2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the fifteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and twelfth as a unified country-wide league. It began on 2 August 2014 and will end sometimes on 23 May 2015, with a winter break between late November 2014 and late February/early March 2015. The official fixture schedule was released in late June/early July 2014.

Premijer liga
Season2014–15
ChampionsSarajevo
2nd Premier League title
3rd Bosnian title
5th Domestic title overall
RelegatedMladost Velika Obarska
Zvijezda
Champions LeagueSarajevo
Europa LeagueŽeljezničar
Zrinjski
Olimpic
Matches played120
Goals scored285 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerRiad Bajić (15 goals)
Biggest home winŠiroki Brijeg 7–2 Čelik
(19 October 2014)
Slavija 5–0 Radnik
(25 October 2014)
Slavija 6–1 Drina Zvornik
(22 November 2014)
Biggest away winVitez 0–5 Slavija
(23 August 2014)
Highest scoringŠiroki Brijeg 7–2 Čelik
(19 October 2014)
Longest winning run5 games
Željezničar
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Široki Brijeg
Longest winless run12 games
Mladost Velika Obarska
Zvijezda
Longest losing run4 games
Čelik
Mladost Velika Obarska
Radnik
Vitez
Highest attendance26.000 (FK Sarajevo vs. FK Željezničar)

The 2014–15 will see the return of clubs such as FK Sloboda Tuzla and FK Drina Zvornik to top flight as promoted, instead of FK Rudar Prijedor and FK Leotar.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 14 sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.

Stadiums and locations
Location of the 2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity[1]
Borac Banja Luka Gradski Stadion, Banja Luka 13,730
Čelik Zenica Bilino Polje 15,292
Drina Zvornik Gradski Stadion, Zvornik 5,000
Mladost Velika Obarska Gradski Stadion, Velika Obarska 1,000
Olimpic Sarajevo Otoka 3,000
Radnik Bijeljina Gradski Stadion, Bijeljina 6,000
Sarajevo Sarajevo Asim Ferhatović Hase 35,630
Slavija Istočno Sarajevo SRC Slavija 6,000
Sloboda Tuzla Tušanj 8,550
Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg Pecara 5,628
Travnik Travnik Pirota 3,200
Velež Mostar Vrapčići 5,294
Vitez Vitez Gradski Stadion, Vitez 3,000
Zrinjski Mostar Bijeli Brijeg 20,000
Zvijezda Gradačac Banja Ilidža 5,000
Željezničar Sarajevo Grbavica 16,100

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.

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer shirt sponsor
Borac Vlado Jagodić Vladan Grujić NAAI M:TEL
Čelik Boris Pavić Adi Adilović Joma RM-LH
Drina Zvornik Srdjan Bajić - Bull Vitinka
Mladost Velika Obarska Slavoljub Bubanja Nemanja Dabić Bull —
Olimpic Mirza Varešanović Bojan Regoje Givova Europlakat
Radnik Slavko Petrović - Bull -
Sarajevo Dženan Ušćuplić Ivan Tatomirović Haad Turkish Airlines
Slavija Dragan Radović - Joma Nova Banka
Sloboda Tuzla Husref Musemić Muhamed Omić Patrick Tuzlanski pilsner
Široki Brijeg Slaven Musa Wagner Jako Mepas
Travnik Husnija Arapović Feđa Dudić NAAI ADK
Velež Nedim Jusufbegović Samir Merzić Haad HEPOK Mostar
Vitez Ante Miše Mladen Jurčević Joma -
Zrinjski Vinko Marinović Pero Stojkić Zeus Interagent
Zvijezda Petar Segrt Bull -
Željezničar Milomir Odović Srđan Stanić Joma —

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Željezničar Hajrudin Đurbuzović Sacked 29 May 2014 Preseason Admir Adžem 6 June 2014
Sloboda Tuzla Miroslav Blažević Resigned 3 June 2014 Denis Sadiković 23 June 2014
Vitez Ante Miše Resigned 17 June 2014 Husnija Arapović 18 June 2014
Vitez Husnija Arapović Resigned 25 August 2014 16th Ante Miše 3 September 2014
Travnik Osman Bajrić Resigned 29 August 2014 12th
Zvijezda Nermin Huseinbašić Resigned 30 August 2014 15th Petar Segrt 2 September 2014
Radnik Srđan Bajić Sacked 3 September 2014 15th Slavko Petrović 5 September 2014

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sarajevo (C) 30 19 9 2 55 17 +38 66 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Željezničar 30 18 9 3 52 22 +30 63 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Zrinjski 30 16 11 3 41 13 +28 59
4 Široki Brijeg 30 15 11 4 46 23 +23 56
5 Borac Banja Luka 30 14 7 9 26 26 0 49
6 Olimpic 30 13 7 10 39 34 +5 46 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Čelik 30 10 11 9 34 35 −1 41
8 Sloboda Tuzla 30 11 7 12 33 28 +5 40
9 Velež 30 10 8 12 32 33 −1 38
10 Radnik 30 7 10 13 29 37 −8 31
11 Travnik 30 8 7 15 22 42 −20 31
12 Slavija 30 7 7 16 30 44 −14 28
13 Drina Zvornik 30 6 9 15 26 40 −14 27
14 Vitez 30 7 5 18 21 43 −22 26
15 Mladost Velika Obarska (R) 30 6 8 16 18 44 −26 26 Relegation to Prva Liga RS
16 Zvijezda (R) 30 5 10 15 30 53 −23 25 Relegation to Prva Liga FBiH
Source: uefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Olimpic qualified for Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.

Results
Home \ Away BOR ČEL DRZ MVO OLI RAD SAR SLA SLO ŠB TRA VEL VIT ZRI ZVI ŽEL
Borac Banja Luka 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Čelik 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 5–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Drina Zvornik 0–0 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2
Mladost Velika Obarska 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–3
Olimpic 4–1 1–2 5–2 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 0–3
Radnik 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–3
Sarajevo 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 4–2 5–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0
Slavija 0–1 0–1 6–1 0–0 1–3 0–4 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1
Sloboda Tuzla 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2
Široki Brijeg 0–0 7–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 0–0
Travnik 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–0
Velež 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 0–3
Vitez 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–5 3–1 1–3 0–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–4
Zrinjski 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1
Zvijezda 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–3 1–2
Željezničar 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 5–3
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2015. Source: SportSport.ba
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
As of 31 May 2015[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Riad Bajić Željezničar 15
2 Stevo Nikolić Zrinjski 14
3 Wagner Široki Brijeg 13
4 Krste Velkoski Sarajevo 11
5 Jovica Stokić Borac 10
6 Leon Benko Sarajevo 9
Miloš Filipović Drina Zvornik
Bojan Puzigaća Sarajevo
Uroš Stojanov Zvijezda
10 Zoran Kokot Slavija 8
Ivan Crnov Zrinjski
Dalibor Pandža Olimpic
Secouba Diatta Zvijezda

References
  1. "Capacity of stadiums of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. "Lista strijelaca Premijer lige". Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Bosnian). Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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