page_title: History of FK Sarajevo
section_title: Second championship generation (1980–1985)
hierarchical_section_title: History of FK Sarajevo / Club history / Second championship generation (1980–1985)
caption_attribution_description: English: Zijad Švrakić signing for Galatasaray S.K.
context_page_description: Fudbalski klub Sarajevo is a Bosnian professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the country.
context_section_description: FK Sarajevo had a second successful spell between 1978 and 1985, led by the attacking duo Predrag Pašić – Safet Sušić, which established itself among the most prolific tandems in Yugoslav and Bosnian football history. Predrag Pašić nicknamed "Paja" was a winger or striker and had emerged through the club's youth ranks, eventually going on to play for Sarajevo up until his move to VfB Stuttgart after the title winning season in 1985. On the other hand, Sušić nicknamed "Pape" played the positions of playmaker and attacking midfielder, and wore the maroon-white jersey from 1973 to 1982, when he moved to Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. In 1978–79, Sušić scored 15 goals and was named Player of the Season as Sarajevo finished fourth. The following year, Sušić's 17 goals helped retain his Player of the Year title, but he was also joint top scorer in the league. The club came runner-up that season, seven points behind Red Star Belgrade, therefore qualifying for the 1980–81 UEFA Cup. Sarajevo was knocked out in the first round by German powerhouse Hamburger SV, that won 7:5 on aggregate. Sarajevo returned to the UEFA Cup in 1982–83 (having finished fourth during the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League), beating Bulgaria's Slavia Sofia 6:4 in the first round and Romanian club FC Corvinul Hunedoara 8:4 in the second, thanks to a 4:0 home win in the second leg. In the third round (last 16), Sarajevo lost their first leg 6:1 to Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, and despite winning the second leg 1:0, were eliminated by the eventual champions. Sarajevo also reached the Yugoslav Cup final that season, losing 3:2 to Dinamo Zagreb in Belgrade. Sarajevo won their second championship title in 1984–85, finishing four points ahead of runners-up Hajduk Split. The new championship season didn't start in spectacular fashion for Sarajevo. A home win against Sutjeska Nikšić was followed by defeats to HNK Rijeka and Macedonian third division side FK Pelister in the Yugoslav Cup. Exiting the Cup in such shocking fashion garnered a positive reaction in the team which manifested in a 3:0 win against a tough Dinamo Vinkovci side. Furthermore, two draws against Sloboda and Željezničar were followed by a win away at Dinamo Zagreb, which pushed the Croatian side to last place in the league standings. Another Croatian side, Hajduk Split, was defeated seven days later at the Koševo stadium courtesy of a late Faruk Hadžibegić winner. Sarajevo then travelled to Belgrade where they were hosted by FK Partizan at the JNA stadium, but were defeated 1:0. A goalless draw against Budućnost followed, after which an amazing seven-game winning streak began with a victory in Kosovo against FK Priština, followed by a victory over NK Osijek on November 4. 
   The aforementioned win brought Sarajevo into pole position in the league standings, which it did not drop until the end of the season. A wonderful win over Radnički Niš at the Čair Stadium  courtesy of Musemić and Merdanović braces, and two 1:0 victories over Vojvodina and Velež further enhanced Sarajevo's appetites. Husref Musemić, the architect of the maroon-white's charge to the top of the league table, continued showing off his goalscoring abilities, and along with Dragan Jakovljević and Edin Hadžialagić helped Sarajevo defeat Iskra Bugojno 3:1. A victory over FK Vardar in the last league fixture before the winter break kept Sarajevo on the number one spot through the holidays. Boško Antić's boys didn't start the second part of the season in a positive note, winning only two points out of their first three fixtures. Luckily for them, their main rival Hajduk Split also started the second part of the season on the wrong foot, winning just one out of their first three matches, which kept Sarajevo above by one point. Antić's team went on to beat Sloboda and draw Dinamo Zagreb and Željezničar, before travelling to Split for the crucial game against Hajduk. A packed Poljud stadium witnessed a 0:0 draw that ensured Sarajevo's one point advantage over the Croatian side. Hajduk went on to drop points away to Velež, while Sarajevo defeated 
caption: Former FK Sarajevo winger Zijad Švrakić signing for Galatasaray S.K.
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