Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Countries | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Relegation to | First League of FBiH, First League of RS |
| Domestic cup(s) | Bosnian Cup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League, Europa League |
| Current champions | Borac Banja Luka (2010–11) |
| Most championships | Željezničar (3) |
| TV partners | HRT 1 |
| Website | BH Premier League |
 2011–12 Premier League ofBosnia and Herzegovina |
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The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season.
The winner of the Premier League is seeded into the Champions League 2nd Round. The winner of the Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Premier League runners up go to the 2nd round of Europa League and the third placed team goes to the 1st round of Europa League
At the end of the season last two teams are relegated, and winners of First League of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and First League of Republika Srpska are promoted to Premier League.
The league is operated by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1998 and 2000, the champion was decided after a play-off between Bosniak and Bosnian Croat clubs. In 2001, a national league started for the first time, with Serbian clubs refusing to take part in the first two league seasons, eventually joining in 2002.
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[edit] Clubs 2011/12
[edit] UEFA Ranking
UEFA Country Ranking[1] after the session 2010/11 (Previous year rank in italics)
- 26
(22) 
Tippeligaen - 27 (25)
Serbian SuperLiga - 28 (24)
Allsvenskan - 29
(31) 
Premijer Liga BiH - 30
(30) 
Veikkausliiga - 31 (29)
League of Ireland - 32 (36)
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina Champions
[edit] Championships based on ethnical principles
Before 2003 Croats and Serbs had their own league. The champions of the mainly bosniak Prva Liga BiH, except 1998 and 2000, are recognised as champions of the country.
Champions of First League of Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1994/95. - NK Čelik Zenica - "Champion of BiH"
- 1995/96. - NK Čelik Zenica - "Champion of BiH"
- 1996/97. - NK Čelik Zenica - "Champion of BiH"
- 1997/98. - NK Bosna Visoko - "Play off with champion of First League of Herzeg-Bosnia was held"
- 1998/99. - FK Sarajevo - "Champion of BiH"
- 1999/00. - NK Jedinstvo Bihać - "Play off with champion of First League of Herzeg-Bosnia was held"
Champions of First League of Herzeg-Bosnia - played by Croats
- 1993/94. - NK Mladost Dubint Široki Brijeg
- 1994/95. - NK Mladost Dubint Široki Brijeg
- 1995/96. - NK Mladost Široki Brijeg
- 1996/97. - NK Široki Brijeg
- 1997/98. - NK Široki Brijeg
- 1998/99. - HŠK Posušje
- 1999/00. - HŠK Posušje
Champions of First League of the Republika Srpska - played by Serbs
- 1995/96. - FK Boksit Milići
- 1996/97. - FK Rudar Ugljevik
- 1997/98. - FK Rudar Ugljevik
- 1998/99. - FK Radnik Bijeljina
- 1999/00. - FK Boksit Milići
- 2000/01. - FK Borac Banja Luka
- 2001/02. - FK Leotar
[edit] Transition period Play-off Championship
Transition period play-off Championship was played for 2 seasons and led to formation of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Best positioned teams of First League of Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina and First League of Herzeg-Bosnia played play-off games to determine the Champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was semi-national league.
| Season | Winner |
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| 1997-98 |
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| 1998-99 |
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| 1999-00 |
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[edit] Premier League Champions
It was formed between the end of 1999-00 and start of 2000-01 season by merging First League of Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (played by Bosniaks) and First League of Herzeg-Bosnia (played by Croats). In 2002-03 season Serbian clubs from First League of the Republika Srpska also joined the league forming for the first time nationalwide league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Season | Winners |
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| 2002-03 |
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| 2003-04 |
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| 2004-05 |
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| 2005-06 |
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| 2006-07 |
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| 2007-08 |
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| 2008-09 |
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| 2009-10 |
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| 2010-11 |
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| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
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| NK Široki Brijeg |
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2004, 2006 |
| HŠK Zrinjski |
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2005, 2009 |
| FK Leotar |
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2003 |
| FK Sarajevo |
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2007 |
| FK Modriča |
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2008 |
| FK Borac Banja Luka |
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2011 |
| FK Željezničar |
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2010 |
[edit] Cities
The following table lists the champions by cities.
| City | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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| Sarajevo |
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FK Željezničar (1), FK Sarajevo (1) |
| Mostar |
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HŠK Zrinjski (2) |
| Široki Brijeg |
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NK Široki Brijeg (2) |
| Modriča |
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FK Modriča (1) |
| Trebinje |
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FK Leotar (1) |
| Banja Luka |
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FK Borac Banja Luka (1) |
[edit] Notable Performances in Europe
In the qualifiers for the UEFA Champions League season 2002/03, Željezničar gained the greatest success in Bosnian post-war club-football so far, going all the way to the last qualifying round for the most important club competition in Europe. After big wins over ÍA Akraness and Lillestrøm SK, however they were held by Newcastle United. In the first match in Newcastle the result was 4-0 for Newcastle, and in Sarajevo it was 1-0 for the guests.
The second time a Bosnian club moved into the last qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League was FK Sarajevo in 2007/08, when they lost to Dynamo Kyiv 0-4 on aggregate, after going over Maltese Marsaxlokk and Belgian side Genk.
