State Champions 1973.

Crvena Zvezda won its 12th Yugoslav championship title in the 1972/73 season. Two rounds before the end of the championship on June 10, 1973, the red and whites mathematically secured first place. The jubilee 50th Yugoslav championship continued the dominance of our most trophy-winning club.

It was the 14th trophy of the then most successful generation of Red Star, not only in the history of the red-and-white club, but also in the entire history of Yugoslav football up to that point. In the championship race, Miljan Miljanić's squad, as many times before, proved that our team is the most complete. In addition to one of the strongest defenses, Red Star had the most deadly attack. Offensiveness was at the core of the game's philosophy. Only three defeats throughout the entire championship and the most victories on away grounds.

The great triumph turned into a real feat, if you look at the misfortunes that followed the red and white team throughout the championship. Rarely has a team, especially a championship team, been so decimated by injuries. Regularly or occasionally, as many as eight players from the famous championship generation were absent, including Antonijević (who went to the Yugoslav People's Army), Krivokuća, Džajić, Janković, Aćimović (severe injuries), Dujković, Đorić (loss of form) and Filipović. Players with less playing time experienced lightning-fast affirmation, namely Olja and Vladimir Petrović, Keri, Jovanović, Nikolić, Panajotović.

Miljan Miljanić, as the head of the coaching staff, was the root of the success and certainly one of the most deserving for the new title. The most outstanding players on the field were the seasoned veterans Pavlović, Dojčinovki, Džajić, Krivokuća, Aćimović, who once again held all the strings in their hands. To them should be added the newly-minted national team players Ognjen Petrović, Bogićević and Karasi, or the extraordinary Kerry, as well as the greatest revelation of the Red Star football school - Vladimir Petrović Pižon. The final balance of Red Star was 52 points, 21 wins, 10 draws, three losses and a goal difference of 71:28.