Yugoslavia. Dramatic championship, but the second level was nothing like first division. Second Division had 2 groups of 18 teams each, as usual. The winners were promoted and lowest 4 teams – relegated. That depended on geography: in case two teams of the same region went down in First Division, more teams were relegated in the group they were going to and less in the other.
Western Second Division. One leader without any rivals, but different at the bottom: as luck had it, 5 teams were relegated at the end of the season.
Slovan (Ljubljana) was last with 14 points, the absolute outsider. Standing from left: Kapidžić, Magič, Hegler, Pavlinič, Jeglič, Beširović, Šuštaršič, Matijaš, Kavčič, Maver, Oblak.
Sitting: Mandič, Pejović, Hasanagić, Kršić, Štok, Jerina, Poljanšek, Đekić, Kolarič.
NK Zagreb – 17th with 22 points. Very weak this year – hard to believe they were often top league members.
A bit confusing team – sometimes the name is given as TSC, sometimes as AIK. The club from Backa Topola changed name at one point, but not exactly in relation with this championship. This is at least a squad from the period, if not of the actual year. 16th with 32 points and going down.
Sloga (Doboj) – 15th with 32 points. Normally, they managed to reach safety on better goal-difference, but first league relegation voided their efforts and they also went down. Standing from left: Saračević, Šerifović, Salkić, Đulbić, Pranjić, Hadžić, trener Spahić;
First row: Turkić, Buljubašić, Dijamant, Krajina, Kalabić, Mujkanović.
Varteks (Varazdin) was also unlucky – 14th with 34 points, but relegated. If they scored 5 more goals… of got 1 more point…
Radnik (Bjelina) was good for another year – 13th with 34 points.
Borac (Banja Luka) – terrible period: relegated from top league and now barely escaping relegation from Second Division. 12th with 34 points.
Jedinstvo (Bihac) – 11th with 34 points.
Vrbas – 10th with 35 points.
Kikinda – 9th with 35 points.
Novi Sad – 8th with 35 points.
Jedinstvo (Brcko) – 7th with 35 points.
Leotar (Trebinje) – 6th with 35 points.
GOSK Jug (Dubrovnik) – 5th with 36 points.
Sibenik – 4th with 36 points. Top row from left: Jovicic, Vidacek, Matic, Maretic, Pralija, Capin, Mavric, Sorgic,Vrcic.
Middle row: trener Marenzi, Pauk, Marenzi, Atlija, Jurisic, Jurin, Ljubicic, Mikulincic, Damjanic, fiz. Mikelin;
Sitting: Bonacic, Nikezic, Gudelj, trener Kedzo, Pesic, Petkovic, Setka.
Proleter (Zrenjanin) – more was expected from them, but… 3rd with 37 points. Standing from left: Žarko Soldo, Jožef Ezveđ, Milorad Zorić, Srđan Čolak, Predrag Luburić, trener Radivoje Drašković. First row: Đuro Ivančević, Slobodan Dubajić, Zoran Pleše, Jovan Geca, Vladimir Ćurčić, Dragutin Đorđević.
Spartak (Subotica) – 2nd with 42 points. Spartak was clearly stronger than quite equal league, but only that. First place was beyond their reach. By far.
Iskra (Bigojno) was a leader without a rival, way above the rest of the league. 21 wins, 8 ties, only 5 losses, 65-33 goal-difference (+32. The next best was +16!) and 50 points. Fantastic season, the best in the history of the club, for they were promoted for the first time to the top league. Such season is never forgotten.