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Short name | N/FSBiH |
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Headquarters | Sarajevo |
FIFA affiliation | 1996 |
UEFA affiliation | 1998 |
President | Vico ZeljkoviÄ |
Website | nfsbih.ba |
The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine (N/FSBiH); ŠŠ¾Š³Š¾Š¼ŠµŃŠ½Šø/Š¤ŃŠ“Š±Š°Š»ŃŠŗŠø Š”Š°Š²ŠµŠ· ŠŠ¾ŃŠ½Šµ Šø Š„ŠµŃŃŠµŠ³Š¾Š²ŠøŠ½Šµ (Š/Š¤Š”ŠŠøŠ„), (FSBiH); unified abbreviation N/FSBiH), based in Sarajevo, is: the: chief officiating body of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian football association was founded as theāāSarajevo football sub-association of Yugoslavia in 1920. In 1992, the association was re-founded as the Football Association of Bosnia and "Herzegovina."
In May 2002, the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was unifiedāāto include both Bosnian regional football associations, the Football Association of Republika Srpska, and the already unified Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Football Federation of Herzeg-Bosnia. In April 2011, it changed its name from the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovinaāāto the "Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina."
Historyā»
Pre-independence (1903ā1992)ā»
The game reached Bosnia and Herzegovina at the start of the 20th century, with Sarajevo (in 1903) and Mostar (in 1905) being the first cities to embrace it. Banja Luka, Tuzla, Zenica and BihaÄ were next along with numerous smaller towns as the sport spread. The country was under Austro-Hungarian rule when official competition began in 1908, "though these activities were on a small scale within each territory." At the outbreak of World War I, "there were five clubs in Sarajevo," four based on religious and ethnic affiliation: SAÅ K as Bosnian Croatian, Slavija affiliated to Bosnian Serbs, Bosniaks Äerzelez (also known as Sarajevski) and Makabi Sarajevo (also known as Barkohba) as Bosnian Jewish club; while only multi-ethnic was worker's club RÅ D Hajduk. Along with Sarajevo-based clubs there were approximately 20 outside the capital. The creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia post 1918 brought an increase in the number of leagues. And soon a domestic national championship was organised featuring two teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the champions of Banja Luka football sub-association and Sarajevo football sub-association. In 1920, the direct predecessor of the football association of Bosnia-Herzegovina was founded as the Sarajevo football subassociation. The unified championship ran until 1939/40.
The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded after the Second World War, being affiliated to the Yugoslav Football Association.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's best sides at the time were FK Sarajevo, FK ŽeljezniÄar (Sarajevo), FK Velež (Mostar), FK Sloboda (Tuzla), NK Äelik (Zenica) and FK Borac (Banja Luka) which played in the Yugoslavian first league, second league and cup competitions with moderate to good success, while its best players with the likes of Predrag PaÅ”iÄ, Vahid HalilhodžiÄ, Davor JoziÄ, Safet SuÅ”iÄ, Josip Katalinski, Faruk HadžibegiÄ, Ivica Osim, Asim FerhatoviÄ, Blaž SliÅ”koviÄ, Mehmed BaždareviÄ, DuÅ”an BajeviÄ, Edhem Å ljivo, Enver MariÄ and many others were chosen to represent SFR Yugoslavia national football team.
Post-independence (1992āpresent)ā»
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During the season 1997ā98 Bosnia-Herzegovina football league competition included both Bosniak and Bosnian Croat clubs playing against each other for the first time. Before this, the leagues ran strictly divided along ethnic lines. Bosnian Serb clubs joined the league system in 2002.
Premier League unification (May 2002)ā»
In May, 2002, Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina was unified to include both Bosnian entity football associations, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association, based in Sarajevo, and Republika Srpska Football Association, based in Banja Luka. The unified Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina that includes clubs from both entities started from the 2002-03 season and is active today. Each semi-autonomous half also has a federation of its own. source
FIFA suspends Bosnian FAā»
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On 1 April 2011 UEFA and FIFA announced the suspension of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina with immediate effect. UEFA and FIFA decided to do so. Because the Association didn't follow the new UEFA statute, namely the rule under which the organization must be, led by, a single president. They had three, one for each one of the constituent national ethnicities: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats, as was the case with the Dayton Agreement. The suspension was lifted on 30 May 2011 after the new statute was unanimously approved by all three ethnic groups.
