The 2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and fourteenth as a unified country-wide league. The league began on 25 July 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016, with a winter break between 7 December 2015 and 27 February 2016. The official fixture schedule was released on 10 July 2015. In the 2015–16 season, six teams will be relegated as the league decided to reduce the number of participants from the current 16 to 12 for the 2016–17 season.
The 2015–16 season saw the return of Rudar Prijedor and newcomer Mladost Doboj Kakanj to the top flight as promoted teams, in place of Mladost Velika Obarska who returned to the First League of RS after two seasons in the top flight and Zvijezda Gradačac who were relegated to the First League of FBiH after spending 7 seasons in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo were the defending champions.
Teams A total of 16 teams contested in the league, including the top 14 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted sides from each of the second-level leagues.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity FK Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka Gradski Stadion, Banja Luka 9,730 Zenica Bilino Polje 15,292 FK Drina Zvornik Zvornik Gradski Stadion, Zvornik 5,000 FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Doboj (Kakanj) Stadion Mladost Kakanj, Doboj (Kakanj) 1,000 FK Olimpic Sarajevo Sarajevo Otoka 3,000 FK Radnik Bijeljina Bijeljina Gradski Stadion, Bijeljina 6,000 FK Rudar Prijedor Prijedor Gradski Stadion, Prijedor 6,000 Sarajevo Asim Ferhatović Hase 35,630 FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo Istočno Sarajevo SRC Slavija 6,000 FK Sloboda Tuzla Tuzla Tušanj 8,550 Pecara 5,628 Travnik Pirota 3,200 FK Velež Mostar Mostar Vrapčići 5,294 NK Vitez Vitez Gradski Stadion, NK Vitez 3,000 HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Mostar Bijeli Brijeg 20,000 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 sponsorFK Borac Banja Luka Borče Sredojević Boris Raspudić NAAI m:telNK Čelik Zenica Elvedin Beganović Adi Adilović Joma RM-LHFK Drina Zvornik Cvijetin Blagojević Aleksandar Kikić Bull VitinkaFK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Ibro Rahimić Haris Dilaver Joma Kakanj CementFK Olimpic Sarajevo Milomir Odović Veldin Muharemović Puma EuroplakatFK Radnik Bijeljina Slavko Petrović Stanko Ostojić Bull —FK Rudar Prijedor Zlatko Jelisavac Nebojša Šodić GBT ArcelorMittalFK Sarajevo Almir Hurtić Haris Duljević Haad Turkish AirlinesFK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo Milko Gjurovski Mladen Lučić Joma Nova BankaFK Sloboda Tuzla Husref Musemić Zajko Zeba Patrick Tuzlanski pilsnerNK Široki Brijeg Slaven Musa Wagner Jako MepasNK Travnik Boris Gavran Anel Ćurić NAAI ADKFK Velež Mostar Zijo Tojaga Adnan Bobić Givova HEPOK MostarNK Vitez Branko Karačić Goran Jurić Joma —HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Vinko Marinović Pero Stojkić Zeus Interagent/Energia naturalis FK Željezničar Sarajevo Edis Mulalić Aleksandar Kosorić Joma —
League table
Positions by round
Results
Clubs season-progress
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Leon BenkoSarajevo182 WagnerŠiroki Brijeg123 Haris DilaverMladost Doboj Kakanj 11 Ivan KrstanovićŠiroki Brijeg Jasmin MešanovićZrinjski6 Mersudin AhmetovićSloboda10 Zajko ZebaSloboda8 Amer BekićSarajevo9 Mahir KarićČelik Germain KouadioTravnik Marko ObradovićRadnik Darko SpalevićSlavija
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Željezničar 4,500 2 Sarajevo 3,800 3 Sloboda 3,073 4 Zrinjski 2,547 5 Borac 2,237 6 Široki 1,387 7 Vitez 1,130 8 Velež 983 9 Čelik 937 10 Mladost 933 11 Travnik 690 12 Slavija 670 13 Radnik 664 14 Rudar 637 15 Olimpik 523 16 Drina 523Source:
References
External links Official site for the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina soccerway.com