Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Premier League
Founded | 2001 |
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Country |
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Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | 1 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | National Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League |
Current champions |
SFK 2000 Sarajevo (2016–17) |
Most championships | SFK 2000 Sarajevo (15 titles) |
Website | NSFBiH.ba |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Premier League (Bosnian/Croatian, Serbian: Ženska Premijer Liga BiH) is the top level women's football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 2013 the league is being unified. Before it was played in two separate groups based on league systems confined within Bosnia's entities, one being the First Women's League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other First Women's League of the Republika Sprska, with the champion being decided through play-offs.[1]
The winner of the play-off qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The league draws little media attention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the funding is often inadequate and clubs lack infrastructure, in some cases even basic training facilities.[2]
History
Until 2013 the league was divided into the NFSBiH league and the league of the Republic of Srpska. The best two teams of the NFSBiH league qualified for a play-off in which the champion of the Republika Sprska women's football championship joined. The venue for the play-off was decided beforehand and it was played as three-team group.
Format
The teams play a double round robin after which the two best-placed teams advance to 3 team play-off group with the best placed club from Republika Srpska.
In 2014/15 eight teams play a triple round-robin for 21 matches in total.
2012–13 Teams
The 2012–13 season is played by the following six teams.[3]
Team | Home city | Home ground |
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SFK 2000 | Sarajevo | Koševo II |
ŽOFK Gradina | Srebrenik | Gradski stadion |
ŽNK Čelik Zenica | Zenica | Kamberović polje |
ŽNK Salt City | Tuzla | NK Mramor |
ŽNK Mladost Nević Polje | Travnik | Mladost Nević Polje |
ŽNK Orahovica 74 | Donja Orahovica | Barice |
List of champions
The list of champions[4]
- 2001–02: NK Iskra Bugojno
- 2002–03: SFK 2000 (Sarajevo)
- 2003–04: SFK 2000
- 2004–05: SFK 2000
- 2005–06: SFK 2000
- 2006–07: SFK 2000
- 2007–08: SFK 2000
- 2008–09: SFK 2000
- 2009–10: SFK 2000
- 2010–11: SFK 2000
- 2011–12: SFK 2000[5]
- 2012–13: SFK 2000
- 2013–14: SFK 2000[6]
- 2014–15: SFK 2000
- 2015–16: SFK 2000[7]
- 2016–17: SFK 2000[8]
Titles by team
Club | Titles |
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SFK 2000 | 15 |
Iskra Bugojno | 1 |
References
- ↑ "National women's league launches in Bosnia and Herzegovina". UEFA. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Lejla Mazlic (16 September 2009). "Women's football teams ignored in B&H". HRH Sarajevo. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ↑ "Club list". nsfbih.ba. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ Hans Schöggl (11 January 2010). "Bosnia-Hercegovina (Women) List of Champions". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ↑ "SFK 2000 won the championship again". NFSBiH. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ http://sport033.com/nogometasice-sfk-2000-potvrdile-dominaciju-u-bih/
- ↑ "Nova titula za SFK Sarajevo 2000" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bordo nogometašice nastavile dominaciju u Bosni i Hercegovini, SFK 2000 Sarajevo bogatiji za novi pehar Pročitajte više na (One more title for SFK)" (in Bosnian). sport1.ba. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.