# 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and twelfth as a unified country-wide league. The season began on 27 July 2013 and ended on 10 May 2014, with a winter break between 2 December 2013 and 1 March 2014.
Zrinjski were crowned national champions for the third time, while defending champions Željezničar ended up in fourth place.
Leotar and Rudar Prijedor were relegated at the end of the season.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2012–13 season and two promoted from each of the second-level leagues, the 2012–13 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 2012–13 First League of the Republika Srpska.
Gradina was constantly in last place already since round 5 and was officially relegated 5 rounds before the season finished, ending their debut season rather unsuccessfully, earning only 9 points, which is the third lowest since the league was renamed to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2000. The relegation of GOŠK Gabela was confirmed only after the last round finished, ending their two-year run in the Premier League.
The relegated teams were replaced by the champions of the two second–level leagues, Vitez from the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mladost Velika Obarska from the First League of the Republika Srpska. Both teams made their debut in the Premier League.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Borac | Banja Luka | Gradski Stadion, Banja Luka | 13,730 |
| Čelik | Zenica | Bilino Polje | 15,292 |
| Leotar | Trebinje | Police | 8,550 |
| Mladost | Velika Obarska | Gradski Stadion$^1$ | 1,000 |
| Olimpic | Sarajevo | Otoka | 3,000 |
| Radnik | Bijeljina | Gradski Stadion | 6,000 |
| Rudar | Prijedor | Gradski Stadion | 5,000 |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Asim Ferhatović Hase | 35,630 |
| Slavija | Istočno Sarajevo | SRC Slavija | 6,000 |
| Široki Brijeg | Široki Brijeg | Pecara | 5,628 |
| Travnik | Travnik | Pirota | 3,200 |
| Velež | Mostar | Vrapčići | 5,294 |
| Vitez | Vitez | Gradski Stadion$^2$ | 3,000 |
| Zrinjski | Mostar | Bijeli Brijeg | 20,000 |
| Zvijezda | Gradačac | Banja Ilidža | 5,000 |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | Grbavica | 16,100 |
$^1$ Mladost played their home games on 7,5 kilometer away Gradski stadion, Bijeljina because their Gradski stadion, Velika Obarska doesn't fulfill criteria for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. $^2$ Vitez played their home games on 16,5 kilometer away Kamberović polje, Zenica due to their stadium not yet fulfilling criteria for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They played at Gradski stadion, Vitez at the beginning of October.

### 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 | Dragan Jović | Boris Raspudić | NAAI | m:tel |
| Čelik | Nijaz Hukić | Kenan Horić | Joma | RM-LH |
| Leotar | Dragan Spaić | Zdravko Šaraba | Kappa | Elnos |
| Mladost | Dušan Jevrić | ? | uhlsport/Nike | — |
| Olimpic | Faik Kolar | Veldin Muharemović | NAAI | Europlakat |
| Radnik | Srđan Bajić | ? | Bull | — |
| Rudar | Boris Gavran | Goran Kotaran | NAAI | Optima / ArcelorMittal |
| Sarajevo | Dženan Uščuplić | Amer Dupovac | Haad | Visit Malaysia |
| Slavija | Slaviša Božičić | ? | Joma | Nova Banka |
| Široki Brijeg | Slaven Musa | Dalibor Šilić | Jako | Mepas |
| Travnik | Husnija Arapović | ? | NAAI | ADK |
| Velež | Nedim Jusufbegović | ? | Haad | HEPOK Mostar |
| Vitez | Ante Miše | Dario Pranjković | Joma | — |
| Zrinjski | Branko Karačić | Igor Melher | Zeus | HT-ERONET |
| Zvijezda | Denis Taletović | Jasmin Moranjkić | Bull | — |
| Željezničar | Hajrudin Đurbuzović | Muamer Svraka | Joma | - |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Leotar | Vladimir Gaćinović | Resigned | 30 May 2013 | Preseason | Dragan Spaić | 9 July 2013 |
| Rudar | Vlado Čapljić | Resigned | 30 May 2013 | Preseason | Slobodan Starčević | 11 June 2013 |
| Borac | Slobodan Starčević | Resigned | 6 June 2013 | Preseason | Dragan Jović | 19 June 2013 |
| Zvijezda | Milomir Odović | Mutual agreement | 7 June 2013 | Preseason | Vladimir Gaćinović | 7 June 2013 |
| Travnik | Nermin Bašić | Resigned | 19 June 2013 | Preseason | Edin Prljača | 19 June 2013 |
| Slavija | Milomir Šešlija | Resigned | 11 July 2013 | Preseason | Dragan Radović | 11 July 2013 |
| Željezničar | Amar Osim | Mutual agreement | 26 July 2013 | Preseason | Hajrudin Đurbuzović (Caretaker) | 26 July 2013 |
| Zvijezda | Vladimir Gaćinović | Resigned | 19 August 2013 | 16 | Nermin Huseinbašić (Caretaker) | 28 August 2013 |
| Travnik | Edin Prljača | Resigned | 28 August 2013 | 14 | Husnija Arapović | 6 September 2013 |
| Mladost | Mile Milanović | Sacked | 4 September 2013 | 12 | Dušan Jevrić | 4 September 2013 |
| Rudar | Slobodan Starčević | Resigned | 17 September 2013 | 16 | Boris Gavran | 18 September 2013 |
| Velež | Ibro Rahimić | Sacked | 27 September 2013 | 7 | Nedim Jusufbegović | 3 October 2013 |
| Olimpic | Nedim Jusufbegović | Signed by Velež | 3 October 2013 | 5 | Faik Kolar | 3 October 2013 |
| Zvijezda | Nermin Huseinbašić | Sacked | 10 October 2013 | 10 | Denis Taletović | 10 October 2013 |
| Čelik | Vlado Jagodić | Mutual agreement | 30 October 2013 | 11 | Nizah Hukić (Caretaker) | 30 October 2013 |
| Slavija | Dragan Radović | Sacked | 31 October 2013 | 10 | Aleksandar Simić (Caretaker) | 31 October 2013 |
| Vitez | Valentin Plavčić | Mutual agreement | 31 October 2013 | 15 | Ante Miše | 2 November 2013 |
| Slavija | Aleksandar Simić (Caretaker) | Mutual agreement | 13 November 2013 | 11 | Slaviša Božičić | 13 November 2013 |
| Sarajevo | Husref Musemić | Sacked | 1 December 2013 | 2 | Robert Jarni | 1 December 2013 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zrinjski (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 61 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Široki Brijeg | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Sarajevo | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 58 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Željezničar | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Velež | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 54 | |
| 6 | Borac Banja Luka | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Čelik | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Olimpic | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 41 | |
| 9 | Vitez | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Radnik | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 36 | |
| 11 | Mladost Velika Obarska | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 33 | |
| 12 | Travnik | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 31 | |
| 13 | Slavija | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 31 | |
| 14 | Zvijezda | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 31 | |
| 15 | Rudar Prijedor (R) | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 27 | Relegation to Prva Liga RS |
| 16 | Leotar (R) | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 70 | −59 | 9 | Relegation to Prva Liga RS |
* ↑ Sarajevo qualified for 2014–15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.
* ↑ Slavija were deducted 3 points.

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Čelik | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | |
| Leotar | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Mladost Velika Obarska | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | | | |
| Olimpic | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | |
| Radnik | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | | | |
| Rudar Prijedor | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Sarajevo | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| Slavija | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | |
| Široki Brijeg | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| Travnik | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | | | |
| Velež | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | |
| Vitez | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | |
| Zrinjski | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Zvijezda | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | | | |
| Željezničar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |
* Leader
* 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
* Relegation to 2014–15 Prva Liga FBiH or 2014–15 Prva Liga RS

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | ČEL | LEO | MVO | OLI | RAD | RPR | SAR | SLA | ŠB | TRA | VEL | VIT | ZRI | ZVI | ŽEL |
| Borac Banja Luka | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Čelik | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Leotar | 0–5 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Mladost Velika Obarska | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Olimpic | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 |
| Radnik | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Rudar Prijedor | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Sarajevo | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Slavija | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Široki Brijeg | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 |
| Travnik | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Velež | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Vitez | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Zrinjski | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Zvijezda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | | 0–1 |
| Željezničar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |

### Clubs season-progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Borac Banja Luka | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L |
| Čelik | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | W |
| Leotar | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Mladost Velika Obarska | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Olimpic | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L |
| Radnik | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L |
| Rudar Prijedor | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | D |
| Sarajevo | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W |
| Slavija | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D |
| Široki Brijeg | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D |
| Travnik | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Velež | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L |
| Vitez | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W |
| Zrinjski | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | D |
| Zvijezda | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D |
| Željezničar | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W |

## Season statistics
### Transfers

For the list of transfers involving Premier League clubs during 2013–14 season, please see: List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers summer 2013 and List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers winter 2013–14.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Wagner Santos Lago | Široki Brijeg | 18 |
| 2 | Joco Stokić | Borac Banja Luka | 10 |
| 3 | Nikola Komazec | Sarajevo | 9 |
| 3 | Marko Obradović | Radnik | 9 |
| 5 | Armin Hodžić | Željezničar | 8 |
| 5 | Amer Bekić | Zrinjski | 8 |
| 6 | Krešimir Kordić | Široki Brijeg | 7 |
| 6 | Dino Ćorić | Široki Brijeg | 7 |
| 6 | Vernes Selimović | Željezničar | 7 |
| 6 | Ševko Okić | Velež | 7 |
| 6 | Alen Dedić | Čelik | 7 |
| 6 | Saša Kajkut | Čelik | 7 |
* Italic highlights the former club, while bold the current one.

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Armin Hodžić | Željezničar | Leotar | 4–1 | 25 September 2013 |
| Vedran Vidović | Vitez | Travnik | 3–0 | 9 November 2013 |
| Dino Ćorić | Široki Brijeg | Mladost | 6–0 | 10 November 2013 |

### Clean sheets

* Most clean sheets: 10
** Sarajevo
* Fewest clean sheets: 2
** Vitez and Rudar Prijedor