Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in men's international football competitions, and is governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992, Bosnian footballers played for Yugoslavia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved their best result when they reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup as winners of their qualifying group.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They were eliminated after narrow group stage losses to Argentina and Nigeria and a win over Iran.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The national team has never taken part in a UEFA European Championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The team's highest FIFA World Ranking was 13th, achieved in August 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
History
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Bosnia and Herzegovina have seen a steady rise in their fortunes on the international football stage in recent times. Historically, they have managed multiple play-off appearances and qualified for one FIFA World Cup. More often than not, the team produces solid results in qualifiers and challenges for a top spot.
From 1920 to 1992, the players lined up for Yugoslavia, but following the outbreak of the Bosnian War and subsequent independence, a new football nation arose from the ashes.
The early period saw Bosnia and Herzegovina have to wait until the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to compete for a place in a major competition. Bosnia and Herzegovina finished fourth in a group that included Greece, Denmark, Croatia and Slovenia. This was then subsequently followed by further disappointment with lackluster campaigns in the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers, as well as the 2002 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>
This early period was followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina coming very close to qualifying directly for their first major competition, UEFA Euro 2004, narrowly missing out by a single goal against Denmark.<ref name="Uefa.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to make the grade in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, despite being unbeaten at home, and the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, which saw their poor home form cost them. Bosnia and Herzegovina then experienced double heartbreak, bowing out twice in the playoffs to Portugal, first 2–0 on aggregate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup decider and then 6–2 on aggregate in the UEFA Euro 2012 decider.<ref name="Spain - Bosnia-Herzegovina Match Report WC Q 2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:See alsoBosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament, by beating Lithuania in October 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They managed to finish third in a group which included Argentina and won their first match 3–1 over Iran.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Nigeria pipped them for second place in the group with a 1–0 win marred with controversy following an incorrectly-disallowed goal by Edin Džeko in the first half.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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In the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, Bosnia and Herzegovina finished third behind Belgium and Wales. After a bad start to the qualifiers with a surprise 2–1 defeat at home against Cyprus and managing just two points in four games, Safet Sušić was dismissed and replaced by Mehmed Baždarević.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
After the slow start, Bosnian performance improved dramatically, with five wins in their remaining six matches, including victories over Wales and Israel along with three clean sheets. However, they ultimately failed to qualify after a two legged playoff encounter with the Republic of Ireland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to make back-to-back FIFA World Cups after failing to qualify to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Bosnia and Herzegovina won their UEFA Nations League group and guaranteed a playoffs berth for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. Still, they finished fourth in their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group with the manager Robert Prosinečki, missing out on direct qualification and entered the playoffs,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and with new manager Dušan Bajević, they ultimately missed out on yet another Euro after losing to Northern Ireland on penalties.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They finished bottom of Group 1 in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A, thus relegating them to the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B.
Following several years of disappointment, Bulgarian Ivaylo Petev was named as Bosnia and Herzegovina's new manager, marking the first time a Bosnia and Herzegovina manager was not from the former Yugoslavia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In their first campaign under Petev, Bosnia and Herzegovina were drawn into a group with 2018 FIFA World Cup champions France and kept their chances of qualification alive until the final two matches; ultimately failing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He also led the team to winning Group 3 of the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B, thus earning promotion back to 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A and guaranteed a play-off berth for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
They suffered disappointment in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group that saw three managers: Faruk Hadžibegić,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Meho Kodro<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Savo Milošević pick up only one win each for a total of 9 points and entered the playoffs. There, they lost 2–1 to Ukraine, failing to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Nickname
A popular nickname of all Bosnian national teams is "Zmajevi", popularized by football TV commentator Mustafa Mijajlović during the Belgium vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–4) 2010 WC qualification game on 28 March 2009.
