The 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the sixth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment.
Overview The league was divided into 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classified from A group moving to the group B, and being replaced by the top four from the B group. At the end of the season because the two groups league format was being abandoned for the next season and replaced by a single league consisting of 16 clubs, more clubs were relegated, six, and only the two first classified from the Second League of FR Yugoslavia would be promoted.
At the end of the season FK Obilić became champions for the first time in their history.
The league's top-scorer with a total of 27 goals was Saša Marković who played the first half of the season with FK Železnik and moved during the winter break to Red Star Belgrade where he played the rest of the season.
Six clubs were relegated at the end of the season: FK Budućnost Valjevo, FK Rudar Pljevlja, FK Sutjeska Nikšić, FK Loznica, FK Borac Čačak and FK Bečej.
Teams
1A League ClubCityStadiumCapacityPartizanBelgradePartizan Stadium32,710Red StarBelgradeRed Star Stadium55,538VojvodinaNovi SadKarađorđe Stadium17,204ZemunZemun, BelgradeZemun Stadium10,000RadBelgradeStadion Kralj Petar I6,000ProleterZrenjaninStadion Karađorđev park13,500Hajduk KulaKulaStadion Hajduk6,000Budućnost PodgoricaPodgoricaPodgorica City Stadium12,000ObilićBelgradeFK Obilić Stadium4,500ŽeleznikBelgradeŽeleznik Stadium8,000Mladost LučaniLučaniMladost Stadium8,000ČukaričkiBelgradeStadion Čukarički7,000
1B League ClubCityStadiumCapacityPrištinaPrištinaPriština City Stadium25,000RadničkiKragujevacČika Dača Stadium15,000LoznicaLoznicaStadion Lagator4,000BoracČačakČačak Stadium6,000SutjeskaNikšićGradski stadion (Nikšić)10,800OFK BeogradKaraburma, BelgradeOmladinski Stadium20,000SpartakSuboticaSubotica City Stadium13,000Radnički NišNišČair Stadium18,000BečejBečejStadion kraj Tise3,000Budućnost ValjevoValjevoPark Pećina6,000SartidSmederevoSmederevo City Stadium17,200Rudar PljevljaPljevljaStadion pod Golubinjom10,000
IA league Table
Results First and second round
Third round
IB league Table
Results First and second round
Third round
Relegation playoff
Winning squad Champions: FK Obilić (Coach: Dragan Okuka)
Players (league matches/goals) Milan Lešnjak Miroslav Savić (32/1) Nenad Lukić (32/0) Saša Kovačević (30/7) Zoran Ranković (29/23) Nenad Grozdić (29/4) Kuzman Babeu (29/4) Dragan Šarac (29/3) Marjan Živković (28/7) Živojin Juškić (28/4) Darko Nović (27/1) Ivan Vukomanović (24/3) Saša Viciknez (16/3) Sahmir Garčević (16/1) Darko Vargec (14/0) Goran Serafimović (8/0) Siniša Jelić (7/3) Veselin Popović (7/3) Ivan Litera (7/2) Predrag Filipović (7/0) Miroslav Milošević (7/0) Vladan Milosavljević (5/0) Duško Košutić (2/0) Zoran Ivić (2/0) Mirko Babić (1/1) Radovan Gajić (1/0) Slaviša Mitić (1/0)
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Saša Marković Red Star2 Zoran Ranković Obilić3 Dejan Stanković Red Star4 Zoran Jovičić Red Star5 Dragan Isailović Partizan6 Aleksandar Jović Čukarički11 Zoran JankovićŽeleznik Goran ObradovićPartizan9 Radovan MarkovićMladost Lučani10 Dragan JovićProleter Zrenjanin
External sources Obilic team in Tripod.com
External links Tables and results at RSSSF