2021–22 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2021–22 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as Liga 12[1] and also known as m:tel Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the 22nd season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 16 July 2021 and will end on 29 May 2022, with a winter break between early December 2021 and late February 2022.

Premijer liga
Season2021–22
Dates16 July 2021 – 29 May 2022
ChampionsZrinjski
Champions LeagueZrinjski
Matches played168
Goals scored383 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorerNemanja Bilbija
(28 goals)
Biggest home winZrinjski 6–2 Leotar
(3 December 2021)
Sarajevo 6–0 Posušje
(20 March 2022)
Sarajevo 6–0 Rudar
(10 April 2022)
Biggest away winBorac 1–5 Zrinjski
(16 August 2021)
Highest scoringZrinjski 6–2 Leotar
(3 December 2021)
Longest winning runZrinjski
(14 matches)
Longest unbeaten runZrinjski
(18 matches)
Longest winless runRudar
(15 matches)
Longest losing runLeotar
(6 matches)
Highest attendance11,000
Sarajevo 2–0 Željezničar
(22 September 2021)
Lowest attendance100
Tuzla City 2–2 Radnik
(9 April 2022)
Total attendance309,922
Average attendance1,845
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.

Teams

A total of 12 teams are currently contesting in the league, including 9 sides from the 2020–21 season and three promoted from each of the second-level leagues, Posušje, Rudar Prijedor and Leotar, replacing relegated sides Mladost Doboj Kakanj, Olimpik and Krupa.[2]

Stadiums and locations
Borac Leotar Radnik Rudar
Banja Luka City Stadium Police Stadium Gradski Stadion Bijeljina Gradski Stadion Prijedor
Capacity: 10,030 Capacity: 8,550 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 3,540
Sarajevo
Locations of the 2021–22 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 Posušje Željezničar
Stadion Rođeni Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Mokri Dolac Grbavica
Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 8,000 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 Tomislav Ivković Aleksandar Subić Kelme Mtel
Leotar Miodrag Bodiroga Đoko Milović Kelme Mozzart
Posušje Toni Karačić Davor Landeka No1 Central osiguranje
Radnik Velibor Đurić Pavle Sušić Givova WWin
Rudar Vacant Nemanja Pekija Kelme ArcelorMittal
Sarajevo Aleksandar Vasoski Krste Velkoski Erreà Turkish Airlines
Sloboda Amir Spahić Muharem Čivić Legea WWin
Široki Brijeg Ivica Barbarić Božo Musa Kelme WWin
Tuzla City Vacant Ajdin Nukić No1 —
Velež Feđa Dudić Denis Zvonić No1 Bosnalijek
Zrinjski Sergej Jakirović Nemanja Bilbija Macron M.T Abraham Group
Željezničar Edis Mulalić Aleksandar Kosorić Macron Caizcoin

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zrinjski Mostar (C, Q) 28 23 4 1 66 11 +55 73 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Tuzla City 28 13 11 4 43 32 +11 50 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Borac Banja Luka 28 12 13 3 40 27 +13 49
4 Sarajevo 28 11 6 11 34 26 +8 39
5 Željezničar 28 9 11 8 25 26 −1 38
6 Velež Mostar 28 10 7 11 35 34 +1 34[lower-alpha 1]
7 Široki Brijeg 28 7 12 9 24 30 −6 33
8 Sloboda Tuzla 28 6 11 11 22 26 −4 29
9 Leotar 28 7 6 15 20 42 −22 27
10 Posušje 28 5 11 12 24 48 −24 26
11 Rudar Prijedor 28 5 10 13 26 38 −12 25 Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH or Prva Liga RS
12 Radnik Bijeljina 28 4 10 14 24 43 −19 22
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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)[4]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Velež were deducted 3 points due to their match against Borac in Round 10 being stopped because of Velež's fans invading the pitch.[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
Borac67101112128975555535443333333333
Leotar4368991010109107888889111110109101010109
Posušje12121210101011111112111111111111111110109910999910
Radnik11111112111112121211121212121212121212121212121111111212
Rudar1010478898910999999910991111111212121111
Sarajevo9594433443333453334444444444
Sloboda3211122334444344667777788888
Široki Brijeg7686567786787666555566666677
Tuzla City2122211111122222222222222222
Velež1475775557810101010101088888877766
Zrinjski883334422221111111111111111111111
Željezničar5959656668666777776655555555
Leader
Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation to First League of FBiH/First League of RS
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: M:tel Premier League BiH

Results

Rounds 1–22
Home \ Away BOR LEO POS RAD RUD SAR SLO ŠB TUZ VEL ZRI ŽEL
Borac — 0–0 3–0 4–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–5 1–1
Leotar 1–1 — 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–0
Posušje 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–4 0–0 2–0
Radnik 1–1 0–1 3–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–0
Rudar 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–2
Sarajevo 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–0
Sloboda 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 — 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1
Široki Brijeg 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 — 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0
Tuzla City 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 — 2–1 0–2 2–1
Velež 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 — 0–1 2–0
Zrinjski 4–1 6–2 3–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 — 3–0
Željezničar 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–3 —
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.
  1. Borac was given a 3–0 win by default in Round 10 since the match was stopped because of Velež's fans invading the pitch.[3]

Rounds 23–33
Home \ Away BOR LEO POS RAD RUD SAR SLO ŠB TUZ VEL ZRI ŽEL
Borac — 2–0 — 1–0 — 1–0 — — 1–1 —
Leotar — — — — 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 — —
Posušje — — — — 0–0 — — — 3–2
Radnik — 0–0 — — 2–1 — — 0–0 — —
Rudar 2–2 — — — — 1–0 — — — 0–0
Sarajevo — — 6–0 6–0 — — 0–1 — — a
Sloboda 1–0 — — — — — — — 1–2
Široki Brijeg — — 1–1 1–3 1–0 — — — —
Tuzla City 0–0 — 3–3 1–0 — — — — — 0–0
Velež — — 5–2 — — 1–0 — — —
Zrinjski — — 4–0 — 4–0 — 1–0 5–0 a — —
Željezničar 3–0 — — a — — 1–0 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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 1 May 2022[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nemanja Bilbija Zrinjski 28
2 Sulejman Krpić Tuzla City 12
3 Stojan Vranješ Borac 10
4 Adnan Džafić Tuzla City 9
5 Joseph Amoah Rudar 7
Jovo Lukić Borac
Nikola Mandić Rudar
Mirzad Mehanović Tuzla City

References
  1. "The League "12" of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Liga 12 BiH)". avaz.ba. Dnevni avaz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. H.H. (30 June 2021). "Leotar dobio licencu, poznati svi učesnici Premijer lige BiH za novu sezonu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. H.H. (22 September 2021). "Stadion Veleža suspendovan nakon prekida utakmice, pokrenut postupak protiv Hasića" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. "Premijer Liga 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. BiH Premier League at fc-tables.com
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