List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football champions

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina football champions (Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina fudbalski prvaci, Championship: Prvenstvo, single: "Prvaci", plural: Prvaci) are the annual winners of Premier League, Bosnia and Herzegovina's premier annual football league competition. The title has been contested since 1923 in varying forms of competition.

History[]

In 1923 it was organised the first edition of leagues in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia where, beside the top-level national Yugoslav Football Championship, regional championships were also played. The clubs of the Drina Banovina, part of Littoral Banovina and Vrbas Banovina, territorially similar to present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, played within the until 1939. The champions of Subassociation Leagues were granted a place in the qualifiers to the Yugoslav Championship, a top national level. SAŠK (1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930/31), Slavija (1929, 1930, 1932/33, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1939/40), (1935/36) were the clubs to manage to participate in the national league, first in 1923 when the championship was played in a cup system. In 1939 the Yugoslav league system was changed, with the creation of separate Serbian and Croato-Slovenian Leagues which will serve as qualifying leagues for the final phase of the Yugoslav Championship.[1] The clubs from the Sarajevo Subassociation played their qualifications to the , however Slavija Sarajevo managed to participate, in 1939–40 (3rd place) and 1940–41 (9th place) and played their qualifications to the , however SAŠK managed to participate, and it did it in both occasions, in (5th place) and 1940–41 (5th place). That became the last season before the beginning of the Second World War.

Royal League[]

The clubs from the territory of Drina Banovina, part of Littoral Banovina and Vrbas Banovina (belonging to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) had a league organised by the . The winner had direct access to the Yugoslav Championship.[2]

Season Champion
1921 Hajduk Sarajevo
1922 SAŠK Sarajevo
1923 SAŠK Sarajevo
1924 SAŠK Sarajevo
1925 SAŠK Sarajevo
1926 SAŠK Sarajevo
1927 SAŠK Sarajevo
1928 SAŠK Sarajevo
1929 Slavija Sarajevo
1930 Slavija Sarajevo
1931 SAŠK Sarajevo
1932 Not Finished
1933 SAŠK Sarajevo
1934 Not Finished
1935 Slavija Sarajevo, SAŠK Sarajevo
1936 Slavija Sarajevo
1937 SAŠK Sarajevo
1938 SAŠK Sarajevo
1939 SAŠK Sarajevo
1940 Hajduk Sarajevo (Slavija and SAŠK, played in the Serbian and Croatian leagues respectively)
1941 Hajduk Sarajevo (Slavija and SAŠK, played in the Serbian and Croatian leagues respectively)

As part of Croatia (WWII)[]

Source:[3]

Season Champion
1941 Not Finished - SAŠK Sarajevo (9th place)
1942 SAŠK Sarajevo (Group D)
1943 SAŠK Sarajevo (Sarajevo championship)
HŠK Hrvoje Banja Luka (Banja Luka championship)
1944 SAŠK Sarajevo (Sarajevo championship)
HBŠK Banja Luka (Banja Luka championship)

Regional League[]

During this period Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of SFR Yugoslavia and its leading clubs (including FK Sarajevo (43 seasons, title: 1966/67, 1984/85), FK Željezničar (34 seasons, title: 1971/72), FK Velež Mostar (38 seasons), FK Sloboda Tuzla (25 seasons), NK Čelik Zenica (17 seasons) and FK Borac Banja Luka (14 seasons), FK Slavija (11 seasons)) played in the Yugoslav leagues.[3]

Season Champion
Season Champion

National Competitions[]

War in Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

After a breakup of Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaimed independence in late winter 1992, and already in April same year N/FSBiH applied for membership with FIFA and UEFA.[4] Meanwhile, due to the outbreak of Bosnian War in April 1992 no games were played in the 1992–93 season. In late 1993 some parts of the country re-launched football competitions with reduced scope. But just as the country was divided along ethnic lines, so was football.

