2017–18 First League of the Republika Srpska

The 2017–18 First League of the Republika Srpska was the twenty-third season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the sixteenth as a second-tier league.

First League of the Republika Srpska

Season	2017–18
Champions	Zvijezda 09 1st First League title
Promoted	Zvijezda 09
Relegated	Sloga Doboj Napredak (DŠ)
Matches	192
Goals	499 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Demir Jakupović (16 goals)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Clubs

Željezničar (BL)

Drina

Zvijezda 09

Kozara

Napredak

Podrinje

Rudar

Slavija

Sloboda (MG)

Sloga

Sutjeska

Tekstilac

Location of clubs in 2017–18 First League RS

• FK Drina Zvornik
• FK Kozara Gradiška
• FK Napredak Donji Šepak
• 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
• FK Željezničar Banja Luka

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zvijezda 09	22	15	6	1	49	15	+34	51	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Rudar Prijedor	22	14	7	1	42	12	+30	49
3	Drina Zvornik	22	10	8	4	28	18	+10	38
4	Slavija	22	9	9	4	34	24	+10	36
5	Tekstilac Derventa	22	9	7	6	29	23	+6	34
6	Podrinje Janja	22	8	3	11	24	28	−4	27
7	Željezničar Banja Luka	22	7	5	10	29	36	−7	26	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad	22	8	2	12	28	38	−10	26
9	Sutjeska Foča	22	5	8	9	20	31	−11	23
10	Kozara	22	3	9	10	16	36	−20	18
11	Sloga Doboj	22	3	7	12	22	41	−19	16
12	Napredak Donji Šepak	22	3	5	14	15	34	−19	14

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	Zvijezda 09 (C, P)	32	25	6	1	77	23	+54	81	Promotion to the Premijer Liga BiH
2	Rudar Prijedor	32	21	8	3	61	17	+44	71
3	Drina Zvornik	32	11	13	8	38	29	+9	46
4	Slavija	32	11	12	9	42	43	−1	45
5	Tekstilac Derventa	32	10	9	13	35	42	−7	39
6	Podrinje Janja	32	10	6	16	38	51	−13	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	Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad	32	11	6	15	39	48	−9	39
8	Kozara	32	9	10	13	34	46	−12	37
9	Sutjeska Foča	32	9	10	13	31	42	−11	37
10	Željezničar Banja Luka	32	9	7	16	40	54	−14	34
11	Sloga Doboj (R)	32	7	10	15	38	58	−20	31	Relegation to the Second League RS
12	Napredak Donji Šepak (R)	32	6	9	17	26	46	−20	27

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	Demir Jakupović	Rudar Prijedor	16
2	Damjan Krajišnik	Zvijezda 09	14
	Ognjen Jaćimović	Rudar Prijedor
4	Filip Vujić	Podrinje	13
5	Miljan Govedarica	Slavija / Zvijezda 09	12
	Ozren Perić	Tekstilac
7	Selmir Mahmutović	Zvijezda 09	11
	Borislav Lukić	Sloga Doboj

See also

• 2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2017–18 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2017–18 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup