Serbian League 1940-41
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The Serbian League season of 1940-1941 was the first held after the formation of the Banovina of Croatia
and the consequent withrowal of Croatia based clubs from the Yugoslav First League
. As consequence, the clubs from the Vardar Banovina
, Vrbas Banovina
, Zeta Banovina
, Morava Banovina
Drina Banovina
, and Danube Banovina
competed together. BSK Beograd was the league leader when the April War interrupted play. The league was organized by the Serbian Football Federation (Srpski loptački savez).
Banovina of Croatia
The Banovina of Croatia or Banate of Croatia was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1939 and 1943 . Its capital was at Zagreb and it included most of present-day Croatia along with portions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia...
and the consequent withrowal of Croatia based clubs from the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
. As consequence, the clubs from the Vardar Banovina
Vardar Banovina
The Vardar Banovina or Vardar Banate or Vardarska Banovina was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. It was located in the southernmost part of the country, encompassing the whole of today's Republic of Macedonia, southern parts of Central Serbia and southeastern parts of...
, Vrbas Banovina
Vrbas Banovina
The Vrbas Banovina or Vrbas Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. It was named after the Vrbas River and consisted mostly of territory in western Bosnia with its capital at Banja Luka...
, Zeta Banovina
Zeta Banovina
The Zeta Banovina or Zeta Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of all of the present-day Montenegro as well as adjacent parts of Central Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, Morava Banovina
Morava Banovina
The Morava Banovina or Morava Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of parts of present-day Central Serbia and it was named for the Morava Rivers...
Drina Banovina
Drina Banovina
The Drina Banovina or Drina Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. Its capital was at Sarajevo and it included portions of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia...
, and Danube Banovina
Danube Banovina
The Danube Banovina or Danube Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of the geographical regions of Syrmia, Bačka, Banat, Baranja, Šumadija, and Braničevo. The capital city of the Danube Banovina was Novi Sad...
competed together. BSK Beograd was the league leader when the April War interrupted play. The league was organized by the Serbian Football Federation (Srpski loptački savez).
League
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BSK Beograd | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 17 | +46 | 32 |
| 2 | SK Jugoslavija SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija, commonly known as SK Jugoslavija was a Serbian football club from Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Jugoslavija in 1919.-History:... |
18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 26 |
| 3 | Vojvodina Novi Sad FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded... |
18 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 19 |
| 4 | SK Jedinstvo Belgrade | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 18 |
| 5 | ŽAK Subotica ŽAK Subotica ŽAK Subotica was a football club based in Subotica, Kingdom of YugoslaviaThe name comes from the initials of Željezničarski atletski klub, and it was formed in 1921. It was known for being backed by the railway company.... |
18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 18 |
| 6 | SK Bata Borovo | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 17 |
| 7 | Jugoslavija Jabuka | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 16 |
| 8 | Građanski Skoplje | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 14 |
| 9 | Slavija Sarajevo | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 10 |
| 10 | BASK Belgrade | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 56 | -35 | 6 |
See also
- Yugoslav First LeagueYugoslav First LeagueThe Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
- Croatian First League 1940-41Croatian First League 1940-41The Croatian League season of 1940-1941 was the first held in the Banovina of Croatia. Hajduk Split was the league champion. The league was organized by the Croatian Football Federation.-League:-Champions:Hajduk Split...
- Serbian SuperLigaSerbian SuperligaSerbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
- Serbian Football ChampionshipSerbian Football ChampionshipThe Serbian Football Championship was organised by the Football Association of Belgrade and had two editions...
External links
- League table at fkvojvodina.com