The 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest footballleague of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 23 July 2016 and concluded on 28 May 2017, with a winter break between early December 2016 and late February 2017. The official fixture schedule was released on 24 June 2016.[6]
Teams
A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.[7]
In contrast to previous seasons, this season has a two-stage format. In the regular season, each of the 12 teams play home-and-away once, resulting in 22 games played each. The top six teams in the regular season qualify for the Championship round, the bottom six teams qualify for the Relegation round. Each team then plays home-and-away against the other teams within their own group, for an additional ten games played each, a season total of 32 games.
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, UEFA, Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[35]
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, UEFA, Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[36] (C) Champions
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, UEFA, Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[37] (R) Relegated Notes: