Cup:
Final [Jul 4, stadionul 23 August, București; att: 50.000]
Steaua București 3-2 Dinamo București
[Tătaru 23, 30, 80; Lucescu 2, 58]
Dinamo was unable to win a double.
Steaua saved the season by winning the Cup.
Romania II Division
II Division
Serie I
1 ASA Târgu Mureș (C, P) 30 18 6 6 66 27 +39 42 Promovarea în Divizia A
2 Sportul Studențesc 30 18 5 7 42 27 +15 41
3 Metalul Târgoviște 30 16 2 12 37 39 −2 34
4 Progresul Brăila 30 14 5 11 32 26 +6 33
5 FC Galați 30 14 5 11 37 33 +4 33
6 Dunărea Giurgiu 30 13 6 11 29 31 −2 32
7 Metalul București 30 11 9 10 33 22 +11 31
8 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 30 12 6 12 31 35 −4 30
9 Portul Constanța 30 11 7 12 23 29 −6 29
10 CFR Pașcani 30 11 6 13 39 41 −2 28
11 ȘN Oltenița 30 11 6 13 28 39 −11 28
12 Știința Bacău 30 10 7 13 37 34 +3 27
13 Poiana Câmpina 30 11 5 14 35 34 +1 27
14 Politehnica Galați 30 12 3 15 32 33 −1 27
15 Metrom Brașov (R) 30 9 9 12 23 30 −7 27
16 Flacăra Moreni (R) 30 1 9 20 20 64 −44 11
Serie II
1 Crișul Oradea (C, P) 30 18 8 4 46 21 +25 44 Promovarea în Divizia A
2 Politehnica Timișoara 30 16 10 4 48 22 +26 42
3 CSM Sibiu 30 14 5 11 48 37 +11 33
4 Corvinul Hunedoara 30 13 7 10 39 30 +9 33
5 Minerul Anina 30 14 3 13 32 33 −1 31
6 Olimpia Satu Mare 30 13 4 13 35 28 +7 30
7 Metalurgistul Cugir 30 11 8 11 30 41 −11 30
8 Olimpia Oradea 30 12 5 13 33 33 0 29
9 CFR Arad 30 11 6 13 23 34 −11 28
10 Minerul Baia Mare 30 12 3 15 44 36 +8 27
11 Gloria Bistrița 30 10 7 13 29 38 −9 27
12 Gaz Metan Mediaș 30 10 7 13 28 41 −13 27
13 Electroputere Craiova 30 8 10 12 28 45 −17 26
14 CSM Reșița 30 10 5 15 36 42 −6 25
15 UM Timișoara (R) 30 7 10 13 26 33 −7 24
16 Vagonul Arad (R) 30 9 6 15 28 39 −11 24
Romania I Division
Romania – ranked 17th by UEFA. Last 2 relegated.
1. DINAMO BUCUREŞTI 30 13 10 7 49 31 36
2. UFC Rapid Bucureşti 30 12 11 7 35 25 35
3. Steaua Bucureşti 30 11 11 8 46 27 33
4. UTA (Arad) 30 14 5 11 49 35 33
5. Steagul roşu Braşov 30 13 7 10 32 29 33
6. Universitatea Craiova 30 12 8 10 29 32 32
7. Petrolul Ploieşti 30 10 11 9 33 35 31
8. Politehnica Iaşi 30 13 4 13 50 41 30
9. FC Argeş Piteşti 30 11 8 11 41 44 30
10. Sport Club Bacău 30 13 4 13 37 41 30
Standing from left: Stoica, Antonescu, Ştefănescu, Mareş, Badea, Pleşa
Front: Oprea, Tufan, Caraman, Constantinescu I, Tănase, Kallo
11. Farul Constanţa 30 11 8 11 39 45 30
12. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 30 10 9 11 36 35 29
13. Jiul Petroşani 30 12 4 14 28 35 28
14. CFR Cluj-Napoca 30 9 8 13 33 52 26
15. PROGRESUL BUCUREŞTI 30 8 9 13 34 39 25 – relegated
16. CFR TIMIŞOARA 30 7 5 18 21 26 19 – relegated
Dinamo (Bucharest) won their 6th title.
