Football in Yugoslavia

Before the end of the century occasional matches were also played in Županja, Zadar, Zrenjanin, Subotica, Maribor, Zagreb and Belgrade.

In 1901, Bačka, the oldest still-existing football club in Yugoslavia, was founded in Subotica, where the first league competition started in 1908.

The finals were first played on Republic Day (29 November), but the competition was then altered to correspond to the league season.

The Yugoslavia national football team continued with good results on the international scene, being participants in many European Championships and World Cups.

[8] Stjepan Bobek scored the most goals for the national team, while Dragan Džajić earned the most caps.

[9] In 1992, all the competitions were dissolved or altered following the Breakup of Yugoslavia and the consequent creation of independent states.