2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the twelfth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 5 July 2011. The season began on 6 August 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012. A winter break with no matches was scheduled between 28 November and 3 March, but was extended for a week due to heavy snowfalls. Borac lost their title from the previous season to Željezničar, which secured the first position after round 27, with 3 matches left to play.
Sixteen clubs participated in the season, including fourteen returning from the 2010–11 season and one promoted club from each second-level league.
Teams
and Drina Zvornik were relegated to their respective second-level league at the end of the 2010–11 season. Both clubs returned to the second tier after just one year each at the Premijer Liga.The relegated teams were replaced by the champions of the two second-level leagues, GOŠK Gabela from the Prva Liga FBiH and Kozara Gradiška from the Prva Liga RS. Kozara returned to the top league after eight years in second level and GOŠK debuted in the top level.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
Borac | Banja Luka | Banja Luka City Stadium | 7,238 |
Zenica | Bilino Polje | 15,292 | |
Gabela | Podavala Stadium1 | 2,800 | |
Kozara | Gradiška | Gradski stadion | 5,000 |
Leotar | Trebinje | Police Stadium | 8,550 |
Olimpic | Sarajevo | Stadion Otoka2 | 3,000 |
Rudar | Prijedor | Gradski stadion | 5,000 |
Sarajevo | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium | 35,630 | |
Slavija | Istočno Sarajevo | Gradski SRC Slavija | 6,000 |
Sloboda | Tuzla | Stadion Tušanj | 8,444 |
Stadion Pecara | 5,628 | ||
Travnik | Stadion Pirota | 3,200 | |
Velež | Mostar | Stadion Vrapčići | 5,294 |
Zrinjski | Mostar | Bijeli Brijeg Stadium | 20,000 |
Zvijezda | Gradačac | Banja Ilidža | 5,000 |
Sarajevo | Stadion Grbavica | 16,100 |
1 GOŠK played their first home game in Čitluk, Bare Stadium, on 14 August 2011 against Sarajevo as their stadium, Podavala, still was under renovation.
2 Olimpic played their first three home matches on Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium as their stadium was under reconstruction and renovation. They returned on Otoka Stadium after more than 2 years in round 9 on 2 October 2011 against GOŠK. They also played their first home game in the second half-season, on 10 March 2012, in round 16, against Rudar, at Bare Stadium in Čitluk, as heavy snowfalls during winter in Sarajevo disabled Otoka Stadium for any football games.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
Borac | Slaviša Božičić | Draško Žarić | NAAI | |
Čelik | Vlatko Glavaš | Emir Hadžić | Joma | RM-LH |
GOŠK | Boris Gavran | Vedad Šabanović | Jako | Habitus/ Ledo |
Kozara | Miloš Pojić | Nenad Studen | NAAI | Stihl |
Leotar | Borče Sredojević | Zdravko Šaraba | Kappa | Elnos |
Olimpic | Nedim Jusufbegović | Jako | Europlakat | |
Rudar | Velimir Stojnić | Goran Kotaran | Legea | Optima/ ArcelorMittal |
Sarajevo | Dragan Jović | Sedin Torlak | Lescon | AurA |
Slavija | Vlado Čapljić | Goran Simić | adidas | Red Star Sport/ Nova Banka |
Sloboda | Abdulah Ibraković | Denis Mujkić | Jako | – |
Široki Brijeg | Marijan Bloudek | Dalibor Šilić | Jako | Mepas |
Travnik | Husnija Arapović | Elvedin Varupa | Joma | ADK |
Velež | Asmir Džafić | NAAI | Bosnalijek | |
Zrinjski | Dragan Perić | Damir Džidić | Zeus | HT-ERONET |
Zvijezda | Zoran Kuntić | Amir Hamzić | Zeus | – |
Željezničar | Amar Osim | Mirsad Bešlija | Macron | CODE |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Borac | Vlado Jagodić | Mutual agreement | 28 May 2011 | Off-season | Zvjezdan Cvetković | 4 June 2011 |
Široki Brijeg | Blaž Slišković | Signed by Al-Ansar | 31 May 2011 | Off-season | Mario Ćutuk | 4 June 2011 |
Leotar | Dragan Spaić | Renamed to first assistant | 8 June 2011 | Off-season | Slavko Jović | 8 June 2011 |
Rudar | Boris Gavran | End of contract | 13 June 2011 | Off-season | Dragan Radović | 13 June 2011 |
Čelik | Abdulah Ibraković | Mutual agreement | 20 June 2011 | Off-season | Boris Gavran | 20 June 2011 |
Sarajevo | Mirza Varešanović | Dismissed | 25 June 2011 | Off-season | Jiří Plíšek | 25 June 2011 |
Velež | Milomir Odović | End of contract | 1 July 2011 | Off-season | Mirza Varešanović | 6 July 2011 |
Široki Brijeg | Mario Ćutuk | Mutual agreement | 9 July 2011 | Off-season | Branko Karačić | 9 July 2011 |
Olimpic | Mehmed Janjoš | Mutual agreement | 15 Aug 2011 | 10th | Nedim Jusufbegović | 15 Aug 2011 |
Čelik | Boris Gavran | Mutual agreement | 23 Aug 2011 | 16th | Elvedin Beganović | 23 Aug 2011 |
Leotar | Slavko Jović | Dismissed | 2 Sep 2011 | 13th | Bogdan Korak | 2 Sep 2011 |
GOŠK | Darko Dražić | Signed by SMK FC | 6 Sep 2011 | 15th | Milomir Odović | 8 Sep 2011 |
Slavija | Dragan Bjelica | Resigned | 12 Sep 2011 | 13th | Aleksandar Simić | 12 Sep 2011 |
Travnik | Nedžad Selimović | Dismissed | 17 Sep 2011 | 11th | Mesud Duraković | 19 Sep 2011 |
Kozara | Vinko Marinović | Resigned | 18 Sep 2011 | 15th | Vlado Jagodić | 20 Sep 2011 |
Slavija | Aleksandar Simić | End of tenure as caretaker | 23 Sep 2011 | 15th | Zoran Erbez | 23 Sep 2011 |
Sloboda | Ibrahim Crnkić | Resigned | 24 Sep 2011 | 11th | Darko Vojvodić | 28 Sep 2011 |
Čelik | Elvedin Beganović | Promoted | 25 Sep 2011 | 10th | Elvedin Beganović | 25 Sep 2011 |
Travnik | Mesud Duraković | Dismissed | 28 Sep 2011 | 14th | Nermin Bašić | 30 Sep 2011 |
Borac | Zvjezdan Cvetković | Dismissed | 3 Oct 2011 | 4th | Velimir Stojnić | 3 Oct 2011 |
Travnik | Nermin Bašić | Renamed to first assistant | 10 Oct 2011 | 9th | Haris Jaganjac | 10 Oct 2011 |
Sarajevo | Jiří Plíšek | Resigned | 20 Dec 2011 | 3rd | Dragan Jović | 6 Jan 2012 |
Leotar | Bogdan Korak | Dismissed | 21 Dec 2011 | 14th | Borče Sredojević | 21 Dec 2011 |
Zvijezda | Dragan Jović | Signed by Sarajevo | 6 Jan 2012 | 9th | Zoran Kuntić | 13 Jan 2012 |
Travnik | Haris Jaganjac | Dismissed | 11 Jan 2012 | 15th | Husnija Arapović | 11 Jan 2012 |
Slavija | Zoran Erbez | Resigned | 17 Jan 2012 | 16th | Milan Gutović | 17 Jan 2012 |
GOŠK | Milomir Odović | Resigned | 27 Jan 2012 | 12th | Boris Gavran | 30 Jan 2012 |
Borac | Velimir Stojnić | Resigned | 17 Mar 2012 | 4th | Slaviša Božičić | 19 Mar 2012 |
Široki Brijeg | Branko Karačić | Dismissed | 19 Mar 2012 | 2nd | Marijan Bloudek | 20 Mar 2012 |
Slavija | Milan Gutović | Resigned | 20 Mar 2012 | 16th | Vlado Čapljić | 20 Mar 2012 |
Čelik | Elvedin Beganović | Resigned | 22 Mar 2012 | 7th | Amir Japaur | 22 Mar 2012 |
Rudar | Dragan Radović | Dismissed | 25 Mar 2012 | 12th | Velimir Stojnić | 26 Mar 2012 |
Čelik | Amir Japaur | End of tenure as caretaker | 28 Mar 2012 | 9th | Vlatko Glavaš | 28 Mar 2012 |
Velež | Mirza Varešanović | Resigned | 19 Apr 2012 | 10th | Adnan Dizdarević | 19 Apr 2012 |
Velež | Adnan Dizdarević | End of tenure as caretaker | 24 Apr 2012 | 10th | Asmir Džafić | 24 Apr 2012 |
Zrinjski | Slaven Musa | Resigned | 29 Apr 2012 | 6th | Draženko Bogdan | 2 May 2012 |
Kozara | Vlado Jagodić | Resigned | 30 Apr 2012 | 16th | Siniša Đurić | 1 May 2012 |
Sloboda | Darko Vojvodić | Resigned | 30 Apr 2012 | 15th | Abdulah Ibraković | 3 May 2012 |
Kozara | Siniša Đurić | End of tenure as caretaker | 3 May 2012 | 16th | Miloš Pojić | 3 May 2012 |
Zrinjski | Draženko Bogdan | End of tenure as caretaker | 11 May 2012 | 6th | Dragan Perić | 11 May 2012 |
Season events
Incident in Travnik–Borac game
The match between Travnik and Borac was abandoned during halftime after the main referee of the match was attacked by a member of Travnik. The disciplinary commission fined Travnik and pronounced that the team would play their next two home matches without spectators, though this was later reduced to a single match.Away fans ban
The ban on away fans commenced on 8 October 2011 by the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina after a pair of incidents caused by Ultras groups. Intended to end in 2011, the ban was extended to the start of the 2012–13 season.Several incidents preceded the ban:
- In the 21 August 2011 match between Zrinjski and Olimpic, members of Ultras Mostar, angrily stormed the field after Olimpic scored their third goal.
- In the 24 August 2011 match between Slavija and Sarajevo, Sokolovi chanted insulting jeers during the game. Later in the match, ten people managed to enter the field during play. Zrinjski was penalized with a fine, while Slavija received a fine and were prohibited spectators at their following two home games.
- In the eighth round match between Borac and Željezničar, immediately after Željezničar took the lead, the Lešinari Ultras broke through the emergency exit. They stormed the field and attacked The Maniacs with flares and stones. Several Maniacs were wounded in the altercation. The competition commission registered the game as a 0–3 win for Željezničar, while the disciplinary commission punished Borac with a fine and banned spectators from their next three home games.
- In the 28 September 2011 match between Zrinjski and Velež at Bijeli Brijeg Stadium, after Velež took the lead in the final minutes of the game, Ultras Mostar broke into the field and chased the Velež players. Zrinjski was punished for this incident by the disciplinary commission with a fine and were forced to play their next five home matches without spectators. The game was registered with an official result of 0–3 for Velež.
- The final incident before the ban occurred in Sarajevo before the friendly match between Željezničar and Hajduk from Croatia. Torcida Split came to the stadium three hours before the match. Because of the small number of police officers at the stadium at that point, they were able to enter the south stand of Grbavica stadium. In the stands, a small group of The Maniacs were preparing the tifo for the match. The members of Torcida Split began disrupting this, provoking an altercation that spiraled into a riot. The game was cancelled due to this.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Most assists
Hat-Tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
Kozara | Slavija | 27 08 2011 | ||
GOŠK | Rudar | 11 09 2011 | ||
Željezničar | Velež | 23 10 2011 | ||
4 | Željezničar | Rudar | 17 03 2012 | |
Željezničar | Sloboda | 28 04 2012 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 19
- *Željezničar
- Fewest clean sheets: 5
- *Travnik
Champion Squad
FK Željezničar |
Goalkeepers: Adnan Gušo ; Elvis Karić ; Semir Bukvić. Defenders: Jadranko Bogičević ; Benjamin Čolić ; Josip Kvesić ; Velibor Vasilić ; Elvir Čolić ; Semir Kerla ; Josip Ćutuk ; Goran Marković. Midfielders: Zajko Zeba ; Muamer Svraka ; Patrick Nyema Gerhardt ; Mirsad Bešlija ; Nermin Jamak ; Srđan Stanić ; Samir Bekrić ; Sulejman Smajić ; Nermin Zolotić ; Perica Stančeski ; Haris Hajradinović. Forwards: Eldin Adilović ; Vernes Selimović ; Mirsad Ramić. ' Managers: Amar Osim. Transferred out during the season:''' Srđan Savić ; Dejan Drakul ; Edin Višća. |