| Winners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Star | 19 | |||
| Partizan | 11 | |||
| Hajduk Split | 7 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | |||
| Vojvodina | 2 | |||
| Sarajevo | 2 | |||
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 1 | |||
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Top scorer(s) | Goals |
| 1945 [a] | SR Serbia | JNA | Stjepan Bobek ( JNA ) | 8 |
| 1946–47 | FK Partizan Illés Spitz | Dinamo Zagreb | Franjo Wölfl ( Dinamo Zagreb ) | 28 |
| 1947–48 | Dinamo Zagreb | Hajduk Split | Franjo Wölfl ( Dinamo Zagreb ) | 22 |
| 1948–49 | FK Partizan Illés Spitz | Red Star Belgrade | Frane Matošić ( Hajduk Split ) | 17 |
| 1950 | Hajduk Split | Red Star Belgrade | Marko Valok ( Partizan ) | 17 |
| 1951 | Red Star Belgrade Žarko Mihajlović | Dinamo Zagreb | Kosta Tomašević ( Red Star ) | 16 |
| 1952 | Hajduk Split | Red Star Belgrade | Stanoje Jocić ( BSK Belgrade ) | 13 |
| 1952–53 | Red Star Belgrade Žarko Mihajlović | Hajduk Split | Todor Živanović ( Red Star ) | 17 |
| 1953–54 | Dinamo Zagreb | FK Partizan | Stjepan Bobek ( Partizan ) | 21 |
| 1954–55 | Hajduk Split | BSK Belgrade | Predrag Marković ( BSK Belgrade ) Kosta Tomašević ( Spartak Subotica ) Bernard Vukas ( Hajduk Split ) | 20 |
| 1955–56 | Red Star Belgrade Milovan Ćirić | FK Partizan | Muhamed Mujić ( Velež Mostar ) Tihomir Ognjanov ( Spartak Subotica ) Todor Veselinović ( Vojvodina ) | 21 |
| 1956–57 | Red Star Belgrade Milovan Ćirić | Vojvodina | Todor Veselinović ( Vojvodina ) | 28 |
| 1957–58 | Dinamo Zagreb | FK Partizan | Todor Veselinović ( Vojvodina ) | 19 |
| 1958–59 | Red Star Belgrade Miša Pavić | FK Partizan | Bora Kostić ( Red Star ) | 25 |
| 1959–60 | Red Star Belgrade Miša Pavić | Dinamo Zagreb | Bora Kostić ( Red Star ) | 19 |
| 1960–61 | FK Partizan Stjepan Bobek | Red Star Belgrade | Zoran Prljinčević ( Radnički Belgrade ) Todor Veselinović ( Vojvodina ) | 16 |
| 1961–62 | FK Partizan Stjepan Bobek | Vojvodina | Dražan Jerković ( Dinamo Zagreb ) | 16 |
| 1962–63 | FK Partizan Kiril Simonovski | Dinamo Zagreb | Mišo Smajlović ( Željezničar Sarajevo ) | 18 |
| 1963–64 | Red Star Belgrade Miša Pavić | OFK Belgrade | Asim Ferhatović ( FK Sarajevo ) | 19 |
| 1964–65 | FK Partizan Marko Valok | FK Sarajevo | Zlatko Dračić ( NK Zagreb ) | 23 |
| 1965–66 | FK Vojvodina | Dinamo Zagreb | Petar Nadoveza ( Hajduk Split ) | 21 |
| 1966–67 | FK Sarajevo | Dinamo Zagreb | Mustafa Hasanagić ( Partizan ) | 18 |
| 1967–68 | Red Star Belgrade Miljan Miljanić | FK Partizan | Slobodan Santrač ( OFK Belgrade ) | 22 |
| 1968–69 | Red Star Belgrade Miljan Miljanić | Dinamo Zagreb | Vojin Lazarević ( Red Star ) | 22 |
| 1969–70 | Red Star Belgrade Miljan Miljanić | FK Partizan | Slobodan Santrač ( OFK Belgrade ) Dušan Bajević ( Velež Mostar ) | 20 |
| 1970–71 | Hajduk Split | Željezničar Sarajevo | Petar Nadoveza ( Hajduk Split ) Božo Janković ( Željezničar Sarajevo ) | 20 |
| 1971–72 | Željezničar Sarajevo | Red Star Belgrade | Slobodan Santrač ( OFK Belgrade ) | 33 |
| 1972–73 | Red Star Belgrade Miljan Miljanić | Velež Mostar | Slobodan Santrač ( OFK Belgrade ) Vojin Lazarević ( Red Star ) | 25 |
| 1973–74 | Hajduk Split | Velež Mostar | Danilo Popivoda ( Olimpija Ljubljana ) | 17 |
| 1974–75 | Hajduk Split | Vojvodina | Dušan Savić ( Red Star ) Boško Đorđević ( Partizan ) | 20 |
| 1975–76 | FK Partizan Tomislav Kaloperović | Hajduk Split | Nenad Bjeković ( Partizan ) | 24 |
| 1976–77 | Red Star Belgrade Gojko Zec | Dinamo Zagreb | Zoran Filipović ( Red Star ) | 21 |
| 1977–78 | FK Partizan Ante Mladinić | Red Star Belgrade | Radomir Savić ( Sarajevo ) | 21 |
| 1978–79 | Hajduk Split | Dinamo Zagreb | Dušan Savić ( Red Star ) | 24 |
| 1979–80 | Red Star Belgrade Branko Stanković | FK Sarajevo | Safet Sušić ( Sarajevo ) Dragoljub Kostić ( Napredak Kruševac ) | 17 |
| 1980–81 | Red Star Belgrade Branko Stanković | Hajduk Split | Milan Radović ( Rijeka ) | 26 |
| 1981–82 | Dinamo Zagreb | Red Star Belgrade | Snješko Cerin ( Dinamo Zagreb ) | 19 |
| 1982–83 | FK Partizan Miloš Milutinović | Hajduk Split | Sulejman Halilović ( Dinamo Vinkovci ) | 18 |
| 1983–84 | Red Star Belgrade Gojko Zec | FK Partizan | Darko Pančev ( Vardar ) | 19 |
| 1984–85 | FK Sarajevo | Hajduk Split | Zlatko Vujović ( Hajduk Split ) | 25 |
| 1985–86 | FK Partizan Nenad Bjeković | Red Star Belgrade | Davor Čop ( Dinamo Vinkovci ) | 20 |
| 1986–87 | FK Partizan Nenad Bjeković | Velež Mostar | Radmilo Mihajlović ( Željezničar Sarajevo ) | 23 |
| 1987–88 | Red Star Belgrade Velibor Vasović | FK Partizan | Duško Milinković ( Rad Belgrade ) | 16 |
| 1988–89 | FK Vojvodina | Red Star Belgrade | Davor Šuker ( Osijek ) | 18 |
| 1989–90 | Red Star Belgrade Dragoslav Šekularac | Dinamo Zagreb | Darko Pančev ( Red Star ) | 25 |
| 1990–91 | Red Star Belgrade Ljupko Petrović | Dinamo Zagreb | Darko Pančev ( Red Star ) | 34 |
| 1991–92 | Red Star Belgrade Vladica Popović | FK Partizan | Darko Pančev ( Red Star ) | 25 |
