First League of Herzeg-Bosnia
TheFirst League of Herzeg-Bosniaserved as the topfootballleague inCroatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosniaduring theBosnian Warand post-war periods of the 1990s. During these years, football was divided along ethnic lines, with theCroat,BosniakandSerbpopulations each running their own league. Because Bosniaks were the only group interested in a distinctly Bosnian-Herzegovinian league andnational team,only their league was recognized by theFootball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The league formed in 1993. In the 1997/1998 season, the top Croat teams began facing the top Bosniak teams for entrance toUEFAtournaments, something that had been denied the Herzeg-Bosnia league on its own. This setup lasted until the 2000/2001 season when the two leagues merged to form thePremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
First League Champions
[edit]- 1993–94 -Mladost-Dubint Široki Brijeg[1]– Mario Prskalo (10 goals, Mladost-Dubint Široki Brijeg)
- 1994–95 -Mladost-Dubint Široki Brijeg– Anđelko Marušić (15, Mladost-Dubint Široki Brijeg)
- 1995–96 -Mladost Široki Brijeg– Mario Marušić (15, Grude), Dejan Džepina (15, Novi Travnik)
- 1996–97 -Široki Brijeg– Anđelko Marušić (21, Široki Brijeg)
- 1997–98 -Široki Brijeg– Stanko Bubalo (31, Široki Brijeg)
- 1998–99 -Posušje– Slađan Filipović (19, Široki Brijeg)
- 1999–2000 -Posušje– Robert Ristovski (18, Kiseljak)
Herzeg-Bosnia Cup
[edit]- 1994–95 -Ljubuški
- 1995–96 -Ljubuški
- 1996–97 -Troglav Livno
- 1997–98 -Orašje
- 1998–99 -Brotnjo
- 1999–2000 -Orašje
References
[edit]- ^"Zlatne godine"(.pdf).nk-sirokibrijeg.com(in Croatian). NK Široki Brijeg. p. 138.Retrieved14 September2017.