Recap

At the end of last season Krupa was left without captain Aleksandar Vukotić (22, centre back – to Waasland Beveren), the top scorer Nusmir Fajić (31, centre forward – Velež Mostar) and also a very important defense player Radosav Aleksić (32, centre back – Radnik Bijeljina).
To make the matter worse, their successful trainer Slobodan Starčević also went and the former representative of BiH Branislav Krunić replaced him.
„It takes time for us to meet and to try to match. I think we have done enough to make and ready to welcome the championship, no matter what some players come later, some are expecting, and in the later period they will adapt to the level of forms I expect. I expect my boys to play a quality match. The victory is imposed on us as an imperative. All the congratulations to Čelik, but I think we have the team that we can win, and with three points we are entering the championship“, said Branislav Krunić, coach of Krupa.
They may be lucky because their first opponent will be Čelik, who dropped out of the league last year. But, in the end they eventually remained because Borac was expelled.
It is clear that Čelik will fight for survival, although they brought a lot of solid players like Anel Dedić (27, attacking midfield – Teuta), Nermin Jamak (31, central midfield – Zrinjski Mostar), Ševko Okić (29, centre forward – Radnik Bijeljina)…
New coach Adnan Ornek came from Turkey and in this match he can not count only on Vedran Vrhovac (19, centre back).

Krupa:
Arrivals: Almir Aganspahić (21, centre forward – from Mladost Doboj Kakanj), Ranko Dekić (24, centre back – Rudar Prijedor), Bojan Puzigaća (33, left back – Borac Banja Luka), Kenan Handžić (27, defansive midfield – Titus Petange), Mladen Ilić (21, goalkeeper – Kozara Gradiška), Elvir Koljić (22, centre forward – Lech Poznan)
Departures: Aleksandar Vukotić (22, centre back – to Waasland Beveren), Nevres Fejzić (27, goalkeeper – Tuzla City), Nusmir Fajić (31, centre forward – Velež Mostar), Radosav Aleksić (32, centre back – Radnik Bijeljina), Goran Galešić (29, attacking midfield – Floriana), Petar Banović (20, forward – ), Milorad Balabanović (28, defensive midfield)

Čelik Zenica:
Arrivals: Salko Mujanović (21, centre forward – from Velež Mostar), Anel Dedić (27, attacking midfield – Teuta), Nermin Jamak (31, central midfield – Zrinjski Mostar), Ševko Okić (29, centre forward – Radnik Bijeljina), Branislav Ružić (29, goalkeeper – Radnik Bijeljina), Ivan Livaja (30, right midfield – Vitez), Haris Dilaver (28, centre forward – Mladost Doboj Kakanj), Vladimir Grahovac (23, central midfield – Sloboda Tuzla), Salko Jazvin (25, right winger – Tuzla City), Luka Miletić (23, centre back – ), Vedran Vrhovac (19, centre back – Vitez)
Departures: Tony Livančić (23, right back – Sloboda Tuzla), Ognjen Đelmić (29, right midfield – Radnik Bijeljina), Dino Ćemalović (23, left midfield -), Josip Šantić (24, defensive midfield – ), Matej Marković (21, goalkeeper – ), Germain Kouadio (25, left winger – ), Dino Jurković (22, centre back – ), Boris Pandža (31, centre back – ), Emrad Šabanović (22, left midfield – ), Cihat Celik (22, central midfield – Gaziantep), Nemanja Anđušić (21, right midfield – Sarajevo/Mladost Doboj Kakanj), Enes Akgun (22, left winger – Eskisehirspor), Pascal Onyedika Okoli (20, defensive midfield – Bursaspor)