Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team statistics

This page lists national football team statistics regarding Bosnia 1992–Present, and also some statistics from Yugoslavia 1920–1990 period relevant to SRBiH.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Player records

All scorers Bosnian national football team

Table correct as of 13 Jan 2016.

  Still active players are highlighted

All scorers Bosnian national football team
# Name Goals
1 Edin Džeko
45 (details)
2 Vedad Ibišević
25
2 Zvjezdan Misimović
25
4 Elvir Bolić
22
5 Sergej Barbarez
17
6 Elvir Baljić
14
7 Zlatan Muslimović
11
8 Miralem Pjanić
9
9 Haris Medunjanin
7
10 Hasan Salihamidžić
6
11 Senijad Ibričić
4
11 Sejad Salihović
4
13 Izet Hajrović
3
13 Emir Spahić
3
13 Asim Hrnjić
3
13 Almedin Hota
3
13 Muhamed Konjić
3
13 Meho Kodro
3
13 Zlatan Bajramović
3
20 Ermin Bičakčić
2
20 Milan Đurić
2
20 Edin Višća
2
20 Senad Lulić
2
20 Muamer Svraka
2
20 Mirsad Bešlija
2
20 Sanin Pintul
2
20 Mirko Hrgović
2
20 Ivica Grlić
2
20 Dario Damjanović
2
20 Marko Topić
2
20 Dželaludin Muharemović
2
32 Avdija Vršajević
1
32 Muhamed Subašić
1
32 Miroslav Stevanović
1
32 Darko Maletić
1
32 Sanel Jahić
1
32 Ermin Zec
1
32 Adnan Ćustović
1
32 Almin Kulenović
1
32 Stevo Nikolić
1
32 Senad Repuh
1
32 Edin Mujčin
1
32 Džemo Smječanin
1
32 Senad Brkić
1
32 Vedran Pelić
1
32 Sead Seferović
1
32 Velimir Brašnić
1
32 Marijo Dodik
1
32 Nermin Šabić
1
32 Enes Mešanović
1
32 Miroslav Dujmović
1
32 Omer Joldić
1
32 Faruk Ihtijarević
1
32 Bruno Akrapović
1
32 own goals
N/A
All Total  Bosnia and Herzegovina
257

All appearances for Bosnian national football team


Table correct as of 26 March 2014

All appearances for Bosnian national football team
# Name Position Caps Goals Date of debut Debut against Date of last match Last match against Ref
1
Zvjezdan Misimović
MF
79
25
2004 February 18  Macedonia 2013 November 18  Argentina
2
Emir Spahić
DF
72
3
2003 June 7  Romania 2014 March 5  Egypt
3
Edin Džeko
FW
60
33
2007 June 2  Turkey 2014 March 5  Egypt
4
Elvir Bolić
FW
51
22
1996 September 1  Greece 2006 September 6  Hungary
5
Vedad Ibišević
FW
53
20
2007 March 24  Norway 2014 March 5  Egypt
6
Sergej Barbarez
MF
47
17
1998 May 14  Argentina 2006 October 7  Moldova
7
Miralem Pjanić
MF
46
8
2008 August 20  Bulgaria 2013 November 18  Lithuania
7
Vedin Musić
MF
45
1995 November 30  Albania 2007 June 6  Malta
9
Kenan Hasagić
GK
44
2002 September 7  Romania 2011 October 11  France
10
Hasan Salihamidžić
MF
42
6
1996 October 8  Croatia 2006 August 16  France
11
Senijad Ibričić
MF
41
4
2005 February 2  Iran 2013 October 10  Liechtenstein
12
Elvir Rahimić
MF
40
2007 June 2  Turkey 2013 August 14  United States
12
Sejad Salihović
MF
40
4
2007 October 13  Greece 2014 March 5  Egypt
14
Muhamed Konjić
DF
39
3
1995 November 30  Albania 2006 August 16  France
15
Elvir Baljić
FW
38
14
1996 April 24  Albania 2005 March 30  Lithuania
16
Zlatan Bajramović
MF
37
3
2002 March 27  Macedonia 2009 November 18  Portugal
17
Mirsad Hibić
DF
36
1996 April 24  Albania 2004 April 28  Finland
17
Nermin Šabić
MF
36
1
1996 April 24  Albania 2008 August 20  Bulgaria
17
Saša Papac
DF
36
2001 January 12  Bangladesh 2012 February 28  Brazil
20
Haris Medunjanin
MF
34
5
2009 November 18  Portugal 2014 March 5  Egypt
21
Džemal Berberović
DF
33
2003 February 12  Wales 2010 June 3  Germany
22
Mirsad Bešlija
MF
32
2
2001 January 12  Bangladesh 2006 September 6  Hungary
22
Senad Lulić
MF
32
1
2008 June 1  Azerbaijan 2014 March 5  Egypt
24
Zlatan Muslimović
FW
30
11
2006 August 16  France 2011 September 2  Belarus
24
Safet Nadarević
DF
30
2001 June 23  Bahrain 2010 September 7  France
26
Mirko Hrgović
MF
29
2
2003 February 12  Wales 2009 October 14  Spain
27
Asmir Begović
GK
28
2009 October 10  Estonia 2014 March 5  Egypt
28
Mirsad Dedić
GK
26
1996 November 6  Italy 2000 January 24  Qatar
29
Marko Topić
FW
24
2
1997 November 5  Tunisia 2009 June 9  Oman
29
Mirza Varešanović
DF
24
1996 April 24  Albania 2001 July 22  Iran
29
Vladan Grujić
MF
24
2002 October 16  Norway 2006 October 11  Greece
29
Samir Muratović
MF
24
1999 January 27  Malta 2014 March 5  Sweden
33
Edin Mujčin
MF
23
1
1997 June 8  Denmark 2002 October 16  Norway
33
Sanel Jahić
MF
23
1
2008 March 26  Macedonia 2012 May 31  Mexico
35
Mensur Mujdža
DF
22
2010 August 10  Qatar 2014 March 5  Egypt
36
Branimir Bajić
DF
21
2004 August 18  France 2008 August 20  Bulgaria
36
Boris Pandža
DF
21
2007 June 2  Turkey 2012 August 15  Wales
38
Adnan Zahirović
MF
20
2010 December 10  Poland 2013 October 10  Lithuania
38
Almedin Hota
MF
20
3
1998 May 14  Argentina 2002 October 11  Germany
38
Adnan Gušo
GK
20
2000 March 29  Macedonia 2007 November 21  Turkey
41
Bakir Beširević
MF
19
1996 October 8  Croatia 2000 January 24  Qatar
41
Omer Joldić
MF
19
1997 February 24  Zimbabwe 2001 February 28  Hungary
43
Bulend Biščević
MF
18
1999 August 18  Liechtenstein 2005 February 2  Iran
43
Darko Maletić
MF
18
1
2007 March 24  Norway 2012 February 28  Brazil
43
Dario Damjanović
MF
18
2
2004 February 18  Macedonia 2009 August 12  Iran
46
Mladen Bartolović
MF
17
1
2003 June 7  Romania 2008 November 19  Slovenia
47
Dželaludin Muharemović
MF
16
2
1997 February 22  Vietnam 2001 October 7  Liechtenstein
47
Ivica Grlić
MF
16
2
2004 April 28  Finland 2006 October 11  Greece
49
Ninoslav Milenković
DF
15
2004 February 18  Macedonia 2006 September 6  Hungary
49
Sejad Halilović
MF
15
1996 October 8  Croatia 2000 January 24  Qatar


Not included unofficial matches: BiH-Uruguay, BiH-Chile, BiH-Slovakia, BiH-Malaysia U23, BiH-South Africa

All Bosnian scorers at Major Competitions (Bosnia 1992–Present)

TournamentRoundScoreResultGoalscorers
2014 FIFA World Cup Round 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 2  ArgentinaLossSead Kolašinac (o.g.), Ibišević
Round 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 – 1  NigeriaLossDžeko (incorrectly disallowed)
Round 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – 1  IranWinDžeko, Pjanić, Vršajević

Bosnian players at Major Competitions (Yugoslavia 1920–1990)

Bosnian-Herzegovinian players who represented Yugoslavia at Major Competitions (1920–1990)
CompetitionPlayersCoaches
Belgium 1920 Summer OlympicsNone-
France 1924 Summer OlympicsNone-
Netherlands 1928 Summer OlympicsNone-
Uruguay 1930 FIFA World CupNone-
United Kingdom 1948 Summer OlympicsMiroslav Brozović, Branko Stanković-
Brazil 1950 FIFA World CupPredrag Đajić, Branko Stanković-
Finland 1952 Summer OlympicsBranko Stanković-
Switzerland 1954 FIFA World CupBranko Stanković, Lev Mantula-
Australia 1956 Summer Olympics Kruno Radiljević, Ibrahim Biogradlić, Muhamed Mujić-
Sweden 1958 FIFA World CupNone-
France 1960 UEFA EuroMilan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Muhamed Mujić-
Italy 1960 Summer OlympicsMilan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Velimir Sombolac-
Chile 1962 FIFA World CupVlatko Marković, Andrija Anković, Milan Galić, Muhamed Mujić, Nikola Stipić-
Japan 1964 Summer OlympicsIvan Ćurković, Mirsad Fazlagić, Svetozar Vujović, Ivica Osim-
Italy 1968 UEFA EuroMirsad Fazlagić, Ivica Osim, Vahidin Musemić, Boško Antić, Idriz Hošić-
West Germany 1974 FIFA World CupEnver Marić, Enver Hadžiabdić, Josip Katalinski, Franjo Vladić, Dušan Bajević, Rizah Mešković-
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 UEFA EuroDžemal Hadžiabdić, Josip Katalinski, Enver Marić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Edhem Šljivo, Franjo Vladić-
Soviet Union 1980 Summer Olympics Boro Primorac, Srebrenko Repčić, Miloš Šestić, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Dževad Šećerbegović, Vladimir Matijević-
Spain 1982 FIFA World CupEdhem Šljivo, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Safet Sušić, Miloš Šestić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Predrag Pašić-
France 1984 UEFA EuroMirsad Baljić, Miloš Šestić, Safet Sušić, Mehmed Baždarević, Zlatko Vujović, Faruk Hadžibegić, Sulejman Halilović -
United States 1984 Summer Olympics Mehmed Baždarević, Vlado Čapljić, Mirsad Baljić, Admir Smajić-
South Korea 1988 Summer Olympics Semir Tuce, Cvijan Milošević, Davor Jozić, Refik ŠabanadžovićIvica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović
Italy 1990 FIFA World CupFaruk Hadžibegić, Davor Jozić, Safet Sušić, Zlatko Vujović, Fahrudin Omerović, Refik Šabanadžović, Mirsad BaljićIvica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović

2+ BiH players playing at the same club

The table below lists two or more Bosnian football team players in one foreign based club at the same time:

# Player names Club Season(s) together
4 Faruk Hujdurović;
Bruno Akrapović;
Tomislav Piplica;
Marko Topić
Germany FC Energie Cottbus 2000–01; 2001–02
3 Ervin Zukanović;
Miralem Pjanić;
Edin Džeko
Italy A.S. Roma 2015–16
2 Toni Šunjić;
Vedad Ibišević
Germany VfB Stuttgart 2015 only
2 Sejad Salihović;
Zvjezdan Misimović
China Beijing Renhe F.C. 2015; 2016
2 Zlatan Muslimović;
Zvjezdan Misimović
China Guizhou Renhe F.C. 2013; 2014
2 Emir Spahić;
Miroslav Stevanović
Spain Sevilla FC 2012–13
2 Sejad Salihović;
Vedad Ibišević
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 2009–10;
2010–11;
2011–12
2 Zvjezdan Misimović;
Edin Džeko
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2008–09
2 Zvjezdan Misimović;
Hasan Salihamidžić
Germany FC Bayern Munich 2002–03

Note: Table contains some of the more prominent club sides of the world. Table does not yet contain clubs from other former Yugoslavia republics.

Matches statistics

Biggest wins

Scores from 4–0 to up

Date Venue Match Round Result Difference
1 7 September 2012 Rheinpark Stadion Liechtenstein Liechtenstein  Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 1 – 8 +7
2 10 September 2008 Bilino Polje Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina  -  Estonia South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 7 – 0 +7
3 7 June 2013 Riga Latvia Latvia  -  Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 0 – 5 +5
3 7 October 2011 Bilino Polje Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina  Luxembourg PolandUkraine 2012 EURO qualification 5 – 0 +5
3 7 October 2001 Bilino Polje Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina  Liechtenstein South KoreaJapan 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 5 – 0 +5
6 22 February 1997 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Vietnam  Bosnia and Herzegovina Malaysia 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia 0 – 4 +4

Hat-tricks for Bosnia

The below table shows a list of Bosnia-Herzegovina players who scored 3 or more goals in one game.

Player Goals Result Opponent Competition Date
Elvir Baljić 4 4–1 Estonia Estonia UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers 9 October 1999
Elvir Bolić 3 3–0 San Marino San Marino 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 8 October 2005
Zlatan Muslimović 3 3–5 Croatia Croatia Friendly 22 August 2007
Zvjezdan Misimović 3 7–0 Estonia Estonia 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 10 September 2008
Vedad Ibišević 3 8–1 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 7 September 2012
Edin Džeko 3 8–1 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 7 September 2012
Edin Džeko 3 3–0 Andorra Andorra UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers 28 March 2015

Hat-tricks conceded by Bosnia

The below table shows a list of opponent players who scored 3 or more goals in one game against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Player Goals Result National team Competition Date
Gabriel Batistuta 3 5–0 Argentina Argentina Friendly 14 May 1998
Valdas Ivanauskas 3 4–2 Lithuania Lithuania UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers 14 October 1998
Artim Šakiri 3 4–4 Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Friendly 27 March 2002
Jozy Altidore 3 4–3 United States USA Friendly 14 August 2013

Memorable victories

Source: Results

  • Unofficial games not included.
Date Tournament Place Opponents Score Additional Notes
6 November 1996 Friendly Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Italy 2  1 Victory over top 10 ranked team at the time (5th)[1]
10 November 1996 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 2  1 Historic first ever victory in qualifiers
20 August 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Denmark 3  0 Victory over top 10 ranked team at the time (3rd)[2]
2 April 2003 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 2  0
24 March 2007 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Oslo, Norway  Norway 2  1
2 June 2007 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Turkey 3  2
10 September 2008 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Estonia 7  0 Largest ever victory (without conceding)
28 March 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Genk, Belgium  Belgium 4  2
10 October 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2  0 Qualified to 2010 FIFA World Cup play-offs
3 March 2010 Friendly Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Ghana 2  1 Victory over 2010 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up
and 2010 FIFA World Cup participant
7 September 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Vaduz, Lichtenstein  Liechtenstein 8  1 Largest ever victory
22 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Greece 3  1
10 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Žilina, Slovakia  Slovakia 2  1
15 October 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 1  0 Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup
30 May 2014 Friendly St. Louis, United States  Ivory Coast 2  1 Away victory over 2014 FIFA World Cup participant
3 June 2014 Friendly Chicago, United States  Mexico 1  0 Away victory over 2014 FIFA World Cup participant
25 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage Salvador, Brazil  Iran 3  1 Historic first ever victory in FIFA World Cup
10 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Wales 2  0 Victory over top 10 ranked team at the time (8th)[3]
13 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 3  2 Qualified to UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs

Major Tournaments appearances and play-offs appearances

NationConfederationInternational Tournament (s)Qualifying Play-off (s)FIFA Active
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaUEFA2014 FIFA World Cup Group StagePld: 3 - Won: 0 - Lost: 3
2010 FIFA World Cup – play-offs;
UEFA Euro 2012 – play-offs;
UEFA Euro 2016 – play-offs
(since 1996)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first former Yugoslav nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup directly, and not via play-offs first;
  • Tino-Sven Sušić played for Bosnia at 2014 FIFA World Cup under his uncle - head coach Safet Sušić.

