Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Club | FK Željezničar Sarajevo |
|---|---|
| First entry | 1963 Mitropa Cup |
| Latest entry | 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Titles | |
| Europa League | SF |
The first ever involvement of the club in European competitions was in the 1963 Mitropa Cup.
History edit
FK Željezničar Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Grbavica in Novo Sarajevo; a municipality in the capital city Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club's first ever European match was against Austria Wien in the 1963 Mitropa Cup. Željezničar is most famous for becoming the first Bosnian football club to reach both the UEFA Cup (now named UEFA Europa League) semi-finals during the 1984–85 season and the quarter-finals during the 1971–72 season, and one of the first few clubs ever to do so from the former Yugoslavia.[1]
In modern times, the clubs best finish in European competitions was reaching the 2002–03 Champions League third qualifying round, losing to Newcastle United.[2]
From 1998 to 2015, Željezničar played its home European matches at the nation's largest Olympic stadium, Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium (also known as the Koševo Stadium), as their traditional home stadium, Grbavica Stadium, did not meet UEFA requirements. Since recent renovations at Grbavica, the club has been playing its home matches back at their home ground since July 2017.
European record edit
- As of 3 August 2023[3]
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup / Champions League | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 31 | −18 |
| UEFA Cup / Europa League | 55 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 71 | 67 | +4 |
| Europa Conference League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 |
| Total | 75 | 26 | 17 | 32 | 90 | 105 | −15 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goals difference. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
- Best results in European competitions
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup | |||
| 1971–72 | Quarter-final | eliminated on penalties by  Ferencváros 2–1 in Budapest, 1–2 in Sarajevo
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| 1984–85 | Semi-final | eliminated by Videoton 2–1 in Sarajevo, 1–3 in Fehérvár
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| Mitropa Cup | |||
| 1962–63 | Semi-final | eliminated by MTK Budapest 1–1 in Sarajevo, 0–1 in Budapest
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| 1968–69 | Semi-final | eliminated by  Sklo Union Teplice 1–1 in Sarajevo, 1–2 in Teplice
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List of matches edit
1960s–1990 edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Mitropa Cup | QF |  Austria Wien
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4–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 |
| SF | MTK
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1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 1964 | Mitropa Cup | QF | Slovan Bratislava
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2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 |
| 1965–66 | International Football Cup (UEFA Intertoto Cup) | Group B3 |  Gwardia Warszawa
|
2–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Baník Ostrava
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3–1 | 1–1 | ||||
 Lokomotive Leipzig
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2–2 | 0–0 | ||||
| 1967–68 | Mitropa Cup | 1R | Jednota Trenčín
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1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| QF | Spartak Trnava
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2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 1968–69 | Mitropa Cup | 1R | Budapesti Honvéd SE
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1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| QF | Baník Ostrava
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4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||
| SF | Sklo Union Teplice
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1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1R |  Anderlecht
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3–4 | 4–5 | 7–9 |
| 1971–72 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Club Brugge
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3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 |
| 2R |  Bologna
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1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 (a) | ||
| 3R |  St. Johnstone
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5–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | ||
| QF | Ferencváros
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 (p) | ||
| 1972–73 | European Cup | 1R |  Derby County
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1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 1984–85 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Sliven
|
5–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 |
| 2R |  Sion
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2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3R |  Universitatea Craiova
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4–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | ||
| QF |  Dinamo Minsk
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2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| SF | Videoton
|
2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 |
1990–present edit
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website (in Bosnian)
- Official supporters' website (in Bosnian)
- FK Željezničar UEFA results
- 1984–85 UEFA Cup Results at RSSSF.com