[2] Relegated teams from the Premier League are demoted to the second-level competition in the next season.
Geographical location is the criterion for decided decision in which one of these two leagues the teams will play.
The same principle of promotion and relegation is used, so the league winners are promoted to the appropriate second-level league, and clubs at the bottom of the table are relegated to the lower levels.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup usually starts in spring with qualification matches.
Those matches are played between lower league clubs on canton (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) or region (Republika Srpska) level.