The 1923 National Championship (Serbo-Croato-Slovenian: Državno prvenstvo 1923. / Државно првенство 1923.) held in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was the first nationwide domestic football competition. At this point there was no league championship in the modern sense as the competition was held in a single-legged cup format, with participating clubs qualifying via regional playoffs organised by the existing 6 regional football subfederations.
| Season | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September — 1 October 1923 |
| Champions | Građanski Zagreb (1st title) |
| Top goalscorer | Dragan Jovanović (4) |
1924 → | |
Qualified clubs
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Locations of teams in 1923 Yugoslav First League
- JSD Bačka (Subotica Football Subassociation)
- Građanski Zagreb (Zagreb Football Subassociation)
- Hajduk Split (Split Football Subassociation)
- Ilirija Ljubljana (Ljubljana Football Subassociation)
- SK Jugoslavija Belgrade (Belgrade Football Subassociation)
- SAŠK Sarajevo (Sarajevo Football Subassociation)
Tournament
editQuarter finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1923 | ||
| Jugoslavija | 2–1 | Bačka |
| SAŠK | 4–3 | Hajduk |
| Ilirija | 1–2 | Građanski |
Semi finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1923 | ||
| SAŠK | 4–3 | Jugoslavija |
| Građanski | bye | |
Final
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September/1 October 1923 | ||||
| Građanski | 5–3 | SAŠK | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Winning squad
editChampions:
HŠK Građanski[1] (coach: Arthur Gaskell)
- Dragutin Vrđuka
- Fritz Ferderber
- Miho Remec
- Jaroslav Schiffer
- Dragutin Vragović
- Rudolf Rupec
- Rudolf Hitrec
- Dragutin Babić
- Stjepan Pasinek
- Antun Pavleković
- Franjo Mantler
- Emil Perška
- Bela Šefer
- Stebl
- Gec
Top scorers
editFinal goalscoring position, number of goals, player/players and club.[2]
- 1 - 4 goals - Dragan Jovanović (Jugoslavija)
- 2 - 3 goals - Jakupec (SAŠK)
- 3 - 2 goals - Franz Mantler, Dragutin Babić, Emil Perška (all Građanski Zagreb), Nedžad Sulejmanpašić and Dragutin Sieber (SAŠK)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rekordi i zanimljivosti YU fudbalskih šampionata 1923-1978;Jugoslovenska fudbalska revija Gool, August 1978
- ^ Gola istina: kraljevi strelaca by Živko Bojanić, pag. 14 (in Serbian)