# 2017–18 First League of the Republika Srpska

The 2017–18 First League of the Republika Srpska was the twenty-third season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the sixteenth as a second-tier league.

## Clubs

* FK Drina Zvornik
* FK Kozara Gradiška
* FK Napredak Donji Šepak
* FK Podrinje Janja
* FK Rudar Prijedor
* FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo
* FK Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad
* FK Sloga Doboj
* FK Sutjeska Foča
* FK Tekstilac Derventa
* FK Zvijezda 09 Etno Selo Stanišići
* FK Željezničar Banja Luka

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zvijezda 09 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 51 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Rudar Prijedor | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 49 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Drina Zvornik | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Slavija | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 36 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Tekstilac Derventa | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 34 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Podrinje Janja | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 27 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Željezničar Banja Luka | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Sutjeska Foča | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 23 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Kozara | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 18 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Sloga Doboj | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Napredak Donji Šepak | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 14 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

## Promotion round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Zvijezda 09 (C, P) | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 23 | +54 | 81 | Promotion to the Premijer Liga BiH |
| 2 | Rudar Prijedor | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 17 | +44 | 71 | |
| 3 | Drina Zvornik | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 46 | |
| 4 | Slavija | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 45 | |
| 5 | Tekstilac Derventa | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 39 | |
| 6 | Podrinje Janja | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 36 | |

## Relegation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Kozara | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 37 | |
| 9 | Sutjeska Foča | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 37 | |
| 10 | Željezničar Banja Luka | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 34 | |
| 11 | Sloga Doboj (R) | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 31 | Relegation to the Second League RS |
| 12 | Napredak Donji Šepak (R) | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 27 | Relegation to the Second League RS |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Demir Jakupović | Rudar Prijedor | 16 |
| 2 | Damjan Krajišnik | Zvijezda 09 | 14 |
| 2 | Ognjen Jaćimović | Rudar Prijedor | 14 |
| 4 | Filip Vujić | Podrinje | 13 |
| 5 | Miljan Govedarica | Slavija / Zvijezda 09 | 12 |
| 5 | Ozren Perić | Tekstilac | 12 |
| 7 | Selmir Mahmutović | Zvijezda 09 | 11 |
| 7 | Borislav Lukić | Sloga Doboj | 11 |