2024–25 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina explained

Competition:Premijer liga
Season:2024–25
Dates:3 August 2024 – 31 May 2025
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup2:Conference League
League Topscorer:Giorgi Guliashvili
(12 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Zrinjski 7–1 Igman
(21 October 2024)
Biggest Away Win:Sloboda 0–6 Sarajevo
(2 November 2024)
Highest Scoring:Zrinjski 7–1 Igman
(21 October 2024)
Matches:93
Total Goals:257
Longest Wins:Zrinjski
(7 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Zrinjski
(15 matches)
Longest Winless:Sloboda
(15 matches)
Longest Losses:Sloboda
(9 matches)
Highest Attendance:24,000
Sarajevo 1–1 Željezničar
(25 September 2024)
Lowest Attendance:100
GOŠK 2–0 Sloboda
(19 October 2024)
Attendance:261,320
Average Attendance:2,810
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:4 December 2024

The 2024–25 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as the Wwin League for sponsorship reasons) is the 25th season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 3 August 2024 and will end on 31 May 2025, with a winter break between mid December 2024 and mid February 2025.

Four clubs will be relegated at the end of the season as the number of clubs will be reduced to 10 starting from the 2025–26 season. This will be the last season played with 12 teams.[1] The season also introduced the video assistant referee (VAR) review system.[2]

Borac Banja Luka are the defending champions, having won their third Premier League title in the previous season.

Teams

Twelve teams are contesting in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two promoted from each of the second-level leagues. The promoted teams are Radnik Bijeljina and Sloboda Tuzla, who returned to the top flight after respective absences of two years and one year. They replaced Tuzla City and Zvijezda 09, who were relegated after respective spells of six years and one year in the top flight.[3]

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BoracBanja LukaBanja Luka City Stadium
GOŠKPerica-Pero Pavlović
IgmanKonjicKonjic City Stadium
PosušjePosušjeMokri Dolac
RadnikBijeljinaBijeljina City Stadium
Asim Ferhatović Hase
SlobodaTuzlaTušanj
SlogaDobojLuke Stadium
Široki BrijegŠiroki BrijegPecara
VeležStadion Rođeni
ZrinjskiMostarStadion pod Bijelim Brijegom
ŽeljezničarSarajevo Grbavica

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.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Borac Mladen Žižović Srđan GrahovacKelmeMtel
GOŠKVacant Riad ŠutaJomaWWin
IgmanVacant Anel HebibovićKelmeIgman
PosušjeVacant Marko GalićMacronFormula
Radnik Velibor Đurić Aleksandar VasićKelmeSoccerBet
Sarajevo Zoran Zekić Nidal ČelikAdidasTurkish Airlines
Sloboda Zlatan Nalić Said HusejinovićMacronWWin
Sloga Nedim Jusufbegović Milan MilanovićGB3Meridian
Široki Brijeg Boris Pandža (caretaker) Božo MusaKelmeWWin
Velež İrfan Buz Nermin HaskićPumaNarentas
Zrinjski Mario Ivanković Nemanja BilbijaMacronM.T. Abraham Group
Željezničar Denis Ćorić Sulejman KrpićMacronWWin

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
data-sort-value="Pandža, Boris" Boris Pandža[4] End of interim spell3 June 2024Pre-seasondata-sort-value="Karačić, Toni" Toni Karačić3 June 2024
Posušjedata-sort-value="Ćorić, Denis" Denis Ćorić[5] Mutual consent6 June 2024data-sort-value="Vranešević, Duško" Duško Vranešević[6] 17 June 2024
Boracdata-sort-value="Marinović, Vinko" Vinko Marinović[7] 11 June 2024data-sort-value="Žižović, Mladen" Mladen Žižović[8] 11 June 2024
Željezničardata-sort-value="Đurbuzović, Dino" Dino Đurbuzović[9] End of interim spell12 June 2024data-sort-value="Ćorić, Denis" Denis Ćorić12 June 2024
Sarajevodata-sort-value="Rožman, Simon" Simon Rožman[10] Mutual consentdata-sort-value="Zekić, Zoran" Zoran Zekić[11]
Veleždata-sort-value="Klafurić, Dean" Dean Klafurić[12] 17 June 2024data-sort-value="Čanadi, Damir" Damir Čanadi[13] 27 June 2024
Zrinjskidata-sort-value="Petrović, Željko" Željko Petrović[14] 20 June 2024data-sort-value="Ivanković, Mario" Mario Ivanković20 June 2024
Igmandata-sort-value="Elezović, Adnan" Adnan Elezović[15] End of interim spell22 June 2024data-sort-value="Musemić, Husref" Husref Musemić22 June 2024
Slobodadata-sort-value="Nalić, Zlatan" Zlatan Nalić[16] Mutual consent25 July 2024data-sort-value="Maksimović, Marko" Marko Maksimović[17] 26 July 2024
Veleždata-sort-value="Čanadi, Damir" Damir Čanadi[18] Sacked12 August 20249thdata-sort-value="Buz, İrfan" İrfan Buz[19] 9 September 2024
GOŠKdata-sort-value="Adžem, Admir" Admir Adžem[20] 12thdata-sort-value="Pranjić, Danijel" Danijel Pranjić[21] 14 August 2024
Slogadata-sort-value="Jagodić, Vlado" Vlado Jagodić[22] 25 September 202410thdata-sort-value="Nedim, Jusufbegović" Nedim Jusufbegović[23] 30 September 2024
Slobodadata-sort-value="Maksimović, Marko" Marko Maksimović[24] 28 September 202411thdata-sort-value="Nalić, Zlatan" Zlatan Nalić[25] 16 October 2024
GOŠKdata-sort-value="Pranjić, Danijel" Danijel Pranjić[26] Mutual consent27 October 202411th
Posušjedata-sort-value="Vranešević, Duško" Duško Vranešević[27] 28 October 20245th
Igmandata-sort-value="Musemić, Husref" Husref Musemić[28] Resigned6 November 20249th
Široki Brijegdata-sort-value="Karačić, Toni" Toni Karačić[29] Sacked27 November 20247thdata-sort-value="Pandža, Boris" Boris Pandža (interim)[30] 27 November 2024

League table

Results

Rounds 23–33

Top goalscorers

[31]

!Rank!Player!Club!Goals
1 Giorgi GuliashviliSarajevo12
2 Nardin MulahusejnovićZrinjski11
3 Mihael MlinarićVelež10
4 Đorđe DespotovićBorac8
5 Aleksandar BoljevićŽeljezničar7
6 Enver KulašinBorac6
7 Tomislav KišZrinjski5
Sulejman KrpićŽeljezničar
Đorđe PantelićRadnik
10 Vladan BubanjaSarajevo4
Marijan ĆavarZrinjski
Toni JovićSloga
Karlo LulićSarajevo
Sandi OgrinecBorac
Vinko RozićPosušje
Fran TopićZrinjski

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nogometni savez BiH odlučio: Liga se i zvanično smanjuje na 10 klubova. 27 May 2024. 27 May 2024. bs. E.K.. Klix.ba.
  2. Web site: POTVRĐENO: Kreće upotreba VAR-a u WWin ligi BiH od naredne sezone. 27 May 2024. 27 May 2024. bs. M.B.. Sport1.ba.
  3. Web site: Početkom augusta počinje nova sezona?. 5 June 2024. 5 June 2024. bs. Samir Mlaćo. sportsport.ba.
  4. Web site: Toni Karačić novi trener Širokog Brijega. 3 June 2024. 3 June 2024. bs. Esmer Oštraković. sportsport.ba.
  5. Web site: Denis Ćorić napustio Posušje, najbliži je preuzimanju klupe Željezničara. 6 June 2024. 6 June 2024. bs. D.P.. Klix.ba.
  6. Web site: Posušje imenovalo novog trenera. 17 June 2024. 17 June 2024. bs. S.P.. Sport1.ba.
  7. Web site: Vinko Marinović više nije trener FK Borac. 11 June 2024. 11 June 2024. bs. M.B.. Sport1.ba.
  8. Web site: Mladen Žižović novi trener FK Borac. 11 June 2024. 11 June 2024. bs. Eldar Ganibegović. sportsport.ba.
  9. Web site: Denis Ćorić je novi trener Željezničara - Predstavljen zanimljivim snimkom sa Grbavice!. 12 June 2024. 12 June 2024. bs. Esmer Oštraković. sportsport.ba.
  10. Web site: Simon Rožman više nije trener FK Sarajevo. 12 June 2024. 12 June 2024. bs. N.M.. Klix.ba.
  11. Web site: Zoran Zekić je novi trener FK Sarajevo!. 12 June 2024. 12 June 2024. bs. D.P.. Klix.ba.
  12. Web site: Šok iz Mostara: Dean Klafurić više nije trener FK Velež. 17 June 2024. 17 June 2024. bs. E.K.. Klix.ba.
  13. Web site: SLUŽBENO: DAMIR ČANADI NOVI ŠEF STRUKE ROĐENIH!. 27 June 2024. 27 June 2024. bs. fkvelez.ba.
  14. Web site: Šok u Mostaru: Petrović više nije trener Zrinjskog, odmah je imenovan nasljednik. 20 June 2024. 20 June 2024. bs. N.K.. Klix.ba.
  15. Web site: FK Igman potvrdio povratak Husrefa Musemića: "Dobrodošao nazad!". 22 June 2024. 22 June 2024. bs. Eldar Ganibegović. sportsport.ba.
  16. Web site: Zlatan Nalić više nije trener FK Sloboda!. 25 July 2024. 25 July 2024. bs. Adnan Beganović / E.Š.. sportsport.ba.
  17. Web site: Marko Maksimović novi trener FK Sloboda, potpisao jednogodišnji ugovor. 26 July 2024. 26 July 2024. bs. E.K.. Klix.ba.
  18. Web site: FK Velež smijenio Damira Čanadija. 12 August 2024. 12 August 2024. bs. Edmir Škorić. sportsport.ba.
  19. Web site: Turski stručnjak Irfan Buz je novi trener Veleža. 9 September 2024. 9 September 2024. bs. N.K.. Klix.ba.
  20. Web site: Već drugi razlaz u prvenstvu BiH: Admir Adžem više nije trener GOŠK-a. 12 August 2024. 12 August 2024. bs. N.K.. Klix.ba.
  21. Web site: Hercegovački klub brzo pronašao novog trenera: Danijel Pranjić ponovo u Wwin ligi BiH. 14 August 2024. 14 August 2024. bs. R.S.. Sport1.ba.
  22. Web site: Vlado Jagodić dobio otkaz na klupi Sloge. 25 September 2024. 25 September 2024. bs. R.S.. Sport1.ba.
  23. Web site: Nedim Jusufbegović preuzeo klupu Sloge. 30 September 2024. 30 September 2024. bs. Muhamed Bogilović. sportsport.ba.
  24. Web site: Azmir Husić odmah krenuo sa radikalnim promjenama: Otkaz Maksimoviću pred samu utakmicu?. 28 September 2024. 28 September 2024. bs. T.Š.. Sport1.ba.
  25. Web site: Zlatan Nalić se vratio u Slobodu, treći put sjeo na klupu tuzlanskog kluba. 17 October 2024. 17 October 2024. bs. E.B.. Klix.ba.
  26. Web site: Danijel Pranjić više nije trener GOŠK-a!. 27 October 2024. 27 October 2024. bs. Esmer Oštraković. sportsport.ba.
  27. Web site: Četiri vezana poraza ga koštala posla: Duško Vranešević više nije trener Posušja. 28 October 2024. 28 October 2024. bs. S.P.. Sport1.ba.
  28. Web site: Husref Musemić podnio ostavku u Igmanu!. 6 November 2024. 6 November 2024. bs. Esmer Oštraković. sportsport.ba.
  29. Web site: Toni Karačić nije više trener Širokog Brijega, poznato ko će ga zamijeniti. 27 November 2024. 27 November 2024. bs. R.S.. Sport1.ba.
  30. Web site: Toni Karačić više nije trener Širokog Brijega, odmah je izabran nasljednik. 27 November 2024. 27 November 2024. bs. N.K.. Klix.ba.
  31. https://www.fctables.com/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-league/ BiH Premier League