Wales
Wales – ranked 16th, even when the Welsh Federation participated only in the Cup Winners Cup.
Cardiff City AFC 1-0 3-1 Wrexham AFC
Wrexham lost both legs. Well… the Third Division team was more or less expected to lose to Second Division team.
Cardiff City won their 16th Welsh Cup. Five years in a row Cardiff City domonated at home. And the continous success was not over yet.
Bulgaria the Cup
Cup: Levski-Spartak Sofia – Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3-0
Strong team, led by Christo Bonev, and having wonderful season, alas, no match for Levski-Spartak at the final.
The winning eleven .
That was the squad for 1970-71 – full of national team players, yet, the forced merger between Levski and Spartak left bitter taste and problems. And to put a particularly sour note on the season was the deat h of beloved stars Asparoukhov and Kotkov in a car crash. No real joy this season, even with a trophy.
Bulgaria II Division
II Division. Winners of each group promoted. Group North
1. ЖСК Спaртак Варна 34 23 8 3 79:21 54
2. Бенковcки/Бдин Видин 34 23 5 6 63:27 51
3. Академик Свищов 34 17 6 11 46:33 40
4. Добруджа Толбухин 34 17 5 12 57:43 39
5. Септ. слава Михайловград 34 13 10 11 39:33 36
6. Кърпачев Ловеч 34 13 8 13 36:39 34
7. Локомотив Русе 34 13 7 14 37:35 33
8. Локомотив Мездра 34 11 10 13 41:41 32
9. Доростол Силистра 34 12 8 14 34:41 32
10. Дунав Лом 34 13 5 16 43:51 31
11. Чавдар Троян 34 11 8 15 28:40 30
12. Светкавица Търговище 34 12 6 16 34:46 30
13. Раковски Севлиево 34 12 6 16 40:54 30
14. Ангел Кънчев Трявна 34 10 10 14 38:52 30
15. Локомотив Горна Оряховица 34 12 5 17 32:45 29
16. Левски Лясковец 34 11 7 16 37:54 29
17. Миньор Чипровци 34 8 10 16 40:52 26
18. Димитър Ватев Белослав 34 10 6 18 28:45 26
- след 2 рия кръг през август, отборът на “Бенковски” Видин променя името си на “Бдин”
Group South
1 Берое Стара Загора 34 23 9 2 90:21:00 55
2 Перник 34 17 9 8 63:31:00 43
3 Марица Пазарджик 34 16 10 8 49:34:00 42
4 Димитър Канев Хасково 34 17 7 10 52:42:00 41
5 Пирин Благоевград 34 13 11 10 56:37:00 37
6 Велбъжд Кюстендил 34 16 4 14 53:42:00 36
7 Ботев Свиленград 34 14 6 14 45:50:00 34
8 Арда Кърджали 34 13 8 13 44:50:00 34
9 Гoрубсо Мадан 34 12 10 12 33:41:00 34
10 Сливенски текстилец Сливен 34 10 13 11 38:34:00 33
11 Сливнишки герой Сливница 34 13 7 14 49:57:00 33
12 Родопа Смолян 34 11 9 14 40:41:00 31
13 Локомотив Бургас 34 10 11 13 27:37:00 31
14 Балкан Ботевград 34 10 11 13 47:59:00 31
15 Димитровгрaд 34 12 5 17 43:54:00 29
16 Асеновец Асенoвград 34 12 5 17 42:58:00 29
17. Енергетик Гълъбово 34 10 7 17 35:59 27
18. Сливен 34 6 0 28 17:76 12
– преди началото на сезона, отпадналият от “А” РФГ “Кракра” Перник променя името си на “Перник”
– през зимната пауза отборите на “Текстилец” и “Сливен” се обединяват под името “Сливенски текстилец” . Обединеният отбор приема точковият актив на “Текстилец”, който е по-напред в класирането, а на “Сливен”, до края на сезона се приписват служебни загуби. След краят на шампионата, отборът се преименува на “Сливен”.
Third Division winners, promoted to Second Division:
To South Group:
Zone Vitosha: Minyor (Bukhovo)
Zone Zagore: Yavorov (Chirpan)
Zone Trakia: Torpedo (Karlovo)
To Northern Group:
Zone Miziya: Metallurg (Eliseyna)
Zone Cherno more: Ludogoretz (Razgrad)
Zone Yantra: Volov (Shumen)
Bulgaria I Division
Bulgaria – 15th in the UEFA ranking. At the end of the season it was decided that the ZhSK-Slavia (Sofia) merger would be dissolved, with Slavia and Lokomotiv both getting a place in “A” RFG. Because of this it was decided that the group would be expanded to 18 teams, with only one team relegated from “A” RFG at the end of this season.
“A” RFG – Final Table:
M W D L GD Pts
1. CSKA Septemvriysko zname (Sofia) 30 21 6 3 74:21 48 Champions [ECC]
2. Levski-Spartak (Sofia) 30 21 6 3 59:22 48 [CWC]
3. Botev (Vratsa) 30 17 4 9 51:31 38 [UEFA]
4. Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) 30 14 7 9 55:42 35 [UEFA]
5. Trakia (Plovdiv) 30 13 6 11 53:50 32
6. ZhSK-Slavia (Sofia) 30 12 7 11 53:41 31
7. Cherno more (Varna) 30 11 6 13 37:42 28
8. Chardafon-Orlovets (Gabrovo) 30 11 6 13 42:52 28 [+]
9. Spartak (Pleven) 30 10 7 13 46:47 27
Unsure about the season, but from the period – the only problematic player is Traycho Spassov. Standing from left:Георги Сапинев, Димитър Митов, Кирил Белчински, Младен Пенев, Борис Манов-Бурето. Crouching: Сашо Паргов, Михаил Шалдупов, Георги Богданов, Киро Миланов, Иван Кючуков, Трайчо Спасов.
10. Marek (Stanke Dimitrov) * 30 9 9 12 37:41 27
Left to right: Здравко Душанов /ст. треньор/, Петър Колев /пом. треньор/, Любен Марков, Игнат Младенов, Георги Георгиев, Стоян Маринов, Иван Въжаров, Тодор Тодоров, Димитър Андонов, Никола Христов, Огнян Илиев, Слави Дамянов, Желязко Свирчев, Сашо Манолов, Цвятко Станков, Наско …., Костадин Димитров, Шамси Сюлейманов, Добри Добчев, Ремзи Нуриев и Благой Далев.
11. Dunav (Ruse) 30 10 7 13 32:45 27
12. Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) 30 10 7 13 33:49 27
13. Nikolay Laskov (Yambol) 30 8 9 13 26:47 25 [+]
14. Akademik (Sofia) 30 6 11 13 33:41 23
15. Chernomorets (Burgas) 30 6 7 17 33:66 19
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16. Maritsa (Plovdiv) 30 4 9 17 28:55 17 Relegated
* – city’s contemporary name: Stanke Dimitrov -> Dupnitsa.
Yugoslavia the Cup
Cup:
Sloboda (Tuzla) - CRVENA ZVEZDA 0:4 CRVENA ZVEZDA - Sloboda 2:0
Too bad – Sloboda reached the final, but was outclassed and destroyed by superior opponent.
The winners: standing from left: Ratomir Dujkovic,Petar Krivokuca,Vladislav Bogicevic,Milovan Djoric,Mihalj Keri,Sava Karapandzic,Kiril Dijcinovski,Branko Klenkovski,Bosko Kajganic.
First row: Slobodan Jankovic,Zoran Antonijevic,Stanislav Karasi,Jovan Acimovic,Aleksandar Panajotovic,Miodrag Novkovic,Stevan Ostojic,Trifun Mihailovic,Dragan Dzajic.
Given the strenght of the squad, Crvena zvezda had surprisingly weak season, but compensated by winning the cup final.
