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

Further information: Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team results (1995–2019)

Further information: Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team results (2020–present)

Player records

All scorers Bosnia national football team

Table correct as of 19 November 2024.

  Players still active for the national team are highlighted

All appearances for Bosnia national football team

Table correct as of 19 November 2024

All appearances for Bosnia national football team
Rank	Player	Position	Caps	Goals	Date of debut	Debut against	Date of last match	Last match against	Ref
1	Edin Džeko	FW	139	67	2007 June 2	Turkey	2024 November 19	Netherlands
2	Miralem Pjanić	MF	115	17	2008 August 20	Bulgaria	2024 March 21	Ukraine
3	Emir Spahić	DF	94	6	2003 June 7	Romania	2018 May 28	Montenegro
4	Zvjezdan Misimović	MF	84	25	2004 February 18	North Macedonia	2018 May 28	Montenegro
5	Vedad Ibišević	FW	83	28	2007 March 24	Norway	2018 May 28	Montenegro
6	Asmir Begović	GK	63		2009 October 10	Estonia	2020 September 7	Poland
7	Haris Medunjanin	MF	60	9	2009 November 18	Portugal	2018 March 27	Senegal
7	Sead Kolašinac	DF	60		2013 November 18	Argentina	2024 October 14	Hungary
9	Senad Lulić	MF	57	4	2008 June 1	Azerbaijan	2017 October 7	Belgium
10	Edin Višća	MF	55	10	2010 December 10	Poland	2020 November 15	Netherlands
10	Ibrahim Šehić	GK	55		2010 November 17	Slovakia	2024 March 21	Ukraine
12	Elvir Bolić	FW	51	22	1996 September 1	Greece	2006 September 6	Hungary
13	Gojko Cimirot	MF	48		2014 September 4	Liechtenstein	2024 March 21	Ukraine
14	Sergej Barbarez	FW	47	17	1998 May 14	Argentina	2006 October 7	Moldova
14	Sejad Salihović	MF	47	4	2007 October 13	Greece	2015 October 13	Cyprus
14	Muhamed Bešić	MF	47		2010 November 17	Slovakia	2022 September 23	Montenegro
17	Vedin Musić	DF	45		1995 November 30	Albania	2007 June 6	Malta
18	Senijad Ibričić	MF	43	4	2005 February 2	Iran	2014 June 3	Mexico
18	Kenan Hasagić	GK	43		2003 February 12	Wales	2011 October 11	France
20	Hasan Salihamidžić	MF	42	6	1996 October 8	Croatia	2006 August 16	France
21	Ermin Bičakčić	DF	41	3	2013 August 14	United States	2024 November 19	Netherlands
21	Toni Šunjić	DF	41	1	2012 August 15	Wales	2020 September 4	Italy
23	Elvir Rahimić	MF	40		2007 June 2	Turkey	2013 August 14	United States
24	Muhamed Konjić	DF	39	3	1995 November 30	Albania	2006 August 16	France
24	Saša Papac	DF	39		2001 January 12	Bangladesh	2012 February 28	Brazil
26	Elvir Baljić	FW	38	14	1996 April 24	Albania	2005 March 30	Lithuania
26	Nermin Šabić	MF	38	1	1996 April 24	Albania	2008 August 20	Bulgaria
26	Ognjen Vranješ	DF	38		2010 November 17	Slovakia	2018 November 15	Austria
26	Ervin Zukanović	DF	38		2012 October 16	Lithuania	2019 September 8	Armenia
30	Mirsad Bešlija	MF	37	4	2001 January 12	Bangladesh	2006 September 6	Hungary
30	Mensur Mujdža	DF	37		2010 August 10	Qatar	2015 November 13	Republic of Ireland
32	Mirsad Hibić	DF	36		1996 April 24	Albania	2004 April 28	Finland
33	Amer Gojak	MF	35	4	2018 November 15	Austria	2022 September 26	Romania
34	Zlatan Bajramović	MF	35	3	2002 March 27	North Macedonia	2009 November 18	Portugal
35	Rade Krunić	MF	34	4	2016 June 3	Denmark	2024 September 7	Netherlands
36	Miroslav Stevanović	MF	33	3	2012 May 26	Republic of Ireland	2023 November 16	Luxembourg
36	Džemal Berberović	DF	33		2003 February 12	Wales	2010 June 3	Germany
38	Ermedin Demirović	FW	31	3	2021 March 24	Finland	2024 November 19	Netherlands
39	Zlatan Muslimović	FW	30	11	2006 August 16	France	2011 September 2	Belarus
39	Safet Nadarević	DF	30		2001 June 23	Bahrain	2010 September 7	France
39	Amir Hadžiahmetović	MF	30		2020 September 4	Italy	2023 November 16	Luxembourg
42	Mirko Hrgović	MF	29	3	2003 February 12	Wales	2009 October 14	Spain
43	Haris Duljević	MF	28	1	2016 March 25	Luxembourg	2022 September 26	Romania
43	Eldar Ćivić	DF	28	1	2018 June 1	South Korea	2024 March 21	Ukraine
43	Dennis Hadžikadunić	DF	28		2020 Ocotber 11	Netherlands	2024 June 9	Italy
46	Izet Hajrović	MF	27	6	2013 September 6	Slovakia	2019 November 18	Liechtenstein
46	Smail Prevljak	FW	27	6	2018 March 23	Bulgaria	2023 November 19	Slovakia
46	Mirsad Dedić	GK	27		1996 November 6	Italy	2000 January 24	Qatar
49	Marko Topić	FW	24	2	1997 November 5	Tunisia	2009 June 9	Oman
49	Edin Mujčin	MF	24	1	1997 June 8	Denmark	2002 October 16	Norway
49	Anel Ahmedhodžić	DF	24	1	2020 October 8	Northern Ireland	2024 June 9	Italy
49	Vladan Grujić	MF	24		2002 October 16	Norway	2006 October 11	Greece
49	Samir Muratović	MF	24		1999 January 27	Malta	2014 March 5	Sweden
49	Mirza Varešanović	DF	24		1996 April 24	Albania	2001 July 22	Iran

