| Countries | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1992 |
| 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 | BHRT |
| Website | BH Premier League |
| 2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia 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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UEFA Country Ranking[1] after the session 2010/11 (Previous year rank in italics)
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
Champions of First League of Herzeg-Bosnia - played by Croats
Champions of First League of the Republika Srpska - played by Serbs
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 determin 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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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.
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
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| FK Željezničar |
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2001, 2002, 2010 |
| HŠK Zrinjski |
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2005, 2009 |
| NK Široki Brijeg |
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2004, 2006 |
| FK Modriča |
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2008 |
| FK Sarajevo |
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2007 |
| FK Leotar |
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2003 |
| FK Borac Banja Luka |
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2011 |
The following table lists the champions by cities.
| City | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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| Sarajevo |
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FK Željezničar (4), FK Sarajevo (1) |
| Mostar |
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HŠK Zrinjski (2) |
| Široki Brijeg |
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NK Široki Brijeg (2) |
| Čitluk |
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NK Brotnjo (1) |
| 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) |
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.
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; PPG = Points per game; HF = Highest finish
| Rank |
Club |
Town |
Ssn |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
PPG |
HF |
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| 1 | Željezničar | Sarajevo | 11 | 350 | 190 | 62 | 98 | 605 | 335 | 270 | 632 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 2 | Sarajevo | Sarajevo | 11 | 350 | 180 | 79 | 91 | 589 | 333 | 256 | 619 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 3 | Široki Brijeg | Široki Brijeg | 11 | 350 | 179 | 65 | 106 | 557 | 367 | 190 | 602 | 1.72 | 1 |
| 4 | Zrinjski | Mostar | 11 | 350 | 174 | 47 | 129 | 539 | 440 | 99 | 569 | 1.63 | 1 |
| 5 | Sloboda | Tuzla | 11 | 350 | 146 | 67 | 137 | 406 | 383 | 23 | 505 | 1.44 | 3 |
| 6 | Čelik | Zenica | 11 | 350 | 142 | 68 | 140 | 438 | 393 | 45 | 494 | 1.41 | 3 |
| 7 | Leotar | Trebinje | 9 | 278 | 128 | 33 | 117 | 384 | 375 | 9 | 417 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 8 | Orašje | Orašje | 9 | 290 | 117 | 43 | 130 | 411 | 417 | -6 | 394 | 1.36 | 7 |
| 9 | Posušje | Posušje | 9 | 290 | 114 | 43 | 133 | 353 | 428 | -75 | 385 | 1.33 | 8 |
| 10 | Velež | Mostar | 8 | 260 | 110 | 29 | 121 | 373 | 368 | 5 | 359 | 1.38 | 5 |
| 11 | Borac | Banja Luka | 7 | 218 | 104 | 27 | 87 | 286 | 253 | 33 | 339 | 1.55 | 3 |
| 12 | Travnik | Travnik | 8 | 252 | 98 | 37 | 117 | 327 | 379 | -52 | 331 | 1.31 | 5 |
| 13 | Slavija | Istočno Sarajevo | 7 | 210 | 91 | 31 | 88 | 269 | 282 | -13 | 304 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 14 | Modriča | Modriča | 7 | 210 | 87 | 34 | 89 | 298 | 292 | 6 | 295 | 1.40 | 1 |
| 15 | Jedinstvo | Bihać | 6 | 200 | 85 | 27 | 88 | 271 | 282 | -11 | 282 | 1.41 | 6 |
| 16 | Žepče | Žepče | 6 | 188 | 62 | 32 | 94 | 192 | 280 | -88 | 218 | 1.16 | 8 |
| 17 | Brotnjo | Čitluk | 4 | 140 | 59 | 25 | 56 | 204 | 166 | 28 | 202 | 1.44 | 2 |
| 18 | Budućnost | Banovići | 5 | 170 | 56 | 28 | 86 | 207 | 262 | -55 | 196 | 1.15 | 8 |
| 19 | Olimpik | Sarajevo | 4 | 132 | 55 | 27 | 50 | 166 | 160 | 6 | 192 | 1.45 | 6 |
| 20 | Zvijezda | Gradačac | 3 | 90 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 118 | 123 | -5 | 122 | 1.35 | 7 |
| 21 | Laktaši | Laktaši | 3 | 90 | 35 | 14 | 41 | 123 | 125 | -2 | 119 | 1.32 | 8 |
| 22 | Rudar Ugljevik | Ugljevik | 3 | 98 | 34 | 14 | 50 | 118 | 143 | -25 | 116 | 1.18 | 9 |
| 23 | Troglav | Livno | 2 | 72 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 92 | 106 | -14 | 97 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 24 | Iskra | Bugojno | 2 | 72 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 80 | 97 | -17 | 94 | 1.30 | 9 |
| 25 | Glasinac | Sokolac | 2 | 68 | 25 | 10 | 33 | 71 | 103 | -32 | 85 | 1.25 | 14 |
| 26 | Rudar Prijedor | Prijedor | 2 | 60 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 64 | 73 | -9 | 79 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 27 | Radnik Bijeljina | Bijeljina | 2 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 35 | 87 | 77 | 10 | 63 | 1.05 | 13 |
| 28 | Kiseljak | Kiseljak | 1 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 58 | 1.38 | 17 |
| 29 | Rudar Kakanj | Kakanj | 1 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 62 | 10 | 56 | 1.33 | 18 |
| 30 | Bosna Visoko | Visoko | 2 | 68 | 15 | 7 | 46 | 61 | 155 | -94 | 52 | 0.76 | 12 |
| 31 | Čapljina | Čapljina | 1 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 51 | 1.21 | 19 |
| 32 | Kozara | Gradiška | 1 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 51 | 1.34 | 15 |
| 33 | Mladost Gacko | Gacko | 1 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 65 | -25 | 39 | 1.03 | 18 |
| 34 | Grude | Grude | 1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 31 | 1.03 | 15 |
| 35 | Ljubuški | Ljubuški | 1 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 39 | 86 | -47 | 29 | 0.69 | 20 |
| 36 | Drina Zvornik | Zvornik | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 53 | -35 | 23 | 0.77 | 36 |
| 37 | Krajina Cazin | Cazin | 1 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 149 | -126 | 14 | 0.33 | 21 |
| 38 | Đerzelez | Zenica | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 198 | -188 | 4 | 0.09 | 22 |
| 39 | GOŠK Gabela | Gabela | 0 |
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).
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