2002–03 FK Sarajevo season

The 2002–03 Sarajevo season was the club's 54th season in history, and their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian football, the Premier League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the National Cup and the UEFA Cup.

Sarajevo

2002–03 season
Chairman	Salih Delalić Faruk Hadžibegić
Manager	Husref Musemić
Stadium	Koševo City Stadium
Premier League BiH	3rd
Cup of BiH	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Emir Obuća 24 All: Emir Obuća 29
Highest home attendance	27,500 vs Beşiktaş (3 October 2002)
Lowest home attendance	300 vs Bosna (26 April 2003)
Average home league attendance	5,580
Biggest win	Sarajevo 7–1 Troglav (20 November 2002)
Biggest defeat	Sarajevo 0–5 Beşiktaş (3 October 2002)

Squad information

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BIH	Ismir Pintol
1	GK	BIH	Muhamed Alaim
2	FW	BIH	Džemo Smječanin (Captain)
3	DF	BIH	Damir Mirvić
4	MF	BIH	Alen Bašić
5	DF	BIH	Muhidin Zukić (Captain)
6	DF	BIH	Mirzet Krupinac
6	DF	BIH	Tarik Cerić
6	DF	BIH	Safet Nadarević
7	MF	BIH	Veldin Muharemović
7	MF	BIH	Faruk Ihtijarević
8	MF	BIH	Slobo Novaković
8	MF	BIH	Smajo Mahmutović
8	FW	BIH	Ensar Arifović
9	FW	BIH	Nidal Ferhatović
9	MF	BIH	Albin Pelak
10	MF	BIH	Adnan Osmanhodžić
10	MF	BIH	Edin Pehlić
11	MF	BIH	Senad Repuh

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	BIH	Emir Obuća
13	MF	BIH	Almir Janjoš
14	MF	BIH	Aldin Janjoš
14	FW	BIH	Sead Zilić
15	FW	BIH	Muamer Kurto
15	DF	BIH	Jasmin Milak
16	DF	BIH	Edin Dudo
17	MF	BIH	Ferid Idrizović
18	FW	BIH	Edin Šaranović
19	FW	BIH	Nedim Hiroš
21	FW	BIH	Alen Škoro
22	GK	BIH	Alen Krak
23	DF	BIH	Džemal Berberović
24	DF	BIH	Almir Alić
—	GK	BIH	Elvis Karić
—	DF	BIH	Adnan Elezović
—	DF	BIH	Sead Kapetanović
—	DF	BIH	Nedim Milišić
—	DF	BIH	Edin Suljević

Source:

Kit

Supplier	Sponsor
NAAI Lotto	AurA

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	3 August 2002	24 May 2003	Matchday 1	3rd	38	19	12	7	83	39	+44	050.00
Cup of BiH	6 November 2002	5 March 2003	First round	Quarter-finals	6	4	2	0	20	3	+17	066.67
UEFA Cup	15 August 2002	3 October 2002	Qualifying round	First round	4	1	1	2	5	10	−5	025.00
Total					48	24	15	9	108	52	+56	050.00

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2002–03 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Leotar (C)	38	26	7	5	82	27	+55	85	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	Željezničar	38	24	10	4	66	24	+42	82	Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3	Sarajevo	38	19	12	7	83	39	+44	69
4	Široki Brijeg	38	21	5	12	69	45	+24	68
5	Čelik	38	16	10	12	61	33	+28	58

Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	19	12	7	83	39	+44	69	15	4	0	60	13	+47	4	8	7	23	26	−3

Source: Sportsport.ba

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W
Position	2	8	2	4	1	6	4	6	6	6	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3

Source: Competitions
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Main article: 2002–03 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup

Round of 32

Troglav Livno v Sarajevo

6 November 2002 First leg	Troglav Livno	0–4	Sarajevo	Livno
				Stadium: Zgona Stadium Attendance: 100

Sarajevo v Troglav Livno

20 November 2002 Second leg	Sarajevo	7–1 (11–1 agg.)	Troglav Livno	Sarajevo
				Stadium: Koševo City Stadium Attendance: 500

Round of 16

Sarajevo v Rudar Ugljevik

27 November 2002 First leg	Sarajevo	4–0	Rudar Ugljevik	Sarajevo
				Stadium: Koševo City Stadium Attendance: 4,000

Rudar Ugljevik v Sarajevo

30 November 2002 Second leg	Rudar Ugljevik	0–3 (0–7 agg.)	Sarajevo	Ugljevik
				Stadium: Novi Gradski Stadium

Quarter-finals

Sarajevo v Zovko Žepče

15 February 2003 First leg	Sarajevo	1–1	Zovko Žepče	Sarajevo
				Stadium: Koševo City Stadium Attendance: 3,000

Zovko Žepče v Sarajevo

5 March 2003 Second leg	Zovko Žepče	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (4–3 p)	Sarajevo	Žepče
				Stadium: Žepče City Stadium Attendance: 2,000

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

Sigma Olomouc v Sarajevo

15 August 2003 First leg	Sigma Olomouc	2–1	Sarajevo	Olomouc, Czech Republic
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Putík 45' Ekwueme 75'	Report	Osmanhodžić 30' Berberović  46' Zukić  53'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)

Sarajevo v Sartid

29 August 2003 Second leg	Sarajevo	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (5–3 p)	Sartid	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berberović  34' Obuća 53' Osmanhodžić 78' Zukić  88'	Report	Putík 10' Caha  31' Krajčovič  90'	Stadium: Koševo City Stadium Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Aleksey Tyumin (Russia)
	Penalties
	Pelak Osmanhodžić Kurto Ihtijarević Krupinac		Caha Urbánek Reiter Rozehnal

First round

Beşiktaş v Sarajevo

19 September 2002 First leg	Beşiktaş	2–2	Sarajevo	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Pancu 31' Dursun 33' Sülün  68'	Report	Zukić  12' Obuća 63' Osmanhodžić 79' Krupinac  80'	Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 21,732 Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)

Sarajevo v Beşiktaş

3 October 2002 Second leg	Sarajevo	0–5 (2–7 agg.)	Beşiktaş	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berberović  43' Alaim  71'	Report	Pancu 5' Üzülmez 43' Dursun  22', 72' (pen.) Sülün 84' Ali Cansun 85'	Stadium: Koševo City Stadium Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Attila Juhos (Hungary)