2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 21 July 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019, with a winter break between early December 2018 and late February 2019.

Premijer liga
Season2018–19
Dates21 July 2018 – 25 May 2019
ChampionsSarajevo
3rd Premier League title
4th Bosnian title
6th Domestic title
RelegatedKrupa
GOŠK
Champions LeagueSarajevo
Europa LeagueZrinjski
Široki Brijeg
Radnik
Matches played198
Goals scored432 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerSulejman Krpić
(16 goals)
Biggest home winŠiroki Brijeg 6–0 Čelik
(5 August 2018)
Biggest away winMladost Doboj Kakanj 0–6 Sarajevo
(6 October 2018)
Highest scoringKrupa 5–2 Čelik
(13 April 2019)
Longest winning run6 matches
Sarajevo
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Sarajevo
Longest winless run12 matches
Zvijezda 09
Longest losing run7 matches
GOŠK
Highest attendance15,500
Sarajevo 4–0 Zvijezda 09
(18 May 2019)
Lowest attendance100
Zvijezda 09 2–1 GOŠK
(11 May 2019)
Total attendance344,167
Average attendance1,738

Teams

A total of 12 teams contested in the league, including 10 sides from the 2017–18 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.

Stadiums and locations

ČelikGOŠKKrupaMladost
Bilino PoljePerica-Pero PavlovićKrupa na VrbasuMGM Farm Arena
Capacity: 15,292Capacity: 3,000Capacity: 3,500Capacity: 3,000
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Radnik


Sarajevo
Gradski Stadion BijeljinaAsim Ferhatović Hase
Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 35,630
SlobodaŠiroki Brijeg
TušanjPecara
Capacity: 7,200Capacity: 7,000
Tuzla CityZrinjskiZvijezda 09Željezničar
TušanjStadion pod Bijelim BrijegomUgljevik City StadiumGrbavica
Capacity: 7,200Capacity: 9,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 13,785

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Čelik Cihat Arslan Fenan SalčinovićHummelWWin
GOŠK Stanko Mršić Dalibor KozićNo1Cemex
Krupa Slobodan Starčević Slobodan MilanovićNo1EKO-EURO TIM
Mladost Doboj Kakanj Elvedin Beganović (caretaker) Aladin IsakovićJomaHeidelbergCement
Radnik Mladen Žižović Velibor ĐurićJoma
Sarajevo Husref Musemić Krste VelkoskiNikeTurkish Airlines
Sloboda Zlatan Nalić Perica IvetićNAAIWWin
Široki Brijeg Goce Sedloski Josip BarišićLegeaFEAL
Tuzla City Mirza Varešanović Ivan KostićNo1
Zrinjski Blaž Slišković Pero StojkićMacronPPD
Zvijezda 09 Milenko Bošnjaković Filip ErićHummel
Željezničar Amar Osim Sulejman KrpićUmbro

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Sarajevo (C)3321756820+4870Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Zrinjski Mostar3319864622+2465Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3Široki Brijeg33131554023+1754
4Željezničar33148114332+1150Ineligible for 2019–20 European competitions[b]
5Radnik Bijeljina33101492925+444Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6Mladost Doboj Kakanj33127143645−943
7Čelik Zenica331110123049−1943
8Sloboda Tuzla33108152231−938
9Zvijezda 0933911133345−1238
10Tuzla City3399153244−1236
11Krupa (R)3389164048−833Relegation to the Prva Liga RS
12GOŠK Gabela (R)3358202354−3123Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Soccerway, UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by table

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Čelik Zenica1279765567776778788988865567766657
GOŠK Gabela101211119991011111111111211111111111111111111111111121212121212
Krupa125476688881010912121212121212121212121212111111111111
Mladost Doboj Kakanj61112111212121199108887855646688888899976
Radnik Bijeljina246544756667655677777756656555565
Sarajevo852333122111111111111111111111111
Sloboda Tuzla9910957475545566566565577775677788
Široki Brijeg431212344454444444333444333333333
Tuzla City111078101010910109991010101010101010999999101010101010
Zrinjski314688833332232222222222222222222
Zvijezda 0978810111111121212121212119999899101010101010988899
Željezničar563121211223323333454333444444444
Leader
UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Relegation to First League of FBiH/First League of RS
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source: BH Telecom Premier League BiH, 2018/19 Premier League BiH

Results

Rounds 1–22

Home \ AwayČELGABKRUMDKRADSARŠBSLOTUZZ09ZRIŽEL
Čelik Zenica3–13–10–31–00–01–12–11–12–01–01–0
GOŠK Gabela0–01–01–31–11–00–00–03–22–20–40–1
Krupa3–13–02–20–01–42–20–10–21–11–22–1
Mladost Doboj Kakanj1–11–02–12–00–60–11–00–10–00–02–2
Radnik Bijeljina0–01–02–23–12–12–10–13–11–00–11–0
Sarajevo3–11–12–14–02–11–01–03–03–14–22–1
Široki Brijeg6–01–12–01–10–00–30–01–02–01–10–3
Sloboda Tuzla1–02–01–02–12–00–10–11–10–30–10–0
Tuzla City1–12–12–10–10–00–30–00–13–11–20–2
Zvijezda 092–01–00–00–20–00–41–11–11–11–01–3
Zrinjski Mostar3–03–11–01–00–02–20–02–01–05–20–1
Željezničar3–21–21–12–11–02–22–30–02–30–12–0
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Rounds 23–33

Home \ AwayČELGABKRUMDKRADSARŠBSLOTUZZ09ZRIŽEL
Čelik Zenica1–01–01–11–01–10–1
GOŠK Gabela1–20–23–20–31–1
Krupa5–24–02–21–02–0
Mladost Doboj Kakanj3–13–10–31–00–22–2
Radnik Bijeljina0–00–01–01–10–1
Sarajevo5–00–02–00–04–00–1
Široki Brijeg1–02–12–14–01–01–0
Sloboda Tuzla1–20–12–12–10–0
Tuzla City1–11–01–11–30–3
Zvijezda 094–01–12–11–10–0
Zrinjski Mostar1–02–01–11–05–11–0
Željezničar1–23–03–10–30–01–0
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[3]
1 Sulejman KrpićŽeljezničar16
2 Nemanja BilbijaZrinjski14
Mersudin AhmetovićSarajevo
4 Benjamin TatarSarajevo12
Vojo UbiparipTuzla City
6 Krste VelkoskiSarajevo11
7 Haris DilaverČelik10
Irfan HadžićRadnik Bijeljina

References