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Nickname(s) | Zmajevi (The Dragons) |
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Association | Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Ivaylo Petev |
Captain | Edin D?eko |
Most caps | Edin D?eko (112) |
Top scorer | Edin D?eko (59) |
Home stadium | Grbavica Stadium |
FIFA code | BIH |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 56 ![]() |
Highest | 13 (August 2013) |
Lowest | 173 (September 1996) |
First international | |
Non-FIFA international (Tehran, Iran; 12 September 1993)[2][3][4] FIFA international (Tirana, Albania; 30 November 1995)[5] | |
Biggest win | |
(Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 10 September 2008) (Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 7 September 2012) | |
Biggest defeat | |
(Córdoba, Argentina; 14 May 1998) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) |
Best result | Group stage, 2014 |
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (Bosnian: Nogometna/Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Serbian: ?e ? ?e, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Croatian: Bosanskohercegova?ka nogometna reprezentacija) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in 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.[7] They were eliminated after narrow group stage losses to Argentina and Nigeria and a win over Iran.[8]
The national team has appeared in numerous other qualification play-offs, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup play-offs loss to Portugal, as well as the qualifying play-offs for UEFA Euro 2012, 2016 and 2020, losing to Portugal, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland respectively, preventing the team from reaching their first UEFA European Championship.[9][10][11]
The team's highest FIFA World Ranking was 13th, achieved in August 2013.[12]
Bosnia and Herzegovina have seen a steady rise in their fortunes on the international football stage in recent times. Historically, Bosnia, a war torn and divided nation, has managed multiple playoff appearances and has qualified for one FIFA World Cup. More often than not, the team produces solid results in qualifiers and challenges for a top spot, although the team is frequently unlucky in their crucial games.
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 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.[13][14]
This early period was followed by Bosnia coming very close to qualifying directly for their first ever major competition, UEFA Euro 2004, narrowly missing out by a single goal against Denmark.[15]
Bosnia 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.[16][17][18]
Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, hosted by Brazil, in October 2013 by beating Lithuania, finally breaking their curse and participating in a major tournament.[19]
They managed to finish third in a group which included Argentina, and tasted their first victory thanks to a 3-1 win over Iran.[20] Nigeria pipped Bosnia for second place in the group with a 1-0 win marred with controversy following an incorrectly disallowed goal scored by Edin D?eko in the first half.[21]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Bosnia finished third in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers behind Belgium and Wales. After making an unfortunate start to the qualifiers with a surprise 2-1 home defeat against Cyprus and managing just two points through four games, manager Safet Su?i? was dismissed and replaced by Mehmed Ba?darevi?.[22][23][24]
After the slow start, the 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 Ireland.[25][26][27] Bosnia failed to make back-to-back FIFA World Cups after failing to qualify to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Bosnia finished fourth in their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group with manager Robert Prosine?ki, missing out on direct qualification. However, they qualified for the playoffs through their performance in the UEFA Nations League, and with new manager Du?an Bajevi?, they ultimately missed out on yet another Euro after losing to Northern Ireland in penalties.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 24 Mar | 7 Sep | 1 Sep | 13 Nov | |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to second round | 4 Sep | — | 28 Mar | 12 Oct | 31 Mar | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 Nov | 9 Oct | — | 24 Mar | 4 Sep | ||
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 Mar | 16 Nov | 13 Nov | — | 7 Sep | ||
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 Mar | 1 Sep | 12 Oct | 9 Oct | — |
The following players were called up for the friendly game against Iran on 12 November and for the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League games against Netherlands on 15 November and Italy on 18 November 2020.[28]
Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 after the game against Italy.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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22 | GK | Kenan Piri? | 7 July 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | GK | Belmin Dizdarevi? | 9 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Luka Ka?avenda | 1 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Darko Todorovi? | 5 May 1997 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Sini?a Sani?anin | 24 April 1995 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Bojan Nasti? | 6 July 1994 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Dennis Had?ikaduni? | 9 July 1998 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Adnan Kova?evi? | 9 September 1993 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
-- | DF | Branimir Cipeti? | 24 May 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Advan Kadu?i? | 14 October 1997 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
