First League of the Republika Srpska
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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. However, the champions of this League were not recognized by UEFA
. In 2002, the top clubs from Republika Srpska joined 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.
The league consists of 16 teams. Each team plays a total of 30 games during the course of a regular season, times each team (once at home and once away). The League champion is promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season, and the bottom clubs are relegated to lower leagues. The number of relegated teams depends on how many clubs are entering the league. That will be the winners of 3 third level leagues, and clubs relegated from Premier League. So, sometimes two clubs will be relegated, and sometimes three or four.
Since 2002-03 season, it became a second national level competition. League champion gets direct promotion to the Premier League
.
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...
competition 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...
. 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
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
before 2002. However, the champions of this League were not recognized by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
. In 2002, the top clubs from Republika Srpska joined 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....
and the First League was kept as one of two second level divisions. It is still run by the Football Association of Republika Srpska
Football Association of Republika Srpska
The Football Association of Republika Srpska is a football association in the Serb run entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina called Republika Srpska. The association supervises over 300 football clubs of which 3 are women's teams. The referee association has around 1,200 members. There are also around...
, and has ended its boycott of Bosnian football on a federal level.
The league consists of 16 teams. Each team plays a total of 30 games during the course of a regular season, times each team (once at home and once away). The League champion is promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season, and the bottom clubs are relegated to lower leagues. The number of relegated teams depends on how many clubs are entering the league. That will be the winners of 3 third level leagues, and clubs relegated from Premier League. So, sometimes two clubs will be relegated, and sometimes three or four.
Clubs 2011-12
- FK Crvena Zemlja Nova Ves
- FK Drina HE VišegradFK Drina HE VišegradFK Drina HE is a football club from the town of Višegrad, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.-External sources:* at Transfermarkt....
- FK Drina ZvornikFK Drina ZvornikFK Drina is a football club from the town of Zvornik, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.- History :...
- FK LaktašiFK LaktašiFK Laktaši is a football club based in the town of Laktaši, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It competes in the First League of Republika Srpska....
- FK Mladost GackoFK Mladost GackoFK Mladost is a football club from the town of Gacko, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2002-03 season...
- FK ModričaFK ModricaFK Modriča Maxima is a football club playing in the town of Modriča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The club was founded in 1922 and it is currently active in the First League of the Republika Srpska. Modriča Maxima won the first place in First League of RS in 2002/03 season, which...
- FK Podrinje (JanjaJanjaJanja is a town in the Bijeljina municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity. Janja is located in Podrinje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is famous for the rivers Janja and Drina. Many people from Janja who now live in different countries...
) - FK Proleter TeslićFK Proleter TeslicFK Proleter Teslić is a football club from Teslić, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They play in the first division of the Republika Srpska championship. Until 2007 Proleter was playing in the 2nd division , when they qualified for the first league after 11 years...
- FK Radnik BijeljinaFK Radnik BijeljinaFK Radnik is a football club playing in the city of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was relegated from the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2006-07 season to First League of the Republika Srpska. The name Radnik means worker.-History:The first football...
- FK Rudar UgljevikFK Rudar UgljevikFK Rudar is a football club from the town of Ugljevik, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 2004-05 season. However, they were relegated to the First League of the Republika Srpska at the end of the season...
- FK Sloboda Mrkonjić GradFK Sloboda Mrkonjić GradFK Sloboda is a football club from the town of Mrkonjić Grad, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.-Squad:Dalibor Vidović...
- FK Sloboda Novi GradFK Sloboda Novi GradFK Sloboda is a football club from the town of Novi Grad, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.-External sources:* at Transfermarkt.* at BiHsoccer....
- FK Sloga DobojFK Sloga DobojFK Sloga is a football club from the city of Doboj, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Hercegovina. The club competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska. FK Sloga plays at the "Luke" stadium.-Supporters:...
- FK Sutjeska FočaFK Sutjeska FocaFK Sutjeska is a football club based in Foča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Sutjeska promoted to First League of the Republika Srpska in summer 2007...
League champions
Previous champions and winners of the league are:- 1995-96 - FK Boksit MilićiFK Boksit MiliciFK Boksit is a football club from the town of Milići, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- 1996-97 - FK Rudar UgljevikFK Rudar UgljevikFK Rudar is a football club from the town of Ugljevik, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 2004-05 season. However, they were relegated to the First League of the Republika Srpska at the end of the season...
- 1997-98 - FK Rudar UgljevikFK Rudar UgljevikFK Rudar is a football club from the town of Ugljevik, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 2004-05 season. However, they were relegated to the First League of the Republika Srpska at the end of the season...
- 1998-99 - FK Radnik BijeljinaFK Radnik BijeljinaFK Radnik is a football club playing in the city of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was relegated from the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2006-07 season to First League of the Republika Srpska. The name Radnik means worker.-History:The first football...
- 1999-00 - FK Boksit MilićiFK Boksit MiliciFK Boksit is a football club from the town of Milići, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- 2000-01 - FK Borac Banja Luka
- 2001-02First League of the Republika Srpska 2001–02This page details the statistics of the First League of the Republika Srpska in the 2001–02 season.At the end of the season, the top six clubs joined the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to form the first nationwide football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Clubs and stadiums:-League...
- FK Leotar TrebinjeFK Leotar TrebinjeFK Leotar is a football club from the city of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1925 in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the club served as a training ground for many players who went on to enjoy notable careers elsewhere...
Since 2002-03 season, it became a second national level competition. League champion gets direct promotion to the Premier League
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....
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- 2002-03 - FK Modriča MaximaFK ModricaFK Modriča Maxima is a football club playing in the town of Modriča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The club was founded in 1922 and it is currently active in the First League of the Republika Srpska. Modriča Maxima won the first place in First League of RS in 2002/03 season, which...
- 2003-04 - FK Slavija
- 2004-05 - FK Radnik BijeljinaFK Radnik BijeljinaFK Radnik is a football club playing in the city of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was relegated from the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2006-07 season to First League of the Republika Srpska. The name Radnik means worker.-History:The first football...
- 2005-06 - FK Borac Banja Luka
- 2006-07 - FK LaktašiFK LaktašiFK Laktaši is a football club based in the town of Laktaši, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It competes in the First League of Republika Srpska....
- 2007-08 - FK Borac Banja Luka
- 2008-09 - FK Rudar PrijedorFK Rudar PrijedorFK Rudar is a football club from the city of Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2009/2010 season.-Early years:...
- 2009-10 - FK Drina ZvornikFK Drina ZvornikFK Drina is a football club from the town of Zvornik, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.- History :...
- 2010-11 - FK Kozara GradiškaFK Kozara GradiškaFK Kozara is a football club from the town of Gradiška, in northern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2002-03 season. However, ended up being relegated to the First League of the Republika Srpska after this first season...
External links
- Football Association of Republika Srpska
- First League of RS at BiHsoccer.