HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
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HŠK Zrinjski Mostar is a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team from the city of Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...

, 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...

. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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....

, and has been one of the top teams in the country over the years.

It was formed in 1905, and is the oldest football club in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, all clubs that had participated in the wartime Prva HNL were banned in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

, Zrinjski being one of them. The ban lasted from 1945 to 1992. The club was reformed after the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It played in the Herzeg-Bosnia First League until 2000 when it joined the Premier League. The club is based at Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Bijeli Brijeg, officially name: Stadium of HŠK Zrinjski is a football stadium in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is currently the home of HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. It formerly served as Velež Mostar's stadium. The stadium was built in 1971 and currently has a capacity of 25,000...

.

In 2005, Zrinjski celebrated its first championship crown in the BiH Premier League.

Today the football team is part of the Zrinjski Mostar
Zrinjski Mostar
Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Fans of Zrinjski are known as Ultras.- Member clubs :*Football: HŠK Zrinjski Mostar*Basketball: HKK Zrinjski Mostar*Handball:...

 sport society.

The beginning and early years

In 1896 several distinguished Herzegovians from Mostar had an idea to form a youth sports society named Hrvatski sokol (Croatian Hawk). At the time, this was not allowed, but in 1905 Croatian 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 to Gimnazijski nogometni klub Zrinjski (Gymnasium Football Club Zrinjski). It was named after the historic Croatian noble family Zrinski
Zrinski
The Zrinski family was a Croatian noble family, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia and Hungary and in the later Austro-Hungarian Empire...

. Some of the first games they played were against sports team Osman from Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

: the games ended 0:3 and 2:1. Club activist and player Ivo Ćorić wrote 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, Mabid Pehlivanović, Slavko Jukić, Ivan Bošnjak, and Karlo Šmit. In 1914 at the outset of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, 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, 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
Velez
- Places :* Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Spain* Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain* Vélez Sársfield , Buenos Aires, Argentina* Vélez-Blanco, Spain* Vélez-Málaga, Spain* Vélez-Rubio, Spain* Vélez, Santander, Colombia- Sports clubs :...

 and Vardar, and also teams from all over Herzegovina
Herzegovina
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...

, Bosnia
Bosnia (region)
Bosnia is a eponomous region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging to the southern borders of the Pannonian plain, with the rivers Sava and Drina marking its northern and eastern borders. The other eponomous region, the southern, other half of the country is...

 and Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....

. 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 1930s Zrinjski played games in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

, Sarajevo, Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

 and even Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

. In 1936 Yugoslavian authorities did not allow Zrinjski to play at a tournament in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...

 because they had Croatian colors on their jersey. In 1938 Zrinjski won a tournament against Velež, ŠK Sloga and ŠK Makabi. Also at that time they 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 Blaško Slišković.

In 1941 with the beginning of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and the creation of the Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...

, the Prva HNL was also formed. Zrinjski joined the league along with SAŠK Sarajevo
NK SAŠK Napredak
NK Famos-SAŠK Napredak is a football club from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It came into existence in 2000 through the merger of SAŠK with NK Napredak ....

 and NK Hrvoje from Banja Luka when Independent State of Croatia was admitted to FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

. In the league Zrinjski played historic games against Građanski Zagreb and Hajduk Split. In 1943 Zrinjski played against Jedinstvo, winning that match 2:1, which was probably the last before the club was banned.

The Ban

After World War II, in 1945 the Yugoslavian communist government banned use any nationalist names and signs. Also any sort of organization that used them, was shut down. Zrinjski was affected with that and the club was not allowed to operate for 47 years (1945–92).

Restoration

After 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...

 became independent state, Zrinjski was reestablished. This happened in 1992 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
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. In 1994 Zrinjski, along with other Croatian 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
Blaž Sliškovic
Blaž "Baka" Slišković is a former Bosnian Croat football player and currently the manager of Al-Ansar....

 and Slaven Musa
Slaven Musa
Slaven Musa is football coach and former football player. He is most known for playing for HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.-Club career:He started his career in FK Velež, in 1989. His next club was Zrinjski, and he was first captain of club after refurbishment, in 1992. He also played for NK Šibenik and NK...

, both FK Velez Mostar players before that. In 1998 Zrinjski participated in first playoffs with Bosnian teams. In 2000 the Premier League for the first time included Bosnian and Croatian clubs together and Zrinjski was one of the clubs competing in the league and still is today. Serbian clubs joined in 2002.

Also in the summer of 2000 Zrinjski participated for the first time in a 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....

 competition. They played in the Intertoto Cup against Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 team Västra Frölunda IF
Västra Frölunda IF
Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. The club, formed January 1930, is most known for its ability to produce talented youths...

. Zrinjski lost the first game in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 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 3:2 Zrinjski victory and Vastra Frolunda went through because of away goals.

The new era

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
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...

: Luka Modrić
Luka Modric
Luka Modrić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the Croatia national football team.Modrić's childhood coincided with the Croatian War of Independence. After showing promise in hometown club Zadar's youth team, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb as a teenager in 2002. His...

, Marko Janjetović
Marko Janjetović
Marko Janjetović is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for NK Hrvatski dragovoljac. He plays central and defensive midfielder position.-Career:...

, Ivica Džidić
Ivica Džidic
Ivica Džidić is a Croatian football player who plays for NK Široki Brijeg.Džidić has played for Croatian under-20 national team.He played for Dinamo Zagreb's junior team before returning to Zrinjski as their captain....

 and Davor Landeka
Davor Landeka
Davor Landeka is a Herezegovinan football player currently playing for Grasshopper Club Zürich in Switzerland. A Midfielder fighter, one of the most dedicated players in every match, who has proved himself in Zrinjski, playing always on a big level.While playing in Zrinjski, he won two titles, the...

. After the season Džidić and Landeka stayed permanently. Although Zrinjski was nowhere near the top, the base for the next season was created. In summer of 2004, the club signed some of the best players in the league, such as Zoran Rajović
Zoran Rajovic
Zoran Rajović is a Croatian footballer who plays a striker for BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai Premier League....

, Dušan Kerkez
Dušan Kerkez
Dušan Kerkez is a Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballer. He last played for Cypriot club AEL Limassol.-Club career:...

, Velimir Vidić
Velimir Vidic
Velimir Vidić is a Bosnian football defender currently playing for RNK Split in Croatia. Vidić also has Croatian citizenship.He joined from MŠK Žilina in the Corgoň liga to FC Gossau on 4 February 2009.-External links:...

, and Sulejman Smajić
Sulejman Smajic
Sulejman Smajić is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a winger for FK Željezničar Sarajevo and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.-Career:...

. The team, led by coach Franjo Džidić
Franjo Džidić
Franjo Džidić is famous footballer and football coach from Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina.He is inscribed in history as the man who first brought the city on the Neretva crown champion of the country. Success is even bigger as the champion title was won in 2005, when HŠK Zrinjski celebrated its...

 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
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 by Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

 team F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:...

. 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
Blaž Sliškovic
Blaž "Baka" Slišković is a former Bosnian Croat football player and currently the manager of Al-Ansar....

 was appointed as a head coach.

Zrinjski finished the 2005-06 season in third place, earning a place in the Intertoto Cup where Zrinjski knocked out Maltese team Marsaxlokk F.C.
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...

 (3:0 home, 1:1 away) in the first round and lost to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 team Maccabi Petah Tikva FC
Maccabi Petah Tikva FC
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi sports club and currently plays in the Israeli Premier League.-History:...

 (1:1 away, 1:3 home) in the second round.

In 2006-07 season Zrinjski earned second place, earning a 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...

 berth. During the winter break team lost one of its best players Lamine Diarra
Lamine Diarra
Lamine Diarra is a Senegalese football striker who plays for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Partizan. He has been nicknamed "Black Mamba" or "Mamba Di", due to his speed and deadliness.-Partizan:...

, who transferred to S.C. Beira-Mar, but it signed former star player Zoran Rajović on a free transfer. Zrinjski also signed experienced midfielder Mario Ivanković
Mario Ivankovic
Mario Ivanković-Maka is a Croatian football player. He plays for HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Maka has been named the supporters club's Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season...

 from NK Brotnjo
NK Brotnjo
NK Brotnjo is a football club was founded in 1955 and based out of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. NK Brotnjo plays out of Bare Stadium which has a capacity of 8,000....

.

In 2007-08, Zrinjski lost in the first qualifying round to FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...

 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
FK Rabotnicki
FK Rabotnički is a football club that plays at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First League.-History:...

 of Macedonia. The domestic campaign saw them finish fourth, but a victory in the Bosnian Cup earned them a place in the UEFA Cup once again.

Velež

See Mostar derby
Mostar derby
The Mostar derby is a football rivalry in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina between HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. The derby took place for the first time in 2000 and was played until 2003 when Velež was relegated from the Premijer liga....

.

Zrinjski Mostar's main rival is Velež Mostar
Velež Mostar
FK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....

,the other football team in Mostar. The highly contested game between both teams is called the Mostar derby
Mostar derby
The Mostar derby is a football rivalry in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina between HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. The derby took place for the first time in 2000 and was played until 2003 when Velež was relegated from the Premijer liga....