-- | DF | Marko Mihojevi? | 21 April 1996 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Josip ?orluka | 3 March 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Miralem Pjani? (vice-captain) | 2 April 1990 | 98 | 15 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Edin Via | 17 February 1990 | 55 | 10 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Gojko Cimirot | 19 December 1992 | 29 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Amer Gojak | 13 February 1997 | 18 | 4 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Rade Kruni? | 7 October 1993 | 18 | 2 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Deni Milo?evi? | 9 March 1995 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Stjepan Lon?ar | 10 November 1996 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Benjamin Tatar | 17 May 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Amar Rahmanovi? | 13 May 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Vladan Danilovi? | 27 July 1999 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | MF | Almedin Ziljki? | 25 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Smail Prevljak | 10 May 1995 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Irfan Had?i? | 15 June 1993 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Ibrahim ?ehi? | 2 September 1988 | 32 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
GK | Jasmin Buri? | 18 February 1987 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
GK | Asmir Begovi? | 20 June 1987 | 63 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Sead Kola?inac | 20 June 1993 | 35 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Anel Ahmedhod?i? | 26 March 1999 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Ermin Bi?ak?i? | 24 January 1990 | 35 | 3 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Eldar ?ivi? | 28 May 1996 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Toni ?unji? | 15 December 1988 | 41 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Zoran Kvr?i? | 7 August 1988 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Besim ?erbe?i? | 1 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Amir Had?iahmetovi? | 8 March 1997 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Haris Hajradinovi? | 18 February 1994 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Ajdin Hasi? | 7 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Samir Zeljkovi? | 4 September 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Dino Hoti? | 26 July 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Haris Duljevi? | 16 November 1993 | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Miroslav Stevanovi? | 29 July 1990 | 13 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Muhamed Be?i? | 10 September 1992 | 45 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Luka Menalo | 22 July 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Anel ?abanad?ovi? | 24 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Izet Hajrovi? | 4 August 1991 | 27 | 6 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Ermedin Demirovi? | 25 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Edin D?eko (captain) | 17 March 1986 | 112 | 59 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Armin Hod?i? | 17 November 1994 | 14 | 3 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Aldin Turke? | 22 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Milan ?uri? | 22 May 1990 | 15 | 7 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Elvir Kolji? | 8 July 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
COV Player withdrew due to COVID-19 |
4 September 2020 2020-21 UEFA Nations League | Italy ![]() | 1-1 | ![]() | Florence, Italy |
20:45 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
7 September 2020 2020-21 UEFA Nations League | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 1-2 | ![]() | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çak?r (Turkey) |
8 October 2020 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 1-1 (3-4 p) | ![]() | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20:45 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Grbavica Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
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11 October 2020 2020-21 UEFA Nations League | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 0-0 | ![]() | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 1,600 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
14 October 2020 2020-21 UEFA Nations League | Poland ![]() | 3-0 | ![]() | Wroc?aw, Poland |
20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
12 November 2020 Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 0-2 | ![]() | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Ko?evo Attendance: 0 Referee: Milovan Mila?i? (Montenegro) |
15 November 2020 2020-21 UEFA Nations League | Netherlands ![]() | 3-1 | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
18:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Referee: François Letexier (France) |
18 November 2020 2020-21 UEFA Nations League | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 0-2 | ![]() | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Grbavica Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
24 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
27 March 2021 Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | v | ![]() | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Stadium: Bilino Polje |
31 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | v | ![]() | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20:45 | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Stadium Grbavica |
2 June 2021 Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | v | ![]() | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Stadium: Stadium Grbavica |
1 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | France ![]() | v | ![]() | Saint-Denis, France |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Stade de France |
7 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | v | ![]() | |
20:45 | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
9 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Kazakhstan ![]() | v | ![]() | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
15:00 (19:00 UTC+6) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Central Stadium |
12 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ukraine ![]() | v | ![]() | |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
13 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | v | ![]() | |
20:45 | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
16 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | v | ![]() | |
20:45 | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |||
1930 to 1990 | Part of ![]() |
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Could not enter | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4/5 | |||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4/5 | |||||||||||
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10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3/6 | ||||||||||||
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12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 2/6 Lost Playoff | ||||||||||||
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Group stage | 20th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 1/6 | |||
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Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 3/6 | |||||||||||
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In progress | ||||||||||||||||||
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To be played | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | -- | 1/7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -- | 58 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 112 | 69 | -- |
UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | ||
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1960 to 1992 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
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Could not enter | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
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Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 3/6 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4/5 | ||||||||||
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12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 4/7 | ||||||||||
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12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2/6 Lost Playoff | ||||||||||
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12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3/6 Lost Playoff | ||||||||||
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11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 4/6 Lost Playoff | ||||||||||
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To be played | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 65 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 95 | 94 | -- |
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
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B | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
13th |
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A | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ![]() |
15th |
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B | To be played | ||||||||
Total | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13th |
Minor tournaments record | ||||||||
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Tournament | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
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Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
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Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
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Runners-up | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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Winners | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Total | 1 Title | - | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coaches | Vacant |
Vacant | |
Vacant | |
Goalkeeping coach | Vacant |
Fitness coach | ![]() |
Team doctor | ![]() |
Physiotherapists | ![]() |
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Managing directors | ![]() |
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Technical director | ![]() |
Team secretary | ![]() |
Name | First game | Last game | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Achievements |
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30 November 1995 | 5 November 1997 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 38.89 | |
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14 May 1998 | 27 January 1999 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 14.29 | |
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10 March 1999 | 9 October 1999 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 28.57 | |
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18 August 1999 | 18 August 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
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24 January 2000 | 7 October 2001 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 35.71 | |
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27 March 2002 | 11 October 2006 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 29.73 | |
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24 March 2007 | 21 November 2007 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 33.33 | |
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30 January 2008 | 26 March 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0.00 | |
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1 June 2008 | 1 June 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
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20 August 2008 | 18 November 2009 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 47.06 | |
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3 March 2010 | 16 November 2014 | 49 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 83 | 59 | +24 | 46.94 | 2014 FIFA World Cup - Group stage |
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28 March 2015 | 10 October 2017 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56.00 | 2016 Kirin Cup - Winners |
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28 January 2018 | 18 November 2019 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 40.91 | 2018-19 UEFA Nations League B - Promoted |
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4 September 2020 | 18 November 2020 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 0.00 | |
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24 March 2021 (scheduled) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | -- | ||
Total | 217 | 84 | 48 | 85 | 319 | 293 | +26 | 38.71 | -- |
Table does not include results of minor tournaments (reserve players) managed by Husnija Arapovi?.
Due to a one match suspension of Mehmed Ba?darevi? for unsportsmanlike behaviour, assistant manager Dragan Peri? took charge of the team on 25 March 2017.[29][30]
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Years |
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1 | Edin D?eko | 112 | 59 | 2007- |
2 | Miralem Pjani? | 98 | 15 | 2008- |
3 | Emir Spahi? | 94 | 6 | 2003-2018 |
4 | Zvjezdan Misimovi? | 85 | 25 | 2004-2018 |
5 | Vedad Ibi?evi? | 83 | 28 | 2007-2018 |
6 | Asmir Begovi? | 63 | 0 | 2009- |
7 | Haris Medunjanin | 60 | 9 | 2009-2018 |
8 | Senad Luli? | 57 | 4 | 2008-2017 |
9 | Edin Via | 55 | 10 | 2010- |
10 | Elvir Boli? | 51 | 22 | 1996-2006 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Years |
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1 | Edin D?eko (list) | 59 | 112 | 0.53 | 2007- |
2 | Vedad Ibi?evi? | 28 | 83 | 0.34 | 2007-2018 |
3 | Zvjezdan Misimovi? | 25 | 85 | 0.29 | 2004-2018 |
4 | Elvir Boli? | 22 | 51 | 0.43 | 1996-2006 |
5 | Sergej Barbarez | 17 | 47 | 0.36 | 1998-2006 |
6 | Miralem Pjani? | 15 | 98 | 0.15 | 2008- |
7 | Elvir Balji? | 14 | 38 | 0.37 | 1996-2005 |
8 | Zlatan Muslimovi? | 12 | 30 | 0.4 | 2006-2011 |
9 | Edin Via | 10 | 55 | 0.18 | 2010- |
10 | Haris Medunjanin | 9 | 60 | 0.15 | 2009-2018 |
Rank | Player | Clean Sheets |
Caps | Ratio | Years |
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1 | Asmir Begovi? | 22 | 63 | 0.35 | 2009- |
2 | Kenan Hasagi? | 12 | 44 | 0.27 | 2002-2011 |
3 | Ibrahim ?ehi? | 10 | 32 | 0.31 | 2010- |
4 | Mirsad Dedi? | 8 | 27 | 0.3 | 1996-2000 |
5 | Adnan Gu?o | 5 | 22 | 0.23 | 1999-2007 |
6 | Jasmin Buri? | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2008- |
Romeo Mitrovi? | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 2001-2007 | |
Tomislav Piplica | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 2001-2002 | |
Almir Tolja | 3 | 15 | 0.2 | 2000-2006 | |
10 | Nemanja Supi? | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 2009 |
Emir Spahi? captained Bosnia at their first ever 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 Ba?darevi? (2 caps) 1996, Meho Kodro (5) 1997 to 1998, Vlatko Glava? (1) 1997, Suvad Katana (2) 1998, Elvir Boli? (6) 1999 to 2000, Bruno Akrapovi? (4) 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamid?i? (1) 2004, Zlatan Bajramovi? (1) 2006, D?emal Berberovi? (1) 2007, Asmir Begovi? (6) 2014 to 2020, Haris Medunjanin (4) 2016 to 2018, Vedad Ibi?evi? (1) 2017, Miralem Pjani? (6) 2019 to 2020, Ermin Bi?ak?i? (1) 2019.
Name | Period | Games as captain | Notes |
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Muhamed Konji? | 1995-2002 | 20 | First official captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team |
Mirsad Hibi? | 2000-2003 | 14 | |
Sergej Barbarez | 2004-2006 | 20 | |
Zvjezdan Misimovi? | 2007-2012 | 16 | |
Emir Spahi? | 2006-2014 | 55 | First official captain of the team in a major tournament (2014 FIFA World Cup) |
Edin D?eko | 2014- | 44 |
Table correct as of match played on 18 November 2020.
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FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[32]
1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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x | x | x | 152 | 99 | 96 | 75 | 78 | 69 | 87 |
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
59 | 79 | 65 | 59 | 51 | 61 | 51 | 44 | 20 | 27 |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
19 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 37 | 34 | 49 | 55 |
Their average position since FIFA World Ranking creation is 58.[32]
Currently, the national team uses Grbavica, located in Sarajevo, as its home stadium following its renovation in 2018.[33][34][35]
Bosnia and Herzegovina also used Bilino Polje, located in the city of Zenica, for many of its home games several times. The stadium, built and opened in 1972, underwent many reconstruction works since 2012 in order to comply with standards needed to host international games.[36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Another stadium Bosnia and Herzegovina has used is Ko?evo.[43]
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.[44]
Bosnia and Herzegovina's traditional kit colours are blue and white, taken from the country's flag. While the current home kits are blue with a white trim, and the away kits are white with a blue trim, 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 change to a mainly blue home kit was seen as a move away from the symbols of the RBiH, which are still used by the more Bosniak nationalist supporters of the team (see singing of anthem below).
