1962–63 Yugoslav Second League

The 1962–63 Yugoslav Second League season was the 17th season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 16 clubs each, four more than in the previous season.

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including ten sides from the 1961–62 season, one club relegated from the 1961–62 Yugoslav First League and five sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1961–62 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

Borac Banja Luka were relegated from the 1961–62 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 12th place of the league table and losing in the relegation play-offs against Sloboda. The five clubs promoted to the second level were BSK Slavonski Brod, Famos Hrasnica, Istra, Olimpija Ljubljana and Rudar Kakanj.

Banja
Luka

Borovo

Hrasnica

Kakanj

Karlovac

Ljubljana

Maribor

Osijek

Pula

S. Brod

Split

Šibenik

Varaždin

Zagreb

Zenica

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Locations of teams' home cities in the 1962–63 Yugoslav Second League West

Team	Location	Federal subject	Position in 1961–62
Borac Banja Luka	Banja Luka	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	—
Borovo	Borovo Naselje	SR Croatia	01010th
BSK Slavonski Brod	Slavonski Brod	SR Croatia	—
Čelik	Zenica	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	0044th
Famos Hrasnica	Hrasnica	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	—
Istra	Pula	SR Croatia	—
Karlovac	Karlovac	SR Croatia	0066th
Lokomotiva	Zagreb	SR Croatia	01111th
Maribor	Maribor	SR Slovenia	0055th
Olimpija Ljubljana	Ljubljana	SR Slovenia	—
Slavonija Osijek	Osijek	SR Croatia	0077th
Rudar Kakanj	Kakanj	SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	—
RNK Split	Split	SR Croatia	0088th
Šibenik	Šibenik	SR Croatia	0099th
Trešnjevka	Zagreb	SR Croatia	0033rd
Varteks	Varaždin	SR Croatia	01212th

A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 1961–62 season, one club relegated from the 1961–62 Yugoslav First League and six sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1961–62 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

Vardar were relegated from the 1961–62 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 11th place of the league table and losing in the relegation play-offs against Radnički Niš. The six clubs promoted to the second level were Bačka, Borac Čačak, Budućnost Peć, Jedinstvo Zemun, OFK Subotica and Železničar Niš.

Bačka

Belgrade

Čačak

K. Mitrovica

Kragujevac

Nikšić

Niš

Peć

Pristina

Skopje

S. Mitrovica

Subotica

Šabac

Zemun

Zrenjanin

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Locations of teams' home cities in the 1962–63 Yugoslav Second League East

Team	Location	Federal subject	Position in 1961–62
Bačka	Bačka Palanka	SAP Vojvodina	—
Borac Čačak	Čačak	SR Serbia	—
Budućnost Peć	Peć	SAP Kosovo	—
Jedinstvo Zemun	Zemun	SR Serbia	—
Mačva Šabac	Šabac	SR Serbia	0088th
OFK Subotica	Subotica	SAP Vojvodina	—
Priština	Pristina	SAP Kosovo	01010th
Proleter Zrenjanin	Zrenjanin	SAP Vojvodina	0066th
Radnički Belgrade	Belgrade	SR Serbia	0033rd
Radnički Kragujevac	Kragujevac	SR Serbia	01212th
Spartak Subotica	Subotica	SAP Vojvodina	0055th
Srem	Sremska Mitrovica	SAP Vojvodina	0044th
Sutjeska	Nikšić	SR Montenegro	0077th
Trepča	Kosovska Mitrovica	SAP Kosovo	0099th
Vardar	Skopje	SR Macedonia	—
Železničar Niš	Niš	SR Serbia	—

• 1962–63 Yugoslav First League
• 1962–63 Yugoslav Cup