Football in Yugoslavia

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Football in Yugoslavia
CountryYugoslavia
Governing bodyFootball Association of Yugoslavia[1]
National team(s)Yugoslavia national football team
First played1873; 151 years ago (1873)
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Football in Yugoslavia had different levels of historical development depending on the geographical regions.[2][3] Following the extreme popularity of the sport in Central Europe, it soon became the most popular sport in the territories of Yugoslavia as well.[4]

History

Football came to the region in the time of Austria-Hungary in the late 19th century, mostly with influences from Vienna, Budapest and Prague, but also England, and the region's first football match was played in Rijeka in 1873, between English and local railway engineers. Before the end of the century occasional matches were also played in Županja, Zadar, Zrenjanin, Subotica, Maribor, Zagreb and Belgrade. Football was first introduced in several multi-sport gymnastic societies, and the first club was established in Belgrade in 1899. In 1901, Bačka, the oldest still-existing football club in Yugoslavia, was founded in Subotica, where the first league competition started in 1908. Before World War I, organized competitions were also played in the territories of today's Croatia and Slovenia. On 13 June 1912, the football section of the Croatian Sports Federation was established as a forerunner of the Yugoslav Football Federation.

After

1930 World Cup
in Uruguay.

Domestic Football

The monarchy was replaced by a

Vardar Skopje, Vojvodina, Rijeka and Sarajevo. Apart from the league, the Yugoslav Cup was also very popular, with the winner getting the Marshal Tito Trophy. The finals were first played on Republic Day (29 November), but the competition was then altered to correspond to the league season. The most successful team was Red Star with 12 titles. The Yugoslavia national football team continued with good results on the international scene, being participants in many European Championships and World Cups.[8]

National football team

UEFA Euro 1960 and UEFA Euro 1968. Yugoslavia also hosted the UEFA Euro 1976 in the cities of Belgrade and Zagreb.[9]

In 1992, all the competitions were dissolved or altered following the Breakup of Yugoslavia and the consequent creation of independent states.[10][11]

Stadiums

# Stadium Capacity Opened Location Home Team
1
Stadion Crvena Zvezda
 105,000 1963
Beograd
FK Crvena Zvezda
2 Stadion Maksimir 65,000 1912 Zagreb
NK Dinamo Zagreb
3
Stadion JNA
 55,000 1949
Beograd
 FK Partizan
3 Stadion Poljud 55,000 1979 Split
NK Hajduk Split
3
Stadion Koševo
 55,000 1947 Sarajevo FK Sarajevo
6 Stadion Karađorđev park 33,000 1953 Zrenjanin FK Proleter Zrenjanin
7
Gradski stadion Banja Luka
 30,000 1937 Banja Luka FK Borac Banja Luka
7
Stadion Gradski vrt
 30,000 1958 Osijek NK Osijek
7 Stadion Grbavica 30,000 1953 Sarajevo FK Željezničar Sarajevo
10
Gradski stadion Subotica
 28,000 1936 Subotica FK Spartak Subotica
11 Omladinski stadion 26,000 1957
Beograd
 OFK Beograd
12
Gradski stadion Priština
 25,000 1953
Priština
FK Priština
13
Stadion Čair
 25,000 1963 Niš FK Radnički Niš
14
Stadion Mladost
 25,000 1976 Kruševac FK Napredak Kruševac
15
Stadion Šumarice
 24,000 1957 Kragujevac
FK Radnički Kragujevac
16
Stadion Bilino Polje
 23,000 1972 Zenica
NK Čelik
17
Stadion Gradski park
 23,000 1947 Skopje FK Vardar
18
Gradski stadion Novi Sad
 22,000 1924 Novi Sad FK Vojvodina
19
Stadion Bijeli Brijeg
 22,000 1971 Mostar
FK Velež
20 Stadion Kantrida 22,000 1912 Rijeka
NK Rijeka
21
Stadion Bežigrad
 20,000 1935 Ljubljana
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
22
Stadion Pod Goricom
 20,000 1945
Titograd
 FK Budućnost Podgorica
23
Stadion Ljudski vrt
 20,000 1952 Maribor NK Maribor
24 Stadion Jaklić 20,000 1984 Bugojno NK Iskra Bugojno
25 Stadion Mladost 18,000 1966 Vinkovci
NK Dinamo Vinkovci
26
Stadion kraj Bistrice
 15,000 1946 Nikšić FK Sutjeska Nikšić
27
Stadion kraj Ibra
 15,000 1979
Titova Mitrovica
 FK Trepča
28 Stadion Kranjčevićeva 15,000 1921 Zagreb NK Zagreb
29
Gradski stadion Tetovo
 15,000 1981 Tetovo FK Teteks
30
Stadion Tušanj
 14,000 1957 Tuzla FK Sloboda Tuzla
31
Stadion Banjica
 13,000 1977
Beograd
 FK Rad

See also

For the correspondent article on each one of the republics, please see:

Others:

References

  1. ^ "Serbia finding their feet | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. July 9, 2018. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Zvonimir Boban and the kick that started a war". 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Wilson: Osim recalls what might have been for a brilliant Yugoslavia in 1990". Si.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ Kajtezović, Adnan (2015). The disintegration of Yugoslavia and football (MA thesis). University of Iowa. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ hermesauto (24 May 2016). "Football: Red Star's European Cup triumph 25 years ago - Yugoslav glory and requiem". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ "The Team Dismantled by War: Red Star Belgrade's Final European Triumph". 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ISBN 9780810871885. Archived
    from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "90: 'The team was far better than the country' - The lost brilliance of Yugoslavia". Fourfourtwo.com. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. ^ "European Championships retrospective: Yugoslavia 1976 - World Soccer". Worldsoccer.com. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Yugoslavia and the breakup of its soccer team". Cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  11. ^ Merrill, Austin (2 June 2010). "The Splintering of Yugoslavia and Its Soccer Team". The Hive. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

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