2007–08 FK Sarajevo season

The 2007–08 Sarajevo season was the club's 59th season in history, and their 14th 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, qualifications for UEFA Champions League and reached the First round of UEFA Cup.

Sarajevo
2007–08 season
Sporting directorSenad Merdanović
ChairmanHajrudin Šuman
ManagerHusref Musemić
StadiumAsim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Premier League BiH5th
Cup of BiHQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Admir Raščić (7)
All: Admir Raščić (11)
Highest home attendance32,000
Lowest home attendance1,000
Average home league attendance6,778
Biggest win0–6
Biggest defeat6–0

Squad information edit

First-team squad edit

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 Irfan Fejzić
2 DF   BIH Semjon Milošević
3 MF   BIH Damir Hadžić
4 MF   BIH Muamer Kurto
5 DF   BIH Muhidin Zukić
6 DF   BIH Nihad Suljević
7 FW   BIH Haris Handžić
7 MF   BIH Faruk Ihtijarević
8 MF   BIH Veldin Muharemović
9 FW   BIH Emir Obuća
10 DF   BIH Alen Bašić
11 MF   BIH Senad Repuh
12 GK   BIH Dino Hamzić
13 MF   BIH Marko Maksimović
14 MF   BIH Muhamed Džakmić
15 MF   BIH Vladan Grujić
16 FW   BIH Mirza Mešić
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   BIH Miloš Babić
17 DF   BIH Ninoslav Milenković
18 DF   BIH Anel Škoro
18 MF   BIH Samir Duro
19 FW   BIH Almir Turković
20 DF   BIH Zdravko Šaraba
21 MF   BIH Sead Bučan
22 GK   BIH Muhamed Alaim (Captain)
23 FW   BIH Almir Pliska
24 FW   BIH Admir Raščić
32 MF   BIH Adis Kapetanović
33 MF   BIH Emir Janjoš
MF   BIH Bojan Magazin
FW   BIH Duško Stajić
DF   BIH Elvis Sadiković
MF   BIH Muhamed Mirvić

Source:[1]

Statistics edit

Rank Player Games
1. Damir Hadžić 39
2. Semjon Milošević 39

Kit edit

Supplier Sponsor
  Nike   AurA

Competitions edit

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Čelik Zenica 30 16 4 10 38 32 +6 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
4 Zrinjski 30 15 4 11 46 27 +19 49 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
5 Sarajevo 30 14 6 10 42 29 +13 48
6 Sloboda Tuzla 30 15 2 13 44 38 +6 47
7 Željezničar 30 14 3 13 47 35 +12 45
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Zrinjski won 2007–08 Bosnian Cup and qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

UEFA Champions League edit

First qualifying round edit

18 July 2007 First leg Marsaxlokk   0–6   Sarajevo Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00 Report Raščić   5', 9'
Obuća   20', 65'
Maksimović   42'
Bučan   87'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 321
Referee: Mario Vlk (Slovakia)

Second qualifying round edit

31 July 2007 First leg Genk   1–2   Sarajevo Genk, Belgium
20:30 Cornelis   28' Report Raščić   15'
Muharemović   86'
Stadium: Cristal Arena
Attendance: 11,090
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
8 August 2007 Second leg Sarajevo   0–1
(2 (a)–2 agg.)
  Genk Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:30 Report Mikulić   58' Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Third qualifying round edit

29 August 2007 Second leg Dynamo Kyiv   3–0
(4–0 agg.)
  Sarajevo Kyiv, Ukraine
18:00 Bangoura   3'
Milošević   75' (o.g.)
Rebrov   90+2' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

UEFA Cup edit

First round edit

20 September 2007 First leg Sarajevo   1–2   Basel Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00 Milošević   90+3' Report Carlitos   11'
Ergić   63'
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
4 October 2007 Second leg Basel   6–0
(8–1 agg.)
  Sarajevo Basel, Switzerland
19:30 Carlitos   8', 9'
Streller   19', 29'
Huggel   75'
Caicedo   90+1'
Report   21' Bučan
  66' Kurto
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)

References edit