1977–78 Yugoslav First League
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Partizan (8th title) |
| Relegated | Čelik Trepča |
| European Cup | Partizan |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Rijeka |
| UEFA Cup | Red Star Hajduk Split |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Top goalscorer | Radomir Savić (21) |
| Average attendance | 9,845 |
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Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1976–77 season and two sides promoted from the 1976–77 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. 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.
Napredak and Željezničar were relegated from the 1976–77 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Trepča and NK Osijek.
| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in 1976–77 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Banja Luka | Banja Luka |  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
6th |
| Budućnost | Titograd |  SR Montenegro |
9th |
| Čelik | Zenica | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
13th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb |  SR Croatia |
2nd |
| Hajduk Split | Split | SR Croatia |
8th |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade |  SR Serbia |
15th |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | Ljubljana |  SR Slovenia |
12th |
| Osijek | Osijek | SR Croatia |
N/A |
| Partizan | Belgrade | SR Serbia |
4th |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | SR Serbia |
7th |
| Red Star | Belgrade | SR Serbia |
1st |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | SR Croatia |
5th |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
16th |
| Sloboda | Tuzla | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3rd |
| Trepča | Kosovska Mitrovica | SR Serbia |
N/A |
| Velež | Mostar | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina |
11th |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SR Serbia |
14th |
| NK Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia |
10th |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan (C) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 54 | 1978–79 European Cup |
| 2 | Red Star | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 49 | 1978–79 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 39 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 37 | |
| 5 | Rijeka | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 37 | 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Velež | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Vojvodina | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 32 | 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Sarajevo | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 32 | |
| 10 | Olimpija | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 32 | |
| 11 | Budućnost | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 31 | |
| 12 | Borac Banja Luka | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 30 | |
| 13 | Osijek | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 30 | |
| 14 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 30 | |
| 15 | NK Zagreb | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 29 | |
| 16 | OFK Belgrade | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 28 | |
| 17 | Čelik (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 28 | 1978–79 Yugoslav Second League |
| 18 | Trepča (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 24 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.
Champions:
- PARTIZAN (coach: Ante Mladinić)
players (league matches/ league goals):
Momčilo Vukotić (34/11)
Nenad Stojković (34/3)
Nikica Klinčarski (34/2)
Petar Borota (34/0) -goalkeeper-
Aleksandar Trifunović (32/5)
Borislav Đurović (28/1)
Boško Đorđević (27/5)
Jusuf Hatunić (27/0)
Milovan Jović (24/6)
Ilija Zavišić (24/4)
Xhevad Prekazi (22/2)
Ivan Golac (19/1)
Pavle Grubješić (17/3)
Slobodan Santrač (16/11)
Vladimir Pejović (15/0)
Tomislav Kovačević (14/0)
Dragan Arsenović (11/0)
Rešad Kunovac (8/0)
Refik Kozić (5/1)
Novica Vulić (4/0)
Aranđel Todorović (2/0)
Miroslav Polak (1/0)
Attendance
| Club | Average home attendance | Average away attendance |
|---|---|---|
| FK Partizan | 24,529 | 19,118 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 20,588 | 19,706 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 17,647 | 14,735 |
| NK Osijek | 14,235 | 8,471 |
| Hajduk Split | 11,588 | 14,824 |
| Budućnost Titograd | 10,706 | 7,324 |
| Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica | 8,882 | 8,559 |
| Čelik Zenica | 7,706 | 6,088 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 7,529 | 6,353 |
| FK Vojvodina | 7,471 | 8,235 |
| FK Sarajevo | 7,176 | 9,235 |
| Radnički Niš | 7,176 | 6,412 |
| FK Velež | 6,529 | 7,529 |
| NK Rijeka | 6,088 | 6,382 |
| NK Olimpija | 5,676 | 7,853 |
| NK Zagreb | 4,882 | 8,765 |
| OFK Beograd | 4,529 | 9,500 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 4,265 | 8,118 |
- Overall league attendance per match: 9,845 spectators
