The 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 23 July 2016 and concluded on 28 May 2017, with a winter break between early December 2016 and late February 2017. The official fixture schedule was released on 24 June 2016.

Teams A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity Zenica Bilino Polje 13,812 Krupa Krupa na Vrbasu Gradski Stadion (Krupa na Vrbasu) 1,200 Metalleghe-BSI Jajce Stadion Mračaj 3,000 Mladost Doboj (Kakanj) Stadion Mladost Kakanj 3,000 Olimpik Sarajevo Otoka 3,000 Radnik Bijeljina Gradski stadion (Bijeljina) 6,000 Sarajevo Asim Ferhatović Hase 30,121 Sloboda Tuzla Tušanj 7,200 Pecara 5,147 Vitez Vitez Gradski Stadion (Vitez) 3,000 Zrinjski Mostar Bijeli Brijeg 9,000 Sarajevo Grbavica 13,146

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 Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer shirt sponsorNK Čelik Zenica Boris Pavić Emir Jusić Haad Grad ZenicaNK Metalleghe-BSI Mato Neretljak Nevres Fejzić Joma —FK Krupa Slobodan Starčević Aleksandar Vukotić NAAI BEMAFK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Husref Musemić Aladin Isaković Joma Kakanj CementFK Olimpik Sarajevo Dragan Radović Mahir Karić Puma EuroplakatFK Radnik Bijeljina Nebojša Milošević Stanko Ostojić Joma NektarFK Sarajevo Mehmed Janjoš Haris Duljević Nike Turkish AirlinesFK Sloboda Tuzla Vlado Jagodić Amer Ordagić Ardu WwinNK Široki Brijeg Goran Sablić Jure Ivanković Jako MepasNK Vitez Slaven Musa Ivan Livaja Joma tioilHŠK Zrinjski Mostar Blaž Slišković Pero Stojkić Macron PPDFK Željezničar Sarajevo Slavko Petrović Zajko Zeba Diadora —

Managerial changes Team Outgoing Exit date Incoming Incoming date Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on NK Čelik Zenica Elvedin Beganović Resigned (joined FK Rudar Kakanj) 30 June 2016 Kemal Alispahić1 July 2016 NK Široki Brijeg Slaven Musa Resigned 5 July 2016 Branko Karačić 8 July 2016 FK Željezničar Sarajevo Milos Kostic Sacked 22 August 2016 Slavko Petrović 24 August 2016 FK Radnik Bijeljina Slavko Petrović Resigned (joined FK Željezničar Sarajevo) 23 August 2016 Nebojša Milošević 25 August 2016 FK Sarajevo Almir Hurtić Resigned (joined FK Željezničar Sarajevo) 23 August 2016 Mehmed Janjoš 29 August 2016 FK Olimpik Sarajevo Faik Kolar Resigned (Health reasons) 27 August 2016 Dragan Radović 6 September 2016 FK Sloboda Tuzla Husref Musemić Resigned 11 September 2016 Vlado Jagodić 11 October 2016 NK Čelik Zenica Kemal Alispahić Sacked 15 September 2016 Ivo Ištuk 19 September 2016 NK Vitez Boris Pavić Sacked 24 September 2016 Slaven Musa 4 October 2016 FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Ibrahim Rahimić Resigned (joined FK Velež Mostar) 26 September 2016 Husref Musemić 27 September 2016 NK Široki Brijeg Branko Karačić Resigned 3 October 2016 Denis Ćorić 13 October 2016 NK Čelik Zenica Ivo Ištuk Sacked 1 November 2016 Nedim Jusufbegović 2 November 2016 FK Olimpik Sarajevo Dragan Radović Sacked 1 November 2016 Asim Saračević 2 November 2016 NK Metalleghe-BSI Nermin Bašić Left by mutual consent 8 November 2016 Mato Neretljak 14 November 2016 FK Olimpik Sarajevo Asim Saračević Sacked 8 November 2016 Darko Dražić 9 November 2016 FK Olimpik Sarajevo Darko Dražić Sacked 15 December 2016 Faruk Kulović 27 December 2016 HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Vinko Marinović Sacked 27 December 2016 Ivica Barbarić 3 January 2017 NK Široki Brijeg Denis Ćorić Sacked 16 January 2017 Goran Sablić 18 January 2017 FK Olimpik Sarajevo Faruk Kulović Sacked 11 March 2017 Dragan Radović 12 March 2017 HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Ivica Barbarić Resigned 18 March 2017 Blaž Slišković 23 March 2017 NK Čelik Zenica Nedim Jusufbegović Left by mutual consent 19 March 2017 Boris Pavić 19 March 2017

Regular season In contrast to previous seasons, this season has a two-stage format. In the regular season, each of the 12 teams play home-and-away once, resulting in 22 games played each. The top six teams in the regular season qualify for the Championship round, the bottom six teams qualify for the Relegation round. Each team then plays home-and-away against the other teams within their own group, for an additional ten games played each, a season total of 32 games.

Results

Championship round

Results

Relegation round

Results

Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ivan LendrićŽeljezničar192 Elvir KoljićKrupa133 Jasmin MešanovićZrinjski11 Sulejman KrpićSloboda Tuzla5 Mersudin AhmetovićSarajevo10 Marko ObradovićRadnik Nemanja BilbijaZrinjski Goran BrkićMladost Doboj Kakanj9 WagnerŠiroki Brijeg9 Nermin CrnkićSarajevo Luka MenaloŠiroki Brijeg Asim ZecSloboda Tuzla

Attendances

# Club Average 1 Željezničar 6,969 2 Sarajevo 4,875 3 Zrinjski 2,719 4 Sloboda 2,219 5 Čelik 1,800 6 Široki 1,140 7 Krupa 938 8 Vitez 847 9 Mladost 656 10 Radnik 607 11 Olimpik 484 12 Metalleghe-BSI 397Source:

References

External links Official site for the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina