Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team records and statistics


This page lists national football team statistics regarding Bosnia 1992 – present, and also some statistics from Yugoslavia 1920–1990 period relevant to SRBiH.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Player records

All scorers Bosnian national football team

Table correct as of 18 November 2019.

All appearances for Bosnian national football team


Table correct as of 26 March 2014

Not included unofficial matches: BiH-Uruguay, BiH-Chile, BiH-Slovakia, BiH-Malaysia U23, BiH-South Africa

All Bosnian scorers at Major Competitions (Bosnia">Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team">Bosnia 1992 – present)

TournamentRoundScoreResultGoalscorers
2014 FIFA World CupRound 1 1 – 2 LossSead Kolašinac, Ibišević
2014 FIFA World CupRound 1 0 – 1 LossDžeko
2014 FIFA World CupRound 1 3 – 1 WinDžeko, Pjanić, Vršajević

Bosnian players at Major Competitions (Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia national football team">Yugoslavia 1920–1990)

2+ BiH players playing at the same club

The table below lists notable instances of two or more Bosnian football team players in one foreign based club at the same time:
#Player namesClubSeason together
4Faruk Hujdurović;
Bruno Akrapović;
Tomislav Piplica;
Marko Topić		 FC Energie Cottbus2000–01; 2001–02
3Ervin Zukanović;
Miralem Pjanić;
Edin Džeko		 A.S. Roma2015–16
2Toni Šunjić;
Vedad Ibišević		 VfB Stuttgart2015 only
2Sejad Salihović;
Zvjezdan Misimović		 Beijing Renhe F.C.2015; 2016
2Zlatan Muslimović;
Zvjezdan Misimović		 Guizhou Renhe F.C.2013; 2014
2Emir Spahić;
Miroslav Stevanović		 Sevilla FC2012–13
2Sejad Salihović;
Vedad Ibišević		 1899 Hoffenheim2009–10;
2010–11;
2011–12
2Zvjezdan Misimović;
Edin Džeko		 VfL Wolfsburg2008–09
2Zvjezdan Misimović;
Hasan Salihamidžić		 FC Bayern Munich2002–03

Note: Table contains some of the more prominent club sides of the world. Table does not yet contain clubs from other former Yugoslavia republics.

Youngest debutants

As of 7 June 2016, the youngest debutants for senior Bosnia-Herzegovina side are:
#PlayerAgeMatchYearRef
1Muhamed Bešić18 years, 2 months, 8 daysBosnia-Herzegovina – Slovakia 3–22010
2Miralem Pjanić18 years, 4 months, 19 daysBosnia-Herzegovina – Bulgaria 1–22008

Matches statistics

Biggest wins

Scores from 4–0 to up

Hat-tricks for Bosnia

The below table shows a list of Bosnia-Herzegovina players who scored 3 or more goals in one game.
PlayerGoalsResultOpponentCompetitionDate
Elvir Baljić44–1 EstoniaUEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers9 October 1999
Elvir Bolić33–0 San Marino2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers8 October 2005
Zlatan Muslimović33–5 CroatiaFriendly22 August 2007
Zvjezdan Misimović37–0 Estonia2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers10 September 2008
Vedad Ibišević38–1 Liechtenstein2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers7 September 2012
Edin Džeko38–1 Liechtenstein2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers7 September 2012
Edin Džeko33–0 AndorraUEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers28 March 2015
Edin Višća33–1 South KoreaFriendly1 June 2018

Hat-tricks conceded by Bosnia

The below table shows a list of opponent players who scored 3 or more goals in one game against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
PlayerGoalsResultNational teamCompetitionDate
Gabriel Batistuta35–0 ArgentinaFriendly14 May 1998
Valdas Ivanauskas34–2 LithuaniaUEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers14 October 1998
Artim Šakiri34–4 MacedoniaFriendly27 March 2002
Jozy Altidore34–3 USAFriendly14 August 2013

Memorable victories

DateTournamentPlaceOpponentsScoreAdditional Notes
6 November 1996FriendlySarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina2 – 1Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time
10 November 19961998 FIFA World Cup qualificationLjubljana, Slovenia2 – 1Historic first ever victory in qualifiers
20 August 19971998 FIFA World Cup qualificationSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina3 – 0Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time
2 April 2003UEFA Euro 2004 qualifyingCopenhagen, Denmark2 – 0
24 March 2007UEFA Euro 2008 qualifyingOslo, Norway2 – 1
2 June 2007UEFA Euro 2008 qualifyingSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina3 – 2Edin Džeko's debut senior cap and first international goal.
10 September 20082010 FIFA World Cup qualificationZenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina7 – 0Largest ever victory
28 March 20092010 FIFA World Cup qualificationGenk, Belgium4 – 2
10 October 20092010 FIFA World Cup qualificationTallinn, Estonia2 – 0Qualified to first ever play-offs
7 September 20122014 FIFA World Cup qualificationVaduz, Lichtenstein8 – 1Largest ever victory
22 March 20132014 FIFA World Cup qualificationZenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina3 – 1Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time
10 September 20132014 FIFA World Cup qualificationŽilina, Slovakia2 – 1
15 October 20132014 FIFA World Cup qualificationKaunas, Lithuania1 – 0Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup
25 June 20142014 FIFA World Cup Group StageSalvador, Brazil3 – 1Historic first victory in FIFA World Cup
10 October 2015UEFA Euro 2016 qualifyingZenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina2 – 0Victory over top 10 ranked team at the time
29 March 2016FriendlyZürich, Switzerland2 – 0Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time
7 June 2016Kirin Cup Soccer 2016Osaka, Japan2 – 1'''Victory in the Final of 2016 Kirin Cup

