First League of the Republika Srpska

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First League of the Republika Srpska
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Founded1995
First season1995–96
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toPremier League
Relegation toSecond League of RS
Domestic cup(s)Bosnian Cup, Republika Srpska Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Europa Conference League
(The winner of the Bosnian Cup earns an automatic spot in the UEFA Europa Conference League)
Current championsRudar Prijedor (3rd title)
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Most championshipsBorac Banja Luka (5 titles)
TV partnersRTRS
WebsiteFirst League RS (in Serbian)
Current:

The First League of the Republika Srpska (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Prva liga Republike Srpske / Прва лига Републике Српске) is a second level football competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The league champion is promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Relegated teams, depending on how many get relegated, fall to the Second League of the Republika Srpska.

History[]

Separate and second tier league[]

Since there were three different football championships in the country, organized on ethnic principles, the "First League of the Republika Srpska" was the top flight in the Republika Srpska before 2002. However, the champions of this League were not recognized by UEFA. In 2002, the top clubs from the Republika Srpska joined the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the First League was kept as one of two second level divisions. It is still run by the Football Association of Republika Srpska, and has ended its boycott of Bosnian football on a federal level.

New format and expansion[]

The league changed format in the 2014–15 season and was split into two stages, the regular season and the playoffs. Each of the 12 competitors in the First League hosts every other team once in the regular season, for a total of 22 matches. A playoff phase is then played from April to May. The point system in the championship playoff is the same as during the regular season, except that each team starts with half of the points they won in the regular season, rounded up to the nearest integer. The points gained by rounding are deducted in the case of a tie. Similar systems are also used in the Belgian First Division A and the Polish Ekstraklasa.

The top six teams from the regular season enter the championship playoff, with the first-placed team winning the First League and teams ranked from 7 to 12 after the regular season enter the relegation playoffs. Each team plays their opponents once. The League champion is promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season, and the bottom clubs are relegated to the Second League of the Republika Srpska (third level). The number of relegated teams depends on how many clubs are entering the league. Those are the winners of the two third level league groups, the winner of the relegation play-off, and Republika Srpska clubs relegated from the Premier League. So, sometimes two clubs get relegated, and sometimes three or even four.

On 12 June 2020, it was confirmed that the league will be expanded from 10 to 16 teams in the 2020–21 season.[1]

Member clubs for 2020–21[]

Team Last season
Zvijezda 09 Relegated
Rudar Prijedor 2.
Kozara Gradiška 3.
Željezničar Banja Luka 4.
Modriča 5.
Slavija Sarajevo 6.
Tekstilac Derventa 7.
Podrinje Janja 8.
Jedinstvo Brčko 9.
Borac Kozarska Dubica Promoted
Leotar Promoted
Drina Zvornik Invited[2]
Ljubić Prnjavor Invited[3]
Sloboda Novi Grad Invited[4]
Sloga Doboj Invited[5]
Sutjeska Foča Invited[6]

League champions[]

Previous champions and winners of the league are:[7]

Season Champion Runners Up Top Goalscorer Club Goals
1995–96 Boksit Milići Rudar Prijedor Siniša Đurić
 Kozara Gradiška
Boksit Milići		 16 Goals
16 Goals
1996–97 Rudar Ugljevik
Marić
Glasinac Sokolac		 14 Goals
14 Goals
1997–98 Rudar Ugljevik Borac Banja Luka Rudar Ugljevik 31 Goals
1998–99 Radnik Bijeljina Rudar Ugljevik 23 Goals
1999–2000 Boksit Milići Rudar Ugljevik Sloboda Novi Grad 29 Goals
2000–01 Borac Banja Luka Sloboda Novi Grad Boksit Milići 26 Goals
2001–02 Leotar Kozara Gradiška Pavle Delibašić
 Leotar
Glasinac Sokolac		 21 Goals
21 Goals

Since the 2002–03 season, it became a second national level competition. League champion gets direct promotion to the Premier League.

Performance by club[]

Club Winners Winning years
Borac Banja Luka
5
 2001, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2019
Radnik Bijeljina
3
 1999, 2005, 2012
Rudar Prijedor
3
 2009, 2015, 2021
Rudar Ugljevik
2
 1997, 1998
Boksit Milići
2
 1996, 2000
Drina Zvornik
2
 2010, 2014
Krupa
2
 2016, 2020
Leotar
1
 2002
Alfa Modriča
1
 2003
Slavija Sarajevo
1
 2004
Laktaši
1
 2007
Kozara Gradiška
1
 2011
Mladost Velika Obarska
1
 2013
Zvijezda 09
1
 2018

References[]

  1. ^ Goran Karać (12 June 2020). "Potvrđeno proširenje Prve lige RS u fudbalu" (in Bosnian). nezavisne.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ Vladimir Grbić (3 July 2020). "Poznati svi učesnici Prve lige RS u fudbalu" (in Bosnian). nezavisne.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ A. Čaušević (24 June 2020). "Novi prvoligaš iskoristio polovne stolice za rekonstrukciju tribine" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ A. Pašić (22 May 2020). "Sloboda iz Novog Grada novi/stari prvoligaš" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ A. Čaušević (13 June 2020). "Bh. niželigaš proširenjem lige izborio promociju, sada predstoji teži tio posla" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. ^ Slaviša Vukašinović (5 July 2020). "FOČACI PREZADOVOLJNI ODLUKOM IZVRŠNOG ODBORA FSRS". sportdc.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Prvaci prve lige Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine". bihsoccer.com. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

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