1971–72 Yugoslav First League
| Season | 1971–72 |
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| Champions | Željezničar Sarajevo |
| Relegated | Radnički Kragujevac Maribor |
| Top goalscorer | Slobodan Santrač (33) |
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The 1971–72 Yugoslav First League season was the 26th season of the First Federal League of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: 'Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije'), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with the previous season's runners-up Željezničar Sarajevo winning the title.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Željezničar (C) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 51 | 1972–73 European Cup |
| 2 | Red Star | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 49 | 1972–73 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | OFK Belgrade | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 45 | |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | Partizan | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 39 | |
| 6 | Velež | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 38 | |
| 7 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Olimpija | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 31 | |
| 10 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 31 | 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 11 | Vardar | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | |
| 12 | Čelik | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 30 | |
| 13 | Borac Banja Luka | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 30 | |
| 14 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 29 | |
| 15 | Sarajevo | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 28 | |
| 16 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 28 | |
| 17 | Radnički Kragujevac (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 24 | 1972–73 Yugoslav Second League |
| 18 | Maribor (R) | 34 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 20 |
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.
First League topscorer: Slobodan Santrač (OFK Beograd) - 33 goals from 34 league match appearances
Champions:
- FK ŽELJEZNIČAR (coach: Milan Ribar)
players (league matches/league goals):
Josip Katalinski (34/12)
Slobodan Janjuš (34/0) -goalkeeper-
Enver Hadžiabdić (34/0)
Božo Janković (33/13)
Blagoje Bratić (33/7)
Velija Bećirspahić (33/1)
Josip Bukal (32/14)
Edin Sprečo (32/5)
Branimir Jelušić (32/2)
Avdija Deraković (31/1)
Dragan Kojović (26/0)
Fahrija Hrvat (15/0)
Miloš Radović (8/0)
Slobodan Kojović (6/0)
Željko Rodić (4/0)
Nusret Kadrić (2/0)
Hajrudin Saračević (2/0)
Džemaludin Šerbo (2/0)
Promoted from Yugoslav Second League:
| Club |
|---|
| FK Bor |
| Spartak Subotica |
