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Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team

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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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nickname(s)Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi (Dragons)
AssociationFootball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIgor Janković
CaptainRotation
Most capsSrđan Grahovac (23)
Top scorerNemanja Bilbija (9)
Home stadiumN/FSBiH Training Center
FIFA codeBIH
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)

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 recordEdit

UEFA European U21 Championship recordEdit

UEFA European U21 Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
  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 QualifiersEdit

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group F
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
Montenegro  2–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dedić   56' (o.g.)
Ražnatović   68'		 Report Krstović   49' (o.g.)
Bašić   58'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–2  Republic of Ireland
Report Wright   52' (pen.)
Coventry   73'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1  Sweden
Mašić   65' (pen.) Report Nygren   45+1'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Italy
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
Luxembourg  0–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Savić   57'
Dedić   60'
Attendance: 213
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)
Sweden  4–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Report
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Montenegro
Memić   61'
Savić   90'+2'		 Report Krstović   42'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Luxembourg
Bašić   6' Report
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)
Italy  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rovella   14' Report
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Republic of Ireland  3-0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Recent results and forthcoming fixturesEdit

2021Edit

3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) 2023 UEFA U21 Q Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–2   Republic of Ireland Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16:30 Report
Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2023 UEFA U21 Q Bosnia and Herzegovina   1–1   Sweden Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16:30 Mašić   65' (pen.) Report Nygren   45+1' Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2023 UEFA U21 Q Bosnia and Herzegovina   1–2   Italy Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17:30
Report
Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 UEFA U21 Q Luxembourg   0–2   Bosnia and Herzegovina Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
16:30 Report Savić   57'
Dedić   60'		 Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)
12 November 2021 2023 UEFA U21 Q Sweden   4–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina Borås, Sweden
18:00
Stadium: Borås Arena
16 November 2021 2023 UEFA U21 Q Bosnia and Herzegovina   2–1   Montenegro Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17:00 Memić   61'
Savić   90'+2'		 N. Krstović   42' Stadium: Grbavica Stadium

2022Edit

25 March 2022 2023 UEFA U21 Q Bosnia and Herzegovina   1–0   Luxembourg Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
15:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Grbavica
Attendance: 320
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)
29 March 2022 2023 UEFA U21 Q Italy   1–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina Trieste, Italy
17:30
Report Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
3 June 2022 2023 UEFA U21 Q Republic of Ireland   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:30
Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)

PersonnelEdit

Current technical staffEdit

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

Coaching historyEdit

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

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following players were called up for friendly game against China on 26 March 2023.[3]
Caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2022 after the game against Bulgaria.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nikola Ćetković (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 21) 8 0   Borac Banja Luka
1GK Muhamed Šahinović (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003 (age 19) 4 0   Sarajevo
2DF Mustafa Šukilović (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 20) 5 0   Tuzla City
2DF Amar Drina (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 20) 3 0   Željezničar
2DF Filip Račić (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 20) 3 0   Borac Banja Luka
2DF Alden Šuvalija (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Slovácko
2DF Tarik Kapetanović (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 19) 2 0   Sloboda Tuzla
2DF Nick Salihamidžić (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Cosenza
3MF Ivan Bašić (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 20) 15 4   Orenburg
3MF Enver Kulašin (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 19) 9 0   Borac Banja Luka
3MF Amar Tahrić (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 20) 7 1   Leotar
3MF David Čavić (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 20) 6 1   Leotar
3MF Silvio Ilinković (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 20) 4 0   Zrinjski Mostar
3MF Eldar Mehmedović (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 19) 4 0   Sloboda Tuzla
3MF Harun Karić (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 20) 3 0   Tuzla City
3MF Petar Sučić (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 19) 3 0   Zrinjski Mostar
3MF Madžid Šošić (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 20) 1 1   Radomlje
3MF Anes Krdžalić (2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 18) 1 0   Olimpija Ljubljana
3MF Stefan Đurić (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Kapfenberger
4FW Andrija Drljo (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 20) 10 1   Željezničar
4FW Admir Bristrić (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 19) 3 2   Olimpija Ljubljana
4FW Filip Čuić (2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Radomlje

Recent call-upsEdit

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 Mihajlo Dabić (2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 20) 1 0   Sloga Meridian v.   Slovenia, 26 September 2022
GK Bakir Brajlović (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 20) 0 0   Sloga Meridian v.   Slovenia, 26 September 2022
GK Luka Damjanović (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 19) 2 0   Krupa v.   North Macedonia, 12 June 2022
DF Marko Kujundžić (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 20) 7 0   Sloga Meridian v.   Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
DF Mladen Cvjetinović (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 19) 5 0   Viktoria Berlin v.   Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
DF Tarik Muharemović (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 20) 5 1   Juventus v.   Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
DF Azur Mahmić (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 19) 1 0   Igman Konjic v.   Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
DF Luka Janković (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 20) 2 0   Zvijezda 09 v.   Slovenia, 26 September 2022
DF Saša Marjanović (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 21) 9 0   Zemplín Michalovce v.   North Macedonia, 12 June 2022
DF Mihailo Trkulja (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 20) 2 0   Bahlinger v.   North Macedonia, 12 June 2022
DF Ivan Grgić (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Borac Banja Luka v.   North Macedonia, 10 June 2022WD
MF Dejan Popara (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 20) 6 0   Borac Banja Luka v.   Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
MF Omar Beća (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 21) 3 0   Željezničar v.   Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
MF Luka Božičković (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 19) 1 0   Maribor v.   Bulgaria, 25 November 2022
MF Hamza Gasal (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 20) 4 0   Željezničar v.   Slovenia, 26 September 2022
MF Tarik Ramić (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 19) 3 1   Sarajevo v.   Slovenia, 26 September 2022
MF Luka Marjanac (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 20) 2 0   Bravo v.   North Macedonia, 12 June 2022
MF Srđan Janjetović (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 19) 2 0 Unattached v.   North Macedonia, 12 June 2022
FW Franko Sabljić (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 19) 4 0   Zrinjski Mostar v.   Slovenia, 26 September 2022
FW Aleksandar Kahvić (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Maccabi Haifa v.   North Macedonia, 12 June 2022

INJ Withdrawn due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SUS Suspended.
WD Withdrew.

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ uefa.com (6 October 2006). "Hubník gives Czechs the edge". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ uefa.com (10 October 2006). "Frejlach sends Czechs through". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ "PRIJATELJSKA UTAKMICA U-21 SELEKCIJA BIH I KINE". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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