. Zrinjski first played against Velež Mostar
Velež Mostar
FK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....

 in the 1920s and 1930s, but when Zrinjski was banned (1945.-1992), no games between the rival teams were played. During that period, Velež became a successful club in former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

, and it was supported 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 Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile mentioning that both teams still have a varied fan base, with football fans supporting their teams regardless of ethnic divisions. The Mostar derby
Mostar derby
The Mostar derby is a football rivalry in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina between HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. The derby took place for the first time in 2000 and was played until 2003 when Velež was relegated from the Premijer liga....

 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
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

, and ended in a 2:2 draw. The first official game between both teams was played in 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:
  • FK Velež Supporters: Red Army Mostar
    Red Army Mostar
    The Velež Mostar fans are called Red Army. This large group existed of many smaller groups like Zealots, Eagles, Chicago Street, Carina, Furia. Nowadays they are joined by Union Jack Crew, Infernal Service, Brigata Rossa, Youth Division, New Force, etc. Members are mainly Bosniaks, with a few...

  • HŠK Zrinjski Supporters : Ultras Zrinjski
    Ultras Zrinjski
    Ultras-Zrinjski, official: Klub navijača Ultras-Zrinjski Mostar is the organisation of football supporters of the football club HSK Zrinjski Mostar. They support all sports teams under HŠK Zrinjski .The fan club's name was given in 1993...



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
Mostar derby
The Mostar derby is a football rivalry in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina between HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. The derby took place for the first time in 2000 and was played until 2003 when Velež was relegated from the Premijer liga....

. 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

Other notable rivals of Zrinjski are Sarajevo clubs FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
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...

 and NK Željezničar. Those clubs with famous history, along with Zrinjski are favorites for the top of the table almost every season. One of the other reasons for this rivalry is that Mostar is the center of Herzegovina, while Sarajevo is the center of Bosnia, and the capital of the entire country.
Also there is a rivalry with NK Široki Brijeg
NK Široki Brijeg
NK Široki Brijeg is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian team from the town of Široki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina....

, the other top team from Herzegovina. This rivalry started during Herzeg-Bosnia league (1994–2000), and continued in Premier League.

Supporters


Zrinjski’s fans are called Ultras
Ultras Zrinjski
Ultras-Zrinjski, official: Klub navijača Ultras-Zrinjski Mostar is the organisation of football supporters of the football club HSK Zrinjski Mostar. They support all sports teams under HŠK Zrinjski .The fan club's name was given in 1993...

. Ultras group from Mostar was founded in 1994.

Stadium

Zrinjski plays its games on Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Bijeli Brijeg, officially name: Stadium of HŠK Zrinjski is a football stadium in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is currently the home of HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. It formerly served as Velež Mostar's stadium. The stadium was built in 1971 and currently has a capacity of 25,000...

, (White Hill Stadium). The stadium was built in 1971 and was used by Velež until 1991. Stadium capacity today is 25,000, but in the 1970s and 1980s some games attracted over 35,000 spectators. It is the second largest stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Bosnia and Herzegovina after Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Asim 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....

.

Honours

  • Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    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....

Winners (2): 2004-05
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004-05
-Clubs and stadiums:-League standings:-References:*...

, 2008-09
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008-09
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008–09 was the ninth season since its establishment and the seventh as a unified country-wide league. It started on 2 August 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009...


  • Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Winners (1): 2007-08


Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

Miroslav Brozović
Miroslav Brozovic
Miroslav "Meho" Brozović was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the Yugoslavian national team, as well as the national team fielded by Nazi-puppet Independent State of Croatia during World War II.He began his career with local sides JŠK and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar before...

 Lamine Diarra
Lamine Diarra
Lamine Diarra is a Senegalese football striker who plays for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Partizan. He has been nicknamed "Black Mamba" or "Mamba Di", due to his speed and deadliness.-Partizan:...

 Ivica Džidić
Ivica Džidic
Ivica Džidić is a Croatian football player who plays for NK Široki Brijeg.Džidić has played for Croatian under-20 national team.He played for Dinamo Zagreb's junior team before returning to Zrinjski as their captain....

 Velibor Đurić Mario Ivanković
Mario Ivankovic
Mario Ivanković-Maka is a Croatian football player. He plays for HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Maka has been named the supporters club's Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season...

 Dušan Kerkez
Dušan Kerkez
Dušan Kerkez is a Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballer. He last played for Cypriot club AEL Limassol.-Club career:...