In 1993 Bosnian Croats launched the Football Federation of Herzeg Bosnia and its First League of Herzeg-Bosnia, in which only Croatian clubs competed on parochial scale within the limits of West Herzegovina and few other enclaves. In the same year Bosnian Serbs also organized their own First League of the Republika Srpska, on a territory held by Republika Srpska regime at the time. Only football on a territory under the control of then Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina institutions and auspices of N/FSBiH, at the time consequently with Bosniak majority, apart from a brief competition for the season 1994–95 (won by Čelik Zenica), came to a standstill. Competition under auspices of N/FSBiH did not resume until 1995–96 season when the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina was launched.[4]

Bosnia and Herzegovina Champions[]

Champions of First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • 1994–95 - Čelik - "Champion of BiH"
  • 1995–96 - Čelik - "Champion of BiH"
  • 1996–97 - Čelik - "Champion of BiH"
  • 1997–98 - Bosna Visoko - "Champion of First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina"
  • 1998–99 - FK Sarajevo - "Champion of BiH"
  • 1999–00 - Jedinstvo Bihać - "Champion of First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina"

Champions of First League of Herzeg-Bosnia

  • 1993–94 - Široki Brijeg[5] – Mario Prskalo (10 goals, Široki Brijeg)
  • 1994–95 - Široki Brijeg – Anđelko Marušić (15, Široki Brijeg)
  • 1995–96 - Široki Brijeg – Mario Marušić (15, Grude), Dejan Džepina (15, Novi Travnik)
  • 1996–97 - Široki Brijeg – Anđelko Marušić (21, Široki Brijeg)
  • 1997–98 - Široki Brijeg – Stanko Bubalo (31, Široki Brijeg)
  • 1998–99 - Posušje – Slađan Filipović (19, Široki Brijeg)
  • 1999–00 - Posušje – Robert Ristovski (18, Kiseljak)

Champions of First League of the Republika Srpska

Season Champion Runners Up Top Goalscorer Club Goals
1995–96 Boksit Milići Rudar Prijedor Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša Đurić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kozara Gradiška
Boksit Milići
16 Goals
16 Goals
1996–97 Rudar Ugljevik Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marić

Glasinac Sokolac
14 Goals
14 Goals
1997–98 Rudar Ugljevik Borac Banja Luka Rudar Ugljevik 31 Goals
1998–99 Radnik Bijeljina Rudar Ugljevik Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 Goals
1999–00 Boksit Milići Rudar Ugljevik Sloboda Novi Grad 29 Goals
2000–01 Borac Banja Luka Sloboda Novi Grad Bosnia and Herzegovina Boksit Milići 26 Goals
2001–02 Leotar Trebinje Kozara Gradiška Serbia Pavle Delibašić
Leotar Trebinje
Glasinac Sokolac
21 Goals
21 Goals

Champions of Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Listing seasons (aside of 1998–99 season) before the creation of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina where the champion was decided via a play-off played between best placed clubs who played in First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and First League of Herzeg-Bosnia (without clubs from First League of the Republika Srpska).

Season Winner of play-off Runners-up of play-off Top scorer(s) of play-off
Player(s) (Club) Goals
1997–981 Željezničar Sarajevo Croatia Stanko Bubalo (Široki Brijeg)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Hadis Zubanović (Željezničar)
3
1998–992
Three regional winners (Sarajevo, Posušje and Radnik)
1999–003 Brotnjo Budućnost Bosnia and Herzegovina Z. Kuljaninović (Budućnost)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Alen Škoro (Sarajevo)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Halim Stupac (Jedinstvo)
5

1 A play-off between the best placed teams of First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and First League of Herzeg-Bosnia was played; without clubs from First League of Republika Srpska. The best two clubs got the right to play in 1998–99 UEFA Cup.
2 Play-off was scheduled but was later canceled because of stadium issues. Three different leagues played, no play-off contested, therefore no club got the right to play in European competition.
3 A play-off between the best placed teams of First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and First League of Herzeg-Bosnia was played without clubs from First League of Republika Srpska. Three clubs got the right to play in European competition.

