1979–80 Yugoslav Second League


The 1979–80 Yugoslav Second League season was the 34th season of the Second Federal League, the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups, with 16 clubs each.

West Division

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1978–79 season, one club relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1978–79 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.
NK Zagreb were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Istra Pula, Jedinstvo Bihać, Rudar Trbovlje and Vrbas.
TeamLocationFederal subjectPosition
in 1978–79
BosnaVisoko0066th
Dinamo VinkovciVinkovci0044th
Famos HrasnicaHrasnica0099th
IskraBugojno0077th
Istra PulaPula
Jedinstvo BihaćBihać
KikindaKikinda SAP Vojvodina01111th
LeotarTrebinje01010th
MariborMaribor0022nd
Novi SadNovi Sad SAP Vojvodina0033rd
Proleter ZrenjaninZrenjanin SAP Vojvodina0055th
Rudar TrbovljeTrbovlje
Rudar VelenjeVelenje01212th
Spartak SuboticaSubotica SAP Vojvodina0088th
VrbasTitov Vrbas SAP Vojvodina
NK ZagrebZagreb

League table

East Division

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1978–79 season, one club relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1978–79 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.
OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Bor, Pobeda, Prishtina and OFK Titograd.
Due to suspicion of match fixing in the last round of the league, Football Association of Yugoslavia penalized the top three clubs and Galenika Zemun earned a promotion spot to the Yugoslav First League. However, after an appeal in summer 1980 that decision was retracted and OFK Belgrade was promoted.
TeamLocationFederal subjectPosition
in 1978–79
OFK BelgradeBelgrade
BorBor
Borac ČačakČačak0077th
DubočicaLeskovac0099th
Galenika ZemunZemun0044th
MajdanpekMajdanpek01111th
PobedaPrilep
PrishtinaPristina SAP Kosovo
RadBelgrade01010th
Radnički KragujevacKragujevac0033rd
Radnički PirotPirot0066th
SutjeskaNikšić0055th
Šumadija AranđelovacAranđelovac0088th
TeteksTetovo01212th
OFK TitogradTitograd
TrepčaKosovska Mitrovica SAP Kosovo0022nd

League table