FK Sarajevo
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FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo
, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina
and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia
, winning two First League
titles and finishing 6th in that competition's all-time table. Today, FK Sarajevo is one of the most prominent members of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Premier League
, where it has won one Premier League
championship and four Cups
.
from Nazi
rule by Partisan forces
. The result of a merger between football teams Udarnik (Vanguard) and Sloboda (Liberty), the club first appeared on the Yugoslav sports scene in 1946 under the name SD Torpedo. It played its first match on November 3rd 1946. By 1947, the name was changed to SD Sarajevo, before being simplified to FK Sarajevo in 1949.
FK Sarajevo first entered the renowned First League of Yugoslavia
after eliminating Sloga from Belgrade
. FK Sarajevo drew the first match 3–3 in Novi Sad
, but then dominated the second match in Sarajevo
5–1. FK Sarajevo lasted only one season in the First League before falling out, but made it back in 1950. From there, FK Sarajevo remained a stable component of the First League every year except the 1957–58 season.
, Mirsad Fazlagić
, Vahidin Musemić
and Boško Prodanović. In 1967 FK Sarajevo were Champions of the Yugoslav First League
, breaking a long trend of Croatian and Serbian football dominance.
. In 1980 FK Sarajevo were runners up in the Yugoslav First League
Championship. By 1982 the team, now without Sušić
who signed for Paris Saint Germain, went 3 rounds into the UEFA Cup
before falling to the eventual runner up R.S.C. Anderlecht
. In 1985, FK Sarajevo dominated the traditional Yugoslavian heavyweights and gained its second Championship title and qualified for the UEFA Champions League
. The good times did not last however. The next few years saw the decline of FK Sarajevo, distinguished by the loss of star players, like the best attacking attacking tandem of the league and top team and league scorers from the previous season Predrag Pašić
and Husref Musemić
, and poor results.
and siege of Sarajevo
in the early 90s stopped almost all cultural life in the capital. Many of FK Sarajevo's supporters, including the infamous Horde Zla
(Hordes of Evil) joined the Bosnian army and fought in the war. Despite all difficulties FK Sarajevo played a friendly game against the local peacekeepers
in 1994, which it won 4–1.
. There they have been one of the most successful and dominant clubs in the league's short history, even making several brief appearances in European competition. In 2004, FK Sarajevo legend Safet Sušić
was voted Bosnia and Herzegovina
's best player of the last 50 years to mark UEFA
's Golden Jubilee.
is mainly focused on an old difference between the towns elite and working class, however this does not apply anymore and is looked upon as a folk tale because both rich and poor support FK Sarajevo and Željo. During the post-conflict
FK Sarajevo has close ties to current political elite in Bosnia and Herzegovina as it did with local municipal leaders prior to the aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina and FK Željezničar is rooted in the working class, this derby came to represent the "conservative centripetal forces".
So far (as of May 15, 2009), 95 league matches were played. Željezničar won 29 times, FK Sarajevo also won 29 times, while 37 matches ended with a draw. Goal-difference 117:114 in FK Sarajevo favor. Since the independence, as a part of Bosnian championship, there were 32 games played. FK Sarajevo won 10 times, Željezničar won 8 times, with 14 draws. Goal-difference 34:39 for FK Sarajevo.
Source: http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=64378/domestic.html, Last updated on 31 August 2009
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
An amazing 2006/2007 season finished with Sarajevo winning the league, therefore meaning the team entered the UEFA Champions League
. Sarajevo started its run on July 17 against Maltese champions Marsaxlokk
. Sarajevo dominated and stunned the Maltese with a 6–0 away victory – the biggest win in FK Sarajevo's post-war history and won once again in Kosevo stadium 3–1, beating Marsaxlokk with an aggregate score of 9–1. The 'Bordo Team' was faced with a game against Belgian First Division runners-up K.R.C. Genk
. Sarajevo pulled of one of the most memorable wins with a 2–1 win over Genk in Belgium. The home leg was less successful with Sarajevo 1946 losing 1–0 – Sarajevo 1946 qualified on the away goals rule. In the third round, Sarajevo were drawn with Dynamo Kiev. It proved to be a game too far, with the Ukrainian team winning 4–0 on aggregate. FK Sarajevo 1946 is the only BiH Premier League team along with FK Željezničar Sarajevo to reach such a stage in Europe.
