First League of the Republika Srpska
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Prva liga Republike Srpske or Прва лига Републике Српске (First League of the Republika Srpska) is a second level football competition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Since there were three different football championships in country, organized on ethnic principles, the "Prva liga Republike Srpske" was the top flight in Republika Srpska before 2002. However, the champions of this League were not recognized by UEFA. In 2002, the top clubs from Republika Srpska joined Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine and the Prva liga was kept as one of two second level divisions. It is still run by the Football Association of Republika Srpska, and has ended its boycott of Bosnian football on a federal level.
The League has 16 teams, each playing the other 15 twice(home and away). The League champion is promoted to the Premijer liga at the end of the season, and the bottom clubs are relegated to lower leagues. The number of relegated teams depends on how many clubs are entering the league. That will be the winners of 3 third level leagues, and clubs relegated from Premijer liga. So, sometimes two clubs will be relegated, and sometimes three or four.
[edit] League champions
- 1995/1996 - FK Boksit Milići
- 1996/1997 - FK Rudar Ugljevik
- 1997/1998 - FK Rudar Ugljevik
- 1998/1999 - FK Radnik Bijeljina
- 1999/2000 - FK Boksit Milići
- 2000/2001 - FK Borac Banja Luka
- 2001/2002 - FK Leotar Trebinje
Since 2002/2003 season, it is a second level competition. League champion gets promotion to Premier league.
- 2002/2003 - FK Modriča Maxima
- 2003/2004 - FK Slavija
- 2004/2005 - FK Radnik Bijeljina
- 2005/2006 - FK Borac Banja Luka
- 2006/2007 - FK Laktaši
[edit] Clubs playing in 2007/2008 Season
- FK Borac Banja Luka
- FK Borac Šamac
- FK BSK Banja Luka
- FK Famos Vojkovići
- FK Drina HE Višegrad
- FK Drina Zvornik
- FK Jedinstvo Crkvina
- FK Kozara Gradiška
- FK Ljubić Prnjavor
- FK Mladost Gacko
- FK Proleter Teslić
- FK Radnik Bijeljina
- FK Rudar Ugljevik
- FK Sloboda
- FK Sloga Doboj
- FK Sutjeska Foča
[edit] Promotions and relegations in 2007
The winner of 2006/2007 season FK Laktaši will play in Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The new teams in the 2007/08 season are:FK Radnik Bijeljina and FK Borac Banja Luka (both relegated from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina), FK Proleter Teslić (winner of Second division - group West), FK Jedinstvo Crkvina (winner of Second division - group Center) and FK Sutjeska Foča (winner of Second division - group South). Relegated clubs are: FK Glasinac Sokolac, FK Jedinstvo Brčko, FK Rudar Prijedor and FK Omladinac Banja Luka.