General agreement among Bosnia and Herzegovina sports fans is that this nickname has historical context, as it is considered as an allusion to the famous Bosnian general Husein Gradaščević, who fought for Bosnian autonomy, and who was known as the "Dragon of Bosnia".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In both local and foreign media, they are sometimes referred to as the Golden Lilies, which was the original nickname given to all of the country's national teams by fans after independence, in reference to the official state insignia at the time (the flag and the coat of arms), which itself referred to the golden lily, the historical state insignia that was featured on the coat of arms of the ruling Bosnian medieval Kotromanić dynasty.<ref name="Golden Lilies blossoming">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Home stadiums
Currently, the national team uses Grbavica Stadium as its home ground following its renovation in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Bosnia and Herzegovina also uses Bilino Polje Stadium, located in the city of Zenica, for many of its home games. The stadium, built and opened in 1972, underwent many reconstruction works since 2012 in order to comply with standards needed to host international games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Another stadium Bosnia and Herzegovina has used is Koševo City Stadium.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Its training ground for domestic matches is the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre in Zenica, which was opened in 2013 in conjunction with UEFA.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Supporters
A large number of national team's supporters come from Northern and Western Europe, North America, and some from as far away as Australia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Most of these fans are members of BHFanaticos, Belaj Boys, BHLegion, Armija Zmajeva (Dragons Army) and Ljuti Krajišnici groups.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the game against Norway, at the Ullevål Stadium in Oslo on 24 March 2007, Bosnian fans caused an hour-long delay due to an unprecedented amount of flares that had been thrown onto the pitch in protest against corruption in the (now former) Football Federation of Bosnia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> On 1 June 2008, former Bosnia and Herzegovina players Meho Kodro and Elvir Bolić organised a friendly humanitarian game in Sarajevo called "Kodro, Bola and Friends" between former Bosnian football legends, in order to gain support, to say its time for changes in the Bosnian Football Association.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The game was organised to commence at the same time as Bosnia and Herzegovina national side faced Azerbaijan in a friendly in Zenica. The attendance in Sarajevo was 15,000 while in Zenica only about 50.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The game in Sarajevo was organised by the Federalna TV who broadcast the humanitarian game live. A significant number of Bosnian International players were involved in the game,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which ended 11–9 in favour of Team Kodro.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Kits
Template:Sister project Bosnia and Herzegovina's traditional kit colours are blue and white, taken from the country's flag. While the current home kits are primarily blue, and the away kits are primarily white, this colour scheme was initially used in reverse order. This is due to the fact that the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RBiH), used before the Dayton Agreement, was predominately white.
The team kit is currently produced by Spanish sports company Kelme.<ref name="KELME NOVI TEHNIČKI SPONZOR NS/FS BIH">Template:Cite news</ref> The general sponsor of the team is m:tel.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Also sponsoring the team are Coca-Cola, ASA Osiguranje, and Privredna banka Sarajevo.
The table below shows the history of kit manufacturers for the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
| Period | Kit Provider | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–1999 | Template:Flagicon Patrick<ref name="Bhdragons.com-jersey-history">Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 1999–2000 | Template:Flagicon Adidas<ref name="Bhdragons.com-jersey-history"/> | |
| 2000–2005 | Template:Flagicon Reusch<ref name="Bhdragons.com-jersey-history"/> | |
| 2005–2014 | Template:Flagicon Legea<ref name="Bhdragons.com-jersey-history"/> | |
| 2014–2023 | Template:Flagicon Adidas<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 2023–present | Template:Flagicon Kelme<ref name="KELME NOVI TEHNIČKI SPONZOR NS/FS BIH"/> |
Results and fixtures
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Coaching staff
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Sergej Barbarez |
| Assistant coaches | Template:Flagicon Zlatan Bajramović |
| Template:Flagicon Mirko Hrgović | |
| Template:Flagicon Ninoslav Milenković | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Kenan Hasagić |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Marko Čavka |
| Scouts | Template:Flagicon Siniša Mrkobrada |
| Template:Flagicon Saša Papac | |
| Video analysts | Template:Flagicon Rasmus Jansson |
| Template:Flagicon Jasmin Kolašinac | |
| Team doctors | Template:Flagicon Adnan Hadžimuratović |
| Template:Flagicon Reuf Karabeg | |
| Technical director | Template:Flagicon Emir Spahić |
| Team secretary | Template:Flagicon Darko Ljubojević |
Coaching history
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Players
Current squad
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Recent call-ups
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- Notes
- PRE = Preliminary squad
- INJ = Withdrawn due to injury or illness
- RET = Retired from the national team
- SUS = Suspended
- WD = Withdrawn
Individual records
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- Players in bold are still active with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edin Džeko | 146 | 72 | 2007–present |
| 2 | Miralem Pjanić | 115 | 18 | 2008–2024 |
| 3 | Emir Spahić | 94 | 6 | 2003–2018 |
| 4 | Zvjezdan Misimović | 85 | 25 | 2004–2018 |
| 5 | Vedad Ibišević | 83 | 28 | 2007–2018 |
| 6 | Asmir Begović | 63 | 0 | 2009–2020 |
| 7 | Sead Kolašinac | 62 | 0 | 2013–present |
| 8 | Haris Medunjanin | 60 | 9 | 2009–2018 |
| 9 | Senad Lulić | 57 | 4 | 2008–2017 |
| 10 | Ibrahim Šehić | 55 | 0 | 2010–2024 |
| Edin Višća | 55 | 10 | 2010–2020 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edin Džeko (list) | 72 | 146 | {{#expr:72/146 round 2}} | 2007–present |
| 2 | Vedad Ibišević | 28 | 83 | {{#expr:28/83 round 2}} | 2007–2018 |
| 3 | Zvjezdan Misimović | 25 | 85 | {{#expr:25/85 round 2}} | 2004–2018 |
| 4 | Elvir Bolić | 22 | 51 | {{#expr:22/51 round 2}} | 1996–2006 |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanić | 18 | 115 | {{#expr:18/115 round 2}} | 2008–2024 |
| 6 | Sergej Barbarez | 17 | 47 | {{#expr:17/47 round 2}} | 1998–2006 |
| 7 | Elvir Baljić | 14 | 38 | {{#expr:14/38 round 2}} | 1996–2005 |
| 8 | Zlatan Muslimović | 12 | 30 | {{#expr:12/30 round 2}} | 2006–2011 |
| 9 | Edin Višća | 10 | 55 | {{#expr:10/55 round 2}} | 2010–2020 |
| 10 | Haris Medunjanin | 9 | 60 | {{#expr:9/60 round 2}} | 2009–2018 |
Most clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Clean Sheets |
Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asmir Begović | 27 | 63 | {{#expr:27/63 round 2}} | 2009–2020 |
| 2 | Ibrahim Šehić | 19 | 55 | {{#expr:19/55 round 2}} | 2010–2024 |
| 3 | Kenan Hasagić | 13 | 44 | {{#expr:13/44 round 2}} | 2002–2011 |
| 4 | Mirsad Dedić | 8 | 27 | {{#expr:8/27 round 2}} | 1996–2000 |
| 5 | Nikola Vasilj | 7 | 23 | {{#expr:7/23 round 2}} | 2021–present |
| 6 | Goran Brašnić | 5 | 8 | {{#expr:5/8 round 2}} | 2004–2008 |
| Adnan Gušo | 5 | 23 | {{#expr:5/23 round 2}} | 1999–2007 | |
| 8 | Tomislav Piplica | 4 | 8 | {{#expr:4/8 round 2}} | 2001–2002 |
| Almir Tolja | 4 | 15 | {{#expr:4/15 round 2}} | 2000–2006 | |
| 10 | Jasmin Burić | 3 | 3 | {{#expr:3/3 round 2}} | 2008–2020 |
| Kenan Pirić | 3 | 8 | {{#expr:3/8 round 2}} | 2018–present |
Captains
Emir Spahić captained Bosnia at their first FIFA World Cup tournament. This is a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina captains for ten or more matches.
Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Mehmed Baždarević (2 caps) 1996, Meho Kodro (5) 1997 to 1998, Vlatko Glavaš (1) 1997, Suvad Katana (2) 1998, Elvir Bolić (6) 1999 to 2000, Bruno Akrapović (4) 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamidžić (1) 2004, Zlatan Bajramović (1) 2006, Džemal Berberović (1) 2007, Asmir Begović (6) 2011 to 2020, Haris Medunjanin (4) 2016 to 2018, Vedad Ibišević (1) 2017, Miralem Pjanić (6) 2019 to 2021, Ermin Bičakčić (2) 2019 to 2024, Sead Kolašinac (3) 2021 to 2025, Ibrahim Šehić (3) 2021 to 2023, Siniša Saničanin (1) 2021, Eldar Ćivić (1) 2021, Adnan Kovačević (1) 2021, Ajdin Nukić (1) 2021, Smail Prevljak (1) 2022, Rade Krunić (1) 2023, Gojko Cimirot (1) 2023, Ermedin Demirović (3) 2024 to 2025, Amar Dedić (2) 2025.
| Player | Period | Games as captain | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhamed Konjić | 1995–2002 | 20 | Template:Small |
| Mirsad Hibić | 2000–2003 | 14 | |
| Sergej Barbarez | 2004–2006 | 20 | |
| Emir Spahić | 2006–2014 | 55 | Template:Small |
| Zvjezdan Misimović | 2007–2012 | 16 | |
| Edin Džeko | 2014– | 75 |
Table correct as of match played on 18 November 2025.
Centuriate goals
| Rank | Date | Scorer | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 October 1996 | Hasan Salihamidžić | Template:Fb | 1–4 |
| 100th | 4 June 2005 | Template:Fb | 3–1 | |
| 200th | 29 February 2012 | Vedad Ibišević | Template:Fb | 1–2 |
| 300th | 3 September 2017 | Edin Džeko | Template:Fb | 4–0 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
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UEFA European Championship
| UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1960 to 1992 | Part of Template:Fb | Part of Template:Fb | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 | Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 3/6 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2004 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4/5 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2008 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 4/7 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2/6 Lost play-offs | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3/6 Lost play-offs | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2020 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 4/6 Lost play-offs | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 5/6 Lost play-offs | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
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| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 29 | 12 | 35 | 105 | 116 | — | ||
UEFA Nations League
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Group | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Rank |
| 2018–19 | B | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Template:Rise | 13th |
| 2020–21 | A | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Template:Fall | 15th |
| 2022–23 | B | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Template:Rise | 18th |
| 2024–25 | A | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | Template:Fall | 16th |
| 2026–27 | B | colspan=9 Template:Pending | ||||||||
| Total | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 13th | |||
Minor tournaments
| Minor tournaments record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Template:Flagicon 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia | Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon 2001 Millennium Soccer Cup | Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon 2001 Merdeka Tournament | Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon 2001 LG Cup | Runners-up | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon 2016 Kirin Cup | Winners | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 1 Title | – | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 |
FIFA ranking history
FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref name="fifa.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their average position since FIFA World Ranking creation is 58.<ref name="fifa.com"/>
| Year | Position | Highest | Lowest |
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| 1996 | 152 | 152 | 173 |
| 1997 | 99 | 99 | 139 |
| 1998 | 96 | 91 | 102 |
| 1999 | 75 | 74 | 78 |
| 2000 | 78 | 74 | 83 |
| 2001 | 69 | 69 | 79 |
| 2002 | 87 | 71 | 87 |
| 2003 | 59 | 53 | 88 |
| 2004 | 79 | 58 | 81 |
| 2005 | 65 | 65 | 81 |
| 2006 | 59 | 42 | 65 |
| 2007 | 51 | 25 | 58 |
| 2008 | 61 | 51 | 75 |
| 2009 | 51 | 33 | 61 |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | 59 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | 56 |
| 2012 | 27 | 19 | 31 |
| 2013 | 19 | 13 | 26 |
| 2014 | 29 | 17 | 29 |
| 2015 | 22 | 20 | 32 |
| 2016 | 27 | 20 | 29 |
| 2017 | 37 | 27 | 40 |
| 2018 | 34 | 32 | 41 |
| 2019 | 49 | 35 | 49 |
| 2020 | 55 | 49 | 55 |
| 2021 | 61 | 55 | 61 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 59 |
| 2023 | 69 | 57 | 69 |
| 2024 | 74 | 71 | 75 |
Head-to-head record
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| Opponent | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | First game | Last game | Biggest win | Biggest loss |
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| Template:Fb | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 30 Nov 1995 | 28 Mar 2017 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 14 Nov 2012 | 1–0 | rowspan=2 Template:N/A | |
| Template:Fb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 28 Mar 2015 | 6 Sep 2015 | 3–0 | |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 14 May 1998 | 15 Jun 2014 | Template:N/A | 0–5 |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 Oct 2008 | 8 Sep 2019 | 4–1 | 2–4 |
| Template:Fb | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 24 Mar 2001 | 18 Nov 2025 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 Jun 2008 | 1–0 | rowspan=4 Template:N/A | |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23 Jun 2001 | 1–0 | ||
| Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12 Jan 2001 | 2–0 | ||
| Template:Fb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 2 Sep 2011 | 6 Sep 2011 | 2–0 | |
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| 83 countries | 284 | 107 | 63 | 114 | 394 | 391 | +3 | 30 Nov 1995 | 18 Nov 2025 | 8–1 | 0–7 |
Notable victories
- Unofficial games not included.
