Surprise Motion of the tournament Competition were second level side Galenika , who managed Control to reach Arriving the semi-finals , knocking out the remaining two of the Yugoslav `` Big Four '' clubs Partizan and Hajduk Split in the process .

Fuelled by their prolific goalscorer Slobodan Santrač , Galenika also had a successful league season as they won the 1981–82 Second League Division East and won promotion Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to the 1982–83 Yugoslav First League .