2019–20 First League of the Republika Srpska

The 2019–20 First League of the Republika Srpska was the twenty-fifth season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the eighteenth as a second tier league. The season began on 10 August 2019 and ended abruptly on 8 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Krupa getting promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and no one getting relegated.[1]

First League of the Republika Srpska
Season2019–20
ChampionsKrupa
2nd First League title
PromotedKrupa
RelegatedSloga Gornje Crnjelovo (withdrew)
Matches played60
Goals scored144 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerJovo Lukić (12 goals)
Biggest home winŽeljezničar Banja Luka 10–0 Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo
(17 August 2019)
Biggest away winSloga Gornje Crnjelovo 0–8 Tekstilac Derventa
(10 August 2019)
Highest scoringŽeljezničar Banja Luka 10–0 Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo
(17 August 2019)
Krupa 7–3 Podrinje Janja
(7 September 2019)
Longest winning run9 matches
Krupa
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Krupa
Longest winless run7 matches
Jedinstvo Brčko
Longest losing run4 matches
Tekstilac Derventa
Slavija Sarajevo

Earlier in the season, Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo withdrew from the league after only two rounds.[2]

Teams

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Krupa (C, P)141220346+2838Promotion to the Premijer Liga BiH
2Rudar Prijedor14833207+1327
3Kozara146441516−122
4Željezničar Banja Luka134451012−216
5Modriča134271515014
6Slavija132741420−613
7Tekstilac Derventa133461420−613
8Podrinje Janja133461020−1013
9Jedinstvo Brčko132291228−168
10Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo[a] (R)00000000Relegation to the Second League of RS
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

See also

References