2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina


The 2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the sixteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and fourteenth as a unified country-wide league. The league began 25 July 2015 and will end 14 May 2016, with a winter break between 7 December 2015 and 27 February 2016. The official fixture schedule was released on 10 July 2015. In the 2015–16 season, six teams will be relegated as the league decided to reduce the number of participants from the current 16 to 12 for the 2016–17 season.
The 2015–16 season will see the return of FK Rudar Prijedor and newcomer FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj to top flight as promoted teams, in place of FK Mladost Velika Obarska who returns to Prva liga RS after two seasons in top flight and NK Zvijezda Gradačac who were relegated to the Prva liga FBiH after spending 7 seasons in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including the top 14 sides from the 2014-15 season and two promoted sides from each of the second-level leagues.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
FK Borac Banja LukaBanja LukaGradski Stadion, Banja Luka9,730
ZenicaBilino Polje15,292
FK Drina ZvornikZvornikGradski Stadion, Zvornik5,000
FK Mladost Doboj KakanjDoboj Stadion Mladost Kakanj, Doboj 1,000
FK Olimpic SarajevoSarajevoOtoka3,000
FK Radnik BijeljinaBijeljinaGradski Stadion, Bijeljina6,000
FK Rudar PrijedorPrijedorGradski Stadion, Prijedor6,000
SarajevoAsim Ferhatović Hase35,630
FK Slavija Istočno SarajevoIstočno SarajevoSRC Slavija6,000
FK Sloboda TuzlaTuzlaTušanj8,550
Pecara5,628
TravnikPirota3,200
FK Velež MostarMostarVrapčići5,294
NK VitezVitezGradski Stadion, NK Vitez3,000
HŠK Zrinjski MostarMostarBijeli Brijeg20,000
SarajevoGrbavica16,100

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.

League table

Positions by round

Results

Clubs season-progress

Top goalscorers