Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
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Nickname(s) |
Zmajevi (The Dragons) Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies) | ||
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Association | Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Robert Prosinečki | ||
Captain | Edin Džeko | ||
Most caps | Edin Džeko (96) | ||
Top scorer | Edin Džeko (53) | ||
Home stadium | Bilino Polje | ||
FIFA code | BIH | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
34 | ||
Highest | 13 (August 2013) | ||
Lowest | 173 (September 1996) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current |
23 | ||
Highest | 21 (June 2013) | ||
Lowest | 87 (October 1999) | ||
First international | |||
Non-FIFA international (Tirana, Albania; 30 November 1995)[4] | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Zenica, BiH; 10 September 2008) (Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 7 September 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Córdoba, Argentina; 14 May 1998) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) | ||
Best result | Group Stage, 2014 |
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (Bosnian: Nogometna/Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Cyrillic: Ногометна/Фудбалска репрезентација Боснe и Херцеговинe) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in association football and is governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992, Bosnian footballers played for Yugoslavia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved their best result when they reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup as winners of their qualifying group.[5][6] They were eliminated after group stage narrow losses to Argentina and Nigeria and a win over Iran.
The team has appeared in numerous other qualification play-offs, in 2010 FIFA World Cup play-offs loss to Portugal, as well as qualifying play-offs for UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016, losing to Portugal and Republic of Ireland respectively, preventing the team from reaching their first UEFA European Championship.[7][8][9][10]
Bosnia and Herzegovina's home stadium is Bilino Polje in the city of Zenica. The team's highest FIFA World Ranking was 13th in August 2013.[11][12]
History
Bosnia and Herzegovina have seen a steady rise in their fortunes on the international football stage in recent times. Historically, Bosnia, a war torn and divided nation, has managed multiple playoff appearances and has qualified to one FIFA World Cup. More often than not, the team produces solid results in qualifiers and challenges for a top spot.
From 1920 to 1992, the players lined out for Yugoslavia, but following the outbreak of the Bosnian war and subsequent independence, a new football nation arose from the ashes.
The early period saw Bosnia and Herzegovina have to wait until the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to compete for a place in a major competition. Bosnia finished fourth in a group that included Greece, Denmark, Croatia and Slovenia. This was then subsequently followed by further disappointment with lackluster campaigns in the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers, as well as the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[13][14]
This early period was followed by Bosnia coming very close to qualifying directly for their first ever major competition, UEFA Euro 2004, narrowly missing out by a single goal against Denmark.[15]
Bosnia failed to make the grade in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, despite being unbeaten at home, and the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, which saw their poor home form cost them. Bosnia and Herzegovina then experienced double heartbreak, bowing out twice in the playoffs to Portugal, first 2–0 on aggregate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup decider and then 6–2 on aggregate in the UEFA Euro 2012 decider, before finally breaking their curse by qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[16][17][18]
Bosnia managed to finish a creditable third in a group which included Argentina at their first ever major competition, and tasted their first victory thanks to a 3–1 win over Iran.[19] Nigeria pipped Bosnia for second place in the group with a 1–0 win marred with controversy following an incorrectly disallowed goal scored by Edin Džeko in the first half.[20][21][22]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Bosnia finished third in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers behind Belgium and Wales. After making an unfortunate start to the qualifiers with a surprise 2–1 home defeat against Cyprus and managing just two points through four games, manager Safet Sušić was dismissed and replaced by Mehmed Baždarević.[23][24][25]
After the slow start, the Bosnian performance improved dramatically, with five wins in their remaining six matches, including victories over Wales and Israel along with three clean sheets. However, they ultimately failed to qualify after a two legged playoff encounter with the Republic of Ireland.[26][27][28] Bosnia failed to make back-to-back FIFA World Cup's after failing to qualify to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
2018–19 UEFA Nations League B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | ||||
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Promotion to League A | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 Nov | — | 1–0 | |||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Relegation to League C | 1–2 | 18 Nov | — |
Northern Ireland | 1–2 | |
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Grigg |
Report | Duljević Sarić |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | |
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Džeko |
Report |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for friendly game against Turkey on 11 October 2018 and UEFA Nations League game against Northern Ireland on 15 October.
Caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018 after the game against Turkey.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Asmir Begović (vice-captain) | 20 June 1987 | 62 | 0 | |
12 | GK | Ibrahim Šehić | 2 September 1988 | 15 | 0 | |
22 | GK | Vedran Kjosevski | 22 May 1995 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Ognjen Vranješ | 24 October 1989 | 36 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Toni Šunjić | 15 December 1988 | 35 | 1 | |
17 | DF | Ervin Zukanović | 11 February 1987 | 29 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Darko Todorović | 5 May 1997 | 6 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Eldar Ćivić | 28 May 1996 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Bojan Nastić | 6 July 1994 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Miralem Pjanić | 2 April 1990 | 82 | 12 | |
8 | MF | Edin Višća | 17 February 1990 | 39 | 8 | |
7 | MF | Muhamed Bešić | 10 September 1992 | 33 | 0 | |
9 | MF | Haris Duljević | 16 November 1993 | 14 | 1 | |
13 | MF | Gojko Cimirot | 19 December 1992 | 13 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Elvis Sarić | 21 July 1990 | 9 | 1 | |
20 | MF | Goran Zakarić | 7 November 1992 | 9 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Sanjin Prcić | 29 November 1993 | 7 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Rade Krunić | 7 October 1993 | 6 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Deni Milošević | 9 March 1995 | 3 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Edin Džeko (captain) | 17 March 1986 | 96 | 53 | |
18 | FW | Kenan Kodro | 19 August 1993 | 8 | 2 | |
16 | FW | Riad Bajić | 6 May 1994 | 8 | 0 |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Kenan Pirić | 7 July 1994 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
GK | Jasmin Burić | 18 February 1987 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
GK | Nemanja Trkulja | 1 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Sead Kolašinac | 20 June 1993 | 24 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Ermin Bičakčić | 24 January 1990 | 24 | 3 | v. | |
DF | Emir Spahić RET | 18 August 1980 | 94 | 6 | Unattached | v. |
DF | Samir Memišević | 13 August 1993 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Jozo Šimunović | 4 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Almir Bekić | 1 June 1989 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Daniel Graovac | 8 August 1993 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Marko Mihojević | 21 April 1996 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Besim Šerbečić | 1 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Srđan Stanić | 6 July 1989 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Stjepan Lončar | 10 November 1996 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Zvjezdan Misimović RET | 5 June 1982 | 85 | 25 | Unattached | v. |
MF | Haris Medunjanin RET | 8 March 1985 | 60 | 9 | v. | |
MF | Dino Beširović | 31 January 1994 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Marijan Ćavar | 2 February 1998 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Luka Menalo | 22 July 1996 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Ognjen Todorović | 24 March 1989 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Tomislav Tomić | 16 November 1990 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Adnan Šećerović | 1 December 1991 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Zoran Kvržić | 7 August 1988 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Amer Ordagić | 5 May 1993 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Smail Prevljak | 10 May 1995 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Vedad Ibišević RET | 6 August 1984 | 83 | 28 | v. | |
FW | Mersudin Ahmetović | 19 March 1985 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Elvir Koljić | 8 July 1995 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Nemanja Bilbija | 2 November 1990 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Elvir Ibišević | 10 February 1998 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Armin Hodžić | 17 November 1994 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Jasmin Mešanović | 6 January 1992 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
INJ Withdrawn due to injury. |
Previous squads
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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
2018
28 January 2018 Friendly | United States |
0–0 | Carson, United States | |
03:30 UTC-8 | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 11,161 Referee: Héctor Martínez (Honduras) |
31 January 2018 Friendly | Mexico |
1–0 | San Antonio, United States | |
03:00 UTC-6 | Ayala |
Report | Stadium: Alamodome Attendance: 26,867 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
23 March 2018 Friendly | Bulgaria |
0–1 | Razgrad, Bulgaria | |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Kodro |
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
27 March 2018 Friendly | Senegal |
0–0 | Le Havre, France | |
20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland) |
28 May 2018 Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0–0 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 5,215 Referee: Dimitar Mečkarovski (Macedonia) |
1 June 2018 Friendly | South Korea |
1–3 | Jeonju, South Korea | |
20:00 UTC+9 | Lee Jae-sung |
Report | Višća |
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
8 September 2018 UEFA Nations League | Northern Ireland |
1–2 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
15:00 UTC+1 | Grigg |
Report | Duljević Sarić |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,942 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
11 September 2018 UEFA Nations League | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–0 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Džeko |
Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
11 October 2018 Friendly | Turkey |
0–0 | Rize, Turkey | |
20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium Attendance: 15,196 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
15 October 2018 UEFA Nations League | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
v | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Grbavica Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
15 November 2018 UEFA Nations League | Austria |
v | Vienna, Austria | |
20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
18 November 2018 Friendly | Spain |
v | Las Palmas, Spain | |
Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria |
2019
12 January 2019 Friendly | Sweden |
v | Doha, Qatar | |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
After Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence from Yugoslavia on 1 March 1992, the national football team was soon formed but could not enter qualifying for 1994 World Cup as the national association was not yet a member of FIFA. During qualifiers for 1998 World Cup, Bosnia's first home match against Croatia was played at Bologna.[29] The match was held at the neutral venue due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.
The team finished in third place during 2006 World Cup qualifying, recording two draws with Spain along the way. During qualifiers for 2010 World Cup Bosnia reached its first ever playoffs for a major tournament, though eventually losing to Portugal 2–0 on aggregate.
The 2014 World Cup is the first time Bosnia has appeared at a major tournament as an independent nation, having qualified as winners of UEFA Group G.
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |||
1930 to 1990 | Part of |
Part of | |||||||||||||||||
as |
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Could not enter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4/5 | ||||||||||||
as |
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Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4/5 | ||||||||||||
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3/6 | |||||||||||||
12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 2/6 Lost Playoff | |||||||||||||
Group stage | 20th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 1/6 | ||||
Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 3/6 | ||||||||||||
To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 57 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 109 | 65 | — |
List of FIFA World Cup matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Score | Result | Bosnia goalscorers |
2014 | Round 1 | Loss | Ibišević | |
Round 1 | Loss | |||
Round 1 | Win | Džeko, Pjanić, Vršajević |
UEFA European Championship
UEFA Euro record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | ||
Part of |
Part of | ||||||||||||||||
1960 to 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
as |
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Did not enter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
as |
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Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 3/6 | ||||||||||
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4/5 | |||||||||||
12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 4/7 | |||||||||||
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2/6 Lost Playoff | |||||||||||
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3/6 Lost Playoff | |||||||||||
To be determined | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Total | 54 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 74 | 76 | — |
Euro 1996 – Could not enter as the national team was not yet a member of UEFA.
Minor tournaments
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
Runners-up | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Champions | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
Total | - | 1 Title | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 |
Personnel
Current technical staff
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | |
Assistant Coach(es) | |
Coach(es) | |
Goalkeeping Coach | |
Team Doctor | |
Physiotherapist(s) | |
Managing Director(s) | |
Secretary |
Managers
Name | First game | Last game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Achievements |
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30 November 1995 | 5 November 1997 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 38.88% | ||
14 May 1998 | 27 January 1999 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 14.28% | ||
10 March 1999 | 9 October 1999 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 28.57% | ||
18 August 1999 | 18 August 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | ||
24 January 2000 | 7 October 2001 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 35.71% | ||
27 March 2002 | 11 October 2006 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 29.73% | ||
24 March 2007 | 21 November 2007 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 33.33% | ||
30 January 2008 | 26 March 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0% | ||
1 June 2008 | 1 June 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.0% | ||
20 August 2008 | 18 November 2009 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 47.05% | ||
3 March 2010 | 16 November 2014 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 83 | 60 | +23 | 46.0% | 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage | |
28 March 2015 | 10 October 2017 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56.0% | 2016 Kirin Cup – Champions | |
28 January 2018 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 44.44% | |||
Totals | 197 | 79 | 43 | 75 | 293 | 262 | +31 |
Table does not include results of minor tournaments (reserve players) managed by Husnija Arapović.
Due to one match suspension of Mehmed Baždarević for unsportsmanlike behaviour, assistant manager Dragan Perić took charge of the team on 25 March 2017.[30][31]
Statistics
Most appearances
# | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Edin Džeko | 2007– | 96 | 53 |
2 | Emir Spahić | 2003–2018 | 94 | 6 |
3 | Zvjezdan Misimović | 2004–2018 | 85 | 25 |
4 | Vedad Ibišević | 2007–2018 | 83 | 28 |
5 | Miralem Pjanić | 2008– | 82 | 12 |
6 | Asmir Begović | 2009– | 62 | 0 |
7 | Haris Medunjanin | 2009–2018 | 60 | 9 |
8 | Senad Lulić | 2008–2017 | 57 | 4 |
9 | Elvir Bolić | 1996–2006 | 51 | 22 |
10 | Sergej Barbarez | 1998–2006 | 48 | 17 |
Most goals
# | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Edin Džeko | 2007– | 53 | 96 | 0.55 |
2 | Vedad Ibišević | 2007–2018 | 28 | 83 | 0.34 |
3 | Zvjezdan Misimović | 2004–2018 | 25 | 85 | 0.29 |
4 | Elvir Bolić | 1996–2006 | 22 | 51 | 0.43 |
5 | Sergej Barbarez | 1998–2006 | 17 | 48 | 0.35 |
6 | Elvir Baljić | 1996–2005 | 14 | 38 | 0.37 |
7 | Miralem Pjanić | 2008– | 12 | 82 | 0.15 |
8 | Zlatan Muslimović | 2006–2011 | 12 | 30 | 0.40 |
9 | Haris Medunjanin | 2009–2018 | 9 | 60 | 0.15 |
10 | Edin Višća | 2010– | 8 | 39 | 0.21 |
Tables correct as of match played on 11 October 2018.
Captains
Emir Spahić captained Bosnia at their first ever FIFA World Cup tournament. This is a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina captains for ten or more official and friendly matches.
Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Mehmed Baždarević (2 caps) 1996, Meho Kodro (5) 1997 to 1998, Vlatko Glavaš (1) 1997, Suvad Katana (2) 1998, Elvir Bolić (6) 1999 to 2000, Bruno Akrapović (4) 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamidžić (1) 2004, Zlatan Bajramović (1) 2006, Džemal Berberović (1) 2007, Asmir Begović (5) 2014 to 2017, Haris Medunjanin (4) 2016 to 2018, Vedad Ibišević (1) 2017.
Name | Period | Games as captain | Notes |
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Muhamed Konjić | 1995–2002 | 20 | First official captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team |
Mirsad Hibić | 2000–2003 | 14 | |
Sergej Barbarez | 2004–2006 | 20 | |
Zvjezdan Misimović | 2007–2012 | 16 | |
Emir Spahić | 2006–2014 | 55 | First official captain of the team in a major tournament (2014 FIFA World Cup) |
Edin Džeko | 2014– | 31 | |
Table correct as of match played on 11 October 2018.
FIFA ranking history
FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[32]
1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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x | x | x | 152 | 99 | 96 | 75 | 78 | 69 | 87 |
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
59 | 79 | 65 | 59 | 51 | 61 | 51 | 44 | 20 | 27 |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||
19 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 37 |
Home stadiums
Bilino Polje is the home football stadium of Čelik Zenica from the city of Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of two main stadiums of the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The stadium was built and opened in 1972.
It was used in Bosnia and Herzegovina's first match, a friendly played against Albania in 1995 with the final result being a 0–0 draw. The stadium is considered a "curse" for foreign national teams, because the Bosnian national team usually wins or rarely loses their home games at Bilino Polje stadium. In a period stretching from 1995 to October 2006, Bosnia went undefeated at home in around 15 games played in Zenica. The city of Zenica had to wait another five years (1995–2000) before the next match of the national team was played at the stadium. This match was also a friendly, this time against Macedonia, with the final result being a victory for the home side 1–0. The Bosnian national team never lost on this field until the Euro 2008 qualifier against Hungary. During 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Bosnia and Herzegovina national team played all their First round home matches at this stadium, losing only once, to former European and World champions Spain.
On 10 August 2012, the Bosnian Association and the local government of City of Zenica financed the replacement of the old grass surface at the Bilino Polje Stadium after numerous complaints from visiting teams about its quality.[33][34][35][36][37][38]
The secondary home stadium of the national football side of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the City Stadium Koševo, also known as Olympic Stadium Koševo. It is 34,630 seater stadium owned by the city of Sarajevo. Since July 2004, when FK Sarajevo plays its games, stadium is also called Asim ferhatović - Hase after Asim Ferhatović, the FK Sarajevo player who retired in 1967. Koševo Stadium is located in the Koševo neighborhood of Sarajevo and it is used fK Sarajevo and city for variety of different events. The stadium was opened in 1947, and in 1984 it was reconstructed for the 1984 Winter Olympics, and is therefore called Olympic Stadium Koševo.
Bosnian national team also used Stadion Grbavica for some of its games.[39][40]
Its training ground for domestic matches is the N/FSBIH Training Center in Zenica, which was opened in 2013 in conjunction with UEFA.[41]
Team image
Nickname
A popular nickname of all Bosnian sport teams and/or sportsman is "Zmajevi" (Bosnian: zmajevi, lit. 'dragons'), popularized by football TV commentator Marijan Mijailović during Belgium vs. Bosnia (2-4) 2010 WC qualification game on 28 March 2009.
General agreement among Bosnia and Herzegovina sports fans is that nick has historical context, it is considered as an allusion to the famous Bosnian general Husein Gradaščević, who fought for Bosnian independence, and who was known as the "Dragon of Bosnia".[42]
In both local and foreign media, they are sometimes referred to as the Golden Lilies, which was original nickname given to all country's teams and sportsman by fans after independence in reference to official state insignia at the time (flag and coat of arms), which itself referred to the Fleur-de-lis historical state insignia, featured on the coat of arms of the ruling Bosnian medieval Kotromanić dynasty.[43]
Historical kits
The team kit is currently produced by German sports apparel company Adidas. Also sponsoring the team are BH Telecom and Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine, companies from Sarajevo.[44][45]
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Supporters
Large number of national team's supporters come from Northern and Western Europe, North America, and some as far away as Australia.[49] Most of these fans are members of BHFanaticos, Belaj Boys, BHLegion, Armija Zmajeva (Dragons Army) and Ljuti Krajišnici groups.[50][51][52]
In the game against Norway, at the Ullevål Stadium in Oslo on 24 March 2007, Bosnian fans caused an hour-long delay due to an unprecedented amount of flares that had been thrown onto the pitch in protest against corruption in the (now former) Football organization of Bosnia.[53] On 1 June 2008, former Bosnia and Herzegovina players Meho Kodro and Elvir Bolić organised a friendly humanitarian game in Sarajevo called "Kodro, Bola and Friends" between former Bosnian football legends, in order to gain support, to say its time for changes in the Bosnian Football Association.[54] The game was organised to commence at the same time as Bosnia and Herzegovina national side faced Azerbaijan in a friendly in Zenica. The attendance in Sarajevo was 15,000 while in Zenica only about 50.[55] The game in Sarajevo was organised by the Federal TV who broadcast the humanitarian game live. A significant number of Bosnian International players were involved in the game,[56] which ended 11–9 in favour of Team Kodro.[57]
Before every game, during the playing of the Bosnian national anthem, BH Fanaticos sing lyrics from the old national anthem Jedna si jedina, as the current national anthem does not have lyrics in all international sports Bosnia is part of (mainly football, basketball and handball).[58][59]
Head-to-Head records against other countries
Tables correct as of match played on 11 October 2018.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time international record, 1995–present | |||||||||||
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Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal differential | First games | Last games | Biggest win | Biggest loss |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 14.05.1998 | 15.06.2014 | x | 0:5 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 18.12.1996 | 28.02.2012 | x | 1:2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.01.2001 | 22.01.2001 | 1:0 | x | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 18.01.2001 | 18.01.2001 | 3:2 | x | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 09.02.2011 | 01.02.2018 | 1:0 | 0:2 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 14.08.2013 | 29.01.2018 | x | 3:4 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 14.11.2012 | 14.11.2012 | 1:0 | x | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 05.03.2014 | 05.03.2014 | x | 0:2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 03.03.2010 | 03.03.2010 | 2:1 | x | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 30.05.2014 | 30.05.2014 | 2:1 | x | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 21.06.2014 | 21.06.2014 | x | 0:1 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.03.2018 | 27.03.2018 | x | x | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 08.08.2001 | 08.08.2001 | 4:2 | x | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 05.11.1997 | 05.11.1997 | x | 1:2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24.02.1997 | 24.02.1997 | x | x | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 30.11.1995 | 28.03.2017 | 2:0 | 0:2 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 28.03.2015 | 06.09.2015 | 3:0 | x | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 15.10.2008 | 05.09.2009 | 4:1 | x | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 24.03.2001 | 11.09.2018 | 1:0 | 0:2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 01.06.2008 | 01.06.2008 | 1:0 | x | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 02.09.2011 | 06.09.2011 | 2:0 | x | |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 26.03.2005 | 07.10.2017 | 4:2 | 0:4 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20.08.2008 | 23.03.2018 | 1:0 | 1:2 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 08.10.1996 | 22.08.2007 | x | 1:4 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 10.10.1998 | 08.09.1999 | x | 0:3 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 09.09.2014 | 31.08.2017 | 2:0 | 2:3 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 08.06.1997 | 03.06.2016 | 3:0 | 0:2 | |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 05.09.1998 | 10.10.2017 | 7:0 | 0:1 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 19.08.1998 | 09.06.1999 | 1:0 | x | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 28.04.2004 | 28.04.2004 | 1:0 | x | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 18.08.2004 | 11.10.2011 | x | 0:2 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 11.10.2002 | 03.06.2010 | x | 1:3 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 25.03.2017 | 03.09.2017 | 5:0 | x | |
9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 01.09.1996 | 09.06.2017 | 3:1 | 0:4 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 10.03.1999 | 08.09.2007 | x | 1:3 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 11.10.2000 | 12.06.2015 | 3:1 | 0:3 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 06.11.1996 | 06.11.1996 | 2:1 | x | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 11.09.2012 | 07.06.2013 | 5:0 | x | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 18.08.1999 | 04.09.2014 | 8:1 | x | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14.10.1998. | 16.10.2013. | 3:0 | 2:4 | |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 29.03.2003 | 25.03.2016 | 5:0 | x | |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 03.06.1998 | 26.03.2008 | 1:0 | 0:1 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 27.01.1999 | 06.06.2007 | 5:2 | 1:2 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 07.10.2006 | 12.09.2007 | x | 0:1 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.05.2018 | 28.05.2018 | x | x | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 08.09.2018 | 08.09.2018 | 2:1 | x | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 16.10.2002 | 17.10.2007 | 2:1 | 0:2 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 10.12.2010 | 16.12.2011 | x | 0:1 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 14.11.2009 | 15.11.2011 | x | 2:6 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 26.05.2012 | 16.11.2015 | x | 0:2 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 07.09.2002 | 03.06.2011 | 2:1 | 0:3 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 04.06.2005 | 09.10.2005 | 3:0 | x | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 04.09.1999 | 05.10.1999 | x | 0:1 | |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 14.01.2001 | 12.10.2005 | x | 0:2 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 20.06.2001 | 10.09.2013 | 3:2 | 0:1 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10.11.1996 | 06.02.2013 | 3:0 | x | |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 02.09.2000 | 29.05.2016 | x | 2:5 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 29.05.2010 | 29.05.2010 | x | 2:4 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 29.03.2016 | 29.03.2016 | 2:0 | x | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 16.08.2000 | 11.10.2018 | 2:0 | 0:1 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12.02.2003 | 10.10.2015 | 2:0 | x | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.06.2001 | 23.06.2001 | 1:0 | x | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12.01.2001 | 12.01.2001 | 2:0 | x | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 02.03.1997 | 02.03.1997 | x | 0:3 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 26.02.1997 | 26.02.1997 | 2:0 | x | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 22.07.2001 | 25.06.2014 | 3:1 | 0:4 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 28.02.2006 | 07.06.2016 | 2:1 | 0:3 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 11.03.2000 | 15.03.2000 | 2:1 | x | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 28.02.1997 | 27.06.2001 | 2:0 | x | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 09.06.2009 | 09.06.2009 | 2:1 | x | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 24.01.2000 | 10.08.2010 | x | 0:2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26.05.2006 | 01.06.2018 | 3:1 | 0:2 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 30.06.2001 | 01.06.2009 | x | 1:2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 22.02.1997 | 22.02.1997 | 4:0 | x | |
74 Countries | 211 | 87 | 46 | 78 | 313 | 278 | +35 | 30.11.1995 | 11.10.2018 | 8:1 | 0:5 |
The table lists opponents played, sorted by members of FIFA affiliated confederations.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time record sorted by FIFA Confederations, 1995–present
Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Differential | First games | Last games |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UEFA | 163 | 69 | 37 | 57 | 253 | 206 | +47 | 30.11.1995 | 11.10.2018 |
AFC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 22.02.1997 | 01.06.2018 |
CAF | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 05.11.1997 | 27.03.2018 |
CONMEBOL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 14.05.1998 | 15.06.2014 |
CONCACAF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 09.02.2011 | 01.02.2018 |
OFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x |
74 Countries | 211 | 87 | 46 | 78 | 313 | 278 | +35 | 30.11.1995 | 11.10.2018 |
Memorable victories
- Unofficial games not included.
Date | Tournament | Place | Opponents | Score | Additional Notes | ||||||
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6 November 1996 | Friendly | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 – 1 | Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (5th)[60] | |||||||
10 November 1996 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2 – 1 | Historic first ever victory in qualifiers | |||||||
20 August 1997 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 – 0 | Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (3rd)[61] | |||||||
2 April 2003 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2 – 0 | ||||||||
24 March 2007 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Oslo, Norway | 2 – 1 | ||||||||
2 June 2007 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 – 2 | Edin Džeko's debut senior cap and first international goal. | |||||||
10 September 2008 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 – 0 | Largest ever victory (without conceding) | |||||||
28 March 2009 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Genk, Belgium | 4 – 2 | ||||||||
10 October 2009 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Tallinn, Estonia | 2 – 0 | Qualified to first ever play-offs (2010 FIFA World Cup) | |||||||
7 September 2012 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Vaduz, Lichtenstein | 8 – 1 | Largest ever victory | |||||||
22 March 2013 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 – 1 | Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th)[62] | |||||||
10 September 2013 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Žilina, Slovakia | 2 – 1 | ||||||||
15 October 2013 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Kaunas, Lithuania | 1 – 0 | Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup | |||||||
25 June 2014 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage | Salvador, Brazil | 3 – 1 | Historic first victory in FIFA World Cup | |||||||
10 October 2015 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 – 0 | Victory over top 10 ranked team at the time (8th)[63] | |||||||
29 March 2016 | Friendly | Zürich, Switzerland | 2 – 0 | Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th)[64] | |||||||
7 June 2016 | Kirin Cup Soccer 2016 | Osaka, Japan | 2 – 1 | Victory in the Final of 2016 Kirin Cup |
Honours
Other Cups
See also
- FIFA World Cup
- UEFA European Football Championship
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-19 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-17 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team
- The Bosnian footballer of the year award – Idol of the nation
Notes
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