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

All Bosnian scorers at Major Competitions (Bosnia 1992 – present)

Tournament	Round	Score	Result	Goalscorers
2014 FIFA World Cup	Round 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 2 Argentina	Loss	Sead Kolašinac (o.g.), Ibišević
	Round 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 – 1 Nigeria	Loss	Džeko (incorrectly disallowed)
	Round 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – 1 Iran	Win	Džeko, Pjanić, Vršajević

Bosnian players at Major Competitions (Yugoslavia 1920–1990)

Bosnian-Herzegovinian players who represented Yugoslavia at Major Competitions (1920–1990)
Competition	Players	Coaches
1920 Summer Olympics	None	-
1924 Summer Olympics	None	-
1928 Summer Olympics	None	-
1930 FIFA World Cup	None	-
1948 Summer Olympics	Miroslav Brozović, Branko Stanković	-
1950 FIFA World Cup	Predrag Đajić, Branko Stanković	-
1952 Summer Olympics	Branko Stanković	-
1954 FIFA World Cup	Branko Stanković, Lev Mantula	-
1956 Summer Olympics	Kruno Radiljević, Ibrahim Biogradlić, Muhamed Mujić	-
1958 FIFA World Cup	None	-
1960 UEFA Euro	Milan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Muhamed Mujić	-
1960 Summer Olympics	Milan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Velimir Sombolac	-
1962 FIFA World Cup	Vlatko Marković, Andrija Anković, Milan Galić, Muhamed Mujić, Nikola Stipić	-
1964 Summer Olympics	Ivan Ćurković, Mirsad Fazlagić, Svetozar Vujović, Ivica Osim	-
1968 UEFA Euro	Mirsad Fazlagić, Ivica Osim, Vahidin Musemić, Boško Antić, Idriz Hošić	-
1974 FIFA World Cup	Enver Marić, Enver Hadžiabdić, Josip Katalinski, Franjo Vladić, Dušan Bajević, Rizah Mešković	-
1976 UEFA Euro	Džemal Hadžiabdić, Josip Katalinski, Enver Marić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Edhem Šljivo, Franjo Vladić	-
1980 Summer Olympics	Boro Primorac, Srebrenko Repčić, Miloš Šestić, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Dževad Šećerbegović, Vladimir Matijević	-
1982 FIFA World Cup	Edhem Šljivo, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Safet Sušić, Miloš Šestić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Predrag Pašić	-
1984 UEFA Euro	Mirsad Baljić, Miloš Šestić, Safet Sušić, Mehmed Baždarević, Zlatko Vujović, Faruk Hadžibegić, Sulejman Halilović	-
1984 Summer Olympics	Mehmed Baždarević, Vlado Čapljić, Mirsad Baljić, Admir Smajić	-
1988 Summer Olympics	Semir Tuce, Cvijan Milošević, Davor Jozić, Refik Šabanadžović	Ivica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović
1990 FIFA World Cup	Faruk Hadžibegić, Davor Jozić, Safet Sušić, Zlatko Vujović, Fahrudin Omerović, Refik Šabanadžović, Mirsad Baljić	Ivica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović

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 names	Club	Season(s) together
4	Faruk Hujdurović; Bruno Akrapović; Tomislav Piplica; Marko Topić	FC Energie Cottbus	2000–01; 2001–02
3	Ervin Zukanović; Miralem Pjanić; Edin Džeko	A.S. Roma	2015–16
3	Amir Hadžiahmetović; Ibrahim Šehić; Deni Milošević	Konyaspor	2019–20
3	Eldar Ćivić; Adnan Kovačević; Stjepan Lončar	Ferencvárosi	2021–22
2	Toni Šunjić; Vedad Ibišević	VfB Stuttgart	2015 only
2	Sejad Salihović; Zvjezdan Misimović	Beijing Renhe F.C.	2015; 2016
2	Zlatan Muslimović; Zvjezdan Misimović	Guizhou Renhe F.C.	2013; 2014
2	Emir Spahić; Miroslav Stevanović	Sevilla FC	2012–13
2	Sejad Salihović; Vedad Ibišević	1899 Hoffenheim	2009–10; 2010–11; 2011–12
2	Zvjezdan Misimović; Edin Džeko	VfL Wolfsburg	2008–09
2	Zvjezdan Misimović; Hasan Salihamidžić	FC Bayern Munich	2002–03

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:

#	Player	Age	Match	Year	Ref
1	Muhamed Bešić	18 years, 2 months, 8 days	Bosnia-Herzegovina – Slovakia 3–2	2010
2	Miralem Pjanić	18 years, 4 months, 19 days	Bosnia-Herzegovina – Bulgaria 1–2	2008

Match statistics

Biggest wins

Wins by five goals and up

Rank	Date	Venue	Opponent	Round	Result	Difference
1	7 September 2012	Rheinpark Stadion	Liechtenstein	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier	1–8	+7
2	10 September 2008	Bilino Polje	Estonia	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier	7–0	+7
3	5 September 2019	Zenica	Liechtenstein	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier	5–0	+5
3	25 March 2017	Zenica	Gibraltar	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5
3	6 September 2016	Zenica	Estonia	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5
3	7 June 2013	Riga	Latvia	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier	0–5	+5
3	7 October 2011	Bilino Polje	Luxembourg	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier	5–0	+5
3	7 October 2001	Bilino Polje	Liechtenstein	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5

Hat-tricks for Bosnia

The table below shows a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina players who scored three or more goals in one match.

Player	Goals	Result	Opponent	Competition	Date
Elvir Baljić	4	4–1	Estonia	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers	9 October 1999
Elvir Bolić	3	3–0	San Marino	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	8 October 2005
Zlatan Muslimović	3	3–5	Croatia	Friendly	22 August 2007
Zvjezdan Misimović	3	7–0	Estonia	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	10 September 2008
Vedad Ibišević	3	8–1	Liechtenstein	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	7 September 2012
Edin Džeko	3	8–1	Liechtenstein	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	7 September 2012
Edin Džeko	3	3–0	Andorra	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers	28 March 2015
Edin Višća	3	3–1	South Korea	Friendly	1 June 2018

Hat-tricks conceded by Bosnia

The table below shows a list of opponent players who scored three or more goals in one match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Player	Goals	Result	National team	Competition	Date
Gabriel Batistuta	3	5–0	Argentina	Friendly	14 May 1998
Valdas Ivanauskas	3	4–2	Lithuania	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers	14 October 1998
Artim Šakiri	3	4–4	Macedonia	Friendly	27 March 2002
Jozy Altidore	3	4–3	United States	Friendly	14 August 2013

Memorable victories

Source: Results

• Unofficial games not included.

