1968–69 Red Star Belgrade season

Red Star Belgrade

1968–69 season
Chairman	Nikola Bugarčić
Manager	Miljan Miljanić
Yugoslav First League	1st
Yugoslav Cup	Semi-finals
European Cup	Second round
Mitropa Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Vojin Lazarević (22) All: Vojin Lazarević (29)

During the 1968–69 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1968–69 Yugoslav First League, 1968–69 Yugoslav Cup, 1968–69 European Cup and 1968–69 Mitropa Cup.

Season summary

Red Star beat Partizan 6–1 in the 43rd Eternal derby, which remains their biggest victory in the meetings between the two sides.

Red Star Belgrade v Partizan

17 November 1968	Red Star Belgrade	6–1	Partizan	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
	Ostojić 15', 21', 60' Pavlović 48' Antonijević 51' Džajić 87'		Katić 24'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Aleksandar Škorić

Squad

Name	Yugoslav First League		Yugoslav Cup		European Cup		Mitropa Cup		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Ratomir Dujković	31	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	39	0
Dragomir Racić	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Boško Kajganić	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
Milovan Đorić	34	3	4	0	2	0	3	0	43	3
Kiril Dojčinovski	33	2	4	0	2	0	4	1	43	3
Miroslav Pavlović	32	1	4	0	2	0	4	0	42	1
Branko Klenkovski	32	3	3	0	2	0	3	0	40	3
Petar Krivokuća	21	2	3	0	2	0	3	0	29	2
Živorad Jevtić	22	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	26	0
Aleksandar Marković	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
Sava Karapandžić	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
Midfielders
Dragan Džajić	33	16	4	3	2	0	3	2	42	21
Zoran Antonijević	30	5	4	1	2	0	4	1	40	7
Jovan Aćimović	31	3	3	1	2	0	4	0	40	4
Slobodan Janković	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
Dragoljub Živković	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Dojčin Perazić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rade Radić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
Vojin Lazarević	34	22	4	3	2	1	4	3	44	29
Stevan Ostojić	32	17	4	2	2	1	4	3	42	23
Trifun Mihailović	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	5	1
Stanislav Karasi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Results

Yugoslav First League

Main article: 1968–69 Yugoslav First League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Red Star Belgrade (C)	34	18	12	4	75	30	+45	48	Qualification for European Cup first round
2	Dinamo Zagreb	34	20	5	9	75	33	+42	45	Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Partizan	34	13	14	7	55	40	+15	40	Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4	Vojvodina	34	15	9	10	42	44	−2	39
5	Željezničar	34	15	8	11	51	38	+13	38

Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
18 August 1968	Velež	H	1–1	Džajić
25 August 1968	Čelik	A	1–1	Krivokuća
1 September 1968	Vardar	H	3–0	Ostojić, Lazarević (2)
8 September 1968	Dinamo Zagreb	A	0–2
14 September 1968	Vojvodina	H	3–0	Aćimović, Ostojić, Lazarević
22 September 1968	Sarajevo	H	1–2	Ostojić
29 September 1968	Radnički Niš	A	1–2	Lazarević
6 October 1968	Olimpija	H	6–0	Lazarević (3), Dojčinovski, Ostojić, Klenkovski (pen.)
9 October 1968	Proleter Zrenjanin	A	0–0
20 October 1968	Bor	H	2–0	Klenkovski (pen.), Antonijević
30 October 1968	Hajduk Split	A	1–1	Ostojić
3 November 1968	OFK Beograd	H	2–0	Ostojić (2)
10 November 1968	Zagreb	A	1–1	Džajić
17 November 1968	Partizan	H	6–1	Ostojić (3), Pavlović, Antonijević, Džajić
24 November 1968	Željezničar	A	2–2	Džajić (2)
1 December 1968	Maribor	H	8–1	Antonijević, Lazarević (3), Ostojić, Dojčinovski, Đorić, Džajić
8 December 1968	Rijeka	A	2–0	Aćimović, Džajić
9 March 1969	Velež	A	1–1	Ostojić
15 March 1969	Čelik	H	3–1	Lazarević, Antonijević, Đorić
23 March 1969	Vardar	A	1–1	Ostojić
30 March 1969	Dinamo Zagreb	H	1–3	Džajić
6 April 1969	Vojvodina	A	2–0	Džajić, Aćimović
13 April 1969	Sarajevo	A	4–1	Lazarević, Muzurović (o.g.), Džajić (2)
20 April 1969	Radnički Niš	H	2–0	Ostojić, Džajić
4 May 1969	Olimpija	A	1–0	Džajić
8 May 1969	Proleter Zrenjanin	H	2–0	Klenkovski, Lazarević
15 May 1969	Bor	A	4–1	Ostojić (2), Lazarević, Džajić
18 May 1969	Hajduk Split	H	3–3	Lazarević (2), Džajić
25 May 1969	OFK Beograd	A	2–0	Krivokuća, Džajić
6 June 1969	Zagreb	H	3–0	Lazarević, Bubanj (o.g.), Đorić
15 June 1969	Partizan	A	2–2	Lazarević (2)
22 June 1969	Željezničar	H	1–1	Lazarević
29 June 1969	Maribor	A	1–1	Antonijević
6 July 1969	Rijeka	H	2–1	Ostojić, Lazarević

Yugoslav Cup

Main article: 1968–69 Yugoslav Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
4 December 1968	Crvenka	A	4–1	Ostojić, Lazarević, Aćimović, Džajić
2 March 1969	Borovo	A	2–0	Džajić, Ostojić
12 March 1969	Napredak Kruševac	H	4–0	Lazarević (2), Džajić, Antonijević
16 April 1969	Hajduk Split	A	0–1

European Cup

Main article: 1968–69 European Cup

Second round

Celtic v Red Star Belgrade

13 November 1968	Celtic	5–1	Red Star Belgrade	Celtic Park, Glasgow
	Murdoch 3' Johnstone 47', 82' Lennox 50' Wallace 75'	Report	Lazarević 39'	Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Alfred Ott (West Germany)

Red Star Belgrade v Celtic

27 November 1968	Red Star Belgrade	1–1	Celtic	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
	Ostojić 89'	Report	Wallace 82'	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Mitropa Cup

Main article: 1968–69 Mitropa Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
11 December 1968	Atalanta	A	4–2	Džajić (2), Lazarević, Ostojić
29 December 1968	Atalanta	H	5–1	Antonijević, Lazarević (2), Ostojić, Mihailović
26 March 1969	Vasas	H	1–2	Vidáts (o.g.)
2 April 1969	Vasas	A	2–3	Dojčinovski, Ostojić

See also

• List of Red Star Belgrade seasons