Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
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...
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The league is composed of 12 teams. The champion is seeded into the Champions League
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
. Second team is seeded into EHF Cup
EHF Cup
The EHF Cup is an official competition for men's handball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. From 2012/13 it will be merged with EHF Cup Winners' Cup to EHF European Cup....
, while third and fourth teams go to Challenge Cup
EHF Challenge Cup
The EHF Challenge Cup is an official European Handball Federation competition for men's clubs of Europe and takes place every year. Before 1999/2000, it was called EHF City Cup....
. The winner of the league cup is seeded into the Cup Winner's Cup
EHF Cup Winner's Cup
The EHF Cup Winners' Cup is the official competition for men's and women's clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and takes place every year. From 2012/13 the men's competition will be merged with EHF Cup to EHF European Cup. -Winners:-By Country:...
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The league is operated by the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the highest Handball governing body in the country. It organizes the Premier league of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cup of Bosnia-Herzegovina...
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Teams in the Premier Liga for the 2008/2009 season
Men:
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Women:
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Champions by year
United Premier league exists from 2002. Till that year, in Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia 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...
there were three separated federations and championships. EHF
EHF
EHF may stand for:* EHF – therapy * Extremely High Frequency, a radio frequency band* Ebola hemorrhagic fever, an illness* European Handball Federation, the European governing body for handball...
recognized only that of official Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
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In years 1998 and 1999 playoffs were held, with teams competing from Federation based in Sarajevo, and Handball Federation of Herzeg-Bosnia. In 2000 clubs from 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...
and their Federation participated, and for the first time after Bosnian war
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
, clubs from all of Bosnia and Herzegovina were competing with each other. Sadly, next year, in 2001 clubs from Republika Srpska refused to play, and therefore playoffs were not played. Only in 2002 was this drama of Bosnian handball ended. In 2002 united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina started, which was a turning point for better quality of teams in years to come.
Regional championships
Note: Till united league, only Handball Federation of B&H was officially recognized by European Handball FederationEuropean Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded in November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and one associated member , and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
, and also International Handball Federation
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...
. Bolded teams are declared as official winners of Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Premier league
Champions of united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina which started from 2002.- 2001-02 Izviđač Ljubuški
- 2002-03 Bosna Sarajevo
- 2003-04 Izviđač Ljubuški
- 2004-05 Izviđač Ljubuški
- 2005-06 Bosna Sarajevo
- 2006-07 Bosna Sarajevo
- 2007-08 Bosna Sarajevo
- 2008-09 Bosna Sarajevo
- 2009-10 Bosna Sarajevo
- 2010-11
| Club | Titles | Years |
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| RK Bosna Sarajevo | |
2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| HRK Izviđač Ljubuški | |
2002, 2004, 2005 |
Premier handball league for women
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Note: Interinvest Mostar merged with Zrinjski
Champions of regional leagues
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Herzeg-Bosnia
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