Date			Tournament			Venue			Opponents	Score	Additional Notes
6 November 1996			Friendly			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Italy	2 – 1	Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (5th)
10 November 1996			1998 FIFA World Cup qualification			Ljubljana, Slovenia			Slovenia	2 – 1	Historic first ever victory in qualifiers
20 August 1997			1998 FIFA World Cup qualification			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Denmark	3 – 0	Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (3rd)
2 April 2003			UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying			Copenhagen, Denmark			Denmark	2 – 0
24 March 2007			UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying			Oslo, Norway			Norway	2 – 1
2 June 2007			UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Turkey	3 – 2	Edin Džeko's debut senior cap and first international goal.
10 September 2008			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Estonia	7 – 0	Largest ever victory (without conceding)
28 March 2009			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification			Genk, Belgium			Belgium	4 – 2
10 October 2009			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification			Tallinn, Estonia			Estonia	2 – 0	Qualified to first ever play-offs (2010 FIFA World Cup)
7 September 2012			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Vaduz, Lichtenstein			Liechtenstein	8 – 1	Largest ever victory
22 March 2013			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Greece	3 – 1	Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th)
10 September 2013			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Žilina, Slovakia			Slovakia	2 – 1
15 October 2013			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Kaunas, Lithuania			Lithuania	1 – 0	Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup
25 June 2014			2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage			Salvador, Brazil			Iran	3 – 1	Historic first victory in FIFA World Cup
10 October 2015			UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Wales	2 – 0	Victory over top 10 ranked team at the time (8th)
29 March 2016			Friendly			Zürich, Switzerland			Switzerland	2 – 0	Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th)
7 June 2016			Kirin Cup Soccer 2016			Osaka, Japan			Japan	2 – 1	Victory in the Final of 2016 Kirin Cup

Major Tournaments appearances and play-offs appearances

Nation	Confederation	International Tournament (s)	Qualifying Play-off (s)	FIFA Active
Bosnia and Herzegovina	UEFA	2014 FIFA World Cup Group stage	Pld: 4 Won: 0 Lost: 4 2010 FIFA World Cup – play-offs; UEFA Euro 2012 – play-offs; UEFA Euro 2016 – play-offs UEFA Euro 2020 – play-offs	(since 1996)

• Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first former Yugoslav nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup directly, and not via play-offs first;
• Tino-Sven Sušić played for Bosnia at 2014 FIFA World Cup under his uncle - head coach Safet Sušić.

Play-offs win–draw–loss stats

Opponent	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
Portugal	4	0	1	3
Republic of Ireland	2	0	1	1
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0

Major Tournament win–draw–loss stats

Opponent	Tournament(s)	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
Argentina	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1
Nigeria	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1
Iran	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	1	0	0

Head-to-head record

Tables correct as of match played on 19 November 2024.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time international record, 1995–present
Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals for	Goals against	Goal differential	First games	Last games	Biggest win	Biggest loss
Albania	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	30 Nov 1995	28 Mar 2017	2–0	0–2
Algeria	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	14 Nov 2012	14 Nov 2012	1–0	x
Andorra	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	28 Mar 2015	06 Sep 2015	3–0	x
Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	14 May 1998	15 Jun 2014	x	0–5
Armenia	4	3	0	1	10	6	+4	15 Oct 2008	08 Sep 2019	4–1	2–4
Austria	5	1	3	1	3	4	−1	24 Mar 2001	15 Nov 2018	1–0	0–2
Azerbaijan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	01 Jun 2008	01 Jun 2008	1–0	x
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	23 Jun 2001	23 Jun 2001	1–0	x
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	12 Jan 2001	12 Jan 2001	2–0	x
Belarus	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	02 Sep 2011	06 Sep 2011	2–0	x
Belgium	8	3	1	4	13	19	−6	26 Mar 2005	07 Oct 2017	4–2	0–4
Brazil	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	18 Dec 1996	28 Feb 2012	x	1–2
Bulgaria	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	20 Aug 2008	23 Mar 2018	1–0	1–2
Chile	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	22 Jan 2001	22 Jan 2001	1–0	x
China	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	02 Mar 1997	02 Mar 1997	x	0–3
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27 Mar 2021	27 Mar 2021	x	x
Croatia	4	0	0	4	6	14	−8	08 Oct 1996	22 Aug 2007	x	1–4
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	10 Oct 1998	08 Sep 1999	x	0–3
Cyprus	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1	09 Sep 2014	31 Aug 2017	2–0	2–3
Denmark	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	08 Jun 1997	06 Jun 2021	3–0	0–2
Egypt	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	05 Mar 2014	05 Mar 2014	x	0–2
England	1	0	0	0	0	1	–1	04 Jun 2024	04 Jun 2024	x	0–3
Estonia	7	5	1	1	21	4	+17	05 Sep 1998	10 Oct 2017	7–0	0–1
Faroe Islands	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	19 Aug 1998	09 Jun 1999	1–0	x
Finland	7	3	2	2	12	11	+1	28 Apr 2004	14 Jun 2022	4–1	1–3
France	6	0	3	3	4	8	−4	18 Aug 2004	01 Sep 2021	x	0–2
Georgia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	25 Mar 2022	25 Mar 2022	x	0–1
Germany	4	0	1	3	3	13	−10	11 Oct 2002	16 Nov 2024	x	0–7
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	03 Mar 2010	03 Mar 2010	2–1	x
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	25 Mar 2017	03 Sep 2017	5–0	x
Greece	11	1	5	5	9	17	−8	01 Sep 1996	15 Oct 2019	3–1	0–4
Hungary	6	0	3	3	3	8	−5	10 Mar 1999	14 Oct 2024	x	1–3
Iceland	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	23 Mar 2023	11 Sep 2023	3–0	1–2
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	26 Feb 1997	26 Feb 1997	2–0	x
Iran	7	1	1	5	10	19	−9	22 Jul 2001	12 Nov 2020	3–1	0–4
Israel	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	11 Oct 2000	12 Jun 2015	3–1	0–3
Italy	6	1	1	4	4	10	–6	06 Nov 1996	09 Jun 2024	2–1	0–3
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	30 May 2014	30 May 2014	2–1	x
Japan	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	28 Feb 2006	07 Jun 2016	2–1	0–3
Jordan	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	11 Mar 2000	15 Mar 2000	2–1	x
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	07 Sep 2021	09 Oct 2021	2–0	x
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	04 Sep 2021	04 Sep 2021	1–0	x
Latvia	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	11 Sep 2012	07 Jun 2013	5–0	x
Liechtenstein	10	9	1	0	35	3	+32	18 Aug 1999	13 Oct 2023	8–1	x
Lithuania	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	14 Oct 1998.	16 Oct 2013.	3–0	2–4
Luxembourg	9	7	0	2	18	7	+11	29 Mar 2003	16 Nov 2023	5–0	1–4
Malaysia	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	28 Feb 1997	27 Jun 2001	2–0	x
Malta	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	27 Jan 1999	06 Jun 2007	5–2	1–2
Mexico	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3	09 Feb 2011	01 Feb 2018	1–0	0–2
Moldova	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	07 Oct 2006	12 Sep 2007	x	0–1
Montenegro	4	1	3	0	2	1	+1	28 May 2018	23 Sep 2022	1–0	x
Netherlands	4	0	2	2	4	9	–5	11 Oct 2020	19 Nov 2024	x	2–5
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	21 Jun 2014	21 Jun 2014	x	0–1
North Macedonia	5	1	3	1	8	8	0	03 Jun 1998	26 Mar 2008	1–0	0–1
Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	08 Sep 2018	08 Oct 2020	2–0	x
Norway	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	16 Oct 2002	17 Oct 2007	2–1	0–2
Oman	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	09 Jun 2009	09 Jun 2009	2–1	x
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	21 Apr 1996	21 Apr 1996	x	0–3
Poland	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	10 Dec 2010	14 Oct 2020	x	0–3
Portugal	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	14 Nov 2009	16 Oct 2023	x	2–6
Qatar	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	24 Jan 2000	10 Aug 2010	x	0–2
Republic of Ireland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	26 May 2012	16 Nov 2015	x	0–2
Romania	6	2	0	4	4	13	−9	07 Sep 2002	26 Sep 2022	2–1	1–4
San Marino	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	04 Jun 2005	09 Oct 2005	3–0	x
Scotland	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	04 Sep 1999	05 Oct 1999	x	0–1
Senegal	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27 Mar 2018	27 Mar 2018	x	x
Serbia and Montenegro	5	0	2	3	1	6	−5	14 Jan 2001	12 Oct 2005	x	0–2
Slovakia	6	3	0	3	7	8	–1	20 Jun 2001	19 Nov 2023	3–2	0–2
Slovenia	4	4	0	0	10	4	+6	10 Nov 1996	06 Feb 2013	3–0	x
South Africa	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	08 Aug 2001	08 Aug 2001	4–2	x
South Korea	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	26 May 2006	01 Jun 2018	3–1	0–2
Spain	8	0	2	6	7	18	−11	02 Sep 2000	18 Nov 2018	x	2–5
Sweden	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	29 May 2010	29 May 2010	x	2–4
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	29 Mar 2016	29 Mar 2016	2–0	x
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	05 Nov 1997	05 Nov 1997	x	1–2
Turkey	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	16 Aug 2000	11 Oct 2018	2–0	0–1
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	12 Oct 2021	21 Mar 2024	x	0–2
United States	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	14 Aug 2013	18 Dec 2021	x	3–4
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	18 Jan 2001	18 Jan 2001	3–2	x
Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	30 Jun 2001	01 Jun 2009	x	1–2
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	22 Feb 1997	22 Feb 1997	4–0	x
Wales	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	12 Feb 2003	10 Oct 2015	2–0	x
Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	24 Feb 1997	24 Feb 1997	x	x
83 countries	271	101	61	109	372	376	–4	30 Nov 1995	19 Nov 2024	8–1	0–7

