The 2012–13 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and eleventh as a unified country-wide league. The season began on 4 August 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013, with a winter break between 26 November 2012 and 2 March 2013. The official fixture schedule was released on 3 July 2012.
Željezničar was able to defend the title this season, as they were the defending champions of the last season, having won their seventh domestic league title this season with two rounds left playing. A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2011–12 season and one promoted club from each of the two-second-level leagues, Gradina from 2011–12 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Radnik from 2011–12 First League of the Republika Srpska who replace relegated Sloboda and Kozara.
Teams A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league, 2011–12 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2011–12 First League of the Republika Srpska.
While relegation of Kozara was confirmed couple of rounds before the end of the last season, Sloboda were relegated only after all the result of the last round were known. Kozara returned to First League of the Republika Srpska after only one season in top flight, while Sloboda were relegated for the first time after 43 years in the highest tier, including also as part of Yugoslav First League.
The relegated teams were replaced by the champions of the two-second–level leagues, Gradina from the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Radnik from the First League of the Republika Srpska. Radnik returned to the top flight after spending five years in lower tier, while Gradina made their debut in the Premier League.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Borac Banja Luka Gradski stadion, Banja Luka 13,730 Zenica Bilino Polje1 15,292 Gabela Podavala 3,000 Gradina Srebrenik Gradski stadion, Srebrenik2 8,000 Leotar Trebinje Police 8,550 Olimpic Sarajevo Otoka3 3,000 Radnik Bijeljina Gradski stadion, Bijeljina 6,000 Rudar Prijedor Gradski Stadion, Prijedor 5,000 Sarajevo Asim Ferhatović Hase 35,630 Slavija Istočno Sarajevo Gradski SRC Slavija 6,000 Pecara 5,628 Travnik Pirota 3,200 Velež Mostar Vrapčići 5,294 Zrinjski Mostar Bijeli Brijeg 20,000 Zvijezda Gradačac Banja Ilidža 5,000 Sarajevo Grbavica 16,100 1 Čelik has played in round 2 and 4 on Kamberović polje due to works on the pitch of Bilino Polje, which included installing of a new drainage and under-soil heating, as well as the replacement of the turf, sound system and bench for the reserve players. They returned to Bilino Polje on round 6 against Borac. 2 Gradina played their home matches in the first half of the season on Banja Ilidža and NC Goal (only round 6 and 8) due to their own stadium Gradski Stadion, Srebrenik not fulfilling the necessary requirements, but for the second half of the season their stadium got a conditional license to host Premier League matches. 3 Olimpic decided to play its home games in the second half of the season in Tuzla on Tušanj stadium instead of Otoka stadium which they used in the first half of the season but in the end played only one game on it (round 17). Already the next home game (round 20) they returned to their regular home stadium – Otoka stadium.
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 Branislav Krunić(Caretaker) Draško Žarić NAAI m:tel Čelik Vlado Jagodić Kenan Horić Joma RM-LH GOŠK Davor Mladina Zlatko Kojić Jako Habitus / Ledo Gradina Fuad Grbešić Malik Smajlović NAAI — Leotar Vladimir Gaćinović Zdravko Šaraba Kappa Elnos Olimpic Nedim Jusufbegović Miloš Vidović NAAI Europlakat Radnik Srđan Bajić Nenad Kutlačić Adidas — Rudar Vlado Čapljić Goran Kotaran NAAI Optima / ArcelorMittal Sarajevo Husref Musemić Muhamed Džakmić Lescon / Haad Vakufska banka Slavija Milomir Šešlija Ratko Dujković Joma Nova Banka Široki Brijeg Slaven Musa Dalibor Šilić Jako Mepas Travnik Nermin Bašić Elvedin Varupa Joma ADK Velež Ibrahim Rahimić Admir Kajtaz NAAI Bosnalijek Zrinjski Branko Karačić Igor Melher Zeus HT-ERONET Zvijezda Milomir Odović Amir Hamzić NAAI — Željezničar Amar Osim Muamer SvrakaPatrickSarajevo Osiguranje
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentZrinjski Dragan Perić (Caretaker)Promoted19 June 2012Off-season Dragan Perić19 June 2012Čelik Vlatko GlavašResigned22 June 2012 Vlado Jagodić22 June 2012GOŠK Boris GavranEnd of contract25 June 2012 Slaven Musa26 June 2012Travnik Husnija ArapovićEnd of contract28 June 2012 Nermin Bašić28 June 2012Leotar Borče SredojevićResigned6 July 2012 Vladimir Gaćinović9 July 2012Borac Slaviša BožičićSacked13 July 2012 Slobodan Starčević(Caretaker)13 July 2012Borac Slobodan Starčević(Caretaker)Promoted19 July 2012 Slobodan Starčević19 July 2012Široki Brijeg Marijan BloudekMutual agreement6 August 201211th Slaven Musa13 August 2012GOŠK Slaven MusaSigned by Široki Brijeg13 August 20123rd Dario Zadro16 August 2012Radnik Darko NestorovićResigned27 August 201215th Jovica Lukić(Caretaker)28 August 2012Gradina Samir AdanalićResigned27 August 201214th Denis Sadiković29 August 2012Radnik Jovica Lukić(Caretaker)End of tenure as caretaker3 September 201215th Srđan Bajić3 September 2012GOŠK Dario ZadroResigned5 September 201213th Ivan Katalinić5 September 2012Olimpic Nedim JusufbegovićSacked19 September 20127th Husref Musemić20 September 2012Gradina Denis SadikovićSigned by Sloboda20 September 201216th Boris Gavran20 September 2012Velež Asmir DžafićMutual agreement24 September 201213th Ibrahim Rahimić25 September 2012Gradina Boris GavranResigned24 September 201216th Nedžad Bajrović24 September 2012Gradina Nedžad BajrovićSacked11 October 201216th Fuad