2007–08 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premijer Liga
Season2007–08
ChampionsModriča
1st Premier League title
1st Bosnian title
RelegatedJedinstvo
Žepče
Champions LeagueModriča
UEFA CupŠiroki Brijeg
Zrinjski (via domestic cup)
Intertoto CupČelik
Matches played240
Goals scored654 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerDarko Spalević (18 goals)

The 2007–08 Premijer Liga season, the eighth since its establishment and the sixth as a unified country-wide league, began on 4 August 2007. FK Sarajevo are the defending Premijer Liga champions, having won their first Premijer Liga title and fourth league championship overall the previous season.

The 2006–07 season saw Borac and Radnik relegated to the Prva Liga RS. They were replaced by Laktaši and Travnik from the Prva Liga RS and FBiH respectively.

Clubs and stadiums

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Location of clubs in Premijer Liga 2007-08
Team Location Stadium
Čelik Zenica Bilino Polje
Jedinstvo Bihać Stadion pod Borićima
Laktaši Laktaši Gradski stadion (Laktaši)
Leotar Trebinje Stadion Police
Modriča Modriča Stadion Dr. Milan Jelić
Orašje Orašje Gradski stadion (Orašje)
Posušje Posušje Mokri Dolac Stadium
Sarajevo Sarajevo Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Sloboda Tuzla Stadion Tušanj
Slavija Istočno Sarajevo Gradski SRC Slavija
Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg Stadion Pecara
Travnik Travnik Stadion Pirota
Velež Mostar Vrapčići Stadium
Zrinjski Mostar Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom
Željezničar Sarajevo Stadion Grbavica
Žepče Žepče Gradski stadion (Žepče)

Premijer Liga All-Star Team (1st Half Season) [1]

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Coaches of each team in the league decided to vote for players who have impressed the most in the first half of the season. The only twist is that the coaches couldn't vote a player from their own team. Coaches that participated in the votes are: Slaviša Bižičić (FK Modriča), Husref Musemić (FK Sarajevo), Enver Hadžiabdić (FK Željezničar), Pavle Skočibušić (NK Žepče), Dušan Jevrić (Slavija Sarajevo), Mirza Golubica (NK Travnik), Sakib Malkočević (Sloboda Tuzla), Anel Karabeg (FK Velež Mostar), Vlado Jagodić (FK Laktaši), Mario Ćutuk (NK Široki Brijeg), Ivo Ištuk (NK Čelik Zenica), Ahmet Kečalović (NK Jedinstvo Bihać), Dragan Jović (HŠK Zrinjski Mostar), Srđan Bajić (FK Leotar Trebinje), Vinko Jurišić (NK Posušje) and Bakir Beširević (HNK Orašje).

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Jasmin Burić (NK Čelik Zenica)
- DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dalibor Šilić (NK Široki Brijeg)
- DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Semjon Milošević (FK Sarajevo)
- DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Velimir Vidić (NK Široki Brijeg)
- DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Veldin Muharemović (FK Sarajevo)
- MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Semir Štilić (FK Željezničar)
- MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Almir Turković (FK Sarajevo)
- MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Djordje Savić (FK Modriča)
- MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sulejman Smajić (HŠK Zrinjski Mostar)
- FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sanel Jahić (FK Željezničar)
- FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Stevo Nikolic (FK Modriča)

Other players that have been voted:

Vasilj, Tripic, Lukačević, Matko, Šabić, S. Nikolić, Hasanović, Mikelini, Mulalić, Vugdalić, Rajović, Stojanović, Marković, Bajić, Karadža, Stjepanović, Krstanović, Režić, Rogulj, Ronielle, Admir Raščić, Celson, Landeka, Kordić 1, A. Joldić, Mulina, Pejić, Ančić, Barišić, Bajić

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Modriča (C) 30 18 1 11 57 45 +12 55 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Široki Brijeg 30 17 3 10 44 29 +15 54 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Čelik Zenica 30 16 4 10 38 32 +6 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
4 Zrinjski 30 15 4 11 46 27 +19 49 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
5 Sarajevo 30 14 6 10 42 29 +13 48
6 Sloboda Tuzla 30 15 2 13 44 38 +6 47
7 Željezničar 30 14 3 13 47 35 +12 45
8 Slavija 30 14 2 14 39 44 −5 44
9 Velež 30 14 2 14 39 46 −7 44
10 Laktaši 30 13 4 13 42 40 +2 43
11 Posušje 30 13 4 13 42 46 −4 43
12 Orašje 30 13 3 14 50 45 +5 42
13 Travnik 30 13 3 14 35 39 −4 42
14 Leotar 30 13 2 15 38 45 −7 41
15 Jedinstvo Bihać (R) 30 12 4 14 28 43 −15 40 Relegation to Prva Liga FBiH
16 Žepče (R) 30 2 1 27 25 73 −48 7
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Zrinjski won 2007–08 Bosnian Cup and qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

Results

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Home \ Away ČEL JED LAK LEO MOD ORA POS SAR SLA SLO ŠB TRA VEL ZRI ŽEL ŽEP
Čelik 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–1
Jedinstvo 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
Laktaši 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 5–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 3–2 3–2 2–0
Leotar 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–0
Modriča 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 6–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 6–2
Orašje 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 4–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 6–0 0–0 1–0 2–0
Posušje 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 3–1 0–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1
Sarajevo 3–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–4 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0
Slavija 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1
Sloboda Tuzla 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 5–1 1–2 2–1 3–0
Široki Brijeg 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Travnik 0–0 2–0 5–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–5 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–1
Velež 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0
Zrinjski 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Željezničar 3–2 6–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 4–2 0–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–0
Žepče 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 5–4 2–3 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–3 1–3 1–4 3–0[a]
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was suspended after the 94th minute with the score at 1–0 when Željezničar's supporters attacked the players of home team. The match was later awarded 3–0 to Žepče.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Serbia Darko Spalević Slavija 18
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Stevo Nikolić Modriča 15
3 Croatia Ivan Krstanović Posušje 14
Bosnia and Herzegovina Senad Mujić Orašje
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Feđa Dudić Travnik 13
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Jahić Željezničar 12
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Krešimir Kordić Posušje 11
Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Hadžić Čelik
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