2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.

Premijer liga
Season2014–15
ChampionsSarajevo
2nd Premier League title
3rd Bosnian title
5th Domestic title
RelegatedMladost Velika Obarska
Zvijezda
Champions LeagueSarajevo
Europa LeagueŽeljezničar
Zrinjski
Olimpic
Matches played240
Goals scored536 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerRiad Bajić (15 goals)
Biggest home winŠiroki Brijeg 7–2 Čelik
(19 October 2014)
Slavija 5–0 Radnik
(25 October 2014)
Slavija 6–1 Drina Zvornik
(22 November 2014)
Biggest away winVitez 0–5 Slavija
(23 August 2014)
Highest scoringŠiroki Brijeg 7–2 Čelik
(19 October 2014)
Longest winning run5 games
Željezničar
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Široki Brijeg
Longest winless run12 games
Mladost Velika Obarska
Zvijezda
Longest losing run4 games
Čelik
Mladost Velika Obarska
Radnik
Vitez
Highest attendance26.000 (FK Sarajevo vs. FK Željezničar)

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
ČelikZenicaBilino Polje15,292
DrinaZvornikGradski Stadion, Zvornik5,000
MladostVelika ObarskaGradski Stadion, Velika Obarska1,000
OlimpicSarajevoOtoka3,000
RadnikBijeljinaGradski Stadion, Bijeljina6,000
SarajevoSarajevoAsim Ferhatović Hase35,630
SlavijaIstočno SarajevoSRC Slavija6,000
SlobodaTuzlaTušanj8,550
Široki BrijegŠiroki BrijegPecara5,628
TravnikTravnikPirota3,200
VeležMostarVrapčići5,294
VitezVitezGradski Stadion, Vitez3,000
ZrinjskiMostarBijeli Brijeg20,000
ZvijezdaGradačacBanja Ilidža5,000
ŽeljezničarSarajevoGrbavica16,100

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 -JomaNova 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 MerzićHaadHEPOK Mostar
NK Vitez Ante Miše Mladen JurčevićJoma-
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Vinko Marinović Pero StojkićZeusInteragent
NK Zvijezda Gradačac Petar Segrt Bull-
FK Željezničar Sarajevo Milomir Odović Srđan StanićJoma

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Željezničar Hajrudin ĐurbuzovićSacked29 May 2014Preseason Admir Adžem6 June 2014
Sloboda Tuzla Miroslav BlaževićResigned3 June 2014 Denis Sadiković23 June 2014
Vitez Ante MišeResigned17 June 2014 Husnija Arapović18 June 2014
Vitez Husnija ArapovićResigned25 August 201416th Ante Miše3 September 2014
Travnik Osman BajrićResigned29 August 201412th
Zvijezda Nermin HuseinbašićResigned30 August 201415th Petar Segrt2 September 2014
Radnik Srđan BajićSacked3 September 201415th Slavko Petrović5 September 2014

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Sarajevo (C)3019925517+3866Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2Željezničar3018935222+3063Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3Zrinjski30161134113+2859
4Široki Brijeg30151144623+2356
5Borac Banja Luka3014792626049
6Olimpic30137103934+546Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
7Čelik30101193435−141
8Sloboda Tuzla30117123328+540
9Velež30108123233−138
10Radnik30710132937−831
11Travnik3087152242−2031
12Slavija3077163044−1428
13Drina Zvornik3069152640−1427
14Vitez3075182143−2226
15Mladost Velika Obarska (R)3068161844−2626Relegation to Prva Liga RS
16Zvijezda (R)30510153053−2325Relegation to Prva Liga FBiH
Source: uefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBORČELDRZMVOOLIRADSARSLASLOŠBTRAVELVITZRIZVIŽEL
Borac Banja Luka1–02–12–00–11–11–32–01–01–11–02–12–11–01–01–0
Čelik1–10–11–00–12–11–13–22–25–31–01–10–00–01–11–1
Drina Zvornik0–00–10–23–01–00–00–00–01–13–03–10–01–21–11–2
Mladost Velika Obarska2–01–20–20–01–11–12–11–00–22–10–01–00–21–10–3
Olimpic4–11–25–23–00–30–11–01–00–03–01–02–00–13–00–3
Radnik0–12–21–03–12–20–20–02–01–21–11–02–00–00–11–3
Sarajevo0–01–12–04–04–25–03–03–11–02–21–11–01–03–00–0
Slavija0–10–16–10–01–30–42–32–11–11–01–11–00–02–11–1
Sloboda Tuzla2–01–02–03–22–11–10–24–00–14–01–11–01–00–01–2
Široki Brijeg0–07–23–12–01–12–01–02–01–02–02–02–11–14–20–0
Travnik1–21–02–21–00–01–00–22–00–32–12–12–01–32–00–0
Velež1–01–01–00–01–13–02–02–00–11–02–14–01–13–20–3
Vitez1–11–01–02–00–11–00–30–53–11–30–03–10–13–01–4
Zrinjski2–01–11–10–02–02–01–12–01–00–05–02–02–03–01–1
Zvijezda2–00–22–13–12–21–10–31–30–00–00–03–21–12–31–2
Željezničar1–02–12–04–03–01–11–22–11–11–11–01–02–10–25–3
Source: SportSport.ba
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 31 May 2015[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

References