# 1968–69 NK Hajduk Split season

The 1968–69 season was the 58th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 23rd in the Yugoslav First League. Their 4th place finish in the 1967–68 season meant it was their 23rd successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final result | First match | Last Match |
| 1968–69 Yugoslav First League | – | 6th | 18 August | 6 July |
| 1968–69 Yugoslav Cup | First round | Winners | 29 November | 19 June |
| 1968–69 Mitropa Cup | First round | First round | 14 December | 22 December |

### Yugoslav First League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 38 | |
| 7 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Velež | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 34 | |

## Matches
### Yugoslav First League

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Hajduk Scorers |
| 1 | 18 Aug | H | OFK Beograd | 2 – 0 | Nadoveza, Pavlica |
| 2 | 25 Aug | A | NK Zagreb | 1 – 1 | Ristić |
| 3 | 1 Sep | H | Partizan | 1 – 1 | Nadoveza |
| 4 | 8 Sep | H | Željezničar | 2 – 4 | Nadoveza, Ristić |
| 5 | 15 Sep | H | Maribor | 2 – 0 | Nadoveza (2) |
| 6 | 22 Sep | A | Rijeka | 0 – 0 | |
| 7 | 29 Sep | H | Velež | 1 – 1 | Bošković |
| 8 | 6 Oct | A | Čelik | 3 – 3 | Mušović, Hlevnjak, Ivković |
| 9 | 9 Oct | H | Vardar | 2 – 1 | Vardić, Ivković |
| 10 | 20 Oct | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 – 2 | Pavlica (2) |
| 11 | 30 Oct | H | Red Star | 1 – 1 | Nadoveza |
| 12 | 3 Nov | A | Sarajevo | 0 – 0 | |
| 13 | 10 Nov | H | Radnički Niš | 2 – 1 | Pavlica, Bošković |
| 14 | 17 Nov | A | Olimpija | 1 – 2 | Pavlica |
| 15 | 24 Nov | H | Proleter Zrenjanin | 1 – 1 | Matijanić |
| 16 | 1 Dec | A | Bor | 1 – 1 | Bošković |
| 17 | 8 Dec | H | Vojvodina | 0 – 0 | |
| 18 | 9 Mar | A | OFK Beograd | 1 – 1 | Vardić |
| 19 | 16 Mar | H | NK Zagreb | 3 – 2 | Pavlica (3) |
| 20 | 23 Mar | A | Partizan | 1 – 2 | Hlevnjak |
| 21 | 30 Mar | H | Željezničar | 2 – 1 | Mušović, Vardić |
| 22 | 6 Apr | A | Maribor | 0 – 0 | |
| 23 | 13 Apr | H | Rijeka | 3 – 0 | Mušović (2), Nadoveza |
| 24 | 20 Apr | A | Velež | 1 – 2 | Buljan |
| 25 | 4 May | H | Čelik | 1 – 0 | Buljan |
| 26 | 7 May | A | Vardar | 0 – 1 | |
| 27 | 11 May | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 – 1 | Mušović, Ristić |
| 28 | 18 May | A | Red Star | 3 – 3 | Hlevnjak (2), Mušović |
| 29 | 25 May | H | Sarajevo | 2 – 0 | Buljan, Nadoveza |
| 30 | 8 Jun | A | Radnički Niš | 0 – 0 | |
| 31 | 15 Jun | H | Olimpija | 1 – 2 | Pavlica |
| 32 | 22 Jun | A | Proleter Zrenjanin | 1 – 1 | Nadoveza |
| 33 | 29 Jun | H | Bor | 3 – 1 | Vardić (2), Nadoveza |
| 34 | 6 Jul | A | Vojvodina | 1 – 2 | Hlevnjak |
Sources: hajduk.hr

### Yugoslav Cup

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Hajduk Scorers |
| R1 | 29 Nov | A | Karlovac | 3 – 0 | Bošković (2), Matijanić |
| R2 | 2 Mar | H | Sloboda | 3 – 1 | Vardić, Pavlica, Hlevnjak |
| QF | 12 Mar | A | Bačka Bačka Palanka | 2 – 1 | Buljan, Bošković |
| SF | 16 Apr | H | Red Star | 1 – 0 | Nadoveza |
| Final | 31 May | N | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Pavlica, Bošković, Vardić |
| Final (Replay) | 19 Jun | N | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 3 | |
Sources: hajduk.hr

### Mitropa Cup

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Hajduk Scorers |
| R1 | 14 Dec | A | Baník Ostrava | 1 – 4 | Bursać |
| R2 | 22 Dec | H | Baník Ostrava | 2 – 1 | Bursać (2) |
Sources: hajduk.hr

## Player seasonal records
### Top scorers

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Petar Nadoveza | 10 | – | 1 | 11 |
| 1 | Ivan Pavlica | 9 | – | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Miroslav Bošković | 3 | – | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Miroslav Vardić | 5 | – | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Džemaludin Mušović | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 5 | Ivan Hlevnjak | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Ivan Buljan | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Boško Bursać | – | 3 | – | 3 |
| 8 | Aleksandar Ristić | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 10 | Ante Ivković | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | Mladen Matijanić | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| | Own goals | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | TOTALS | 47 | 3 | 12 | 62 |
Source: Competitive matches