The Bosnia and Herzegovina football champions are the winners of the highest league in Bosnia and Herzegovina men's football, which has been called the Bosnian Premier League since the 2000–01 season.
Zrinjski have won nine titles, the most of any club, and have been the dominant side throughout much of the 2010s and 2020s. Željezničar rank second with six titles, and were particularly successful in the early 2000s and early 2010s, notably under manager Amar Osim. Sarajevo are third with five titles. Borac follow with four titles and have emerged as one of the more successful clubs of the 2020s. Čelik are fifth with three titles, while Široki Brijeg have won two.
Čelik and Zrinjski are the only sides to have won the league title in three consecutive seasons.
List of champions History In 1923, the first edition of leagues was organised in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia where regional championships were also played, besides the top-level national Yugoslav Football Championship. The clubs of the Drina Banovina, part of Littoral Banovina and Vrbas Banovina, territorially similar to present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, played within the Sarajevo Football Subassociation League until 1939. The champions of the Subassociation Leagues were granted a place in the qualifiers for the Yugoslav Championship, at the top national level. SAŠK (1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930–31), Slavija Sarajevo (1929, 1930, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40), Krajišnik Banja Luka (1935–36) were the clubs to manage to participate in the national league, first in 1923 when the championship was played in a cup system. In 1939, the Yugoslav league system was changed by creating separate Serbian and Croatian-Slovenian Leagues, which would serve as qualifying leagues for the final phase of the Yugoslav Championship.Sijić, pag. 117 The clubs from the Sarajevo Subassociation played their qualifications to the Serbian League. However, Slavija participated in 1939–40 (3rd place) and 1940–41 (9th place) and played their qualifications to the Croatian-Slovenian League. However, SAŠK managed to participate and did it on both occasions, in 1939–40 (5th place) and 1940–41 (5th place). That would be the last season before the beginning of World War II.
Royal League (1921–1941) The clubs from the territory of Drina Banovina, part of Littoral Banovina and Vrbas Banovina (belonging to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) had a league organised by the Sarajevo Football Subassociation. The winner had direct access to the Yugoslav Championship.Milorad Sijić: "Football in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia" , pag. 142
SeasonChampions1921Hajduk Sarajevo1922SAŠK Sarajevo1923SAŠK Sarajevo1924SAŠK Sarajevo1925SAŠK Sarajevo1926SAŠK Sarajevo1927SAŠK Sarajevo1928SAŠK Sarajevo1929Slavija Sarajevo1930Slavija Sarajevo1931SAŠK Sarajevo1932Not Finished1933SAŠK Sarajevo1934Not Finished1935Slavija Sarajevo SAŠK Sarajevo1936Slavija Sarajevo1937SAŠK Sarajevo1938SAŠK Sarajevo1939SAŠK Sarajevo1940Hajduk Sarajevo1941Hajduk Sarajevo
As part of Croatia (WWII) Source:
SeasonChampions1941Not Finished - SAŠK Sarajevo (9th place)1942SAŠK Sarajevo (Group D)1943SAŠK Sarajevo (Sarajevo championship) Hrvoje Banja Luka (Banja Luka championship)1944SAŠK Sarajevo (Sarajevo championship) Banja Luka (Banja Luka championship)
National Competitions War in Bosnia and Herzegovina After the breakup of Yugoslavia, and following proclamation of independence in late winter 1992, the Bosnian Football Association (N/FSBiH) applied for membership with FIFA and UEFA. Meanwhile, due to the outbreak of the Bosnian War in April 1992, no games were played in the 1992–93 season. In late 1993 some parts of the country re-launched football competitions with reduced scope. But just as the country was divided along ethnic lines, so was football.
In 1993, Bosnian Croats launched the Football Federation of Herzeg-Bosnia and its own First League of Herzeg-Bosnia, in which only Croat clubs competed on a parochial scale within the limits of West Herzegovina and few other enclaves. In the same year, Bosnian Serbs organized the First League of the Republika Srpska on a territory held by the Republika Srpska regime. Only football on territory under the control of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina institutions and auspices of the N/FSBiH, at the time consequently with Bosniak majority, apart from a brief competition for the season 1994–95 (won by Čelik), came to a standstill. Competition under N/FSBiH auspices did not resume until the 1995–96 season when the Bosnian First League was officially launched.
