1949 Yugoslav First Basketball League

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Yugoslav First Basketball League
Season1949
Number of games90
Number of teams10
Regular season
Top seed Crvena zvezda
Finals
Champions Crvena zvezda
(4th title)
  Runners-up Partizan
1948
1950
All statistics correct as of 26 April 2017.

The 1949 Yugoslav First Basketball League season is the 5th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.

Contents

It was the first time the competition was held as a traditional league with every team playing every other team twice, home and away. In previous years, the competition had been held as a tournament in a single location.

Teams

Flag of SR Serbia.svg PR Serbia Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg PR Croatia Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg PR Slovenia Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg PR Bosnia and Herzegovina

Regular season

League table

PosTeamsPtsPldWLPFPAChampion or relegation
1. Crvena zvezda 3418171796475Champion
2. Partizan 3218162719434
3. Mladost 2418126554491
4. Jedinstvo 2218117676657
5. Metalac 181899592527
6. Železničar Ljubljana 1618810592567
7. Enotnost 1618810556585
8. Proleter Zrenjanin 1018513512665
9. Lokomotiva Rijeka 618315495795
10. Milicionar Sarajevo 218117228254


Winning Roster

The winning roster of Crvena zvezda:

Coach: Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nebojša Popović

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