The 2012–13 First League of the Republika Srpska is the eighteenth season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the eleventh as a second-tier league. It will begin on 11 August 2012 and end on 25 May 2013; a winter break where no matches are played will be in effect between 3 November 2012 and 9 March 2013. Radnik were the last champions, having won their third championship title in the 2011–12 season and earning a promotion to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This year Mladost Velika Obarska won the championship, the first time they won the First League of the Republika Srpska.
Fourteen clubs are participating in this session, ten returning from the previous session, one relegated from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, two promoted from two regional Second League of the Republika Srpska and one as a replacement for Crvena Zemlja who withdraw from the competition due to financial difficulties.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From First League of the RS Promoted to Premier League Radnik
Relegated to one of 2 respective regional Second League of the RS FK Laktaši (Second League of the RS – West) Proleter (Second League of the RS – West)
To First League of RS Relegated from Premier League
Kozara Promoted from two regional Second League of the RS Borac (Š) (Second League of the RS – West) Mladost (VO) (Second League of the RS – East)
Stadions and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Borac Bosanski Šamac Gradski Stadion, Šamac 3,000 Drina HE Višegrad Gradski Stadion, Višegrad 1,500 Drina (Z) Zvornik Gradski Stadion, Zvornik 3,000 Kozara Gradiška Gradski Stadion, Gradiška 5,000 Ljubić Prnjavor Gradski Stadion Borik, Prnjavor 2,000 Mladost (G) Gacko Gradski Stadion, Gacko 3,500 Mladost (VO) Velika Obarska Gradski Stadion, Velika Obarska 1,000 Modriča Modriča Dr. Milan Jelić Stadium 7,600 Podrinje Janja Podrinje Stadium 3,000 Rudar (U) Ugljevik Novi Gradski Stadion, Ugljevik 8,000 Sloboda (MG) Mrkonjić Grad Gradski Stadion Luke, Mrkonjić Grad 2,000 Sloboda (NG) Bosanski Novi Mlakve Stadium 4,000 Sloga Doboj Luke Stadium, Doboj 2,000 Sutjeska Foča Gradski Stadion, Foča 4,000
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Borac (Š) Predrag Lukić Drina HE Marko Vidaković Kappa – Drina (Z) Dragan Mićić Goran Maksimović NAAI – Kozara Miloš Pojić Srboljub Jandrić NAAI – Ljubić Milan Vujasin Dragomir Prodanović Mladost (G) Željko Popović NAAI Mladost (VO) Miroslav Milanović Modriča Nikola Nikić Đorđe Savić Nike Modriča Oil Refinery Podrinje Mile Lazarević Muhamed Jusufović Legea Rudar (U) Predrag Marić NAAI Sloboda (MG) Zoran Dragišić Draženko MiletićBullHE na Vrbasu Sloboda (NG) Ljubiša Drljača Zoran Lukač Nike – Sloga Zoran Ćurguz Joma Autosalon M&M Sutjeska Darko Nestorović Asics
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentModriča Drago SvitlicaPromoted12 June 2012Off-season Nikola Nikić12 June 2012Sutjeska Foča Darko VojvodićPromoted26 June 2012 Dragan Radović26 June 2012Sutjeska Foča Dragan RadovićSackedSeptember 201211th Darko Nestorović13 September 2012Ljubić Predrag ŠobotSackedDecember 201213th Mile Vujasin15 January 2013
Season events
FK Crvena Zemlja withdrawal On 17 July 2012, Crvena Zemlja announced that they will withdraw from the First League of the Republika Srpska due to financial difficulties. There were many proposals who should replace them, but in the end, Ljubić were placed as the replacement. They finished fourth in 2011–12 Second League of the Republika Srpska - West.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics
Transfers For the list of transfers involving First League clubs during 2012–13 season, please see: List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers summer 2012 and List of Bosnia and Herzegovina football transfers winter 2012–13.
Top goalscorers Updated 25 May 2013.
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Dejan VučićPodrinje212 Neđo ŠukaMladost (VO) / Sutjeska153 Ljuban AntonićSloboda (NG)134 Slaviša TodorovićRudar Ugljevik125 Mirza HasanovićBorac Šamac10 Zlatko ĐorićSloga Doboj Rajko ĆeranićMladost Gacko Aleksandar VasiljevićMladost (VO) Aleksandar MalbašićKozara
Hat-tricks Updated 24 March 2013. Player For Against Result Date Podrinje Borac Šamac 4–0 Podrinje Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad 5–0 Sloga Doboj Mladost (G) 5–0 Sloboda (MG) Drina (Z) 4–1 Ljubić Rudar Ugljevik 5–1 Sutjeska Borac (Š) 4–0 Drina HE Sloboda (NG) 4–0
See also 2011–12 First League of the Republika Srpska 2012–13 Republika Srpska Cup 2012–13 Second League of the Republika Srpska 2012–13 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012–13 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
External links Official site for the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Official site for the Football Federation of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Official site for the Football Federation of the Republika of Srpska