1951 Yugoslav Second League

Yugoslav Second League

Season	1951
Champions	Vardar
Promoted	Vardar Rabotnički
Relegated	None
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The 1951 Yugoslav Second League season was the 5th season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian : Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946.

Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including six sides from the 1950 season, one club relegated from the 1950 Yugoslav First League and nine sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1950 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for draws.

Budućnost were relegated from the 1950 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 10th place of the league table, while 9th placed Spartak Subotica were allowed to stay in the top level after Naša Krila Zemun were dissolved. The four clubs promoted directly to the second level were Dinamo Pančevo, Radnički Belgrade, Velež and NK Zagreb, while Bokelj, Proleter Zrenjanin, Rabotnički, Rudar Trbovlje and Tekstilac achieved this through qualifications. At the end of the season there were no teams relegated as the league changed its format.

Belgrade

Kotor

Ljubljana

Mostar

Osijek

Pančevo

Rijeka

Sarajevo

Skopje

Titograd

Trbovlje

Varaždin

Zagreb

Zrenjanin

Locations of teams' home cities in the 1951 Yugoslav Second League

Team	Location	Federal subject	Position in 1950
Bokelj	Kotor	SR Montenegro	N/A
Budućnost	Titograd	SR Montenegro	N/A
Dinamo Pančevo	Pančevo	SAP Vojvodina	N/A
Quarnero	Rijeka	SR Croatia	0077th
Metalac Zagreb	Zagreb	SR Croatia	0088th
Odred Ljubljana	Ljubljana	SR Slovenia	0055th
Proleter Osijek	Osijek	SR Croatia	0066th
Proleter Zrenjanin	Zrenjanin	SAP Vojvodina	N/A
Rabotnički	Skopje	SR Macedonia	N/A
Radnički Belgrade	Belgrade	SR Serbia	N/A
Rudar Trbovlje	Trbovlje	SR Slovenia	N/A
Tekstilac	Varaždin	SR Croatia	N/A
Vardar	Skopje	SR Macedonia	0099th
Velež	Mostar	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	N/A
NK Zagreb	Zagreb	SR Croatia	N/A
Željezničar Sarajevo	Sarajevo	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	01010th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion
1	Vardar (C, P)	30	19	4	7	64	24	2.667	42	Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2	Rabotnički (P)	30	17	7	6	70	36	1.944	41
3	Budućnost	30	18	4	8	58	30	1.933	40
4	Velež	30	15	7	8	60	38	1.579	37
5	Radnički Beograd	30	14	8	8	69	45	1.533	36
6	Metalac Zagreb	30	13	8	9	45	32	1.406	34
7	Proleter Osijek	30	15	4	11	60	53	1.132	34
8	Odred	30	15	3	12	62	38	1.632	33
9	Dinamo Pančevo	30	14	4	12	60	57	1.053	32
10	Kvarner	30	13	4	13	68	57	1.193	30
11	Željezničar	30	11	7	12	43	47	0.915	29
12	Proleter Zrenjanin	30	10	6	14	42	50	0.840	26
13	NK Zagreb [lower-alpha 1]	30	10	6	14	35	45	0.778	26
14	Rudar Trbovlje	30	6	3	21	35	92	0.380	15
15	Tekstilac	30	4	5	21	38	74	0.514	13
16	Bokelj	30	3	6	21	26	117	0.222	12

Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal average.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. At the end of the season, Yugoslav First League team Borac Zagreb merged into NK Zagreb

See also

• 1951 Yugoslav First League
• 1951 Yugoslav Cup