Premier League Champions[]

Since 2000/2001 season the first tier of Bosnia and Herzegovina football competition became Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Season Champions
(Premier League titles)
Runners-up Third place Top scorer(s)
Player(s) (Club) Goals
2000–012 Željezničar (2) Brotnjo Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Dž. Muharemović (Željezničar)
31
2001–023 Željezničar (3) Široki Brijeg Brotnjo Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Huljev (Željezničar)
15
2002–03 Leotar (1) Željezničar Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Obuća (Sarajevo)
24
2003–04 Široki Brijeg (1) Željezničar Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Alen Škoro (Sarajevo)
20
2004–05 Zrinjski (1) Željezničar Široki Brijeg Serbia and Montenegro Zoran Rajović (Zrinjski)
17
2005–06 Široki Brijeg (2) Sarajevo Zrinjski Bosnia and Herzegovina Petar Jelić (Modriča)
19
2006–07 Sarajevo (1) Zrinjski Slavija Bosnia and Herzegovina Stevo Nikolić (Modriča)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Benić (Borac)
19
2007–08 Modriča (1) Široki Brijeg Čelik Zenica Serbia Darko Spalević (Slavija)
18
2008–09 Zrinjski (2) Slavija Sloboda Tuzla Serbia Darko Spalević (Slavija)
17
2009–10 Željezničar (4) Široki Brijeg Borac Bosnia and Herzegovina Feđa Dudić (Travnik)
16
2010–11 Borac (1) Sarajevo Željezničar Croatia Ivan Lendrić (Zrinjski)
16
2011–12 Željezničar (5) Široki Brijeg Borac Bosnia and Herzegovina Eldin Adilović (Željezničar)
19
2012–13 Željezničar (6) Sarajevo Borac Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Hadžić (Sarajevo)
20
2013–14 Zrinjski (3) Široki Brijeg Sarajevo Brazil Wagner Lago (Široki Brijeg)
18
2014–15 Sarajevo (2) Željezničar Zrinjski Bosnia and Herzegovina Riad Bajić (Željezničar)
15
2015–16 Zrinjski (4) Sloboda Tuzla Široki Brijeg Croatia Leon Benko (Sarajevo)
17
2016–17 Zrinjski (5) Željezničar Sarajevo Croatia Ivan Lendrić (Željezničar)
19
2017–18 Zrinjski (6) Željezničar Sarajevo Serbia Miloš Filipović (Zrinjski)
16
2018–19 Sarajevo (3) Zrinjski Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina Sulejman Krpić (Željezničar)
16
2019–20 Sarajevo (4) Željezničar Zrinjski Bosnia and Herzegovina Mersudin Ahmetović (Sarajevo)
13
2020–21 Borac (2) Sarajevo Velež Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Bilbija (Zrinjski)
17
0League champions also won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, i.e. the domestic Double.0

1 Played without clubs from Republika Srpska entity of BiH which only joined the league since 2002.

by titles[]

Counting since when the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is played and recognized by UEFA, season 2000-01

Club Winners Runner-up Third place Times finished in first three
Željezničar
6
6
1
13
Zrinjski
6
3
1
10
Sarajevo
3
3
6
12
Široki Brijeg
2
5
3
10
Borac
1
0
3
4
Leotar
1
0
0
1
Modriča
1
0
0
1
Brotnjo
0
1
1
2
Slavija
0
1
1
2
Sloboda
0
1
1
2
Čelik
0
0
1
1

by cities[]

The following table lists the champions by cities; Counting since when the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is played and recognized by UEFA, season 2000-01

City Titles Winning Clubs
Sarajevo
9
Željezničar (6), Sarajevo (3)
Mostar
6
Zrinjski (6)
Široki Brijeg
2
Široki Brijeg (2)
Trebinje
1
Leotar (1)
Modriča
1
Modriča (1)
Banja Luka
1
Borac (1)

References[]

  1. ^ Sijić, pag. 117
  2. ^ Milorad Sijić: "Football in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia" Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, pag. 142 (in Serbian)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Karel Stokkermans (29 October 2015). "Bosnia-Herzegovina - List of Champions". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "N/FSBiH History". www.nfsbih.ba. N/FSBiH. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ Zlatne godine page 138

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