Fudbalski klub Tuzla City ( en, Football Club Tuzla City), formerly known as Fudbalski klub Sloga Simin Han ( en, Football Club Sloga Simin Han), is a professional
football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
based in
Simin Han
Simin Han is a town east of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a school, a mosque, and a youth soccer training centre. Its neighboring towns are Gornja Tuzla and Slavinovići.
History
During the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
Th ...
,
Tuzla
Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.
Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
. The club plays in the
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and Herz ...
, which is the top tier of football in the country.
History
The club was founded in 1955. In the
2017–18 season, the club made history getting crowned champion of the
First League of FBiH and getting promoted to the
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and Herz ...
for the first time in its history.
On 18 June 2018, it changed the club name from ''FK Sloga Simin Han'' to ''FK Tuzla City''. In the
2018–19 season, its first ever Premier League season, Tuzla City finished on 10th place, narrowly escaping
relegation
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...
. In the
2019–20 season, the club finished on a great 5th place, even almost qualifying for the
2020–21 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round, but the season was ended abruptly due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Bosnia and Herzegovina o ...
and the club, by default, finished in 5th.
Honours
Domestic
League
*
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and Herz ...
:
**Runners-up (1):
2021–22
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:
**Winners (1):
2017–18[
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**Winners (2): 2014–15 , 2015–16
]
European record
Summary
Matches
Players
Current squad
Players with multiple nationalities
* Malcolm Barcola
Malcolm Barcola (born 14 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City. Born in France, he plays for the Togo national team.
International career
Barcola made his Togo national team ...
* Samir Burić
* Alassane Diaby
* Allan Eleouet
Allan Eleouet (born 29 July 1994) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Étoile Carouge.
Career
Eleouet started his career with Swiss fifth tier side Baulmes. In 2015, he signed for Yverdon
Yverdon-les-Bains () (call ...
* Nebojša Gavrić
Nebojša Gavrić ( sr-cyr, Небојша Гаврић; born 27 August 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Zvijezda 09.
Trivia
Gavrić is one of the most tattooed Serbian football ...
* Mirsad Hasanović
* Adrian Mendeš
* Petar Mišić
Petar Mišić (born 24 July 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar
Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905.
...
Club officials
Coaching staff
Other information
Managerial history
* Milenko Bošnjaković (1 July 2014 – 1 December 2016)
* Nermin Bašić (8 January 2017 – 4 June 2017)
* Darko Vojvodić (7 June 2017 – 29 January 2018)
* Ratko Ninković
Ratko Ninković (born 16 April 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.
Playing career
Ninković started his professional career at Željezničar in which he has spent six years, from 1985 until 1991. After that, he p ...
(30 January 2018 – 26 March 2018)
* Mensur Dedić ''(interim)'' (28 March 2018 – 1 June 2018)
* Slobodan Starčević
Slobodan Starčević (born 14 August 1971) is a Bosnian professional football manager.
Managerial career Early career
Starčević started his managerial career in 2010 when he became an assistant manager at Borac Banja Luka. After two years, in 2 ...
(12 June 2018 – 25 February 2019)
* Mirza Varešanović (26 February 2019 – 26 May 2019)
* Milenko Bošnjaković (29 May 2019 – 29 September 2019)
* Elvir Baljić
Elvir Baljić (born 8 July 1974) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.
As a player, Baljić's biggest success was winning the UEFA Champions League with Spanish giant Real Madrid in the 1999–2000 season. Apart from ...
(2 October 2019 – 9 March 2020)
* Zlatan Nalić
Zlatan Nalić (born 23 January 1969) is a Bosnian professional association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player.
Playing career
During his playing career, Nalić played for FK Sloboda Tuzla, Sloboda Tuzla, ...
(11 March 2020 – 16 October 2020)
* Nermin Bašić (19 October 2020 – 31 December 2020)
* Husref Musemić
Husref Musemić (born 4 July 1961) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Igman Konjic. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers.
Club career
...
(7 January 2021 – 10 April 2022)
* Selver Ahmetović ''(interim)'' (10 April 2022 – 31 May 2022)
* Dragan Jović
Dragan Jović (born 19 July 1963) is a Bosnian professional football manager. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers.
Managerial career Early career
In his early career, Jović managed Travnik and Posušje. He r ...
(1 June 2022 – 28 November 2022)
* Milenko Bošnjaković (19 December 2022 – present)
References
External links
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1955 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Association football clubs established in 1955
Football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina