Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1997 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Current champions | NK Široki Brijeg |
The Premier League is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The league is composed of 16 teams. Two teams are relegated at the end of every season. The winner of the Premier League is seeded into the Champions League. The winner of the Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Premier League runners up are seeded into the UEFA Cup.
At the end of the season, one team gets relegated to the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one to the First League of the Republika Srpska. Each league also gets one promotion to the Premier League.
The league is operated by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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[edit] Teams in the Premier League for the 2006/2007 season
FK Borac Banja Luka
NK Čelik Zenica
NK Jedinstvo Bihać
FK Leotar Trebinje
FK Modriča Maxima
HNK Orašje
NK Posušje
FK Radnik Bijeljina
FK Sarajevo
FK Slavija Lukavica
FK Sloboda Tuzla
NK Široki Brijeg
FK Velež Mostar
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
FK Željezničar
NK Žepče
[edit] Premier League Champions
- 2005/2006 - NK Široki Brijeg
- 2004/2005 - HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
- 2003/2004 - NK Široki Brijeg
- 2002/2003 - FK Leotar Trebinje
- 2001/2002 - FK Željezničar
- 2000/2001 - FK Željezničar
- 1999/2000 - NK Brotnjo
- 1997/1998 - NK Željezničar
Until 2000, there were three separated championships on ethnical principles (Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats). Every region had its own champions and cup winners. In 1998. Željezničar became first official champion of Bosnia-Herzegovina after the play-off organized by UEFA and Football Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina. In 2000. second play-off was held, and since 2000/2001 season regular league started (but without Bosnian Serbs' clubs who continued their separated league for two more seasons). Since the 2002/2003 sason Premijer liga is being played in the entire country.
Regional leagues champions
| Season | NFSBiH League | Herzeg-Bosnia First League | Republika Srpska League |
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| 1994 | NK Čelik Zenica | NK Mladost Dubint (Široki Brijeg) | not held |
| 1994/1995 | not held | NK Mladost Dubint (Široki Brijeg) | not held |
| 1995/1996 | NK Čelik Zenica | NK Mladost (Široki Brijeg) | FK Boksit Milići |
| 1996/1997 | NK Čelik Zenica | NK Široki Brijeg | FK Rudar Ugljevik |
| 1997/1998 | NK Bosna Visoko | NK Široki Brijeg | FK Rudar Ugljevik |
| 1998/1999 | FK Sarajevo | NK Posušje | FK Radnik Bijeljina |
| 1999/2000 | NK Jedinstvo Bihać | NK Posušje | FK Boksit Milići |
| 2000/2001 | discontinued | discontinued | FK Borac Banja Luka |
| 2001/2002 | discontinued | discontinued | FK Leotar Trebinje |
[edit] Cup Winners
- 2005/2006 - HNK Orašje
- 2004/2005 - FK Sarajevo
- 2003/2004 - FK Modriča Maxima
- 2002/2003 - FK Željezničar
- 2001/2002 - FK Sarajevo
- 2000/2001 - FK Željezničar
- 1999/2000 - NK Željezničar
- 1998/1999 - NK Bosna Visoko
- 1997/1998 - FK Sarajevo
Note from above can be referred to cup competition as well. Three separated cups were organized. In 1998, for the first time, Bosnia-Herzegovina got his official cup winner after the Super final between FK Sarajevo and HNK Orašje (winners of two different cups). In 1999/2000 season, normal cup format was organized for the first time in Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Since, 2001/2002 season, clubs from entire country are compeiting in cup.
[edit] Clubs in Europe for the 2005/2006 season
As the champions of the league in the 2004/2005 season NK Zrinjski Mostar entered the UEFA Champions League. In the first qualifying round, Zrinjski lost to F91 Dudelange the champions of Luxemburg.
FK Željezničar, finished in second place in the league, and qualified for the UEFA Cup as did FK Sarajevo by winning the Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, due to alleged licensing problems neither club was allowed to enter the competition. So NK Široki Brijeg was awarded one of the spots for finishing third in the league and accidentally Široki Brijeg were also the runners-up in the cup by losing to FK Sarajevo in the final.
During the qualification for the main tournament, Široki Brijeg made an impressive run by qualifying and defeating KS Teuta of Albania and FK Zeta of Montenegro.
[edit] Clubs in Europe for the 2006/2007 season
Four clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina will participate in European competitions this year. Finishing first in the league last year, NK Široki Brijeg qualified for the UEFA Champions League. They beat FC Shakhtyor of Belarus in the first qualifying round and later lost to Hearts of Scotland in the second qualifying round. FK Sarajevo, as runner-up in the league, and HNK Orašje, as cup-winner, have entered the UEFA Cup. They played FC Rànger's of Andorra and NK Domžale of Slovenia respectively. HNK Orašje was eliminated, while FK Sarajevo won in both games. In second qualifying round, they lost to Romanian side AFC Rapid Bucureşti.
As third-place finisher NK Zrinjski Mostar entered the UEFA Intertoto Cup. They played Marsaxlokk F.C. of Malta in the first round, defeating them. They have advanced to the second round of the competition where they have lost to Israel's Maccabi Petah Tikva FC.
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