1978–79 Red Star Belgrade season

Red Star Belgrade
1978–79 season
Chairman	Radovan Pantović
Manager	Branko Stanković
Yugoslav First League	3rd
Yugoslav Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Dušan Savić (24); All: Dušan Savić (33)

Season summary

Red Star lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 1979 UEFA Cup Final.^[2]^[3] Zoran Filipović missed the majority of the season due to his mandatory military service.

Name	Yugoslav First League		Yugoslav Cup		UEFA Cup		Total
Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Aleksandar Stojanović	33	0	4	0	12	0	49	0
Živan Ljukovčan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
Nikola Jovanović	28	1	3	0	10	0	41	1
Zlatko Krmpotić	25	1	2	0	8	0	35	1
Milan Jovin	23	0	2	0	8	0	33	0
Ivan Jurišić	19	0	3	0	10	0	32	0
Dragan Miletović	16	0	0	0	7	0	23	0
Zoran Jelikić	13	0	3	0	4	0	20	0
Dragan Nikitović	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Milovan Rajevac	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
Cvijetin Blagojević	32	3	4	0	11	2	47	5
Slavoljub Muslin	30	3	4	1	11	0	45	4
Nedeljko Milosavljević	27	6	4	1	11	0	42	7
Vladimir Petrović	27	5	2	2	10	1	39	8
Đorđe Milovanović	15	0	2	1	4	0	21	1
Zoran Simić	6	1	0	0	2	0	8	1
Dušan Nikolić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Zvonko Radić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Boško Gjurovski	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Zdravko Čakalić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
Dušan Savić	30	24	4	4	12	5	46	33
Miloš Šestić	28	3	3	2	9	4	40	9
Zdravko Borovnica	27	3	4	0	7	2	38	5
Duško Lukić	15	0	1	0	3	0	19	0
Zoran Filipović	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Milko Gjurovski	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Draško Cvetković	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players sold or loaned out during the season
Mihailo Petrović	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Petar Baralić	4	1	2	0	3	0	9	1
Mihalj Keri	17	0	2	0	6	0	25	0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hajduk Split (C)	34	20	10	4	62	28	+34	50	Qualification for European Cup first round
2	Dinamo Zagreb	34	21	8	5	67	38	+29	50	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3	Red Star Belgrade	34	16	9	9	51	33	+18	41	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4	Sarajevo	34	17	5	12	56	53	+3	39
5	Velež	34	15	8	11	50	41	+9	38

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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
12 August 1978	Budućnost	H	1–0	Šestić
19 August 1978	Napredak Kruševac	A	1–0	Savić
24 August 1978	Olimpija	H	3–1	Petrović, Savić, Milosavljević
27 August 1978	Hajduk Split	A	0–1
2 September 1978	Željezničar	H	5–2	Petrović, Savić (4)
10 September 1978	Dinamo Zagreb	A	2–2	Blagojević, Savić (pen.)
17 September 1978	Radnički Niš	H	2–1	Blagojević, Jovanović
23 September 1978	Borac Banja Luka	A	1–2	Savić
8 October 1978	Osijek	H	1–1	Savić
14 October 1978	Velež	A	1–2	Baralić
29 October 1978	Vojvodina	H	1–0	Savić
3 November 1978	Rijeka	A	0–1
12 November 1978	Sarajevo	H	0–1
19 November 1978	Zagreb	A	0–0
26 November 1978	Sloboda Tuzla	H	3–2	Savić (2), Milosavljević
29 November 1978	Partizan	A	3–1	Šestić, Milosavljević, Krmpotić
3 December 1978	OFK Beograd	H	5–1	Milosavljević (2), Savić (2), Petrović
3 March 1979	Budućnost	A	0–0
10 March 1979	Napredak Kruševac	H	3–3	Savić (2), Milosavljević
17 March 1979	Olimpija	A	2–0	Blagojević, Muslin
25 March 1979	Hajduk Split	H	1–3	Savić
7 April 1979	Željezničar	A	1–0	Borovnica
15 April 1979	Dinamo Zagreb	H	1–2	Savić (pen.)
20 April 1979	Radnički Niš	A	1–1	Simić
29 April 1979	Borac Banja Luka	H	1–0	Savić
5 May 1979	Osijek	A	2–2	Muslin, Savić (pen.)
13 May 1979	Vojvodina	A	0–1
16 May 1979	Velež	H	1–0	Muslin
27 May 1979	Sarajevo	A	0–0
30 May 1979	Zagreb	H	2–0	Šestić, Petrović
3 June 1979	Sloboda Tuzla	A	0–1
6 June 1979	Rijeka	H	0–0
10 June 1979	Partizan	H	3–0	Savić (2), Borovnica
17 June 1979	OFK Beograd	A	4–2	Savić (2), Borovnica, Petrović

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
30 August 1978	Budućnost	H	4–1	Šestić, Savić, Milosavljević, Petrović
8 November 1978	Sutjeska	A	3–3 (5–4 p)	Savić (2), Petrović
25 February 1979	Novi Sad	H	4–0	Šestić, Savić, Milovanović, Muslin
4 April 1979	Rijeka	H	0–1

13 September 1978	Berliner FC Dynamo	5–2	Red Star Belgrade	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin
	Riediger 16', 28', 69' Netz 20' Brillat 89'	Report	Šestić 34' Savić 36'	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

27 September 1978	Red Star Belgrade	4–1	Berliner FC Dynamo	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
	Savić 58' Borovnica 69', 80' Lauck 89' (o.g.)	Report	Riediger 12'	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sándor Kuti (Hungary)

18 October 1978	Sporting Gijón	0–1	Red Star Belgrade	El Molinón, Gijón
		Report	Blagojević 85'	Attendance: 47,000 Referee: John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)

1 November 1978	Red Star Belgrade	1–1	Sporting Gijón	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
	Petrović 80'	Report	Borovnica 22' (o.g.)	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

22 November 1978	Red Star Belgrade	1–0	Arsenal	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
	Blagojević 12'	Report		Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Eldar Azimzade (Soviet Union)

6 December 1978	Arsenal	1–1	Red Star Belgrade	Arsenal Stadium, London
	Sunderland 69'	Report	Savić 87'	Attendance: 41,566 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

7 March 1979	Red Star Belgrade	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
	Savić 86'	Report		Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

21 March 1979	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Red Star Belgrade	The Hawthorns, Birmingham
	Regis 42'	Report	Šestić 88'	Attendance: 31,587 Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany)

11 April 1979	Red Star Belgrade	1–0	Hertha BSC	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
	Savić 7'	Report		Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

25 April 1979	Hertha BSC	2–1	Red Star Belgrade	Olympiastadion, West Berlin
	Beer 2' Sidka 18'	Report	Šestić 74'	Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)

9 May 1979	Red Star Belgrade	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
	Šestić 22'	Report	Jurišić 60' (o.g.)	Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Ian Foote (Scotland)

23 May 1979	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	Red Star Belgrade	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
	Simonsen 18' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)