Another remarkable season for Bosnian clubs in Europe was 2009/10. The most memorable performances were marked by FK Sarajevo and FK Slavija. While Slavija surprisingly beat Aalborg BK in the Second Qualifying round but couldn't overcome MFK Košice in the third round, FK Sarajevo was able to reach the Play-Offs for the Group Stage of the newly formed UEFA Europa League after beating FC Spartak Trnava and Helsingborgs IF. However, they lost there unhappily 3-2 on aggregate to CFR Cluj.
[edit] All time table of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
As of the end of 2010-11 season
Note: Clubs from Republika Srpska joined 2 seasons after the league creation. Ssn = Number of seasons; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;HF = Highest finish
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Club |
Town |
Ssn |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
HF |
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| 1 | Sarajevo | Sarajevo | 9 | 278 | 143 | 62 | 66 | 460 | 263 | +197 | 491 | 1 |
| 2 | Široki Brijeg | Široki Brijeg | 9 | 278 | 147 | 45 | 86 | 439 | 299 | +140 | 486 | 1 |
| 3 | Željezničar | Sarajevo | 9 | 278 | 143 | 50 | 85 | 432 | 271 | +161 | 479 | 1 |
| 4 | Zrinjski | Mostar | 9 | 278 | 142 | 34 | 100 | 438 | 347 | +91 | 459(-1) | 1 |
| 5 | Leotar | Trebinje | 9 | 278 | 128 | 33 | 121 | 384 | 376 | +8 | 416 | 1 |
| 6 | Sloboda | Tuzla | 9 | 278 | 118 | 47 | 113 | 330 | 317 | +13 | 401 | 3 |
| 7 | Čelik | Zenica | 9 | 278 | 109 | 51 | 118 | 325 | 323 | +2 | 378 | 3 |
| 8 | Borac | Banja Luka | 7 | 218 | 104 | 27 | 87 | 287 | 247 | +40 | 339 | 1 |
| 9 | Slavija | Istočno Sarajevo | 7 | 210 | 91 | 31 | 88 | 269 | 269 | 0 | 304 | 2 |
| 10 | Modriča | Modriča | 7 | 210 | 87 | 34 | 89 | 298 | 290 | +8 | 295 | 1 |
| 11 | Orašje | Orašje | 7 | 218 | 85 | 33 | 100 | 309 | 325 | -16 | 288 | 7 |
| 12 | Posušje | Posušje | 7 | 218 | 82 | 34 | 102 | 264 | 347 | -83 | 280 | 9 |
| 13 | Travnik | Travnik | 7 | 210 | 80 | 30 | 100 | 262 | 307 | -45 | 270 | 5 |
| 14 | Velež | Mostar | 6 | 178 | 75 | 23 | 90 | 242 | 269 | -26 | 248 | 9 |
| 15 | Žepče | Žepče | 6 | 188 | 62 | 32 | 94 | 193 | 272 | -79 | 218 | 8 |
| 16 | Jedinstvo Bihać | Bihać | 4 | 128 | 53 | 14 | 61 | 171 | 205 | -34 | 173 | 7 |
| 17 | Budućnost | Banovići | 4 | 128 | 39 | 21 | 68 | 139 | 199 | -60 | 138 | 8 |
| 18 | Zvijezda Gradačac | Gradačac | 3 | 90 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 118 | 123 | -5 | 122 | 7 |
| 19 | Laktaši | Laktaši | 3 | 90 | 35 | 14 | 41 | 123 | 125 | -2 | 119 | 8 |
| 20 | Rudar Ugljevik | Ugljevik | 3 | 98 | 34 | 14 | 50 | 118 | 143 | -25 | 116 | 9 |
| 21 | Olimpik Sarajevo | Sarajevo | 2 | 60 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 92 | 5 |
| 22 | Glasinac Sokolac | Sokolac | 2 | 68 | 25 | 10 | 33 | 71 | 103 | -32 | 85 | 14 |
| 23 | Rudar Prijedor | Prijedor | 2 | 60 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 64 | 73 | -9 | 79 | 10 |
| 24 | Brotnjo | Čitluk | 2 | 68 | 19 | 14 | 35 | 76 | 111 | -35 | 71 | 13 |
| 25 | Radnik Bijeljina | Bijeljina | 2 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 35 | 62 | 102 | -40 | 63 | 13 |
| 26 | Kozara | Gradiška | 1 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 51 | 15 |
| 27 | Mladost Gacko | Gacko | 1 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 65 | -25 | 39 | 18 |
| 28 | Drina Zvornik | Zvornik | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 53 | -35 | 23 | 16 |
| 29 | Bosna Visoko | Visoko | 1 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 28 | 107 | -79 | 13 | 20 |
| 30 | GOŠK Gabela | Gabela | 1 |
1 In the 2004-05 season, Borac Banja Luka was deducted 1 point (Slavija was awarded 3-0 vs Borac Banja Luka in week 11).
2 In the 2006-07 season, Zrinjski was deducted 1 point (Orašje was awarded 3-0 vs Zrinjski).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina official site (Bosnian)
- League at uefa.com
- BiH soccer (Bosnian)
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