2018–19 First League of the Republika Srpska

The 2018–19 First League of the Republika Srpska was the twenty-fourth season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the seventeenth as a second-tier league.

First League of the Republika Srpska

Season	2018–19
Champions	Borac Banja Luka 5th First League title
Promoted	Borac Banja Luka
Relegated	Sutjeska Foča Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad
Matches played	191
Goals scored	437 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bojan Marković (15 goals)
Biggest home win	Borac Banja Luka 5–0 Kozara (27 April 2019) Podrinje Janja 5–0 Tekstilac (17 November 2018) Željezničar Banja Luka 5–1 Podrinje Janja (24 November 2018) Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo 5–1 Željezničar Banja Luka (8 June 2019)
Biggest away win	Kozara 2–4 Modriča (1 September 2018)
Highest scoring	Željezničar Banja Luka 4–3 Kozara (13 October 2018)
Longest winning run	7 matches Borac Banja Luka
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches Borac Banja Luka
Longest winless run	19 matches Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad
Longest losing run	5 matches Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad Podrinje Janja
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Teams

 

 

Željezničar (BL)

 

Drina

 

Borac (BL)

 

Kozara

 

Sloga (GC)

 

Podrinje

 

Rudar

 

Slavija

 

Sloboda (MG)

 

Modriča

 

Sutjeska

 

Tekstilac

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Location of clubs in 2018–19 First League RS

• FK Borac Banja Luka
• FK Drina Zvornik
• FK Kozara Gradiška
• FK Modriča
• FK Podrinje Janja
• FK Rudar Prijedor
• FK Slavija Sarajevo
• FK Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad
• FK Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo
• FK Sutjeska Foča
• FK Tekstilac Derventa
• FK Željezničar Banja Luka

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Borac Banja Luka	22	17	4	1	36	6	+30	55	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo	22	14	4	4	36	16	+20	46
3	Rudar Prijedor	22	11	6	5	23	16	+7	39
4	Željezničar Sport Team Banja Luka	22	10	3	9	38	28	+10	33
5	Kozara	22	8	5	9	23	25	−2	29
6	Podrinje Janja	22	8	5	9	25	30	−5	29
7	Tekstilac Derventa	22	6	7	9	15	23	−8	25	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	Modriča	22	5	9	8	19	27	−8	24
9	Slavija	22	6	6	10	22	34	−12	24
10	Drina Zvornik	22	5	7	10	21	28	−7	22
11	Sutjeska Foča	22	5	5	12	23	29	−6	20
12	Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad	22	4	5	13	15	34	−19	17

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[1]

Promotion round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Borac Banja Luka (C, P)	32	25	5	2	60	14	+46	80	Promotion to the Premijer Liga BiH
2	Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo	32	18	6	8	51	27	+24	60
3	Željezničar Sport Team Banja Luka	32	16	3	13	55	42	+13	51
4	Rudar Prijedor	32	13	8	11	29	27	+2	47
5	Kozara	32	12	9	11	36	40	−4	45
6	Podrinje Janja	32	9	6	17	30	51	−21	33

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[1]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Relegation round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Slavija	32	11	9	12	39	44	−5	42
8	Modriča	32	10	12	10	27	32	−5	42
9	Tekstilac Derventa	32	9	12	11	22	27	−5	39
10	Drina Zvornik (R)	32	9	10	13	34	36	−2	37	Relegation to the Second League RS
11	Sutjeska Foča (R)	32	9	7	16	37	41	−4	34
12	Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad (R)	32	4	7	21	19	58	−39	19

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[1]
(R) Relegated

See also

• 2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2018–19 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup

References

1. . Scoresway. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

External links

• Official site for the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Official site for the Football Federation of the Republika of Srpska