1996–97 First League of the Republika Srpska

The 1996–97 First League of the Republika Srpska was the 2nd season since establishment. Since Football Association of Republika Srpska is not a member of UEFA nor FIFA, league champion did not qualify for European tournament.

Group East

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rudar Ugljevik (C) 22 13 3 6 42 22 +20 42 Advanced to final
2 Boksit 22 12 4 6 49 30 +19 40
3 Glasinac 22 12 3 7 61 37 +24 39
4 Panteri Bijeljina 22 11 3 8 37 25 +12 36
5 Mladost Rogatica 22 11 1 10 34 38 −4 34
6 Sarajevo (East) 22 10 3 9 27 23 +4 33
7 Leotar 22 10 2 10 36 35 +1 32
8 Sutjeska Srbinje (R) 22 9 2 11 23 36 −13 29 Relegation to Second League RS
9 Bratstvo Bratunac (R) 22 7 4 11 36 44 −8 25
10 Slavija (R) 22 7 4 11 18 34 −16 25
11 Velež Nevesinje (R) 22 7 3 12 22 36 −14 24
12 Jedinstvo Brčko (R) 22 6 2 14 19 44 −25 20
Source: BiHSoccer.com, RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Group West

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sloga Trn 22 15 5 2 43 19 +24 50 Advanced to final
2 Borac Banja Luka 22 11 6 5 32 16 +16 39
3 Sloga Doboj 22 11 3 8 31 28 +3 36
4 Rudar Prijedor 22 10 5 7 35 18 +17 35
5 Borac Šamac 22 10 5 7 25 20 +5 35
6 Polet 22 10 4 8 27 25 +2 34
7 Kozara 22 10 3 9 27 27 0 33
8 Krila Krajine (R) 22 8 6 8 25 27 −2 30 Relegation to Second League RS
9 Omladinac Brestovčina (R) 22 7 4 11 24 42 −18 25
10 Borac Kozarska Dubica (R) 22 5 4 13 20 38 −18 19
11 BSK (R) 22 4 4 14 18 33 −15 16
12 Ljubić (R) 22 3 7 12 13 36 −23 16
Source: BiHSoccer.com, RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Final

First leg

Rudar Ugljevik2–0Sloga Trn
Petrović 68'
Mlađenović 80'		 Report
Gradski stadion, Ugljevik
Attendance: 6,000

Second leg

Sloga Trn1–0Rudar Ugljevik
Zgonjanin 87' Report
Attendance: 2,500

Rudar Ugljevik won 2–1 on aggregate.

See also