The 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as
BH Telecom
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History
It was established during the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1992 and was the first company in Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide GSM, 3G, ...
Premier League for sponsorship reasons,
is the fourteenth season of the
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and Herz ...
, the highest
football
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league
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Arts and entertainment
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* ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football
Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, 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.
The official fixture schedule was released sometime in late June/early July 2013.
A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2012–13 season and one promoted club from each of the two second-level leagues,
Vitez
Vitez ( sr-cyrl, Витез) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 6,329 inhabitant ...
from
2012–13 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Mladost from
2012–13 First League of the Republika Srpska
The 2012–13 First League of the Republika Srpska is the eighteenth season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the eleventh as a second-tier ...
who replaced relegated
Gradina and
GOŠK.
Zrinjski were crowned national champions for the third time, while defending champions
Željezničar ended up in fourth position.
Leotar and
Rudar Prijedor were relegated at the end of the season, after finishing last and second from last, respectively.
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 league,
2012–13 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
2012–13 First League of the Republika Srpska
The 2012–13 First League of the Republika Srpska is the eighteenth season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the eleventh as a second-tier ...
.
Gradina was constantly on the last spot already since round 5 and got 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 renamed to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the year 2000. The relegation of
GOŠK was confirmed only after the last round finished, ending their two year run in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The relegated teams were replaced by the champions of the two second–level leagues,
Vitez
Vitez ( sr-cyrl, Витез) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 6,329 inhabitant ...
from the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Mladost from the First League of the Republika Srpska. Both teams made their debut in the Premier League.
Stadiums and locations
1 Mladost will play 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
Vitez ( sr-cyrl, Витез) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 6,329 inhabitant ...
will play their home games on 16,5 kilometer away
Kamberović polje Kamberović is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Faik Kamberović (born 1967), Bosnian footballer
* Husnija Kamberović
Husnija Kamberović (born September 6, 1963) is a Bosnian historian and a professor of modern history ...
,
Zenica
Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ...
due to their stadium not yet fulfilling criteria for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is planned that they will play on their Gradski stadion, Vitez at the begin of October.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
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
* ''Italic'' highlights the former club, while bold the current one.
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
*Most
clean sheets
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Shutouts are usuall ...
: 10
**
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
*Fewest clean sheets: 2
**
Vitez
Vitez ( sr-cyrl, Витез) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 6,329 inhabitant ...
and
Rudar Prijedor
See also
*
2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
*
Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine (N/FSBiH); Ногометни/Фудбалски Савез Босне и Херцеговине (Н/ФСБиХ), (FSBiH); unified abbreviation N/FS ...
References
External links
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