Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi (Dragons)

Association

Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH)

Confederation

Head coach

Igor Janković

Rotation

Most caps

Srđan Grahovac (23)

Top scorer

Nemanja Bilbija (9)

Home stadium

N/FSBiH Training Center

BIH

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

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA European U21 Championship record										Qualification record
1998	Did not qualify									8	1	2	5	6	18	−12
2000										10	2	1	7	11	24	−13
2002										8	0	1	7	5	17	−12
2004										8	4	1	3	6	10	−4
2006										10	3	1	6	17	20	−3
2007										4	1	2	1	6	6	=0
2009										8	1	1	6	7	17	−10
2011										8	2	2	4	4	8	−4
2013										10	6	2	2	25	12	+13
2015										8	2	0	6	10	22	−12
2017										8	0	3	5	2	13	−11
2019										10	6	0	4	24	11	+13
2021										8	3	2	3	9	7	+2
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

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

29 March 2021

18:00

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)

3 September 2021

16:30

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)

7 September 2021

16:30

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)

8 October 2021

15:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Italy
Barišić 80'	Report	Okoli 19' Vignato 27'

Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica

Attendance: 0

Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)

12 October 2021

16:30

Luxembourg	0–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report	Savić 57' Dedić 60'

Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette

Attendance: 213

Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)

12 November 2021

18:00

Sweden	4–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Elanga 24' (pen.), 75' Wålemark 45+2' Nygren 77'	Report

Borås Arena, Borås

Attendance: 2,513

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

16 November 2021

17:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	Montenegro
Memić 61' Savić 90'+2'	Report	Krstović 42'

Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo

Attendance: 120

Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

25 March 2022

15:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Luxembourg
Bašić 6'	Report

Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo

Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

29 March 2022

17:30

Italy	1–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rovella 14'	Report

Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste

Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

3 June 2022

Republic of Ireland	3-0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report

Personnel

Current technical staff

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

Coaching history

Dates	Name
2022–present	Igor Janković
2020–2022	Slobodan Starčević
2017–2019	Vinko Marinović
2014–2016	Darko Nestorović
2011–2014	Vlado Jagodić
2008–2011	Branimir Tulić
2007–2008	Nikola Nikić
2002–2007	Ibrahim Zukanović
2001–2002	Admir Smajić
1998–2001	Šener Bajramović
1998	Mišo Smajlović
1996–1998	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	7	0	Sarajevo
	1GK	Petar Zovko	(2002-03-25) 25 March 2002	1	0	Spezia

	2DF	Mustafa Šukilović	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	8	0	Tuzla City
	2DF	Tarik Muharemović	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003	8	1	Juventus
	2DF	Mladen Cvjetinović	(2003-09-18) 18 September 2003	7	0	Ingolstadt 04
	2DF	Filip Račić	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003	6	0	Zvijezda 09
	2DF	Savo Šušić	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005	4	0	Borac Banja Luka
	2DF	Riad Šuta	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002	2	0	GOŠK Gabela
	2DF	Nermin Mujkić	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004	0	0	Sloboda Tuzla

	3MF	Ivan Bašić	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002	19	4	Orenburg
	3MF	David Čavić	(2002-11-21) 21 November 2002	9	2	Borac Banja Luka
	3MF	Harun Karić	(2002-11-30) 30 November 2002	7	0	Željezničar
	3MF	Petar Sučić	(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003	7	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	3MF	Madžid Šošić	(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002	6	1	Radomlje
	3MF	Anes Krdžalić	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004	6	0	Lokomotiva
	2DF	Nail Omerović	(2002-10-20) 20 October 2002	5	0	Osijek
	3MF	Hamza Gasal	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002	5	0	Željezničar
	3MF	Muhamed Buljubašić	(2004-07-04) 4 July 2004	3	0	Sarajevo

	4FW	Admir Bristrić	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003	8	5	Olimpija Ljubljana
	4FW	Filip Čuić	(2003-02-22) 22 February 2003	6	1	Hajduk Split
	4FW	Franko Sabljić	(2003-09-17) 17 September 2003	6	0	Zrinjski Mostar
	4FW	Aleksandar Kahvić	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004	5	0	Železničar Pančevo

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	10	0	Borac Banja Luka	v. China, 28 March 2023

DF	Zinedin Smajlović	(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003	0	0	Lecce	v. Austria, 12 September 2023 ^SWE
DF	Amar Drina	(2002-05-30) 30 May 2002	5	0	Željezničar	v. China, 28 March 2023
DF	Tarik Kapetanović	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003	4	0	Sloboda Tuzla	v. China, 28 March 2023
DF	Salih Husić	(2002-08-06) 6 August 2002	0	0	Real Valladolid	v. China, 28 March 2023
DF	Alden Šuvalija	(2002-03-03) 3 March 2002	3	0	Trenčín	v. China, 28 March 2023
DF	Nick Salihamidžić	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003	1	0	Bayern Munich	v. China, 28 March 2023
DF	Marko Kujundžić	(2002-10-14) 14 October 2002	7	0	BSK Banja Luka	v. Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
DF	Azur Mahmić	(2003-05-06) 6 May 2003	1	0	Velež Mostar	v. Bulgaria, 25 November 2022

MF	Dejan Popara	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003	7	0	Sloga Meridian	v. Austria, 12 September 2023
MF	Stefan Đurić	(2004-03-14) 14 March 2004	1	0	Kapfenberger SV	v. Austria, 12 September 2023
MF	Aleksa Đurasović	(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003	0	0	Spartak Subotica	v. Austria, 12 September 2023
MF	Silvio Ilinković	(2002-10-05) 5 October 2002	6	0	Rijeka	v. Slovenia, 7 September 2023 ^CRO
MF	Enver Kulašin	(2003-09-11) 11 September 2003	11	0	Borac Banja Luka	v. China, 28 March 2023
MF	Eldar Mehmedović	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003	6	0	Lokomotiva	v. China, 28 March 2023
MF	Luka Božičković	(2003-09-02) 2 September 2003	2	0	Voluntari	v. China, 28 March 2023
MF	Matej Šakota	(2004-08-16) 16 August 2004	0	0	Slaven Belupo	v. China, 28 March 2023
MF	Amar Tahrić	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002	8	1	Sloga Meridian	v. China, 28 March 2023
MF	Omar Beća	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002	3	0	Free agent	v. Bulgaria, 25 November 2022

FW	Andrija Drljo	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002	12	1	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

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

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