# 2012–13 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2012–13 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the thirteenth season of the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2012–13 fixtures were announced on 6 July 2012. It began on 11 August 2012 and will end on sometimes at the begin of June 2012; a winter break where no matches are played will be in effect between 18 November 2011 and 9 March 2012. Gradina were the last champions, having won their first championship title in the 2011–12 season and earning a promotion to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sixteen clubs are participating in this session, eleven returning from the previous session, one relegated from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and four promoted from four regional Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes
#### From First League of the FBiH

Promoted to Premier League
* Gradina
Relegated to one of 4 respective regional Second League of the FBiH
* UNIS (Second League of the FBiH – Center)
* Famos-SAŠK Napredak (Second League of the FBiH – Center)
* Orašje (Second League of the FBiH – North)
* Omladinac (Second League of the FBiH – North)

#### To First League of FBiH

Relegated from Premier League
* Sloboda
Promoted from four regional Second League of the FBiH
* Radnički (Second League of the FBiH – North)
* Troglav (Second League of the FBiH – South)
* Podgrmeč (Second League of the FBiH – West)
* Bosna (Second League of the FBiH – Center)

## Teams

UNIS, Famos-SAŠK Napredak, Orašje and Omladinac were relegated to their respective third-level league at the end of the 2011–12 season. For Famos-SAŠK Napredak and Orašje this is the worst league tier they played in since independence of BiH. The relegated teams were replaced by the champions of the four third–level leagues, Radnički from the Second League of the FBiH – North, Troglav from the Second League of the FBiH – South, Podgrmeč from the Second League of the FBiH – West and Bosna from the Second League of the FBiH – Center.

### Stadions and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bosna | Visoko | Luke Stadium | 5,200 |
| Branitelj | Rodoč, Mostar | SC Rodoč | 300 |
| Bratstvo | Gračanica | Gradski Stadion Luke, Gračanica | 3,000 |
| Budućnost | Banovići | FK Budućnost Stadium | 4,600 |
| Čapljina | Čapljina | Bjelave Stadium | 3,000 |
| Goražde | Goražde | Midhat Drljević Stadium | 1,500 |
| Iskra | Bugojno | Jaklić Stadium | 11,000 |
| Jedinstvo | Bihać | Pod Borićima Stadium | 7,500 |
| Krajina | Cazin | Gradski Stadion, Cazin | 6,000 |
| Krajišnik | Velika Kladuša | Gradski Stadion, Velika Kladuša | 5,628 |
| Podgrmeč | Sanski Most | Gradski Stadion, Sanski Most | 1,500 |
| Radnički | Lukavac | Jošik Stadium | 2,000 |
| Rudar | Kakanj | FK Rudar Stadium | 4,568 |
| Sloboda | Tuzla | Tušanj Stadium | 8,444 |
| Troglav | Livno | Zgona Stadium | 2,000 |
| Vitez | Vitez | Gradski Stadion, Vitez | 3,000 |

### 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 |
| Bosna | Adnan Fočić | | |
| Branitelj | Feđa Kulagić | | |
| Bratstvo | Nusret Muslimović | | |
| Budućnost | Munever Rizvić | | |
| Čapljina | Zlatko Križanović | | |
| Goražde | Fahrudin Čulov | | |
| Iskra | Salim Duraković | | |
| Jedinstvo | Nermin Karač | | |
| Krajina | Muhamed Berberović | | |
| Krajišnik | Fahrudin Šehić | | |
| Podgrmeč | Benjamin Ključanin | | |
| Radnički | Darko Vojvodić | | |
| Rudar | Kemal Hafizović | | |
| Sloboda | Abdulah Ibraković | | |
| Troglav | Žarko Mandić | Božo Crnjak | Diadora |
| Vitez | Valentin Plavčić | | |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Radnički | Smajil Karić | Sacked | 9 September 2012 | 15 | Darko Vojdović | 19 September 2012 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vitez (C) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 55 | Promotion to Premijer liga BiH |
| 2 | Radnički Lukavac | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 45 | |
| 3 | Branitelj | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 44 | |
| 4 | Rudar Kakanj | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | |
| 5 | Bratstvo Gračanica | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 42 | |
| 6 | Sloboda Tuzla | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 41 | |
| 7 | Jedinstvo Bihać | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 41 | |
| 8 | Čapljina | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 41 | |
| 9 | Iskra | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Budućnost | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Podgrmeč | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 36 | |
| 12 | Troglav | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 34 | |
| 13 | Bosna Visoko (R) | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 33 | Relegation to Second League FBiH |
| 14 | Goražde (R) | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 32 | Relegation to Second League FBiH |
| 15 | Krajina (R) | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 28 | Relegation to Second League FBiH |
| 16 | Krajišnik (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Second League FBiH |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOV | BRA | BRT | BUD | ČAP | GOR | ISK | JED | KRA | KRŠ | POD | RAL | RKA | SLO | TRO | VIT |
| Bosna Visoko | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Branitelj | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Bratstvo Gračanica | 3–0 | 6–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Budućnost | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 |
| Čapljina | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Goražde | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| Iskra | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Jedinstvo Bihać | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 6–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Krajina | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Krajišnik | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 |
| Podgrmeč | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Radnički Lukavac | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Rudar Kakanj | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 5–0 | 3–2 |
| Troglav | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
| Vitez | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |

### Clubs season-progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Bosna Visoko | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | L |
| Branitelj | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W |
| Bratstvo Gračanica | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L |
| Budućnost | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W |
| Čapljina | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L |
| Goražde | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W |
| Iskra | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | W |
| Jedinstvo Bihać | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Krajina | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L |
| Krajišnik | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Podgrmeč | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | L |
| Radnički Lukavac | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L |
| Rudar Kakanj | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Sloboda Tuzla | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L |
| Troglav | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W |
| Vitez | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W |

## Season statistics
### Transfers

For the list of transfers involving First League clubs during 2012–13 season, please see: List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers summer 2012 and List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers winter 2012–13.

### Top goalscorers

    Updated 23 March 2013.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Haris Dilaver | Vitez | 10 |
| 1 | Ante Pinjuh | Branitelj | 10 |
| 3 | Elvis Mešić | Jedinstvo | 9 |
| 3 | Darijo Pranjković | Vitez | 9 |
| 5 | Muhamed Mujić | Budućnost | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

    Updated 23 March 2013.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Haris Dilaver | Vitez | Bosna | 4–1 | 11 August 2012 |
| Ante Pinjuh | Branitelj | Krajišnik | 7–2 | 24 October 2012 |
| Jasmin Mujkić | Bratstvo | Branitelj | 6–0 | 3 November 2012 |
| Mirza Rizvanović | Bratstvo | Branitelj | 6–0 | 3 November 2012 |
| Bajro Spahić | Rudar | Bratstvo | 6–1 | 10 November 2012 |