1962–63 Yugoslav Second League

Football league season
Yugoslav Second League
Season1962–63
ChampionsTrešnjevka (West Division)
Vardar (East Division)
PromotedTrešnjevka
Vardar
RelegatedRNK Split
Rudar Kakanj
Karlovac
Radnički Kragujevac
Mačva Šabac
Budućnost Peć

The 1962–63 Yugoslav Second League season was the 17th 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 16 clubs each, four more than in the previous season.

West Division

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including ten sides from the 1961–62 season, one club relegated from the 1961–62 Yugoslav First League and five sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1961–62 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 wins and one point for draws.

Borac Banja Luka were relegated from the 1961–62 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 12th place of the league table and losing in the relegation play-offs against Sloboda. The five clubs promoted to the second level were BSK Slavonski Brod, Famos Hrasnica, Istra, Olimpija Ljubljana and Rudar Kakanj.

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Locations of teams' home cities in the 1962–63 Yugoslav Second League West
Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1961–62
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina —
Borovo Borovo Naselje  SR Croatia 01010th
BSK Slavonski Brod Slavonski Brod  SR Croatia —
Čelik Zenica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0044th
Famos Hrasnica Hrasnica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina —
Istra Pula  SR Croatia —
Karlovac Karlovac  SR Croatia 0066th
Lokomotiva Zagreb  SR Croatia 01111th
Maribor Maribor  SR Slovenia 0055th
Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana  SR Slovenia —
Slavonija Osijek Osijek  SR Croatia 0077th
Rudar Kakanj Kakanj  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina —
RNK Split Split  SR Croatia 0088th
Šibenik Šibenik  SR Croatia 0099th
Trešnjevka Zagreb  SR Croatia 0033rd
Varteks Varaždin  SR Croatia 01212th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Trešnjevka (C, P) 30 18 4 8 66 39 1.692 40 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Čelik 30 14 8 8 42 34 1.235 36
3 Maribor 30 12 11 7 52 33 1.576 35
4 Slavonija 30 13 8 9 47 37 1.270 34
5 Varteks 30 11 9 10 38 30 1.267 31
6 Olimpija 30 11 9 10 43 38 1.132 31
7 Šibenik 30 13 3 14 56 51 1.098 29
8 Lokomotiva 30 11 7 12 50 45 1.111 29
9 Borovo 30 11 7 12 34 36 0.944 29
10 Famos Hrasnica 30 10 9 11 42 47 0.894 29
11 Istra Pula 30 11 7 12 43 59 0.729 29
12 Borac Banja Luka 30 10 8 12 42 44 0.955 28
13 BSK Slavonski Brod 30 10 8 12 41 50 0.820 28
14 RNK Split (R) 30 11 6 13 35 43 0.814 28 Relegation to Third Level
15 Rudar Kakanj (R) 30 9 7 14 27 47 0.574 25
16 Karlovac (R) 30 5 9 16 24 49 0.490 19
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

East Division

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 1961–62 season, one club relegated from the 1961–62 Yugoslav First League and six sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1961–62 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 wins and one point for draws.

Vardar were relegated from the 1961–62 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 11th place of the league table and losing in the relegation play-offs against Radnički Niš. The six clubs promoted to the second level were Bačka, Borac Čačak, Budućnost Peć, Jedinstvo Zemun, OFK Subotica and Železničar Niš.

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Locations of teams' home cities in the 1962–63 Yugoslav Second League East
Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1961–62
Bačka Bačka Palanka Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina —
Borac Čačak Čačak  SR Serbia —
Budućnost Peć Peć Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo —
Jedinstvo Zemun Zemun  SR Serbia —
Mačva Šabac Šabac  SR Serbia 0088th
OFK Subotica Subotica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina —
Priština Pristina Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo 01010th
Proleter Zrenjanin Zrenjanin Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0066th
Radnički Belgrade Belgrade  SR Serbia 0033rd
Radnički Kragujevac Kragujevac  SR Serbia 01212th
Spartak Subotica Subotica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0055th
Srem Sremska Mitrovica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0044th
Sutjeska Nikšić  SR Montenegro 0077th
Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo 0099th
Vardar Skopje  SR Macedonia —
Železničar Niš Niš  SR Serbia —

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Vardar (C, P) 30 18 8 4 50 24 2.083 44 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Radnički Beograd 30 15 8 7 44 25 1.760 38
3 Trepča 30 14 8 8 53 38 1.395 36
4 Sutjeska Nikšić 30 13 8 9 63 45 1.400 34
5 Prishtina 30 11 9 10 45 43 1.047 31
6 Bačka 1901 30 12 7 11 51 49 1.041 31
7 OFK Subotica 30 10 9 11 43 47 0.915 29
8 Spartak Subotica 30 11 7 12 32 44 0.727 29
9 Proleter Zrenjanin 30 10 8 12 39 38 1.026 28
10 Borac Čačak 30 9 10 11 36 38 0.947 28
11 Jedinstvo Zemun 30 9 10 11 38 44 0.864 28
12 Železničar Niš 30 12 4 14 39 48 0.813 28
13 Srem 30 11 6 13 39 49 0.796 28
14 Radnički Kragujevac (R) 30 10 6 14 47 48 0.979 26 Relegation to Third Level
15 Mačva Šabac (R) 30 11 4 15 36 39 0.923 26
16 Budućnost Peć (R) 30 4 8 18 26 62 0.419 16
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

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Seasons