2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premijer liga
Season 2015–16
Champions Zrinjski
4th Premier League title
Relegated Borac
Slavija
Travnik
Rudar (P)
Drina
Velež
Champions League Zrinjski
Europa League Sloboda
Široki Brijeg
Radnik
Matches played 88
Goals scored 178 (2.02 per match)
Top goalscorer Leon Benko (17 goals)
Biggest home win Travnik 7-1 Velež
(23 April 2016)
Biggest away win 0-3 on several occasions
Highest scoring Travnik 7-1 Velež
(23 April 2016)
Longest winning run Željezničar (9)
Longest unbeaten run Željezničar (13)
Longest winless run Velež (18)
Longest losing run Velež (13)

The 2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the sixteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and fourteenth as a unified country-wide league. The league began 25 July 2015 and will end 14 May 2016, with a winter break between 7 December 2015 and 27 February 2016. The official fixture schedule was released on 10 July 2015.[1] In the 2015–16 season, six teams will be relegated as the league decided to reduce the number of participants from the current 16 to 12 for the 2016–17 season.[2]

The 2015–16 season will see the return of FK Rudar Prijedor and newcomer FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj to top flight as promoted teams, in place of FK Mladost Velika Obarska who returns to Prva liga RS after two seasons in top flight and NK Zvijezda Gradačac who were relegated to the Prva liga FBiH after spending 7 seasons in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including the top 14 sides from the 2014-15 season and two promoted sides from each of the second-level leagues.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity[3]
FK Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka Gradski Stadion, Banja Luka 9,730
NK Čelik Zenica Zenica Bilino Polje 15,292
FK Drina Zvornik Zvornik Gradski Stadion, Zvornik 5,000
FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Doboj (Kakanj) Stadion Mladost Kakanj, Doboj (Kakanj) 1,000
FK Olimpic Sarajevo Sarajevo Otoka 3,000
FK Radnik Bijeljina Bijeljina Gradski Stadion, Bijeljina 6,000
FK Rudar Prijedor Prijedor Gradski Stadion, Prijedor 6,000
FK Sarajevo Sarajevo Asim Ferhatović Hase 35,630
FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo Istočno Sarajevo SRC Slavija 6,000
FK Sloboda Tuzla Tuzla Tušanj 8,550
NK Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg Pecara 5,628
NK Travnik Travnik Pirota 3,200
FK Velež Mostar Mostar Vrapčići 5,294
NK Vitez Vitez Gradski Stadion, NK Vitez 3,000
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Mostar Bijeli Brijeg 20,000
FK Željezničar Sarajevo Sarajevo Grbavica 16,100

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer shirt sponsor
FK Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina Borče Sredojević Bosnia and Herzegovina Boris Raspudić NAAI m:tel
NK Čelik Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvedin Beganović Bosnia and Herzegovina Adi Adilović Joma RM-LH
FK Drina Zvornik Bosnia and Herzegovina Cvijetin Blagojević Serbia Aleksandar Kikić Bull Vitinka
FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Bosnia and Herzegovina Ibro Rahimić Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Dilaver Joma Kakanj Cement
FK Olimpic Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Odović Bosnia and Herzegovina Veldin Muharemović Puma Europlakat
FK Radnik Bijeljina Serbia Slavko Petrović Serbia Stanko Ostojić Bull
FK Rudar Prijedor Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatko Jelisavac Bosnia and Herzegovina Nebojša Šodić GBT ArcelorMittal
FK Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Almir Hurtic Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Duljević Haad Turkish Airlines
FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo Republic of Macedonia Milko Gjurovski Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Lučić Joma Nova Banka
FK Sloboda Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina Husref Musemić Bosnia and Herzegovina Zajko Zeba Patrick Tuzlanski pilsner
NK Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina Slaven Musa Brazil Wagner Jako Mepas
NK Travnik Bosnia and Herzegovina Boris Gavran Bosnia and Herzegovina Anel Ćurić NAAI ADK
FK Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina Zijo Tojaga Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Bobić Givova HEPOK Mostar
NK Vitez Croatia Branko Karačić Croatia Goran Jurić Joma
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Serbia Vinko Marinović Croatia Danijel Stojanović Zeus Interagent/Energia naturalis
FK Željezničar Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Edis Mulalić Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Kosorić Joma

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zrinjski Mostar (C) 30 21 6 3 52 17 +35 69 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Sloboda Tuzla 30 19 5 6 44 23 +21 62 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Široki Brijeg 30 18 7 5 56 21 +35 61
4 Sarajevo 30 18 3 9 56 28 +28 57
5 Željezničar 30 16 7 7 36 20 +16 55
6 Čelik Zenica 30 12 10 8 35 28 +7 46
7 Radnik Bijeljina 30 13 6 11 25 25 0 45 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Olimpic 30 11 6 13 36 33 +3 39
9 Vitez 30 11 6 13 36 41 5 39
10 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 30 10 9 11 29 39 10 39
11 Borac Banja Luka (R) 30 10 6 14 27 33 6 36 Relegation to the Prva Liga RS
12 Slavija (R) 30 8 11 11 25 37 12 35
13 Travnik (R) 30 8 5 17 36 47 11 29 Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH
14 Rudar Prijedor (R) 30 5 10 15 24 38 14 25 Relegation to the Prva Liga RS
15 Drina Zvornik (R) 30 7 1 22 24 66 42 22
16 Velež Mostar (R) 30 1 6 23 10 55 45 9 Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH
Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[4]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Sloboda Tuzla118652222231
Zrinjski32111111112
Sarajevo16467475423
Široki Brijeg41543364344
Radnik53326733565
Željezničar11141010910118786
Slavija9111295637677
Čelik54234536858
Vitez111515151415161411139
Olimpic141213161213999910
Mladost Doboj Kakanj151314131391012121211
Travnik10810811101213141112
Rudar Prijedor27810881311131413
Borac Banja Luka54771012810101014
Velež81091215161516161515
Drina Zvornik1616161416141415151616
Leader
2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation to 2016-17 Prva Liga FBiH or 2016–17 Prva Liga RS

Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2015. Source: SportSport.ba

Results

Home \ Away[1] BOR ČEL DRZMDKOLIRADRPRSARSLASLOŠBTRAVELVITZRIŽEL
Borac Banja Luka 11 30 11 01 01 12 01 21 00 02 21 21 22 21 10
Čelik 00 21 10 10 20 00 11 20 10 21 11 10 61 22 10
Drina Zvornik 10 02 02 03 10 41 13 11 12 03 10 12 02 01 02
Mladost Doboj Kakanj 12 10 42 20 00 21 21 11 11 12 21 10 00 03 21
Olimpic 30 11 40 00 00 62 13 23 01 21 10 10 00 03 01
Radnik 02 21 10 30 00 20 03 21 01 01 20 00 10 01 00
Rudar Prijedor 01 00 01 30 00 01 11 22 01 01 21 40 11 01 10
Sarajevo 20 21 61 21 13 21 20 30 10 21 40 41 40 01 01
Slavija 30 21 10 11 10 21 00 10 01 00 00 11 01 01 11
Sloboda Tuzla 11 42 02 20 21 10 21 40 40 03 20 20 21 21 01
Široki Brijeg 10 00 51 30 20 50 20 10 40 00 22 10 51 34 11
Travnik 02 32 42 12 21 13 00 10 00 23 12 71 31 14 20
Velež 11 00 01 00 12 02 00 03 03 12 03 01 01 01 01
Vitez 10 10 30 11 12 01 31 13 20 13 11 20 60 10 01
Zrinjski 10 00 50 40 20 00 21 22 40 21 00 10 10 10 21
Željezničar 10 40 32 21 31 12 11 10 00 00 20 21 21 30 00

Updated to games played on 15 May 2016.
Source: SportSport.ba
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Borac Banja LukaWDDDLLWLWDL
ČelikWDWLDDWDLDLW
Drina ZvornikLLLWLWLLLLLL
Mladost Doboj KakanjLDDDDWDLDDWW
OlimpicLDDLWDWLWDL
RadnikWWDDLDWWLDWW
Rudar PrijedorWLDLWLLDLDWL
SarajevoWLWLDWLWWWLWLWWWWLDWDWWWWLWWL
SlavijaDDLWWDWLWDD
Sloboda TuzlaLWWDWWDWDDWW
Široki BrijegWWLDDWLWWDD
TravnikLWLWLDLLLWWL
VeležDDDLLLDLLWLLLLDLLLLLLLLLLLLLD
VitezLLLWDLLWWLWL
ZrinjskiWWWWDDWWLDLW
ŽeljezničarLLWDWLDWWLWLWLDWDWWWWWWWWWDLD

Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2015. Source: SportSport.ba
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

References

  1. "Schedule released". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. "New rules, 6 clubs relegate". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. "Capacity of stadiums of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. "Premier Liga 2015/2016 – Season Rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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