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1978–79 Red Star Belgrade season

During the 1978–79 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League,[1] 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup and 1978–79 UEFA Cup.

Red Star Belgrade
1978–79 season
ChairmanRadovan Pantović
ManagerBranko Stanković
Yugoslav First League3rd
Yugoslav CupSemi-finals
UEFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Dušan Savić (24)
All: Dušan Savić (33)

Season summary edit

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.

Squad edit

Name Yugoslav First League Yugoslav Cup UEFA Cup Total
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

Results edit

Yugoslav First League edit

Main article: 1978–79 Yugoslav First League
Pos Team
 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
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

Yugoslav Cup edit

Main article: 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup
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

UEFA Cup edit

Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup

First round edit

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)

Second round edit

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)

Third round edit

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)

Quarter-finals edit

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)

Semi-finals edit

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)

Final edit

Main article: 1979 UEFA Cup Final
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)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Almanah YU-fudbala (1978-79)". strategija.org. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Crvena zvezda-Mönchengladbach". uefa.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Mönchengladbach-Crvena zvezda". uefa.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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