1980–81 Yugoslav Second League
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| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Osijek (West Division) Teteks (East Division) |
| Promoted | Osijek Teteks |
| Relegated | Maribor Vrbas Bosna Radnički Pirot Lovćen Rabotnički Vlaznimi Đakovica |
← 1979–80 1981–82 → | |
The 1980–81
West Division
Teams
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including ten sides from the 1979–80 season, two clubs relegated from the
At the end of season the bribery scandal involving Maribor emerged, and caused the club to be relegated from second tier to third by the decision of the Football Association of Yugoslavia disciplinary committee. The club had a secret fund that was used for bribing officials and opponents. Some club officials were keeping track of the bribery expenses in their black book, which was later confiscated by the authorities. As a result of the decision, 13th placed Jedinstvo Bihać was allowed to stay in the league.
| Team | Location | Federal subject | Position in 1979–80 |
|---|---|---|---|
AIK Bačka Topola
|
Bačka Topola |  SAP Vojvodina
|
— |
| Bosna | Visoko
|
 SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
11th |
| Dinamo Vinkovci | Vinkovci |  SR Croatia
|
3rd |
| Čelik | Zenica | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
— |
GOŠK-Jug
|
Dubrovnik | SR Croatia
|
— |
| Iskra | Bugojno | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4th |
| Jedinstvo Bihać | Bihać | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
8th |
| Jedinstvo Brčko | Brčko | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
— |
| Leotar | Trebinje | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
7th |
| Maribor | Maribor |  SR Slovenia
|
5th |
| Osijek | Osijek | SR Croatia
|
— |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | Zrenjanin | SAP Vojvodina
|
9th |
| Rudar Velenje | Velenje | SR Slovenia
|
10th |
| Spartak Subotica | Subotica | SAP Vojvodina
|
2nd |
Svoboda
|
Ljubljana | SR Slovenia
|
— |
| Vrbas | Titov Vrbas
|
SAP Vojvodina
|
6th |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osijek (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 42 | Promotion to Yugoslav First League |
| 2 | Iskra | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 36 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Vinkovci | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 34 | |
| 4 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 33 | |
| 5 | Spartak Subotica | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 32 | |
| 6 | Čelik | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Jedinstvo Brčko | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 30 | |
| 8 | AIK Bačka Topola
|
30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Svoboda
|
30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 30 | |
| 10 | Maribor (R) | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 30 | |
| 11 | Rudar | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 30 | |
| 12 | Leotar | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
| 13 | Jedinstvo Bihać | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 29 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 14 | GOŠK-Jug
|
30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 28 | |
| 15 | Vrbas (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 20 | |
| 16 | Bosna (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 75 | −55 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
East Division
Teams
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 1978–79 season and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1979–80 season. The league was contested in a
There were no teams relegated from the 1979–80 Yugoslav First League and the four clubs promoted to the second level were Lovćen, Rabotnički, Sloboda Titovo Užice and Vlaznimi Đakovica.
Due to disturbances in the territory of Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, in the second part of the season Prishtina, Trepča and Vlaznimi Đakovica played their matches outside of the region. This resulted in a great number of postponed games at the end of the season. In the final round, Galenika Zemun played away against Teteks in a match that would have brought them promotion in case of victory due to better goal difference. The game ended as a goalless draw and Teteks won the promotion.
Locations of teams' home cities in the 1980–81 Yugoslav Second League East
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