| Season | 1961–62 |
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| Champions | Partizan (4th title) |
| Relegated | Vardar Borac Banja Luka |
| European Cup | Partizan |
| Cup Winners' Cup | OFK Belgrade |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Red Star Dinamo Zagreb Vojvodina |
| Top goalscorer | Dražan Jerković (16) |
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The 1961–62 Yugoslav First League season was the 16th season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association football league of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Twelve teams contested the competition, with Partizan winning their fourth title.
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At the end of the previous season RNK Split and Radnički Belgrade were relegated. They were replaced by FK Novi Sad and Borac Banja Luka.
| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in 1960–61 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac | Banja Luka | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | N/A |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | 4th |
| Hajduk Split | Split | SR Croatia | 3rd |
| Novi Sad | Novi Sad | SR Serbia | N/A |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 6th |
| Partizan | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 1st |
| Red Star | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 2nd |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | SR Croatia | 7th |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8th |
| Vardar | Skopje | SR Macedonia | 10th |
| Velež | Mostar | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9th |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SR Serbia | 5th |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan (C) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31 | 1962–63 European Cup |
| 2 | Vojvodina | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 26 | 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 25 | |
| 4 | Red Star | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 24 | |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | OFK Belgrade | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 22 | 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Sarajevo | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Rijeka | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 22 | |
| 9 | Velež | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 20 | |
| 10 | Novi Sad | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 19 | |
| 11 | Vardar (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 18 | 1962–63 Yugoslav Second League |
| 12 | Borac Banja Luka (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 11 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
player (league matches/league goals)
Velibor Vasović (22/2)
Milutin Šoškić (22/0) (goalkeeper)
Milan Galić (21/7)
Fahrudin Jusufi (21/0)
Vladica Kovačević (19/15)
Milan Vukelić (17/6)
Joakim Vislavski (17/3)
Velimir Sombolac (17/0)
Lazar Radović (16/2)
Branislav Mihajlović (16/0)
Zvezdan Čebinac (14/3)
Milorad Milutinović (12/0)
Radivoj Ognjanović (9/1)
Dragoslav Jovanović (8/0)
Ljubomir Mihajlović (6/0)
Dragomir Slišković (4/1)
Ivan Rajić (3/1)
Miodrag Petrović (3/0)
Vladimir Petrović (3/0)
Bruno Belin (2/0)
Mustafa Hasanagić (1/0)
Sloboda Tuzla 1 - 0 Partizan Beograd
OFK Beograd 2-1 Dinamo Zagreb
Spartak Subotica 4-3 Red Star Belgrade after extra time
| Home Club (de facto) | Score | Visiting Club |
|---|---|---|
| OFK Beograd |
4 - 1 |
Spartak Subotica |
| Date | July 4, 1962 | |
| Locale | Stadion JNA, Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Attendance | 10,000 (cap: ~30,000-40,000) | |
| Referee | V. Kapusta (Zagreb) | |
| OFK Beograd (coach: Milovan Ćirić) |
Krivokuća, Milovanović, Gavrić, Popov, Šijaković, Dakić, Samardžić, Čebinac, Antić, Skoblar, Banović | |
| Spartak Subotica (coach: Lajoš Jakovetić) |
Taušan, Bleskanj, Ćopić, Jenovan, Ušumović, Agošton, Takač, Borbelj, Hiršman, Đukanović, Milodanović | |
| Notes | Scorers: 1-0 S. Antić (5'), 2-0 S. Antić (15'), 2-1 Đukanović (49'), 3:1 S. Čebinac (56'), 4-1 Samardžić (76') | |
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