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1988–89 Yugoslav First League

FieldValue
competitionPrva savezna liga Jugoslavije
season1988–89
winnersVojvodina (2nd title)
relegatedNapredak Kruševac (17th)
Čelik Zenica (18th)
continentalcup1[European Cup](1989-90-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiersVojvodina
continentalcup2[Cup Winners' Cup](1989-90-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiersPartizan
continentalcup3[UEFA Cup](1989-90-uefa-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiersRed Star
Rad
Dinamo Zagreb
league topscorerDavor Šuker (33)
dates6 August 1988 –
4 June 1989
prevseason[1987–88](1987-88-yugoslav-first-league)
nextseason[1989–90](1989-90-yugoslav-first-league)

| runners-upvojvodina = Čelik Zenica (18th) Rad Dinamo Zagreb 4 June 1989

The 1988–89 Yugoslav First League season was the 43rd season of the First Federal League (), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946.

The season began on 6 August 1988 with its fall part completing on 18 December 1988. Following a two-month winter break, the season resumed on 26 February 1989 and ran until 4 June 1989.

New rule: "Šajber's penalties"

The season saw the introduction of a new way of awarding points when a league match ends in a draw. Two points were still being awarded for a win, while in case of a draw at the end of the ninety minutes — penalty kicks were taken and the shootout winner was awarded one point while the loser got nothing. The 1988–89 season was the very first to feature this tie-break method, and the Yugoslav FA's decision to implement it caused a lot of criticism and controversy. The biggest proponent of the new rule was the Yugoslav FA (FSJ) president Slavko Šajber and it was often derisively referred to in the media as 'Šajber's penalties'.

League table

Results

Results in brackets indicate the results from penalty shoot-outs whenever games were drawn.

Winning squad

Playercolspan=2LeagueMatchesGoals
Yugoslavia Čedo Maras (goalkeeper)34
Yugoslavia Budimir Vujačić31
Yugoslavia Siniša Mihajlović31
Yugoslavia Miloš Šestić30
Yugoslavia Goran Kartalija28
Yugoslavia Dušan Mijić28
Yugoslavia Svetozar Šapurić28
Yugoslavia Stevan Milovac26
Yugoslavia Ljubomir Vorkapić25
Yugoslavia Dragan Punišić25
Yugoslavia Slaviša Jokanović24
Yugoslavia Dejan Joksimović23
Yugoslavia Milan Popović20
Yugoslavia Zoran Mijucić19
Yugoslavia Željko Dakić15
Yugoslavia Dragan Gaćeša15
Yugoslavia Miroslav Tanjga14
Yugoslavia Dragan Marković7
Yugoslavia Zoran Milosavljević6
Yugoslavia Enes Muhić4
Yugoslavia Marijan Zovko4
Yugoslavia Jovo Bosančić2
Yugoslavia Zoran Hajdić1
Yugoslavia Dragan Vasić (goalkeeper)1
**Head coach**: Ljupko Petrović

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1YUG Davor ŠukerOsijek18
2YUG Mladen MladenovićRijeka13
3YUG Semir TuceVelež12
YUG Dušan ArsenijevićRad
YUG Dragan StojkovićRed Star
6YUG Anto DrobnjakBudućnost10
YUG Dejan LukićRadnički Niš
YUG Mirko MihićSloboda Tuzla
YUG Vasil GunevNapredak Kruševac
10YUG Branko KaračićHajduk Split9
YUG Vladimir GudeljVelež
YUG Radmilo MihajlovićDinamo Zagreb
YUG Edin ĆurićŽeljezničar
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