 Krešimir Kordić
Krešimir Kordic
Krešimir Kordić is a Bosnian football player recently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava.* ŠK Slovan BratislavaNote: Last update: November 07, 2010.-External links:*...

 Davor Landeka
Davor Landeka
Davor Landeka is a Herezegovinan football player currently playing for Grasshopper Club Zürich in Switzerland. A Midfielder fighter, one of the most dedicated players in every match, who has proved himself in Zrinjski, playing always on a big level.While playing in Zrinjski, he won two titles, the...

Armando Marenzzi
Armando Marenzzi
Armando Marenzzi is Croatian football manager and former player. He played for NK Šibenik, FK Spartak Subotica and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.-Club career:He started his career in NK Šibenik, where he played for 25 years...

 Romeo Mitrović
Romeo Mitrovic
Romeo Mitrović is a Bosnian footballer, who is currently playing for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.-Career:...

 Luka Modrić
Luka Modric
Luka Modrić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the Croatia national football team.Modrić's childhood coincided with the Croatian War of Independence. After showing promise in hometown club Zadar's youth team, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb as a teenager in 2002. His...

 Igor Musa
Igor Musa
Igor Musa is a former central midfielder. He went to Hajduk from Slaven Belupo in the summer of 2006 and then to AEL Limassol in July 2007. He was in Hajduk previously in 2001/2002. At end of the season his contract expired and he left...

 Slaven Musa
Slaven Musa
Slaven Musa is football coach and former football player. He is most known for playing for HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.-Club career:He started his career in FK Velež, in 1989. His next club was Zrinjski, and he was first captain of club after refurbishment, in 1992. He also played for NK Šibenik and NK...

 Staniša Nikolić
Staniša Nikolic
Staniša Nikolić is a Bosnian football defender playing for FK Sloboda Tuzla in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Career:...

 Zoran Rajović
Zoran Rajovic
Zoran Rajović is a Croatian footballer who plays a striker for BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai Premier League....

 Blaž Slišković
Blaž Sliškovic
Blaž "Baka" Slišković is a former Bosnian Croat football player and currently the manager of Al-Ansar....

Sulejman Smajić
Sulejman Smajic
Sulejman Smajić is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a winger for FK Željezničar Sarajevo and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.-Career:...

 Toni Šunjić
Toni Šunjic
Toni Šunjić is a Bosnian football player currently playing for KV Kortrijk.-External links:*...

 William Etchu Tabi
William Etchu Tabi
William Etchu Tabi is a Cameroonian football midfielder, who currently plays for NK Kustošija Zagreb.-Career:He started his career in Sable FC, then he made a transfer to San Lorenzo...

 Mladen Žižović
Mladen Žižovic
Mladen Žižović is a Bosnian footballer playing for KF Tirana. He left HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in August 2010.-External links:* *...


Notable managers

Vladimir Skočajić
Vladimir Skočajić
Vladimir Skočajić is Bosnian-Herzegovian football manager and former player. He is most famous for his playing for FK Velež from Mostar, where he scored 48 goals in 153 matches.-Career:...

 Vjeran Simunić
Vjeran Simunić
Vjeran Simunić is Croatian football manager and former goalkeeper. He is one of the most popular Croatian football coaches. He holds Croatian record in number of managed teams. By 2009 he managed 27 clubs.- Playing career :...

 Blaž Slišković
Blaž Sliškovic
Blaž "Baka" Slišković is a former Bosnian Croat football player and currently the manager of Al-Ansar....

  (1995–1997) Ivica Barbarić
Ivica Barbaric
Ivica Barbarić is a former Croatian football player. He capped once for Yugoslavia. He currently coaches Japan's J. League Division 2 side Ehime FC.-External links:*...

  (2002–2003) Stjepan Deverić
Stjepan Deveric
Stjepan Deverić is a former Croatian and Yugoslav footballer.Deverić began his career with Dinamo Zagreb in the Yugoslav Federal League in 1979. He stayed at the club until 1984, playing in 345 games and scoring 158 goals before moving to Croatian rival Hajduk Split where he stayed from 1984 until...

 (2003–2004) Franjo Džidić
Franjo Džidić
Franjo Džidić is famous footballer and football coach from Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina.He is inscribed in history as the man who first brought the city on the Neretva crown champion of the country. Success is even bigger as the champion title was won in 2005, when HŠK Zrinjski celebrated its...

  (2004–2005) Dragan Jović
Dragan Jović
Dragan Jović is a Bosnian football coach and the current manager of HŠK Zrinjski Mostar....

 (2007–2010)

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

1R   Västra Frölunda
Västra Frölunda IF
Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. The club, formed January 1930, is most known for its ability to produce talented youths...

2-1 0-1
2005/06 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...

1Q   Dudelange
F91 Dudelange
F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:...

0-4 (AET) 1-0
2006
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006
The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup...

UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

1R   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...

3-0 1-1
2R   Maccabi Petah Tikva 1-3 1-1
2007/08
UEFA Cup 2007–08
The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. The final was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on 14 May 2008 between Rangers of Scotland and Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia. Zenit won the match 2–0, with...

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...

1Q   Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...

1-61 0-5
2Q   Rabotnički
FK Rabotnicki
FK Rabotnički is a football club that plays at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First League.-History:...

1-2 0-0
2008/09
UEFA Cup 2008–09
The UEFA Cup 2008–09 was the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup format; starting in 2009, the event is known as 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...

1Q   Vaduz
FC Vaduz
FC Vaduz is a Liechtenstein football club from Vaduz, that play in the Swiss Football League. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 6,127 when all seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity...

3-0 2-1
2Q   Braga 0-2 0-1
2009/10
UEFA Champions League 2009–10
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home ground of Real Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. The final was won by...

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...

2Q   Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...

1-0 0-4
2010/11 UEFA Europa League 1Q   Tobol
FC Tobol
FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :...

2-1 2-1
2Q   Tre Penne
S.P. Tre Penne
S.P. Tre Penne is a Sanmarinese football club, based in the City of San Marino. The club was founded in 1956. Tre Penne currently plays in Girone B of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio...

4-1 9-2
3Q   Odense 0-0 3-5


1 UEFA expelled Partizan from the 2007–08 UEFA Cup due to crowd trouble at their away tie in Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...

, which forced the match to be interrupted for 10 minutes. UEFA ajudged travelling Partizan fans to have been the culprits of the trouble., but Partizan were allowed to play the return leg while the appeal was being processed. However, Partizan's appeal was rejected so Zrinjski Mostar qualified.

Seasons

Season League Cup European competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
2002–03 BiH PL
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2002-03
-Clubs and stadiums:-League standings:-Champions:FK Leotar Trebinje Squad:*Dušan Berak - Gk*Goran Berak - Gk*Aleksandar Božović - Gk*Uroš Golubović - Gk*Gavrilo Čorlija - Df*Ninoslav Milenković - Df...

38 17 2 19 46 65 53 11th SF
2003–04 BiH PL
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003-04
-Clubs and stadiums:-League standings:-References:*...

30 11 5 14 40 47 38 11th 1/16
2004–05 BiH PL
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004-05
-Clubs and stadiums:-League standings:-References:*...

30 19 4 7 56 30 61 1st SF Zoran Rajović
Zoran Rajovic
Zoran Rajović is a Croatian footballer who plays a striker for BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai Premier League....

17
2005–06 BiH PL
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005-06
-Clubs and stadiums:-League standings:-References:*...

30 17 3 10 47 29 54 3rd 1/8 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...

QR1
2006–07 BiH PL
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006-07
-Clubs and stadiums:-League standings:||rowspan=10|-References:*...

30 17 4 9 67 40 54 2nd 1/16 Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

R2
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006
The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup...

2007–08 BiH PL 30 15 4 11 46 27 49 4th W 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...

QR2
UEFA Cup 2007–08
The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. The final was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on 14 May 2008 between Rangers of Scotland and Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia. Zenit won the match 2–0, with...

2008–09 BiH PL 30 18 3 9 50 37 57 1st SF
Kup Bosne i Hercegovine 2008–09
Kup Bosne i Hercegovine 2008–09 is the 11th season of the Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup. The competition started on September 24, 2008 with the First Round and will conclude in spring 2009 with the Final.-First round:...

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...

QR2
UEFA Cup 2008–09
The UEFA Cup 2008–09 was the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup format; starting in 2009, the event is known as the...

Krešimir Kordić
Krešimir Kordic
Krešimir Kordić is a Bosnian football player recently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava.* ŠK Slovan BratislavaNote: Last update: November 07, 2010.-External links:*...

13
2009–10 BiH PL 30 15 6 9 46 33 51 4th SF
2009–10 Kup Bosne i Hercegovine
2009–10 Kup Bosne i Hercegovine was the twelfth season of Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup. The competition started on 8 September 2009 with the First Round and concluded on 19 May 2010 with the Final.-First round:...

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...

QR2
UEFA Champions League 2009–10
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home ground of Real Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. The final was won by...

Krešimir Kordić
Krešimir Kordic
Krešimir Kordić is a Bosnian football player recently plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava.* ŠK Slovan BratislavaNote: Last update: November 07, 2010.-External links:*...

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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;

External links

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