TheFirst League of Herzeg-Bosnia (Croatian: Prva liga Herceg-Bosne) served as the topfootball league inCroatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during theBosnian War and post-war periods of the 1990s. During these years, football was divided along ethnic lines, with theCroat,Bosniak andSerb populations each running their own league. Because Bosniaks were the only group interested in a distinctly Bosnian-Herzegovinian league andnational team, only their league was recognized by theFootball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The league formed in 1993. In the 1997/1998 season, the top Croat teams began facing the top Bosniak teams for entrance toUEFA tournaments, something that had been denied the Herzeg-Bosnia league on its own. This setup lasted until the 2000/2001 season when the two leagues merged to form thePremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.