2022–23 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2022–23 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as Liga 12[1] and also known as M:tel Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the 23rd season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 15 July 2022 and will end on 28 May 2023, with a winter break between late November 2022 and late February 2023, due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup which was held between 20 November and 18 December 2022.

Premijer liga
Season2022–23
Dates15 July 2022 – 28 May 2023
ChampionsZrinjski
8th Premier League title
8th Bosnian title
Champions LeagueZrinjski
Europa Conference LeagueBorac
Matches played186
Goals scored447 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerNemanja Bilbija
(23 goals)
Biggest home winZrinjski 5–0 Posušje
(5 March 2023)
Biggest away winSarajevo 1–5 Tuzla City
(10 August 2022)
Highest scoringVelež 4–4 Široki Brijeg
(12 November 2022)
Longest winning runZrinjski
(11 matches)
Longest unbeaten runZrinjski
(20 matches)
Longest winless runTuzla City
(13 matches)
Longest losing runTuzla City
(5 matches)
Highest attendance13,000
Sarajevo 2–2 Željezničar
(12 May 2023)
Lowest attendance100
Igman 0–0 Posušje
(6 November 2022)
Total attendance407,898
Average attendance2,193
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2023.

Zrinjski Mostar successfully defended their title, securing an eighth Premier League title with four matches to spare.[2]

Teams

A total of 12 teams are currently contesting in the league, including 10 sides from the 2021–22 season and two promoted from each of the second-level leagues, Igman Konjic and Sloga Meridian, replacing relegated sides Radnik Bijeljina and Rudar Prijedor.[3]

Stadiums and locations
Borac Igman Leotar Sloga
Banja Luka City Stadium Stadion Igmana Police Stadium Luke Stadium
Capacity: 10,030 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 8,550 Capacity: 3,000
Sarajevo
Locations of the 2022–23 Premier League of BiH clubs
 Sloboda
Asim Ferhatović Hase Tušanj
Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 7,200
Široki Brijeg Tuzla City
Pecara Tušanj
Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 7,200
Velež Zrinjski Posušje Željezničar
Stadion Rođeni Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Mokri Dolac Grbavica
Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 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.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Bosnia and Herzegovina Vinko Marinović Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Subić Kelme Mtel
Igman Bosnia and Herzegovina Husref Musemić Bosnia and Herzegovina Anel Hebibović No1 Igman
Leotar Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Maksimović Bosnia and Herzegovina Đoko Milović Kelme WWin
Posušje Croatia Branko Karačić Bosnia and Herzegovina Davor Landeka Jako Formula
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Varešanović Bosnia and Herzegovina Besim Šerbečić Erreà Turkish Airlines
Sloboda Croatia Danijel Pranjić Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Jusić Legea WWin
Sloga Bosnia and Herzegovina Vlado Jagodić Serbia Milan Milanović GB3 Meridian
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Barbarić Bosnia and Herzegovina Marijan Ćavar Kelme WWin
Tuzla City Bosnia and Herzegovina Milenko Bošnjaković Bosnia and Herzegovina Nevres Fejzić No1 —
Velež Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedim Jusufbegović Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Zvonić Joma Narentas
Zrinjski Croatia Krunoslav Rendulić Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Bilbija Macron M.T. Abraham Group
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Bašić Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Kosorić Macron The Maniacs

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zrinjski Mostar (C, Q) 31 24 3 4 64 17 +47 75 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Borac Banja Luka (T) 31 17 4 10 35 28 +7 55 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Sarajevo 31 14 7 10 43 39 +4 49 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
4 Željezničar 31 13 8 10 37 34 +3 47
5 Velež Mostar 31 11 12 8 36 30 +6 45
6 Široki Brijeg 31 12 9 10 36 34 +2 45
7 Igman Konjic 31 8 10 13 38 45 −7 34
8 Sloga Meridian 31 9 7 15 38 53 −15 34
9 Posušje 31 9 7 15 26 42 −16 34
10 Sloboda Tuzla 31 7 11 13 29 36 −7 32
11 Tuzla City 31 8 7 16 39 46 −7 31 Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH or Prva Liga RS
12 Leotar 31 8 7 16 26 43 −17 31
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. Source: Rezultati.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[4]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Positions by table

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Borac2753534356344344333333222222222
Igman1211111288111112810101110910101112121112121010101010987
Leotar4891111118811121212121211119101099101079111111121212
Posušje76810101077711111189108877777811898910109
Sarajevo8422242134566755555666666643333
Sloboda9121299910910109910111212121211111287811121212111110
Sloga32467666657798891199889111212878878
Široki Brijeg1111111512122222222222333464556
Tuzla City1091054232414555677881010119977977911
Velež55776791099887676666555554356465
Zrinjski111068121212128763111111111111111111111
Željezničar6334355423213433444444445535644
Leader
Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation to First League of FBiH/First League of RS
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. Source: M:tel Premier League BiH

Results

Rounds 1–22
Home \ Away BOR IGM LEO POS SAR SLO SLG ŠB TUZ VEL ZRI ŽEL
Borac — 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1
Igman 0–0 — 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–3 3–1
Leotar 0–1 1–1 — 0–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–1
Posušje 0–2 2–2 1–1 — 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
Sarajevo 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 — 1–1 4–2 0–0 1–5 0–1 0–2 0–0
Sloboda 2–0 5–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 — 4–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1
Sloga 2–2 3–2 4–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 — 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–0 0–1
Široki Brijeg 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 3–0 — 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Tuzla City 0–1 2–3 4–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 — 0–1 1–2 1–2
Velež 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 4–4 4–0 — 1–3 3–1
Zrinjski 1–0 4–0 4–1 5–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 — 1–2
Željezničar 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 0–1 —
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Rounds 23–33
Home \ Away BOR IGM LEO POS SAR SLO SLG ŠB TUZ VEL ZRI ŽEL
Borac — 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–0
Igman — 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0
Leotar — 0–3 0–0 3–2 1–0
Posušje 1–0 1–0 — 2–0 0–2
Sarajevo 3–1 — 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–2
Sloboda 2–3 — 0–1 2–1 1–0
Sloga 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 1–3
Široki Brijeg 2–3 0–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–0
Tuzla City 2–2 3–1 1–2 — 1–1
Velež 2–0 3–3 2–0 0–0 — 0–1
Zrinjski 2–1 2–3 4–1 3–1 a — 2–0
Željezničar 1–1 a 4–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top goalscorers
As of 15 May 2023[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Bilbija Zrinjski 23
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirsad Ramić Igman 17
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Haskić Velež 11
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bože Vukoja Široki Brijeg 10
Bosnia and Herzegovina Momčilo Mrkaić Borac
6 North Macedonia Mario Krstovski Sloga 8
7 Ghana Joseph Amoah Željezničar 7
Croatia Gabrijel Boban Posušje
Croatia Mario Ćuže Zrinjski
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dal Varešanović Sarajevo
11 Brazil Renan Oliveira Sarajevo 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina Hamza Čataković Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka Kulenović Sloga
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Handžić Leotar
Bosnia and Herzegovina Daniel Lukić Široki Brijeg
Brazil Clarismario Santos Željezničar

References
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  5. BiH Premier League at fc-tables.com
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