Dinamo had a good chance for a double this year – they reached the Cup final. Crvena zvezda was the other finalist. An exciting clash of opponents fueled by ambition and having a long history of rivalry. The final ended 2-2 and a replay was scheduled. The second match was won by Crvena zvezda 4-2 and the Cup was theirs.
The losing finalists. Standing from left: Velimir Zajec, Tomislav Ivković, Zvezdan Cvetković, Srećko Bogdan,Dragan Bošnjak.
First row: Edi Krnčević, Snješko Cerin, Zlatko Kranjčar, Emil Dragičević, Marko Mlinarić.
Dinamo was unable to win a double and the reason was perhaps not enough experience – the team was young.
Crvena zvezda without a trophy is unthinkable. They saved the season by winning the cup.
Standing from left: Zdravko Borovnica, Slobodan Janković, ?, Boško Djurovski, Dika Stojanović, Zlatko Krmpotić.
First row: Vladimir Petrović, Miloš Šestić, Dušan Savić, Rajko Janjanin, Milko Djurovski.
Crvena zvezda had much stronger and more famous squads than this one, but still it was a team full of national team players, plenty of experience, and lead by a great star – Vladimir Petrovic. Ambition was never lacking, so Crvena zvezda prevailed.