Football Association of Republika Srpska
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| FIFA affiliation | None |
| President | Mile Kovačević |
| Website | Official Site |
The Football Association of Republika Srpska (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски савез Републике Српске, ФСРС, Fudbalski savez Republike Srpske, FSRS) is the official football association of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It organizes the national cup, the domestic league which forms one of the two second tier divisions below the national top division. The FSRS also has a national team that represents Republika Srpska in mostly friendlies. The association was founded in 1992 and supervises over 300 football clubs throughout Republika Srpska, that includes a staff of 600 coaches, and a referee association with 1,200 members. The association also has a youth system, with financial support to youth teams and building new football schools. Its structure is identical with other national football associations, but currently acts as a subdivision within Bosnia's FA.
It was formed on September 5, 1992 by the government of Republika Srpska, the Bosnian Serb entity which had declared independence from Bosnia and Herzegovina which was never recognised. The main goal of the FSRS was to be recognized internationally as an independent association, with their clubs being able to compete in the First League of FR Yugoslavia. After the failure to join the newly formed Yugoslav League (consisting of clubs from Serbia and Montenegro), the association continued to boycott Bosnia's League and planned that it would be able to compete in international competitions as an independent association in the future. A separate league system, the First League of the Republika Srpska, was established in 1995, where all Republika Srpska-based first level clubs competed. The Republic of Srpska national team played their first official match at the City Stadium in Banja Luka on December 20, 1992, when the rival to the Srpska team was the national team of the Republic of Srpska Krajina.This match ended without the winner, with 1:1.The Republic of Srpska scored the first goal in the 16th minute thanks to Nešković and the final 1:1 were scored in the 45th minute by Žorić.Tihomir Žorić, then playing for Dinara from Knin, was chosen the best player of this friendly match. This historical match of the Srpska team drew a lot of attention, and in spite of the ongoing war, there were about 2,000 spectators at the FC Borac stadium.
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