Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Premier League (
Bosnian/
Croatian,
Serbian
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* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
: Ženska Premijer Liga BiH) is the top level women's
football
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league of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Since 2013 the league has been unified. Before it was played in two separate groups based on league systems confined within
Bosnia's entities, one being the ''First Women's League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina'' and the other ''First Women's League of the Republika Srpska'', with the champion being decided through play-offs.
The winner of the play-off qualifies for a spot in the
UEFA Women's Champions League
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The ...
.
The league draws little media attention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the funding is often inadequate and clubs lack infrastructure, in some cases even basic training facilities.
History
Until 2013 the league was divided into the NFSBiH league and the league of the Republic of Srpska. The best two teams of the NFSBiH league qualified for a play-off in which the champion of the Republika Srpska women's football championship joined. The venue for the play-off was decided beforehand and it was played as three-team group.
Format
The teams play a double round robin after which the two best-placed teams advance to 3 team play-off group with the best placed club from
Republika Srpska
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.
In 2014/15 eight teams play a triple round-robin for 21 matches in total.
2020–21 Teams
The 2020–21season is played by the following Eight teams.
List of champions
The list of champions
* 2001–02:
NK Iskra Bugojno
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* 2002–03:
SFK 2000
* 2003–04:
SFK 2000
* 2004–05:
SFK 2000
* 2005–06:
SFK 2000
* 2006–07:
SFK 2000
* 2007–08:
SFK 2000
* 2008–09:
SFK 2000
* 2009–10:
SFK 2000
* 2010–11:
SFK 2000
* 2011–12:
SFK 2000
* 2012–13:
SFK 2000
* 2013–14:
SFK 2000
* 2014–15:
SFK 2000
* 2015–16:
SFK 2000
* 2016–17:
SFK 2000
*2017–18:
SFK 2000
*2018–19:
SFK 2000
*2019–20:
SFK 2000
*2020–21:
SFK 2000
*2021–22:
SFK 2000
Titles by team
References
External links
Official Siteof the
Football Association 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 ...
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Women's sports leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina