The 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth 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. The season began on 27 July 2013 and ended on 10 May 2014, with a winter break between 2 December 2013 and 1 March 2014.
Zrinjski were crowned national champions for the third time, while defending champions Željezničar ended up in fourth place.
Leotar and Rudar Prijedor were relegated at the end of the season.
Teams A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2012–13 season and two promoted from each of the second-level leagues, the 2012–13 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 2012–13 First League of the Republika Srpska.
Gradina was constantly in last place already since round 5 and was officially relegated 5 rounds before the season finished, ending their debut season rather unsuccessfully, earning only 9 points, which is the third lowest since the league was renamed to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2000. The relegation of GOŠK Gabela was confirmed only after the last round finished, ending their two-year run in the Premier League.
The relegated teams were replaced by the champions of the two second–level leagues, Vitez from the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mladost Velika Obarska from the First League of the Republika Srpska. Both teams made their debut in the Premier League.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Borac Banja Luka Gradski Stadion, Banja Luka 13,730 Zenica Bilino Polje 15,292 Leotar Trebinje Police 8,550 Mladost Velika Obarska Gradski Stadion1 1,000 Olimpic Sarajevo Otoka 3,000 Radnik Bijeljina Gradski Stadion 6,000 Rudar Prijedor Gradski Stadion 5,000 Sarajevo Asim Ferhatović Hase 35,630 Slavija Istočno Sarajevo SRC Slavija 6,000 Pecara 5,628 Travnik Pirota 3,200 Velež Mostar Vrapčići 5,294 Vitez Vitez Gradski Stadion2 3,000 Zrinjski Mostar Bijeli Brijeg 20,000 Zvijezda Gradačac Banja Ilidža 5,000 Sarajevo Grbavica 16,100 1 Mladost played their home games on 7,5 kilometer away Gradski stadion, Bijeljina because their Gradski stadion, Velika Obarska doesn't fulfill criteria for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2 Vitez played their home games on 16,5 kilometer away Kamberović polje, Zenica due to their stadium not yet fulfilling criteria for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They played at Gradski stadion, Vitez at the beginning of October.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Borac Dragan Jović Boris Raspudić NAAI m:tel Čelik Nijaz Hukić Kenan Horić Joma RM-LH Leotar Dragan Spaić Zdravko Šaraba Kappa Elnos Mladost Dušan Jevrić ? uhlsport/Nike — Olimpic Faik Kolar Veldin Muharemović NAAI Europlakat Radnik Srđan Bajić ? Bull — Rudar Boris Gavran Goran Kotaran NAAI Optima / ArcelorMittal Sarajevo Dženan Uščuplić Amer Dupovac Haad Visit Malaysia Slavija Slaviša Božičić ? Joma Nova Banka Široki Brijeg Slaven Musa Dalibor Šilić Jako Mepas Travnik Husnija Arapović ? NAAI ADK Velež Nedim Jusufbegović ? Haad HEPOK Mostar Vitez Ante Miše Dario Pranjković Joma — Zrinjski Branko Karačić Igor Melher Zeus HT-ERONET Zvijezda Denis Taletović Jasmin Moranjkić Bull — Željezničar Hajrudin Đurbuzović Muamer SvrakaJoma -
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Leotar Resigned 30 May 2013 Preseason 9 July 2013 Rudar Resigned 30 May 2013 Preseason 11 June 2013 Borac Resigned 6 June 2013 Preseason 19 June 2013 Zvijezda Mutual agreement 7 June 2013 Preseason 7 June 2013 Travnik Resigned 19 June 2013 Preseason 19 June 2013 Slavija Resigned 11 July 2013 Preseason 11 July 2013 Željezničar Mutual agreement 26 July 2013 Preseason (Caretaker) 26 July 2013 Zvijezda Resigned 19 August 2013 16 (Caretaker) 28 August 2013 Travnik Resigned 28 August 2013 14 6 September 2013 Mladost Sacked 4 September 2013 12 4 September 2013 Rudar Resigned 17 September 2013 16 18 September 2013 Velež Sacked 27 September 2013 7 3 October 2013 Olimpic Signed by Velež 3 October 2013 5 3 October 2013 Zvijezda Sacked 10 October 2013 10 10 October 2013 Čelik Mutual agreement 30 October 2013 11 (Caretaker) 30 October 2013 Slavija Sacked 31 October 2013 10 (Caretaker) 31 October 2013 Vitez Mutual agreement 31 October 2013 15 2 November 2013 Slavija (Caretaker) Mutual agreement 13 November 2013 11 13 November 2013 Sarajevo Sacked 1 December 2013 2 1 December 2013
League table
Positions by round
Results
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics
Transfers
For the list of transfers involving Premier League clubs during 2013–14 season, please see: List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers summer 2013 and List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers winter 2013–14.
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Wagner Santos LagoŠiroki Brijeg182 Joco StokićBorac Banja Luka103 Nikola KomazecSarajevo9 Marko ObradovićRadnik5 Armin HodžićŽeljezničar8 Amer BekićZrinjski6 Krešimir KordićŠiroki Brijeg7 Dino ĆorićŠiroki Brijeg Vernes SelimovićŽeljezničar Ševko OkićVelež Alen DedićČelik Saša KajkutČelik
* Italic highlights the former club, while bold the current one.
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Željezničar Leotar 4–1 Vitez Travnik 3–0 Široki Brijeg Mladost 6–0
Clean sheets
Most clean sheets: 10 Sarajevo Fewest clean sheets: 2 Vitez and Rudar Prijedor
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Željezničar 2,800 2 Sarajevo 2,687 3 Čelik 2,127 4 Borac 1,987 5 Zrinjski 1,760 6 Velež 1,183 7 Zvijezda 897 8 Travnik 792 9 Rudar 757 10 Široki 690 11 Vitez 670 12 Olimpik 617 13 Slavija 593 14 Mladost 473 15 Radnik 470 16 Leotar 279
Source:
See also 2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
External links
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