| Date | Tournament | Place | Opponents | Score | Additional Notes | |||||||
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| 6 November 1996 | Friendly | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 2–1 | Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (5th)<ref name="FIFA Men's Ranking 23 October 1996">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 10 November 1996 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Template:Fb | 2–1 | Historic first victory in World Cup qualifiers | |||||||
| 22 February 1997 | 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Template:Fb | 4–0 | Largest ever victory against a non-UEFA opponent | |||||||
| 20 August 1997 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 3–0 | Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (3rd)<ref name="FIFA Men's Ranking 20 August 1997">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 19 August 1998 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 1–0 | Historic first victory in European Championship qualifiers | |||||||
| 2 April 2003 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Copenhagen, Denmark | Template:Fb | 2–0 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||||
| 6 September 2003 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 1–0 | ||||||||
| 3 September 2005 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 1–0 | ||||||||
| 24 March 2007 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Oslo, Norway | Template:Fb | 2–1 | ||||||||
| 2 June 2007 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 3–2 | Edin Džeko's debut senior cap and first international goal. | |||||||
| 10 September 2008 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 7–0 | Largest ever victory (without conceding) | |||||||
| 28 March 2009 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Genk, Belgium | Template:Fb | 4–2 | ||||||||
| 1 April 2009 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 2–1 | ||||||||
| 10 October 2009 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Tallinn, Estonia | Template:Fb | 2–0 | Qualified to first play-offs (2010 FIFA World Cup) | |||||||
| 7 September 2012 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Vaduz, Lichtenstein | Template:Fb | 8–1 | Largest ever victory | |||||||
| 22 March 2013 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 3–1 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||||
| 10 September 2013 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Žilina, Slovakia | Template:Fb | 2–1 | ||||||||
| 15 October 2013 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | Kaunas, Lithuania | Template:Fb | 1–0 | Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup | |||||||
| 25 June 2014 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage | Salvador, Brazil | Template:Fb | 3–1 | Historic first victory in FIFA World Cup | |||||||
| 10 October 2015 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Template:Fb | 2–0 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||||
| 29 March 2016 | Friendly | Zürich, Switzerland | Template:Fb | 2–0 | citation | CitationClass=web
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| 7 June 2016 | 2016 Kirin Cup | Osaka, Japan | Template:Fb | 2–1 | Victory in the Final of 2016 Kirin Cup |
Honours
Friendly
- Millennium Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2001<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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See also
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-19 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-17 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-15 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-19 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-17 football team
- Bosnian footballer of the year award – Idol of the nation
References
External links
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national team at N/FSBiH
- Bosnia and Herzegovina at FIFA
- Bosnia and Herzegovina at UEFA
- Template:Usurped – Bosnian Support Army
- Reprezentacija.ba – News site of Bosnian national team Template:In lang
- SportSport.ba Portal – Sports news portal Template:In lang
- Sport Centar Portal – Sports news portal Template:In lang
- Sport.ba Portal – Sports news portal Template:In lang
- Bosnian football results since 1998
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