1964–65 Yugoslav First League
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Partizan (6th title) |
| Relegated | Sutjeska |
| European Cup | Partizan |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Top goalscorer | Zlatko Dračić (23) |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → | |
The 1964–65 Yugoslav First League had an odd number of teams because FK Vardar was allowed to compete in the top league despite getting relegated the previous season. The state and FA authorities made this decision due to the major earthquake (6.1 Richter Scale) that hit Skopje in July 1963. The thinking was that having a team in top-flight would boost the citizens' morale.
Teams
At the end of the previous season only FK Novi Sad was relegated - in spite of finishing last, FK Vardar was allowed to stay in top flight due to the 1963 Skopje earthquake. Since NK Zagreb and Sutjeska Nikšić were promoted from Yugoslav Second League, the league was contested by 15 teams.
| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in 1963–64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb |  SR Croatia
|
3rd |
| Hajduk Split | Split | SR Croatia
|
10th |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade |  SR Serbia
|
2nd |
| Partizan | Belgrade | SR Serbia
|
5th |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | SR Serbia
|
8th |
| Red Star | Belgrade | SR Serbia
|
1st |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | SR Croatia
|
9th |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo |  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4th |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | SR Montenegro
|
— |
| Trešnjevka | Zagreb | SR Croatia
|
11th |
| Vardar | Skopje |  SR Macedonia
|
14th |
| Velež | Mostar | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
12th |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SR Serbia
|
7th |
| NK Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia
|
— |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6th |
League table
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Cup
Round One
FK Železničar Niš 0 - 1 FK Partizan
Round of Sixteen
NK Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 0 FK Partizan
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Buducnost Titograd x - x X
NK Dinamo Zagreb x - x X
Finals
May 26, 1965 - Belgrade, Serbia
NK Dinamo Zagreb 2 - 1 Buducnost Titograd
Stadium: Stadion Crvene Zvezde
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: V.Stankovic (Beograd)
Dinamo: Zlatko Škorić, Mladen Ramljak, Zlatko Mesić, Miljenko Puljčan, Adem Kasumović, B.Belin, Denijal Pirić, Slaven Zambata, Dražan Jerković, Željko Matuš, Stjepan Lamza
Budućnost: Hajduković, M.Folić, Gardašević, Pavlović, Savković, Kovačević (Ivanović), Saković, Todorović, Šorban, Cerić, Franović