
3 Radnički Sombor 34 15 7 12 49 53 −4 37
4 Trepča 34 15 6 13 67 62 +5 36
5 Spartak Subotica 33 14 7 12 39 39 0 35
6 Voždovački 34 12 11 11 54 54 0 35
7 Sloboda Titovo Užice 34 11 13 10 41 48 −7 35
8 Bor 34 13 9 12 32 42 −10 35
9 Pobeda 34 14 7 13 46 60 −14 35
10 Budućnost 34 13 8 13 43 30 +13 34
11 Radnički Kragujevac 34 14 6 14 65 57 +8 34
12 Borac Čačak 34 11 11 12 42 41 +1 33
13 Lovćen 34 11 11 12 29 38 −9 33
14 Crvenka 34 11 10 13 57 57 0 32
15 Bačka 34 12 7 15 53 49 +4 31
16 Rabotnichki (R) 34 13 5 16 66 69 −3 31 Relegation to Third Level
17 Železničar Niš (R) 34 10 8 16 52 58 −6 28
18 Radnički Beograd (R) 34 7 6 21 37 67 −30 20
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

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