Yellow was first incorporated on kits in 2015, a move criticised by some supporters.[45] The use of a non-traditional navy blue instead of the lighter royal blue shade on kits in 2018 also attracted disapproval.
A popular nickname of all Bosnian sport teams and/or sportsman is "Zmajevi" (Bosnian: zmajevi, lit. 'dragons'), popularized by football TV commentator Mustafa Mijajlovi? during Belgium vs. Bosnia (2-4) 2010 WC qualification game on 28 March 2009.
General agreement among Bosnia and Herzegovina sports fans is that nick has historical context, it is considered as an allusion to the famous Bosnian general Husein Gradaevi?, who fought for Bosnian independence, and who was known as the "Dragon of Bosnia".[46]
In both local and foreign media, they are sometimes referred to as the Golden Lilies, which was original nickname given to all country's teams and sportsman by fans after independence in reference to official state insignia at the time (flag and coat of arms), which itself referred to the golden lily, the historical state insignia, featured on the coat of arms of the ruling Bosnian medieval Kotromani? dynasty.[47]
A large number of national team's supporters come from Northern and Western Europe, North America, and some from as far away as Australia.[49] Most of these fans are members of BHFanaticos, Belaj Boys, BHLegion, Armija Zmajeva (Dragons Army) and Ljuti Kraji?nici groups.[50][51][52]
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.[53] On 1 June 2008, former Bosnia and Herzegovina players Meho Kodro and Elvir Boli? 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.[54] 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.[55] The game in Sarajevo was organised by the Federal TV who broadcast the humanitarian game live. A significant number of Bosnian International players were involved in the game,[56] which ended 11-9 in favour of Team Kodro.[57]
Before every game, during the playing of the Bosnian national anthem, BH Fanaticos sing lyrics from the old national anthem Jedna si jedina, as the current national anthem does not have lyrics in all international sports Bosnia is part of (mainly football, basketball and handball).[58][59]
The team kit is currently produced by German sports company Adidas.[60] General sponsor of the team is BH Telecom.[61] Also sponsoring the team are Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine and Ziraat Bank.[62]
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The table below shows the history of kit manufacturers for the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
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Tables correct as of match played on 18 November 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time international record, 1995-present | |||||||||||
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Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal differential | First games | Last games | Biggest win | Biggest loss |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 30.11.1995 | 28.03.2017 | 2:0 | 0:2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 14.11.2012 | 1:0 | N/A | |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 28.03.2015 | 06.09.2015 | 3:0 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 14.05.1998 | 15.06.2014 | N/A | 0:5 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15.10.2008 | 08.09.2019 | 4:1 | 2:4 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 24.03.2001 | 15.11.2018 | 1:0 | 0:2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 01.06.2008 | 1:0 | N/A | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.06.2001 | 1:0 | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12.01.2001 | 2:0 | ||
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 02.09.2011 | 06.09.2011 | 2:0 | |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 26.03.2005 | 07.10.2017 | 4:2 | 0:4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 18.12.1996 | 28.02.2012 | N/A | 1:2 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20.08.2008 | 23.03.2018 | 1:0 | 1:2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.01.2001 | 1:0 | N/A | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 02.03.1997 | N/A | 0:3 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 08.10.1996 | 22.08.2007 | 1:4 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 10.10.1998 | 08.09.1999 | 0:3 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 09.09.2014 | 31.08.2017 | 2:0 | 2:3 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 08.06.1997 | 03.06.2016 | 3:0 | 0:2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 05.03.2014 | N/A | 0:2 | |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 05.09.1998 | 10.10.2017 | 7:0 | 0:1 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 19.08.1998 | 09.06.1999 | 1:0 | N/A |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 28.04.2004 | 12.10.2019 | 4:1 | 0:2 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 18.08.2004 | 11.10.2011 | N/A | 0:2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11.10.2002 | 03.06.2010 | 1:3 | |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 03.03.2010 | 2:1 | N/A | |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 25.03.2017 | 03.09.2017 | 5:0 | |
