Football league
Founded | 2001 |
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | 1 |
Number of clubs | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | National Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League |
Current champions | SFK 2000 (22nd title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | SFK 2000 (22 titles) |
Website | Official website |
Current: 2024–25 Premier League |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Premier League (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian: Ženska Premijer Liga BiH) is the top level women's football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 2013 the league has been unified. Before it was played in two separate groups based on league systems confined within Bosnia's entities, one being the First Women's League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other First Women's League of the Republika Srpska, with the champion being decided through play-offs.
The winner of the play-off qualified for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The league draws little media attention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the funding is often inadequate and clubs lack infrastructure, in some cases even basic training facilities.
History
Until 2013 the league was divided into the NFSBiH league and the league of the Republic of Srpska. The best two teams of the NFSBiH league qualified for a play-off in which the champion of the Republika Srpska women's football championship joined. The venue for the play-off was decided beforehand and it was played as three-team group.
Format
The eight teams play against three times, twice at home and one away - in a total of 21 rounds. The champion qualifies for the next season of UEFA Women's Champions League. The two worst placed teams are relegated to its respective second tier (Prva ženska liga FBiH or Prva ženska Liga RS).
2022–23 teams
The 2022–23 season is played by eight teams.
SarajevoMostarŽiviniceBanja LukaBugojnoGoraždeBijeljinaBrčkoclass=notpageimage| Locations of the Bosnian First League teamsList of champions
The list of champions
- 2001–02: NK Iskra Bugojno
- 2002–03: SFK 2000
- 2003–04: SFK 2000
- 2004–05: SFK 2000
- 2005–06: SFK 2000
- 2006–07: SFK 2000
- 2007–08: SFK 2000
- 2008–09: SFK 2000
- 2009–10: SFK 2000
- 2010–11: SFK 2000
- 2011–12: SFK 2000
- 2012–13: SFK 2000
- 2013–14: SFK 2000
- 2014–15: SFK 2000
- 2015–16: SFK 2000
- 2016–17: SFK 2000
- 2017–18: SFK 2000
- 2018–19: SFK 2000
- 2019–20: SFK 2000
- 2020–21: SFK 2000
- 2021–22: SFK 2000
- 2022–23: SFK 2000
- 2023–24: SFK 2000
Titles by team
Club | Titles |
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SFK 2000 | 22 |
Iskra Bugojno | 1 |
References
- "National women's league launches in Bosnia and Herzegovina". UEFA. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- Lejla Mazlic (16 September 2009). "Women's football teams ignored in B&H". HRH Sarajevo. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- "Club list". nfsbih.ba. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- Hans Schöggl (11 January 2010). "Bosnia-Hercegovina (Women) List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- "SFK 2000 won the championship again". NFSBiH. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- "Nogometašice SFK 2000 potvrdile dominaciju u BiH - SPORT033". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- "Nova titula za SFK Sarajevo 2000" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- "Bordo nogometašice nastavile dominaciju u Bosni i Hercegovini, SFK 2000 Sarajevo bogatiji za novi pehar Pročitajte više na (One more title for SFK)" (in Bosnian). sport1.ba. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Šampionke iz Sarajeva nakon utakmice proslavile novu duplu krunu" (in Bosnian). sport1.ba. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "Nogometašice SFK 2000 osvojile 17. titulu prvakinja BiH u nizu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- N.K. (2 June 2020). "Nogometašice SFK 2000 Sarajevo novom titulom postavile svjetski rekord" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- E.B. (24 May 2021). "Nogometašice SFK 2000 nastavile dominirati i osvojile novu duplu krunu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- E.B. (6 June 2022). "Nogometašice SFK 2000 na Koševu proslavile 20. titulu prvakinja BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- NFSBiH (21 May 2023). "FUDBALERKE SFK 2000 SARAJEVO ŠAMPIONKE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE" (in Bosnian). NFSBiH. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- NFSBiH (20 May 2024). "SENIORKE I KADETKINJE SFK 2000 SARAJEVO PRVAKINJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE!" (in Bosnian). NFSBiH. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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Andorra, Liechtenstein and San Marino are the only UEFA member associations without a national league. |