[ ]
Table correct as of 26 March 2014
Not included unofficial matches: BiH-Uruguay, BiH-Chile, BiH-Slovakia, BiH-Malaysia U23, BiH-South Africa
All Bosnian scorers at Major Competitions (Bosnia 1992 – present) [ ]
Tournament
Round
Score
Result
Goalscorers
2014 FIFA World Cup
Round 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 2 Argentina
Loss
Sead Kolašinac (o.g. ) , Ibišević
Round 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 – 1 Nigeria
Loss
Džeko (incorrectly disallowed )
Round 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – 1 Iran
Win
Džeko , Pjanić , Vršajević
Bosnian players at Major Competitions (Yugoslavia 1920–1990) [ ]
Bosnian-Herzegovinian players who represented Yugoslavia at Major Competitions (1920–1990)
Competition
Players
Coaches
1920 Summer Olympics
None
-
1924 Summer Olympics
None
-
1928 Summer Olympics
None
-
1930 FIFA World Cup
None
-
1948 Summer Olympics
Miroslav Brozović , Branko Stanković
-
1950 FIFA World Cup
Predrag Đajić , Branko Stanković
-
1952 Summer Olympics
Branko Stanković
-
1954 FIFA World Cup
Branko Stanković, Lev Mantula
-
1956 Summer Olympics
, Ibrahim Biogradlić , Muhamed Mujić
-
1958 FIFA World Cup
None
-
1960 UEFA Euro
Milan Gali�� , Tomislav Knez , Muhamed Mujić
-
1960 Summer Olympics
Milan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Velimir Sombolac
-
1962 FIFA World Cup
Vlatko Marković , Andrija Anković , Milan Galić, Muhamed Mujić, Nikola Stipić
-
1964 Summer Olympics
Ivan Ćurković , Mirsad Fazlagić , Svetozar Vujović , Ivica Osim
-
1968 UEFA Euro
Mirsad Fazlagić, Ivica Osim, Vahidin Musemić , Boško Antić , Idriz Hošić
-
1974 FIFA World Cup
Enver Marić , Enver Hadžiabdić , Josip Katalinski , Franjo Vladić , Dušan Bajević , Rizah Mešković
-
1976 UEFA Euro
Džemal Hadžiabdić , Josip Katalinski, Enver Marić, Vahid Halilhodžić , Edhem Šljivo , Franjo Vladić
-
1980 Summer Olympics
Boro Primorac , Srebrenko Repčić , Miloš Šestić , Zoran Vujović , Zlatko Vujović , Dževad Šećerbegović , Vladimir Matijević
-
1982 FIFA World Cup
Edhem Šljivo, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Safet Sušić , Miloš Šestić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Predrag Pašić
-
1984 UEFA Euro
Mirsad Baljić , Miloš Šestić, Safet Sušić, Mehmed Baždarević , Zlatko Vujović, Faruk Hadžibegić , Sulejman Halilović
-
1984 Summer Olympics
Mehmed Baždarević, Vlado Čapljić , Mirsad Baljić, Admir Smajić
-
1988 Summer Olympics
Semir Tuce , Cvijan Milošević , Davor Jozić , Refik Šabanadžović
Ivica Osim , Džemaludin Mušović
1990 FIFA World Cup
Faruk Hadžibegić, Davor Jozić , Safet Sušić, Zlatko Vujović, Fahrudin Omerović , Refik Šabanadžović, Mirsad Baljić
Ivica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović
2+ BiH players playing at the same club [ ]
The table below lists notable instances of two or more Bosnian football team players in one foreign based club at the same time:
Note: Table contains some of the more prominent club sides of the world. Table does not yet contain clubs from other former Yugoslavia republics.
Youngest debutants [ ]
As of 7 June 2016, the youngest debutants for senior Bosnia-Herzegovina side are:
#
Player
Age
Match
Year
Ref
1
Muhamed Bešić
18 years, 2 months, 8 days
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Slovakia 3–2
2010
2
Miralem Pjanić
18 years, 4 months, 19 days
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Bulgaria 1–2
2008
Matches statistics [ ]
Biggest wins [ ]
Scores from 4–0 to up
Hat-tricks for Bosnia [ ]
The below table shows a list of Bosnia-Herzegovina players who scored 3 or more goals in one game.
Hat-tricks conceded by Bosnia [ ]
The below table shows a list of opponent players who scored 3 or more goals in one game against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Player
Goals
Result
National team
Competition
Date
Gabriel Batistuta
3
5–0
Argentina
Friendly
14 May 1998
Valdas Ivanauskas
3
4–2
Lithuania
UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers
14 October 1998
Artim Šakiri
3
4–4
Macedonia
Friendly
27 March 2002
Jozy Altidore
3
4–3
USA
Friendly
14 August 2013
Memorable victories [ ]
Source: Results
Unofficial games not included.
Date
Tournament
Place
Opponents
Score
Additional Notes
6 November 1996
Friendly
Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy
2 – 1
Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (5th )[1]
10 November 1996
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Slovenia
2 – 1
Historic first ever victory in qualifiers
20 August 1997
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denmark
3 – 0
Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (3rd )[2]
2 April 2003
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
Copenhagen , Denmark
Denmark
2 – 0
24 March 2007
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Oslo , Norway
Norway
2 – 1
2 June 2007
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
3 – 2
Edin Džeko 's debut senior cap and first international goal.
10 September 2008
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia
7 – 0
Largest ever victory (without conceding)
28 March 2009
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Genk , Belgium
Belgium
4 – 2
10 October 2009
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tallinn , Estonia
Estonia
2 – 0
Qualified to first ever play-offs (2010 FIFA World Cup )
7 September 2012
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Vaduz , Lichtenstein
Liechtenstein
8 – 1
Largest ever victory
22 March 2013
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece
3 – 1
Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th )[3]
10 September 2013
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Žilina , Slovakia
Slovakia
2 – 1
15 October 2013
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Kaunas , Lithuania
Lithuania
1 – 0
Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup
25 June 2014
2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage
Salvador , Brazil
Iran
3 – 1
Historic first victory in FIFA World Cup
10 October 2015
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wales
2 – 0
Victory over top 10 ranked team at the time (8th )[4]
29 March 2016
Friendly
Zürich , Switzerland
Switzerland
2 – 0
Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th )[5]
7 June 2016
Kirin Cup Soccer 2016
Osaka , Japan
Japan
2 – 1
Victory in the Final of 2016 Kirin Cup
Major Tournaments appearances and play-offs appearances [ ]
Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first former Yugoslav nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup directly, and not via play-offs first;
Tino-Sven Sušić played for Bosnia at 2014 FIFA World Cup under his uncle - head coach Safet Sušić .
Play-offs win-draw-loss stats [ ]
Opponent
Matches
Won
Draw
Loss
Portugal
4
0
1
3
Republic of Ireland
2
0
1
1
Northern Ireland
1
0
0
1
Major Tournament win-draw-loss stats [ ]
Opponent
Tournament
Matches
Won
Draw
Loss
Argentina
2014 FIFA World Cup
1
0
0
1
Nigeria
2014 FIFA World Cup
1
0
0
1
Iran
2014 FIFA World Cup
1
1
0
0
Head-to-Head records against other countries [ ]
Tables correct as of match played on 1 June 2018.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time international record, 1995–present