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11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 01.09.1996 | 15.10.2019 | 3:1 | 0:4 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 10.03.1999 | 08.09.2007 | N/A | 1:3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 26.02.1997 | 2:0 | N/A | |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 22.07.2001 | 12.11.2020 | 3:1 | 0:4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 11.10.2000 | 12.06.2015 | 3:1 | 0:3 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 06.11.1996 | 18.11.2020 | 2:1 | 0:3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 30.05.2014 | 2:1 | N/A | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 28.02.2006 | 07.06.2016 | 2:1 | 0:3 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 11.03.2000 | 15.03.2000 | 2:1 | N/A |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 11.09.2012 | 07.06.2013 | 5:0 | |
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 18.08.1999 | 18.11.2019 | 8:1 | |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14.10.1998. | 16.10.2013. | 3:0 | 2:4 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 29.03.2003 | 25.03.2016 | 5:0 | N/A |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 28.02.1997 | 27.06.2001 | 2:0 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 27.01.1999 | 06.06.2007 | 5:2 | 1:2 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 09.02.2011 | 01.02.2018 | 1:0 | 0:2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 07.10.2006 | 12.09.2007 | N/A | 0:1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.05.2018 | N/A | ||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 11.10.2020 | 15.11.2020 | 1:3 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21.06.2014 | 0:1 | ||
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 03.06.1998 | 26.03.2008 | 1:0 | 0:1 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 08.09.2018 | 08.10.2020 | 2:0 | N/A |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 16.10.2002 | 17.10.2007 | 2:1 | 0:2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 09.06.2009 | 2:1 | N/A | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 15.12.2007 | 14.10.2020 | N/A | 0:3 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 14.11.2009 | 15.11.2011 | 2:6 | |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 24.01.2000 | 10.08.2010 | 0:2 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 26.05.2012 | 16.11.2015 | 0:2 | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 07.09.2002 | 03.06.2011 | 2:1 | 0:3 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 04.06.2005 | 09.10.2005 | 3:0 | N/A |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 04.09.1999 | 05.10.1999 | N/A | 0:1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.03.2018 | N/A | ||
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 14.01.2001 | 12.10.2005 | 0:2 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 20.06.2001 | 10.09.2013 | 3:2 | 0:1 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10.11.1996 | 06.02.2013 | 3:0 | N/A |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 08.08.2001 | 4:2 | ||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26.05.2006 | 01.06.2018 | 3:1 | 0:2 |
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 02.09.2000 | 18.11.2018 | N/A | 2:5 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 29.05.2010 | 2:4 | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 29.03.2016 | 2:0 | N/A | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 05.11.1997 | N/A | 1:2 | |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 16.08.2000 | 11.10.2018 | 2:0 | 0:1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14.08.2013 | 29.01.2018 | N/A | 3:4 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 18.01.2001 | 3:2 | N/A | |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 30.06.2001 | 01.06.2009 | N/A | 1:2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 22.02.1997 | 4:0 | N/A | |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12.02.2003 | 10.10.2015 | 2:0 | |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24.02.1997 | N/A | ||
75 Countries | 233 | 92 | 51 | 90 | 339 | 311 | +28 | 30.11.1995 | 18.11.2020 | 8:1 | 0:5 |
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 |
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UEFA | 184 | 74 | 42 | 68 | 279 | 237 | +42 | 30.11.1995 | 18.11.2020 |
AFC | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 22.02.1997 | 12.11.2020 |
CAF | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 05.11.1997 | 27.03.2018 |
CONMEBOL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14.05.1998 | 15.06.2014 |
CONCACAF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 09.02.2011 | 01.02.2018 |
OFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
75 Countries | 233 | 92 | 51 | 90 | 339 | 311 | +28 | 30.11.1995 | 18.11.2020 |