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.
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 21 July 2018 – 25 May 2019 |
Champions | Sarajevo 3rd Premier League title 4th Bosnian title 6th Domestic title |
Relegated | Krupa GOŠK |
Champions League | Sarajevo |
Europa League | Zrinjski Široki Brijeg Radnik |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 432 (2.18 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sulejman Krpić (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Široki Brijeg 6–0 Čelik (5 August 2018) |
Biggest away win | Mladost Doboj Kakanj 0–6 Sarajevo (6 October 2018) |
Highest scoring | Krupa 5–2 Čelik (13 April 2019) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Sarajevo |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Sarajevo |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Zvijezda 09 |
Longest losing run | 7 matches GOŠK |
Highest attendance | 15,500 Sarajevo 4–0 Zvijezda 09 (18 May 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 100 Zvijezda 09 2–1 GOŠK (11 May 2019) |
Total attendance | 344,167 |
Average attendance | 1,738 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
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
Čelik | GOŠK | Krupa | Mladost |
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Bilino Polje | Perica-Pero Pavlović | Krupa na Vrbasu | MGM Farm Arena |
Capacity: 15,292 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 3,000 |
Radnik | Sarajevo | ||
Gradski Stadion Bijeljina | Asim Ferhatović Hase | ||
Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 35,630 | ||
Sloboda | Široki Brijeg | ||
Tušanj | Pecara | ||
Capacity: 7,200 | Capacity: 7,000 | ||
Tuzla City | Zrinjski | Zvijezda 09 | Željezničar |
Tušanj | Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom | Ugljevik City Stadium | Grbavica |
Capacity: 7,200 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 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.
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Čelik | Cihat Arslan | Fenan Salčinović | Hummel | WWin |
GOŠK | Stanko Mršić | Dalibor Kozić | No1 | Cemex |
Krupa | Slobodan Starčević | Slobodan Milanović | No1 | EKO-EURO TIM |
Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Elvedin Beganović (caretaker) | Aladin Isaković | Joma | HeidelbergCement |
Radnik | Mladen Žižović | Velibor Đurić | Joma | — |
Sarajevo | Husref Musemić | Krste Velkoski | Nike | Turkish Airlines |
Sloboda | Zlatan Nalić | Perica Ivetić | NAAI | WWin |
Široki Brijeg | Goce Sedloski | Josip Barišić | Legea | FEAL |
Tuzla City | Mirza Varešanović | Ivan Kostić | No1 | — |
Zrinjski | Blaž Slišković | Pero Stojkić | Macron | PPD |
Zvijezda 09 | Milenko Bošnjaković | Filip Erić | Hummel | — |
Željezničar | Amar Osim | Sulejman Krpić | Umbro | — |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sarajevo (C) | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Zrinjski Mostar | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Široki Brijeg | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 54 | |
4 | Željezničar | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 50 | Ineligible for 2019–20 European competitions[b] |
5 | Radnik Bijeljina | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
6 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 43 | |
7 | Čelik Zenica | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 43 | |
8 | Sloboda Tuzla | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 38 | |
9 | Zvijezda 09 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 38 | |
10 | Tuzla City | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 36 | |
11 | Krupa (R) | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 33 | Relegation to the Prva Liga RS |
12 | GOŠK Gabela (R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 23 | Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH |
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.
Leader | |
UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
Relegation to First League of FBiH/First League of RS |