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)
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

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.

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

Name	Yugoslav First League		Yugoslav Cup		European Cup		Mitropa Cup		Total
Name	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	4	3	0	2	0	3	0	40	4
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

Pos	Team v t e	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	Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
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
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

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)

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)

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