1958–59 Red Star Belgrade season

Red Star Belgrade
1958–59 season
Chairman	Dušan Blagojević
Manager	Milorad Pavić
Yugoslav First League	1st
Yugoslav Cup	Winners
Danube Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Bora Kostić (25); All: Bora Kostić (45)

Season summary[edit]

Red Star won their first double in this season. Rajko Mitić played his last game for Red Star in the 1957–58 Yugoslav Cup final against Velež Mostar.

On 30 April 1959, Red Star played a friendly match against Milan.

30 April 1959	Red Star Belgrade	3–4	Milan	JNA Stadium, Belgrade
	Maravić 51', 55' Rudinski 64'		Spajić 2' (o.g.) Altafini 10', 34' Grillo 44'	Attendance: 45,000

Name	Yugoslav First League		Yugoslav Cup		Danube Cup		Total
Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Vladimir Beara	19	0	4	0	0	0	23	0
Tatomir Radunović	2	0	2	0	5	0	9	0
Jovan Gajić	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Špira Đurić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
Ljubiša Spajić	20	0	3	0	8	0	31	0
Miljan Zeković	20	0	5	0	5	0	30	0
Vladimir Durković	18	0	5	0	1	0	24	0
Dimitrije Stojanović	7	0	1	0	8	0	16	0
Branko Nešović	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Novak Tomić	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Midfielders
Nikola Stipić	17	2	4	0	8	2	29	4
Dragoslav Šekularac	18	2	4	0	3	1	25	3
Ranko Borozan	13	0	4	0	8	1	25	1
Lazar Tasić	15	1	3	0	5	0	23	1
Vladica Popović	15	0	4	0	4	0	23	0
Dušan Maravić	15	3	3	1	0	0	18	4
Branko Milanović	0	0	0	0	7	1	7	1
Vojislav Srdić	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Forwards
Bora Kostić	22	25	5	11	8	9	35	45
Antun Rudinski	17	7	5	2	0	0	22	9
Ivan Popović	10	6	1	0	5	0	16	6
Rajko Mitić	11	2	0	0	0	0	11	2
Selimir Milošević	3	1	0	0	7	2	10	3
Vladimir Nikolovski	2	0	2	2	0	0	4	2
Ivan Toplak	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Red Star Belgrade (C)	22	14	3	5	50	19	+31	31	Qualification for European Cup preliminary round
2	Partizan	22	14	3	5	39	29	+10	31
3	Vojvodina	22	13	4	5	47	22	+25	30
4	Radnički Beograd	22	9	4	9	35	27	+8	22
5	Dinamo Zagreb	22	9	4	9	35	28	+7	22

Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
31 August 1958	Vardar	H	3–2	Kostić (2), Milošević
7 September 1958	Hajduk Split	H	7–0	Rudinski, Kostić (3), Mitić (2), Šekularac
21 September 1958	Željezničar	A	2–1	Kostić (2)
28 September 1958	Dinamo Zagreb	H	4–0	Rudinski (3), Kostić
12 October 1958	Radnički Beograd	A	1–4	Kostić
19 October 1958	Vojvodina	H	2–0	Kostić (2)
26 October 1958	Partizan	A	2–0	Kostić (2)
2 November 1958	Rijeka	H	3–0	Kostić, Stipić (2)
9 November 1958	Sarajevo	A	0–1
15 November 1958	Budućnost	H	5–0	I. Popović (3), Kostić (2)
23 November 1958	Velež	A	3–1	Kostić, I. Popović (2)
15 March 1959	Vardar	A	0–1
22 March 1959	Hajduk Split	A	1–4	Ilić (o.g.)
29 March 1959	Željezničar	H	1–0	I. Popović
5 April 1959	Dinamo Zagreb	A	0–0
12 April 1959	Radnički Beograd	H	0–0
3 May 1959	Vojvodina	A	0–0
10 May 1959	Partizan	H	1–3	Maravić
17 May 1959	Rijeka	A	3–0	Maravić, Kostić, Šekularac
7 June 1959	Sarajevo	H	3–1	Tasić, Kostić (2)
14 June 1959	Budućnost	A	5–1	Kostić (4), Rudinski
21 June 1959	Velež	H	4–0	Rudinski (2), Kostić, Maravić

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
7 December 1958	Elektrostroj	H	4–1	Kostić (3), Nikolovski
14 December 1958	Radnički Sombor	A	5–2	Kostić (2), Nikolovski, Rudinski (2)
8 March 1959	Lokomotiva	H	2–1	Kostić (2)
8 April 1959	Rijeka	A	2–0	Kostić (2)
23 May 1959	Partizan	H	3–1	Maravić, Kostić (2)

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
25 May 1958	Dukla Pardubice	H	2–0	Kostić, Borozan
1 June 1958	Dukla Pardubice	A	0–0
8 June 1958	Lokomotiv Sofia	A	4–4	Kostić (4)
15 June 1958	Lokomotiv Sofia	H	1–0	Kostić
22 June 1958	Radnički Beograd	A	2–1	Stipić (2)
28 June 1958	Radnički Beograd	H	0–0
6 July 1958	Rudá Hvězda Brno	H	4–1	Milošević, Kostić (2), Milanović
12 July 1958	Rudá Hvězda Brno	A	3–2	Kostić, Šekularac, Milošević