Play-offs win-draw-loss stats

OpponentMatchesWonDrawLoss
 Portugal4013
 Republic of Ireland2011

Major Tournament win-draw-loss stats

OpponentTournamentMatchesWonDrawLoss
 Argentina2014 FIFA World Cup1001
 Nigeria2014 FIFA World Cup1001
 Iran2014 FIFA World Cup1100

Head-to-Head records against other countries

Tables correct as of 16 November 2015.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time international record, 1995–present
Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential First games Last games Biggest win Biggest loss
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 14.05.1998 15.06.2014 x 0:5
 Brazil 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 18.12.1996 28.02.2012 x 1:2
 Chile 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 22.01.2001 22.01.2001 1:0 x
 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 18.01.2001 18.01.2001 3:2 x
 Mexico 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 09.02.2011 03.06.2014 1:0 0:2
 United States 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 14.08.2013 14.08.2013 x 3:4
 Algeria 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 14.11.2012 14.11.2012 1:0 x
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 05.03.2014 05.03.2014 x 0:2
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 03.03.2010 03.03.2010 2:1 x
 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 30.05.2014 30.05.2014 2:1 x
 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 21.06.2014 21.06.2014 x 0:1
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 08.08.2001 08.08.2001 4:2 x
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 05.11.1997 05.11.1997 x 1:2
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 24.02.1997 24.02.1997 x x
 Albania 4 1 2 1 3 3 =0 30.11.1995 07.06.2011 2:0 0:2
 Andorra 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 28.03.2015 06.09.2015 3:0 x
 Armenia 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 15.10.2008 05.09.2009 4:1 x
 Austria 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 24.03.2001 31.03.2015 x 0:2
 Azerbaijan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 01.06.2008 01.06.2008 1:0 x
 Belarus 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 02.09.2011 06.09.2011 2:0 x
 Belgium 6 3 1 2 10 11 −1 26.03.2005 03.09.2015 4:2 1:4
 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 20.08.2008 20.08.2008 x 1:2
 Croatia 4 0 0 4 6 14 −8 08.10.1996 22.08.2007 x 1:4
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 10.10.1998 08.09.1999 x 0:3
 Cyprus 2 1 0 1 4 4 =0 09.09.2014 13.10.2015 3:2 1:2
 Denmark 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 08.06.1997 11.10.2003 3:0 0:2
 Estonia 5 3 1 1 14 3 +11 05.09.1998 10.10.2009 7:0 0:1
 Faroe Islands 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 19.08.1998 09.06.1999 1:0 x
 Finland 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 28.04.2004 28.04.2004 1:0 x
 France 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 18.08.2004 11.10.2011 x 0:2
 Germany 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 11.10.2002 03.06.2010 x 1:3
 Greece 7 1 2 4 5 12 −7 01.09.1996 22.03.2013 3:1 0:4
 Hungary 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 10.03.1999 08.09.2007 x 1:3
 Israel 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 11.10.2000 12.06.2015 3:1 0:3
 Italy 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 06.11.1996 06.11.1996 2:1 x
 Latvia 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 11.09.2012 07.06.2013 5:0 x
 Liechtenstein 6 5 1 0 23 2 +21 18.08.1999 04.09.2014 8:1 x
 Lithuania 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 14.10.1998. 16.10.2013. 3:0 2:4
 Luxembourg 5 5 0 0 13 1 +12 29.03.2003 07.10.2011 5:0 x
 Macedonia 5 1 3 1 8 8 =0 03.06.1998 26.03.2008 1:0 0:1
 Malta 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 27.01.1999 06.06.2007 5:2 1:2
 Moldova 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 07.10.2006 12.09.2007 x 0:1
 Norway 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 16.10.2002 17.10.2007 2:1 0:2
 Poland 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 10.12.2010 16.12.2011 x 0:1
 Portugal 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 14.11.2009 15.11.2011 x 2:6
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 26.05.2012 16.11.2015 x 0:2
 Romania 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7 07.09.2002 03.06.2011 2:1 0:3
 San Marino 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 04.06.2005 09.10.2005 3:0 x
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 04.09.1999 05.10.1999 x 0:1
 Serbia and Montenegro 5 0 2 3 1 6 −5 14.01.2001 12.10.2005 x 0:2
 Slovakia 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 20.06.2001 10.09.2013 3:2 0:1
 Slovenia 4 4 0 0 10 4 +6 10.11.1996 06.02.2013 3:0 x
 Spain 6 0 2 4 6 14 −8 02.09.2000 14.10.2009 x 1:4
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 29.05.2010 29.05.2010 x 2:4
 Turkey 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 16.08.2000 09.09.2009 2:0 0:1
 Wales 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 12.02.2003 10.10.2015 2:0 x
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 23.06.2001 23.06.2001 1:0 x
 Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 12.01.2001 12.01.2001 2:0 x
 China PR 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 02.03.1997 02.03.1997 x 0:3
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 26.02.1997 26.02.1997 2:0 x
 Iran 6 1 1 4 10 17 −7 22.07.2001 25.06.2014 3:1 0:4
 Japan 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 28.02.2006 30.01.2008 x 0:3
 Jordan 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 11.03.2000 15.03.2000 2:1 x
 Malaysia 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 28.02.1997 27.06.2001 2:0 x
 Oman 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 09.06.2009 09.06.2009 2:1 x
 Qatar 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 24.01.2000 10.08.2010 x 0:2
 South Korea 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 26.05.2006 26.05.2006 x 0:2
 Uzbekistan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 30.06.2001 01.06.2009 x 1:2
 Vietnam 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 22.02.1997 22.02.1997 4:0 x
World XI 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 25.04.2000 25.04.2000 x 0:1
69 Countries 187 74 39 74 270 256 +14 30.11.1995 16.11.2015 8:1 0:5

The table lists opponents played, sorted by members of FIFA affiliated confederations.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time record sorted by FIFA Confederations, 1995–present

Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Differential First games Last games
UEFA 143 58 32 53 215 186 +29 30.11.1995 16.11.2015
AFC 24 9 6 9 32 36 −4 22.02.1997 25.06.2014
CAF 8 4 1 3 12 11 +1 05.11.1997 21.06.2014
CONMEBOL 7 2 0 5 6 14 −8 14.05.1998 15.06.2014
CONCACAF 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 09.02.2011 03.06.2014
OFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 x x
69 Countries 186 74 39 73 270 255 +15 30.11.1995 16.11.2015

World XI result not counted in this table.

Matches vs Ex-Yugoslav Republics

Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of six republics of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As such, meeting one of its neighbor republics on the sports pitch is of great significance.


Active:

OpponentMatchesWonDrawLoss
 Serbia0000
 Croatia4004
 Slovenia4400
 Montenegro0000
 Macedonia5131


Defunct:

OpponentMatchesWonDrawLoss
Yugoslavia 
 Serbia and Montenegro
5023


Non-UEFA member (emerging republic):

OpponentMatchesWonDrawLoss
 Kosovo0000

Managers and Captains

Captains

Emir Spahić captained Bosnia at their first ever FIFA World Cup tournament. This is a list of Bosnia-Herzegovina captains for five or more official and friendly matches.

Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Mehmed Baždarević (2 caps) 1996, Vlatko Glavaš (1) 1997, Suvad Katana (2) 1998, Bruno Akrapović (4) 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamidžić (1) 2004, Zlatan Bajramović (1) 2006, Džemal Berberović (1) 2007, Asmir Begović (3) 2014 to 2015.
Table correct as of 20 Nov 2015

Player Period Games as captain (Total caps) Major tournaments as captain (Games)
Muhamed Konjić 1995–2002 20 (38)
Meho Kodro 1997–1998 5 (13)
Elvir Bolić 1999–2000 6 (51)
Mirsad Hibić 2001–2003 14 (35)
Sergej Barbarez 2004–2006 20 (48)
Zvjezdan Misimović 2007–2012 16 (84)
Emir Spahić 2009–2014 55 (87) 2014 FIFA World Cup (3)
Edin Džeko 2014– 13 (76)

Notable national team managers from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Table correct as at 16 November 2015.
List ONLY includes managers of senior national teams originating from Bosnia who have worked overseas and/or who have had national team success.
Does not include managers of junior sides. Also the list does not include assistant to national coach managers. See full list of Bosnia-Herzegovina national team managers.

Manager National Teams managed Managerial Tenure Achievements
Vladimir Petković Switzerland Switzerland Jul 2014 – present Petkovic to succeed Hitzfeld [4]
Safet Sušić Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec 2009 – Nov 2014 2014 FIFA World CupGroup stage; Play-offs for UEFA 2012 Euro
Mehmed Baždarević Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec 2014 – present Play-offs for UEFA 2016 Euro
Miroslav Blažević* Croatia Croatia 1994 – 2000 UEFA Euro 1996 – Quarter-finals; 1998 FIFA World CupThird place
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008 – 2009 Play-offs for 2010 FIFA World Cup
Iran Iran 2001 Play-offs for 2002 FIFA World Cup
Switzerland Switzerland 1976 – 1977 Only as interim manager
Vahid Halilhodžić Japan Japan March 2015 – Present
Algeria Algeria 2011 – Jul 2014 2014 FIFA World CupRound of 16
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 2008 – 2010 Qualified for 2010 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
Ivica Osim Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1986 – 1992 1990 FIFA World CupQuarter-finals
Japan Japan 2006 – 2007 2007 AFC Asian CupSemi-finals
Džemaludin Mušović Qatar Qatar 1990 – 1995; 2004 – 2007 2007 AFC Asian CupGroup stage
Džemal Hadžiabdić Qatar Qatar 1997; 2000 – 2001
Senad Kreso Bahrain Bahrain 2007 2007 Gulf Cup of NationsSemi-finals
Kemal Alispahić Tajikistan Tajikistan 2012
  • Miroslav Blažević was born in Travnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (present day Bosnia), but lived most of his life in Zagreb, Croatia. He is considered to be both Bosnian and/or Croatian manager having managed clubs from both nations, including their national teams.

Home venues record

(Bosnia 1992–Present)
Table correct as of 19 Nov 2015.

Table of games played at home stadiums
Venue City GP W D L GD Opponents
Stadium Asim Ferhatović Hase Sarajevo 30 9 8 13 34:41 BiH-Italy 2:1, BiH-Greece 0:1, BiH-Denmark 3:0, BiH-Slovenia 1:0, BiH-Faroe Island 1:0, BiH-Estonia 1:1, BiH-Czech Republic 1:3, BiH-Lithuania 2:0, BiH-Scotland 1:2, BiH-Turkey 2:0, BiH-Spain 1:2, BiH-Austria 1:1, BiH-Israel 0:0, BiH-Serbia 0:2, BiH-Romania 0:3, BiH-Germany 1:1, BiH-Denamrk 1:1, BiH-Serbia 0:0, BiH-Lithuania 1:1, BiH-France 1:2, BiH-Turkey 3:2, BiH-Malta 1:0, BiH-Croatia 3:5, BiH-Moldova 0:1, BiH-Norway 0:2, BiH-Iran 2:3, BiH-Ghana 2:1, BiH-France 0:2, BiH-Greece 0:0, BiH-USA 3:4
Stadium Bilino Polje Zenica 35 20 8 7 67:32 BiH-Albania 0:0, BiH-Macedonia 1:0, BiH-Hungary 1:1, BiH-Liechtenstein 5:0, BiH-Luxembourg 2:0, BiH-Norway 1:0, BiH-Finland 1:0, BiH-Spain 1:1, BiH-Belgium 1:0, BiH-San Marino 3:0, BiH-Hungary 1:3, BiH-Greece 0:4, BiH-Macedonia 2:2, BiH-Azerbaijan 1:0, BiH-Bulgaria 1:2, BiH-Estonia 7:0, BiH-Armenia 4:1, BiH-Belgium 2:1, BiH-Turkey 1:1, BiH-Spain 2:5, BiH-Portugal 0:1, BiH-Romania 2:1, BiH-Albania 2:0, BiH-Belarus 1:0, BiH-Luxembourg 5:0, BiH-Portugal 0:0, BiH-Latvia 4:1, BiH-Lithuania 3:0, BiH-Greece 3:1, BiH-Slovakia 0:1, BiH-Liechtenstein 4:1, BiH-Cyprus 1:2, BiH-Belgium 1:1, BiH-Izrael 3:1, BiH-Andorra 3:0, BiH-Wales 2:0, BiH-Rep. of Ireland 1:1
Stadium Grbavica Sarajevo 3 1 2 0 7:5 BiH-Malta 2:0, BiH-Macedonia 4:4, BiH-Qatar 1:1
Stadion pod Borićima Bihać 1 0 1 0 2:2 BiH-Iran 2:2
Total 69 30 19 20 110:80

Notable match formations

Bosnia-Herzegovina's starting line-up against Iran, World Cup 2014


FIFA World Rankings

BiH Ranking Evolution

From April 1996 – March 2014

Yearly averages

FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina[5]

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
152 99 96 75 78 69 87 59 79 65 59 51 61 51 44 20 27 19 29 22

References

See also

External links

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