Second Division. 20 teams now, the top 2 directly promoted to First Division, the last 4 relegated to third level. 3 points for a win, no ties – penalty shoot-outs instead and the winner gets 1 point.
Mladost (Lucani) – last with 5 points. Absolute outsiders, even if they had all points they earned – the team was penalized 6 points for match fixing in the last round of the previous season. Justly relegated this time.
Celik (Zenica) – 19th with 18 points. What a disaster for a club mostly known for playing top league football, some times very well. Now going to third level. Standing from left: Bolić, Šehić, Zekotič, Šišić, Jevtić, Komšić. Front: Bajrić, Petrović. B. Gavran, Fočić, Bilješko.
Liria (Prizren) – 18th with 23 points and relegated. Standing from left: Gadžolli, Marjanović, Đinali, Beriša, Belanica, Čejku. Crouching: Harun Isa, Kapra, Luma, Ramadani, Bylykbashi.
Rudar (Ljublja) – 17th with 32 points. Fought to escape relegation, but lost the battle and went down.
Borac (Cacak) – barely survived: 16th with 33 points. Top row from left: Nikitović, Kovačević, Dragutinović, ?, Maričić, Biberčić, Panić.
Middle row: Marković, Stojanović, Petrović, Lučić, Sušić, Maričić, Kaličanin.
Sitting: Jelić, Ristić, Božović, Vulović, Ćirković (assistant coach), Rajevac (coach), Dragićević, Vujčić, Đačić.
OFK Beograd (Belgrade) – terrible decline and almost relegated further down: 15th with 33 points.
Napredak (Krusevac) – also in great decline. 14th with 34 points.
Iskra (Bugojno) – 13th with 34 points.
Macva (Sabac) – 12th with 34 points.
Leotar (Trebinje) – 11th with 35 points.
GOSK Jug (Dubrovnik) – 10th with 36 points.
Pelister (Bitola) – 9th with 36 points.
Dinamo (Vinkovci) – 8th with 37 points.
Kikinda (Kikinda) – 7th with 38 points.
Sloboda (Titovo Uzice) – 6th with 39 points. Second row from left: Čumić, Cvetković, Bosiljčić, Vičević, Gudurić, Popov. Crouching: Divac, Simić, Tutić, Omerhodžić, Savić.
Sibenik (Sibenik) – 5th with 41 points.
Prishtina (Prishtina) – 4th with 43 points.
Sutjeska (Niksic) – 3rd with 43 points. They excelled in scoring and goal-difference, though: 70 goals and +36.
The top 2 teams were well ahead of the rest and fought for the first place between themselves.
Proleter (Zrenjanin) lost the battle and finished 2nd with 50 points: 23 regular wins, 4 penalty shoot-out wins, 2 penalty shoot-out losses, and 9 regular losses. 55-30 scoring record. No trouble, though – Proleter earned promotion and was happily returning to top flight.
FK Zemun (Zemun) clinched the Second Division title with 51 points: 23 wins, 5 penalty shoot-out wins, 1 penalty shoot-out loss and 9 regular losses. 59-35 was their scoring record – not the best at all. They scored only 1 goal more than lowly OFK Beograd and Prishtina and Sutjeska outscored them. Proleter and Sutjeska had better defensive record, but lowly Borac (Cacak) permited the same number of goals in their net as the champions. Proleter and Sutjeska had better goal-difference. Yet, what mattered was point and Zemun had the most, so they triumphed.
It was great to win the championship and get promoted to First Division – Zemun hardly ever played there, unlike second-placed Proleter. Thus, a truly triumphal season.
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