1956–57 Yugoslav First League
The 1956–57 Yugoslav First League season was the 11th season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association football league of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Fourteen teams contested the competition, with Red Star winning their fourth title.
| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 1956 – 23 June 1957 |
| Champions | Red Star (4th title) |
| Relegated | FK Sarajevo Lokomotiva |
| European Cup | Red Star |
| Top goalscorer | Todor Veselinović (28) |
← 1955–56 1957–58 → | |
The season featured an unusually long four-month winter break — from 28 October 1956 until 3 March 1957 — during which the Yugoslav Olympic national team, which entirely consisted of players from the Yugoslav First League, participated at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and won the silver medal.
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