Season 2016–17 Matches played 108 Top goalscorer Sulejman Krpić (11) | Dates 23 July 2016 – TBC Goals scored 254 (2.35 per match) | |
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Biggest home win 2 matchesZrinjski Mostar 4–0 Čelik Zenica(10 September 2016)Sarajevo 4–0 Čelik Zenica(30 October 2016) |
The 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as Liga 12 and also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the seventeenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 23 July 2016 and will end in late May 2017, with a winter break between early December 2016 and late February 2017. The official fixture schedule was released on 24 June 2016.
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Teams
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.
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.
Regular season
In contrast to previous seasons, this season has a two-stage format. In the regular season, each of the 12 teams play home-and-away once, resulting in 22 games played each. The top six teams in the regular season qualify for the Championship round, the bottom six teams qualify for the Relegation round.