Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nickname(s)Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi (Dragons)
AssociationFootball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIgor Janković
CaptainRotation
Most capsSrđan Grahovac (23)
Top scorerNemanja Bilbija (9)
Home stadiumN/FSBiH Training Center
FIFA codeBIH
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Greece 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(31 August 1996)
Biggest win
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–0 Liechtenstein 
(28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–6 Spain 
(14 November 2013)
 Croatia 6–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(5 September 1997)

Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is made up by players who are 21 years old or younger and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football matches at this age level.

The national U21 team has never qualified for a major tournament, but has had a couple of near misses, including in 2006, when they played Czech Republic during the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification playoffs but lost on aggregate. The Czechs won 2–1 at home,[1] while the result was a 1–1 draw in Sarajevo.[2]

Competitive record

UEFA European U21 Championship record

UEFA European U21 Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
Romania 1998 Did not qualify 8 1 2 5 6 18 −12
Slovakia 2000 10 2 1 7 11 24 −13
Switzerland 2002 8 0 1 7 5 17 −12
Germany 2004 8 4 1 3 6 10 −4
Portugal 2006 10 3 1 6 17 20 −3
Netherlands 2007 4 1 2 1 6 6 =0
Sweden 2009 8 1 1 6 7 17 −10
Denmark 2011 8 2 2 4 4 8 −4
Israel 2013 10 6 2 2 25 12 +13
Czech Republic 2015 8 2 0 6 10 22 −12
Poland 2017 8 0 3 5 2 13 −11
ItalySan Marino 2019 10 6 0 4 24 11 +13
HungarySlovenia 2021 8 3 2 3 9 7 +2
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 10 3 2 5 9 16 −7
Total 0/14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 34 20 64 141 201 –60

2023 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 10 7 3 0 19 5 +14 24 Final tournament — 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
2  Republic of Ireland 10 6 1 3 16 10 +6 19 Play-offs 0–2 — 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0
3  Sweden 10 5 3 2 22 8 +14 18 1–1 0–2 — 4–0 3–1 6–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 3 2 5 9 16 −7 11 1–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–0
5  Montenegro 10 3 2 5 14 17 −3 11 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 — 3–0
6  Luxembourg 10 0 1 9 2 26 −24 1 0–3 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Montenegro 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dedić 56' (o.g.)
Ražnatović 68'		 Report Krstović 49' (o.g.)
Bašić 58'
DG Arena Lješkopolje, Podgorica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report Wright 52' (pen.)
Coventry 73'
Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Sweden
Mašić 65' (pen.) Report Nygren 45+1'
Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Italy
 Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
Luxembourg 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Savić 57'
Dedić 60'
Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette
Attendance: 213
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)
Sweden 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
Borås Arena, Borås
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Montenegro
Memić 61'
Savić 90'+2'		 Report Krstović 42'
Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 120
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Luxembourg
Bašić 6' Report
Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)
Italy 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rovella 14' Report
Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Janković
Assistant coaches Bosnia and Herzegovina Edim Hadžialagić
Bosnia and Herzegovina Admir Raščić
Bosnia and Herzegovina Draženko Bogdan
Goalkeeping coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Sofrenić

Coaching history

Dates Name
2022–present Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Janković
2020–2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Slobodan Starčević
2017–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vinko Marinović
2014–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Nestorović
2011–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vlado Jagodić
2008–2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina Branimir Tulić
2007–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Nikić
2002–2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ibrahim Zukanović
2001–2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina Admir Smajić
1998–2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina Šener Bajramović
1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mišo Smajlović
1996–1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Hadžiahmetović

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for qualifing games against France on 13 October 2023.[3]
Caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2023 after the game against France.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Muhamed Šahinović (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003 (age 20) 7 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa
1GK Petar Zovko (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Italy Spezia
2DF Mustafa Šukilović (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) 8 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla City
2DF Tarik Muharemović (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 20) 8 1 Italy Juventus
2DF Mladen Cvjetinović (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 20) 7 0 Germany Ingolstadt 04
2DF Filip Račić (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zvijezda 09
2DF Savo Šušić (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka
2DF Riad Šuta (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina GOŠK Gabela
2DF Nermin Mujkić (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sloboda Tuzla
3MF Ivan Bašić (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 21) 19 4 Russia Orenburg
3MF David Čavić (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 21) 9 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka
3MF Harun Karić (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21) 7 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar
3MF Petar Sučić (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 20) 7 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
3MF Madžid Šošić (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 21) 6 1 Slovenia Radomlje
3MF Anes Krdžalić (2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 19) 6 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
2DF Nail Omerović (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Croatia Osijek
3MF Hamza Gasal (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina TOŠK Tešanj
3MF Muhamed Buljubašić (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
4FW Admir Bristrić (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 20) 8 5 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
4FW Filip Čuić (2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 20) 6 1 Croatia Hajduk Split
4FW Franko Sabljić (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 20) 6 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
4FW Aleksandar Kahvić (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Serbia OFK Beograd

Recent call-ups

The following eligible 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
GK Nikola Ćetković (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 22) 10 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka v.  China, 28 March 2023
DF Zinedin Smajlović (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Italy Lecce v.  Austria, 12 September 2023 SWE
DF Amar Drina (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar v.  China, 28 March 2023
DF Tarik Kapetanović (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sloboda Tuzla v.  China, 28 March 2023
DF Salih Husić (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Real Valladolid v.  China, 28 March 2023
DF Alden Šuvalija (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 21) 3 0 Slovakia Trenčín v.  China, 28 March 2023
DF Nick Salihamidžić (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Germany Bayern Munich v.  China, 28 March 2023
DF Marko Kujundžić (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 21) 7 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina BSK Banja Luka v.  Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
DF Azur Mahmić (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar v.  Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
MF Dejan Popara (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 20) 7 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sloga Meridian v.  Austria, 12 September 2023
MF Stefan Đurić (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Austria Kapfenberger SV v.  Austria, 12 September 2023
MF Aleksa Đurasović (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Serbia Spartak Subotica v.  Austria, 12 September 2023
MF Silvio Ilinković (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 21) 6 0 Croatia Rijeka v.  Slovenia, 7 September 2023 CRO
MF Enver Kulašin (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20) 11 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka v.  China, 28 March 2023
MF Eldar Mehmedović (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 20) 6 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo v.  China, 28 March 2023
MF Luka Božičković (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Romania Voluntari v.  China, 28 March 2023
MF Matej Šakota (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Croatia Slaven Belupo v.  China, 28 March 2023
MF Amar Tahrić (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 21) 8 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sloga Meridian v.  China, 28 March 2023
MF Omar Beća (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igman Konjic v.  Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
FW Andrija Drljo (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 21) 12 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar v.  China, 28 March 2023

INJ Withdrawn due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SUS Suspended.
WD Withdrew.
PRO Promoted to senior team.
CRO Switched to Croatia national team.
SWE Switched to Sweden national team.

See also

References

  1. ^ uefa.com (6 October 2006). "Hubník gives Czechs the edge". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ uefa.com (10 October 2006). "Frejlach sends Czechs through". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ "JANKOVIĆ ODABRAO MLADE REPREZENTATIVCE ZA MEČ SA FRANCUSKOM". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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