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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.
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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.
| Year | Federal Republic | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Serbia | Jedinstvo Pančevo | 1 |
| 1958 |  Croatia | Mladost Zagreb | 1 |
| 1959 | Serbia | Partizan Beograd | 1 |
| 1960 | Serbia | Partizan Beograd | 2 |
| 1961 | Serbia | Partizan Beograd | 3 |
| 1962 | Croatia | Nada Split | 1 |
| 1963 | Croatia | Nada Split | 2 |
| 1964 | Croatia | Nada Split | 3 |
| 1965 | Croatia | Nada Split | 4 |
| 1966 | Croatia | Nada Split | 5 |
| 1967 | Croatia | Nada Split | 6 |
| 1968 | Serbia | Dinamo Pančevo | 1 |
| 1969 | Serbia | Dinamo Pančevo | 2 |
| 1970 | Croatia | Nada Split | 7 |
| 1971 | Croatia | Nada Split | 8 |
| 1972 | Croatia | Nada Split | 9 |
| 1973 | Croatia | Nada Split | 10 |
| 1974 | Serbia | Dinamo Pančevo | 3 |
| 1975 | Croatia | Zagreb | 1 |
| 1976 | Croatia | Zagreb | 2 |
| 1977 | Croatia | Zagreb | 3 |
| 1978 | Croatia | Zagreb | 4 |
| 1979 | Serbia | Dinamo Pančevo | 4 |
| 1980 | Croatia | Zagreb | 5 |
| 1981 | Croatia | Zagreb | 6 |
| 1982 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čelik Zenica | 1 |
| 1983 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čelik Zenica | 2 |
| 1984 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čelik Zenica | 3 |
| 1985 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čelik Zenica | 4 |
| 1986 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čelik Zenica | 5 |
| 1987 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čelik Zenica | 6 |
| 1988 | Serbia | Partizan Beograd | 4 |
| 1989 | Croatia | Nada Split | 11 |
| 1990 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čelik Zenica | 7 |
| 1991 | Serbia | Partizan Beograd | 5 |
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