# 2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and fourteenth as a unified country-wide league. The league began on 25 July 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016, with a winter break between 7 December 2015 and 27 February 2016. The official fixture schedule was released on 10 July 2015. In the 2015–16 season, six teams will be relegated as the league decided to reduce the number of participants from the current 16 to 12 for the 2016–17 season.
The 2015–16 season saw the return of Rudar Prijedor and newcomer Mladost Doboj Kakanj to the top flight as promoted teams, in place of Mladost Velika Obarska who returned to the First League of RS after two seasons in the top flight and Zvijezda Gradačac who were relegated to the First League of FBiH after spending 7 seasons in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo were the defending champions.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams contested in the league, including the top 14 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted sides from each of the second-level leagues.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| FK Borac Banja Luka | Banja Luka | Gradski Stadion, Banja Luka | 9,730 |
| NK Čelik Zenica | Zenica | Bilino Polje | 15,292 |
| FK Drina Zvornik | Zvornik | Gradski Stadion, Zvornik | 5,000 |
| FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Doboj (Kakanj) | Stadion Mladost Kakanj, Doboj (Kakanj) | 1,000 |
| FK Olimpic Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Otoka | 3,000 |
| FK Radnik Bijeljina | Bijeljina | Gradski Stadion, Bijeljina | 6,000 |
| FK Rudar Prijedor | Prijedor | Gradski Stadion, Prijedor | 6,000 |
| FK Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Asim Ferhatović Hase | 35,630 |
| FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo | Istočno Sarajevo | SRC Slavija | 6,000 |
| FK Sloboda Tuzla | Tuzla | Tušanj | 8,550 |
| NK Široki Brijeg | Široki Brijeg | Pecara | 5,628 |
| NK Travnik | Travnik | Pirota | 3,200 |
| FK Velež Mostar | Mostar | Vrapčići | 5,294 |
| NK Vitez | Vitez | Gradski Stadion, NK Vitez | 3,000 |
| HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | Mostar | Bijeli Brijeg | 20,000 |
| FK Željezničar Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Grbavica | 16,100 |

### 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 |
| FK Borac Banja Luka | Borče Sredojević | Boris Raspudić | NAAI | m:tel |
| NK Čelik Zenica | Elvedin Beganović | Adi Adilović | Joma | RM-LH |
| FK Drina Zvornik | Cvijetin Blagojević | Aleksandar Kikić | Bull | Vitinka |
| FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Ibro Rahimić | Haris Dilaver | Joma | Kakanj Cement |
| FK Olimpic Sarajevo | Milomir Odović | Veldin Muharemović | Puma | Europlakat |
| FK Radnik Bijeljina | Slavko Petrović | Stanko Ostojić | Bull | — |
| FK Rudar Prijedor | Zlatko Jelisavac | Nebojša Šodić | GBT | ArcelorMittal |
| FK Sarajevo | Almir Hurtić | Haris Duljević | Haad | Turkish Airlines |
| FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo | Milko Gjurovski | Mladen Lučić | Joma | Nova Banka |
| FK Sloboda Tuzla | Husref Musemić | Zajko Zeba | Patrick | Tuzlanski pilsner |
| NK Široki Brijeg | Slaven Musa | Wagner | Jako | Mepas |
| NK Travnik | Boris Gavran | Anel Ćurić | NAAI | ADK |
| FK Velež Mostar | Zijo Tojaga | Adnan Bobić | Givova | HEPOK Mostar |
| NK Vitez | Branko Karačić | Goran Jurić | Joma | — |
| HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | Vinko Marinović | Pero Stojkić | Zeus | Interagent/Energia naturalis |
| FK Željezničar Sarajevo | Edis Mulalić | Aleksandar Kosorić | Joma | — |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zrinjski Mostar (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Sloboda Tuzla | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Široki Brijeg | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Sarajevo | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 57 | |
| 5 | Željezničar | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 55 | |
| 6 | Čelik Zenica | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 46 | |
| 7 | Radnik Bijeljina | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 8 | Olimpic | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 39 | |
| 9 | Vitez | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 39 | |
| 10 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 39 | |
| 11 | Borac Banja Luka (R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 36 | Relegation to the Prva Liga RS |
| 12 | Slavija (R) | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 35 | Relegation to the Prva Liga RS |
| 13 | Travnik (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 29 | Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH |
| 14 | Rudar Prijedor (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 25 | Relegation to the Prva Liga RS |
| 15 | Drina Zvornik (R) | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 22 | Relegation to the Prva Liga RS |
| 16 | Velež Mostar (R) | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 55 | −45 | 9 | Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH |
* ↑ Radnik Bijeljina qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Zrinjski | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sarajevo | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Široki Brijeg | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Radnik | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Željezničar | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Slavija | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Čelik | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Vitez | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
| Olimpic | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Travnik | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Rudar Prijedor | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| Velež | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Drina Zvornik | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader
* 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
* Relegation to 2016–17 Prva Liga FBiH or 2016–17 Prva Liga RS

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | ČEL | DRZ | MDK | OLI | RAD | RPR | SAR | SLA | SLO | ŠB | TRA | VEL | VIT | ZRI | ŽEL |
| Borac Banja Luka | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Čelik | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Drina Zvornik | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Olimpic | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Radnik | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Rudar Prijedor | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Sarajevo | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Slavija | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Široki Brijeg | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 |
| Travnik | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Velež | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Vitez | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Zrinjski | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 |
| Željezničar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 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 |
| Borac Banja Luka | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Čelik | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drina Zvornik | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpic | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Radnik | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rudar Prijedor | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sarajevo | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L |
| Slavija | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sloboda Tuzla | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Široki Brijeg | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Travnik | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Velež | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Vitez | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zrinjski | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Željezničar | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Leon Benko | Sarajevo | 18 |
| 2 | Wagner | Široki Brijeg | 12 |
| 3 | Haris Dilaver | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 11 |
| 3 | Ivan Krstanović | Široki Brijeg | 11 |
| 3 | Jasmin Mešanović | Zrinjski | 11 |
| 6 | Mersudin Ahmetović | Sloboda | 10 |
| 6 | Zajko Zeba | Sloboda | 10 |
| 8 | Amer Bekić | Sarajevo | 9 |
| 8 | Mahir Karić | Čelik | 9 |
| 8 | Germain Kouadio | Travnik | 9 |
| 8 | Marko Obradović | Radnik | 9 |
| 8 | Darko Spalević | Slavija | 9 |