# 1979–80 Yugoslav Second League

The 1979–80 Yugoslav Second League season was the 34th season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 16 clubs each.

## West Division
### Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1978–79 season, one club relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1978–79 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
NK Zagreb were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Istra Pula, Jedinstvo Bihać, Rudar Trbovlje and Vrbas.
| Team | Location | Federal subject | Position in 1978–79 |
| Bosna | Visoko | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0066th |
| Dinamo Vinkovci | Vinkovci | SR Croatia | 0044th |
| Famos Hrasnica | Hrasnica | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0099th |
| Iskra | Bugojno | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0077th |
| Istra Pula | Pula | SR Croatia | — |
| Jedinstvo Bihać | Bihać | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | — |
| Kikinda | Kikinda | SAP Vojvodina | 01111th |
| Leotar | Trebinje | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01010th |
| Maribor | Maribor | SR Slovenia | 0022nd |
| Novi Sad | Novi Sad | SAP Vojvodina | 0033rd |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | Zrenjanin | SAP Vojvodina | 0055th |
| Rudar Trbovlje | Trbovlje | SR Slovenia | — |
| Rudar Velenje | Velenje | SR Slovenia | 01212th |
| Spartak Subotica | Subotica | SAP Vojvodina | 0088th |
| Vrbas | Titov Vrbas | SAP Vojvodina | — |
| NK Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | — |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | NK Zagreb (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 43 | Promotion to Yugoslav First League |
| 2 | Spartak Subotica | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 37 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Vinkovci | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 37 | |
| 4 | Iskra | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 32 | |
| 5 | Maribor | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 31 | |
| 6 | Vrbas | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Leotar | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 31 | |
| 8 | Jedinstvo Bihać | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 31 | |
| 9 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10 | Rudar | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 31 | |
| 11 | Bosna | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 30 | |
| 12 | Kikinda (R) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 29 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 13 | Novi Sad (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 25 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 14 | Istra Pula (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 15 | Famos Hrasnica (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 22 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 16 | Rudar Trbovlje (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 57 | −40 | 16 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |

## East Division
### Teams

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1978–79 season, one club relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1978–79 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Bor, Pobeda, Prishtina and OFK Titograd.
Due to suspicion of match fixing in the last round of the league, Football Association of Yugoslavia penalized the top three clubs and Galenika Zemun earned a promotion spot to the Yugoslav First League. However, after an appeal in summer 1980 that decision was retracted and OFK Belgrade was promoted.
| Team | Location | Federal subject | Position in 1978–79 |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | SR Serbia | — |
| Bor | Bor | SR Serbia | — |
| Borac Čačak | Čačak | SR Serbia | 0077th |
| Dubočica | Leskovac | SR Serbia | 0099th |
| Galenika Zemun | Zemun | SR Serbia | 0044th |
| Majdanpek | Majdanpek | SR Serbia | 01111th |
| Pobeda | Prilep | SR Macedonia | — |
| Prishtina | Pristina | SAP Kosovo | — |
| Rad | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 01010th |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Kragujevac | SR Serbia | 0033rd |
| Radnički Pirot | Pirot | SR Serbia | 0066th |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | SR Montenegro | 0055th |
| Šumadija Aranđelovac | Aranđelovac | SR Serbia | 0088th |
| Teteks | Tetovo | SR Macedonia | 01212th |
| OFK Titograd | Titograd | SR Montenegro | — |
| Trepča | Kosovska Mitrovica | SAP Kosovo | 0022nd |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | OFK Belgrade (C, P) | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 37 | Promotion to Yugoslav First League |
| 2 | Radnički Kragujevac | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 37 | |
| 3 | Bor | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 37 | |
| 4 | Galenika Zemun | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 36 | |
| 5 | Trepča | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 34 | |
| 6 | Prishtina | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Borac Čačak | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 32 | |
| 8 | Teteks | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Rad | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 31 | |
| 10 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 27 | |
| 11 | Dubočica | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 27 | |
| 12 | Radnički Pirot | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 26 | |
| 13 | OFK Titograd | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 25 | |
| 14 | Pobeda (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 25 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 15 | Majdanpek (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 24 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 16 | Šumadija Aranđelovac (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 18 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |