HŠK Zrinjski Mostar

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Zrinjski Mostar
Full nameHrvatski športski klub Zrinjski Mostar
Nickname(s)Plemići (The Nobles)
Short nameZrinjski, ZRI
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905)
1992; 32 years ago (1992) (refounded)
GroundStadion pod Bijelim Brijegom
Capacity13,000 (planned under reconstruction)
ChairmanDenis Lasić
ManagerŽeljko Petrović
LeaguePremier League BH
2022–23Premier League BH, 1st of 12 (champions)
WebsiteClub website

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar (Croatian: Hrvatski športski klub Zrinjski Mostar, lit.'Croat Sports Club Zrinjski Mostar') is a professional football club, based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has been one of the top teams in the country over the last few years. With eight championships won in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zrinjski is one of the most decorated football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays its home matches at Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom in Mostar. Zrinjski's fans are called Ultras Mostar and the fan club was founded in 1994.

Zrinjski Mostar was founded by Croat youth in 1905 in what was then Austria-Hungary and is the oldest football club in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After World War II, all clubs that had participated in the wartime Croatian league were banned in Yugoslavia, Zrinjski being one of them.[1] The ban lasted from 1945 to 1992. The club was reformed after the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It played in the First League of Herzeg-Bosnia until 2000 when it joined the Premier League. In 2005, Zrinjski celebrated its first championship crown in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Today the football team is part of the Zrinjski Mostar sport society. They have a bitter rivalry with city neighbours, Velež.[2]

History[edit]

The beginning and early years[edit]

The Zrinjski team in Mostar, 1929

In 1896, several distinguished Herzegovinians from Mostar had an idea to form a youth sports society named Hrvatski sokol (Croatian Falcon). At the time, this was not allowed, but in 1905, Croat youth led by Professor Kuštreb succeeded. With the help of the cultural society Hrvoje they formed Đački športski klub (Student Sports Club). In 1912, it evolved into Gimnazijski nogometni klub Zrinjski (Gymnasium Football Club Zrinjski). It was named after the historic Croatian noble family Zrinski. Some of the first games they played were against the sports team Osman from Sarajevo: the games ended 0–3 and 2–1. Club activist and player Ivo Ćorić wrote the first reports about the club at that time. He named some of the players: Rudolf Brozović, Bruno and Edo Novak, Marko Suton, Željko and Ante Merdžo, Abid Pehlivanović, Slavko Jukić, Ivan Bošnjak and Karlo Šmit. In 1914, at the outset of World War I, the club was banned. This ban lasted until 1917 when Zrinjski, along with another Croatian sports club from Mostar, Hrvatski radnički omladinski športski klub (HROŠK), formed a new club called "Hercegovac". Some of the HROŠK players were: Jure Zelenika, Nikola Paladžić, Miroslav Prpić, Mirko Vlaho, Ante Pavković and Kažimir Zubac.

In 1922, the original name Zrinjski was brought back and at that time, the team started to compete more seriously. They played against other Mostar teams, like Yugoslavian Sports Club (JŠK), Velež and Vardar, and also teams from all over Herzegovina, Bosnia and Dalmatia. In 1923, Zrinjski won the Mostar Championship with a 1–0 victory over JŠK. The players that played in that game were: Vjekoslav Vrančić, Kazimir Vlaho, Živo Bebek, Rudi Janjušić, Husein H. Omerović, Milivoj Smoljan, Pero Golić, Mijo Miličević, Muhamed Omeragić, August Kučinović and Franjo Štimac. In the 1930s Zrinjski played games in Zagreb, Sarajevo, Banja Luka and even Montenegro. In 1936, Yugoslav authorities did not allow Zrinjski to play at a tournament in Dubrovnik because they had Croatian colours on their jersey. In 1938, Zrinjski won a tournament against Velež, ŠK Sloga and ŠK Makabi. At that time they also played three-night games, with the lights they borrowed from the local mine. Some of the club presidents from 1905 to 1945 were Miško Mikulić, Drago Turkelj, Jakša Miljković and Blaž Slišković.

World War II and ban[edit]

In 1941, following the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia, a fascist puppet state was proclaimed under the name Independent State of Croatia. A football league was also formed, and Zrinjski joined it when it was admitted to FIFA.[3] In the league Zrinjski played some historic games against Građanski Zagreb.

Zrinjski and Građanski Zagreb players together in a picture before a game in the early 1940s

In 1943, Zrinjski played against Jedinstvo, winning that match 2–1, which was probably the last before the club was banned. By the end of the Second World War, the Independent State of Croatia had been defeated by the Yugoslav Partisans resistance movement. Zrinjski was among the clubs banned in 1945 for being nationalist propaganda tools.[3]

Restoration[edit]

After Bosnia and Herzegovina became an independent state in 1992, Zrinjski was reestablished in Međugorje. Because of the ongoing war, for the first two years, Zrinjski played only friendly games, mostly in Herzegovina and Croatia, but also in Canada and Germany. In 1994, Zrinjski, along with other Croat clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina helped create the Herzeg-Bosnia Football Federation. The club participated in its league for seven seasons and was one best teams over the years. Some of the notable players at that time were Blaž Slišković and Slaven Musa, both FK Velež Mostar players before that. In 1998, Zrinjski participated in the first playoffs with teams from Bosniak-ruled parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2000, the Premier League included both clubs from Bosniak-ruled and Croat-ruled parts of the country for the first time, and Zrinjski was one of the clubs competing in the league and still is today. Clubs from Serb-ruled parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina joined in 2002.

In the summer of 2000, Zrinjski also participated in a UEFA competition for the first time. They played in the Intertoto Cup against Swedish team Västra Frölunda IF. Zrinjski lost the first game in Sweden 1–0 and in Mostar led 1–0 after 90 minutes. At the beginning of overtime, Zrinjski scored another goal and had the result that would send them to the next round, but the game ultimately ended with a 3–2 Zrinjski victory and Vastra Frolunda went through because of away goals.

The new era[edit]

Title celebration in 2005

Before the 2003–04 season, some new board members entered the club, bringing better sponsors. Their primary goal was to make Zrinjski one of the top clubs in the country by its 100th anniversary in 2005. Zrinjski then took four players on loan from Dinamo Zagreb: Luka Modrić, Marko Janjetović, Ivica Džidić and Davor Landeka. After the season Džidić and Landeka stayed permanently. Although Zrinjski was nowhere near the top, the base for the next season was created. In the summer of 2004, the club signed some of the best players in the league, such as Zoran Rajović, Dušan Kerkez, Velimir Vidić, and Sulejman Smajić. The team, led by manager Franjo Džidić, won the title easily, with a significant point advantage over runner-up Željezničar. Zoran Rajović was the league's leading scorer.

Many of Zrinjski's star players were on one-year contracts and left the team after the season. As a result, the team did not play well at the beginning of the season and was surprisingly knocked out of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round by Luxembourg team F91 Dudelange. Zrinjski won the first game away 1–0 but lost at home after overtime 4–0. Not long after the beginning of the season, Blaž Slišković was appointed as manager.

Zrinjski finished the 2005–06 season in third place, earning a place in the Intertoto Cup, where Zrinjski knocked out Maltese team Marsaxlokk (3–0 home, 1–1 away) in the first round and lost to Israel team Maccabi Petah Tikva (1–1 away, 1–3 home) in the second round.

In the 2006–07 season, Zrinjski finished in second place, earning a UEFA Europa League berth. During the winter break, Zrinjski lost one of its best players Lamine Diarra, who transferred to Beira-Mar, but it signed former star player Zoran Rajović on a free transfer. Zrinjski also signed another former player, an experienced midfielder Mario Ivanković from Brotnjo.

In 2007–08, Zrinjski lost in the first qualifying round to FK Partizan of Serbia, 11–1 on aggregate. However, Partizan was expelled from the competition due to crowd trouble, so Zrinjski progressed to the second round where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to FK Rabotnički of Macedonia. The domestic campaign saw them finish fourth, but a victory in the Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina earned them a place in the UEFA Cup once again.

Luka Modrić played for Zrinjski in the 2003–04 season

In the 2008–09 season, Zrinjski managed a 5–1 aggregate with over FC Vaduz in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup but lost 3–0 to SC Braga the next round. They also won the Premier League for the second time, led by talismanic striker Krešimir Kordić, who top scored with 13 league goals.

The league title meant that Zrinjski went into the second round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, just their second time in the competition. Unfortunately, the side lost 1–4 on aggregate to ŠK Slovan Bratislava despite a 1–0 home leg win. A disappointing 2009–10 season in the league left Zrinjski in fourth place.

Zrinjski's participation in European football lasted longer in the 2010–11 season than in others, with the side beating both FC Tobol and Tre Penne before losing to Odense Boldklub in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Zrinjski fell further down the league table and once again managed just a seventh-place finish, meaning the side would not play European football next season. In the 2011–12 season, Zrinjski improved only slightly: a sixth-place finish again meant that the side would not participate in continental football the following season. The 2012–13 season was the worst in almost ten years with the club slumping to a ninth-place finish, but managed to qualify for European football through a strong cup performance, where they reached the semi-final.

The 2013–14 season was one that will long stay in the memories and hearts of Zrinjski supporters. After a season-long three-way battle for the title between themselves, NK Široki Brijeg and FK Sarajevo, Zrinjski came out victorious to win their third-ever Premier League title, their first since 2004–05. The title win in the previous season once again sent Zrinjski to the UEFA Champions League second qualifying stage where they drew NK Maribor.

During the period from 2015 until 2018, Zrinjski dominated the Premier League, winning three league titles in a row, two of them won by manager Blaž Slišković and one by Vinko Marinović. The club also got better in European competitions, participating in the third qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League in the 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. In 2018, Zrinjski was eliminated in the third round by Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad, in 2019 by Swedish club Malmö and in 2020 nearly by Cypriot club APOEL. Interestingly enough, in the first two European "campaigns", the club was led by Croatian managers Ante Miše and Hari Vukas respectively. In the third one, Zrinjski was managed by Bosnian manager Mladen Žižović.

Following a lackluster 2020–21 season, in the following 2021–22 season, the club was crowned league champions for a record seventh time, under manager Sergej Jakirović.[4] Zrinjski managed to retain its league title in the following campaign, four rounds before the end of the season.[5] The club also won the Bosnian Cup that season, winning its first ever double.[6]

In August 2023, Zrinjski became the first ever club from Bosnia and Herzegovina to reach the group stages of a European club competition after eliminating Icelandic club Breiðablik in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, which assured Zrinjski of a group stage spot in the UEFA Europa Conference League as a minimum.[7] After losing to LASK in the Europa League play-off round, Zrinjski dropped into the Conference League group stage, where they were drawn into Group E alongside Aston Villa, AZ and Legia Warsaw.[8] On matchday one, Zrinjski pulled off an astonishing comeback against AZ. Trailing 3–0 at half time, the team made history and came back to win 4–3.[9] This result also meant that they became the first ever Bosnian side to win a game in a UEFA club competition group stage.[10] The team lost their next four games in the group, before ending their European campaign with a home draw against Aston Villa on 14 December 2023.[11]

Rivalries[edit]

Velež[edit]

Zrinjski Mostar's main rival is Velež Mostar, the other main football team in Mostar. The highly contested game between both teams is called the Mostar derby. Zrinjski first played against Velež Mostar in the 1920s and 1930s, but when Zrinjski was banned (1945–92) for playing in the fascist league, no games between the rival teams were played. During that period, Velež became a successful club in former Yugoslavia, and it was supported by a majority of Mostarian inhabitants. After Zrinjski's league ban was lifted, the team became one of the important symbols of the Croatian entity in Mostar, and it was mainly supported by Croats. The rival team, Velež, is mostly supported by local Bosniaks. The Mostar derby is highly contested, just as the Sarajevo-Željezničar derby. On 1 March 2000, Zrinjski and Velež played a friendly game for the first time in over 55 years. The game took place in Sarajevo and ended in a 2–2 draw. The first official game between both teams was played in the Premier League of BiH at the Bijeli Brijeg Stadium on 13 August 2000 and was won by Zrinjski with 2–0.

The two fan groups which support each team are:

Both fanbases still represent a division among ethnic lines, as the Ultras are almost exclusively Croats and the Red Army are mostly Bosniaks. The ethnic connection of both fanbases leads to vigorous clashes at the Mostar derby. Furthermore, some extreme groups of the Red Army are left-wing-inspired, while extreme Ultras are right-wing-inspired, which further exacerbates their rivalry.

Others[edit]

Other notable rivals of Zrinjski are Sarajevo clubs Sarajevo and Željezničar. These clubs with a famous history, along with Zrinjski, are favourites for the top of the table almost every season. One of the other reasons for this rivalry is that Mostar is the centre of Herzegovina, while Sarajevo is the centre of Bosnia and the capital of the entire country. There is a rivalry with Široki Brijeg as well, the other top team from Herzegovina. This rivalry started during the Herzeg-Bosnia league (1994–2000) and continued in the Premier League. The matches between Široki Brijeg and Zrinjski are mostly called the Herzegovina derby.

