The 1988–89 Yugoslav Second League season was the 43rd 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.
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| Promoted | Olimpija Ljubljana Borac Banja Luka |
| Relegated | Radnički Kragujevac Bačka Novi Pazar Belasica |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |
Teams
editA total of twenty teams contested the league, including eight sides from the West and eight sides East Division from the 1987–88 season, two clubs relegated from the 1987–88 Yugoslav First League and two sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1987–88 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 38 rounds. Two points were awarded for a win, while in case of a draw - penalty kicks were taken and the winner of the shootout was awarded one point while the loser got nothing. The 1988–89 season was the first to feature this tie-break system, and the Yugoslav FA's decision to implement this caused a lot of criticism and controversy. Apparently, the biggest proponent of the new system was FA president Slavko Šajber and the system was often derisively referred to in the media as 'Šajber's penalties'.
Prishtina and Sutjeska were relegated from the 1987–88 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to the second level were Belasica and Bačka.
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| Team | Location | Federal subject | Position in 1987–88 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bačka BP | Bačka Palanka |  SAP Vojvodina
|
— |
| Belasica | Strumica |  SR Macedonia
|
— |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | SR Serbia
|
2nd in YSL East |
| Borac Banja Luka | Banja Luka |  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
8th in YSL West |
| Borac Čačak | Čačak | SR Serbia
|
9th in YSL East |
| Dinamo Vinkovci | Vinkovci |  SR Croatia
|
3rd in YSL West |
| GOŠK-Jug | Dubrovnik | SR Croatia
|
2nd in YSL West |
| Kikinda | Kikinda | SAP Vojvodina
|
4th in YSL West |
| Leotar | Trebinje | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
7th in YSL West |
| Liria | Prizren | SAP Kosovo
|
5th in YSL East |
| Mačva Šabac | Šabac | SR Serbia
|
7th in YSL East |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | SR Serbia
|
6th in YSL East |
| Pelister | Bitola | SR Macedonia
|
3rd in YSL East |
| Prishtina | Pristina | SAP Kosovo
|
— |
| Olimpija | Ljubljana |  SR Slovenia
|
12th in YSL West |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | Zrenjanin | SAP Vojvodina
|
6th in YSL West |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Kragujevac | SR Serbia
|
4th in YSL East |
| Sloboda Titovo Užice | Titovo Užice | SR Serbia
|
8th in YSL East |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | SR Montenegro
|
— |
| Šibenik | Šibenik | SR Croatia
|
5th in YSL West |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpija (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 46 | Promotion to Yugoslav First League |
| 2 | Borac Banja Luka (P) | 38 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 45 | |
| 3 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 38 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 43 | |
| 4 | Kikinda | 38 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 42 | |
| 5 | Šibenik | 38 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 42 | |
| 6 | OFK Belgrade | 38 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 40 | |
| 7 | Borac Čačak | 38 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 38 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Liria | 38 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 33 | |
| 10 | Prishtina[a] | 38 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 32 | |
| 11 | Mačva Šabac | 38 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 32 | |
| 12 | Pelister | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 32 | |
| 13 | Sloboda Titovo Užice | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 32 | |
| 14 | Dinamo Vinkovci | 38 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 31 | |
| 15 | Leotar | 38 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 31 | |
| 16 | GOŠK-Jug | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 31 | |
| 17 | Radnički Kragujevac (R) | 38 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 27 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 18 | Bačka BP (R) | 38 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 26 | |
| 19 | Novi Pazar (R) | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 25 | |
| 20 | Belasica (R) | 38 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. If a match ended in a draw, penalties were taken, and only the winner of the penalty shoot-out was rewarded with a point.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Prishtina were docked 6 points due to match fixing in the last round of the previous season