Grbešić11 October 2012GOŠK Ivan KatalinićSacked27 November 201215th Davor Mladina11 January 2013Slavija Vlado ČapljićResigned10 December 20124th Milomir Šešlija4 January 2013Zvijezda Zoran KuntićSigned by SzTK-Erima19 December 201213th Milomir Odović29 December 2012Travnik Nermin BašićResigned15 January 201314th Elvedin Beganović17 January 2013Olimpic Husref MusemićSacked10 February 20133rd Denis Sadiković10 February 2013Sarajevo Dragan JovićSacked16 March 20132nd Husref Musemić19 March 2013Rudar Velimir StojnićMutual Agreement22 March 201311th Vlado Čapljić24 March 2013Zrinjski Dragan PerićResigned31 March 20137th Branko Karačić1 April 2013Olimpic Denis SadikovićMutual Agreement11 April 20135th Nedim Jusufbegović11 April 2013Travnik Elvedin BeganovićSacked22 April 201314th Nermin Bašić22 April 2013Borac Slobodan StarčevićSacked21 May 20134th Branislav Krunić(Caretaker)21 May 2013
Season events
Sponsorship of the league On 31 July 2012, an agreement between Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and BH Telecom was reached regarding sponsorship of the league. The contract worth about 2 million KM was signed on two years, officially renaming the league to BH Telecom Premier League. At first, two clubs, Željezničar and Široki Brijeg, didn't want to agree on the terms of the sponsorship contract because it, as they say, was humiliating for their clubs and that not all clubs in the league can be treated the same way regarding sponsorship. In the end, with few adjustments for those two clubs, the contract was officially signed.
Ban on away fans lifted On 31 July 2012, the ban on organized attendance of away fans has been lifted. The ban was on power since 8 October 2011 after a couple of incidents, all done by Ultras groups. Also, if one club will have their supporters on an away game they must inform the other club and the football federation 4 days prior to the match.
Ban on away fans conditionally reactivated After, once again, ultras groups made serious incidents, including derogatory chanting and attempted attack on away fans on match of round 2 between Željezničar and Borac on Grbavica stadium, the same in round 5 between once again Željezničar and this time Slavija, demolishing a pub by The Maniacs, ultras supporters of Željezničar, who arrived in Herzegovina without announcement to the local police in Mostar. The pub was a gathering point of Ultras Zrinjski, ultras group supporting HŠK Zrinjski Mostar and this happened before a match in round 6 between Zrinjski and Željezničar. In an act of revenge, some of Ultras Zrinjski demolished a pub in another part of the city where they thought The Maniacs were. Also, on the same day, after returning from an away match of round 6 between Čelik and Borac, Lešinari, ultras group supporting Borac, demolished two train wagons, while the next day someone burned down a van in which about 12 supporters of Slavija, so-called Sokolovi, were returning from an away match of round 6 between GOŠK and Slavija (only the driver was slightly injured). After all this, the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to bring up a conditional ban on away fans which will be activated after any serious incident on or before a football match of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina or in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup. Overall, in the first five round of the league the disciplinary commission of Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina distributed penalties in the amount of almost €32000.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics
Transfers
For the list of transfers involving First League clubs during 2012–13 season, please see: List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers summer 2012 and List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers winter 2012–13.
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Emir HadžićSarajevo202 Eldin AdilovićŽeljezničar183 Krešimir KordićŠiroki Brijeg12 Saša KajkutČelik Jovica StokićBorac6 Jasmin MešanovićČelik107 Marko BasaraRadnik9 * Italic highlights the former club, while bold the current one.
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Darko MaletićBorac Banja Luka62 Srđan GrahovacBorac Banja Luka5 Vedran KantarBorac Banja Luka Jovica StokićBorac Banja Luka5 Almir BekićGOŠK4 Anel HebibovićVelež Zoran KokotSlavija Ševko OkićVelež Ivan SesarSarajevo / Elazığspor10 Zoran BeloševićSarajevo3 Dino ĆorićŠiroki Brijeg Edin DudoSlavija Borivoje FilipovićLeotar Emir HadžićSarajevo Jure IvankovićŠiroki Brijeg Sabahudin JusufbašićGOŠK Gabela Marsel MaceVelež Veldin MuharemovićOlimpic Dalibor ŠilićŠiroki Brijeg Pero StojkićZrinjski Asmir SuljićSarajevo WagnerŠiroki Brijeg * Italic highlights the former club, while bold the current one.
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Sarajevo GOŠK Mirza Ćemalović Velež Travnik Čelik Sarajevo 4 Borac Zrinjski 4 Široki Brijeg Borac Željezničar Leotar 5 Sarajevo Radnik
4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals
Clean sheets
Most Clean Sheets: 17 Sarajevo Fewest clean sheets: 3 Gradina
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Željezničar 3,707 2 Sarajevo 3,493 3 Čelik 2,780 4 Borac 1,660 5 Zrinjski 1,533 6 Zvijezda 1,307 7 Travnik 827 8 Olimpik 827 9 Velež 807 10 Rudar 787 11 Radnik 730 12 Slavija 727 13 Leotar 687 14 Gradina 597 15 Široki 570 16 GOŠK 487
Source:
Notes 1Without matches played without spectators because of a suspension of a stadium by Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
See also 2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
References
External links
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