1967–68 Yugoslav Second League

Football league season
Yugoslav Second League
Season1967–68
ChampionsČelik (West Division)
Bor (East Division)
PromotedČelik
Bor
RelegatedNone

The 1967–68 Yugoslav Second League season was the 22nd 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. There were no teams relegated at the end of the season, as the league changed its format and from following season was divided in four groups with 16 clubs each.

West Division

Teams

A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including fourteen sides from the 1966–67 season, one club relegated from the 1966–67 Yugoslav First League and three sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1966–67 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.

Čelik were relegated from the 1966–67 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 16th place of the league table. The three clubs promoted to the second level were Belišće, Rudar Ljubija and RNK Split.

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Locations of teams' home cities in the 1967–68 Yugoslav Second League West
Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1965–66
Aluminij Kidričevo  SR Slovenia 01111th
Belišće Belišće  SR Croatia —
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01515th
Borovo Borovo Naselje  SR Croatia 0088th
Bratstvo Travnik Travnik  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0066th
BSK Slavonski Brod Slavonski Brod  SR Croatia 01313th
Čelik Zenica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina —
Famos Hrasnica Hrasnica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01212th
Leotar Trebinje  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0077th
Lokomotiva Zagreb Zagreb  SR Croatia 0044th
Osijek Osijek  SR Croatia 0022nd
Rudar Kakanj Kakanj  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01010th
Rudar Ljubija Prijedor  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina —
Sloboda Tuzla  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0033rd
RNK Split Split  SR Croatia —
Šibenik Šibenik  SR Croatia 0055th
Trešnjevka Zagreb  SR Croatia 0099th
Varteks Varaždin  SR Croatia 01414th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Čelik (C, P) 34 24 5 5 82 15 +67 53 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Sloboda Tuzla 34 21 9 4 54 21 +33 51
3 Osijek 34 15 9 10 46 27 +19 39
4 Rudar Ljubija 34 17 3 14 54 47 +7 37
5 Famos Hrasnica 34 14 7 13 45 35 +10 35
6 Borovo 34 13 9 12 48 43 +5 35
7 Borac Banja Luka 34 13 8 13 54 48 +6 34
8 RNK Split 34 14 6 14 46 57 −11 34
9 Belišće 34 14 5 15 44 50 −6 33
10 Bratstvo Travnik 34 14 5 15 44 50 −6 33
11 Leotar 34 9 14 11 35 44 −9 32
12 Rudar Kakanj 34 14 4 16 55 70 −15 32
13 Varteks 34 12 7 15 43 45 −2 31
14 Lokomotiva Zagreb 34 11 9 14 39 45 −6 31
15 Šibenik 34 14 3 17 45 53 −8 31
16 BSK Slavonski Brod 34 12 5 17 51 56 −5 29
17 Trešnjevka 34 9 10 15 43 61 −18 28
18 Aluminij 34 4 6 24 32 84 −52 14
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

East Division

Teams

A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including fourteen sides from the 1966–67 season, one club relegated from the 1966–67 Yugoslav First League and three sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1966–67 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.

Sutjeska were relegated from the 1966–67 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 15th place of the league table. The three clubs promoted to the second level were Bregalnica Štip, Sloga Kraljevo and Srem.

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Locations of teams' home cities in the 1967–68 Yugoslav Second League East
Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1966–67
Bačka Bačka Palanka Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 01515th
Bor Bor  SR Serbia 0088th
Borac Čačak Čačak  SR Serbia 01212th
Bregalnica Štip Štip  SR Macedonia —
Budućnost Titograd  SR Montenegro 01010th
Crvenka Crvenka Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 01414th
Lovćen Cetinje  SR Montenegro 01313th
Pobeda Prilep  SR Macedonia 0099th
Prishtina Pristina Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo 0022nd
Radnički Kragujevac Kragujevac  SR Serbia 01111th
Radnički Sombor Sombor Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0033rd
Sloboda Titovo Užice Titovo Užice  SR Serbia 0077th
Sloga Kraljevo Kraljevo  SR Serbia —
Spartak Subotica Subotica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0055th
Srem Sremska Mitrovica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina —
Sutjeska Nikšić  SR Montenegro —
Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo 0044th
Voždovački Belgrade  SR Serbia 0066th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Bor (C, P) 34 19 6 9 52 29 +23 44 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2 Trepča 34 17 6 11 59 33 +26 40
3 Sloga Kraljevo 34 18 4 12 56 43 +13 40
4 Budućnost 34 16 6 12 49 36 +13 38
5 Bačka 34 15 4 15 53 41 +12 34
6 Radnički Sombor 34 13 8 13 48 51 −3 34
7 Prishtina 34 14 6 14 44 47 −3 34
8 Lovćen 34 14 6 14 41 47 −6 34
9 Crvenka 34 15 3 16 67 61 +6 33
10 Pobeda 34 13 7 14 46 46 0 33
11 Radnički Kragujevac 34 14 5 15 43 45 −2 33
12 Spartak Subotica 34 12 9 13 45 48 −3 33
13 Srem 34 14 5 15 48 55 −7 33
14 Sloboda Titovo Užice 34 12 8 14 38 43 −5 32
15 Borac Čačak 34 12 8 14 36 41 −5 32
16 Sutjeska Nikšić 34 12 6 16 63 77 −14 30
17 Bregalnica Shtip 34 12 6 16 50 78 −28 30
18 Voždovački 34 7 11 16 48 65 −17 25
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

See also

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Seasons