# 1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League

The 1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 29th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.
The league expanded from 12 to 14 teams. In addition to regular promotion (winners of the Yugoslav Second Basketball League's east and west divisions, respectively, Kombinat Servo Mihalj Zrenjanin and KK Bosna), the extra two new teams were added via a 4-team round-robin play-in tournament consisting of the bottom two 1971–72 Yugoslav First Basketball League teams (KK Željezničar Karlovac and Oriolik Slavnoski Brod) as well as the second placed teams from the Yugoslav Second Basketball League's east and west divisions, respectively (Mladost Zemun and Željezničar Sarajevo). Held in Sombor during early May 1972, the league expansion play-in tournament was won by Željezničar Karlovac and Željezničar Sarajevo.

## Teams

| SR Serbia Borac Čačak Crvena Zvezda Kombinat Zrenjanin OKK Beograd Partizan Radnički Belgrade | SR Croatia Jugoplastika Lokomotiva Zadar Željezničar Karlovac | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna Željezničar Sarajevo | SR Macedonia Rabotnički | SR Slovenia Olimpija |

## Classification

| | Regular season ranking 1972-73 | G | V | P | PF | PS | Pt |
| 1. | Radnički Belgrade | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2449 | 2257 | 44 |
| 2. | Crvena Zvezda | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2405 | 2223 | 40 |
| 3. | Partizan | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2336 | 2197 | 32 |
| 4. | Borac Čačak | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2443 | 2322 | 32 |
| 5. | Olimpija | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2345 | 2242 | 28 |
| 6. | Jugoplastika | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2341 | 2263 | 28 |
| 7. | OKK Beograd | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2220 | 2223 | 28 |
| 8. | Lokomotiva | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2342 | 2341 | 26 |
| 9. | Zadar | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2106 | 2160 | 26 |
| 10. | Rabotnički | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2136 | 2162 | 24 |
| 11. | Željezničar Sarajevo | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1998 | 2069 | 22 |
| 12. | Bosna | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2067 | 2115 | 20 |
| 13. | Kombinat Zrenjanin | 26 | 6 | 20 | 2241 | 2443 | 12 |
| 14. | Željezničar Karlovac | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1972 | 2384 | 2 |
The winning roster of Radnički Belgrade:
* Dragan Ivković
* Dragan Vučinić
* Dušan Trivalić
* Dragoljub Zmijanac
* Jovica Veljović
* Dragoslav Ražnatović
* Miroslav Ðordević
* Milun Marović
* Miroljub Damjanović
* Srećko Jarić
* Radovan Novović
* Milovan Tasić
* Dušan Zupančić
* Nikola Bjegović
* Slobodan Zimonjić
Coach: Slobodan Ivković

## Results

| Home \ Away | RAD | CZV | PAR | BOR | OLI | JUG | OKK | LOK | ZAD | RAB | ŽSA | BOS | KOM | ŽKA |
| Radnički Belgrade | — | 89–80 | 99–88 | 96–86 | 98–88 | 113–87 | 89–84 | 110–102 | 98–83 | 81–91 | 92–82 | 94–86 | 119–102 | 98–82 |
| Crvena Zvezda | 82–78 | — | 85–80 | 108–98 | 103–94 | 96–90 | 85–91 | 82–78 | 107–96 | 92–85 | 99–92 | 96–88 | 113–94 | 97–76 |
| Partizan | 81–93 | 84–92 | — | 84–87 | 101–88 | 97–79 | 68–65 | 106–96 | 95–81 | 76–80 | 88–80 | 103–93 | 103–70 | 111–71 |
| Borac Čačak | 91–95 | 81–79 | 87–94 | — | 118–96 | 89–85 | 102–89 | 109–91 | 104–77 | 97–92 | 95–76 | 95–79 | 148–113 | 87–80 |
| Olimpija | 84–88 | 78–81 | 86–96 | 100–81 | — | 97–86 | 91–82 | 105–88 | 76–64 | 97–78 | 97–69 | 99–86 | 90–78 | 90–78 |
| Jugoplastika | 105–112 | 91–87 | 95–101 | 96–85 | 109–103 | — | 109–92 | 85–87 | 93–81 | 84–69 | 86–80 | 97–73 | 110–107 | 103–62 |
| OKK Beograd | 109–102 | 73–97 | 80–82 | 95–85 | 84–80 | 79–78 | — | 91–104 | 73–82 | 77–71 | 84–73 | 87–76 | 84–73 | 97–89 |
| Lokomotiva | 87–73 | 96–102 | 108–86 | 91–86 | 100–93 | 73–99 | 99–100 | — | 84–82 | 93–86 | 105–92 | 83–76 | 119–85 | 106–82 |
| Zadar | 82–84 | 72–70 | 73–68 | 90–94 | 84–82 | 81–76 | 85–96 | 74–72 | — | 81–72 | 85–72 | 69–59 | 98–85 | 97–67 |
| Rabotnički | 84–85 | 78–76 | 99–97 | 84–96 | 76–88 | 83–89 | 87–71 | 101–83 | 106–93 | — | 69–65 | 79–80 | 97–85 | 86–69 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 70–90 | 78–88 | 65–72 | 81–78 | 81–73 | 61–57 | 69–62 | 79–63 | 72–76 | 76–62 | — | 82–76 | 77–72 | 99–80 |
| Bosna | 77–79 | 74–78 | 73–65 | 86–82 | 75–82 | 78–81 | 79–78 | 85–70 | 101–75 | 70–71 | 77–94 | — | 68–65 | 88–70 |
| Kombinat Zrenjanin | 90–97 | 93–108 | 114–120 | 73–84 | 79–83 | 94–96 | 88–101 | 87–79 | 93–80 | 74–70 | 83–70 | 76–83 | — | 85–70 |
| Željezničar Karlovac | 74–97 | 100–120 | 68–90 | 92–98 | 81–99 | 83–75 | 80–84 | 63–79 | 61–67 | 76–86 | 60–65 | 65–91 | 70–79 | — |
Source:

## Scoring leaders

* Damir Šolman (Jugoplastika) - ___ points (31.0ppg)

## Qualification in 1973-74 season European competitions

FIBA European Champions Cup
* Radnički Belgrade (champions)
FIBA Cup Winner's Cup
* Crvena Zvezda (Cup winners)
FIBA Korać Cup
* Partizan (3rd)
* Borac Čačak (4th)
* Olimpija (5th)
* Jugoplastika (6th)

## Basketball Cup
### Bracket

| Eightfinals | Eightfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Borac Čačak | 86 | | | | |
| Crvena zvezda | 89 | | | | |
| Crvena zvezda | 89 | Crvena zvezda | 90 | | |
| | | Radnički Belgrade | 79 | | |
| Radnički FOB Belgrade | 88 | Radnički Belgrade | 79 | | |
| OKK Beograd | 80 | | | | |
| OKK Beograd | 80 | | | Crvena zvezda | 84 |
| | | | | Jugoplastika | 75 |
| Jugoplastika | | | | Jugoplastika | 75 |
| Domžale | | | | | |
| Domžale | | Jugoplastika | 90 | | |
| | | Olimpija | 87 | | |
| Olimpija | | Olimpija | 87 | | |
| Rabotnički | | | | | | | |
| Rabotnički | | | | | | Crvena zvezda | 71 |
| | | | | | | Partizan | 65 |
| Lokomotiva | | | | | | Partizan | 65 |
| Kombinat Zrenjanin | | | | | | | |
| Kombinat Zrenjanin | | Lokomotiva | 93 | | | | |
| | | Zadar | 92 | | | | |
| Bosna | 61 | Zadar | 92 | | | | |
| Zadar | 80 | | | | | | |
| Zadar | 80 | | | Lokomotiva | 86 | | |
| | | | | Partizan | 92 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 71 | | | Partizan | 92 |
| Industromontaža | 60 | | | | |
| Industromontaža | 60 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 71 | | |
| | | Partizan | 97 | | |
| Partizan | 99 | Partizan | 97 | | |
| Ivangrad | 54 | | | | |