The Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top handball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league is operated by the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is composed of 16 teams. The champion is seeded into the EHF Champions League. Second team is seeded into EHF Cup, while third and fourth teams go to EHF Challenge Cup. The winner of the league cup is seeded into the EHF Cup Winner's Cup.
Premier handball league for men 2025–26 Season participants
The following 14 clubs compete in the Handball Premier League during the 2025–26 season.
Team CityArenaBoracBanja LukaJUSC BorikBosnaVisokoSport Centre MladostDerventaDerventaSD DerventaGoraždeGoraždeSD Mirsad HurićGračanicaGračanicaSportska dvorana "Luke"IzviđačLjubuškiSports Hall LjubuškiKonjuhŽiviniceSD ŽiviniceKrivajaZavidovićiSD ZavidovićiLeotarTrebinjeSportska dvorana "Miloš Mrdić"MaglajMaglajSD PobjedaSlobodaTuzlaSKPC MejdanSlogaDobojDvorana Srednjoškolskog Centra DobojVogošćaVogošćaSportska Dvorana Amel BečkovićZrinjskiMostarSD Bijeli Brijeg
EHF coefficients
Country ranking EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season:
30. (28) Meistriliiga (6.83) 31. (29) Superliga (5.50) 32. (32) Premier league (5.25) 33. (33) Serie A (4.00) 34. (34) GHR A (3.33)
Club ranking EHF Club Ranking as of 25 September 2025:
42. (41) Izviđač (110) 77. (120) Leotar (60) 90. (78) Sloboda (50) 120. (140) Vogošća (33) 154. (136) Gračanica (22)
List of champions The United Premier League was started in 2001. Until that year, in Bosnia, there were three separate federations and championships. The EHF recognized as official only the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Sarajevo.
In years 1998 and 1999 playoffs were held, with teams competing from Federation based in Sarajevo, and Handball Federation of Herzeg-Bosnia. In 2001 clubs from Republika Srpska and their Federation participated, and for the first time after Bosnian War, clubs from all of Bosnia and Herzegovina were competing with each other. Sadly, next year, in 2001 clubs from Republika Srpska refused to play, and therefore playoffs were not played. Only in 2002 was this drama of Bosnian handball ended. In 2001 united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina started, which was a turning point for better quality of teams in years to come.
Year Handball Federation B&H Republika Srpska Herzeg-Bosnia Play-off 1994 Sloboda Solana Tuzla Borac Banja Luka - - 1995 Sloboda Solana Tuzla Borac Banja Luka Izviđač Ljubuški - 1996 Sloboda Solana Tuzla Borac Banja Luka Izviđač Ljubuški - 1997 Bosna Visoko Borac Banja Luka Izviđač Ljubuški - 1998 Borac Travnik Borac Banja Luka Izviđač Ljubuški Borac Travnik 1999 Bosna Visoko Borac Banja Luka Izviđač Ljubuški Bosna Visoko 2000 Željezničar Sarajevo Borac Banja Luka Izviđač Ljubuški Izviđač Ljubuški 2001 Gračanica Borac Banja Luka Izviđač Ljubuški Not played Note: Till united league, only Handball Federation of B&H was officially recognized by European Handball Federation, and also International Handball Federation. Bolded teams were declared as official winners of Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Champions of united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina which started from 2001. ‡ League champions also won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Handball Cup, i.e. the domestic Double.
2001–2002 HRK Izviđač ‡ 2002–2003 RK Bosna Sarajevo ‡ 2003–2004 HRK Izviđač (2) 2004–2005 HRK Izviđač (3) 2005–2006 RK Bosna Sarajevo (2) 2006–2007 RK Bosna Sarajevo (3) 2007–2008 RK Bosna Lido osiguranje ‡ (4) 2008–2009 RK Bosna Sunce osiguranje ‡ (5) 2009–2010 RK Bosna BH Gas ‡ (6) 2010–2011 RK Bosna BH Gas (7) 2011–2012 RK Sloga Mobis 2012–2013 RK Borac m:tel ‡ 2013–2014 RK Borac m:tel ‡ (2) 2014–2015 RK Borac m:tel ‡ (3) 2015–2016 HRK Izviđač (4) 2016–2017 RK Borac m:tel (4) 2017–2018 HRK Izviđač (5) 2018–2019 HRK Izviđač (6) 2019–2020 RK Borac m:tel (5) 2020–2021 HRK Izviđač (7) 2021–2022 RK Borac m:tel (6) 2022–2023 HRK Izviđač Agram (8) 2023–2024 HRK Izviđač Agram (9) 2024–2025 HRK Izviđač Agram ‡ (10) 2025–2026 Izviđač (11)
Performance by club ClubTitlesYearsHRK Izviđač 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026RK Bosna Sarajevo2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011RK Borac Banja Luka2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022RK Sloboda Tuzla1994, 1995, 1996RK Bosna Visoko1997, 1999RK Sloga Doboj2012RK Gračanica2001RK Borac Travnik1998
Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia championship ClubTitlesYearsRK Borac Banja Luka1959, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022HRK Izviđač 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026RK Bosna Sarajevo2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011RK Sloboda Tuzla1994, 1995, 1996RK Bosna Visoko1997, 1999RK Sloga Doboj2012RK Gračanica2001RK Borac Travnik1998RK Željezničar1978
Premier handball league for women
2021-22 Season participants The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier League during the 2021-22 season.
Team CityArenaZrinjskiMostarBijeli Brijeg HallKatarinaMostarBijeli Brijeg HallGrudeGrudeDvorana Bili Brig GrudeIzviđačLjubuškiSports Hall LjubuškiBoracBanja LukaJUSC BorikIlidžaIlidžaKSIRC HadziciKrivajaZavidovićiSportska dvorana "Luke"HadžićiHadžićiGradska DvoranaJedinstvoBrčkoDvorana Ekonomske skoleMiraPrijedorHall MladostKnežopoljkaKozarska DubicaDubicaKozarska DubicaSportska dvorana Kozarska Dubica
EHF coefficients
Country ranking EHF League Ranking for 2020/21 season:
24. (24) Premier League (3.33) 25. (25) Super League (1.17) 26. (26) Premier League (1.00) 26. (26) A1 (1.00) 26. (26) Ligat Ha'Al (1.00)
Club ranking EHF Club Ranking as of 12 April 2021:
108. (153) HŽRK Grude (41) 158. (147) ŽRK Krivaja (19) 187. (180) ŽRK Hadžići (11) 227. (211) HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar (7) 242. (236) ŽRK Ilidža (5)
List of champions
Year Handball Federation B&H Republika Srpska Herzeg-Bosnia Play-off 1994 Jedinstvo, Tuzla Boksit, Milići - - 1995 Jedinstvo, Tuzla ? ? - 1996 Jedinstvo, Tuzla ? ? - 1997 Jedinstvo, Tuzla ? ? - 1998 Jedinstvo, Tuzla ? Interinvest, Mostar Interinvest, Mostar 1999 Zmaj od Bosne, Tuzla ? Interinvest, Mostar Interinvest, Mostar 2000 Jedinstvo, Tuzla ? Interinvest, Mostar Interinvest, Mostar 2001 Gorica Iskra, Bugojno ? ? Not played Note: Till united league, only Handball Federation of B&H was officially recognized by European Handball Federation, and also International Handball Federation. Bolded teams were declared as official winners of Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Note: Interinvest Mostar merged with HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar
Champions of the united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina which started from 2001.
2001–2002 Zrinjski 2002–2003 Ljubuški HO, Ljubuški 2003–2004 Galeb, Mostar 2004–2005 Zrinjski 2005–2006 Zrinjski 2006–2007 Borac 2007–2008 Borac 2008–2009 Borac 2009–2010 Borac 2010–2011 Borac 2011–2012 Borac 2012–2013 Zrinjski 2013–2014 Mira 2014–2015 Grude 2015–2016 Grude 2016–2017 Grude 2017–2018 Grude 2018–2019 Grude 2019–2020 Grude 2020-2021 Borac 2021–2022 Grude
Performance by club ClubTitlesYearsŽRK Borac2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013HŽRK Grude 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022Jedinstvo Tuzla1994, 1995, 1996, 1997ŽRK Mira Prijedor2014Ljubuški HO2003Galeb2004ŽRK Gorica Iskra Bugojno2001
See also Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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