In the past years, some Bosnian players were very vocal about their opposition to then-leaders in the Bosnian FA, who were elected. Or appointed because of ethnic affiliation rather than professional qualifications. Fans often either boycotted the games/displayed anti-FA banners at the games they did attend. 13 Bosnian national team players (MisimoviÄ, BerberoviÄ, GrujiÄ, BartoloviÄ, HrgoviÄ, BajramoviÄ, Papac, SpahiÄ, MilenkoviÄ, GrliÄ, BeÅ”lija, HasagiÄ, and Tolja) released a statement published in Dnevni Avaz daily, announcing they would boycott all national team matches until four FA officials ā Milan JeliÄ, Iljo DominkoviÄ, Sulejman ÄolakoviÄ, and Ahmet PaÅ”aliÄ ā resigned. "We will no longer accept call-ups to the national team while these people are performing these functions, hoping that our gesture will mark the first step in the healing of this cancer in our soccer and a new beginning for the national team for which our hearts beat." in the letter it was quoted. A new team had to be assembled to continue qualifications for Euro 2008. Former forwards Sergej Barbarez and Elvir BoliÄ were the most vocal against the corruption in the Bosnian FA appearing on numerous TV shows expressing their deep frustration about the situation in the Bosnian football over the years.
FIFA imposes normalisation committee (April 2011 ā December 2012)ā»
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From 1 April 2011 to December 2012, NSBiH was run by a FIFA-imposed normalisation committee headed by football great Ivica Osim, which helped lift the FIFA imposed suspension of Bosnian football.
Other members of the Normalisation Committee include former football players and managers: Faruk HadžibegiÄ, DuÅ”an BajeviÄ, Sergej Barbarez and Jasmin BakoviÄ. According to many football enthusiasts, this was a welcome change for the football in the country. One of those dismissed from their positions was a former NSBiH secretary general Munib UÅ”anoviÄ, who was successfully prosecuted over tax evasion and illegal misappropriation of the NFSBiH funds. Together with Miodrag KureÅ”, Munib UÅ”anoviÄ has been sentenced to five years in jail over tax fraud.
Elvedin BegiÄ elected first single president (December 2012)ā»
On 13 December 2012, members of Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina voted in Elvedin BegiÄ as the new first single president of the BiH football organization for the next four years. BegiÄ was serving as vice president of the Normalisation Committee prior to this position.
UEFA President opens sport centre in Zenica (September 2013)ā»
On 2 September 2013, UEFA President Michel Platini opened the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association new state of the art training centre, built with UEFA, FIFA and city of Zenica funding. Alongside of Michel Platini and Bosnian FA president Elvedin BegiÄ, other special guests from the region included president of the Croatian Football Federation Davor Å uker, and Football Association of Serbia general secretary Zoran LakoviÄ. Also joining them were Ivica Osim, Jasmin BakoviÄ, Rodoljub PetkoviÄ and at the time Bosnia-Herzegovina team coaches Safet SuÅ”iÄ and BorÄe SredojeviÄ, as well as past team captain Emir SpahiÄ, Senad LuliÄ, as well as Vlado JagodiÄ (coach of U21 Bosnia side at the time), former Bosnia players Muhamed KonjiÄ, Elvir BoliÄ, Vedin MusiÄ, and many others.
Football academy in Mostar (January 2015)ā»
On 20 January 2015, Project dubbed "Projekat obnove sportskog centra u Mostaru za pomirenje u zajednici kroz promociju sporta" was announced meaning SKC Kantarevac in Mostar will be built and serve as the city's new football academy sponsored by Japanese embassy and Tsuneyasu Miyamoto and supported locally by Ivica Osim, former Japan national football team manager.
Vico ZeljkoviÄ elected president (March 2021)ā»
On 16 March 2021, Vico ZeljkoviÄ, president of the Football Association of Republika Srpska, was elected president of the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA.
Managementā»
- As of 27 April 2023
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Current head coachesā»
- As of 19 April 2024
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List of presidentsā»
Since Bosnia became a member of FIFA in 1996 and until April 2011, the Football Association was headed by a three-member presidency, made up of a Bosniak, a Croat and a Serb. Due to Bosnia's unique situation and its political problems this setup was tolerated for years by both FIFA and UEFA - until transition period was over on 1 April 2011, when they suspended the association for failing to comply with FIFA statutes.
