1st League - RS is a men’s football league competition in Bosnia, with records in the database dating from 2016 through 2025 across ten recorded seasons. Use this page to follow live scores, upcoming fixtures, completed results and standings, alongside player and team statistics across the recorded seasons.
Upcoming matches, 1st League - RS
RS - 6
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Zvijezda 09
Leotar
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Kozara Gradiška
Velež Nevesinje
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Famos Vojkovići
FK Romanija Pale
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Laktaši
Drina Zvornik
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Rudar Prijedor
Sutjeska Foča
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Omarska
Slavija
RS - 7
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Slavija
Kozara Gradiška
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Laktaši
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Leotar
Famos Vojkovići
Latest played matches, 1st League - RS
RS - 3
RS - 5
RS - 4
1st League - RS Standings
1st League - RS Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top key passes
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Top yellow cards
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1st League - RS teams participation since 2016
History
| Team | Nb participations |
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| Kozara Gradiška | 10 |
| Slavija | 10 |
| Sutjeska Foča | 9 |
| Drina Zvornik | 9 |
| Rudar Prijedor | 8 |
| Željezničar Banja Luka | 8 |
| Zvijezda 09 | 7 |
| Tekstilac Derventa | 7 |
| Podrinje Janja | 7 |
| Modriča | 6 |
| Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad | 6 |
| Ljubić Prnjavor | 5 |
| Sloboda Novi Grad | 5 |
| Leotar | 4 |
| Sloga Doboj | 4 |
| Borac Kozarska Dubica | 4 |
| Omarska | 4 |
| Famos Vojkovići | 4 |
| Laktaši | 4 |
| Krupa na Vrbasu | 3 |
| Velež Nevesinje | 3 |
| BSK Banja Luka | 3 |
| FK Romanija Pale | 3 |
| Radnik Bijeljina | 2 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 2 |
| Sloga Gornje Crnjelovo | 2 |
| FK Jedinstvo Brcko | 2 |
| Napredak Donji Šepak | 1 |
| Borac Šamac | 1 |
| Budućnost Pilica | 1 |
| Drina HE Višegrad | 1 |
| FK Vlasenica | 1 |
1st League - RS top scorer teams
1st League - RS About
1st League - RS is the officially recognised First League of the Republika Srpska, a men’s professional football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the country’s two second-tier divisions. It represents clubs from the Republika Srpska entity and is organised by the Football Association of Republika Srpska (FSRS), within the wider national football structure.
Role in the football pyramid
The competition provides a regional platform for established and developing clubs while connecting entity-level football with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national top flight, the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its central sporting purpose is to determine the champion of Republika Srpska and give eligible clubs a route towards promotion to the highest national division.
The league is part of an open promotion-and-relegation system rather than a closed competition. Clubs may enter after winning promotion from one of the two regional groups of the Second League of the Republika Srpska, commonly known as the East and West groups. Republika Srpska-based clubs relegated from the Premier League can also return to this division. Participation is therefore shaped by sporting performance across several levels of the football pyramid.
History and development
Founded in 1995, the competition initially served as the top-level league for the Republika Srpska entity. That historical role lasted until 2002, when the competition became integrated into the unified Bosnia and Herzegovina league system as a second-tier division. Its earlier champions belong to a distinct period of the competition’s history and were not recognised by UEFA or FIFA in the same way as champions of the unified national structure.
The modern First League of the Republika Srpska consequently combines a strong regional identity with a clearly defined place in national football. The alternative name Bosnian First League of Srpska is also used in football records and statistical references, while First League of the Republika Srpska is the more descriptive official form.
Competition format
The basic model is a league championship played under a double round-robin format. Teams normally face each opponent twice, once at home and once away, with the fixture list arranged before the season. Squad numbers and the precise schedule can vary: historical editions have generally involved between 16 and 18 clubs, and some seasons have used a split after the regular phase.
In a split-season arrangement, the table is divided into a Championship Playoff for the leading teams and a Relegation Playoff for the lower-ranked sides. The upper section decides the title and promotion position, while the lower section determines which clubs remain in the division and which drop to the Second League. This format has not applied identically in every recorded season, so the structure of a particular edition should be read alongside that season’s regulations.
The 1st League - RS is primarily a table-based competition, not a knockout cup. Promotion and relegation are normally settled through final league positions. Where a separate inter-division play-off is required, it may involve two-legged ties, with extra time and penalties used where the aggregate score remains level under the applicable rules.
Points and classification
League matches use the standard football points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. When teams finish level, classification is determined by the tie-break provisions in force for that edition. These commonly give priority to results between the teams concerned, including head-to-head points and head-to-head goal difference, followed by overall goal difference and goals scored where required.
Split formats can introduce additional details, including the treatment of points carried from the regular season and adjustments caused by rounding. For that reason, a final table should always be interpreted according to the regulations of the relevant season rather than through a single permanent tie-break formula.
Promotion, relegation and licensing
The champion normally earns promotion to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, subject to meeting the required national licensing conditions. Winning the league is therefore the essential sporting achievement, but advancement can depend on whether the club satisfies administrative, financial, stadium and organisational requirements established for the national competition.
At the other end of the table, the bottom-ranked clubs are relegated to the Second League of the Republika Srpska. The number of relegation places may change from one season to another, particularly when Republika Srpska clubs descend from the Premier League. This creates a direct link between the two national tiers and can affect the final relegation calculation.
Season calendar and recorded coverage
The competition generally follows the European football calendar, beginning in August and concluding in the following spring, usually around May. Its 2025 season is the latest included in the recorded statistical coverage, which spans ten seasons from 2016 through 2025. Those records provide a basis for comparing teams, results, standings and seasonal trends across the modern era while preserving the league’s longer history since its formation in 1995.
For supporters, clubs and analysts, the First League of the Republika Srpska is significant because every position can carry a sporting consequence. The title offers a route to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s top flight, while the lower places threaten a drop into regional football. That combination of entity identity, national integration and promotion-and-relegation pressure gives the competition its distinctive place in the Bosnian football landscape.