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
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.

Squad

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

Yugoslav First League

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.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

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

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

Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup

First round

Berliner FC Dynamo v Red Star Belgrade

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)

Red Star Belgrade v Berliner FC Dynamo

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

Sporting Gijón v Red Star Belgrade

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)

Red Star Belgrade v Sporting Gijón

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

Red Star Belgrade v Arsenal

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

Arsenal v Red Star Belgrade

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

Red Star Belgrade v West Bromwich Albion

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)

West Bromwich Albion v Red Star Belgrade

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

Red Star Belgrade v Hertha BSC

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

Hertha BSC v Red Star Belgrade

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

Main article: 1979 UEFA Cup Final

Red Star Belgrade v Borussia Mönchengladbach

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)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Red Star Belgrade

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

• List of Red Star Belgrade seasons

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.