Rugby Championship of Yugoslavia

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The Rugby Championship of Yugoslavia was the highest level competition of the Rugby union in Yugoslavia. The league lasted until 1991, when several successor leagues were formed.

Results

Year Federal Republic ClubTitle
1957 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaJedinstvo Pančevo1
1958 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaMladost Zagreb1
1959 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaPartizan Beograd1
1960 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaPartizan Beograd2
1961 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaPartizan Beograd3
1962 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split1
1963 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split2
1964 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split3
1965 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split4
1966 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split5
1967 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split6
1968 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaDinamo Pančevo1
1969 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaDinamo Pančevo2
1970 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split7
1971 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split8
1972 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split9
1973 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split10
1974 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaDinamo Pančevo3
1975 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaZagreb1
1976 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaZagreb2
1977 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaZagreb3
1978 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaZagreb4
1979 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaDinamo Pančevo4
1980 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaZagreb5
1981 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaZagreb6
1982 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaČelik Zenica1
1983 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaČelik Zenica2
1984 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaČelik Zenica3
1985 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaČelik Zenica4
1986 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaČelik Zenica5
1987 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaČelik Zenica6
1988 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaPartizan Beograd4
1989 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg CroatiaNada Split11
1990 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaČelik Zenica7
1991 Flag of SR Serbia.svg SerbiaPartizan Beograd5

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