1962–63 Yugoslav Second League

Yugoslav Second League
Season 1962–63
Champions Trešnjevka (West Division)
Vardar (East Division)
Promoted Trešnjevka
Vardar
Relegated RNK 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.

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 N/A
Borovo Borovo Naselje  SR Croatia 10th
BSK Slavonski Brod Slavonski Brod  SR Croatia N/A
Čelik Zenica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 4th
Famos Hrasnica Hrasnica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina N/A
Istra Pula  SR Croatia N/A
Karlovac Karlovac  SR Croatia 6th
Lokomotiva Zagreb  SR Croatia 11th
Maribor Maribor  SR Slovenia 5th
Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana  SR Slovenia N/A
Slavonija Osijek Osijek  SR Croatia 7th
Rudar Kakanj Kakanj  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina N/A
RNK Split Split  SR Croatia 8th
Šibenik Šibenik  SR Croatia 9th
Trešnjevka Zagreb  SR Croatia 3rd
Varteks Varaždin  SR Croatia 12th

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Trešnjevka (C) (P) 30 18 4 8 66 39+27 40 Promotion to 1963–64 Yugoslav First League
2 Čelik 30 14 8 8 42 34+8 36
3 Maribor 30 12 11 7 52 33+19 35
4 Slavonija 30 13 8 9 47 37+10 34
5 Varteks 30 11 9 10 38 30+8 31
6 Olimpija 30 11 9 10 43 38+5 31
7 Šibenik 30 13 3 14 56 51+5 29
8 Lokomotiva 30 11 7 12 50 45+5 29
9 Borovo 30 11 7 12 34 362 29
10 Famos Hrasnica 30 10 9 11 42 475 29
11 Istra Pula 30 11 7 12 43 5916 29
12 Borac Banja Luka 30 10 8 12 42 442 28
13 BSK Slavonski Brod 30 10 8 12 41 509 28
14 RNK Split (R) 30 11 6 13 35 438 28 1963–64 Third Level
15 Rudar Kakanj (R) 30 9 7 14 27 4720 25
16 Karlovac (R) 30 5 9 16 24 4925 19

Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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.

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 N/A
Borac Čačak Čačak  SR Serbia N/A
Budućnost Peć Peć Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo N/A
Jedinstvo Zemun Zemun  SR Serbia N/A
Mačva Šabac Šabac  SR Serbia 8th
OFK Subotica Subotica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina N/A
Priština Pristina Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo 10th
Proleter Zrenjanin Zrenjanin Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 6th
Radnički Belgrade Belgrade  SR Serbia 3rd
Radnički Kragujevac Kragujevac  SR Serbia 12th
Spartak Subotica Subotica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 5th
Srem Sremska Mitrovica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 4th
Sutjeska Nikšić  SR Montenegro 7th
Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Kosovo 9th
Vardar Skopje  SR Macedonia N/A
Železničar Niš Niš  SR Serbia N/A

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Vardar (C) (P) 30 18 8 4 50 24+26 44 Promotion to 1963–64 Yugoslav First League
2 Radnički Beograd 30 15 8 7 44 25+19 38
3 Trepča 30 14 8 8 53 38+15 36
4 Sutjeska 30 13 8 9 63 45+18 34
5 Prishtina 30 11 9 10 45 43+2 31
6 Bačka 30 12 7 11 51 49+2 31
7 OFK Subotica 30 10 9 11 43 474 29
8 Spartak Subotica 30 11 7 12 32 4412 29
9 Proleter Zrenjanin 30 10 8 12 39 38+1 28
10 Borac Čačak 30 9 10 11 36 382 28
11 Jedinstvo Zemun 30 9 10 11 38 446 28
12 Železničar Niš 30 12 4 14 39 489 28
13 Srem 30 11 6 13 39 4910 28
14 Radnički Kragujevac (R) 30 10 6 14 47 481 26 1963–64 Third Level
15 Mačva Šabac (R) 30 11 4 15 36 393 26
16 Budućnost Peć (R) 30 4 8 18 26 6236 16

Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also