| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Vojvodina (West Division) Rad (East Division) |
| Promoted |
Vojvodina Rad |
| Relegated |
Vrbas Dinamo Pančevo Maribor RNK Split Sloga Doboj Belasica Trepča Bokelj |
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1985–86
1987–88 → | |
The 1986–87 Yugoslav Second League season was the 41st 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 18 clubs each.
West Division
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1985–86 season, one club relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1985–86 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
Vojvodina were relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Sloga Doboj, Maribor, Mladost Petrinja and Dinamo Pančevo.
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vojvodina (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 49 | Promotion to Yugoslav First League |
| 2 | Novi Sad | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 42 | |
| 3 | Kikinda | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 38 | |
| 4 | Leotar | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 37 | |
| 5 | GOŠK-Jug | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 37 | |
| 6 | Borac Banja Luka | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 36 | |
| 7 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Mladost Petrinja | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 35 | |
| 9 | Jedinstvo Brčko | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 35 | |
| 10 | Iskra | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Šibenik | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 34 | |
| 12 | Rudar Ljubija | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
| 13 | Famos Hrasnica | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 33 | |
| 14 | Vrbas (R) | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 31 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 15 | Dinamo Pančevo (R) | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 30 | |
| 16 | Maribor (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 28 | |
| 17 | RNK Split (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 22 | |
| 18 | Sloga Doboj (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 53 | −38 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
East Division
Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1985–86 season, one club relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1985–86 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Bokelj, Majdanpek, Pobeda and Vlaznimi Đakovica.
| Team | Location | Federal subject | Position in 1985–86 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belasica | Strumica | 
SR Macedonia
|
13th |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | 
SR Serbia
|
— |
| Bokelj | Kotor |
SR Montenegro
|
— |
| Borac Čačak | Čačak |
SR Serbia
|
5th |
| Ivangrad | Ivangrad |
SR Montenegro
|
10th |
| Majdanpek | Majdanpek |
SR Serbia
|
— |
| Napredak Kruševac | Kruševac |
SR Serbia
|
11th |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar |
SR Serbia
|
4th |
| Pelister | Bitola |
SR Macedonia
|
6th |
| Pobeda | Prilep |
SR Macedonia
|
— |
| Rad | Belgrade |
SR Serbia
|
2nd |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Kragujevac |
SR Serbia
|
3rd |
| Radnički Pirot | Pirot |
SR Serbia
|
12th |
| Red Star Gnjilane | Gnjilane |
SAP Kosovo
|
14th |
| Sloboda Titovo Užice | Titovo Užice |
SR Serbia
|
8th |
| Teteks | Tetovo |
SR Macedonia
|
7th |
| Trepča | Kosovska Mitrovica |
SAP Kosovo
|
9th |
| Vlaznimi Đakovica | Đakovica |
SAP Kosovo
|
— |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rad (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 15 | +39 | 49 | Promotion to Yugoslav First League |
| 2 | OFK Belgrade | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 46 | |
| 3 | Novi Pazar | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 35 | |
| 4 | Pelister | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 34 | |
| 5 | Majdanpek | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Radnički Pirot | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 33 | |
| 7 | Sloboda Titovo Užice | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 33 | |
| 8 | Teteks | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Borac Čačak | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Vlaznimi Đakovica | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 33 | |
| 11 | Ivangrad | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 33 | |
| 12 | Radnički Kragujevac | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 33 | |
| 13 | Pobeda | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 33 | |
| 14 | Red Star Gnjilane | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 33 | |
| 15 | Napredak Kruševac | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 32 | |
| 16 | Belasica (R) | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 17 | Trepča (R) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 30 | |
| 18 | Bokelj (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated