| Club: | Red Star Belgrade |
| Season: | 1978–79 |
| Manager: | Branko Stanković |
| Chairman: | Radovan Pantović |
| League: | Yugoslav First League |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | Yugoslav Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Runners-up |
| League Topscorer: | Dušan Savić (24) |
| Season Topscorer: | Dušan Savić (33) |
During the 1978–79 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League,[1] 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup and 1978–79 UEFA Cup.
Red Star lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 1979 UEFA Cup Final.[2] [3] Zoran Filipović missed the majority of the season due to his mandatory military service.
| Name | Yugoslav First League | Yugoslav Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| Aleksandar Stojanović | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Živan Ljukovčan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| align=center colspan="15" style="background: red;color:white" | Defenders | |||||||
| Nikola Jovanović | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Zlatko Krmpotić | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Milan Jovin | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ivan Jurišić | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dragan Miletović | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Zoran Jelikić | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dragan Nikitović | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Milovan Rajevac | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| align=center colspan="15" style="background: red;color:white" | Midfielders | |||||||
| Cvijetin Blagojević | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 5 |
| Slavoljub Muslin | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
| Nedeljko Milosavljević | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 7 |
| Vladimir Petrović | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 8 |
| Đorđe Milovanović | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Zoran Simić | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Dušan Nikolić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Zvonko Radić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Boško Gjurovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zdravko Čakalić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| align=center colspan="15" style="background: red;color:white" | Forwards | |||||||
| Dušan Savić | 30 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 33 |
| Miloš Šestić | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 9 |
| Zdravko Borovnica | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 5 |
| Duško Lukić | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Zoran Filipović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Milko Gjurovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Draško Cvetković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| align=center colspan="15" style="background: red;color:white" | Players sold or loaned out during the season | |||||||
| Mihailo Petrović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Petar Baralić | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Mihalj Keri | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
See main article: 1978–79 Yugoslav First League.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1978 | Budućnost | H | 1–0 | Šestić | |
| 19 August 1978 | Napredak Kruševac | A | 1–0 | Savić | |
| 24 August 1978 | Olimpija | H | 3–1 | Petrović, Savić, Milosavljević | |
| 27 August 1978 | Hajduk Split | A | 0–1 | ||
| 2 September 1978 | Željezničar | H | 5–2 | Petrović, Savić (4) | |
| 10 September 1978 | Dinamo Zagreb | A | 2–2 | Blagojević, Savić (pen.) | |
| 17 September 1978 | Radnički Niš | H | 2–1 | Blagojević, Jovanović | |
| 23 September 1978 | Borac Banja Luka | A | 1–2 | Savić | |
| 8 October 1978 | Osijek | H | 1–1 | Savić | |
| 14 October 1978 | Velež | A | 1–2 | Baralić | |
| 29 October 1978 | Vojvodina | H | 1–0 | Savić | |
| 3 November 1978 | Rijeka | A | 0–1 | ||
| 12 November 1978 | Sarajevo | H | 0–1 | ||
| 19 November 1978 | Zagreb | A | 0–0 | ||
| 26 November 1978 | Sloboda Tuzla | H | 3–2 | Savić (2), Milosavljević | |
| 29 November 1978 | Partizan | A | 3–1 | Šestić, Milosavljević, Krmpotić | |
| 3 December 1978 | OFK Beograd | H | 5–1 | Milosavljević (2), Savić (2), Petrović | |
| 3 March 1979 | Budućnost | A | 0–0 | ||
| 10 March 1979 | Napredak Kruševac | H | 3–3 | Savić (2), Milosavljević | |
| 17 March 1979 | Olimpija | A | 2–0 | Blagojević, Muslin | |
| 25 March 1979 | Hajduk Split | H | 1–3 | Savić | |
| 7 April 1979 | Željezničar | A | 1–0 | Borovnica | |
| 15 April 1979 | Dinamo Zagreb | H | 1–2 | Savić (pen.) | |
| 20 April 1979 | Radnički Niš | A | 1–1 | Simić | |
| 29 April 1979 | Borac Banja Luka | H | 1–0 | Savić | |
| 5 May 1979 | Osijek | A | 2–2 | Muslin, Savić (pen.) | |
| 13 May 1979 | Vojvodina | A | 0–1 | ||
| 16 May 1979 | Velež | H | 1–0 | Muslin | |
| 27 May 1979 | Sarajevo | A | 0–0 | ||
| 30 May 1979 | Zagreb | H | 2–0 | Šestić, Petrović | |
| 3 June 1979 | Sloboda Tuzla | A | 0–1 | ||
| 6 June 1979 | Rijeka | H | 0–0 | ||
| 10 June 1979 | Partizan | H | 3–0 | Savić (2), Borovnica | |
| 17 June 1979 | OFK Beograd | A | 4–2 | Savić (2), Borovnica, Petrović |
See main article: 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1978 | Budućnost | H | 4–1 | Šestić, Savić, Milosavljević, Petrović | |
| 8 November 1978 | Sutjeska | A | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Savić (2), Petrović | |
| 25 February 1979 | Novi Sad | H | 4–0 | Šestić, Savić, Milovanović, Muslin | |
| 4 April 1979 | Rijeka | H | 0–1 |
See main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup.
See main article: 1979 UEFA Cup Final.