The 2011–12 First League of the Republika Srpska is the seventeenth season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the tenth as a second-tier league. It began on 13 August 2011 and ended on 26 May 2012; a winter break where no matches will be played was in effect between 5 November 2011 and 10 March 2012. Kozara were the last champions, having won their first championship title in the 2010–11 season and earning a promotion to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This year Radnik won the championship, the third time they won the First League of the Republika Srpska.
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Radnik 3rd First League title |
| Promoted | Radnik |
| Relegated | Laktaši Proleter |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 446 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Borislav Lukić 17 goals |
| Biggest home win | Crvena Zemlja 5–0 Mladost Sloboda (MG) 7–2 Laktaši Podrinje 7–2 Laktaši |
| Biggest away win | Proleter 1–4 Drina (Z) Proleter 1–4 Mladost Proleter 1–4 Radnik Mladost 0–3 Sloboda (NG) |
| Highest scoring | Sloboda (MG) 7–2 Laktaši Podrinje 7–2 Laktaši (9 goals) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches Sloboda (MG) Radnik |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Mladost Radnik |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Proleter |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Proleter |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
14 clubs participated in this session, eleven returning from the previous session, one relegated from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and two promoted from two regional Second League of the Republika Srpska.
Changes from last season edit
Team changes edit
From First League of the RS edit
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to one of 2 respective regional Second League of the RS
To First League of RS edit
Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from two regional Second League of the RS
- Crvena Zemlja (Second League of the RS - West)
- Rudar (U) (Second League of the RS - East)
Stadia and locations edit
| Team | Location | Stadium[1] | Capacity[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena Zemlja | Nova Ves | Ciglana Stadium | 1,000 |
| Drina HE | Višegrad | Gradski Stadion, Višegrad | 1,500 |
| Drina (Z) | Zvornik | Gradski Stadion, Zvornik | 3,000 |
| Laktaši | Laktaši | Gradski Stadion, Laktaši | 2,200 |
| Mladost | Gacko | Gradski Stadion, Gacko | 3,500 |
| Modriča | Modriča | Dr. Milan Jelić Stadium | 7,600 |
| Podrinje | Janja | Podrinje Stadium | 3,000 |
| Proleter | Teslić | Radolinka Stadium | 5,000 |
| Radnik | Bijeljina | Gradski Stadion, Bijeljina | 6,000 |
| Rudar (U) | Ugljevik | Novi Gradski Stadion, Ugljevik | 8,000 |
| Sloboda (MG) | Mrkonjić Grad | Gradski Stadion Luke | 2,000 |
| Sloboda (NG) | Bosanski Novi | Mlakve Stadium | 4,000 |
| Sloga | Doboj | Luke Stadium, Doboj | 2,000 |
| Sutjeska | Foča | Gradski Stadion, Foča | 4,000 |
Personnel and kits edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena Zemlja |  Marko Stojić
|
|
NAAI | Nektar/Arhing |
| Drina HE | Marko Vidaković
|
|
Kappa | – |
| Drina (Z) | Dragan Mićić
|
Goran Maksimović
|
NAAI | – |
| Laktaši | Predrag Tatić
|
|
Dukat | |
| Mladost | Željko Popović
|
|
NAAI | |
| Modriča | Drago Svitlica
|
Đorđe Savić
|
Nike | Modriča Oil Refinery |
| Podrinje | Milorad Savić
|
Muhamed Jusufović
|
Legea | |
| Proleter | Zoran Dujaković
|
|
Legea | – |
| Radnik | Darko Nestorović
|
Nenad Kutlačić
|
Mass | – |
| Rudar (U) | Predrag Marić
|
|
NAAI | |
| Sloboda (MG) | Zoran Dragišić
|
Siniša Radoja
|
Bull | |
| Sloboda (NG) | Predrag Medić
|
Zoran Lukač
|
Nike | – |
| Sloga | Zoran Ćurguz
|
|
Joma | Autosalon M&M |
| Sutjeska | Filip Ikonić
|
|
Asics |
Managerial changes edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|
New relegation rules edit
Unlike the last season, this season the Football Federation of the Republika Srpska decided to add relegation play-offs. Along the two last placed clubs in the league table which get relegated, the twelfth ranked team has to play relegation play-offs against the winner of the Second League of the Republika Srpska promotion play-offs which is contested between the two runners-up of the two Second Leagues of the Republika Srpska.[3]
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radnik (C, P) | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 50 | Promotion to Premijer Liga BIH |
| 2 | Sloga Doboj | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 49 | |
| 3 | Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 46 | |
| 4 | Sutjeska Foča | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 38 | |
| 5 | Crvena Zemlja | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 37 | |
| 6 | Modriča | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 36 | |
| 7 | Drina Višegrad | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 36 | |
| 8 | Podrinje | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 34 | |
| 9 | Drina Zvornik | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Mladost Gacko | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 33 | |
| 11 | Rudar Ugljevik | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 32 | |
| 12 | Sloboda Novi Grad | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 13 | Laktaši (R) | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 28 | Relegation to Second League RS |
| 14 | Proleter Teslić (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
For deciding champions, qualification to higher rank 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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Relegation play-offs edit
Sloboda (NG) as 12th-placed team faced the winner of the promotion play-offs contested between the two runners-up of the two Second Leagues of the Republika Srpska, runner-up of the Second League of the RS - West side Jedinstvo in a two-legged play-off. Sloboda (NG) won 5–0 on aggregate and thus were not relegated from the First League of the Republika Srpska. Jedinstvo also remained in their respective league.
| Jedinstvo | 0–2 | Sloboda (NG) |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tica  68' (pen)Antonić 71' |
Positions by round edit
| Promotion to 2012–13 PL BiH | |
| Qualification to relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2012–13 Druga Liga RS |
Results edit
Clubs season-progress edit
Season statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borislav Lukić
|
Sloga | 17 |
| 2 | Nikša Dimitrijević
|
Sloboda (MG) | 12 |
| 3 | Saša Stjepić
|
Sloboda (MG) | 10 |
| Aleksandar Kršić
|
Sloga | 10 | |
| 5 | Nemanja Paripović
|
Laktaši | 9 |
| 6 | 7 players | 7 | |
| 7 | 4 players | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 players | 5 | |
| 9 | 14 players | 4 | |
| 10 | 21 players | 3 | |
| 11 | 38 players | 2 | |
| 12 | 68 players | 1 | |
| – | 1 players | O.G. | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Teams of First League of the RS and their locations" (in Bosnian). FSRS. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Capacity of stadiums of the First League of the RS". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "New rules for relegation from First League of the Republika Srpska". RS-Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Top goalscorers" (in Bosnian). RS-Sport.org. Retrieved 5 August 2012.