2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as Liga 12[1] and also known as M:tel Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the 21st season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 1 August 2020 and is going to end on 30 May 2021, with a winter break between mid-December 2020 and late February 2021.

Premijer liga
Season2020–21
Dates1 August 2020 – 30 May 2021
Matches played114
Goals scored300 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerNemanja Bilbija
Benjamin Tatar
(10 goals)
Biggest home winBorac 6–0 Mladost Doboj Kakanj
(1 August 2020)
Biggest away winMladost Doboj Kakanj 2–5 Tuzla City
(15 August 2020)
Highest scoringBorac 4–3 Željezničar
(8 November 2020)
Mladost Doboj Kakanj 2–5 Tuzla City
(15 August 2020)
Longest winning runSarajevo
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSarajevo
(19 matches)
Longest winless runKrupa
(10 matches)
Longest losing runKrupa
Olimpik
(5 matches)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2020.

There is no attendance from fans in the stadiums besides each team's staff and personnel due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

Teams

A total of 12 teams are currently contesting in the league, including 10 sides from the 2019–20 season and two promoted from each of the second-level leagues, Krupa and Olimpik, replacing relegated sides Čelik and Zvijezda 09.

Stadiums and locations
Borac Krupa Mladost Radnik
Banja Luka City Stadium Gradski Stadion Krupa na Vrbasu MGM Farm Arena Gradski Stadion Bijeljina
Capacity: 10,030 Capacity: 3,500 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 6,000
Sarajevo
Locations of the 2020–21 Premier League of BiH clubs
 Sloboda
Asim Ferhatović Hase Tušanj
Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 7,200
Široki Brijeg Tuzla City
Pecara Tušanj
Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 7,200
Velež Zrinjski Olimpik Željezničar
Stadion Rođeni Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Stadion Otoka Grbavica
Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 13,146

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
Borac Marko Maksimović Stojan Vranješ Kelme Mtel
Krupa Siniša Mrkobrada (caretaker) Nikola Dujaković No1 WWin
Mladost Doboj Kakanj Nemanja Miljanović Amer Hiroš Legea HeidelbergCement
Olimpik Slavko Petrović Adnan Osmanović GBT —
Radnik Darko Nestorović Velibor Đurić Givova WWin
Sarajevo Vinko Marinović Krste Velkoski Nike Turkish Airlines
Sloboda Gradimir Crnogorac Amar Beganović Legea WWin
Široki Brijeg Toni Karačić Dino Ćorić Kelme WWin
Tuzla City Husref Musemić Ivan Kostić No1 —
Velež Feđa Dudić Denis Zvonić No1 Bosnalijek
Zrinjski Sergej Jakirović Pero Stojkić Macron PPD
Željezničar Amar Osim Semir Štilić Macron —

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sarajevo 19 13 6 0 40 16 +24 45 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Željezničar 19 11 3 5 34 18 +16 36 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Široki Brijeg 19 10 4 5 30 20 +10 34
4 Velež Mostar 19 9 6 4 30 20 +10 33
5 Borac Banja Luka 19 10 2 7 36 24 +12 32
6 Zrinjski Mostar 19 10 2 7 25 17 +8 32
7 Tuzla City 19 8 3 8 22 24 −2 27
8 Sloboda Tuzla 19 6 4 9 22 26 −4 22
9 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 19 6 1 12 17 41 −24 19
10 Radnik Bijeljina 19 3 6 10 17 29 −12 15
11 Krupa 19 3 4 12 12 30 −18 13 Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH
12 Olimpik 19 4 1 14 15 35 −20 13
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2020. Source: Rezultati.com
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)[3]

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
Borac1142314222233344335
Krupa1012910101111101011111111111111111111
Mladost Doboj Kakanj12101111119911119999999999
Olimpik8111212121212121212121212121212121212
Radnik69109910109910101010101010101010
Sarajevo342453111111111111111
Sloboda7857876788888888888
Široki Brijeg5333245664555655553
Tuzla City95864534357667677777
Velež11665668556447576664
Željezničar2211122343322222222
Zrinjski4778787877674433446
Leader
Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation to First League of FBiH/First League of RS
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2020. Source: M:tel Premier League BiH

Results

Rounds 1–22
Home \ Away BOR KRU MDK OLI RAD SAR SLO ŠB TUZ VEL ZRI ŽEL
Borac — 3–1 6–0 27 Feb 13 Mar 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–3
Krupa 1–3 — 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 6 Mar 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–1
Mladost Doboj Kakanj 0–2 13 Mar — 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–0 27 Feb 2–5 1–2 0–1 0–4
Olimpik 1–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 1–3 6 Mar 1–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–3
Radnik 1–0 1–1 6 Mar 4–0 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 27 Feb 0–2 0–2
Sarajevo 4–2 3–0 5–1 2–0 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 6 Mar 1–1
Sloboda 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 — 3–0 27 Feb 13 Mar 0–0 0–2
Široki Brijeg 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 13 Mar 3–0 — 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–1
Tuzla City 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–3 0–4 6 Mar
Velež 6 Mar 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1
Zrinjski 2–1 27 Feb 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 13 Mar 3–1 — 1–2
Željezničar 2–1 0–1 0–1 13 Mar 3–1 27 Feb 2–2 2–3 1–0 3–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2020. 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 \ Away BOR KRU MDK OLI RAD SAR SLO ŠB TUZ VEL ZRI ŽEL
Borac —
Krupa —
Mladost Doboj Kakanj —
Olimpik —
Radnik —
Sarajevo — a
Sloboda —
Široki Brijeg —
Tuzla City —
Velež — a
Zrinjski a —
Željezničar a —
Updated to match(es) played on TBD. 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
As of 13 December 2020[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nemanja Bilbija Zrinjski 10
Benjamin Tatar Sarajevo
3 Obren Cvijanović Velež 9
Fejsal Mulić Velež
5 Jovo Lukić Borac 8
Goran Zakarić Borac

References
  1. "The League "12" of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Liga 12 BiH)". avaz.ba. Dnevni avaz. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. "Stiglo je pojašnjenje iz saveza: Da li će biti publike na stadionima Premijer lige BiH naredne sezone?" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "Premijer Liga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. BiH Premier League at fc-tables.com
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