# 2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Premijer Liga) was the ninth season since its establishment and the seventh as a unified country-wide league. It started on 2 August 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009. Modriča were the defending champions.

## Promotion and relegation

Jedinstvo Bihać and Žepče were relegated after the 2007–08 season due to finishing in 15th and 16th place, respectively.
They were replaced by the champions of two second-level leagues, Zvijezda Gradačac (Prva Liga BiH) and Borac Banja Luka (Prva Liga RS).

## Clubs and stadia

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Borac | Banja Luka | City Stadium of Banja Luka |
| Čelik | Zenica | Bilino Polje |
| Laktaši | Laktaši | Gradski Stadion, Laktaši |
| Leotar | Trebinje | Police Stadium |
| Modriča | Modriča | Maxima Stadium |
| Orašje | Orašje | Gradski Stadion Orašje |
| Posušje | Posušje | Mokri Dolac Stadium |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
| Slavija | Istočno Sarajevo | Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium |
| Sloboda | Tuzla | Tušanj Stadium |
| Široki Brijeg | Široki Brijeg | Pecara Stadium |
| Travnik | Travnik | Stadion Pirota |
| Velež | Mostar | Vrapčići Stadium |
| Zrinjski | Mostar | Bijeli Brijeg Stadium |
| Zvijezda | Gradačac | Banja Ilidža |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | Grbavica Stadium |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zrinjski (C) | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 57 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Slavija | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 52 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Sloboda Tuzla | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 50 | Ineligible for 2009–10 European competitions |
| 4 | Sarajevo | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 49 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Borac Banja Luka | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 49 | Ineligible for 2009–10 European competitions |
| 6 | Široki Brijeg | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 45 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 7 | Zvijezda | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 43 | |
| 8 | Laktaši | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 42 | |
| 9 | Željezničar | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 42 | |
| 10 | Čelik | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 41 | |
| 11 | Leotar | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 39 | |
| 12 | Velež | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 37 | |
| 13 | Modriča | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 37 | |
| 14 | Travnik | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 37 | |
| 15 | Orašje (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 34 | Relegation to Prva Liga FBiH |
| 16 | Posušje (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 23 | Relegation to Prva Liga FBiH |
* ↑ Slavija won 2008–09 Bosnian Cup and thereby qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Since they also finished second in the league, all three Europa League spots were awarded to teams according to their league positions.
* 1 2 3 4 Borac Banja Luka and Sloboda Tuzla were denied a license for European competitions so their places were taken by next best finishers who obtained the license. Thereby, Sarajevo qualified for the second instead of first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, while the remaining spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League was given to Široki Brijeg.
* 1 2 Sarajevo ahead of Borac Banja Luka on head-to-head record: Sarajevo–Borac Banja Luka 2–1, Borac Banja Luka–Sarajevo 0–0.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | ČEL | LAK | LEO | MOD | ORA | POS | SAR | SLA | SLO | ŠB | TRA | VEL | ZRI | ZVI | ŽEL |
| Borac Banja Luka | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Čelik | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Laktaši | 0–2 | 3–0 | | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Leotar | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Modriča | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Orašje | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Posušje | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Sarajevo | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Slavija | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Široki Brijeg | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Travnik | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Velež | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 5–3 | 0–0 |
| Zrinjski | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Zvijezda | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Željezničar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Darko Spalević | Slavija | 17 |
| 2 | Krešimir Kordić | Zrinjski | 13 |
| 3 | Mladen Bojić | Modriča | 10 |
| 3 | Damir Smajlović | Zvijezda | 10 |
| 3 | Adis Obad | Velež | 10 |
| 6 | Zoran Kokot | Slavija | 9 |
| 6 | Emir Hadžić | Čelik | 9 |
| 6 | Phil Jackson | Čelik | 9 |
| 6 | Dalibor Šilić | Široki Brijeg | 9 |