2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina explained

Competition:Premijer Liga
Season:2008–09
Winners:Zrinjski
2nd Premier League title
2nd Bosnian title
Relegated:Orašje
Posušje
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Zrinjski
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Sarajevo
Široki Brijeg
Slavija (via domestic cup)
League Topscorer:Darko Spalević (17 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Velež 6–0 Modriča
Biggest Away Win:Posušje 0–3 Borac
Posušje 0–3 Čelik
Highest Scoring:Velež 5–3 Zvijezda
Matches:240
Total Goals:611
Prevseason:2007–08
Nextseason:2009–10

The 2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Premijer Liga) was the ninth season since its establishment and the seventh as a unified country-wide league. It started on 2 August 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009. Modriča were the defending champions.

Promotion and relegation

Jedinstvo Bihać and Žepče were relegated after the 2007–08 season due to finishing in 15th and 16th place, respectively.

They were replaced by the champions of two second-level leagues, Zvijezda Gradačac (Prva Liga BiH) and Borac Banja Luka (Prva Liga RS).

Clubs and stadia

TeamLocationStadium
City Stadium of Banja Luka
Bilino Polje
Gradski Stadion, Laktaši
Police Stadium
Maxima Stadium
Gradski Stadion Orašje
Mokri Dolac Stadium
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium
Tušanj Stadium
Pecara Stadium
Stadion Pirota
Vrapčići Stadium
Mostar Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Banja Ilidža
Sarajevo Grbavica Stadium

League table

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Darko SpalevićSlavija17
2 Krešimir KordićZrinjski13
3 Mladen BojićModriča10
Damir SmajlovićZvijezda
Adis ObadVelež
6 Zoran KokotSlavija9
Emir HadžićČelik
Phil JacksonČelik
Dalibor ŠilićŠiroki Brijeg

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