Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup explained

Kup BiH
Organiser:N/FSBiH
Number Of Teams:32
Qualifier For:UEFA Conference League
Domestic Cup:Bosnian Supercup
Current Champions:Zrinjski Mostar (3rd title)
Most Successful Club:Sarajevo (7 titles)
Broadcasters:Arena Sport
Current:2023–24 Cup

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup (separator=" / "|Kup Bosne i Hercegovine|Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round and a place in the Bosnian Supercup.

Until the 1999–2000 season, three separate cups were organized. In 1998, for the first time, Bosnia and Herzegovina got its official cup winner after the "Super final" between Sarajevo and Orašje (winners of two different cups). In the 1999–2000 season, the normal cup format was organized for the first time in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the 2000–01 season, clubs from the entire country have been competing in the Cup.

Prior to 1992, clubs from the Bosnia and Herzegovina territory contested in the Yugoslav Cup.

Winners (1994–2000)

NS BiH Cup

SeasonWinnerScore Runner-Up
Čelik Zenica1–0[1] Sloboda Tuzla
Čelik Zenica2–1 Sloboda Tuzla
Sarajevo2–0 Željezničar
1997–98Sarajevo1–0
a.e.t.
Sloboda Tuzla
1998–99Bosna Visoko1–0
a.e.t.
Sarajevo

Herzeg-Bosnia Cup

SeasonWinnerScore Runner-Up
1994–95Ljubuški2–0Sloga Uskoplje
1995–96Ljubuški 1–1
4–1 (pen.)
Široki Brijeg
1996–97Troglav Livno1–0Orašje
1997–98Orašje0–0
3–2 (pen.)
Široki Brijeg
1998–99 Brotnjo1–1
4–2 (pen.)
Široki Brijeg
1999–00Orašje0–2, 7–2
Agg. 7–4
Kiseljak

Republika Srpska Cup

SeasonWinnerScore Runner-Up
1993–94Kozara Gradiška0–0
7–6 (pen.)
Sloga Doboj
1994–95Borac3–2, 2–2
Agg. 5–4
Rudar Prijedor
1995–96Borac1–0, 1–2
Agg. 2–2 (a)
Jedinstvo Brčko
1996–97Sloga Trn1–0Sarajevo Pale
1997–98Rudar Ugljevik0–0
4–2 (pen.)
Boksit Milići
1998–99Rudar Ugljevik0–0
4–3 (pen.)
Sloga Trn
1999–00Kozara Gradiška1–0Sloboda Novi Grad

Football Cup finals of Bosnia and Herzegovina

SeasonWinnerScore Runners-up
1997–98Sarajevo (2)0–0, 1–0
Agg. 1–0
Orašje
1999–2000Group of three, Željezničar (1) won
2000–01Željezničar (2)3–2Sarajevo
2001–02Sarajevo (3)2–1Željezničar
2002–03Željezničar (3)0–0, 2–0
Agg. 2–0
Leotar
2003–04Modriča (1)1–1
4–2 (pen.)
Borac
2004–05Sarajevo (4)1–0, 1–1
Agg. 2–1
Široki Brijeg
2005–06Orašje (1)0–0, 3–0
Agg. 3–0
Široki Brijeg
2006–07Široki Brijeg (1)1–1, 1–0
Agg. 2–1
Slavija
2007–08Zrinjski (1)1–2, 2–1
Agg. 3–3
3–1 (pen.)
Sloboda
2008–09Slavija (1)0–2, 2–0
Agg. 2–2
4–3 (pen.)
Sloboda
2009–10Borac (1)1–1, 2–2
Agg. 3–3 (a)
Željezničar
2010–11Željezničar (4)1–0, 3–0
Agg. 4–0
Čelik
2011–12Željezničar (5)1–0, 0–0
Agg. 1–0
Široki Brijeg
2012–13Široki Brijeg (2)1–1, 1–1
Agg. 2–2
5–4 (pen.)
Željezničar
2013–14Sarajevo (5)2–0, 3–1
Agg. 5–1
Čelik
2014–15Olimpik (1)1–1, 1–1
Agg. 2–2
5–4 (pen.)
Široki Brijeg
2015–16Radnik (1)1–1, 3–0
Agg. 4–1
Sloboda
2016–17Široki Brijeg (3)1–0, 0–1
Agg. 1–1
4–2 (pen.)
Sarajevo
2017–18Željezničar (6)2–0, 4–0
Agg. 6–0
Krupa
2018–19Sarajevo (6)3–0, 0–1
Agg. 3–1
Široki Brijeg
2019–20Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina[2]
2020–21Sarajevo (7)0–0
4–1 (pen.)
Borac
2021–22Velež Mostar (1)0–0
4–3 (pen.)
Sarajevo
2022–23Zrinjski (2)1–0Velež Mostar
2023–24Zrinjski (3)1–0, 1–0
Agg. 2–0
Borac

As mentioned above, before 1998, and in 1999, three different cups were played. They were organized on ethnic principles, so every region had its own cup winner.

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunners-up years
741997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2014, 2019, 20211999, 2001, 2017, 2022
642000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012, 20181997, 2002, 2010, 2013
352007, 2013, 20172005, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2019
32008, 2023, 2024
Borac1320102004, 2021, 2024
Velež1120222023
1120092007
1120061998
Bosna1119992000
Radnik12016
12015
12004
Sloboda42000, 2008, 2009, 2016
Čelik22011, 2014
Krupa12018
Leotar12003

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine- Historija. zeljeznicarfk.blogspot.com. 20 September 2017. bs.
  2. Web site: Zvanično! Sarajevo prvak BiH drugu godinu zaredom, Čelik i Zvijezda ispadaju. 1 June 2020. 1 June 2020. bs. F.Z.. Klix.ba.