First League (1994–2000)
Season Champions (number of titles) Runners-up Third place Winning manager1994–95Čelik (1)Sarajevo (1)Bosna Visoko (1) Nermin Hadžiahmetović1995–96Čelik (2)Radnički Lukavac (1)Sloboda Tuzla (1) Nermin Hadžiahmetović1996–97Čelik (3)Sarajevo (2)Bosna Visoko (2) Kemal Hafizović1997–98Željezničar (1)Sarajevo (3)— Enver Hadžiabdić1998–99Sarajevo (1)Bosna Visoko (1)Rudar Kakanj (1) Nermin Hadžiahmetović1999–2000Brotnjo (1)Budućnost (1)— Ivo Ištuk
Premier League (2000–present)
Season Champions (number of titles) Runners-up Third place Winning manager2000–01Željezničar (2)Brotnjo (1)Sarajevo (1) Amar Osim2001–02Željezničar (3)Široki Brijeg (1)Brotnjo (1) Amar Osim2002–03Leotar (1)Željezničar (1)Sarajevo (2) Milan Jovin2003–04Široki Brijeg (1)Željezničar (2)Sarajevo (3) Ivo Ištuk2004–05Zrinjski (1)Željezničar (3)Široki Brijeg (1) Franjo Džidić2005–06Široki Brijeg (2)Sarajevo (4)Zrinjski (1) Ivica Barbarić2006–07Sarajevo (2)Zrinjski (1)Slavija (1) Husref Musemić2007–08Modriča (1)Široki Brijeg (2)Čelik (1) Slaviša Božičić2008–09Zrinjski (2)Slavija (1)Sloboda Tuzla (1) Dragan Jović2009–10Željezničar (4)Široki Brijeg (3)Borac (1) Amar Osim2010–11Borac (1)Sarajevo (5)Željezničar (1) Vlado Jagodić2011–12Željezničar (5)Široki Brijeg (4)Borac (2) Amar Osim2012–13Željezničar (6)Sarajevo (6)Borac (3) Amar Osim2013–14Zrinjski (3)Široki Brijeg (5)Sarajevo (3) Branko Karačić2014–15Sarajevo (3)Željezničar (4)Zrinjski (2) Dženan Uščuplić2015–16Zrinjski (4)Sloboda Tuzla (1)Široki Brijeg (2) Vinko Marinović2016–17Zrinjski (5)Željezničar (5)Sarajevo (4) Blaž Slišković2017–18Zrinjski (6)Željezničar (6)Sarajevo (5) Blaž Slišković2018–19Sarajevo (4)Zrinjski (2)Široki Brijeg (3) Husref Musemić2019–20Sarajevo (5)Željezničar (7)Zrinjski (3) Vinko Marinović2020–21Borac (2)Sarajevo (7)Velež (1) Marko Maksimović2021–22Zrinjski (7)Tuzla City (1)Borac (4) Sergej Jakirović2022–23Zrinjski (8)Borac (1)Željezničar (2) Krunoslav Rendulić2023–24Borac (3)Zrinjski (3)Velež (2) Vinko Marinović2024–25Zrinjski (9)Borac (2)Sarajevo (6) Mario Ivanković2025–26Borac (4)Zrinjski (4)Sarajevo (7) Vinko Marinović League champions also won the Bosnian Cup, i.e. the domestic Double.
Total titles won By club Teams in bold compete in the Premier League as of the 2025–26 season.
RankClubWinnersWinning seasons193, , , , , , , , 2Željezničar671997–98, , , , , 3Sarajevo571998–99, , , , 4Borac42, , , 5Čelik301994–95, 1995–96, 1996–976Široki Brijeg25, 7Brotnjo111999–2000Modriča10Leotar10
By city/town City / Town Championships ClubsSarajevo11Željezničar (6), Sarajevo (5)Mostar9Zrinjski (9)Banja Luka4Borac (4)Zenica3Čelik (3)Široki Brijeg2Široki Brijeg (2)Čitluk1Brotnjo (1)Modriča1Modriča (1)Trebinje1Leotar (1)
See also Bosnia and Herzegovina football clubs in European competitions List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football first tier top scorers List of association football competitions
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References
External links Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Official Site League at UEFA