1959–60 Yugoslav Second League

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The 1959–60 Yugoslav Second League season was the 14th 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. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 12 clubs each.

West Division[]

Teams[]

A total of twelve teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 1958–59 season, one club relegated from the 1958–59 Yugoslav First League and two sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1958–59 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 22 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

Željezničar Sarajevo were relegated from the 1958–59 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 11th place of the league table. The two clubs promoted to the second level were and Varteks.

Banja
Luka

Ilidža

Ljubljana

Osijek

Sarajevo

Split

Šibenik

Varaždin

Zagreb

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Locations of teams' home cities in the 1959–60 Yugoslav Second League West

Team	Location	Federal subject	Position in 1958–59
Borac Banja Luka	Banja Luka	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	0055th
	Zagreb	SR Croatia	0044th
	Ilidža	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	N/A
Lokomotiva	Zagreb	SR Croatia	0022nd
Odred Ljubljana	Ljubljana	SR Slovenia	01010th
Proleter Osijek	Osijek	SR Croatia	0099th
RNK Split	Split	SR Croatia	0033rd
Šibenik	Šibenik	SR Croatia	0088th
Trešnjevka	Zagreb	SR Croatia	0056th
Varteks	Varaždin	SR Croatia	N/A
NK Zagreb	Zagreb	SR Croatia	0077th
Željezničar Sarajevo	Sarajevo	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	N/A

League table[]

East Division[]

Teams[]

A total of twelve teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 1958–59 season, one club relegated from the 1958–59 Yugoslav First League and two sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1958–59 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 22 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

Vardar were relegated from the 1958–59 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 12th place of the league table. The two clubs promoted to the second level were Mačva Šabac and Pobeda.

Kragujevac

Kruševac

Nikšić

Niš

Novi Sad

Prilep

Skopje

Sombor

Mitrovica

Subotica

Šabac

Zrenjanin

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Locations of teams' home cities in the 1959–60 Yugoslav Second League East

Team	Location	Federal subject	Position in 1958–59
Mačva Šabac	Šabac	SR Serbia	N/A
Napredak Kruševac	Kruševac	SR Serbia	0055th
Novi Sad	Novi Sad	SAP Vojvodina	0044th
Pobeda	Prilep	SR Macedonia	N/A
Proleter Zrenjanin	Zrenjanin	SAP Vojvodina	0088th
Radnički Kragujevac	Kragujevac	SR Serbia	0077th
Radnički Niš	Niš	SR Serbia	0099th
Radnički Sombor	Sombor	SAP Vojvodina	0033rd
Spartak Subotica	Subotica	SAP Vojvodina	0022nd
Srem	Sremska Mitrovica	SAP Vojvodina	0066th
Sutjeska	Nikšić	SR Montenegro	01010th
Vardar	Skopje	SR Macedonia	N/A

League table[]

See also[]

• 1959–60 Yugoslav First League
• 1959–60 Yugoslav Cup