Opponent
Games
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals for
Goals against
Goal differential
First games
Last games
Biggest win
Biggest loss
Argentina
3
0
0
3
1
9
−8
14.05.1998
15.06.2014
x
0:5
Brazil
2
0
0
2
1
3
−2
18.12.1996
28.02.2012
x
1:2
Chile
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
22.01.2001
22.01.2001
1:0
x
Uruguay
1
1
0
0
3
2
+1
18.01.2001
18.01.2001
3:2
x
Mexico
4
1
0
3
2
5
−3
09.02.2011
01.02.2018
1:0
0:2
United States
2
0
1
1
3
4
−1
14.08.2013
29.01.2018
x
3:4
Algeria
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
14.11.2012
14.11.2012
1:0
x
Egypt
1
0
0
1
0
2
−2
05.03.2014
05.03.2014
x
0:2
Ghana
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
03.03.2010
03.03.2010
2:1
x
Ivory Coast
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
30.05.2014
30.05.2014
2:1
x
Nigeria
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
21.06.2014
21.06.2014
x
0:1
Senegal
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
27.03.2018
27.03.2018
x
x
South Africa
1
1
0
0
4
2
+2
08.08.2001
08.08.2001
4:2
x
Tunisia
1
0
0
1
1
2
−1
05.11.1997
05.11.1997
x
1:2
Zimbabwe
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
24.02.1997
24.02.1997
x
x
Albania
5
2
2
1
5
4
+1
30.11.1995
28.03.2017
2:0
0:2
Andorra
2
2
0
0
6
0
+6
28.03.2015
06.09.2015
3:0
x
Armenia
2
2
0
0
6
1
+5
15.10.2008
05.09.2009
4:1
x
Austria
3
0
2
1
2
4
−2
24.03.2001
31.03.2015
x
0:2
Azerbaijan
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
01.06.2008
01.06.2008
1:0
x
Belarus
2
2
0
0
3
0
+3
02.09.2011
06.09.2011
2:0
x
Belgium
8
3
1
4
13
19
−6
26.03.2005
07.10.2017
4:2
0:4
Bulgaria
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
20.08.2008
23.03.2018
1:0
1:2
Croatia
4
0
0
4
6
14
−8
08.10.1996
22.08.2007
x
1:4
Czech Republic
2
0
0
2
1
6
−5
10.10.1998
08.09.1999
x
0:3
Cyprus
4
2
0
2
8
7
+1
09.09.2014
31.08.2017
2:0
2:3
Denmark
5
2
2
1
8
5
+3
08.06.1997
03.06.2016
3:0
0:2
Estonia
7
5
1
1
21
4
+17
05.09.1998
10.10.2017
7:0
0:1
Faroe Islands
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
19.08.1998
09.06.1999
1:0
x
Finland
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
28.04.2004
28.04.2004
1:0
x
France
4
0
2
2
3
6
−3
18.08.2004
11.10.2011
x
0:2
Germany
2
0
1
1
2
4
−2
11.10.2002
03.06.2010
x
1:3
Gibraltar
2
2
0
0
9
0
+9
25.03.2017
03.09.2017
5:0
x
Greece
9
1
4
4
6
13
−7
01.09.1996
09.06.2017
3:1
0:4
Hungary
4
0
2
2
3
6
−3
10.03.1999
08.09.2007
x
1:3
Israel
4
1
1
2
4
7
−3
11.10.2000
12.06.2015
3:1
0:3
Italy
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
06.11.1996
06.11.1996
2:1
x
Latvia
2
2
0
0
9
1
+8
11.09.2012
07.06.2013
5:0
x
Liechtenstein
6
5
1
0
23
2
+21
18.08.1999
04.09.2014
8:1
x
Lithuania
6
4
1
1
10
5
+5
14.10.1998.
16.10.2013.
3:0
2:4
Luxembourg
6
6
0
0
16
1
+15
29.03.2003
25.03.2016
5:0
x
North Macedonia
5
1
3
1
8
8
0
03.06.1998
26.03.2008
1:0
0:1
Malta
4
3
0
1
9
4
+5
27.01.1999
06.06.2007
5:2
1:2
Moldova
2
0
1
1
2
3
−1
07.10.2006
12.09.2007
x
0:1
Montenegro
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
28.05.2018
28.05.2018
x
x
Norway
4
2
0
2
3
5
−2
16.10.2002
17.10.2007
2:1
0:2
Poland
2
0
1
1
2
3
−1
10.12.2010
16.12.2011
x
0:1
Portugal
4
0
1
3
2
8
−6
14.11.2009
15.11.2011
x
2:6
Republic of Ireland
3
0
1
2
1
4
−3
26.05.2012
16.11.2015
x
0:2
Romania
4
1
0
3
2
9
−7
07.09.2002
03.06.2011
2:1
0:3
San Marino
2
2
0
0
6
1
+5
04.06.2005
09.10.2005
3:0
x
Scotland
2
0
0
2
1
3
−2
04.09.1999
05.10.1999
x
0:1
Serbia and Montenegro
5
0
2
3
1
6
−5
14.01.2001
12.10.2005
x
0:2
Slovakia
4
3
0
1
6
4
+2
20.06.2001
10.09.2013
3:2
0:1
Slovenia
4
4
0
0
10
4
+6
10.11.1996
06.02.2013
3:0
x
Spain
7
0
2
5
7
17
−10
02.09.2000
29.05.2016
x
2:5
Sweden
1
0
0
1
2
4
−2
29.05.2010
29.05.2010
x
2:4
Switzerland
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
29.03.2016
29.03.2016
2:0
x
Turkey
5
2
1
2
7
6
+1
16.08.2000
09.09.2009
2:0
0:1
Wales
4
2
2
0
6
2
+4
12.02.2003
10.10.2015
2:0
x
Bahrain
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
23.06.2001
23.06.2001
1:0
x
Bangladesh
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
12.01.2001
12.01.2001
2:0
x
China PR
1
0
0
1
0
3
−3
02.03.1997
02.03.1997
x
0:3
Indonesia
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
26.02.1997
26.02.1997
2:0
x
Iran
6
1
1
4
10
17
−7
22.07.2001
25.06.2014
3:1
0:4
Japan
3
1
1
1
4
6
−2
28.02.2006
07.06.2016
2:1
0:3
Jordan
2
1
1
0
2
1
+1
11.03.2000
15.03.2000
2:1
x
Malaysia
3
2
1
0
5
2
+3
28.02.1997
27.06.2001
2:0
x
Oman
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
09.06.2009
09.06.2009
2:1
x
Qatar
2
0
1
1
1
3
−2
24.01.2000
10.08.2010
x
0:2
South Korea
2
1
0
1
3
3
0
26.05.2006
01.06.2018
3:1
0:2
Uzbekistan
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
30.06.2001
01.06.2009
x
1:2
Vietnam
1
1
0
0
4
0
+4
22.02.1997
22.02.1997
4:0
x
73 Countries
208
85
45
78
310
277
+33
30.11.1995
01.06.2018
8:1
0:5
The table lists opponents played, sorted by members of FIFA affiliated confederations.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time record sorted by FIFA Confederations , 1995–present
Opponent
Games
Wins
Draws
Losses
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal Differential
First games
Last games
UEFA
160
67
36
57
250
205
+45
30.11.1995
28.05.2018
AFC
26
11
6
9
37
38
−1
22.02.1997
01.06.2018
CAF
9
4
2
3
12
11
+1
05.11.1997
27.03.2018
CONMEBOL
7
2
0
5
6
14
−8
14.05.1998
15.06.2014
CONCACAF
6
1
1
4
5
9
−4
09.02.2011
01.02.2018
OFC
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
x
x
73 Countries
208
85
45
78
310
277
+33
30.11.1995
01.06.2018
Matches vs Ex-Yugoslav Republics [ ]
Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of six republics of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . As such, meeting one of its neighbor republics on the sports pitch is of great significance.
Active:
Opponent
Matches
Won
Draw
Loss
Serbia
0
0
0
0
Croatia
4
0
0
4
Slovenia
4
4
0
0
Montenegro
1
0
1
0
Macedonia
5
1
3
1
Kosovo
0
0
0
0
Defunct:
Opponent
Matches
Won
Draw
Loss
FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro
5
0
2
3
Penalty shootout record[ ]
Team
Match score (PSO score)
Status
Venue
Denmark
2–2 (4–3)
Kirin Cup Soccer 2016
Toyota Stadium , Aichi , 3 June 2016
Managers and Captains [ ]
Captains [ ]
Emir Spahić captained Bosnia at their first ever FIFA World Cup tournament.
This is a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina captains for ten or more official and friendly matches.
Note : Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Mehmed Baždarević (2 caps) 1996, Meho Kodro (5) 1997 to 1998, Vlatko Glavaš (1) 1997, Suvad Katana (2) 1998, Elvir Bolić (6) 1999 to 2000, Bruno Akrapović (4) 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamidžić (1) 2004, Zlatan Bajramović (1) 2006, Džemal Berberović (1) 2007, Asmir Begović (5) 2014 to 2017, Haris Medunjanin (4) 2016 to 2018, Vedad Ibišević (1) 2017.
Name
Period
Games as captain
Notes
Muhamed Konjić
1995–2002
20
First official captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
Mirsad Hibić
2000–2003
14
Sergej Barbarez
2004–2006
20
Zvjezdan Misimović
2007–2012
16
Emir Spahić
2006–2014
55
First official captain of the team in a major tournament (2014 FIFA World Cup )
Edin Džeko
2014–
28
Table correct as of match played on 1 June 2018.
Notable national team managers born in Bosnia and Herzegovina [ ]
Table correct as of 8 October 2020. List ONLY includes managers of senior national teams originating from Bosnia who have worked overseas and/or who have had national team success. Does not include managers of junior sides. Also the list does not include assistant to national coach managers.
* Mladen Krstajić was born in Zenica , took over an already qualified Serbia to 2018 FIFA World Cup from Slavoljub Muslin .
** Miroslav Blažević was born in Travnik , Kingdom of Yugoslavia (present day Bosnia ), but lived most of his life in Zagreb , Croatia. He is considered to be both Bosnian and/or Croatian manager having managed clubs from both nations, including their national teams.
Home venues record [ ]
(Bosnia 1992 – present)
Table correct as of 19 Nov 2015.
Table of games played at home stadiums
Venue
City
Stadium Asim Ferhatović Hase
Sarajevo
30
9
8
13
34:41
BiH-Italy 2:1, BiH-Greece 0:1, BiH-Denmark 3:0, BiH-Slovenia 1:0, BiH-Faroe Island 1:0, BiH-Estonia 1:1, BiH-Czech Republic 1:3, BiH-Lithuania 2:0, BiH-Scotland 1:2, BiH-Turkey 2:0, BiH-Spain 1:2, BiH-Austria 1:1, BiH-Israel 0:0, BiH-Serbia 0:2, BiH-Romania 0:3, BiH-Germany 1:1, BiH-Denmark 1:1, BiH-Serbia 0:0, BiH-Lithuania 1:1, BiH-France 1:2, BiH-Turkey 3:2, BiH-Malta 1:0, BiH-Croatia 3:5, BiH-Moldova 0:1, BiH-Norway 0:2, BiH-Iran 2:3, BiH-Ghana 2:1, BiH-France 0:2, BiH-Greece 0:0, BiH-USA 3:4
Stadium Bilino Polje
Zenica
35
20
8
7
67:32
BiH-Albania 0:0, BiH-Macedonia 1:0, BiH-Hungary 1:1, BiH-Liechtenstein 5:0, BiH-Luxembourg 2:0, BiH-Norway 1:0, BiH-Finland 1:0, BiH-Spain 1:1, BiH-Belgium 1:0, BiH-San Marino 3:0, BiH-Hungary 1:3, BiH-Greece 0:4, BiH-Macedonia 2:2, BiH-Azerbaijan 1:0, BiH-Bulgaria 1:2, BiH-Estonia 7:0, BiH-Armenia 4:1, BiH-Belgium 2:1, BiH-Turkey 1:1, BiH-Spain 2:5, BiH-Portugal 0:1, BiH-Romania 2:1, BiH-Albania 2:0, BiH-Belarus 1:0, BiH-Luxembourg 5:0, BiH-Portugal 0:0, BiH-Latvia 4:1, BiH-Lithuania 3:0, BiH-Greece 3:1, BiH-Slovakia 0:1, BiH-Liechtenstein 4:1, BiH-Cyprus 1:2, BiH-Belgium 1:1, BiH-Izrael 3:1, BiH-Andorra 3:0, BiH-Wales 2:0, BiH-Rep. of Ireland 1:1
Stadium Grbavica
Sarajevo
3
1
2
0
7:5
BiH-Malta 2:0, BiH-Macedonia 4:4, BiH-Qatar 1:1
Stadion pod Borićima
Bihać
1
0
1
0
2:2
BiH-Iran 2:2
Tušanj
Tuzla
1
1
0
0
3:0
BiH-Liechtenstein 3:0
Total
70
31
19
20
113:80
Notable match formations [ ]
Starting XI vs
Argentina at the
Maracanã ,
Rio de Janeiro on 15 June 2014.
Starting XI vs
Lithuania in
Kaunas on 15 October 2013.
Bosnia-Herzegovina's starting line-up against Iran, World Cup 2014
FIFA World Rankings [ ]
BiH Ranking Evolution [ ]
From April 1996 – March 2014
Yearly averages [ ]
FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina[7]
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
x
x
x
152
99
96
75
78
69
87
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
59
79
65
59
51
61
51
44
20
27
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
19
29
22
27
37
Their average position since FIFA World Ranking creation is 58.[8]
See also [ ]
Association football portal
Bosnia and Herzegovina portal
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
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