The title was won by Partizan, strengthened by Gligorić and Andrić, while the second-placed Belgrade University Chess Club Vidmar (former Crvena zvezda) were weakened by absence of Đaja and Popović (while Ivkov played only the first three games). About 80 players took part in the league, of which 15 masters and 21 masters candidates. The best individual score was achieved by Matanović who won all 7 games on the sixth board, while Gligorić had an impressive 6½ (Rabar stopped him with a draw in the last round) on the first board.