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

Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goals Differential	First games	Last games
UEFA	218	81	50	87	308	301	+7	30 Nov 1995	19 Nov 2024
AFC	30	13	7	10	42	42	0	22 Feb 1997	09 Oct 2021
CAF	9	4	2	3	12	11	+1	05 Nov 1997	27 Mar 2018
CONMEBOL	7	2	0	5	6	14	−8	14 May 1998	15 Jun 2014
CONCACAF	8	1	2	5	5	10	−5	09 Feb 2011	18 Dec 2021
OFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	x
82 Countries	271	101	61	109	373	377	–4	30 Nov 1995	19 Nov 2024

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.

Opponent	Matches	Won	Draw	Loss
Active
Serbia	0	0	0	0
Croatia	4	0	0	4
Slovenia	4	4	0	0
Montenegro	4	1	3	0
Macedonia	5	1	3	1
Kosovo	No right to play
Defunct
FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro	5	0	2	3

Penalty shootout record

Team	Match score (PSO score)	Status	Venue
Denmark	2–2 (4–3)	Kirin Cup Soccer 2016	Toyota Stadium, Aichi, 3 June 2016
Northern Ireland	1–1 (3–4)	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs	Grbavica Stadium, 8 October 2020

Managers and captains

Captains

Emir Spahić captained Bosnia at their first ever FIFA World Cup tournament. This is a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina captains for ten or more matches. Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Mehmed Baždarević (2 caps) 1996, Meho Kodro (5) 1997 to 1998, Vlatko Glavaš (1) 1997, Suvad Katana (2) 1998, Elvir Bolić (6) 1999 to 2000, Bruno Akrapović (4) 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamidžić (1) 2004, Zlatan Bajramović (1) 2006, Džemal Berberović (1) 2007, Asmir Begović (6) 2011 to 2020, Haris Medunjanin (4) 2016 to 2018, Vedad Ibišević (1) 2017, Miralem Pjanić (6) 2019 to 2021, Ermin Bičakčić (1) 2019, Sead Kolašinac (1) 2021, Ibrahim Šehić (1) 2021, Siniša Saničanin (1) 2021, Eldar Ćivić (1) 2021, Adnan Kovačević (1) 2021, Ajdin Nukić (1) 2021.