Major Tournaments appearances and play-offs appearances

NationConfederationInternational Tournament Qualifying Play-off FIFA Active
UEFA2014 FIFA World Cup Group StagePld: 3 - Won: 0 - Lost: 3
2010 FIFA World Cup – play-offs;
UEFA Euro 2012 – play-offs;
UEFA Euro 2016 – play-offs

OpponentMatchesWonDrawLoss
4013
2011

Major Tournament win-draw-loss stats

OpponentTournamentMatchesWonDrawLoss
2014 FIFA World Cup1001
2014 FIFA World Cup1001
2014 FIFA World Cup1100

Head-to-Head records against other countries

Tables correct as of match played on 1 June 2018.
The table lists opponents played, sorted by members of FIFA affiliated confederations.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time record sorted by FIFA Confederations, 1995–present
OpponentGamesWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferentialFirst gamesLast games
UEFA160673657250205+4530.11.199528.05.2018
AFC2611693738−122.02.199701.06.2018
CAF94231211+105.11.199727.03.2018
CONMEBOL7205614−814.05.199815.06.2014
CONCACAF611459−409.02.201101.02.2018
OFC0000000xx
73 Countries208854578310277+3330.11.199501.06.2018

Matches vs Ex-Yugoslav Republics

Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of six republics of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As such, meeting one of its neighbor republics on the sports pitch is of great significance.
Active:
OpponentMatchesWonDrawLoss
0000
4004
4400
1010
5131
0000

Defunct:
OpponentMatchesWonDrawLoss

5023

Penalty shootout">Penalty shootout (association football)">Penalty shootout record

Managers and Captains

Captains

captained Bosnia at their first ever FIFA World Cup tournament.
This is a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina captains for ten or more official and friendly matches.
Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Mehmed Baždarević 1996, Meho Kodro 1997 to 1998, Vlatko Glavaš 1997, Suvad Katana 1998, Elvir Bolić 1999 to 2000, Bruno Akrapović 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamidžić 2004, Zlatan Bajramović 2006, Džemal Berberović 2007, Asmir Begović 2014 to 2017, Haris Medunjanin 2016 to 2018, Vedad Ibišević 2017.
NamePeriodGames as captainNotes
Muhamed Konjić1995–200220First official captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
Mirsad Hibić2000–200314
Sergej Barbarez2004–200620
Zvjezdan Misimović2007–201216
Emir Spahić2006–201455First official captain of the team in a major tournament
Edin Džeko2014–28

Table correct as of match played on 1 June 2018.

Notable national team managers born in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Table correct as at 1 June 2018.
List ONLY includes managers of senior national teams originating from Bosnia who have worked overseas and/or who have had national team success.
Does not include managers of junior sides. Also the list does not include assistant to national coach managers.
ManagerResidenceNational Teams managedManagerial TenureAchievements
Zlatko DalićCroatia Croatia2017 – present2018 FIFA World Cup – Qualified
Mladen Krstajić*Serbia Serbia2017 – present2018 FIFA World Cup – Qualified
Vladimir PetkovićSwitzerland SwitzerlandJul 2014 – presentUEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16
Safet SušićFrance Bosnia and HerzegovinaDec 2009 – Nov 20142014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage; Play-offs for UEFA 2012 Euro
Mehmed BaždarevićFrance Bosnia and HerzegovinaDec 2014 – presentPlay-offs for UEFA 2016 Euro
Miroslav Blažević**Croatia Croatia1994–2000UEFA Euro 1996 – Quarter-finals; 1998 FIFA World Cup – Third place
Bosnia and Herzegovina2008–2009Play-offs for 2010 FIFA World Cup
Iran2001Play-offs for 2002 FIFA World Cup
Switzerland1976–1977Only as interim manager
Vahid HalilhodžićFrance JapanMarch 2015 – May 2018Qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
Algeria2011 – Jul 20142014 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16
Ivory Coast2008–2010Qualified for 2010 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
Ivica OsimBosnia Yugoslavia1986–19921990 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals
Japan2006–20072007 AFC Asian Cup – Semi-finals
Džemaludin MušovićBosnia Qatar1990 – 1995; 2004 – 20072007 AFC Asian Cup – Group stage
Džemal HadžiabdićBosnia Qatar1997; 2000 – 2001
Senad KresoBosnia Bahrain20072007 Gulf Cup of Nations – Semi-finals
Kemal AlispahićBosnia Tajikistan2012

Home venues record


Table correct as of 19 Nov 2015.

Notable match formations

FIFA World Rankings

BiH Ranking Evolution

From April 1996 – March 2014
for Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 1996 – January 2014

Yearly averages

FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina
1993199419951996199719981999200020012002
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2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
59796559516151442027
201320142015201620172018----
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Their average position since FIFA World Ranking creation is 58.