Summary
The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzogovina (BIH1) is the top division/league in the Bosnia and Herzogovina football system. At the end of the 2023-2024 season, the BIH1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2023-2024 BIH1 team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2023-2024 BIH1 teams
The winner of the 2023-2024 Kup Bosne i Hercegovine (Bosnia-Herzogovinian Cup), typically a BIH1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| BIH1 | m:tel Premijer Liga | 12 |
| BIH2a | First League of FBiH | 16 |
| BIH2b | First League FBiH | 16 |
| BIH3 | Second League FBiH | 57 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 28 Jul 2023 - 28 May 2024 | 12: BIH1 (10), BIH2 (2) | ||
Season Format
Each BIH1 teams plays 3 matches each against the other 11 BIH1 teams (33 total matches) in the Regular season. Each team will have 11 Home-Away set of matches, 6 teams will have 6 home/5 away matches, and 6 teams will have 5 home/6 away matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) total goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head away goals scored (if only 2 teams are tied), (6) head-to-head goals scored, (7) goal difference, then (8) a playoff (only if deciding season champion).
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2023-2024 BIH1 Regular season, the 11th and 12th place teams will be relegated to the BIH2 and two teams from BIH2 will be promoted to the 2024-2025 BIH1.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Borac Banja Luka | 28 | 20 -6-2 | 66 | - | 52 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 12 -2-1 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | 28 | 19 -4-5 | 61 | - | 60 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 13 -0-2 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 3 | FK Velež Mostar | 28 | 13 -10-5 | 49 | - | 39 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 9 -6-0 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | FK Sarajevo | 28 | 13 -6-9 | 45 | - | 48 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 4 -3-7 | 15 | 16 | 21 | -5 |
| 5 | NK Posušje | 28 | 11 -8-9 | 41 | - | 30 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 7 -4-3 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 6 | FK Sloga Doboj | 28 | 12 -2-14 | 38 | - | 31 | 43 | -12 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 3 -0-11 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -19 |
| 7 | NK Široki Brijeg | 28 | 10 -5-13 | 35 | - | 31 | 35 | -4 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 3 -2-10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -11 |
| 8 | NK GOŠK Gabela | 28 | 8 -8-12 | 32 | - | 31 | 51 | -20 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
| 9 | FK željezničar Sarajevo | 28 | 9 -3-16 | 30 | - | 24 | 34 | -10 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1 -0-13 | 3 | 7 | 26 | -19 |
| 10 | NK Igman Konjic | 28 | 8 -4-16 | 28 | - | 32 | 56 | -24 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1 -2-11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | -28 |
| 11 | FK Tuzla City | 28 | 7 -6-15 | 27 | - | 41 | 50 | -9 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 1 -4-10 | 7 | 17 | 31 | -14 |
| 12 | FK Zvijezda 09 | 28 | 6 -2-20 | 20 | - | 30 | 59 | -29 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 0 -0-14 | 0 | 9 | 39 | -30 |
2024-2025 UEFACL 2024-2025 UEFAECL Relegation to BIH2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | Stadion Mokri Dolac |
 | FK željezničar Sarajevo | Stadion Perica-Pero Pavlović |
 | Borac Banja Luka | Stadion Pecara |
 | NK Igman Konjic | Stadion BARE |
 | FK Zvijezda 09 | Stadion Luke |
 | FK Velež Mostar | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
| FK Sarajevo | Stadion Luke |
| NK Posušje | Stadion Rođeni |
| NK Široki Brijeg | Stadion HŠK Zrinjski |
| NK GOŠK Gabela | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
| FK Tuzla City | Stadion Grbavica |
| NK Igman Konjic | Stadion Etno Selo Stanisići |
| HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | Stadion Perica-Pero Pavlović |
| FK željezničar Sarajevo | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
| Borac Banja Luka | Stadion BARE |
| FK Sloga Doboj | Stadion Mokri Dolac |
| FK Velež Mostar | Stadion Pecara |
| FK Zvijezda 09 | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
| NK Posušje | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
| NK Igman Konjic | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
Results
| 32 | FK Tuzla City | Stadion Etno Selo Stanisići |
| 10 | NK Posušje | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
| 43 | FK Sarajevo | Stadion HŠK Zrinjski |
| 10 | NK Široki Brijeg | Stadion Grbavica |
| 10 | FK Sloga Doboj | Stadion Rođeni |
| 00 | NK GOŠK Gabela | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
| 11 | Borac Banja Luka | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
| 02 | HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | Stadion Luke |
| 41 | NK Igman Konjic | Stadion Pecara |
| 31 | FK Zvijezda 09 | Stadion Rođeni |
| 10 | FK željezničar Sarajevo | Stadion Mokri Dolac |
| 10 | FK Tuzla City | Stadion Perica-Pero Pavlović |
| 00 | FK Sarajevo | Stadion Grbavica |
| 11 | NK Posušje | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
| 10 | FK Velež Mostar | Stadion HŠK Zrinjski |
| 12 | NK GOŠK Gabela | Stadion Etno Selo Stanisići |
| 10 | FK Sloga Doboj | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
| 31 | NK Široki Brijeg | Stadion BARE |
| 40 | FK Zvijezda 09 | Stadion HŠK Zrinjski |
| 22 | NK GOŠK Gabela | Stadion Pecara |