2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina explained

Competition:Premijer liga
Season:2014–15
Winners:Sarajevo
2nd Premier League title
3rd Bosnian title
5th Domestic title
Relegated:Mladost Velika Obarska
Zvijezda
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Sarajevo
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Željezničar
Zrinjski
Olimpic
League Topscorer:Riad Bajić (15 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Široki Brijeg 7–2 Čelik
(19 October 2014)
Slavija 5–0 Radnik
(25 October 2014)
Slavija 6–1 Drina Zvornik
(22 November 2014)
Biggest Away Win:Vitez 0–5 Slavija
(23 August 2014)
Highest Scoring:Široki Brijeg 7–2 Čelik
(19 October 2014)
Matches:240
Total Goals:536
Longest Wins:5 games
Željezničar
Longest Unbeaten:9 games
Široki Brijeg
Longest Winless:12 games
Mladost Velika Obarska
Zvijezda
Longest Losses:4 games
Čelik
Mladost Velika Obarska
Radnik
Vitez
Highest Attendance:26.000 (FK Sarajevo vs. FK Željezničar)
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and twelfth as a unified country-wide league. It began on 2 August 2014 and ended on 23 May 2015, with a winter break between late November 2014 and late February 2015.

The 2014–15 season saw the return of Sloboda Tuzla and Drina Zvornik to zhe top flight as promoted, instead of Rudar Prijedor and Leotar.

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested in the league, including 14 sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted from each of the second-level leagues.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity[1]
BoracBanja LukaGradski Stadion, Banja Luka13,730
ZenicaBilino Polje15,292
DrinaZvornikGradski Stadion, Zvornik5,000
MladostVelika ObarskaGradski Stadion, Velika Obarska1,000
OlimpicSarajevoOtoka3,000
RadnikBijeljinaGradski Stadion, Bijeljina6,000
SarajevoAsim Ferhatović Hase35,630
SlavijaIstočno SarajevoSRC Slavija6,000
SlobodaTuzlaTušanj8,550
Pecara5,628
TravnikPirota3,200
VeležMostarVrapčići5,294
VitezVitezGradski Stadion, Vitez3,000
ZrinjskiMostarBijeli Brijeg20,000
ZvijezdaGradačacBanja Ilidža5,000
SarajevoGrbavica16,100

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Personnel and kits
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturershirt sponsor
FK Borac Banja Luka Vlado Jagodić Vladan GrujićNAAIM:TEL
NK Čelik Zenica Boris Pavić Adi AdilovićJomaRM-LH
FK Drina Zvornik Srđan Bajić -BullVitinka
FK Mladost Velika Obarska Slavoljub Bubanja Nemanja DabićBull
FK Olimpic Mirza Varešanović Bojan RegojeGivovaEuroplakat
FK Radnik Bijeljina Slavko Petrović -Bull-
FK Sarajevo Dženan Uščuplić Ivan TatomirovićHaadTurkish Airlines
FK Slavija Sarajevo Dragan Radović -Joma Nova Banka
FK Sloboda Tuzla Husref Musemić Muhamed OmićPatrickTuzlanski pilsner
NK Široki Brijeg Slaven Musa WagnerJakoMepas
NK Travnik Husnija Arapović Feđa DudićNAAIADK
FK Velež Mostar Nedim Jusufbegović Samir MerzićHaad HEPOK Mostar
NK Vitez Ante Miše Mladen JurčevićJoma -
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Vinko Marinović Pero StojkićZeusInteragent
NK Zvijezda Gradačac Petar SegrtBull-
FK Željezničar Sarajevo Milomir Odović Srđan StanićJoma

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Željezničar Sacked29 May 2014Preseason 6 June 2014
Sloboda TuzlaResigned3 June 2014 23 June 2014
VitezResigned17 June 2014 18 June 2014
Vitez Resigned25 August 201416th3 September 2014
Travnik Resigned29 August 201412th
Zvijezda Resigned30 August 201415th2 September 2014
Radnik Sacked3 September 201415th 5 September 2014

League table

Top goalscorers

[2]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Riad BajićŽeljezničar15
2 Stevo NikolićZrinjski14
3 WagnerŠiroki Brijeg13
4 Krste VelkoskiSarajevo11
5 Jovica StokićBorac10
6 Leon BenkoSarajevo9
Miloš FilipovićDrina Zvornik
Bojan PuzigaćaSarajevo
Uroš StojanovZvijezda
10 Zoran KokotSlavija8
Ivan CrnovZrinjski
Dalibor PandžaOlimpic
Secouba DiattaZvijezda

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capacity of stadiums of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 21 July 2013. Soccerway.
  2. Web site: Lista strijelaca Premijer lige . Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . 1 December 2014 . bs.