2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premijer liga
Season2020–21
Dates1 August 2020 – 30 May 2021
ChampionsBorac
2nd Premier League title
2nd Bosnian title
RelegatedMladost Doboj Kakanj
Krupa
Olimpik
Champions LeagueBorac
Europa Conference LeagueSarajevo
Velež
Široki Brijeg
Matches198
Goals476 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerNemanja Bilbija
(17 goals)
Biggest home winBorac 6–0 Mladost Doboj Kakanj
(1 August 2020)
Biggest away winMladost Doboj Kakanj 2–5 Tuzla City
(15 August 2020)
Highest scoringŽeljezničar 4–4 Mladost Doboj Kakanj
(10 April 2021)
Longest winning runSarajevo
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSarajevo
Velež
(20 matches)
Longest winless runŽeljezničar
(15 matches)
Longest losing runSloboda
Krupa
Olimpik
(5 matches)
Highest attendance5,000
Borac 2–0 Tuzla City
(23 May 2021)
Lowest attendance350
Radnik 0–2 Široki Brijeg
(30 May 2021)
Total attendance6,350
Average attendance2,117
(excluding matches played behind closed doors)

The 2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as m:tel Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 1 August 2020 and ended on 30 May 2021, with a winter break between mid-December 2020 and late February 2021.

There was no attendance from fans in the stadiums besides each team's staff and personnel due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Teams

A total of 12 teams contested in the league, including 10 sides from the 2019–20 season and two promoted from each of the second-level leagues, Krupa and Olimpik, replacing relegated sides, Čelik and Zvijezda 09.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2020–21 Premier League of BiH clubs
Location of teams in Sarajevo
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka City Stadium 10,030
Krupa Krupa na Vrbasu Gradski Stadion 3,500
Mladost Doboj Kakanj Doboj, Kakanj MGM Farm Arena 3,000
Olimpik Sarajevo (Otoka) Otoka 3,000
Radnik Bijeljina Bijeljina City Stadium 6,000
Sarajevo Sarajevo (Koševo) Asim Ferhatović Hase 34,500
Sloboda Tuzla Tušanj 7,200
Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg Pecara 7,000
Tuzla City Tuzla Tušanj 7,200
Velež Mostar (Vrapčići) Stadion Rođeni 7,000
Zrinjski Mostar Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom 9,000
Željezničar Sarajevo (Grbavica) Grbavica 13,146

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.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Marko Maksimović Stojan Vranješ Kelme Mtel
Krupa Vladimir Ilić Nikola Dujaković No1 WWin
Mladost Doboj Kakanj Nemanja Miljanović Amer Hiroš Legea HeidelbergCement
Olimpik Slavko Petrović Adnan Osmanović GBT —
Radnik Vlado Jagodić Velibor Đurić Givova WWin
Sarajevo Dženan Uščuplić (caretaker) Krste Velkoski Nike Turkish Airlines
Sloboda Mladen Žižović Amar Beganović Legea WWin
Široki Brijeg Toni Karačić Božo Musa Kelme WWin
Tuzla City Husref Musemić Ivan Kostić No1 —
Velež Feđa Dudić Denis Zvonić No1 Bosnalijek
Zrinjski Sergej Jakirović Nemanja Bilbija Macron PPD
Željezničar Blaž Slišković Semir Štilić Macron —

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Borac Banja Luka (C) 33 21 4 8 59 31 +28 67 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Sarajevo 33 18 11 4 53 24 +29 65 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Velež Mostar 33 16 13 4 50 30 +20 61
4 Široki Brijeg 33 17 8 8 47 30 +17 59[a]
5 Zrinjski Mostar 33 18 5 10 50 30 +20 59[a]
6 Tuzla City 33 13 9 11 36 35 +1 48
7 Željezničar 33 12 8 13 50 43 +7 44
8 Sloboda Tuzla 33 10 7 16 31 41 −10 37
9 Mladost Doboj Kakanj[b] (R) 33 8 6 19 26 57 −31 30 Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH
10 Krupa[c] (R) 33 7 7 19 26 46 −20 28 Relegation to the Prva Liga RS
11 Radnik Bijeljina 33 5 10 18 26 51 −25 25
12 Olimpik (R) 33 7 4 22 22 58 −36 25 Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH
Source: Rezultati.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[4]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since fourth place decided UEFA Europa Conference League qualification, goal difference and goals scored were not used to rank teams. Head-to-head points: Široki Brijeg 6, Zrinjski Mostar 3.
  2. ^ Mladost Doboj Kakanj initially avoided relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH, but were then relegated to the league due to failing to obtain a license for the Premier League.[2]
  3. ^ Krupa initially avoided relegation to the Prva Liga RS, but were then relegated to the league due to failing to obtain a license for the Premier League.[3]

Results

Rounds 1–22

Home \ Away BOR KRU MDK OLI RAD SAR SLO ŠB TUZ VEL ZRI ŽEL
Borac — 3–1 6–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–3
Krupa 1–3 — 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–1
Mladost Doboj Kakanj 0–2 1–0 — 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–5 1–2 0–1 0–4
Olimpik 1–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–3
Radnik 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–2
Sarajevo 4–2 3–0 5–1 2–0 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1
Sloboda 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 — 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–2
Široki Brijeg 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–0 3–0 — 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–1
Tuzla City 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–3 0–4 2–0
Velež 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1
Zrinjski 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 — 1–2
Željezničar 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 3–0 1–0 —
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Rounds 23–33

Home \ Away BOR KRU MDK OLI RAD SAR SLO ŠB TUZ VEL ZRI ŽEL
Borac 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
Krupa 3–0 3–0[a] 1–0 1–0 1–1
Mladost Doboj Kakanj 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1
Olimpik 0–0 0–3[b] 1–1 1–1 0–3
Radnik 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1
Sarajevo 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1
Sloboda 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Široki Brijeg 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–0
Tuzla City 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2
Velež 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–2
Zrinjski 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–2
Željezničar 1–2 3–0 4–4 1–2 1–3 0–0
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
  1. ^ Krupa was given a 3–0 win by default in Round 32 since the match was postponed because of Olimpik's withdrawal from the Premier League.[5]
  2. ^ Sarajevo was given a 3–0 win by default in Round 33 since the match was postponed because of Olimpik's withdrawal from the Premier League.[5]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Nemanja Bilbija Zrinjski 17
2 Stojan Vranješ Borac 15
3 Goran Zakarić Borac 12
4 Obren Cvijanović Velež 11
5 Matthias Fanimo Sarajevo 10
Benjamin Tatar Sarajevo
7 Nedim Hadžić Mladost Doboj Kakanj 9
Stipe Jurić Široki Brijeg
Fejsal Mulić Velež
10 Luka Juričić Željezničar 8
Jovo Lukić Borac
Semir Štilić Željezničar

References

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  2. ^ H.H. (31 May 2021). "Mladost DK nije dobila licencu za nastup u Premijer ligi, Radnik ostaje u eliti" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ H.H. (30 June 2021). "Leotar dobio licencu, poznati svi učesnici Premijer lige BiH za novu sezonu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Premijer Liga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b H.H. (21 May 2021). "NS BiH: Olimpik će biti izbačen u najniži rang takmičenja ukoliko napusti Premijer ligu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ BiH Premier League at fc-tables.com
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