| Season | 1964–65 |
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| Champions | Partizan (6th title) |
| Relegated | Sutjeska |
| European Cup | Partizan |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Top goalscorer | Zlatko Dračić (23) |
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1965–66 →
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The 1964–65 Yugoslav First League had an odd number of teams because FK Vardar was allowed to compete in the top league despite getting relegated the previous season. The state and FA authorities made this decision due to the major earthquake (6.1 Richter Scale) that hit Skopje in July 1963. The thinking was that having a team in top-flight would boost the citizens' morale.
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At the end of the previous season only FK Novi Sad was relegated - in spite of finishing last, FK Vardar was allowed to stay in top flight due to the 1963 Skopje earthquake. Since NK Zagreb and Sutjeska Nikšić were promoted from Yugoslav Second League, the league was contested by 15 teams.
| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in 1963–64 |
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| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | 3rd |
| Hajduk Split | Split | SR Croatia | 10th |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 2nd |
| Partizan | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 5th |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | SR Serbia | 8th |
| Red Star | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 1st |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | SR Croatia | 9th |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4th |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | SR Montenegro | N/A |
| Trešnjevka | Zagreb | SR Croatia | 11th |
| Vardar | Skopje | SR Macedonia | 14th |
| Velež | Mostar | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12th |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SR Serbia | 7th |
| NK Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | N/A |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6th |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Partizan (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 43 | 1965–66 European Cup |
| 2 | Sarajevo | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 35 | |
| 3 | Red Star | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 35 | 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 4 | Rijeka | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 34 | |
| 5 | Željezničar | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | NK Zagreb | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 29 | 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 7 | Radnički Niš | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 28 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Zagreb | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 26 | 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 9 | Vojvodina | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 26 | |
| 10 | OFK Belgrade | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 24 | |
| 11 | Vardar | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 23 | |
| 12 | Hajduk Split | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 23 | |
| 13 | Velež | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 21 | |
| 14 | Trešnjevka | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 21 | |
| 15 | Sutjeska (R) | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 19 | 1965–66 Yugoslav Second League |
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.
FK Železničar Niš 0 - 1 FK Partizan
NK Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 0 FK Partizan
Buducnost Titograd x - x X
NK Dinamo Zagreb x - x X
May 26, 1965 - Belgrade, Serbia
NK Dinamo Zagreb 2 - 1 Buducnost Titograd
Stadium: Stadion Crvene Zvezde
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: V.Stankovic (Beograd)
Dinamo: Zlatko Škorić, Mladen Ramljak, Zlatko Mesić, Miljenko Puljčan, Adem Kasumović, B.Belin, Denijal Pirić, Slaven Zambata, Dražan Jerković, Željko Matuš, Stjepan Lamza
Budućnost: Hajduković, M.Folić, Gardašević, Pavlović, Savković, Kovačević (Ivanović), Saković, Todorović, Šorban, Cerić, Franović
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