Second consecutive Cup and 9th altogether.
Yugoslavia III & Lower Divisions
Third and lower leagues – they were many, organized by each republic of Yugoslavia. Here are a few pictures of lower leagues’ teams:
Pelister (Bitola)
FK Vrbas – amateur champion of Yugoslavia.
Radnicki (Belgrade)
Polet (Nakovo)
Zmaj (Makarska)
Radnicki (Lukavac)
FK Ovce Pole (Sveti Nikole)
FK Madzari (Skopje)
Partizan (Skopje)
FK Loznica
Metohija (Prizren)
OFK Mladenovac
Mladost (Rogatica)
Jadran (Ploce)
Hajduk (Orasje)
Pobeda (Valandovo). Standing from left: Petar Todorov, Risto Božinov, Lazar Atanasov, Mitko Delev, Risto Andonov, Đorđe Janov, Mile Boev,
Crouching: Slobodan Čurlinov, Simo Džonov, Vase Sapundžiev, Riste Tančev, Ivan Zanov.
Metalac (Sisak). Back row from left: Medarević, Jandraš, Greić, Čučković, Marković, Radišić
Front: Senzen, Vuksanović, Herceg, Prpić, Cvjetičanin.
Yugoslavia II Division
II Division
II LIGA ZAPAD 1970/71
1.Rijeka 30 22 4 4 68:16 48 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
2.Rudar Ljubija 30 21 3 6 49:20 45 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
3.Zagreb 30 19 5 6 63:27 43
4.Sibenik 30 17 8 5 51:27 42
5.Varteks Varazdin 30 13 5 12 45:31 31
6.Ljubljana 30 11 9 10 40:33 31
7.Orijent Rijeka 30 9 10 11 36:38 28
8.Split 30 8 11 11 39:41 27
9.Karlovac 30 9 8 13 32:55 26
10.Tresnjevka Zagreb 30 9 7 14 30:44 25
11.Zeleznicar Maribor 30 9 7 14 31:49 25
12.Mura Murska Sobota 30 7 10 13 29:43 24
13.Jedinstvo Bihac 30 7 9 14 32:47 23
14.Zagrebacki Plavi Zagreb* 30 8 6 16 31:55 22
15.Rovinj 30 7 7 14 27:46 21 RELEGATED
16.Metalac Zagreb 30 5 9 16 27:58 19 RELEGATED
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Jedinstvo (Zagreb) changed name to Zagrebacki Plavi
Promoted from 3rd league: Istra (Pula), Kozara (Bosanska Gradiska), Merkator (Ljubljana) and Junak (Sinj)
II LIGA SEVER 1970/711.Proleter Zrenjanin 30 14 11 5 53:28 39 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
Osijek – dark shorts -vs Radnicki (Sid) 2.Osijek 30 13 11 6 46:28 37 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF 3.Spartak Subotica 30 13 9 8 40:28 35 4.Vozdovacki Beograd 30 14 7 9 38:30 35 5.Borovo 30 11 10 9 30:21 32
6.Galenika Zemun 30 12 8 10 47:44 32 7.Dinamo Pancevo 30 11 10 9 34:38 32 8.Dinamo Vinkovci 30 10 10 10 39:35 30 9.Backa Backa Palanka 30 10 9 11 39:34 29 10.Hajduk Kula 30 10 9 11 43:44 29 11.Metalac Valjevo 30 10 8 12 25:41 28 12.Jedinstvo Brcko 30 9 9 12 32:35 27 13.Metalac Osijek 30 9 8 13 32:48 26 14.Novi Sad 30 9 7 14 32:41 25 15.Belisce 30 6 13 11 29:45 25 RELEGATED 16.BSK Slavonski Brod 30 3 13 14 19:38 19 RELEGATED _______________________________________________________________________ Relegated from 1st league: Crvenka Promoted from 3rd league: Macva (Sabac), Radnik (Bijeljina),
