2016–17 First League of the Republika Srpska

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.

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 →

Clubs

Borac (BL)

Borac (Š)

Drina

Zvijezda 09

Kozara

Podrinje

Rudar

Slavija

Sloboda (MG)

Sloga

Sutjeska

Tekstilac

Location of clubs in 2016–17 First League RS

• FK Borac Banja Luka
• FK Borac Šamac
• FK Drina Zvornik
• FK Kozara Gradiška
• FK Podrinje Janja
• FK Rudar Prijedor
• FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo
• FK Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad
• FK Sloga Doboj
• FK Sutjeska Foča
• FK Tekstilac Derventa
• FK Zvijezda 09 Etno Selo Stanišići

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

See also

• 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2016–17 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup