2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Teams

Budućnost Banovići and Drina Zvornik were relegated to their respective second-level league at the end of the 2010–11 season. Both clubs returned to the second tier after just one year each at the Premijer Liga.

The relegated teams were replaced by the champions of the two second–level leagues, GOŠK Gabela from the Prva Liga FBiH and Kozara Gradiška from the Prva Liga RS. Kozara returned to top league after eight years in second level and GOŠK made debut season in the top level.

Stadiums and locations

¹ GOŠK played their first home game (round 2) in Čitluk, Bare Stadium, on 14 August 2011 against Sarajevo as their stadium, Podavala, still was under renovation.

² Olimpic played their first three home matches (round 2, 5 and 7) on Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium as their stadium was under reconstruction and renovation. They returned on Otoka Stadium after more than 2 years in round 9 on 2 October 2011 against GOŠK. They also played their first home game in the second half-season, in round 16 on 10 March 2012 against Rudar, in Čitluk on Bare Stadium as heavy snowfalls during winter in Sarajevo disabled Otoka Stadium for any football games.

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.

Incident on Travnik–Borac game

The match between Travnik and Borac was abbandoned during the half time after the main referee of the match was attacked by the personal of Travnik. Travnik was punished by the disciplinary commission with 2500 € fine and the next two home matches without spectators, but later it was reduced on one home match without spectators.

Away fans ban

The ban on away fans was put in power on 8 October 2011 by Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina after a couple of incidents, all made by Ultras groups. First it was set to end at the end of 2011, but was extended before the start of the second half-season, in March 2012, till the end of the season.

It started with two minor incidents, the first on 21 August 2011 in Mostar during a match between Zrinjski and Olimpic when Ultras Mostar, ultras group supporting Zrinjski, entered the field when Olimpic scored their third goal after a penalty wanting to, as they say, to confront their own players because of the bad game. The next happened in East Sarajevo on 24 August 2011, during the match between Slavija and Sarajevo. Sokolovi, supporters of Slavija, were chanting insulting chants and in the end some 10 people even entered the field. Zrinjski was punished with a 2000 € fine, while Slavija was punished with the two next home games in front of empty stadium and 4000 € fine.

The first big incident happened in Banja Luka during the match between Borac and Željezničar when Lešinari, Ultras group supporting Borac, broke through the emergency exit, just after Željezničar got in lead in 32 minute of the game, and entered the field and attacked The Maniacs, the Ultras group supporting Željezničar, with flares and throwing stones found on the athletic track over the fence while The Maniacs were disabled to get any near to Lešinari due to police preventing them getting over the fence making them highly vulnerable to the objects thrown on them. Several supporters of Željezničar got injuries on their head or body caused by stones. The competition commission registered the game with 0–3 win for Željezničar, while the disciplinary commission punished Borac with a 5000 € fine and the next three home games in empty stadium.

The second incident happened in Mostar again at the end of the Mostar derby played in Round of 16 of Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup on 28 September 2011 between Zrinjski and Velež on Bijeli Brijeg Stadium. Ultras Mostar was once more in the center of the incident, entering the field in 95 minute of the game, just after Velež scored their goal and went in lead in the last minutes of the game, and started to chase the players of Velež. Zrinjski was punished for this incident by the disciplinary commission by getting a 5000 € fine and the next five home matches without spectators. Also, the games was registered with an official result of 0–3 for Velež.

The last incident before the ban happened in Sarajevo before the friendly match between Željezničar and Hajduk from Croatia. The riots started when a group of Torcida Split came three hours before the match on the stadium and, because of the small number of police officer on the stadium at that point, were able to enter the south stand of Grbavica stadium, the stand were a small group of The Maniacs were preparing the tifo for the match and demolishing it. After that happened, wide scale riots were started on the streets in front of the stadium in which The Maniacs attacked Torcida Split. In the end, the game itself wasn't played and one person from Split was seriously injured.

The ban was lifted on 31 July 2012, before the start of 2012–13 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

League table

Updated to games played on 23 May 2012.
Source: SportSport.ba (Bosnian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Europa League and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
¹As Željezničar also won the national cup, their slot as the cup winner was taken by the second-placed team in the league, Široki Brijeg. As Široki Brijeg was also the runner-up in the cup, the fourth placed team on the league table will also qualify for UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

Last updated: 23 May 2012
Source: SportSport.ba
¹ Match in Round 12 between Čelik and Sloboda wasn't played in week 12, but was postponed for 16 November (between 13 and 14 week) to get Bilino Polje's pitch in a good shape for the play-off match for UEFA Euro 2012 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal which was scheduled for 11 November.

Results

Updated to games played on 23 May 2012.
Source: SportSport.ba
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2^ The disciplinary and contest commission awarded Borac a 0–3 win over Travnik in week 5, after the match was cancelled during the halftime when the referee stated that he was attacked in the tunnel. Travnik denies any connection with the attacks. The result on halftime was 1–1. "Pirota", Travniks home stadium, also got suspended for 2 matches (later it was reduced to only one match) and Travnik got a fine.

3^ Match Borac–Željezničar, in week 8, was abandoned after 34 minutes of game and on result of 0–1 because huligans of Borac entered the field and attacked Željezničar fans with stones and flares before special forces distanced them and calmed the situation. Some 45 minutes after the incident the official referee decided to empty the stadium and soon after to abandon the match. The disciplinary and contest commission awarded Željezničar with a technical win of 0–3, while "Gradski Stadion", Borac home stadium, got suspended for 3 matches.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress

Last updated: 23 May 2012
Source: SportSport.ba
¹ Match in Round 12 between Čelik and Sloboda wasn't played in week 12, but was postponed for 16 November (between 13 and 14 week) to get Bilino Polje's pitch in a good shape for the play-off match for UEFA Euro 2012 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal which was scheduled for 11 November.

Hat-Tricks

Clean sheets