The 2009–10

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

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was the club's 61st season in

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, and their 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian

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, the Premier League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the

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and the qualifications for

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. During the season club changed the managers.

Mirza Varešanović Mirza Varešanović (born 31 May 1972) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo. During his playing career, which spanned nearly 15 years, he competed in Bosnia and H ...

become the Sarajevo's

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on 7 April 2010, after

Mehmed Janjoš Mehmed Janjoš (born 5 August 1957) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is currently working as an assistant coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Playing career Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovi ...

left the position on 28 March. During the transition period,

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, assistant coach of Mehmed Janjoš, was positioned as the head coach. The season covers the period from 25 June 2009 to 24 June 2010. In this season, Sarajevo reached the play-off round of

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, which is one of the best results in European competitions in "after- war era" of club's history. Team finished in 5th place of

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, and they ended their Cup journey in

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Squad information

First-team squad

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Competitions

Overview

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Round of 32

Round of 16

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

On 22 June, Sarajevo were drawn to face Spartak Trnava (

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) or

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(

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) in the Second qualifying round of the

. On 9 July, it was determined that Spartak would be Sarajevo's opponent, having defeated Inter 5–2 on aggregate. By winning 2–1 on aggregate, Sarajevo secured place in the Third qualifying round. Before the second leg match, supporters of both teams had a fight on the streets of Trnava, which resulted in few injured fans.