Mostar derby explained

Mostar derby
Other Names:Mostarski gradski derbi
City Or Region:Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
First Contested:September 1922
Teams Involved:Zrinjski and Velež
Most Wins:Zrinjski (37)
Mostrecent:Zrinjski 1–0 Velež
(13 April 2024)
Total:67
Series:

The Mostar derby (Mostarski gradski derbi) is a football rivalry in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina between HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. The derby took place for the first time in 1922 and is the oldest major football derby in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Both Mostar clubs are among the oldest in the country. HŠK Zrinjski (Croatian: Hrvatski športski klub Zrinjski, English: Croatian Sports Club Zrinjski) was formed in 1905 while FK Velež was formed in 1922. However, the clubs had vastly different histories. Zrinjski was a reasonably successful club in the first half of the century, but was banned by communist Yugoslav authorities for competing in the 1. HNL under the Ustaše regime during World War II. At this point its records, along with those of other Croatian clubs, were destroyed. On the other hand, FK Velež thrived during the Yugoslav communist period, winning the Yugoslav Cup in 1981 and 1986.

After the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zrinjski was reestablished. At the same time, war broke out in the county. Over the course of the war and in its aftermath Mostar became a divided city with the Croats holding the west side and the Bosniaks the east, with those remaining Serbs living in the east as well. Zrinjski took over Velež's Bijeli Brijeg Stadium, as it was located deep inside the informal Croat territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thus forcing Velež to move to Vrapčići stadium (later renamed to Rođeni Stadium).

The two clubs did not meet until 2000 for their first game. This happened because the nation's three ethnic groups each ran their own parallel leagues up until that point, with Velež in the Bosnian First League and Zrinjski in the First League of Herzeg-Bosnia.[1]

Results

Derby from 1922–1939

1. September 1922; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1[2]
2. 8 September 1922; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 1:0
3. 13 April 1923; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 2:0
4. 29 April 1923; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:0
5. 1 May 1923; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:2
6. 15 July 1923; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:0
7. 1923; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 4:0
8. 11 November 1923; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:0[2]
9. 31 August 1924; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 1:0
10. 25 July 1928; Sarajevo: Zrinjski – Velež 4:0
11. 26 July 1931; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 5:1
12. 7 January 1934; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1
13. 25 February 1934; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1
14. December 1934; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1
15. 14 April 1935; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:1
16. 6 March 1938; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 4:2
17. 1938; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 1:0
18. 12 February 1939; Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1
19. 19 March 1939; Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 4:2[2]

From 17 May 1931 until 19 March 1939, 16 championship matches had been played between the two teams. Velež won 8 matches while Zrinjski won 4.[2] No further information is available.

Modern derby

DateCompetitionVenueScoreGoals (Velež)Goals (Zrinjski)AttendanceH2H
11 March 2000Friendlyalign:centerKoševo, Sarajevo2–2Serdarević, TeletovićMiloš (2)6,0000
213 August 2000Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg2–0Buhić, Jurić10,000[3] +1
324 February 2001Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići2–0Serdarević, Remetić3,0000
425 November 2001Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg1–0Marenzi9,000+1
525 May 2002Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići2–0Vojvodić, Zaimović4,0000
624 November 2002Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg1–0Ivanković10,000+1
724 May 2003Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići4–1Zubanović (2), Velagić, Buhovac (o.g.)Džinović4,5000
828 October 2006Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići2–1Kajtaz, ObadJoldić5,000+1
95 May 2007Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg2–1StokićRajović, Kordić6,0000
1011 November 2007Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg2–0Žižović, Matko4,000+1
1117 May 2008Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići1–0Škaljić5,0000
1213 September 2008 Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići0–2Kordić, Đurić3,000+1
138 April 2009Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg2–1ČolićStojanović, Vuković6,000+2
144 October 2009Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg2–1ZaimovićM. Aničić, Kordić8,000+3
1521 April 2010Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići0–05,200+3
1625 August 2010Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg2–0Zadro, Sušić5,500+4
1726 February 2011Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići1–0Velagić4,000+3
1828 September 2011Cup (round of 16)Bijeli Brijeg0–11Demić6,000+2
192 October 2011Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg1–0Džidić0+3
2019 October 2011Cup (round of 16)Vrapčići2–0Brković, Kodro1,500+2
2129 April 2012Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići3–1Okić, Zvonić, DemićMiličević2,000+1
2225 November 2012Premier Leaguealign:centerBijeli Brijeg2–1HajdarevićArežina, I. Aničić4,000+2
2326 May 2013Premier Leaguealign:centerVrapčići1–1MajkićBekić2,200+2
243 November 2013Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg0–02,000+2
2510 May 2014Premier LeagueVrapčići1–0Hebibović2,500+1
2627 September 2014Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg2–0Crnov, Nikolić4,000+2
2711 March 2015Cup (Quarter-final)Bijeli Brijeg2–2Hebibović (2)Kordić, Stojkić4,000+2
2818 March 2015Cup (Quarter-final)Vrapčići0–2Stojkić, Nikolić5,000+3
2926 April 2015Premier LeagueVrapčići1–1ŠkahićCrnov3,000+3
3024 October 2015Premier LeagueVrapčići0–1Stojkić2,000+4
314 May 2016Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg1–0Bilbija4,500+5
3219 October 2016Cup (round of 16)Bijeli Brijeg3–0Mrkaić, Stojanović, Jović2,500+6
3326 October 2016Cup (round of 16)Vrapčići1–2ĆemalovićJović (2)800+7
3428 July 2019Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg1–0Zvonić (o.g.)8,000+8
3519 October 2019Premier LeagueRođeni1–0Zvonić5,000+7
368 August 2020Premier LeagueRođeni2–0Cvijanović, Mulić0[4] +6
3731 October 2020Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg3–1MulićBilbija (3)0+7
388 May 2021Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg1–1VehabovićBilbija0+7
3915 September 2021Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg2–1ZajmovićJakovljević, Bilbija5,500+8
4015 October 2021Premier LeagueRođeni0–1Bilbija0[5] +9
4110 May 2022Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg1–1BrandaoBilbija4,500+9
4212 October 2022Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg1–0Bekić7,000+10
438 March 2023Premier LeagueRođeni1–3HaskićIlinković, Kiš, Ivančić4,200+11
4423 April 2023Premier LeagueRođeni0–1Kiš5,000+12
4517 May 2023Cup (final)Bilino Polje, Zenica0–1Ćuže5,000+13
4618 October 2023Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg3–0Ćuže, Jakovljević (2)4,700+14
4713 November 2023Premier LeagueRođeni3–0Haskić, Guliashvili (2)4,000+13
4813 April 2024Premier LeagueBijeli Brijeg1–0Ćuže5,500+14

1 The match was abandoned after the hooligans of Zrinjski stormed the pitch and started chasing Velež players with various items. The field storm took place in the last minutes of the game just after Velež scored for 0–1 against their city rivals. The disciplinary and contest commission decided to award a 0–3 win to Velež, suspended "Bijeli Brijeg", Zrinjski home stadium, for 5 matches and punished Zrinjski with a fine.[6] [7]

Colors
Won FK Velež
Drawn
Won HŠK Zrinjski

All competitions

The Mostar derby is currently played three times a year in the Premier League, but they may also play against one another in other competitions. There are also friendly matches and games played in various tournaments. Although these games are not included in official statistics.

MatchesWinsDrawsGoals
VeležZrinjskiVeležZrinjski
scope=row Derby from 1922–193919 8 10 1 23 39
scope=row Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina41 11 23 7 35 47
scope=row Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup7 2 4 16 10
scope=row Totalscope=row 67 21 37 9 64 96

Head-to-head league ranking in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Second tier
111
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• Total: FK Velež 2 times higher, HŠK Zrinjski 22 times higher.Source: rsssf.com

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Giordano Merlicco, Danilo Kovač, Luca Alteri . Competing for the Nation on the Football Pitch: Ideology and Sports in Mostar, in Football in the Balkans I: Internal Views, External Perceptions, eds. D. Wojtaszyn, M. Melichárek . 2023-12-22 . Peter Lang Verlag . 978-1-4331-9552-5 . Wojtaszyn . Dariusz . Melicharek . Maros.
  2. Web site: Derbi kojem se gubi trag. Ibrulj. Saša. 2020-08-09. telesport.telegram.hr. hr-HR. 2021-05-15.
  3. Web site: "Premier liga" BiH . zrinjski.max.net.ba . 16 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021209165035/http://www.zrinjski.max.net.ba/premier%20iga%20u%20BiH.htm . 9 December 2002 . dead .
  4. Web site: Stiglo je pojašnjenje iz saveza: Da li će biti publike na stadionima Premijer lige BiH naredne sezone?. 2 July 2020. 2 July 2020. bs. Sport1.ba.
  5. Web site: Nogometni savez BiH djelomično uvažio žalbu FK Velež, ovo su konačne odluke i sankcije. 8 October 2021. 8 October 2021. bs. K.H.. Klix.ba.
  6. Web site: Velež won by a technical win. Bosnian. 1 October 2011. SportSport.ba.
  7. Web site: "Bijeli Brijeg" suspended for 5 matches. Bosnian. 1 October 2011. SportSport.ba.

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