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

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

Name Yugoslav First League Yugoslav Cup UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Aleksandar Stojanović 33040120490
Živan Ljukovčan 10000010
Defenders
Nikola Jovanović 28130100411
Zlatko Krmpotić 2512080351
Milan Jovin 2302080330
Ivan Jurišić 19030100320
Dragan Miletović 1600070230
Zoran Jelikić 1303040200
Dragan Nikitović 10100020
Milovan Rajevac 00100010
Midfielders
Cvijetin Blagojević 32340112475
Slavoljub Muslin 30341110454
Nedeljko Milosavljević 27641110427
Vladimir Petrović 27522101398
Đorđe Milovanović 1502140211
Zoran Simić 61002081
Dušan Nikolić 30000030
Zvonko Radić 10000010
Boško Gjurovski 10000010
Zdravko Čakalić 10000010
Forwards
Dušan Savić 3024441254633
Miloš Šestić 2833294409
Zdravko Borovnica 2734072385
Duško Lukić 1501030190
Zoran Filipović 30000030
Milko Gjurovski 10001020
Draško Cvetković 10000010
Players sold or loaned out during the season
Mihailo Petrović 20000020
Petar Baralić 41203091
Mihalj Keri 1702060250

Results

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.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
12 August 1978BudućnostH1–0Šestić
19 August 1978Napredak KruševacA1–0Savić
24 August 1978OlimpijaH3–1Petrović, Savić, Milosavljević
27 August 1978Hajduk SplitA0–1
2 September 1978ŽeljezničarH5–2Petrović, Savić (4)
10 September 1978Dinamo ZagrebA2–2Blagojević, Savić (pen.)
17 September 1978Radnički NišH2–1Blagojević, Jovanović
23 September 1978Borac Banja LukaA1–2Savić
8 October 1978OsijekH1–1Savić
14 October 1978VeležA1–2Baralić
29 October 1978VojvodinaH1–0Savić
3 November 1978RijekaA0–1
12 November 1978SarajevoH0–1
19 November 1978ZagrebA0–0
26 November 1978Sloboda TuzlaH3–2Savić (2), Milosavljević
29 November 1978PartizanA3–1Šestić, Milosavljević, Krmpotić
3 December 1978OFK BeogradH5–1Milosavljević (2), Savić (2), Petrović
3 March 1979BudućnostA0–0
10 March 1979Napredak KruševacH3–3Savić (2), Milosavljević
17 March 1979OlimpijaA2–0Blagojević, Muslin
25 March 1979Hajduk SplitH1–3Savić
7 April 1979ŽeljezničarA1–0Borovnica
15 April 1979Dinamo ZagrebH1–2Savić (pen.)
20 April 1979Radnički NišA1–1Simić
29 April 1979Borac Banja LukaH1–0Savić
5 May 1979OsijekA2–2Muslin, Savić (pen.)
13 May 1979VojvodinaA0–1
16 May 1979VeležH1–0Muslin
27 May 1979SarajevoA0–0
30 May 1979ZagrebH2–0Šestić, Petrović
3 June 1979Sloboda TuzlaA0–1
6 June 1979RijekaH0–0
10 June 1979PartizanH3–0Savić (2), Borovnica
17 June 1979OFK BeogradA4–2Savić (2), Borovnica, Petrović

Yugoslav Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
30 August 1978BudućnostH4–1Šestić, Savić, Milosavljević, Petrović
8 November 1978SutjeskaA3–3 (5–4 p)Savić (2), Petrović
25 February 1979Novi SadH4–0Šestić, Savić, Milovanović, Muslin
4 April 1979RijekaH0–1

UEFA Cup

First round

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

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

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

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

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

See also

References

  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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