# 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 23 July 2016 and concluded on 28 May 2017, with a winter break between early December 2016 and late February 2017. The official fixture schedule was released on 24 June 2016.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Čelik | Zenica | Bilino Polje | 15,292 |
| Krupa | Krupa na Vrbasu | Gradski Stadion (Krupa na Vrbasu) | 1,200 (expanding to fit 3,500) |
| Metalleghe-BSI | Jajce | Stadion Mračaj | 3,000 |
| Mladost | Doboj (Kakanj) | Stadion Mladost Kakanj | 3,000 |
| Olimpik | Sarajevo | Otoka | 3,000 |
| Radnik | Bijeljina | Gradski stadion (Bijeljina) | 6,000 |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Asim Ferhatović Hase | 35,630 |
| Sloboda | Tuzla | Tušanj | 7,200 |
| Široki Brijeg | Široki Brijeg | Pecara | 5,628 |
| Vitez | Vitez | Gradski Stadion (Vitez) | 3,000 |
| Zrinjski | Mostar | Bijeli Brijeg | 20,000 |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | Grbavica | 14,000 |

### 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.
Personnel and kits :
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | shirt sponsor |
| NK Čelik Zenica | Boris Pavić | Emir Jusić | Haad | Grad Zenica |
| NK Metalleghe-BSI | Mato Neretljak | Nevres Fejzić | Joma | — |
| FK Krupa | Slobodan Starčević | Aleksandar Vukotić | NAAI | BEMA |
| FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Husref Musemić | Aladin Isaković | Joma | Kakanj Cement |
| FK Olimpik Sarajevo | Dragan Radović | Mahir Karić | Puma | Europlakat |
| FK Radnik Bijeljina | Nebojša Milošević | Stanko Ostojić | Joma | Nektar |
| FK Sarajevo | Mehmed Janjoš | Haris Duljević | Nike | Turkish Airlines |
| FK Sloboda Tuzla | Vlado Jagodić | Amer Ordagić | Ardu | Wwin |
| NK Široki Brijeg | Goran Sablić | Jure Ivanković | Jako | Mepas |
| NK Vitez | Slaven Musa | Ivan Livaja | Joma | tioil |
| HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | Blaž Slišković | Pero Stojkić | Macron | PPD |
| FK Željezničar Sarajevo | Slavko Petrović | Zajko Zeba | Diadora | — |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Exit date | Incoming | Incoming date | Incoming date | Ref. |
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Announced on | Departed on | Incoming | Announced on | Arrived on | Ref. |
| NK Čelik Zenica | Elvedin Beganović | Resigned (joined FK Rudar Kakanj) | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2016 | Kemal Alispahić | 1 July 2016 | 1 July 2016 | |
| NK Široki Brijeg | Slaven Musa | Resigned | 5 July 2016 | 5 July 2016 | Branko Karačić | 8 July 2016 | 8 July 2016 | |
| FK Željezničar Sarajevo | Milos Kostic | Sacked | 22 August 2016 | 22 August 2016 | Slavko Petrović | 24 August 2016 | 24 August 2016 | |
| FK Radnik Bijeljina | Slavko Petrović | Resigned (joined FK Željezničar Sarajevo) | 23 August 2016 | 23 August 2016 | Nebojša Milošević | 25 August 2016 | 25 August 2016 | |
| FK Sarajevo | Almir Hurtić | Resigned (joined FK Željezničar Sarajevo) | 23 August 2016 | 23 August 2016 | Mehmed Janjoš | 29 August 2016 | 29 August 2016 | |
| FK Olimpik Sarajevo | Faik Kolar | Resigned (Health reasons) | 27 August 2016 | 27 August 2016 | Dragan Radović | 6 September 2016 | 6 September 2016 | |
| FK Sloboda Tuzla | Husref Musemić | Resigned | 11 September 2016 | 11 September 2016 | Vlado Jagodić | 11 October 2016 | 11 October 2016 | |
| NK Čelik Zenica | Kemal Alispahić | Sacked | 15 September 2016 | 15 September 2016 | Ivo Ištuk | 19 September 2016 | 19 September 2016 | |
| NK Vitez | Boris Pavić | Sacked | 24 September 2016 | 24 September 2016 | Slaven Musa | 4 October 2016 | 4 October 2016 | |
| FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Ibrahim Rahimić | Resigned (joined FK Velež Mostar) | 26 September 2016 | 26 September 2016 | Husref Musemić | 27 September 2016 | 27 September 2016 | |
| NK Široki Brijeg | Branko Karačić | Resigned | 3 October 2016 | 3 October 2016 | Denis Ćorić | 13 October 2016 | 13 October 2016 | |
| NK Čelik Zenica | Ivo Ištuk | Sacked | 1 November 2016 | 1 November 2016 | Nedim Jusufbegović | 2 November 2016 | 2 November 2016 | |
| FK Olimpik Sarajevo | Dragan Radović | Sacked | 1 November 2016 | 1 November 2016 | Asim Saračević | 2 November 2016 | 2 November 2016 | |
| NK Metalleghe-BSI | Nermin Bašić | Left by mutual consent | 8 November 2016 | 8 November 2016 | Mato Neretljak | 14 November 2016 | 14 November 2016 | |
| FK Olimpik Sarajevo | Asim Saračević | Sacked | 8 November 2016 | 8 November 2016 | Darko Dražić | 9 November 2016 | 9 November 2016 | |
| FK Olimpik Sarajevo | Darko Dražić | Sacked | 15 December 2016 | 15 December 2016 | Faruk Kulović | 27 December 2016 | 27 December 2016 | |
| HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | Vinko Marinović | Sacked | 27 December 2016 | 27 December 2016 | Ivica Barbarić | 3 January 2017 | 3 January 2017 | |
| NK Široki Brijeg | Denis Ćorić | Sacked | 16 January 2017 | 16 January 2017 | Goran Sablić | 18 January 2017 | 18 January 2017 | |
| FK Olimpik Sarajevo | Faruk Kulović | Sacked | 11 March 2017 | 11 March 2017 | Dragan Radović | 12 March 2017 | 12 March 2017 | |
| HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | Ivica Barbarić | Resigned | 18 March 2017 | 18 March 2017 | Blaž Slišković | 23 March 2017 | 23 March 2017 | |
| NK Čelik Zenica | Nedim Jusufbegović | Left by mutual consent | 19 March 2017 | 19 March 2017 | Boris Pavić | 19 March 2017 | 19 March 2017 | |

## Regular season

In contrast to previous seasons, this season has a two-stage format. In the regular season, each of the 12 teams play home-and-away once, resulting in 22 games played each. The top six teams in the regular season qualify for the Championship round, the bottom six teams qualify for the Relegation round. Each team then plays home-and-away against the other teams within their own group, for an additional ten games played each, a season total of 32 games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zrinjski Mostar | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Sarajevo | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Radnik Bijeljina | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Sloboda Tuzla | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Krupa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Široki Brijeg | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Vitez | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 23 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Metalleghe-BSI | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Čelik Zenica | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 13 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Olimpik | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 11 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ČEL | KRU | MET | MDK | OLI | RAD | SAR | SLO | ŠB | VIT | ZRI | ŽEL |
| Čelik Zenica | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Krupa | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Metalleghe-BSI | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Olimpik | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 |
| Radnik Bijeljina | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Sarajevo | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Široki Brijeg | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Vitez | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–4 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |

## Championship round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zrinjski Mostar (C) | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Sarajevo | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Krupa | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 46 | |
| 5 | Sloboda Tuzla | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Radnik Bijeljina | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 40 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | KRU | RAD | SAR | SLO | ZRI | ŽEL |
| Krupa | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Radnik Bijeljina | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Sarajevo | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — |

## Relegation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Široki Brijeg | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 37 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 8 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Vitez | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 35 | |
| 10 | Čelik Zenica | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 35 | |
| 11 | Metalleghe-BSI (R) | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 32 | Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH |
| 12 | Olimpik (R) | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 23 | Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH |
* ↑ Široki Brijeg qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ČEL | MET | MDK | OLI | ŠB | VIT |
| Čelik Zenica | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Metalleghe-BSI | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Olimpik | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Široki Brijeg | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Vitez | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ivan Lendrić | Željezničar | 19 |
| 2 | Elvir Koljić | Krupa | 13 |
| 3 | Jasmin Mešanović | Zrinjski | 11 |
| 3 | Sulejman Krpić | Sloboda Tuzla | 11 |
| 5 | Mersudin Ahmetović | Sarajevo | 10 |
| 5 | Marko Obradović | Radnik | 10 |
| 5 | Nemanja Bilbija | Zrinjski | 10 |
| 5 | Goran Brkić | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 10 |
| 9 | Wagner | Široki Brijeg | 9 |
| 9 | Nermin Crnkić | Sarajevo | 9 |
| 9 | Luka Menalo | Široki Brijeg | 9 |
| 9 | Asim Zec | Sloboda Tuzla | 9 |