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First League of the Republika Srpska
Season	2016–17
Champions	Borac Banja Luka; 4th First League title
Promoted	Borac Banja Luka
Relegated	Borac Šamac
Matches played	192
Goals scored	508 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorer	Selmir Mahmutović; (21 goals)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 First League of the Republika Srpska was the twenty-second season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the fifteenth as a second-tier league.

Clubs

Location of clubs in 2016–17 First League RS

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Borac Banja Luka	22	17	4	1	41	6	+35	55	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Rudar Prijedor	22	12	5	5	48	25	+23	41
3	Podrinje Janja	22	12	4	6	34	18	+16	40
4	Drina Zvornik	22	9	6	7	22	20	+2	33
5	Tekstilac Derventa	22	8	8	6	17	14	+3	32
6	Kozara	22	8	6	8	31	27	+4	30
7	Zvijezda 09	22	9	2	11	23	34	−11	29	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	Sloga Doboj	22	6	8	8	34	37	−3	26
9	Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad	22	7	5	10	20	41	−21	26
10	Slavija	22	6	5	11	31	28	+3	23
11	Sutjeska Foča	22	6	3	13	17	35	−18	21
12	Borac Šamac	22	2	4	16	18	51	−33	10

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	6	1	61	12	+49	81	Promotion to the Premijer Liga BiH
2	Podrinje Janja	32	18	5	9	47	29	+18	59
3	Rudar Prijedor	32	15	7	10	59	40	+19	52
4	Drina Zvornik	32	15	7	10	39	29	+10	52
5	Kozara	32	10	6	16	39	44	−5	36
6	Tekstilac Derventa	32	8	12	12	18	26	−8	36

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.^[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Relegation round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
7	Sloga Doboj	32	13	8	11	61	52	+9	47
8	Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad	32	13	7	12	43	51	−8	46
9	Slavija	32	12	6	14	51	41	+10	42
10	Zvijezda 09	32	13	3	16	36	51	−15	42
11	Sutjeska Foča	32	9	6	17	30	52	−22	33
12	Borac Šamac (R)	32	2	5	25	24	81	−57	11	Relegation to the Second League RS

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.^[3]
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Selmir Mahmutović	Sloga Doboj	21
2	Draško Lolić	Rudar Prijedor	15
3	Ognjen Jaćimović	Rudar Prijedor	14
4	Ivan Delić	Borac Banja Luka	12
5	Filip Vujić	Podrinje	11
6	Dejan Vučić	Podrinje	10

References

^ "1st League: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
^ "1st League: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
^ "1st League: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.