Yugoslav First Basketball League | ||||
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Season | 1951 | |||
Number of games | 132 | |||
Number of teams | 12 | |||
Regular season | ||||
Top seed | Crvena zvezda | |||
Finals | ||||
Champions | Crvena zvezda (6th title) | |||
Runners-up | Partizan | |||
Statistical leaders | ||||
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← 1950 1952 → All statistics correct as of 26 April 2017. |
The 1951 Yugoslav First Basketball League season is the 7th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.
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Pos | Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Champion or relegation |
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1. | Crvena Zvezda | 38 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1149 | 761 | Champion |
2. | Partizan | 38 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1119 | 814 | |
3. | Mladost | 28 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 863 | 799 | |
4. | Zadar | 25 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 703 | 693 | |
5. | Železničar Ljubljana | 21(-1) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 888 | 867 | |
6. | Enotnost | 21 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 962 | 981 | |
7. | Proleter Zrenjanin | 18 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 748 | 871 | |
8. | Železničar Belgrade | 18 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 821 | 1002 | |
9. | Jedinstvo | 17 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 953 | 1058 | |
10. | BSK | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 776 | 827 | |
11. | Lokomotiva | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 769 | 902 | |
12. | Egység Novi Sad | 11 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 859 | 1035 |
The winning roster of Crvena zvezda:
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