The Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top handball league in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. The league is operated by the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is composed of 16 teams. The champion is seeded into the

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

. Second team is seeded into

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

, while third and fourth teams go to

EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League ...

. The winner of the league cup is seeded into the

EHF Cup Winner's Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

Premier handball league for men

2021-22 Season participants

The following 16 clubs compete in the Handball Premier League during the 2021-22 season.

EHF coefficients

;Country ranking: EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season: *30. (''28'')

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(6.83) *31. (''29'') Superliga (5.50) *32. (''32'') Premier league (5.25) *33. (''33'')

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(4.00) *34. (''34'') GHR A (3.33) ;Club ranking: EHF Club Ranking as of 12 April 2021: * 78. (''86'') Borac (85) * 149. (''125'') Vogošća Poljine Hills (34) * 156. (''250'') RK Gračanica (31) * 186. (''232'') Sloga Doboj (21) * 240. (''303'') Bosna Visoko (13)

List of champions

United Premier league exists from 2001. Till that year, in

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

there were three separated federations and championships. EHF recognized only that of official Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina based in

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 ...

. In years 1998 and 1999 playoffs were held, with teams competing from Federation based in Sarajevo, and Handball Federation of

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. In 2001 clubs from Republika Srpska and their Federation participated, and for the first time after

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, clubs from all of Bosnia and Herzegovina were competing with each other. Sadly, next year, in 2001 clubs from Republika Srpska refused to play, and therefore playoffs were not played. Only in 2002 was this drama of Bosnian handball ended. In 2001 united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina started, which was a turning point for better quality of teams in years to come. ''Note: Till united league, only Handball Federation of B&H was officially recognized by

European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, ...

, and also

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

. Bolded teams were declared as official winners of Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.'' Champions of united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina which started from 2001. *2001–2002

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*2002–2003

RK Bosna Sarajevo RK Bosna Sarajevo is a team handball club based in Centar, Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the USD Bosna organization with headquarter located at Hamze Hume 2, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegov ...

*2003–2004

*2004–2005

*2005–2006

*2006–2007

*2007–2008 RK Bosna Lido osiguranje *2008–2009 RK Bosna Sunce osiguranje *2009–2010 RK Bosna BH Gas *2010–2011 RK Bosna BH Gas *2011–2012 RK Sloga Mobis *2012–2013 RK Borac m:tel *2013–2014 RK Borac m:tel *2014–2015 RK Borac m:tel *2015–2016

*2016–2017 RK Borac m:tel *2017–2018

*2018–2019

* 2019–2020 RK Borac m:tel * 2020-2021

* 2021–2022 RK Borac m:tel

Performance by club

Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia championship

Premier handball league for women

2021-22 Season participants

The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier League during the 2021-22 season.

EHF coefficients

;Country ranking: EHF League Ranking for 2020/21 season: *24. (''24'')

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(3.33) *25. (''25'')

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(1.17) *26. (''26'') Premier League (1.00) *26. (''26'') A1 (1.00) *26. (''26'') Ligat Ha'Al (1.00) ;Club ranking: EHF Club Ranking as of 12 April 2021: * 108. (''153'') HŽRK Grude (41) * 158. (''147'') ŽRK Krivaja (19) * 187. (''180'') ŽRK Hadžići (11) * 227. (''211'')

HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar ( hr, Hrvatski ženski rukometni klub Zrinjski Mostar, en, Croat Women's Handball Club Zrinjski Mostar) is a Croat-founded women's handball team from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in the Han ...

(7) * 242. (''236'') ŽRK Ilidža (5)

List of champions

''Note: Till united league, only Handball Federation of B&H was officially recognized by

, and also

. Bolded teams were declared as official winners of Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.'' ''Note: Interinvest Mostar merged with

'' Champions of the united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina which started from 2001. *2001–2002 Zrinjski *2002–2003 Ljubuški HO, Ljubuški *2003–2004 Galeb, Mostar *2004–2005 Zrinjski *2005–2006 Zrinjski *2006–2007 Borac *2007–2008 Borac *2008–2009 Borac *2009–2010 Borac *2010–2011 Borac *2011–2012 Borac *2012–2013 Zrinjski *2013–2014

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*2014–2015

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*2015–2016

*2016–2017

*2017–2018

*2018–2019

* 2019–2020

* 2020-2021 Borac * 2021–2022

Performance by club

References

{{EHF women's leagues Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Handball leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premier handball league for men

2021-22 Season participants

EHF coefficients

List of champions

Performance by club

Premier handball league for women

2021-22 Season participants

EHF coefficients

List of champions

Performance by club

See also

References