Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team records and statistics explained

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

See also: Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team results (1995–2019).

See also: Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team results (2020–present).

Player records

All scorers Bosnia national football team

Table correct as of 4 September 2020.

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

All appearances for Bosnia national football team

Table correct as of 26 March 2014

All appearances for Bosnia national football team
width=3%	Rank	width=21%	Player	width=3%	Position	width=4%	Caps	width=4%	Goals	width=15%	Date of debut	width=15%	Debut against	width=15%	Date of last match	width=15%	Last match against	width=5%	Ref
	Zvjezdan Misimović				2004 February 18		2013 November 18
	Emir Spahić				2003 June 7		2014 March 5
	Edin Džeko				2007 June 2		2014 March 5
	Elvir Bolić				1996 September 1		2006 September 6
	Vedad Ibišević				2007 March 24		2014 March 5
	Sergej Barbarez				1998 May 14		2006 October 7
	Miralem Pjanić				2008 August 20		2013 November 18
	Vedin Musić				1995 November 30		2007 June 6
	Kenan Hasagić				2002 September 7		2011 October 11
	Hasan Salihamidžić				1996 October 8		2006 August 16
	Senijad Ibričić				2005 February 2		2013 October 10
	Elvir Rahimić				2007 June 2		2013 August 14
	Sejad Salihović				2007 October 13		2014 March 5
	Muhamed Konjić				1995 November 30		2006 August 16
	Elvir Baljić				1996 April 24		2005 March 30
	Zlatan Bajramović				2002 March 27		2009 November 18
	Mirsad Hibić				1996 April 24		2004 April 28
	Nermin Šabić				1996 April 24		2008 August 20
	Saša Papac				2001 January 12		2012 February 28
	Haris Medunjanin				2009 November 18		2014 March 5
	Džemal Berberović				2003 February 12		2010 June 3
	Mirsad Bešlija				2001 January 12		2006 September 6
	Senad Lulić				2008 June 1		2014 March 5
	Zlatan Muslimović				2006 August 16		2011 September 2
	Safet Nadarević				2001 June 23		2010 September 7
	Mirko Hrgović				2003 February 12		2009 October 14
	Asmir Begović				2009 October 10		2014 March 5
	Mirsad Dedić				1996 November 6		2000 January 24
	Marko Topić				1997 November 5		2009 June 9
	Mirza Varešanović				1996 April 24		2001 July 22
	Vladan Grujić				2002 October 16		2006 October 11
	Samir Muratović				1999 January 27		2014 March 5
	Edin Mujčin				1997 June 8		2002 October 16
	Sanel Jahić				2008 March 26		2012 May 31
	Mensur Mujdža				2010 August 10		2014 March 5
	Branimir Bajić				2004 August 18		2008 August 20
	Boris Pandža				2007 June 2		2012 August 15
	Adnan Zahirović				2010 December 10		2013 October 10
	Almedin Hota				1998 May 14		2002 October 11
	Adnan Gušo				2000 March 29		2007 November 21
	Bakir Beširević				1996 October 8		2000 January 24
	Omer Joldić				1997 February 24		2001 February 28
	Bulend Biščević				1999 August 18		2005 February 2
	Darko Maletić				2007 March 24		2012 February 28
	Dario Damjanović				2004 February 18		2009 August 12
	Mladen Bartolović				2003 June 7		2008 November 19
	Dželaludin Muharemović				1997 February 22		2001 October 7
	Ivica Grlić				2004 April 28		2006 October 11
	Ninoslav Milenković				2004 February 18		2006 September 6
	Sejad Halilović				1996 October 8		2000 January 24

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)

Tournament	Round	Score	Result	Goalscorers
2014 FIFA World Cup	Round 1	1 – 2	Loss	Sead Kolašinac (o.g.), Ibišević
	Round 1	0 – 1	Loss	Džeko (incorrectly disallowed)
	Round 1	3 – 1	Win	Džeko, Pjanić, Vršajević

Bosnian players at Major Competitions (Yugoslavia 1920–1990)

Bosnian-Herzegovinian players who represented Yugoslavia at Major Competitions (1920–1990)
Competition	Players	Coaches
1920 Summer Olympics	None	-
1924 Summer Olympics	None	-
1928 Summer Olympics	None	-
1930 FIFA World Cup	None	-
1948 Summer Olympics	Miroslav Brozović, Branko Stanković	-
1950 FIFA World Cup	Predrag Đajić, Branko Stanković	-
1952 Summer Olympics	Branko Stanković	-
1954 FIFA World Cup	Branko Stanković, Lev Mantula	-
1956 Summer Olympics	Kruno Radiljević, Ibrahim Biogradlić, Muhamed Mujić	-
1958 FIFA World Cup	None	-
1960 UEFA Euro	Milan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Muhamed Mujić	-
1960 Summer Olympics	Milan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Velimir Sombolac	-
1962 FIFA World Cup	Vlatko Marković, Andrija Anković, Milan Galić, Muhamed Mujić, Nikola Stipić	-
1964 Summer Olympics	Ivan Ćurković, Mirsad Fazlagić, Svetozar Vujović, Ivica Osim	-
1968 UEFA Euro	Mirsad Fazlagić, Ivica Osim, Vahidin Musemić, Boško Antić, Idriz Hošić	-
1974 FIFA World Cup	Enver Marić, Enver Hadžiabdić, Josip Katalinski, Franjo Vladić, Dušan Bajević, Rizah Mešković	-
1976 UEFA Euro	Džemal Hadžiabdić, Josip Katalinski, Enver Marić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Edhem Šljivo, Franjo Vladić	-
1980 Summer Olympics	Boro Primorac, Srebrenko Repčić, Miloš Šestić, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Dževad Šećerbegović, Vladimir Matijević	-
1982 FIFA World Cup	Edhem Šljivo, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Safet Sušić, Miloš Šestić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Predrag Pašić	-
1984 UEFA Euro		-
1984 Summer Olympics	Mehmed Baždarević, Vlado Čapljić, Mirsad Baljić, Admir Smajić	-
1988 Summer Olympics	Semir Tuce, Cvijan Milošević, Davor Jozić, Refik Šabanadžović	Ivica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović
1990 FIFA World Cup	Faruk Hadžibegić, Davor Jozić, Safet Sušić, Zlatko Vujović, Fahrudin Omerović, Refik Šabanadžović, Mirsad Baljić	Ivica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović

2+ BiH players playing at the same club

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

width=10		width=150	Player names	width=200	Club	width=20	Season(s) together
4	Faruk Hujdurović Bruno Akrapović; Tomislav Piplica; Marko Topić	FC Energie Cottbus	2000–01 2001–02
3	Ervin Zukanović Miralem Pjanić; Edin Džeko	A.S. Roma	2015–16
3	Amir Hadžiahmetović Ibrahim Šehić; Deni Milošević	Konyaspor	2019–20
3	Eldar Ćivić Adnan Kovačević; Stjepan Lončar	Ferencvárosi	2021–22
2	Toni Šunjić Vedad Ibišević	VfB Stuttgart	2015 only
2	Sejad Salihović Zvjezdan Misimović	Beijing Renhe F.C.	2015; 2016
2	Zlatan Muslimović Zvjezdan Misimović	Guizhou Renhe F.C.	2013; 2014
2	Emir Spahić Miroslav Stevanović	Sevilla FC	2012–13
2	Sejad Salihović Vedad Ibišević	1899 Hoffenheim	2009–10 2010–11; 2011–12
2	Zvjezdan Misimović Edin Džeko	VfL Wolfsburg	2008–09
2	Zvjezdan Misimović Hasan Salihamidžić	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.

Youngest debutants

As of 7 June 2016, the youngest debutants for senior Bosnia-Herzegovina side are:

width=20px		Player	Age	Match	width=50px	Year	width=20px	Ref
1	Muhamed Bešić	18 years, 2 months, 8 days	Bosnia-Herzegovina – Slovakia 3–2	2010
2	Miralem Pjanić	18 years, 4 months, 19 days	Bosnia-Herzegovina – Bulgaria 1–2	2008

Match statistics

Biggest wins

Wins by five goals and up

Rank	Date	Venue	Opponent	Round	Result	Difference
1	7 September 2012	Rheinpark Stadion		2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier	1–8	+7
2	10 September 2008	Bilino Polje		2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier	7–0	+7
3	5 September 2019	Zenica		UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier	5–0	+5
3	25 March 2017	Zenica		2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5
3	6 September 2016	Zenica		2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5
3	7 June 2013			2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier	0–5	+5
3	7 October 2011	Bilino Polje		UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier	5–0	+5
3	7 October 2001	Bilino Polje		2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5

Hat-tricks for Bosnia

The table below shows a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina players who scored three or more goals in one match.

width=150	Player	width=40	Goals	width=50	Result	width=150	Opponent	width=200	Competition	width=145	Date
Elvir Baljić	4	4–1		UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers	9 October 1999
Elvir Bolić	3	3–0		2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	8 October 2005
Zlatan Muslimović	3	3–5		Friendly	22 August 2007
Zvjezdan Misimović	3	7–0		2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	10 September 2008
Vedad Ibišević	3	8–1		2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	7 September 2012
Edin Džeko	3	8–1		2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	7 September 2012
Edin Džeko	3	3–0		UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers	28 March 2015
Edin Višća	3	3–1		Friendly	1 June 2018

Hat-tricks conceded by Bosnia

The table below shows a list of opponent players who scored three or more goals in one match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

width=150	Player	width=40	Goals	width=50	Result	width=150	National team	width=200	Competition	width=145	Date
Gabriel Batistuta	3	5–0		Friendly	14 May 1998
Valdas Ivanauskas	3	4–2		UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers	14 October 1998
Artim Šakiri	3	4–4		Friendly	27 March 2002
Jozy Altidore	3	4–3		Friendly	14 August 2013

Memorable victories

Source: Results

• Unofficial games not included.

Date			Tournament			Venue			Opponents	Score	Additional Notes
6 November 1996			Friendly			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina				2 – 1	Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (5th)^[1]
10 November 1996			1998 FIFA World Cup qualification			Ljubljana, Slovenia				2 – 1	Historic first ever victory in qualifiers
20 August 1997			1998 FIFA World Cup qualification			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina				3 – 0	Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (3rd)^[2]
2 April 2003			UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying			Copenhagen, Denmark				2 – 0
24 March 2007			UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying			Oslo, Norway				2 – 1
2 June 2007			UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina				3 – 2	Edin Džeko's debut senior cap and first international goal.
10 September 2008			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina				7 – 0	Largest ever victory (without conceding)
28 March 2009			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification			Genk, Belgium				4 – 2
10 October 2009			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification			Tallinn, Estonia				2 – 0	Qualified to first ever play-offs (2010 FIFA World Cup)
7 September 2012			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Vaduz, Lichtenstein				8 – 1	Largest ever victory
22 March 2013			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina				3 – 1	Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th)^[3]
10 September 2013			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Žilina, Slovakia				2 – 1
15 October 2013			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Kaunas, Lithuania				1 – 0	Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup
25 June 2014			2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage			Salvador, Brazil				3 – 1	Historic first victory in FIFA World Cup
10 October 2015			UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina				2 – 0	Victory over top 10 ranked team at the time (8th)^[4]
29 March 2016			Friendly			Zürich, Switzerland				2 – 0	Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th)^[5]
7 June 2016			Kirin Cup Soccer 2016			Osaka, Japan				2 – 1	Victory in the Final of 2016 Kirin Cup

Major Tournaments appearances and play-offs appearances

• 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

Opponent	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
	4	0	1	3
	2	0	1	1
	1	0	1	0

Major Tournament win–draw–loss stats

Opponent	Tournament(s)	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1
	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1
	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	1	0	0

Head-to-head record

Tables correct as of match played on 9 June 2024.

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
	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	30.11.1995	28.03.2017	2:0	0:2
	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	14.11.2012	14.11.2012	1:0	x
	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	14.05.1998	15.06.2014	x	0:5
	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	23.06.2001	23.06.2001	1:0	x
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	12.01.2001	12.01.2001	2:0	x
	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	18.12.1996	28.02.2012	x	1:2
	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	22.01.2001	22.01.2001	1:0	x
	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	02.03.1997	02.03.1997	x	0:3
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27.03.2021	27.03.2021	x	x
	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	05.03.2014	05.03.2014	x	0:2
	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	28.03.2015	06.09.2015	3:0	x
	4	3	0	1	10	6	+4	15.10.2008	08.09.2019	4:1	2:4
	5	1	3	1	3	4	−1	24.03.2001	15.11.2018	1:0	0:2
	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	01.06.2008	01.06.2008	1:0	x
	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	02.09.2011	06.09.2011	2:0	x
	8	3	1	4	13	19	−6	26.03.2005	07.10.2017	4:2	0:4
	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	20.08.2008	23.03.2018	1:0	1:2
	4	0	0	4	6	14	−8	08.10.1996	22.08.2007	x	1:4
	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	10.10.1998	08.09.1999	x	0:3
	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1	09.09.2014	31.08.2017	2:0	2:3
	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	08.06.1997	06.06.2021	3:0	0:2
	1	0	0	0	0	1	–1	04.06.2024	04.06.2024	x	0:3
	7	5	1	1	21	4	+17	05.09.1998	10.10.2017	7:0	0:1
	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	19.08.1998	09.06.1999	1:0	x
	7	3	2	2	12	11	+1	28.04.2004	14.06.2022	4:1	1:3
	6	0	3	3	4	8	−4	18.08.2004	01.09.2021	x	0:2
	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	11.10.2002	03.06.2010	x	1:3
	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	25.03.2022	25.03.2022	x	0:1
	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	03.03.2010	03.03.2010	2:1	x
	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	25.03.2017	03.09.2017	5:0	x
	11	1	5	5	9	17	−8	01.09.1996	15.10.2019	3:1	0:4
	4	0	2	2	3	6	−3	10.03.1999	08.09.2007	x	1:3
	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	23.03.2023	11.09.2023	3:0	1:2
	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	11.10.2000	12.06.2015	3:1	0:3
	6	1	1	4	4	10	–6	06.11.1996	09.06.2024	2:1	0:3
	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	28.02.2006	07.06.2016	2:1	0:3
	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	11.03.2000	15.03.2000	2:1	x
	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	07.09.2021	09.10.2021	2:0	x
	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	11.09.2012	07.06.2013	5:0	x
	10	9	1	0	35	3	+32	18.08.1999	13.10.2023	8:1	x
	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	14.10.1998.	16.10.2013.	3:0	2:4
	9	7	0	2	18	7	+11	29.03.2003	16.11.2023	5:0	1:4
	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	28.02.1997	27.06.2001	2:0	x
	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	27.01.1999	06.06.2007	5:2	1:2
	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3	09.02.2011	01.02.2018	1:0	0:2
	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	07.10.2006	12.09.2007	x	0:1
	4	1	3	0	2	1	+1	28.05.2018	23.09.2022	1:0	x
	5	1	3	1	8	8	0	03.06.1998	26.03.2008	1:0	0:1
	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	21.06.2014	21.06.2014	x	0:1
	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	16.10.2002	17.10.2007	2:1	0:2
	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	08.09.2018	08.10.2020	2:0	x
	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	10.12.2010	14.10.2020	x	0:3
	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	14.11.2009	16.10.2023	x	2:6
	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	26.05.2012	16.11.2015	x	0:2
	6	2	0	4	4	13	−9	07.09.2002	26.09.2022	2:1	1:4
	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	04.06.2005	09.10.2005	3:0	x
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27.03.2018	27.03.2018	x	x
	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	04.09.1999	05.10.1999	x	0:1
	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	08.08.2001	08.08.2001	4:2	x
	5	0	2	3	1	6	−5	14.01.2001	12.10.2005	x	0:2
	6	3	0	3	7	8	–1	20.06.2001	19.11.2023	3:2	0:2
	4	4	0	0	10	4	+6	10.11.1996	06.02.2013	3:0	x
	8	0	2	6	7	18	−11	02.09.2000	18.11.2018	x	2:5
	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	29.05.2010	29.05.2010	x	2:4
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	29.03.2016	29.03.2016	2:0	x
	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	05.11.1997	05.11.1997	x	1:2
	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	16.08.2000	11.10.2018	2:0	0:1
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	26.02.1997	26.02.1997	2:0	x
	7	1	1	5	10	19	−9	22.07.2001	12.11.2020	3:1	0:4
	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	30.05.2014	30.05.2014	2:1	x
	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	26.05.2006	01.06.2018	3:1	0:2
	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	04.09.2021	04.09.2021	1:0	x
	2	0	1	1	1	3	–2	11.10.2020	15.11.2020	x	1:3
	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	09.06.2009	09.06.2009	2:1	x
	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	24.01.2000	10.08.2010	x	0:2
	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	12.10.2021	21.03.2024	x	0:2
	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	14.08.2013	18.12.2021	x	3:4
	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	18.01.2001	18.01.2001	3:2	x
	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	30.06.2001	01.06.2009	x	1:2
	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	22.02.1997	22.02.1997	4:0	x
	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	12.02.2003	10.10.2015	2:0	x
	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	24.02.1997	24.02.1997	x	x
82 Countries	264	101	57	106	369	361	+8	30.11.1995	09.06.2024	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	Goals Differential	First games	Last games
UEFA	212	81	48	83	304	284	+20	30.11.1995	09.06.2024
AFC	30	13	7	10	42	42	0	22.02.1997	09.10.2021
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	8	1	2	5	5	10	−5	09.02.2011	18.12.2021
OFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	x
82 Countries	265	101	59	105	369	360	+9	30.11.1995	04.06.2024

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.

Opponent	Matches	Won	Draw	Loss
Active
	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	4
	4	4	0	0
	1	0	1	0
	5	1	3	1
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Defunct
	5	0	2	3

Penalty shootout record

width=140	Team	Match score (PSO score)	Status	Venue
		Kirin Cup Soccer 2016	Toyota Stadium, Aichi, 3 June 2016
		UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs	Grbavica Stadium, 8 October 2020

Managers and captains

Captains

Emir Spahić 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 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 (1) 2019, Sead Kolašinac (1) 2021, Ibrahim Šehić (1) 2021, Siniša Saničanin (1) 2021, Eldar Ćivić (1) 2021, Adnan Kovačević (1) 2021, Ajdin Nukić (1) 2021.

Name	Period	Games as captain	Notes
Muhamed Konjić	1995–2002	20
Mirsad Hibić	2000–2003	14
Sergej Barbarez	2004–2006	20
Zvjezdan Misimović	2007–2012	16
Emir Spahić	2006–2014	55
Edin Džeko	2014–	50

Table correct as of prior match played in March 2022.

Notable national team managers born in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Table correct as of 8 October 2020.
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.

Manager	Residence	National Teams managed	Managerial Tenure	Achievements
	Croatia	Croatia	2017 – present	2018 FIFA World Cup – Runner-up; UEFA Euro 2020 – Qualified
Mladen Krstajić	Serbia	Serbia	2017 – 2019	2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage
	Switzerland	Switzerland	Jul 2014 – present ^[6]	UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16; 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16; UEFA Euro 2020 – Qualified
Safet Sušić	France	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Dec 2009 – Nov 2014	2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage; Play-offs for UEFA Euro 2012
Mehmed Baždarević	France	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Dec 2014 – Oct 2017	Play-offs for UEFA Euro 2016
Miroslav Blažević	Croatia		1994–2000	UEFA Euro 1996 – Quarter-finals; 1998 FIFA World Cup – Third place
			2008–2009	Play-offs for 2010 FIFA World Cup
			2001	Play-offs for 2002 FIFA World Cup
	France	Japan	March 2015 – May 2018	Qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
		Algeria	2011 – Jul 2014	2014 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16
			2008–2010	Qualified for 2010 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
	Bosnia		1986–1992	1990 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals
			2006–2007	2007 AFC Asian Cup – Semi-finals
Džemaludin Mušović	Bosnia	Qatar	1990 – 1995; 2004 – 2007	2007 AFC Asian Cup – Group stage
Senad Kreso	Bosnia	Bahrain	2007	18th Arabian Gulf Cup – Semi-finals

* Mladen Krstajić was born in Zenica, took over an already qualified Serbia to 2018 FIFA World Cup from Slavoljub Muslin.

** 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
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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-Denmark 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
Tušanj	Tuzla	1	1	0	0	3:0	BiH-Liechtenstein 3:0
Total		70	31	19	20	113:80

FIFA World Rankings

BiH Ranking Evolution

From April 1996 – March 2014

Yearly averages

FIFA ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina:^[7]

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
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	2021	2022
19	29	22	27	37	34	49	55	61	57
2023
69

Bosnia and Herzegovina's average position since the FIFA World Ranking's creation is 64.^[8]

See also

• List of international goals scored by Edin Džeko
• The Bosnian footballer of the year award – Idol of the nation

External links

• N/FSBIH
• Bosnia-Herzegovina on FIFA.com
• Bosnia-Herzegovina on UEFA.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIFA Men's Ranking 23 October 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129043241/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=34/index.html. dead. 29 January 2016. 1996. FIFA.com.
2. Web site: FIFA Men's Ranking 20 August 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129021319/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=42/index.html. dead. 29 January 2016. 1997. FIFA.com.
3. Web site: FIFA Men's Ranking 14 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141118072341/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=224/index.html. dead. 18 November 2014. 2013. FIFA.com.
4. Web site: FIFA Men's Ranking 1 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906043839/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=255/index.html. dead. 6 September 2015. 2015. FIFA.com.
5. Web site: FIFA Men's Ranking 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101115838/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html. dead. 1 November 2014. 2016. FIFA.com.
6. Web site: Petkovic to succeed Hitzfeld . fifa.com . 23 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104211509/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=2249668/. dead. 4 January 2014.
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20070616074301/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bih/ranking/gender=m/index.html FIFA-ranking yearly averages Bosnia-Herzegovina
8. Web site: FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina. https://web.archive.org/web/20070616074301/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bih/ranking/gender=m/index.html. dead. 16 June 2007. FIFA.com. 16 November 2018.