# 2019–20 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2019–20 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the twentieth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 20 July 2019 and ended abruptly on 1 June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a winter break between early December 2019 and late February 2020.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams contested in the league, including 10 sides from the 2018–19 season and two promoted from each of the second-level leagues, Borac Banja Luka and Velež Mostar, replacing relegated sides Krupa and GOŠK Gabela.

### Stadiums and locations

| Borac | Čelik | Mladost | Radnik |
| Banja Luka City Stadium | Bilino Polje | MGM Farm Arena | Gradski Stadion Bijeljina |
| Capacity: 10,030 | Capacity: 15,292 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 6,000 |
| Sarajevo | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | Sloboda |
| Asim Ferhatović Hase | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | Tušanj |
| Capacity: 34,500 | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | Capacity: 7,200 |
| Široki Brijeg | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | Tuzla City |
| Pecara | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | Tušanj |
| Capacity: 7,000 | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | ČelikSloboda Tuzla CityMladostRadnikSarajevoŠiroki BrijegZvijezda 09VeležZrinjskiŽeljezničarBoracclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Premier League of BiH clubs | Capacity: 7,200 |
| Velež | Zrinjski | Zvijezda 09 | Željezničar |
| Stadion Rođeni | Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom | Ugljevik City Stadium | Grbavica |
| Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 13,146 |

### 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 |
| Borac | Vlado Jagodić | Stojan Vranješ | Kelme | Prointer |
| Čelik | Ümit Özat | Fenan Salčinović | Nike | WWin |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Fahrudin Šolbić | Aladin Isaković | Joma | HeidelbergCement |
| Radnik | Slavko Petrović | Velibor Đurić | Joma | WWin |
| Sarajevo | Vinko Marinović | Krste Velkoski | Nike | Turkish Airlines |
| Sloboda | Gradimir Crnogorac | Amar Beganović | Legea | WWin |
| Široki Brijeg | Toni Karačić | Dino Ćorić | Legea | WWin |
| Tuzla City | Zlatan Nalić | Samir Efendić | No1 | — |
| Velež | Feđa Dudić | Denis Zvonić | No1 | Bosnalijek |
| Zrinjski | Mladen Žižović | Pero Stojkić | Macron | PPD |
| Zvijezda 09 | Perica Ognjenović | Aleksandar Vojinović | Nike / Hummel | — |
| Željezničar | Amar Osim | Semir Štilić | Umbro | Whirlpool |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sarajevo (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Željezničar | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Zrinjski Mostar | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Borac Banja Luka | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Tuzla City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 35 | |
| 6 | Radnik Bijeljina | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 34 | |
| 7 | Široki Brijeg | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Velež Mostar | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 32 | |
| 9 | Sloboda Tuzla | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 21 | |
| 10 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 18 | |
| 11 | Čelik Zenica (R, D) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 17 | Excluded from Bosnian professional football, relegated to the League of Zenica-Doboj Canton |
| 12 | Zvijezda 09 (R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 51 | −39 | 8 | Relegation to the Prva Liga RS |
* ↑ Čelik were initially relegated to the Prva Liga FBiH, but were then excluded from the league on 13 July 2020.
* ↑ Čelik were deducted 3 points due to debts that they didn't pay off on time.

### 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 |
| Sarajevo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Željezničar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zrinjski | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Borac | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Tuzla City | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Radnik | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Široki Brijeg | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Velež | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sloboda | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Čelik | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Zvijezda 09 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
* Leader
* UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
* Relegation to First League of FBiH/First League of RS

## Results
### Rounds 1–22

| Home \ Away | BOR | ČEL | MDK | RAD | SAR | ŠB | SLO | TUZ | VEL | Z09 | ZRI | ŽEL |
| Borac | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Čelik | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Radnik | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Sarajevo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Široki Brijeg | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Sloboda | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Tuzla City | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Velež | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Zvijezda 09 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Zrinjski | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Željezničar | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | — |
* ↑ Željezničar was given a 3–0 win by default in Round 15 since the match was postponed because of Čelik's unpaid debts on time to their former players and staff.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mersudin Ahmetović | Sarajevo | 13 |
| 2 | Sulejman Krpić | Željezničar | 12 |
| 2 | Vojo Ubiparip | Tuzla City | 12 |
| 2 | Stojan Vranješ | Borac | 12 |
| 5 | Brandao | Velež | 10 |
| 6 | Semir Štilić | Željezničar | 8 |
| 7 | Amer Bekić | Sloboda | 7 |
| 7 | Vladimir Bradonjić | Radnik | 7 |
| 7 | Velibor Đurić | Radnik | 7 |