| Event: | 5th SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship |
| Location: | Zagreb |
| Champion: | Svetozar Gligorić |
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The 1949 SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship was the 5th edition of SFR Yugoslav Chess Championship. Held in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia, SR Croatia. The tournament was won by Svetozar Gligorić.[1] [2]
| 1 | IM Svetozar Gligorić (26) | 9 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2 | GM Vasja Pirc (42) | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12.5 | |
| 3 | IM Petar Trifunović (39) | 6 | 11 | 2 | 11.5 | |
| 4 | CM Borislav Ivkov (16) | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | NM Braslav Rabar (30) | 5 | 12 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | NM Aleksandar Matanović (19) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | NM Andrija Fuderer (18) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | NM Stojan Puc (28) | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10.5 | |
| 9 | GM Borislav Kostić (62) | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9.5 | |
| 10 | NM Sava Vuković (37) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9.5 | |
| 11 | NM Borislav Milić (24) | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9.5 | |
| 12 | CM Milan Germek (28) | 3 | 12 | 4 | 9 | |
| 13 | NM Bora Tot (42) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8.5 | |
| 14 | NM Srećko Nedeljković (26) | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |
| 15 | NM Dragoljub Janošević (26) | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
| 16 | NM Aleksandar Božić (27) | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | |
| 17 | CM Nikola Karaklajić (23) | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
| 18 | NM Borko Simonović (30) | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | |
| 19 | NM Vasilije Tomović (43) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6.5 | |
| 20 | NM Đorđe Avirović (39) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |