# 2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 21 July 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019, with a winter break between early December 2018 and late February 2019.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams contested in the league, including 10 sides from the 2017–18 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.

### Stadiums and locations

| Čelik | GOŠK | Krupa | Mladost |
| Bilino Polje | Perica-Pero Pavlović | Krupa na Vrbasu | MGM Farm Arena |
| Capacity: 15,292 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 3,000 |
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| Radnik | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | Sarajevo |
| Gradski Stadion Bijeljina | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | Asim Ferhatović Hase |
| Capacity: 6,000 | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | Capacity: 35,630 |
| Sloboda | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | Široki Brijeg |
| Tušanj | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | Pecara |
| Capacity: 7,200 | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09ZrinjskiŽeljezničarKrupaGOŠKclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Premier League of BiH clubs | Capacity: 7,000 |
| Tuzla City | Zrinjski | Zvijezda 09 | Željezničar |
| Tušanj | Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom | Ugljevik City Stadium | Grbavica |
| Capacity: 7,200 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 13,785 |

### 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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Čelik | Cihat Arslan | Fenan Salčinović | Hummel | WWin |
| GOŠK | Stanko Mršić | Dalibor Kozić | No1 | Cemex |
| Krupa | Slobodan Starčević | Slobodan Milanović | No1 | EKO-EURO TIM |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Elvedin Beganović (caretaker) | Aladin Isaković | Joma | HeidelbergCement |
| Radnik | Mladen Žižović | Velibor Đurić | Joma | — |
| Sarajevo | Husref Musemić | Krste Velkoski | Nike | Turkish Airlines |
| Sloboda | Zlatan Nalić | Perica Ivetić | NAAI | WWin |
| Široki Brijeg | Goce Sedloski | Josip Barišić | Legea | FEAL |
| Tuzla City | Mirza Varešanović | Ivan Kostić | No1 | — |
| Zrinjski | Blaž Slišković | Pero Stojkić | Macron | PPD |
| Zvijezda 09 | Milenko Bošnjaković | Filip Erić | Hummel | — |
| Željezničar | Amar Osim | Sulejman Krpić | Umbro | — |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sarajevo (C) | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Zrinjski Mostar | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Široki Brijeg | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Željezničar | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 50 | Ineligible for 2019–20 European competitions |
| 5 | Radnik Bijeljina | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 43 | |
| 7 | Čelik Zenica | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 43 | |
| 8 | Sloboda Tuzla | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 38 | |
| 9 | Zvijezda 09 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 38 | |
| 10 | Tuzla City | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 36 | |
| 11 | Krupa (R) | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 33 | Relegation to the Prva Liga RS |
| 12 | GOŠK Gabela (R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 23 | Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Sarajevo, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
* ↑ As 4th placed Željezničar failed to get the UEFA license for the competition due to financial problems, Radnik Bijeljina was awarded the place as the next best placed team (5th place).

### Positions by table

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Čelik Zenica | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| GOŠK Gabela | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Krupa | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Radnik Bijeljina | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Sarajevo | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Široki Brijeg | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tuzla City | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Zrinjski | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zvijezda 09 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Željezničar | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
* Leader
* UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
* Relegation to First League of FBiH/First League of RS

## Results
### Rounds 1–22

| Home \ Away | ČEL | GAB | KRU | MDK | RAD | SAR | ŠB | SLO | TUZ | Z09 | ZRI | ŽEL |
| Čelik Zenica | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| GOŠK Gabela | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Krupa | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Radnik Bijeljina | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Sarajevo | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Široki Brijeg | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Tuzla City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Zvijezda 09 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Željezničar | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Rounds 23–33

| Home \ Away | ČEL | GAB | KRU | MDK | RAD | SAR | ŠB | SLO | TUZ | Z09 | ZRI | ŽEL |
| Čelik Zenica | — | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | |
| GOŠK Gabela | | — | | | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 0–3 | | | 1–1 |
| Krupa | 5–2 | 4–0 | — | | 2–2 | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–3 | | 1–0 | | 0–2 | | 2–2 | |
| Radnik Bijeljina | 0–0 | | | | — | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | 0–1 |
| Sarajevo | 5–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | | — | 0–0 | | | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Široki Brijeg | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | |
| Sloboda Tuzla | | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | — | | 2–1 | | 0–0 |
| Tuzla City | | | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | | 0–3 |
| Zvijezda 09 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | | — | 0–0 | |
| Zrinjski Mostar | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | 5–1 | | — | 1–0 |
| Željezničar | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sulejman Krpić | Željezničar | 16 |
| 2 | Nemanja Bilbija | Zrinjski | 14 |
| 2 | Mersudin Ahmetović | Sarajevo | 14 |
| 4 | Benjamin Tatar | Sarajevo | 12 |
| 4 | Vojo Ubiparip | Tuzla City | 12 |
| 6 | Krste Velkoski | Sarajevo | 11 |
| 7 | Haris Dilaver | Čelik | 10 |
| 7 | Irfan Hadžić | Radnik Bijeljina | 10 |