Capital: Sarajevo Population: 4.1 million Currency: Maraka Official Language: Serbo-Croat Borders: Croatia (North and West), Serbia (South and East) GNP per Capita: $228 (179th in world) Main Airport: Sarajevo International - Sarajevo
Bosnia is a mountainous country with a few miles of coast on the Adriatic Sea, bordered by other former Yugoslav republics, Croatia and Serbia. Between 1943 and 1990 the Yugoslavian regime prevented the conflict between the Muslims, Croats and Serbs but with the dissolution of the state in 1990 the ethnic populations fought over Bosnia resulting in over 250,000 deaths. The climate is characterised by warm summers and very harsh winters.
The Premier League is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The league is composed of 16 teams. Two teams are relegated at the end of every season. The winner of the Premier League is seeded into the Champions League. The winner of the Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Premier League runners up are seeded into the UEFA Cup.
Above:NC Celik's Bilino Polje Stadium
At the end of the season last two teams are relegated, and winners of First League of Republika Srpska and First League of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are promoted to Premier League. The league is operated by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Left: Mostar's Gradksi Stadium - home of the 2005 Premier League Champions
Premier League Champions 2008/2009 - NK Zrinjski 2007/2008 - Modrica 2006/2007 - FK Sarajevo 2005/2006 - NK Široki Brijeg 2004/2005 - HŠK Zrinjski Mostar 2003/2004 - NK Široki Brijeg 2002/2003 - FK Leotar Trebinje 2001/2002 - FK Željezničar 2000/2001 - FK Željezničar 1999/2000 - FK Sarajevo 1997/1998 - NK Željezničar
Slavija won the cup final.
Until 2000, there were three separate championships on ethnic principles (Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats). Every entity had its own champions and cup winners. In 1998. Željezničar became first official champion of Bosnia-Herzegovina after the play-off organized by UEFA and Football Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina. In 2000. second play-off was held, and since 2000/2001 season regular league started (but without Bosnian Serbs' clubs who continued their separated league for two more seasons). Since the 2002/2003 season Premijer liga is being played in the entire country.
Clubs in Europe for the 2005/2006 season As the champions of the league in the 2004/2005 season NK Zrinjski Mostar entered the UEFA Champions League. In the first qualifying round, Zrinjski lost to F91 Dudelange the champions of Luxembourg. Left: NK Posusje's Dolac Stadium
FK Željezničar, finished in second place in the league, and qualified for the UEFA Cup as did FK Sarajevo by winning the Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, due to alleged licensing problems neither club was allowed to enter the competition. So NK Široki Brijeg was awarded one of the spots for finishing third in the league and accidentally Široki Brijeg were also the runners-up in the cup by losing to FK Sarajevo in the final.
During the qualification for the main tournament, Široki Brijeg made an impressive run by qualifying and defeating KS Teuta of Albania and FK Zeta of Montenegro.
Clubs in Europe for the 2006/2007 season Four clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina will participate in European competitions this year. Finishing first in the league last year, NK Široki Brijeg qualified for the UEFA Champions League. They beat FC Shakhtyor of Belarus in the first qualifying round and later lost to Hearts of Scotland in the second qualifying round. FK Sarajevo, as runner-up in the league, and HNK Orašje, as cup-winner, have entered the UEFA Cup. They played FC Rànger's of Andorra and NK Domžale of Slovenia respectively. HNK Orašje was eliminated, while FK Sarajevo won in both games. In second qualifying round, they lost to Romanian side AFC Rapid Bucureşti.
The following clubs will be competing in the Bosnian top league in 2007/08
NK Čelik Zenica - Zenica - Bilino Polje Stadium NK Jedinstvo Bihać -Bihać - Pod Boricima Stadion FK Laktaši - Laktaši - Laktasi Gradski Stadium FK Leotar Trebinje - Trebinje - The Police Stadium FK Modriča - Modriča (Last seasons Champions) - The Maxima Stadium HNK Orašje - Orašje - The Gradski Stadion Orasje NK Posušje - Posušje - Mokri Dolac Stadium FK Sarajevo -Sarajevo (Click here for section on Sarajevo) - Asim Ferhativic Hase Stadium Slavija Sarajevo - Sarajevo - Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium FK Sloboda Tuzla - Tuzla - Tusanj Stadium NK Široki Brijeg - Široki Brijeg - Pecara Stadium NK Travnik - Travnik - Stadion Pirota FK Velež Mostar - Mostar - Vrapcici Stadium FK Željezničar - Sarajevo (Click here for section on Sarajevo) - Grbavica Stadium NK Žepče - Žepče - Zepce Gradski Stadion HSK Zrinjski Mostar - Mostar - Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
NK Žepče and NK Jedinstvo Bihac were relegated at the end of season 2007/08. Siroki Brijeg's 2nd place finish means that they will play in the UEFA Cup in 2008/09.
HSK Zrinjski Mostar qualified for the UEFA Cup by beating FK Sloboda Tuzla on penalties in the Cup Final after a 3-3 draw over 2 legs.
The Premier League is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The league is composed of 16 teams. Two teams are relegated at the end of every season. The winner of the Premier League is seeded into the Champions League. The winner of the Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Premier League runners up are seeded into the UEFA Cup. 
Left: Mostar's Gradksi Stadium - home of the 2005 Premier League Champions
Clubs in Europe for the 2005/2006 season