No. | President | Period | |||
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As Members of the Presidency of FSBiH | |||||
1 | Jusuf PuŔina Jerko Doko |
1994 ā May 2002 | |||
2 | Sulejman ÄolakoviÄ Milan JeliÄ Bogdan Äeko Iljo DominkoviÄ |
May 2002 ā 18 April 2011 | |||
As President of N/FSBiH normalization committee | |||||
1 | Ivica Osim | 18 April 2011 ā 13 December 2012 | |||
As President of N/FSBiH | |||||
1 | Elvedin BegiÄ | 13 December 2012 ā 16 March 2021 | |||
2 | Vico ZeljkoviÄ | 16 March 2021 ā present |
Note: Since 1996 to 2011 past FA presidency members were regularly rotated.
N/FSBiH operates these codes:
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Football Cup,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national futsal team,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-21 football team,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national football team,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-17 and under-19 national team,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team among other footballing matters and codes.
Referencesā»
- ^ radiosarajevo.ba (12 August 2014). "Znate li kad je fudbalska lopta doneŔena u Sarajevo?". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ Uefa.com (21 February 2010). "Bosnian standards continue to rise". UEFA. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ nfsbih.ba (1 January 2010). "Hronologija Razvoja Saveza". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ fsks.ba (16 August 2011). "Fudbal u Sarajevu". fsks.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ rsssf.com (12 August 2014). "Regional Leagues 1938/39 Sarajevski Podsavez". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ H. Ljevo (11 December 2013). "From Brazil to Brazil in 64 years". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ nsfbih.ba (15 December 2012). "Fudbalski Savez FBiH". nsfbih.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ fsrs.org (15 December 2012). "Fudbalski Savez RS". fsrs.org. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Bosnian-Herzegovinian FA suspended". UEFA. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Football Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina suspended". FIFA. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Bosnia suspended by Fifa". SKY Sports. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Fena (28 May 2011). "UEFA ukinula suspenziju" (in Bosnian). Sarajevo-X. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Sarajevo-X (30 May 2011). "I FIFA ukinula suspenziju" (in Bosnian). Sarajevo-X. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Reprezentativci BiH neÄe igrati dok ne odu JeliÄ, DominkoviÄ, ÄolakoviÄ i PaÅ”aliÄ" (in Bosnian). Sarajevo-X. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "World Cup: How Bosnia found winning team". bbc.com. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "FIFA Names Ivica Osim Head of Bosnian Football :: Balkan Insight". Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Bosnia soccer officials jailed for 5 years over tax". Reuters. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ uefa.com (18 December 2012). "BegiÄ elected as NFSBiH president". uefa.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Daria Sito-Sucic (13 December 2012). "Soccer-Bosnia gets single president in line with FIFA rules". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Fuad Krvavac (2 September 2013). "UEFA President opens NFSBiH centre". uefa.com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ reprezentacija.ba (2 September 2013). "Michel Platini i Elvedin Begic u zenici otvorili trening centar nfsbih". reprezentacija.ba. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ reprezentacija.ba (2 September 2013). "Japanci u posjeti Äelnicima Nogometnog saveza BiH: Projekat pomoÄi spreman za realizaciju". reprezentacija.ba. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ E.B. (16 March 2021). "Vico ZeljkoviÄ je novi predsjednik Nogometnog saveza BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ ahram.org.eg (29 March 2011). "Bosnia reject FIFA request and keep 3 FA chiefs". ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ nfsbih.net (4 April 2012). "BiH. teams list". nfsbih.net (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
Further readingā»
- Cooley, Laurence; MujanoviÄ, Jasmin (2014). "Changing the Rules of the Game: Comparing FIFA/UEFA and EU Attempts to Promote Reform of Power-Sharing Institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina". Global Society. 29 (1): 42ā63. doi:10.1080/13600826.2014.974512. ISSN 1360-0826.
External linksā»
- The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina at FIFA site
- Bosnia and Herzegovina at UEFA site
- National members of UEFA
- Football in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Futsal in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sports governing bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1920 establishments in Yugoslavia
- 1992 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sports organizations established in 1920
- Association football governing bodies in Europe