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1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia
Football tournament edition
Football tournament edition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | First League of FR Yugoslavia |
| season | 1996–97 |
| winners | Partizan |
| 15th domestic title | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](1998-99-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Partizan |
| continentalcup2 | [UEFA Cup](1997-98-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Vojvodina |
| continentalcup3 | [Cup Winners' Cup](1997-98-uefa-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Red Star |
| continentalcup4 | [Intertoto Cup](1997-uefa-intertoto-cup) |
| continentalcup4 qualifiers | Hajduk Kula |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | |
| Čukarički | |
| league topscorer | Zoran Jovičić (21) |
| total goals | 533 |
| prevseason | [1995–96](1995-96-first-league-of-fr-yugoslavia) |
| nextseason | [1997–98](1997-98-first-league-of-fr-yugoslavia) |
15th domestic title Proleter Zrenjanin Čukarički The 1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the fifth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment.
Overview
For the fourth season in a raw that the league was divided in 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classified from A group moving to the group B, and being replaced by the top four from the B group. At the end of the season the same situation happened with four teams being replaced from A and B groups, adding the fact that the bottom three clubs from the B group were relegated into the Second League of FR Yugoslavia for the next season and replaced by the top three from that league.
At the end of the season FK Partizan were the champions in the second consecutive year.
The league top-scorer was Red Star Belgrade striker Zoran Jovičić with 21 goals.
The relegated clubs were OFK Kikinda, FK Sloboda Užice and FK Mladost Bački Jarak.
Teams
1A League
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 32,710 |
| Red Star | Belgrade | Red Star Stadium | 55,538 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 17,204 |
| Zemun | Zemun, Belgrade | Zemun Stadium | 10,000 |
| Rad | Belgrade | Stadion Kralj Petar I | 6,000 |
| Proleter | Zrenjanin | Stadion Karađorđev park | 13,500 |
| Hajduk Kula | Kula | Stadion Hajduk | 6,000 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | Podgorica | Podgorica City Stadium | 12,000 |
| Bečej | Bečej | Stadion kraj Tise | 3,000 |
| Borac | Čačak | Čačak Stadium | 6,000 |
| Mladost Lučani | Lučani | Mladost Stadium | 8,000 |
| Čukarički | Belgrade | Stadion Čukarički | 7,000 |
1B League
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mladost Bački Jarak | Bački Jarak | Stadion Livadice | 3,000 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Užice City Stadium | 12,000 |
| Loznica | Loznica | Stadion Lagator | 4,000 |
| Obilić | Belgrade | FK Obilić Stadium | 4,500 |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Gradski stadion (Nikšić) | 10,800 |
| OFK Beograd | Karaburma, Belgrade | Omladinski Stadium | 20,000 |
| Spartak | Subotica | Subotica City Stadium | 13,000 |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | Čair Stadium | 18,000 |
| Železnik | Belgrade | Železnik Stadium | 8,000 |
| Budućnost Valjevo | Valjevo | Park Pećina | 6,000 |
| OFK Kikinda | Kikinda | Kikinda City Stadium | 6,000 |
| Rudar Pljevlja | Pljevlja | Stadion pod Golubinjom | 10,000 |
IA league
Table
Results
First and second round
Third round
IB league
Table
Results
First and second round
Third round
IA/IB Playoff
Relegation playoff
Winning squad
Champions: Partizan Belgrade (Coach: Ljubiša Tumbaković)
Players (league matches/league goals)
- FRY Ivica Kralj (goalkeeper)
- BIH Nikola Damjanac (goalkeeper)
- MKD Viktor Trenevski
- FRY Bratislav Mijalković
- FRY Darko Tešović
- MKD Georgi Hristov
- FRY Ivan Tomić
- FRY Dražen Bolić
- FRY Mladen Krstajić
- FRY Predrag Pažin
- FRY Đorđe Svetličić
- FRY Dejan Peković
- FRY Dejan Vukićević
- FRY Damir Čakar
- FRY Dragan Ćirić
- FRY Niša Saveljić
- FRY Igor Taševski Source:
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRY Zoran Jovičić | Red Star | |
| 2 | FRY Damir Čakar | Partizan | |
| 3 | FRY Damir Stojak | Vojvodina | |
| 4 | FRY Dragan Mićić | Red Star | |
| 5 | FRY Branko Stojanović | Mladost Lučani | 12 |
| FRY Darko Pivaljević | Mladost Lučani | ||
| 7 | MKD Milan Stojanoski | Proleter Zrenjanin | |
| 8 | FRY Ivan Tomić | Partizan | 10 |
| FRY Dejan Stanković | Red Star |
References
References
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