Supporters[edit]

Zrinjski's main supporter group Ultras Mostar

Zrinjski's main supporter group are called Ultras Mostar. Officially, the Ultras-Zrinjski Fan Club was founded in March 1998, when the Citizens' Associations Act entered into the Registry of Citizens' Associations in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, and has existed as an unregistered support group since 1994. They promote all sections of the sports club Zrinjski, but they mostly follow its football department. They got their name in 1998, 6 years after Zrinjski's work was restored. They took the name of the fan-based Ultras Movement in European football. The official song of Ultras, fans of HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, is "Gori brate", and they support their club from the grandstand - Stajanje. The colours used by Ultras on transparencies and boards are black, white and red.

Stadium[edit]

Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom in 2009

Zrinjski plays its games on Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom (English: Under the White Hill Stadium). The stadium was built in 1971 and was used by city rivals Velež until 1991. The stadium capacity today is 9,000 seats (formerly 25,000 standings), but in the 1970s and 1980s, some games attracted over 35,000 spectators. It was the second largest stadium in Bosnia and Herzegovina (before plastic seats were added) after Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium in Sarajevo.

Honours[edit]

Domestic[edit]

League[edit]

Cups[edit]

Doubles[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 27 March 2024[12]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Anis Sefo
3 DF Croatia CRO Filip Brekalo (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Hrvoje Barišić
6 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Josip Ćorluka
7 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ivan Jukić
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Damir Zlomislić
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Franko Sabljić
10 FW Croatia CRO Tomislav Kiš
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nardin Mulahusejnović
12 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Antonio Soldo
17 FW Croatia CRO Matija Malekinušić
18 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Goran Karačić
19 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Tarik Ramić
20 MF Croatia CRO Antonio Ivančić
21 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Igor Savić
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Aldin Hrvanović
25 FW Croatia CRO Mario Ćuže
26 MF Croatia CRO Filip Bradarić
27 DF Serbia SRB Slobodan Jakovljević (Vice-captain)
35 GK Croatia CRO Marko Marić
40 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Silvio Ilinković (on loan from Rijeka)
42 MF Croatia CRO Luka Lukanić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
44 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Toni Šunjić
50 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Kerim Memija
60 DF Argentina ARG Sebastián Corda
70 DF Croatia CRO Marin Magdić
91 DF Croatia CRO Mario Tičinović
99 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nemanja Bilbija (Captain)
FW North Macedonia MKD Besart Abdurahimi

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Luka Pršlja (at Croatia Jadran Luka Ploče)
DF Albania ALB Marsel Ismailgeci (at Kosovo Ballkani)
DF Croatia CRO Luka Marin (at Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg)
DF Croatia CRO Ivica Batarelo (at Bosnia and Herzegovina GOŠK Gabela)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mato Stanić (at Croatia Zrinski Osječko 1664)
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Antonio Prskalo (at Croatia Croatia Zmijavci)
FW Croatia CRO Petar Mišić (at Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg)
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adnan Berbić (at Bosnia and Herzegovina Sloga Meridian)

Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Staff
Head coach Montenegro Željko Petrović
Assistant coach Croatia Mario Ivanković
Assistant coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Gagro
Fitness coach Croatia Marko Čavka
Goalkeeping coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Romeo Mitrović
Analyst Croatia Filip Lekić
Doctor Bosnia and Herzegovina Zdenko Ostojić
Physiotherapist Bosnia and Herzegovina Branislav Đolo
Physiotherapist Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Pehar
Physiotherapist Bosnia and Herzegovina Josip Mršić
Gunsmith Bosnia and Herzegovina Dražan Melo

Last updated: 5 January 2024
Source: hskzrinjski.ba

Executives[edit]

Chairman of the board Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Lasić
Executive vice-president Bosnia and Herzegovina Danko Šulenta
Executive vice-president Israel Amir Gross Kabiri
Chairman of the Assembly Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Margeta
Director Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Beus
Head coach Montenegro Željko Petrović
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom (9,000 / 105 x 70 m)

Source: hskzrinjski.ba

Managerial history[edit]

Blaž Slišković won two Bosnian Premier League titles in a row with Zrinjski in the seasons 2016–17 and 2017–18
Sergej Jakirović led Zrinjski to a record seventh league title in the 2021–22 season
Krunoslav Rendulić won Zrinjski's first ever double in the 2022–23 season and qualified the club to the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
Dates Name Notes
1905–1945 Unknown
1945–1992 None Club banned
1994 Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Kordić
1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina Jozo Zelenika
1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirko Gašić
1995–1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina Franjo Vladić
1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirko Gašić
1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Kordić
1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina Žarko Barbarić
1997–1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina Franjo Džidić
1998–1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina Blaž Slišković
1999–2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dalibor Cvitanović
2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Skočajić
2001 Croatia Vjeran Simunić
2001–2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Barbarić
2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina Franjo Džidić
2003–2004 Croatia Stjepan Deverić
2004–2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina Franjo Džidić
2005–2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina Blaž Slišković
2007–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Jović
2010 Slovenia Marijan Bloudek
2010–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina Slaven Musa
2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina Draženko Bogdan Caretaker manager
2012–2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Dragan Perić
2013–2014 Croatia Branko Karačić
2015 Croatia Mišo Krstičević
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vinko Marinović
2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Barbarić
2017–2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina Blaž Slišković
2018 Croatia Ante Miše
2018–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina Blaž Slišković
2019 Croatia Hari Vukas
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Gagro Caretaker manager
2019–2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Žižović
2020–2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sergej Jakirović
2022–2023 Croatia Krunoslav Rendulić
2023–2024 Croatia Mario Ivanković Caretaker manager
2024–present Montenegro Željko Petrović

European record[edit]

As of 14 December 2023
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 18 3 6 9 11 25 −14 016.67
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 37 17 8 12 64 53 +11 045.95
UEFA Europa Conference League 12 5 2 5 14 15 −1 041.67
UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 033.33
Total 73 27 18 28 97 100 −3 036.99

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

List of matches[edit]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Sweden Västra Frölunda 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2005–06 UEFA Champions League 1Q Luxembourg Dudelange 0–4 (a.e.t.) 1–0 1–4
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Malta Marsaxlokk 3–0 1–1 4–1
2R Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–3 1–1 2–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Serbia Partizan 1–61 0–5 1–11
2Q North Macedonia Rabotnički 1–2 0–0 1–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Liechtenstein Vaduz 3–0 2–1 5–1
2Q Portugal Braga 0–2 0–1 0–3
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2Q Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–0 0–4 1–4
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Kazakhstan Tobol 2–1 2–1 4–2
2Q San Marino Tre Penne 4–1 9–2 13–3
3Q Denmark Odense 0–0 3–5 3–5
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Andorra UE Santa Coloma 1–0 3–1 4–1
2Q Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 1–1 0–2 1–3
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Slovenia Maribor 0–0 0–2 0–2
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Armenia Shirak 2–1 0–2 2–3
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1 0–2 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2Q Slovenia Maribor 1–2 1–1 2–3
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 1Q Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–1 0–1 1–2
UEFA Europa League 2Q Malta Valletta 1–1 2–1 3–2
3Q Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 0–1 1–2
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q North Macedonia Akademija Pandev 3–0 3–0 6–0
2Q Netherlands Utrecht 2–1 1–1 3–2
3Q Sweden Malmö 1–0 0–3 1–3
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q Luxembourg Differdange 03 3–0
2Q Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 3–2 (a.e.t.)
3Q Cyprus APOEL 2–2 (2–4 p)
2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1Q Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Albania Tirana 3–2 1–0 4–2
3Q Kazakhstan Tobol 1–0 1–1 2–1
PO Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (5–6 p)
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 1Q Armenia Urartu 2–3 (a.e.t.) 1–0 3–3 (4–3 p)
2Q Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 0–1 2–2 2–3
UEFA Europa League 3Q Iceland Breiðablik 6–2 0–1 6–3
PO Austria LASK 1–1 1–2 2–3
UEFA Europa Conference League GS Netherlands AZ 4–3 0–1 4th out of 4
England Aston Villa 1–1 0–1
Poland Legia Warsaw 1–2 0–2

1 UEFA expelled Partizan from the 2007–08 UEFA Cup due to crowd trouble at their away tie in Mostar, which forced the match to be interrupted for 10 minutes. UEFA adjudged travelling Partizan fans to have been the culprits of the trouble,[13] but Partizan were allowed to play the return leg while the appeal was being processed.[14] However, Partizan's appeal was rejected so Zrinjski Mostar qualified.[15]

Club ranking[edit]

UEFA coefficient[edit]

Rank Team Points
147 Northern Ireland Linfield 10.000
148 Finland KuPS 9.500
149 Armenia Pyunik 9.500
150 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski 9.500
151 Belarus BATE Borisov 9.500
152 Slovenia Maribor 9.500
153 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 9.500
As of 18 December 2023

Source: UEFA.com

Seasons[edit]

Season League Cup European competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
First League of Herzeg-Bosnia
1994 Div 1 - South 7 6 0 1 32 4 12 2nd Mario Ivanković
Dario Šoše
Tihomir Bogdan
5
Final Play-off 2 0 1 1 0 1 RU
1994–95 Div 1 - South 20 6 3 11 13 29 21 9th Josip Jurković 6
1995–96 Div 1 - South 14 8 2 4 23 16 26 2nd Zoran Prskalo 7
Play-off 2 0 1 1 2 3 QF
1996–97 Div 1 30 14 6 10 39 27 48 4th Elvis Ćorić 8
1997–98 Div 1 30 19 7 4 72 21 64 2nd Mario Ivanković 24
First League Play-off 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 5th
1998–99 Div 1 26 16 4 6 44 21 52 3rd 1/8 Renato Marković 8
1999–00 Div 1 26 12 7 7 45 30 43 6th SF Dejan Džepina
Berislav Miloš
9
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000–01 Premier League 42 19 6 17 65 54 63 13th 1/8 Intertoto Cup R1 Krešimir Kordić
Leon Buhić
13
2001–02 Premier League 30 13 7 10 35 39 46 5th 1/16 Armando Marenzzi 9
2002–03 Premier League 38 17 2 19 46 65 53 11th SF Želimir Terkeš 14
2003–04 Premier League 30 11 5 14 40 47 38 11th 1/16 Luka Modrić 8
2004–05 Premier League 30 19 4 7 56 30 61 1st SF Zoran Rajović 18
2005–06 Premier League 30 17 3 10 47 29 54 3rd 1/8 Champions League QR1 Krešimir Kordić 8
2006–07 Premier League 30 17 4 9 67 40 54 2nd 1/16 Intertoto Cup R2 Krešimir Kordić 11
2007–08 Premier League 30 15 4 11 46 27 49 4th W UEFA Cup QR2 Matija Matko 13
2008–09 Premier League 30 18 3 9 50 37 57 1st SF UEFA Cup QR2 Krešimir Kordić 17
2009–10 Premier League 30 15 6 9 46 33 51 4th SF Champions League QR2 Krešimir Kordić 16
2010–11 Premier League 30 13 3 14 41 39 42 7th QF Europa League QR3 Ivan Lendrić 20
2011–12 Premier League 30 12 9 9 47 41 45 6th 1/8 Lazar Marjanović 10
2012–13 Premier League 30 11 6 13 26 42 39 9th SF Igor Aničić 7
2013–14 Premier League 30 18 7 5 56 21 61 1st SF Europa League QR2 Ivan Crnov 13
2014–15 Premier League 30 16 11 3 46 13 59 3rd SF Champions League QR2 Stevo Nikolić 15
2015–16 Premier League 30 21 6 3 52 17 69 1st 1/16 Europa League QR1 Jasmin Mešanović 12
2016–17 Premier League 32 18 10 4 54 25 64 1st QF Champions League QR2 Nemanja Bilbija 12
2017–18 Premier League 32 21 6 5 58 30 69 1st 1/16 Champions League QR2 Miloš Filipović 16
2018–19 Premier League 33 19 8 6 46 22 65 2nd SF Champions League
Europa League
QR1
QR3
Nemanja Bilbija 16
2019–20[nb 1] Premier League 22 11 5 6 30 12 38 3rd SF Europa League QR3 Ivan Lendrić
Miljan Govedarica
6
2020–21 Premier League 33 18 5 10 50 30 59 5th QF Europa League QR3 Nemanja Bilbija 21
2021–22 Premier League 33 26 6 1 74 14 84 1st 1/8 Nemanja Bilbija 34
2022–23 Premier League 33 25 3 5 66 21 78 1st W Champions League
Europa Conference League
QR1
PO
Nemanja Bilbija 31
Key
League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position;
Cup / Europe: PR = Preliminary round; QR = Qualifying round; R1 = First round; R2 = Second round; Group = Group stage; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won;

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 2019–20 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina; season curtailed and final standings (including Sarajevo as champions) declared by a points-per-game ratio on 1 June 2020.[16]

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