Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg () is a professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

club from the city of

Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capital of West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the town itself had a population of 6,149 and the municipality of 28,929. Name ...

, that is situated 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 ...

. Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in the

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 ...

and plays its home matches on

Pecara Stadium Pecara Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NK Široki Brijeg Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg () is a professional associatio ...

which a capacity of 7,000 seats. The club also has a fully equipped sports and recreational center outside the town which is used as a training ground for the team.

History

The club was founded in 1948 as Nogometni klub Borak and competed in local leagues. Until 1991, it competed in the Yugoslav league system under the name of NK Mladost Lištica. The club was renamed several times until 1995 when it got its present-day name. Široki Brijeg experienced its greatest successes in the 1990s and onwards. The club has won the, now defunct,

First League of Herzeg-Bosnia The First League of Herzeg-Bosnia ( Croatian: Prva liga Herceg-Bosne) served as the top football league in Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War and post-war periods of the 1990s. During these years, football was divided along et ...

five times and is the most successful club of the competition. Since 2000, Široki Brijeg plays in the

, the country's top division, which they won two times, as well as three

Bosnia and Herzegovina Football 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 ...

s. Since 2002, the club has also, almost non stop been present in many

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, most notably the

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and

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

. However, Široki Brijeg still hasn't competed in the group stages of both mentioned competitions.

Colours and badge

The club wears blue and white striped jerseys at home while away the team has a white kit. The club's crest features a football bordered by the club's name and topped with the Croatian chequy.

Fans

Škripari is the organisation of

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supporters of the Croat-backed club NK Široki Brijeg. They also support

's other sport clubs, primarily

HKK Široki Hrvatski košarkaški klub Široki (), commonly referred to as HKK Široki or simply Široki, is a men's professional basketball club based in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team currently competes in the Basketball Championship of B ...

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. Some ultras espouse

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and

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sentiments.

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Honours

Široki Brijeg has so far won two

titles as well as five

championships that served as the top football league for Croat clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina until the merger into the Premier League in 2000. The club has also won three

titles, the most recent one being in the 2016–17 season.

Domestic

League

: ** Winners (2): 2003–04, 2005–06 **Runners-up (5): 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14 *

: ** Winners (5): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 **Runners-up (1): 1998–99

Cups

* Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup: ** Winners (3): 2006–07,

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, 2016–17 **Runners-up (6): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2024–25 * Herzeg-Bosnia Cup: **Runners-up (3): 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99

Club seasons

Source:

European record

Summary

Source:,uefa.com
/ref> Last updated on 15 July 2021.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

By result

Last updated: 15 July 2021.

By season

Club ranking

UEFA coefficient

2020–21 season

As of 17 December 2020
Source

Notable managers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siroki Brijeg Association football clubs established in 1948 Football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1948 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina