NK Široki Brijeg

Široki Brijeg
Full name Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg
Nickname(s) Plavi (The Blues)
Founded 1948 (1948)
Ground Pecara Stadium,
Široki Brijeg
Capacity 5,628
Chairman Zlatan Mijo Jelić
Manager Goce Sedloski
League Premier League BH
2017–18 Premier League BH, 4th
Široki Brijeg vs. FC Banants on 9 July 2009

Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg (English: Football Club Široki Brijeg) is a professional football club, based in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The club was founded in 1948 as Nogometni klub Borak and competed in local leagues. The club was renamed several times until 1995 when it got its present-day name. Široki Brijeg experienced its greatest successes in the 1990s and onwards. The club has won the First League of Herzeg-Bosnia five times and is the most successful club of the competition. Since 2000, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's top division, which they won two times, as well as three Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cups. They play on the Pecara Stadium with a capacity of 7,000 seats. The club also has a fully equipped sports and recreational center outside the town which is used as training grounds for the team.

History

Until 1991 the club competed in the Yugoslav league system under the name of NK Mladost Lištica.[1]

Colours and badge

The club wears blue and white striped jerseys at home while away the team has a white kit. The club's crest features a football bordered by the club's name and topped with the Croatian chequy.

Fans

Škripari is the organisation of football supporters of the Croat-backed club NK Široki Brijeg. They also support Široki Brijeg's other sport clubs, primarily HKK Široki in basketball.

Current squad

As of 2 August 2018[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Luka Bilobrk
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Josip Kvesić
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Danijel Kožul
5 Croatia DF Bernardo Matić
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Josip Barišić (Captain)
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Dino Ćorić
9 Croatia FW Dejan Čabraja
10 Croatia MF Mario Babić
11 Brazil MF Eliomar
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Krešimir Bandić
13 Croatia FW Tomislav Turčin (on loan from HNK Rijeka)
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Mateo Marić
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Josip Ćorluka
No. Position Player
20 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Domagoj Marušić
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Stipe Jurić
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Martin Zlomislić
24 Croatia DF Dominik Kovačić
27 Croatia MF Luka Begonja (on loan from NK Lokomotiva)
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Toni Nikić
30 Croatia DF Marko Perković
32 Croatia MF Dražen Bagarić
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Stipo Marković
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Josip Bešlić
Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Ilija Mašić
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Luka Knežević

Coaching staff

Staff Job title
Croatia Boris Pavić Manager
Croatia Mario Bazina Assistant Manager
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Marić Goalkeeping Coach
Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Crnjac Condition coach
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dalibor Šilić Sports director
Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Kutle Technical director
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Mijatović Physiotherapist
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Bilać Gunsmith
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vlatko Krešić Doctor

Honours

Široki won two Bosnia and Herzegovina championships as well as five First League of Herzeg-Bosnia championships that served as the top football league for Croat clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina until merger into Premier League in 2000. The club also won one Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup title in 2007. In the following table defunct competitions are indicated in italics.

Domestic

League

Cups

European record

Summary

Competition Pld W D L GF GA Last season played
Champions League 6 3 1 2 4 5 2006–07
UEFA Cup / Europa League 44 15 8 21 52 67 2017–18
Total 50 18 9 23 56 72

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 20 July 2017.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

By result

Overall Pld W D L GF GA GD
Home 25 10 6 9 31 25 +6
Away 25 8 3 14 25 47 −22
Total 50 18 9 23 56 72 −16

Last updated: 20 July 2017.

By season

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Slovakia Senec 3–0 2–1 5–1
R1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–1 0–3 0–4
2004–05 UEFA Champions League QR1 Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2005–06 UEFA Cup QR1 Albania Teuta 3–0 1–3 4–3
QR2 Serbia and Montenegro Zeta 4–2 1–0 5–2
R1 Switzerland Basel 0–1 0–5 0–6
2006–07 UEFA Champions League QR1 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–0 1–0 2–0
QR2 Scotland Hearts 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007–08 UEFA Cup QR1 Slovenia Koper 3–1 3–2 6–3
QR2 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–3 0–3 0–6
2008–09 UEFA Cup QR1 Albania Partizani Tirana 0–0 3–1 3–1
QR2 Turkey Beşiktaş 1–2 0–4 1–6
2009–10 UEFA Europa League QR1 Armenia Banants 0–1 2–0 2–1
QR2 Austria Sturm Graz 1–1 1–2 2–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League QR1 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 2–0 5–0
QR2 Austria Austria Wien 0–1 2–2 2–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League QR1 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 0–0 0–3 0–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League QR2 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–2 (aet) 2–3
2013–14 UEFA Europa League QR2 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar 2–0 2–3 4–3
QR3 Italy Udinese 1–3 0–4 1–7
2014–15 UEFA Europa League QR1 Azerbaijan Gabala 3–0 2–0 5–0
QR2 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 0–4 1–2 1–6
2016–17 UEFA Europa League QR1 Malta Birkirkara 1–1 0–2 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League QR1 Kazakhstan Ordabasy 2–0 0–0 2–0
QR2 Scotland Aberdeen 0–2 1–1 1–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League QR1 Slovenia Domžale 2−2 1–1 3–3 (a)

UEFA Team Ranking 2015/2016

RankTeamPoints
312Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar3.825
313Kazakhstan Tobol3.825
314Iceland Breiðablik3.750
315Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg3.675
316Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora3.625
317Slovenia Domžale3.625
318Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia3.625

As of 6 Juny 2016. Source

Managers

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Bubalo (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
  • Croatia Miroslav Buljan
  • Croatia Ivica Kalinić (2006–2007)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Karačić (Aug 27, 2007 – June 30, 2009)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mario Ćutuk (Sept 4, 2007 – May 13, 2008)
  • Croatia Ivan Katalinić (July 1, 2008 – June 1, 2009)
  • Croatia Ivica Barbarić (June 4, 2009 – Aug 29, 2009)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Karačić (Aug 30, 2009 – May 26, 2010)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivo Ištuk (May 27, 2010 – March 13, 2011)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Blaž Slišković (March 24, 2011 – June 4, 2011)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mario Ćutuk (June 4, 2011 – July 9, 2011)
  • Croatia Branko Karačić (July 9, 2011 – March 19, 2012)
  • Slovenia Marijan Bloudek (March 20, 2012 – Aug 6, 2012)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Anto Kokić (interim) (Aug 6, 2012 – Aug 13, 2012)
  • Croatia Davor Mladina
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Slaven Musa (Aug 13, 2012 – April 19, 2015)

References

  1. ↑ Book: "Rođeni – Prvoligaške generacije 1952 – 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 27
  2. ↑ http://www.nk-sirokibrijeg.com/index.php/hr/prva-momcad/igraci
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