The First League of Herzeg-Bosnia served as the top

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league in

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during the

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and post-war periods of the 1990s. During these years, football was divided along ethnic lines, with the

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and

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populations each running their own league. Because Bosniaks were the only group interested in a distinctly Bosnian-Herzegovinian league and

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, only their league was recognized by the

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. The league formed in 1993. In the 1997/1998 season, the top Croat teams began facing the top Bosniak teams for entrance to

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tournaments, something that had been denied the Herzeg-Bosnia league on its own. This setup lasted until the 2000/2001 season when the two leagues merged to form the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

First League Champions

* 1993–94 - Mladost-Dubint Široki Brijeg – Mario Prskalo (10 goals, Mladost-Dubint Široki Brijeg) * 1994–95 - Mladost-Dubint Široki Brijeg – Anđelko Marušić (15, Mladost-Dubint Široki Brijeg) * 1995–96 - Mladost Široki Brijeg – Mario Marušić (15, Grude), Dejan Džepina (15, Novi Travnik) * 1996–97 -

Široki Brijeg , , nickname = , motto = , image_map = BiH municipality location Široki Brijeg.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location o ...

– Anđelko Marušić (21, Široki Brijeg) * 1997–98 -

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– Stanko Bubalo (31, Široki Brijeg) * 1998–99 -

Posušje Posušje ( cyrl, Посушје, ) is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a federal unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Name The name Posušje is derived from ''suša'' ...

– Slađan Filipović (19, Široki Brijeg) * 1999–2000 -

– Robert Ristovski (18, Kiseljak)

Herzeg-Bosnia Cup

* 1994–95 -

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* 1995–96 -

* 1996–97 - Troglav Livno * 1997–98 -

Orašje Orašje ( sr-cyrl, Орашје) is a city and the capital of Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of river S ...

* 1998–99 - Brotnjo * 1999–2000 -

References

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