The Bosnian
football league system is a series
of connected leagues for football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This system has a hierarchical format
with promotion and relegation between
leagues at different levels. The top division is organized by Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the second and third level by entity associations, and lower levels by cantonal
or regional associations.
Premier League of Bosnia and
Herzegovina is at the
top of the structure. It is the top flight in Bosnian club football and has 16
teams. The League champion is also the champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
it gets the right to play in the UEFA Champions League qualifying
rounds. The bottom two teams of the table are relegated to the second level of
competition.
The second tier is divided into two leagues - First league of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and First league of Republika Srpska, the first containing 16
clubs and the second 14 clubs. Relegated teams from the Premier league are
demoted to the second level competition for the next season. Geographical
location is the criteria for the decision in which one of these two leagues they
will play. Winner of the league is promoted to Premier League, and bottom teams
are relegated. The number of relegated teams depends on how many teams are
entering from the Premier League and the Third Divisions.
Third level football is even more dispersed. Each league
is associated with a different geographical area. In Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are four second divisions, and in Republika Srpska two second divisions. Same principle of promotion and
relegation is used, so the league winners are promoted to the appropriate
second level league, and clubs at the bottom of the table are relegated to
lower levels.
In Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are ten cantons, contesting nine leagues,
organized by cantonal football associations. Depending on how many clubs they
have, cantons can have one or more leagues. In Republika Srpska, there are no
cantons, but four football regions, each having a league. The First cantonal
leagues in the Federation and regional leagues in Republika Srpska comprisethe
fourth level of club football.
Further down, there are big differences in organization.
Some cantons (with big number of clubs) have second leagues. If there are clubs
not associated with any of these leagues, municipality or intermunicipality
leagues are organized.
System[edit]
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Level
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League(s)/Division(s)
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1
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2
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First league of Republika Srpska
14 clubs |
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3
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Second league of the FBH - North
16 clubs |
Second league of the FBH - Center
16 clubs |
Second league of the FBH - South
16 clubs |
Second league of the FBH - West
12 clubs |
Second league of RS - West
14 clubs |
Second league of RS - East
14 clubs |
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4
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First league of Tuzla Canton (16 clubs)
First League of Posavina Canton |
League of Sarajevo Canton (18 clubs in 2 groups)
League of Zenica-Doboj Canton (10 clubs) League of Bosnian Podrinje Canton |
Intercantonal league Canton 10/West Herzegovina Canton (6 clubs)
League of Hercegovina-Neretva Canton(11 clubs) |
First League of Central Bosnia Canton(10 clubs)
League of Una-Sana Canton (14 clubs) |
Regional league West (14 clubs)
Regional league Center (14 clubs) |
Regional league East (14 clubs)
Regional league South (4 clubs) |
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Other
leagues:
First league of Brčko District Second league of Brčko District Second league of Tuzla Canton - West (14 clubs) Second league of Tuzla Canton - North (14 clubs) Second League of Tuzla Canton - South (14 clubs) Second of Central Bosnia Canton (8 clubs) Intermunicipality league Gradiška Intermunicipality league Banja Luka Intermunicipality league Prijedor Intermunicipality league Doboj Intermunicipality league Lukavac/Srebrenik First municipality league Bijeljina Second municipality league Bijeljina Municipality league Prnjavor Municipality league Ugljevik Municipality league Zavidovići |
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