After hard fought battles against Dinamo Kiev which ended Dinamo Kiev's favor of a 4–0 victory in aggregate, They had to settle for Europe
's second most cherished prize, the UEFA Cup
. FK Sarajevo 1946 played a rather attacking style in the first game and almost came about scoring a goal a couple of times, with one actually entering the net but it had to be dealt as an offside.
They lost at home to FC Basel
1–2 pulling up wonderful performances but couldn't net a goal until the 90th minute.
The away leg on October 4 was far less successful. Playing in front of 15,000 fans at St. Jakob Park, Sarajevo were smashed 0–6, losing out 1–8 on aggregate.
The first season of the newly formed Europa League turned out to be one of the most remarkable and memorable season in the club's history. Prior to the qualifying process there were few who believed that the team could even overcome the second qualifying round where Slovak side FC Spartak Trnava
was waiting. However the players showed an immense combative spirit which lead to a 1–0 victory at Koševo Stadium. Milan Muminović
scored the only goal by sending the ball from roughly 25 meters into the goal of powerless Ivica Kralj
. In the return leg the "bordo" team ground out a 1–1 draw in Trnava
which smoothed the way to the next round. The deciding goal was striked by Adis Jahović
after an amazing free-kick by Ajdin Maksumić
.
In the third qualifying round a confident FK Sarajevo 1946 met with Helsingborgs IF
. The first leg in Helsingborg ended in a 2–1 lost, with Damir Hadžić
scoring the only goal and Emir Janjoš
being dismissed by the referee after receiving his second yellow card. This fact caused a lot of rage among the players and fans. Playing in front of 20,000 frenetic fans at Koševo the "Bordo-Bijeli" offered one of the most memorable games in the club's history. Nevertheless the evening couldn't start worse. Some of the fans hadn't even entered the stadium as Helsingborg already led. This circumstance however couldn't brake the home team, who was supported over the whole distance by the terrific Horde Zla
. The players honored this by delivering an epic fight for every grass stalk of the pitch. This resulted firstly in the drawing goal of fabulous Damir Hadžić
in the first half, who scored with a fantastic volley from some 30 meters. After Alen Avdić
's goal in the 74´, which was brilliantly prepared by Milan Muminović
, no one of the 20,000 spectators could contain himself. A dramatic finish wouldn't see a winner, which meant that the game was going to be decided in a penalty shootout. At last the home team's players proved the stronger nerves and advanced to the Play Off. The triumph led to great euphoria among the devotees of the club.
There FK Sarajevo 1946 met with Romanian side CFR Cluj
, who ended the summer's tale. In the first leg at Koševo the "bordo" team was able to draw 1–1 after Damir Hadžić
equalized the score. In a balanced second leg Cluj however was able to secure a spot in the group stage.
FK Sarajevo 1946 play on stadium "Koševo".
The stadium was opened in the year 1947. In 1984, it was reconstructed for the 1984 Winter Olympics, and is therefore often called Olympic Stadium. Officially, however, it is still called "Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium".
Today, Koševo Stadium can seat 37,500 and is also on occasion the home stadium of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
when they don't play at Bilino Polje Stadium
in Zenica
.
The Horde Zla again made headlines in October 2009, during the infamous Široki brijeg football riots. The riots resulted in the death of Vedran Puljić, a member of Horde Zla and over thirty serious injuries, including four gunshot wounds.
General fan sites
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, winning two First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
titles and finishing 6th in that competition's all-time table. Today, FK Sarajevo is one of the most prominent members of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
, where it has won one Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
championship and four Cups
Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Cup.Until 1999/2000 season, three separated cups were organized...
.
Origins
FK Sarajevo was established less than a year after the liberation of SarajevoSarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
from Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
rule by Partisan forces
Partisans (Yugoslavia)
The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans were a Communist-led World War II anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia...
. The result of a merger between football teams Udarnik (Vanguard) and Sloboda (Liberty), the club first appeared on the Yugoslav sports scene in 1946 under the name SD Torpedo. It played its first match on November 3rd 1946. By 1947, the name was changed to SD Sarajevo, before being simplified to FK Sarajevo in 1949.
FK Sarajevo first entered the renowned First League of Yugoslavia
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
after eliminating Sloga from Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. FK Sarajevo drew the first match 3–3 in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, but then dominated the second match in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
5–1. FK Sarajevo lasted only one season in the First League before falling out, but made it back in 1950. From there, FK Sarajevo remained a stable component of the First League every year except the 1957–58 season.
First championship generation
FK Sarajevo quickly gained worldwide fame, making various international appearances, and playing in a number of prominent European tournaments. The years 1957–1967 were some of the more prosperous times for the team. Backed by stars such as Boško AntićBoško Antic
Božidar "Boško" Antić was a Bosnian Serb striker who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-External links:* *...
, Mirsad Fazlagić
Mirsad Fazlagic
Mirsad Fazlagić is a Bosnian former footballer.He started his football career in 1957 playing for a local club in his home town of Čapljina...
, Vahidin Musemić
Vahidin Musemic
Vahidin Musemić was a famous Bosnian football player.During his brilliant career with FK Sarajevo he became one of the team's legends, but he truly became known for his outstanding performances as starting forward for the Yugoslavia national football teams of the 1970s...
and Boško Prodanović. In 1967 FK Sarajevo were Champions of the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
, breaking a long trend of Croatian and Serbian football dominance.
Second championship generation
Period of 1977/1982 saw the reign of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and PSG's best player of all times - Safet SušićSafet Sušic
Safet "Pape" Sušić is a Bosnian former footballer and current manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. In his playing days, he operated as playmaking attacking midfielder...
. In 1980 FK Sarajevo were runners up in the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
Championship. By 1982 the team, now without Sušić
Safet Sušic
Safet "Pape" Sušić is a Bosnian former footballer and current manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. In his playing days, he operated as playmaking attacking midfielder...
who signed for Paris Saint Germain, went 3 rounds into the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
before falling to the eventual runner up R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
. In 1985, FK Sarajevo dominated the traditional Yugoslavian heavyweights and gained its second Championship title and qualified for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. The good times did not last however. The next few years saw the decline of FK Sarajevo, distinguished by the loss of star players, like the best attacking attacking tandem of the league and top team and league scorers from the previous season Predrag Pašić
Predrag Pašic
Predrag Pašić is a former Bosnian footballer.During his club career he played for FK Sarajevo and VfB Stuttgart. He earned 10 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup....
and Husref Musemić
Husref Musemic
Husref Musemić is a Bosnian former football player and manager.-External links:** - National Football Teams* - FC Twente...
, and poor results.
Effects of war
These difficulties however were minuscule compared to what was to come. The Bosnian WarBosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
and siege of Sarajevo
Siege of Sarajevo
The Siege of Sarajevo is the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 during the Bosnian War.After Bosnia...
in the early 90s stopped almost all cultural life in the capital. Many of FK Sarajevo's supporters, including the infamous Horde Zla
Horde Zla
Horde Zla are an Ultras group who support the Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo. -History:The club's supporters were historically called Pitari while an individual was, and is still, known as a pitar. Their rowdiness during the matches of the time provoked accusations of being dangerous...
(Hordes of Evil) joined the Bosnian army and fought in the war. Despite all difficulties FK Sarajevo played a friendly game against the local peacekeepers
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
in 1994, which it won 4–1.
Post-war period
Since the end of the war, FK Sarajevo have been in the Football Association of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFootball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |football]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Sarajevo.It operates the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
. There they have been one of the most successful and dominant clubs in the league's short history, even making several brief appearances in European competition. In 2004, FK Sarajevo legend Safet Sušić
Safet Sušic
Safet "Pape" Sušić is a Bosnian former footballer and current manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. In his playing days, he operated as playmaking attacking midfielder...
was voted Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
's best player of the last 50 years to mark UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
's Golden Jubilee.
Sarajevo derby
The rivalry with FK ŽeljezničarFK Željeznicar
FK Željezničar is a professional football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.The initial acronym stands for Fudbalski sportski klub , and the name Željezničar means "railway worker," given because it was established by a group of railway workers.Željezničar, alias "Željo," is the most...
is mainly focused on an old difference between the towns elite and working class, however this does not apply anymore and is looked upon as a folk tale because both rich and poor support FK Sarajevo and Željo. During the post-conflict
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
FK Sarajevo has close ties to current political elite in Bosnia and Herzegovina as it did with local municipal leaders prior to the aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina and FK Željezničar is rooted in the working class, this derby came to represent the "conservative centripetal forces".
So far (as of May 15, 2009), 95 league matches were played. Željezničar won 29 times, FK Sarajevo also won 29 times, while 37 matches ended with a draw. Goal-difference 117:114 in FK Sarajevo favor. Since the independence, as a part of Bosnian championship, there were 32 games played. FK Sarajevo won 10 times, Željezničar won 8 times, with 14 draws. Goal-difference 34:39 for FK Sarajevo.
Honours
- Yugoslav First LeagueYugoslav First LeagueThe Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
: 2- 1967, 1985
- Bosnian-Herzegovinian Premier LeaguePremier League of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
: 2- 1999, 2007
- Bosnian-Herzegovinian CupFootball Cup of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Cup.Until 1999/2000 season, three separated cups were organized...
: 4- 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005
Current squad
Summary
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 2007–08 UEFA Champions League 2007–08 The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall.... |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 30 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 58 | 2011–12 |
| Total | 42 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 74 |
Source: http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=64378/domestic.html, Last updated on 31 August 2009
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
UEFA Champions League history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–68 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
First round |  |
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2–2, 3–1 |
| Second round |  |
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0–0, 1–2 | ||
| 1985–86 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
First round |  |
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1–2, 1–2 |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
First qualifying round |  |
Marsaxlokk Marsaxlokk F.C. Marsaxlokk Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Marsaxlokk, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. The club was founded in 1949... |
3–1, 6–0 |
| Second qualifying round |  |
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0–1, 2–1 | ||
| Third qualifying round |  |
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1, 0–3 | ||
An amazing 2006/2007 season finished with Sarajevo winning the league, therefore meaning the team entered the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. Sarajevo started its run on July 17 against Maltese champions Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk is a traditional fishing village located in the south-eastern part of Malta, with a population of 3,277 people . The village’s name comes from marsa, which means "port" and xlokk, which is the local name for south east...
. Sarajevo dominated and stunned the Maltese with a 6–0 away victory – the biggest win in FK Sarajevo's post-war history and won once again in Kosevo stadium 3–1, beating Marsaxlokk with an aggregate score of 9–1. The 'Bordo Team' was faced with a game against Belgian First Division runners-up K.R.C. Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
. Sarajevo pulled of one of the most memorable wins with a 2–1 win over Genk in Belgium. The home leg was less successful with Sarajevo 1946 losing 1–0 – Sarajevo 1946 qualified on the away goals rule. In the third round, Sarajevo were drawn with Dynamo Kiev. It proved to be a game too far, with the Ukrainian team winning 4–0 on aggregate. FK Sarajevo 1946 is the only BiH Premier League team along with FK Željezničar Sarajevo to reach such a stage in Europe.
UEFA Cup history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
First round |  |
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2–4, 3–3 |
| 1982–83 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
First round |  |
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2–2, 4–2 |
| Second round |  |
Corvinul | 4–4, 4–0 | ||
| Third round | |
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1–6, 1–0 | ||
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Qualifying round | |
Germinal Ekeren | 0–0, 1–4 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Qualifying round |  |
Marítimo | 0–1, 0–1 |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
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2–1 (p: 5–3), 1–2 | |
| First round |  |
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0–5, 2–2 | ||
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Qualifying round |  |
Sartid | 1–1, 0–3 |
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First qualifying round |  |
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3–0, 2–0 |
| Second qualifying round | |
Rapid Bucureşti | 1–0, 0–2 | ||
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First round |  |
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1–2, 0–6 |
After hard fought battles against Dinamo Kiev which ended Dinamo Kiev's favor of a 4–0 victory in aggregate, They had to settle for Europe
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's second most cherished prize, the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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. FK Sarajevo 1946 played a rather attacking style in the first game and almost came about scoring a goal a couple of times, with one actually entering the net but it had to be dealt as an offside.
They lost at home to FC Basel
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
1–2 pulling up wonderful performances but couldn't net a goal until the 90th minute.
The away leg on October 4 was far less successful. Playing in front of 15,000 fans at St. Jakob Park, Sarajevo were smashed 0–6, losing out 1–8 on aggregate.
UEFA Europa League history
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| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round |  |
Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays... |
1–0, 1–1 |
| Third qualifying round |  |
Helsingborg Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan... |
2–1 (p: 5–4), 1–2 | ||
| Play-Off | |
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1–1, 1–2 | ||
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | |
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2–0, 0–0 |
| Third qualifying round |  |
Sparta Prague | 0-5, 0-2 | ||
The first season of the newly formed Europa League turned out to be one of the most remarkable and memorable season in the club's history. Prior to the qualifying process there were few who believed that the team could even overcome the second qualifying round where Slovak side FC Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava
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was waiting. However the players showed an immense combative spirit which lead to a 1–0 victory at Koševo Stadium. Milan Muminović
Milan Muminović
Milan Muminović is a Bosnian professional football midfielder who currently plays for FK Borac Banja Luka.- Career :...
scored the only goal by sending the ball from roughly 25 meters into the goal of powerless Ivica Kralj
Ivica Kralj
Ivica Kralj is a former Montenegrin football goalkeeper.-Club career:He played for Partizan, Arsenal Tivat, Jastrebac Niš, Porto, Radnički Kragujevac, PSV Eindhoven, Rostov and Spartak Trnava....
. In the return leg the "bordo" team ground out a 1–1 draw in Trnava
Trnava
Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a kraj and of an okres . It was the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric . The city has a historic center...
which smoothed the way to the next round. The deciding goal was striked by Adis Jahović
Adis Jahović
Adis Jahović is a Macedonian football forward who plays for FK Sarajevo.-References:...
after an amazing free-kick by Ajdin Maksumić
Ajdin Maksumic
Ajdin Maksumić is a Bosnian football player who currently plays for FK Sarajevo.-Football career:Previously, he played for FK Igman from his hometown and FK Sarajevo....
.
In the third qualifying round a confident FK Sarajevo 1946 met with Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
. The first leg in Helsingborg ended in a 2–1 lost, with Damir Hadžić
Damir Hadžic
Damir Hadžić is a Bosnian footballer currently playing for FK Sarajevo. He arrived there in 2004. There he began as a defender, but has switched in the last few years on the wing to play a more offensive role...
scoring the only goal and Emir Janjoš
Emir Janjoš
Emir Janjoš is a Bosnian football midfielder who last played for Harstad IL.Janjoš started his career with FK Sarajevo. In October 2007, he played for Sarajevo in the UEFA Cup against FC Basel. In 2010 he moved to Norway to sign for Harstad.-External links:* at UEFA.com* at worldfootball.net...
being dismissed by the referee after receiving his second yellow card. This fact caused a lot of rage among the players and fans. Playing in front of 20,000 frenetic fans at Koševo the "Bordo-Bijeli" offered one of the most memorable games in the club's history. Nevertheless the evening couldn't start worse. Some of the fans hadn't even entered the stadium as Helsingborg already led. This circumstance however couldn't brake the home team, who was supported over the whole distance by the terrific Horde Zla
Horde Zla
Horde Zla are an Ultras group who support the Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo. -History:The club's supporters were historically called Pitari while an individual was, and is still, known as a pitar. Their rowdiness during the matches of the time provoked accusations of being dangerous...
. The players honored this by delivering an epic fight for every grass stalk of the pitch. This resulted firstly in the drawing goal of fabulous Damir Hadžić
Damir Hadžic
Damir Hadžić is a Bosnian footballer currently playing for FK Sarajevo. He arrived there in 2004. There he began as a defender, but has switched in the last few years on the wing to play a more offensive role...
in the first half, who scored with a fantastic volley from some 30 meters. After Alen Avdić
Alen Avdic
Alen Avdić is a Bosnian international football player currently playing for FK Sarajevo.-Club career:Currently, Avdić plays for FK Sarajevo in Bosnian Premier League...
's goal in the 74´, which was brilliantly prepared by Milan Muminović
Milan Muminović
Milan Muminović is a Bosnian professional football midfielder who currently plays for FK Borac Banja Luka.- Career :...
, no one of the 20,000 spectators could contain himself. A dramatic finish wouldn't see a winner, which meant that the game was going to be decided in a penalty shootout. At last the home team's players proved the stronger nerves and advanced to the Play Off. The triumph led to great euphoria among the devotees of the club.
There FK Sarajevo 1946 met with Romanian side CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
, who ended the summer's tale. In the first leg at Koševo the "bordo" team was able to draw 1–1 after Damir Hadžić
Damir Hadžic
Damir Hadžić is a Bosnian footballer currently playing for FK Sarajevo. He arrived there in 2004. There he began as a defender, but has switched in the last few years on the wing to play a more offensive role...
equalized the score. In a balanced second leg Cluj however was able to secure a spot in the group stage.
Stadium
Main article: Asim Ferhatović Hase StadiumAsim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium is a stadium owned by the city of Sarajevo. It is also known as Koševo Stadium and formerly Olympic Stadium. Koševo Stadium is located in the Koševo neighborhood of Sarajevo and it is used mostly by FK Sarajevo....
FK Sarajevo 1946 play on stadium "Koševo".
The stadium was opened in the year 1947. In 1984, it was reconstructed for the 1984 Winter Olympics, and is therefore often called Olympic Stadium. Officially, however, it is still called "Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium".
Today, Koševo Stadium can seat 37,500 and is also on occasion the home stadium of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
when they don't play at Bilino Polje Stadium
Bilino Polje
Bilino Polje is the home football stadium of Bosnian Premier League football club NK Čelik from the city of Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of two stadiums of the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also sometimes used for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby union...
in Zenica
Zenica
Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
.
Supporters
The club's supporters were historically called Pitari while an individual was, and is still, known as a Pitar. Their rowdiness during the matches of the time provoked accusations of being dangerous. During a big season game in 1986 a maroon painted snake was thrown off the east stand onto the visitors bench. This is considered the reason club officials opened the North stand of the AFH Stadium to the most enthusiastic of fans. Soon after, the name The Horde Zla was born, when several members of the Pitars created a new identity based on a Zagor comic book of the same name. Today, Pitari and Horde Zla are interchangeable. The Horde Zla became the fastest growing youth organisation in the city of Sarajevo, financing itself through a very well organised, vertically integrated marketing system, as well as a very rigid members policy. During the late 1980s and early 1990s The Horde Zla became infamous for a few of the largest interfan riots and stadium troubles in former Yugoslavia, including the 1991 stabbing of two FK Partizan supporters in front of the FK Partizan stadium in Belgrade and the 1988 riots in the city of Mostar before a league game, resulting in the stabbing of a Mostar resident and the destruction of huge amounts of property.When the civil war began, most members of The Horde Zla joined the newly formed Bosnian Army in an effort to defend their city and newly independent state, and many did not survive. Today a plaque exists, to honor The Horde Zla who died defending their city and country. After the war The Horde Zla again took their place on the North stand of the AFH stadium on the 10th. anniversary of the firm's founding. The Horde Zla again were on the front pages when, during the 1998 Sarajevo city derby against FK Željezničar, they invaded the pitch after some members of the FK Željezničar firm, The Maniacs attacked the FK Sarajevo 1946 goalkeeper, resulting in a huge on-pitch-fight resulting in over 30 serious injuries and setting on fire the stadium's rubber athletics track.The Horde Zla again made headlines in October 2009, during the infamous Široki brijeg football riots. The riots resulted in the death of Vedran Puljić, a member of Horde Zla and over thirty serious injuries, including four gunshot wounds.
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