First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Prva liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine) is a football
league in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Together with the First League of the Republika Srpska
, it forms the second level of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The league consists of 16 teams. Each team plays a total of 30 games during the course of a regular season, twice each team (once at home and once away). The league champion is promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Relegated teams fall to Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Number of relegated clubs depends on how many teams will enter the competition - Four winners of third level leagues (Second league) and clubs relegated from Premijer liga. Depending on situation, three to five teams can be relegated.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
league in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. Together with the First League of the Republika Srpska
First League of the Republika Srpska
First League of the Republika Srpska is a second level football competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since there were three different football championships in country, organized on ethnic principles, the "First League of the Republika Srpska" was the top flight in Republika Srpska before 2002....
, it forms the second level of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The league consists of 16 teams. Each team plays a total of 30 games during the course of a regular season, twice each team (once at home and once away). The league champion is promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
. Relegated teams fall to Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Number of relegated clubs depends on how many teams will enter the competition - Four winners of third level leagues (Second league) and clubs relegated from Premijer liga. Depending on situation, three to five teams can be relegated.
Clubs 2010-11
- FK Goražde
- FK Krajina CazinFK Krajina CazinFK Krajina Cazin is a Bosnian football club located in the north-west town of Cazin. They currently play in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two divisions at the second tier, and in the Bosnian Cup...
- FK Rudar KakanjFK Rudar KakanjFK Rudar is a football club from the city of Kakanj in Bosnia and Herzegovina.FK Rudar was founded in 1920 in the city of Kakanj...
- FK Radnik Hadžići
- GOŠK GabelaGOŠK GabelaGOŠK Gabela is a football team based in Gabela, Čapljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Their home ground is Podavala in Gabela which holds about 3,000 people.Their supporters are known as the Blue Lions .-First team squad:...
- HNK ČapljinaHNK CapljinaHNK Čapljina is a football club from Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina club is currently playing in the Prva Liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine...
- HNK Orašje
- NK Bosna Visoko
- NK Gradina SrebrenikNK Gradina SrebrenikNK Gradina Srebrenik is a football club from the city of Srebrenik situated in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.NK Gradina was founded in 1963 in the city of Srebrenik...
- NK Igman Konjic
- NK Iskra Bugojno
- NK Jedinstvo BihaćNK Jedinstvo BihacNK Jedinstvo is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Bihać. NK Jedinstvo was founded in 1919. The club's stadium is called Pod Borićima Stadion and it can seat 8,000...
- NK Krajišnik Velika KladušaNK Krajišnik Velika KladušaNK Krajišnik Velika Kladuša is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Velika Kladuša, established in 1938.It's currently competing in Prva Liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine.-External links:*...
- NK Omladinac Mionica
- NK SAŠK NapredakNK SAŠK NapredakNK Famos-SAŠK Napredak is a football club from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It came into existence in 2000 through the merger of SAŠK with NK Napredak ....
(Sarajevo) - Slaven ŽiviniceSlaven ŽiviniceNK Slaven is a football club from the town of Živinice in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Former players: Elvir Rahimić Mirsad Bešlija...
League champions
The list of champions:- 1995/96 NK "Bosna" (North), NK "Radnik" (South)
- 1996/97 NK "Drina" (North), NK "Olimpik" (South)
- 1997/98 NK "Buducnost" (North), NK "Iskra" (Mid), NK "Vrbanjusa" (South)
- 1998/99 NK "Krajina"
- 1999/00 NK TravnikNK TravnikNK Travnik is a football club centered in the city of Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in 1922. Currently, NK Travnik competes in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Current squad :...
- 2000/01 HNK Grude
- 2001/02 NK ŽepčeNK ŽepceNK Žepče was a football club from Žepče, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team was known as NK Zovko Žepče, until 2003, when Limorad became their primary sponsor. Since 2004/2005 season, there are no sponsors in the name....
- 2002/03 NK Travnik
- 2003/04 FK Budućnost BanovićiFK Buducnost BanoviciFK Budućnost is a football club from the town of Banovići, situated in the eastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- 2004/05 NK Jedinstvo BihaćNK Jedinstvo BihacNK Jedinstvo is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Bihać. NK Jedinstvo was founded in 1919. The club's stadium is called Pod Borićima Stadion and it can seat 8,000...
- 2005/06 FK Velež MostarVelež MostarFK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....
- 2006/07 NK Travnik
- 2007/08 NK Zvijezda GradačacNK Zvijezda GradacacNK Zvijezda Gradačac, or commonly referred to as just Zvijezda is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, based in the town of Gradačac. Zvijezda host their home matches at the Banja Ilidža stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000 seats...
- 2008/09 FK Olimpik SarajevoFK Olimpik SarajevoFK Olimpic Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpic, is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- 2009/10 FK Budućnost Banovići
- 2010/11 NK GOŠK Gabela
External links
- soccerway.com; standings, results & fixtures