Srem (Sremska Mitrovica) II LIGA ISTOK 1970/71
1.Vardar Skopje 30 19 5 6 46:18 43 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
2.Borac Cacak 30 17 9 4 40:13 43 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
Standing from left: Đorđioski, Istatov, Mirčeski, Mečev, Koneski, Angeleski, Front: Badrljica, Trajkov, Gligoroski, Mitrev, Nikoloski. 3.Pobeda Prilep 30 14 7 9 47:38 35
4.Napredak Krusevac 30 12 8 10 43:32 32 5.Trepca Kosovska Mitrovica 30 13 6 11 48:46 32
6.Rabotnicki Skopje 30 12 5 13 50:46 29
7.MIK Skopje 30 13 3 14 42:52 29
8.Sloboda Titovo Uzice 30 10 8 12 36:33 28 9.Sloga Kraljevo 30 9 10 11 37:41 28 10.Radnicki Pirot 30 10 8 12 30:36 28
11.Dubocica Leskovac 30 12 4 14 33:40 28
12.FAP Priboj 30 10 7 13 33:41 27 13.Teteks Tetovo 30 10 7 13 36:44 27
14.Bregalnica Stip 30 10 7 13 24:37 27
15.Pristina 30 9 8 13 44:44 26 16.Zeleznicar Nis 30 5 8 17 22:50 18 RELEGATED ________________________________________________________________________ Relegated from 1st league: Bor Promoted from 3rd league: Sumadija (Arandjelovac),
Standing from left:Lazarević, Ilevski, Milošević, Novaković, Simovski, D. Cvetkovski, Đ. Cvetkovski, Ivanovski, Cvetinić; Sitting: Tr: Petaković, Božinovski, Boškovski, "Moce", Trajkovski, Milan Vukelić, Sekulov, Ivanovski, Georgievski, pom.tr. Šutevski. Kumanovo and Vlaznimi (Djakovica) II LIGA JUG 1970/71 1.Sutjeska Niksic 30 18 8 4 67:22 44 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
Back row from left: Savkovic, Ivanovic, Vujacic, Mitrovic, Folic, Kovacevic, Crouching: Sakovic, Jovetic, Perovic, Todorovic, Ceric 2.Buducnost Titograd 30 15 8 7 48:20 38 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF 3.Bosna Visoko 30 16 5 9 42:35 37
4.Borac Travnik 30 12 10 8 39:38 34
5.Rudar Kakanj 30 12 8 10 48:46 32
6.Lovcen Cetinje 30 12 6 12 42:37 30
7.Pofalicki Sarajevo 30 9 10 11 28:34 28 8.Igman Konjic 30 11 6 13 39:43 28 9.OFK Titograd 30 9 10 11 25:30 28 10.Leotar Trebinje 30 10 8 12 39:49 28
11.GOSK Dubrovnik 30 9 9 12 36:35 27
12.Famos Hrasnica 30 9 9 12 32:36 27 13.Iskra Danilovgrad 30 10 7 13 27:42 27
14.Borac Capljina 30 9 9 12 26:47 27 15.UNIS Vogosca 30 10 5 15 47:46 25 16.Bosna Sarajevo 30 6 8 16 30:54 20 RELEGATED ____________________________________________________________________
Promoted from 3rd league: Neretva (Metkovic),
Lokomotiva (Mostar), Radnik (Hadzici) and Bokelj (Kotor)
PROMOTION PLAY-OFF Semifinals Jun 20 Borac - Sutjeska 1:0 Proleter - Rudar 5:0 Osijek - Rijeka 1:1 Vardar - Buducnost 3:0 Jun 27 SUTJESKA - Borac 3:1 Rudar - PROLETER 1:0 Rijeka - OSIJEK 1:1 (Osijek won on penalties) Buducnost - VARDAR 1:1 Finals Jul 4 Osijek - Vardar 0:1 Sutjeska - Proleter 2:0 Jul 11 VARDAR - Osijek 1:0 Proleter - SUTJESKA 1:1Vardar (Skoplje) and
Sutjeska (Niksic) promoted to 1st league.