Yugoslav First League

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The Yugoslav First League was the top-tier professional football league in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, featuring the country’s strongest clubs until its dissolution in the early 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league
football league
alsoKnownAs Prva savezna liga NERFINISHED
Yugoslav First Federal League NERFINISHED
confederation UEFA
country Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
endDate 1992
finalSeasonInterrupted 1991–92 Yugoslav First League NERFINISHED
followedBy Croatian First Football League NERFINISHED
First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
First League of FR Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
First League of Serbia and Montenegro NERFINISHED
Macedonian First Football League NERFINISHED
Slovenian PrvaLiga NERFINISHED
foundedAs Federal League of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
governingBody Football Association of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
lastCompletedSeason 1990–91 Yugoslav First League NERFINISHED
legacy considered one of the strongest leagues in Europe during parts of the 1960s–1980s
levelOnPyramid 1
mostSuccessfulClub Dinamo Zagreb NERFINISHED
Hajduk Split NERFINISHED
Partizan Belgrade NERFINISHED
Red Star Belgrade NERFINISHED
notableClub Budućnost Titograd NERFINISHED
Olimpija Ljubljana NERFINISHED
Rijeka NERFINISHED
Sarajevo NERFINISHED
Vardar Skopje NERFINISHED
Vojvodina NERFINISHED
Željezničar Sarajevo NERFINISHED
notableDerby Eternal Derby (Red Star Belgrade vs Partizan Belgrade) NERFINISHED
numberOfTeamsVariedBetween 12 and 20
pointsSystem 2 points for a win for most of its history
precededBy Yugoslav Football Championship NERFINISHED
producedNotablePlayersFrom Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Croatia NERFINISHED
Montenegro NERFINISHED
North Macedonia NERFINISHED
Serbia NERFINISHED
Slovenia NERFINISHED
qualificationFor Cup Winners' Cup NERFINISHED
European Cup NERFINISHED
UEFA Cup NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution breakup of Yugoslavia
region Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
relegationTo Yugoslav Second League NERFINISHED
seasonFormat double round-robin
sport association football
startDate 1946
topTierOf Yugoslav football league system NERFINISHED

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FK Crvena zvezda formerLeague Yugoslav First League
FK Sarajevo formerLeague Yugoslav First League
FK Željezničar Sarajevo formerLeague Yugoslav First League
HNK Hajduk Split formerLeague Yugoslav First League
Igor Štimac hasWonTitle Yugoslav First League
this entity surface form: Yugoslav First League with Hajduk Split
Dražan Jerković leagueParticipatedIn Yugoslav First League
Dražen Petrović leaguePlayedIn Yugoslav First League
this entity surface form: Yugoslav First Basketball League
Branko Zebec leagueTitleWonAsManager Yugoslav First League
FK Partizan previousLeague Yugoslav First League
FK Sarajevo wonCompetition Yugoslav First League