Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево;
English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional
football
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club, based in
Sarajevo
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. The name ''Željezničar'' means "railway worker", originating from their establishment by a group of railway workers in 1921. Throughout its history, the club has cultivated a reputation for producing talented home-grown players through its youth school.
During the days of
socialist Yugoslavia, FK Željezničar were national champions in the
1971–72 season, qualifying for the
European Cup
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during the
1972–73 season. The club has also finished as
runners-up once in the league, and contested
1980–81 Yugoslav Cup final. In Europe, the club reached
UEFA Cup
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semi-finals during the
1984–85 season and the quarter-finals during the
1971–72 season.
Alongside
FK Sarajevo
Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...
, Željezničar is the most successful football team in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, having won 6
Bosnian championships, 6
Bosnian Cups and 3
Bosnian Supercups. The club's so far best post-
war
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European result was qualifying to the
2002–03 Champions League third qualifying round, losing to
Newcastle United
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. Their biggest rival is FK Sarajevo with whom they contest the biggest football match in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the
Sarajevo derby.
History
Pre-independence (1921–1992)
Željezničar was formed by a group of railway workers. During the early 20th century, there were several football clubs in
Sarajevo
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. They were rich and usually backed by various organizations, most of them on an ethnic basis:
Bosnian Muslims
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,
Bosnian Serbs
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,
Bosnian Croats
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,
Bosnian Jews, unlike Željezničar. Since it was a financially poor club, they used to organize dance nights and all the profits made were later used to buy shoes and balls.
Financial problems were not the only ones. The club's embrace of members of all ethnic backgrounds was seen as a threat by many at the time, so Željezničar was suppressed in various ways. Despite that, the club managed to survive, and even beat wealthier clubs. The first official match, a friendly, was played at Kovačići, a Sarajevo settlement, on 17 September 1921 against
SAŠK Napredak which resulted in a 5–1 defeat. The next day another game was played, a 2–1 loss against Sarajevski ŠK.
In 1941,
World War II
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came to Sarajevo, and all football activity was stopped. Many footballers were members of the resistance troops, and some of them were killed. After the war, Željo was reborn, and in 1946, it won the
Bosnian Republic championship which was one of the 7 regional leagues formed in order to provide participants to the restored Yugoslav championship starting next season. As winners, Željezničar became one of the Bosnian representatives in the
Yugoslav top-flight. Soon after, the Sarajevo citizens formed a new club called
FK Sarajevo
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, the club that has remained a major annoyance to Željezničar's fans (known as
The Maniacs) until today. That had an influence on the club, so it needed several years to come back to the first division. For most of the time, Željezničar played in the top level. It was relegated four times (the last time in the
1976–77 season), but every time (except the first time in 1947) it returned quickly.
Planinić affair
In 1964, the
Football Association of Yugoslavia
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It organized the Yugoslav First League, the Yugoslavia national football t ...
found Željezničar guilty for match fixing. Alongside Željezničar,
Hajduk Split and
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were found guilty and were ejected from the First Yugoslav League. Among others, Željezničar players
Ivica Osim
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and
Mišo Smajlović were banned from football for one year, and executives from Željezničar including then club president Nusret Mahić were banned from football for life. After a month it was decided that the clubs will stay in the league but points will be deducted, six from Željezničar and five from Hajduk and Trešnjevka each.
UEFA Cup 1971–72 quarter-finalists
The club first appeared in European competitions during the 1963
Mitropa Cup, however serious competitions had to wait until the early 1970s when the team finished the
1970–71 Yugoslav First League
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season in 2nd place, a result which allowed the club to play in the
1971–72 UEFA Cup
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where they made the quarter-finals on their very first appearance losing to
Ferencvárosi in a penalty shootout.
1971–72 Yugoslav champions
1971–72 Yugoslav First League ''table (top 5 only)'':
Željezničar's greatest
domestic
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success at the time came in the
1971–72 season when the team won the
championship
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title, their only top-tier title in the
Yugoslav period, which qualified the club for the
European Cup
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during the
1972–73 season where they were eliminated in the first round by
Derby County.
Željezničar also finished in third place in the top-tier league on
two occasions
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in a league
traditionally dominated by the big four clubs (
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
,
Partizan, Hajduk Split and
Dinamo Zagreb
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).
1980–81 Marshal Tito Cup finalists

In the 1980–81 season, Željezničar reached the
Yugoslav cup final (''Marshal Tito Cup''), but lost 2–3 to another Bosnian side
Velež Mostar with both
Mehmed Baždarević
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and
Vahid Halilhodžić
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scoring a brace for their respective teams. The venue for the final was the
Red Star Stadium
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in
Belgrade
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played in front of 40,000 fans. That season, Željezničar finished the
1980–81 Yugoslav First League
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in a disappointing 14th position which meant the club did not play in Europe even though it made the Yugoslav Cup final.
UEFA Cup 1984–85 semi-finalists
Željezničar's best international result was recorded in the 1984–85 season. The team, led by manager
Ivica Osim
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, reached the
semi-finals
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of the UEFA Cup (renamed to UEFA Europa League since the 2009–10 season) where they were eliminated by
Hungarian team
Videoton. Željezničar finished the domestic championship in
third place
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in the season before, qualifying them for the competition. Željezničar appeared to have had the result at home, leading 2–0 (3–3 on aggregate) against the Hungarians that would send them into a final against Spanish club
Real Madrid
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on the away goals rule; however, two minutes from full-time Videoton scored a crucial goal, eliminating the home side 4–3 on aggregate.
Edin Bahtić
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He was nicknamed after the famous Yugoslav car Zastava 750 colloquially known as ''Fićo'' (replica of Fiat 500).
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Bo ...
finished the competition as second-top scorer with 7 goals, one short of
József Szabó.
Prior to this success, the team played the quarter-final stage of the
inaugural year of the UEFA Cup competition.
Post-independence (1992–present)
After the
independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
war
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broke out and football stopped. The game between Željezničar and
FK Rad scheduled to be played on 5 April 1992 at
Stadion Grbavica as part of Round 26 of the
1991–92 Yugoslav First League
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was abandoned 35 minutes (14:55 p.m. local time) before kick-off due to
gunfire
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around the stadium, a result of the
first attack on Sarajevo.
Ultimately, the club's final completed match in the Yugoslav Championship was a 6–1 defeat on 29 March 1992 in Belgrade against
Partizan. Players like
Mario Stanić,
Rade Bogdanović,
Gordan Vidović
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His first club was FK Igman from Ilidža, suburb of Sarajevo. He was spotted there in 1988, by FK � ...
,
Suvad Katana and many others had days earlier went abroad to escape the horror of war, leaving it up to ''junior players'' to play out remaining rounds of the championships. However, all of Željezničar's matches in the 2nd half of the 1991–92 season were declared void due to rule, as the club could not play out remaining matches due to the ensuing war. In 25 (out of possible 33) rounds completed, the club collected 6 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses, with a 22:42 goal difference.
The stadium was right on the front lines, and on 7 May 1992, the western side was destroyed along with
SD Željezničar premises near by,
however Željezničar managed to take part in the
1994–95 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina championship, playing its home matches in Grbavica. The fourth-place result was not as important as simply taking part.
The war ended in 1995 so a regular championship was formed contested only by Bosniak and Croatian clubs with Serb clubs joining
some years later.
During the
1997–98 championship, a play-off was held and the final match on 5 June saw two big city rivals playing for the trophy. FK Sarajevo played well, their shots were cleared from the goal-line twice. In the 89th minute, one ball was intercepted on the left side, and after a couple of passes it came to Željezničar forward
Hadis Zubanović who scored a dramatic winner. That was the only goal of the game which brought his club its first championship title in independent Bosnia and Herzegovina. Among Željezničar club fans, this day, titled ''"Zubandan"'', is celebrated every year.
2000s: Two-time league champions
For a long time, Željezničar were the only club that were able to defend their title in the
Bosnian Premier League
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, as champions in the
2000–01 and
2001–02 season under the command of Ivica Osim's son,
Amar Osim. The club repeated this success again in the early 2010s. Under Amar's command, Željezničar also won the 2000–01 national cup, which completed the double, the first time any club in Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved that, securing also the 2001
Bosnian Supercup. In the 2001–02 season, they were runners-up in the cup, but were not able to defend their Bosnian Supercup title (even though they won the league) as it was discontinued. Amar was dismissed from the club in October 2003 after the club was runner-up in the
2002–03 season, won the 2002–03 national cup and reached the club's biggest European success since competing as part of the Bosnian Premier League, that is the
2002–03 Champions league third qualifying round which they lost against
Newcastle United
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. They continued their journey in the
UEFA Cup
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, losing to
Málaga
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due to a penalty they scored in the second leg. Željezničar finished as runners-up both seasons after Amar Osim's departure. After they secured qualification for the
2005–06 UEFA Cup
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through their league position, they failed to get a licence for European competition, missing out on substantial financial gain from UEFA. This led to many problems for the club, and over the next four seasons Željezničar struggled in the middle of the league.
As the best Bosnian club, the club played in European cups every year. The best result (for Bosnian club football as well since independence) came in 2002, when Željezničar reached the third qualifying round of the
UEFA Champions League
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, having eliminated
Akraness and
Lillestrøm in previous rounds to get there.
Sir Bobby Robson's Newcastle United, captained by
Alan Shearer
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, were too strong, winning 5–0 on aggregate when
Sanel Jahić received a red card in the 69th minute of the reverse leg at
St James' Park
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. The game was held at
Koševo Stadium in front of 36,000 fans from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to this day is among the best attended games in Bosnian club football history, although short of a match at the same stadium between the
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
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's
2–1 friendly win over
Italy
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in November 1996, which was attended by 40,000. Newcastle United reached the second group stage of the tournament later on in the season.
The club, as result of losing to Newcastle United, entered the UEFA Cup first round, but lost to Málaga who were an eventual quarter-finalist.
2010s: Three-time league champions
With the return of Amar Osim in the summer of 2009, Željezničar once more claimed the title in the
2009–10 season, but failed to take the double as they lost in the final of the
2009–10 Bosnian cup to
Borac Banja Luka on away goals, while remaining undefeated. In the following
2010–11 season, the club failed to defend their Premier League title, finishing third. However, Željezničar managed to win the
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instead, their fourth, against
Čelik Zenica. During the
2011–12 season, they brought back the league title to Grbavica, their sixth domestic league title, three rounds before the end of the season, breaking many records on the way (run of 35 games without loss; 12 straight league wins; 3 seasons in Bosnian Cup competition without loss). Željezničar also won the
2011–12 Bosnian cup, claiming their second double in their history, both won under the managing of Amar Osim. As a result, Amar Osim became the most successful manager in terms of trophies won since the creation of the club, with nine. The club was for a long time undefeated in the
Bosnian Cup matches since the first round of the
2008–09 Bosnian Cup season, having won two Cup finals and losing one on aggregate since the 2008–09 season.
During the 2010–11 season, Željezničar won their fourth cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They advanced to the final beating
Široki Brijeg
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on 3–0 aggregate. In the final they clash with rivals from the former Yugoslav League, Čelik Zenica. The first game was played at Grbavica Stadium which finished 1–0 in favor of the home team. The second game was played at
Bilino Polje Stadium which Željezničar won 3–0 and won 4–0 on aggregate. That concluded Željezničar's season in which they were automatically gave to compete in the
UEFA Europa League
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. Željezničar were able to celebrate their 90th birthday with a trophy.
In the season
2011–12, Željezničar won their 6th title in the team's existence. They won the title with three rounds left in the competition. They repeated the successful campaign in cup competition also when they won the title with 1–0 on aggregate against Široki Brijeg. That was the first double for any club since unified
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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football competitions started in 2002–03 season. In the
2012–13 season, Željezničar won their 7th title in the club's history, 6th Bosnian one, once again under the guidance of Amar Osim.
Between 2013 and 2018, Željezničar had a trophy drought as it did not win any trophies in that period, even though they could have on multiple occasions as they finished 2nd on three occasions, every time just missing out on the title.
The club has had a poor final series results (post regular season); finishing second during competitions for seasons
2016–17 (by a single point; being first until the final two rounds) and
2017–18 surrendering titles to rivals
Zrinjski Mostar, who were managed by
Blaž Slišković
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As a player, Slišković was capped 26 times for Yugoslavia in th ...
, both times. Further disappointments came when club failed to acquire license to compete in 2019–20 European competitions.
The trophy drought ended in May 2018, as the club won the
2017–18 Bosnian Cup under the guidance of manager
Admir Adžem.
In the period from October to December 2018, the club lost five league matches in a row, the worst in the club's history. Manager
Milomir Odović resigned after the fourth consecutive loss. On 31 December 2018, Amar Osim came back for a second time to manager Željezničar, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
2020s: 100 years of the club
The
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League season ended abruptly on 1 June 2020 due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
with Željezničar having to settle with a second spot on table. City rivals
Sarajevo
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won the title even though Željezničar won six points from two
derby
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matches played during the league season. In the
2019–20 Bosnian Cup, they finished at the semi-final stage as the competition was cancelled due to the pandemic.
The
2020–21 season started strongly winning four opening matches, however their run in the
2020–21 UEFA Europa League
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was affected due to the pandemic. The first qualifying round match between
Maccabi Haifa, originally scheduled to be played on 27 August 2020 was postponed due to five members from Željezničar's delegation testing positive for COVID-19 and the whole team being put into quarantine by the
Israel
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i authorities. Originally six players earlier tested positive and did not travel, being left in Sarajevo. The team returned to Sarajevo before UEFA made a decision to finally play the match on 9 September at
Sammy Ofer Stadium in
Haifa
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. Željezničar traveled again but lost 1–3 (thus eliminated after revised rules due to the pandemic) after being in quarantine 9 days prior with little to no training and no competitive matches since shock loss at home to Mladost Doboj Kakanj in the 5th round on 21 August of the
2020–21 Bosnian Premier League season. In the middle of an eight-game winless run in the
2020–21 league season, which had culminated with a home draw against Mladost Doboj Kakanj, Amar Osim was sacked by the club on 11 April 2021. After Osim got sacked on 11 April, three days later, on 14 April,
Blaž Slišković
Blaž "Baka" Slišković (; born 30 May 1959) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers.
As a player, Slišković was capped 26 times for Yugoslavia in th ...
was named as Željezničar's new manager.
On 18 June 2021, after Slišković left the club, Croatian manager
Tomislav Ivković
Tomislav Ivković (born 11 August 1960) is a Croatian professional Manager (association football), football manager, executive and former Football player, player.
During his playing career, which spanned two decades, he competed mostly in Portug ...
became the new manager of Željezničar. In January 2022, after he left the club, Ivković was replaced by
Edis Mulalić.
Stadium

The club had no stadium upon its foundation as other clubs would not allow Željezničar to use the existing football grounds in Sarajevo. The club played their first matches at a military training pitch called Egzercir which wasn't actually a football ground, however, it was the best ground available and will always be remembered as the club's first pitch. Egzercir was located in a part of Sarajevo known as
Čengić vila. In 1932, a new ground was built in Pofalići (yet another part of Sarajevo), close to the railway station. It wasn't much better than the last one, but it was built by the club and because of that it had a special meaning.
After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, Željezničar played at the "6th April" Stadium in
Marijin Dvor (there is a building now on the spot, behind the technical sciences secondary school) until 18 June 1950. Authorities planned to build a street, so the club made another move to military stadium in
Skenderija. Club staff was tired of all that moving and they decided to build its own stadium in
Grbavica neighborhood which just started to be redeveloped and urbanized. Friends, supporters, members of the club and even military, all helped in construction. Stadium was officially opened on 13 September 1951 with the second league match between Željezničar and
Šibenik
Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...
. Željezničar won 4–1.
Ever since,
Grbavica has been a place of joy and sorrow for the club and its supporters. Symbolically, the old railway line passed over the hill behind the stadium, and every time a train went by during a match it would sound its whistle to salute the fans. The stadium had a south side and a small east side while a wooden grandstand with a roof was on the west side. The grandstand was relocated from the "6th April" Stadium on the same year when Željezničar moved. Because of the reconstruction, Željezničar moved again in 1968 to
Koševo Stadium and even won the club's only Yugoslav title in 1972 playing there.
Grbavica was reopened yet again on 25 April 1976, and in 1986 a modern northern stand was added which is still in use. Unfortunately,
war
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organi ...
began in spring 1992 and Željezničar was forced, yet again, to play on Koševo Stadium until 1996 when it came back to Grbavica. During the 1990s war, the stadium suffered heavy structural damage. The stadium was located between the
first front lines and endured heavy fighting.
Bosnian Serbs
The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...
' forces burned down the wooden grandstand under which all the club facilities were located consequently burning down most of the club's records and trophies in the process as well. It was not until 2 May 1996 that a football match would be played on Grbavica Stadium again. Symbolically, the first match after the war was the
Sarajevo derby. The wooden grandstand that burned up during the war was never fully reconstructed and on its place, on the west side of the stadium, a much smaller wooden stand was built under which, yet again, all the club facilities are located. In 2016, the wooden stand was reconstructed and slightly expanded in a way that all the wood elements were replaced with anti-slip metal in order to meet the UEFA Stadium requirements.
Before the war capacity of the stadium was more than 20,000 unseated, but now it officially has 13,146 seated places with room for around 4,000 more patrons in standing areas.
Name of the club
Željezničar was formed as RŠD Željezničar (Radničko športsko društvo, eng. Workers' sports society). Željezničar means railwayman or railway worker. Later it was known as FK Željezničar (Fudbalski klub, eng. football club), and was a part of
SD Željezničar (Sportsko društvo, eng. sports society) which includes the clubs in other sports (basketball, handball, volleyball, chess, bowling, etc.) with the same name. In 1993, the initial acronym was changed to NK (Nogometni klub, eng. football club). In
Bosnian, both ''fudbal'' and ''nogomet'' are equally used as a word for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
. The word ''fudbal'' is dominant in the eastern and northern parts of the country, while ''nogomet'' is more used in its western parts. Since 2000, the club has officially been using the initial FK in its name.
In modern times, there is a restaurant named after the club's name. Such example is a ''
ćevapi
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''the national dishrestaurant in
Baščaršija
Baščaršija (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Башчаршија; ) is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-beg Ishaković founded the city.
Bašča ...
,
Sarajevo
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's ood
bazaar
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, called ''Ćevabdžinica "Željo"''.
Colours
Blue
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is traditionally the colour of railway workers in this part of
Europe
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. Since the club was founded by the railway workers, blue was a logical choice. Navy blue was always on the club's crest, but that was not always the case with kits. Sometimes they were light blue, sometimes regular blue, and sometimes navy blue, like the crest. Sometimes kits were blue with white vertical stripes. For some games in the 1999–00 season, the kits were striped horizontally, and in 2002–03 season they were dark grey, without any traces of blue. The away kit has always been white.
On the left side of the kit, by the heart, stands a crest. Since the foundation of the club, standard elements of the crest were ball and wings, also a traditional railway symbol. These standard elements were changed in design several times in the past. Some other elements were added or excluded in some periods of history. For example, a circle around the original crest was added in the 1990s. From 1945 to 1992 red five-pointed star stood in place of the ball, and the words "Sarajevo", "1921" and others were moved from one part of the crest to another many times. The current design dates back to 2000.
Supporters
FK Željezničar main supporter group are called
The Maniacs. There is also subgroups like Blue Tigers, Joint Union, Urban Corps, Stari Grad and Vendetta.
In popular culture, Stole Anđelović (''Stole iz Bora'') – a passionate club supporter from
Bor,
Serbia
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, is known decades (over 40 years) for traveling 450 km to attend most FK Željezničar Sarajevo home games, and was a long time supporter of
Yugoslav national team as well as fan of
Ivica Osim
Ivan Osim (6 May 1941 – 1 May 2022), best known as Ivica Osim, was a Bosnian professional Football player, footballer and Manager (association football), football manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all ...
.
A passionate group of fans from 1921.ba
TV upload regular Željezničar league and European match reports as well as interviews with players and staff to online stream media; ''
YouTube
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''.
Rivalries
Sarajevo derby (''Vječiti derbi'')
Željezničar has a fierce rivalry with their city-rivals
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
, which is known as the
Sarajevo derby, the biggest derby in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is contested regularly since both teams are part of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
During the
2015–16 season the club beat Sarajevo both home at
Grbavica and away, a first time the club has beaten Sarajevo away at
Koševo in 12 years.
During the
2017–18 league season, Željezničar beat Sarajevo in 3 out of 4 league matches, the most in one season and didn't even lose that season as there was also 1 draw.
During the
2018–19 league season, Željezničar lost against Sarajevo in 2 out of 3 league matches, the most in one season and didn't even win that season as there was also 1 draw. The most recent match was played on 27 April 2025, where Željezničar lost to Sarajevo 2–1 at Koševo.
Željezničar – Borac Banja Luka rivalry
Also another notable rivalry started to shape in recent years. Since the season
2008–09, the time when
Borac started to be standard in the
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
once again, a great rivalry started to develop between the two teams. Starting from the
2009–10 season the two teams mainly competed against each other for one of the titles (the league title or
national cup The English National Cup is an annual basketball knock-out competition held between professional, semi-professional and amateur teams from the various divisions of the National Basketball League (England), National Basketball League. For most of th ...
) and even the attendance almost got on pair with the Sarajevo derby. The rivalry also has a root in the fact that
Sarajevo
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and
Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...
are, by a good margin, the two biggest cities in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
, the first being also the capital of the whole country while the second takes the role as the de facto capital of
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...
entity.
Kit manufacturers
Club seasons
FK Željezničar Sarajevo is the most decorated club from Bosnia and Herzegovina having won six
Bosnian Cups, six
Bosnian Premier League
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...
titles, three
Bosnian Supercups and one
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
title.
Honours
Domestic
League
*
First League /
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...
:
**Winners (6):
1997–98,
2000–01,
2001–02,
2009–10,
2011–12,
2012–13
**Runners-up (7):
2002–03,
2003–04,
2004–05,
2014–15,
2016–17,
2017–18,
2019–20
*
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
:
**Winners (1):
1971–72
**Runners-up (1):
1970–71
*
Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...
:
**Winners (3): 1956–57 ,
1961–62 , 1977–78
**Runners-up (1): 1953–54
*
Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic League:
**Winners (1): 1946
Cups
*
Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup:
**Winners (6):
1999–2000,
2000–01,
2002–03,
2010–11,
2011–12,
2017–18
**Runners-up (4):
1996–97,
2001–02,
2009–10,
2012–13
*
Yugoslav Cup
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:
**Runners-up (1):
1980–81
*
Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
**Winners (3): 1998, 2000, 2001 (record)
European
*
UEFA Cup
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UEFA Europa League
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:
**Semi-finalists (1):
1984–85
**Quarter-finalists (1):
1971–72
Doubles
*
Premier League
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and
National Cup The English National Cup is an annual basketball knock-out competition held between professional, semi-professional and amateur teams from the various divisions of the National Basketball League (England), National Basketball League. For most of th ...
(2): 2000–01,
2011–12 (record)
Željezničar in Europe
Summary
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goals difference. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
Best results in European competitions
Records
*Biggest ever league victory: Željezničar – Barkohba 18–2 (23 March 1925, Second Sarajevo division)
*Biggest ever league defeat: 1–9 on several occasions
*Biggest Yugoslav first division victory: Željezničar –
Maribor
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8–0 (29 August 1971)
*Biggest Yugoslav first division defeat:
Dinamo Zagreb
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– Željezničar 9–1 (29 September 1946)
*Biggest
Sarajevo derby victory by Željezničar: Željezničar –
Torpedo
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9–1 (29 December 1946)
*Biggest Bosnian league victory: Željezničar –
Krajina Cazin 8–0 (31 March 2001), Željezničar –
Leotar 8–0 (28 August 2010)
*Biggest Bosnian league defeat: Zmaj od Bosne – Željezničar 9–1 (4 November 1995)
*Most overall official appearances:
Blagoje Bratić (343)
*Most league appearances:
Hajrudin Saračević (313)
*Most league games without loss (Bosnia and Herzegovina): 35 games (
2011–12 season)
*Most straight wins (Bosnia and Herzegovina): 12 league games
*Most overall official goals:
Josip Bukal,
Dželaludin Muharemović (127)
*Most league goals:
Dželaludin Muharemović (112)
*Most league goals in a season by team: 113 (
2000–01 season)
*Most league goals in a season by player: 31 (
Dželaludin Muharemović in
2000–01 season)
*Most capped player:
Mehmed Baždarević
Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club En Avant Guingamp, Guingamp.
Baždarevi� ...
(54 caps for
Yugoslavia
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, 2 caps for
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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)
Record departures
Players
Current squad
Club officials
Coaching staff
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Admir Adžem
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, Admir Derviši
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Adnan Gušo
, Goalkeeping coach
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, Video analyst
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, 1945–1947
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Milan Rajlić
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Bosnian Republic League
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, 1967–1976
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Milan Ribar
,
1971–72 Yugoslav Championship 1971–72 UEFA Cup quarter-finals
, -
, 1978–1986
,
Ivica Osim
Ivan Osim (6 May 1941 – 1 May 2022), best known as Ivica Osim, was a Bosnian professional Football player, footballer and Manager (association football), football manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all ...
,
1984–85 UEFA Cup semi-finals
, -
, 1998–1999
, rowspan=2,
Enver Hadžiabdić
,
1997–98 Bosnian Championship 1998
Bosnian Supercup
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, 1999–2000
,
1999–2000 Bosnian Cup
, -
, 2000–2001
,
Dino Đurbuzović
, 2000
Bosnian Supercup
, -
, 2001–2003
, rowspan=2,
Amar Osim
,
2000–01 Bosnian Championship 2000–01 Bosnian Cup 2001–02 Bosnian Championship 2002–03 Bosnian Cup 2001
Bosnian Supercup
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, 2009–2013
,
2009–10 Bosnian Championship 2010–11 Bosnian Cup 2011–12 Bosnian Championship 2011–12 Bosnian Cup 2012–13 Bosnian Championship
, -
, 2017–2018
,
Admir Adžem
,
2017–18 Bosnian Cup
Club ranking
According to the
IFFHS
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list of the Top 200 European clubs of the 20th century, an organization recognized by
FIFA
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, Željezničar is the highest ranked Bosnian club, sharing the 110th position on the list with
AZ Alkmaar
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and
Vitória de Guimarães. The club has produced many famous
Yugoslav and
Bosnian players, including
Ivica Osim
Ivan Osim (6 May 1941 – 1 May 2022), best known as Ivica Osim, was a Bosnian professional Football player, footballer and Manager (association football), football manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all ...
,
Josip Katalinski,
Mišo Smajlović,
Blagoje Bratić,
Hajrudin Saračević,
Josip Bukal,
Božo Janković,
Mehmed Baždarević
Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club En Avant Guingamp, Guingamp.
Baždarevi� ...
,
Edin Bahtić
Edin "Fićo" Bahtić (born 1 May 1956) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He was nicknamed after the famous Yugoslav car Zastava 750 colloquially known as ''Fićo'' (replica of Fiat 500).
Club career
Bo ...
,
Radmilo Mihajlović
Radmilo Mihajlović ( sr-cyr, Радмило Михајловић; born 19 November 1964) is a Bosnian former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Early career
Mihajlović started playing football in hometown club Sutjeska Foča an ...
,
Haris Škoro,
Nikola Nikić,
Edin Ćurić,
Dželaludin Muharemović,
Edin Višća,
Riad Bajić and
Edin Džeko.
UEFA coefficient
2022–23 season
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Sileks, , 2.500
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Celje
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Balzan
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, , 2.500
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Affiliated clubs
The following clubs are currently affiliated with FK Željezničar:
*
Medeama (2021–present)
*
Igman Konjic (2021–present)
*
Budućnost Banovići (2023–present)
References
External links
*
Official fan shop website .
Official supporters' website
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Sarajevo
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