| Club: | Red Star Belgrade |
| Season: | 1985–86 |
| Manager: | Gojko Zec |
| Chairman: | Miladin Šakić |
| League: | Yugoslav First League |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Yugoslav Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup2: | European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Milko Gjurovski (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Husref Musemić (17) |
During the 1985–86 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League,[1] 1985–86 Yugoslav Cup and 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup.
The last round of the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League finished with highly controversial results, as Partizan won the title. Slavko Šajber, the president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia, annulled the results of the last round and decided that all matches must be replayed. Partizan refused to play again, allowing Red Star to win the title and participate in the 1986–87 European Cup as Yugoslav champions. More than a year later, the Court of Joint Labour of SR Serbia returned the title to Partizan due to lack of evidence in match fixing.[2]
| Name | Yugoslav First League | Yugoslav Cup | European Cup Winners' Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| Živan Ljukovčan | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| align=center colspan="15" style="background: red;color:white" | Defenders | |||||||
| Marko Elsner | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Slavko Radovanović | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Zlatko Krdžević | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Miodrag Krivokapić | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Zoran Dimitrijević | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Milan Ivanović | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Miroslav Šugar | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Milan Jovin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| align=center colspan="15" style="background: red;color:white" | Midfielders | |||||||
| Boško Gjurovski | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 15 |
| Mitar Mrkela | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 11 |
| Milan Janković | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 8 |
| Goran Milojević | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Žarko Đurović | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 6 |
| Jovica Nikolić | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| align=center colspan="15" style="background: red;color:white" | Forwards | |||||||
| Husref Musemić | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 17 |
| Milko Gjurovski | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 14 |
| Zoran Pavlović | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| align=center colspan="15" style="background: red;color:white" | Players sold or loaned out during the season | |||||||
| Miralem Zjajo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zlatko Krmpotić | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Vlada Stošić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dragan Miletović | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
See main article: 1985–86 Yugoslav First League.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1985 | Osijek | H | 1–0 | Krmpotić | |
| 21 August 1985 | Partizan | A | 1–1 | M. Gjurovski (pen.) | |
| 25 August 1985 | Vojvodina | H | 3–1 | Musemić (2), B. Gjurovski | |
| 1 September 1985 | Čelik | A | 0–0 | ||
| 4 September 1985 | Dinamo Vinkovci | H | 0–1 | ||
| 8 September 1985 | Rijeka | A | 1–1 | Janković (pen.) | |
| 14 September 1985 | Dinamo Zagreb | H | 2–0 | Mrkela, M. Gjurovski | |
| 6 October 1985 | Željezničar | A | 5–2 | B. Gjurovski (2), Musemić (2), M. Gjurovski | |
| 9 October 1985 | Sloboda Tuzla | H | 2–1 | Elsner, Mrkela | |
| 12 October 1985 | OFK Beograd | A | 1–3 | Janković (pen.) | |
| 20 October 1985 | Hajduk Split | A | 1–0 | Dimitrijević | |
| 27 October 1985 | Vardar | H | 4–0 | Nikolić, B. Gjurovski, Milojević, Setinov (o.g.) | |
| 3 November 1985 | Budućnost | A | 4–0 | Musemić, Dimitrijević, Mrkela, M. Gjurovski | |
| 9 November 1985 | Velež | A | 2–0 | M. Gjurovski (2) | |
| 23 November 1985 | Sutjeska Nikšić | H | 4–2 | Mrkela (3), B. Gjurovski | |
| 1 December 1985 | Prishtina | A | 1–2 | Elsner | |
| 8 December 1985 | Sarajevo | H | 4–3 | Mrkela, Musemić (2), Milojević | |
| 1 March 1986 | Velež | H | 2–2 | M. Gjurovski, Musemić | |
| 9 March 1986 | Osijek | A | 0–0 | ||
| 15 March 1986 | Partizan | H | 2–1 | Nikolić, Musemić | |
| 23 March 1986 | Vojvodina | A | 1–4 | M. Gjurovski | |
| 30 March 1986 | Čelik | H | 4–1 | Mrkela, Musemić, Janković (pen.), Pavlović | |
| 6 April 1986 | Dinamo Vinkovci | A | 1–2 | Mrkela | |
| 12 April 1986 | Rijeka | H | 1–1 | B. Gjurovski | |
| 20 April 1986 | Dinamo Zagreb | A | 1–3 | Musemić | |
| 27 April 1986 | Željezničar | H | 4–1 | B. Gjurovski, Janković (pen.), Đurović, Krdžević | |
| 4 May 1986 | Sloboda Tuzla | A | 2–1 | M. Gjurovski (2) | |
| 7 May 1986 | OFK Beograd | H | 2–1 | M. Gjurovski, Mrkela | |
| 18 May 1986 | Hajduk Split | H | 4–0 | Vulić (o.g.), Musemić, Pavlović, B. Gjurovski | |
| 25 May 1986 | Vardar | A | 2–1 | B. Gjurovski, Đurović | |
| 28 May 1986 | Budućnost | H | 3–1 | B. Gjurovski, Janković (pen.), Milojević | |
| 1 June 1986 | Sutjeska Nikšić | A | 2–2 | Đurović, B. Gjurovski | |
| 8 June 1986 | Prishtina | H | 2–0 | Milojević, B. Gjurovski | |
| 14 June 1986 | Sarajevo | A | 4–0 | M. Gjurovski (3), Janković (pen.) |
See main article: 1985–86 Yugoslav Cup.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 1985 | OFK Kikinda | H | 2–0 | B. Gjurovski, Đurović | |
| 20 November 1985 | Vardar | A | 2–0 | Musemić (2) | |
| 23 February 1986 | Osijek | H | 3–1 | Janković (pen.), Musemić, Milojević | |
| 9 April 1986 | Dinamo Zagreb | A | 0–4 |
See main article: 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup.