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SD Željezničar is the second largest association of sport clubs with the same name in
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. The largest one is
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. It was founded in 1921 by a group of railway workers as RŠD (Radničko športsko društvo, eng. Workers' sports society) Željezničar, but after the
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initial acronym was changed to SD.


Football

When it was founded in 1921 its first member was football club
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. FK Željezničar is also the most prominent and most popular member of this association. They have managed to win one
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title in
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in 1972, and six more
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in the independent Bosnia and Herzegovina (1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013). Six more
Bosnian cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...
titles were added. The club's biggest international result was recorded in 1985 when they have reached the
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semi-final. SD Željezničar does not yet have a women's football club as there is no big demand for it. Not to be confused with ''ŽNK Željezničar 2011'' from
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. Local rival clubs women's club side and ''traditional powerhouse'' in the country is
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.


Handball

Rukometni klub (eng.
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club) Željezničar was the most successful Bosnian handball club in former Yugoslavia, alongside RK Borac
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. They have won the
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title in 1978. and reached the final of
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in 1982 integrating also foreigners and French players such as Herman Müller and Sylvain Annonier, where they have lost to
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. In independent Bosnia, they managed to win the war championship in 1993, but never actually established themselves as a title winning team. They were close to the top, but with no
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or
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titles (losing finalists). Club played in competitions organized by EHF on several occasions. However, club was relegated due to financial problems. After a couple of seasons, in 2006, they have been promoted to the top flight, but for one season only, since then they have been relegated again. Women's handball club had more success in Bosnian era. They won three
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titles in 1996, 1999. and 2002, but not yet won a
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. Club's headquarters are in
Hadžići Hadžići ( sr-cyrl, Хаџићи) is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located south west of the city of Sarajevo. According to the 2013 ...
, small town near Sarajevo. They play their home matches there and they are also a regular participant in European club competitions.


Basketball

Basketball is the second most popular sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Košarkaški klub (eng.
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club) Željezničar for men no longer exists. It was one of the best Bosnian clubs in the 1960s and 1970s, but in the 1980s it ceased to exist. In the overall Yugoslav championship table 1946-1991, they occupied 24th place. They spent six seasons in top flight. On the other side, the women's club won the Yugoslav championship (in which they were regular participants) in 1971. They also managed to reach the
Yugoslav Basketball Cup The Yugoslav Basketball Cup ( sh, Kup Jugoslavije u košarci / ) was the men's national basketball cup of Yugoslavia between its inauguration 1959 and 2002. It was held in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1959 and 1991 and in th ...
final in 1988 and 1989. However, their best results came in independent Bosnia and Herzegovina. They won the Bosnian championship title 9 times,
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8 times and
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in 2003. * Champions of Yugoslavia (1) - 1971. * Champions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (11) - 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. * Cup of Bosnia-Herzegovina winners (9) - 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010. *
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(1) - 2003. National League Winners (12):- 1971, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. There were three separated league and cup competitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the 2002/2003 season and, before that season, only several joint play-offs were played to determine one final champion or cup winner. KK Željezničar also won four championship and four cup titles in one of those regions. * Regional champions (4) - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. * Regional Cup winners (4) - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.


Other sports

Other clubs, members of SD Željezničar are: *Šahovski klub (
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club), ”ŠK “Željezničar” Sarajevo, traditionally one of the best in the country; *Skijaški klub (
Skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...
club), the best in the country; *Klub dizača tegova (
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club), one of the best in the country; *Kuglaški klub (
Bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...
club), one of the best in the country; *Odbojkaški klub (
Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
club) *Stonoteniski klub (
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club); *Judo klub (
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club); *Streljački klub (
Shooting sports Shooting sports is a group of competitive sport, competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airgun ...
club) Shooting club Željezničar is one of the eldest members, since 1948, with best results in BiH; *Planinarsko društvo (
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society); Before the war, there were more of them, but it is possible they will be reestablished again. These are the clubs, beside men's basketball and women's football, which no longer exist: * Atletski klub (
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club); * Auto-moto klub (
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club); * Bokserski klub (
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
club); * Bob i sankaški klub (
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and
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club); * Hrvački klub (
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club);


Supporters

SD Željezničar has a great number of supporters in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most of them are concentrated on football, but other members of SD Željezničar have their fans. The most passionate fans are called
The Maniacs The Maniacs ( bs, Manijaci) are a group of Ultras of the Bosnian football club FK Željezničar Sarajevo. There are also subgroups like Blue Tigers, Joint Union, Urban Corps, Stari Grad, Curva Sud and Vendetta. History Željezničar always had ...
and they are excellent in creating good atmosphere, outdoors and indoors. Since football is the most popular sport in country,
FK Željezničar FK or fk may refer to: In arts and entertainment: * Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the Terminator (franchise), ''Terminator'' film franchise. * Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block. * Funky Kong, a video ...
have the biggest army of supporters. Handball and basketball are the most popular indoor sports. An interesting story is associated with basketball. Since there is no men's basketball club Željezničar anymore, and people really love that sport, two usually opposite groups of football fans -
The Maniacs The Maniacs ( bs, Manijaci) are a group of Ultras of the Bosnian football club FK Željezničar Sarajevo. There are also subgroups like Blue Tigers, Joint Union, Urban Corps, Stari Grad, Curva Sud and Vendetta. History Željezničar always had ...
and
Horde Zla Horde Zla (English: Hordes of Evil) is the organized Ultras group that supports Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo. The group's logo consists of a stylized depiction of the Grim Reaper, borrowed from a Zagor comic book at the time of the group's ...
(whose SD Sarajevo also does not have a basketball club), can be found together cheering for
KK Bosna Royal KK Bosna Meridianbet ( bs, Košarkaški klub Bosna Meridianbet) is a professional basketball team based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the most successful Bosnian club of all time, having been the EuroLeague champion by winning the ...
.


External links


Official Website of Football clubOfficial Website of Basketball clubWebsite of Željezničar's supporters
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