# 1968–69 Red Star Belgrade season

During the 1968–69 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1968–69 Yugoslav First League, 1968–69 Yugoslav Cup, 1968–69 European Cup and 1968–69 Mitropa Cup.

## Season summary

Red Star beat Partizan 6–1 in the 43rd Eternal derby, which remains their biggest victory in the meetings between the two sides.

## Squad

| Name | Yugoslav First League | Yugoslav First League | Yugoslav Cup | Yugoslav Cup | European Cup | European Cup | Mitropa Cup | Mitropa Cup | Total | Total |
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| Ratomir Dujković | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Dragomir Racić | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Boško Kajganić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| Milovan Đorić | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Kiril Dojčinovski | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| Miroslav Pavlović | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Branko Klenkovski | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Petar Krivokuća | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Živorad Jevtić | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Aleksandar Marković | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sava Karapandžić | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| Dragan Džajić | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21 |
| Zoran Antonijević | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 7 |
| Jovan Aćimović | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| Slobodan Janković | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dragoljub Živković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dojčin Perazić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rade Radić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| Vojin Lazarević | 34 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 29 |
| Stevan Ostojić | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 23 |
| Trifun Mihailović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Stanislav Karasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Results
### Yugoslav First League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade (C) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 75 | 30 | +45 | 48 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 45 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Partizan | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 40 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Željezničar | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 38 | |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 18 August 1968 | Velež | H | 1–1 | Džajić |
| 25 August 1968 | Čelik | A | 1–1 | Krivokuća |
| 1 September 1968 | Vardar | H | 3–0 | Ostojić, Lazarević (2) |
| 8 September 1968 | Dinamo Zagreb | A | 0–2 | |
| 14 September 1968 | Vojvodina | H | 3–0 | Aćimović, Ostojić, Lazarević |
| 22 September 1968 | Sarajevo | H | 1–2 | Ostojić |
| 29 September 1968 | Radnički Niš | A | 1–2 | Lazarević |
| 6 October 1968 | Olimpija | H | 6–0 | Lazarević (3), Dojčinovski, Ostojić, Klenkovski (pen.) |
| 9 October 1968 | Proleter Zrenjanin | A | 0–0 | |
| 20 October 1968 | Bor | H | 2–0 | Klenkovski (pen.), Antonijević |
| 30 October 1968 | Hajduk Split | A | 1–1 | Ostojić |
| 3 November 1968 | OFK Beograd | H | 2–0 | Ostojić (2) |
| 10 November 1968 | Zagreb | A | 1–1 | Džajić |
| 17 November 1968 | Partizan | H | 6–1 | Ostojić (3), Pavlović, Antonijević, Džajić |
| 24 November 1968 | Željezničar | A | 2–2 | Džajić (2) |
| 1 December 1968 | Maribor | H | 8–1 | Antonijević, Lazarević (3), Ostojić, Dojčinovski, Đorić, Džajić |
| 8 December 1968 | Rijeka | A | 2–0 | Aćimović, Džajić |
| 9 March 1969 | Velež | A | 1–1 | Ostojić |
| 15 March 1969 | Čelik | H | 3–1 | Lazarević, Antonijević, Đorić |
| 23 March 1969 | Vardar | A | 1–1 | Ostojić |
| 30 March 1969 | Dinamo Zagreb | H | 1–3 | Džajić |
| 6 April 1969 | Vojvodina | A | 2–0 | Džajić, Aćimović |
| 13 April 1969 | Sarajevo | A | 4–1 | Lazarević, Muzurović (o.g.), Džajić (2) |
| 20 April 1969 | Radnički Niš | H | 2–0 | Ostojić, Džajić |
| 4 May 1969 | Olimpija | A | 1–0 | Džajić |
| 8 May 1969 | Proleter Zrenjanin | H | 2–0 | Klenkovski, Lazarević |
| 15 May 1969 | Bor | A | 4–1 | Ostojić (2), Lazarević, Džajić |
| 18 May 1969 | Hajduk Split | H | 3–3 | Lazarević (2), Džajić |
| 25 May 1969 | OFK Beograd | A | 2–0 | Krivokuća, Džajić |
| 6 June 1969 | Zagreb | H | 3–0 | Lazarević, Bubanj (o.g.), Đorić |
| 15 June 1969 | Partizan | A | 2–2 | Lazarević (2) |
| 22 June 1969 | Željezničar | H | 1–1 | Lazarević |
| 29 June 1969 | Maribor | A | 1–1 | Antonijević |
| 6 July 1969 | Rijeka | H | 2–1 | Ostojić, Lazarević |

### Yugoslav Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 4 December 1968 | Crvenka | A | 4–1 | Ostojić, Lazarević, Aćimović, Džajić |
| 2 March 1969 | Borovo | A | 2–0 | Džajić, Ostojić |
| 12 March 1969 | Napredak Kruševac | H | 4–0 | Lazarević (2), Džajić, Antonijević |
| 16 April 1969 | Hajduk Split | A | 0–1 | |

### Mitropa Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 11 December 1968 | Atalanta | A | 4–2 | Džajić (2), Lazarević, Ostojić |
| 29 December 1968 | Atalanta | H | 5–1 | Antonijević, Lazarević (2), Ostojić, Mihailović |
| 26 March 1969 | Vasas | H | 1–2 | Vidáts (o.g.) |
| 2 April 1969 | Vasas | A | 2–3 | Dojčinovski, Ostojić |