Name	Period	Games as captain	Notes
Muhamed Konjić	1995–2002	20	First official captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
Mirsad Hibić	2000–2003	14
Sergej Barbarez	2004–2006	20
Zvjezdan Misimović	2007–2012	16
Emir Spahić	2006–2014	55	First official captain of the team in a major tournament (2014 FIFA World Cup)
Edin Džeko	2014–	50

Table correct as of prior match played in March 2022.

Notable national team managers born in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Table correct as of 8 October 2020.
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.

Manager	Residence	National Teams managed	Managerial Tenure	Achievements
Zlatko Dalić	Croatia	Croatia	2017 – present	2018 FIFA World Cup – Runner-up; UEFA Euro 2020 – Qualified
Mladen Krstajić*	Serbia	Serbia	2017 – 2019	2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage
Vladimir Petković	Switzerland	Switzerland	Jul 2014 – present	UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16; 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16; UEFA Euro 2020 – Qualified
Safet Sušić	France	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Dec 2009 – Nov 2014	2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage; Play-offs for UEFA Euro 2012
Mehmed Baždarević	France	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Dec 2014 – Oct 2017	Play-offs for UEFA Euro 2016
Miroslav Blažević**	Croatia	Croatia	1994–2000	UEFA Euro 1996 – Quarter-finals; 1998 FIFA World Cup – Third place
		Bosnia and Herzegovina	2008–2009	Play-offs for 2010 FIFA World Cup
		Iran	2001	Play-offs for 2002 FIFA World Cup
Vahid Halilhodžić	France	Japan	March 2015 – May 2018	Qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
		Algeria	2011 – Jul 2014	2014 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16
		Ivory Coast	2008–2010	Qualified for 2010 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
Ivica Osim	Bosnia	Yugoslavia	1986–1992	1990 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals
		Japan	2006–2007	2007 AFC Asian Cup – Semi-finals
Džemaludin Mušović	Bosnia	Qatar	1990 – 1995; 2004 – 2007	2007 AFC Asian Cup – Group stage
Senad Kreso	Bosnia	Bahrain	2007	18th Arabian Gulf Cup – Semi-finals

* Mladen Krstajić was born in Zenica, took over an already qualified Serbia to 2018 FIFA World Cup from Slavoljub Muslin.

** Miroslav Blažević was born in Travnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (present day Bosnia), but lived most of his life in Zagreb, Croatia. He is considered to be both Bosnian and/or Croatian manager having managed clubs from both nations, including their national teams.

Home venues record

(Bosnia 1992 – present)
Table correct as of 19 Nov 2024.

Table of games played at home stadiums
Venue	City	GP	W	D	L	GD	Opponents
Stadium Asim Ferhatović Hase	Sarajevo	31	9	8	14	34:43	BiH-Italy 2:1, BiH-Greece 0:1, BiH-Denmark 3:0, BiH-Slovenia 1:0, BiH-Faroe Island 1:0, BiH-Estonia 1:1, BiH-Czech Republic 1:3, BiH-Lithuania 2:0, BiH-Scotland 1:2, BiH-Turkey 2:0, BiH-Spain 1:2, BiH-Austria 1:1, BiH-Israel 0:0, BiH-Serbia 0:2, BiH-Romania 0:3, BiH-Germany 1:1, BiH-Denmark 1:1, BiH-Serbia 0:0, BiH-Lithuania 1:1, BiH-France 1:2, BiH-Turkey 3:2, BiH-Malta 1:0, BiH-Croatia 3:5, BiH-Moldova 0:1, BiH-Norway 0:2, BiH-Iran 2:3, BiH-Ghana 2:1, BiH-France 0:2, BiH-Greece 0:0, BiH-USA 3:4, BiH-Iran 0:2
Bilino Polje Stadium	Zenica	66	33	15	18	110:67	BiH-Albania 0:0, BiH-Macedonia 1:0, BiH-Hungary 1:1, BiH-Liechtenstein 5:0, BiH-Luxembourg 2:0, BiH-Norway 1:0, BiH-Finland 1:0, BiH-Spain 1:1, BiH-Belgium 1:0, BiH-San Marino 3:0, BiH-Hungary 1:3, BiH-Greece 0:4, BiH-Macedonia 2:2, BiH-Azerbaijan 1:0, BiH-Bulgaria 1:2, BiH-Estonia 7:0, BiH-Armenia 4:1, BiH-Belgium 2:1, BiH-Turkey 1:1, BiH-Spain 2:5, BiH-Portugal 0:1, BiH-Romania 2:1, BiH-Albania 2:0, BiH-Belarus 1:0, BiH-Luxembourg 5:0, BiH-Portugal 0:0, BiH-Latvia 4:1, BiH-Lithuania 3:0, BiH-Greece 3:1, BiH-Slovakia 0:1, BiH-Liechtenstein 4:1, BiH-Cyprus 1:2, BiH-Belgium 1:1, BiH-Izrael 3:1, BiH-Andorra 3:0, BiH-Wales 2:0, BiH-Rep. of Ireland 1:1 , BiH-Estonia 5:0, BiH-Cyprus 2:0, BiH-Gibraltar 5:0, BiH-Greece 0:0, BiH-Montenegro 0:0, BiH-Austria 1:0, BiH-Greece 2:2, BiH-Liechtenstein 5:0, BiH-Finland 4:1, BiH-Italy 0:3, BiH-Poland 0:2, BiH-Netherlands 0:0, BiH-Costa Rica 0:0, BiH-Kuwait 1:0, BiH-Kazakhstan 2:2, BiH-Finland 1:3, BiH-Ukraine 0:2, BiH-Georgia 0:1, BiH-Luxembourg 1:0, BiH-Romania 1:0, BiH-Finland 3:2, BiH-Montenegro 1:0, BiH-Iceland 3:0, BiH-Luxembourg 0:2, BiH-Liechtenstein 2:1, BiH-Portugal 0:5, BiH-Slovakia 1:2, BiH-Ukraine 1:2, BiH-Germany 1:2, BiH-Hungary 0:2, BiH-Netherlands 1:1
Stadium Grbavica	Sarajevo	10	3	4	3	15:14	BiH-Malta 2:0, BiH-Macedonia 4:4, BiH-Qatar 1:1, BiH-Belgium 3:4, BiH-Northern Ireland 2:0, BiH-Armenia 2:1, BiH-Northern Ireland 1:1, BiH-Italy 0:2, BiH-France 0:1, BiH-Montenegro 0:0
Stadion pod Borićima	Bihać	1	0	1	0	2:2	BiH-Iran 2:2
Tušanj	Tuzla	1	1	0	0	3:0	BiH-Liechtenstein 3:0
Total		109	46	28	35	164:126

Notable match formations

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Begović

Bičakčić

Spahić

Mujdža

Kolašinac

Bešić

Hajrović

Pjanić

Lulić

Misimović

Džeko

Starting XI vs Argentina at the Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro on 15 June 2014.

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Begović

Bičakčić

Spahić

Vršajević

Salihović

Medunjanin

Misimović

Pjanić

Lulić

Ibišević

Džeko

Starting XI vs Lithuania in Kaunas on 15 October 2013.

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Begović

Šunjić

Spahić

Vršajević

Kolašinac

Pjanić

Bešić

Hadžić

Sušić

Džeko

Ibišević

Bosnia-Herzegovina's starting line-up against Iran, World Cup 2014

FIFA World Rankings

BiH Ranking Evolution

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

Yearly averages

FIFA ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina:

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
x	x	x	152	99	96	75	78	69	87
2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
59	79	65	59	51	61	51	44	20	27
2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
19	29	22	27	37	34	49	55	61	57
2023
69

Bosnia and Herzegovina's average position since the FIFA World Ranking's creation is 64.

See also

• List of international goals scored by Edin Džeko
• The Bosnian footballer of the year award – Idol of the nation

External links

• N/FSBIH
• Bosnia-Herzegovina on FIFA.com
• Bosnia-Herzegovina on UEFA.com