Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nickname(s)	Zmajevi (The Dragons) Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies)
Association	Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Sergej Barbarez
Captain	Edin Džeko
Most caps	Edin Džeko (138)
Top scorer	Edin Džeko (67)
Home stadium	Bilino Polje / Grbavica
FIFA code	BIH
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	74 1 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest	13 (August 2013)
Lowest	173 (September 1996)
First international
Albania 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina  (Tirana, Albania; 30 November 1995)[2]
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–0 Estonia  (Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 10 September 2008)  Liechtenstein 1–8 Bosnia and Herzegovina  (Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 7 September 2012)
Biggest defeat
Argentina 5–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina  (Córdoba, Argentina; 14 May 1998)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 Portugal  (Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 16 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2014)
Best result	Group stage (2014)
Website	nfsbih.ba

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (Bosnian: Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Croatian: Nogometna reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in men's international football competitions, and is governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992, Bosnian footballers played for Yugoslavia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved their best result when they reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup as winners of their qualifying group.^[4] They were eliminated after narrow group stage losses to Argentina and Nigeria and a win over Iran.^[5]

The national team has never taken part in a UEFA European Championship.^[6][7][8]

The team's highest FIFA World Ranking was 13th, achieved in August 2013.^[9]

Bosnia and Herzegovina have seen a steady rise in their fortunes on the international football stage in recent times. Historically, they have managed multiple play-off appearances and qualified for one FIFA World Cup. More often than not, the team produces solid results in qualifiers and challenges for a top spot.

From 1920 to 1992, the players lined up for Yugoslavia, but following the outbreak of the Bosnian War and subsequent independence, a new football nation arose from the ashes.

The early period saw Bosnia and Herzegovina have to wait until the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to compete for a place in a major competition. Bosnia and Herzegovina finished fourth in a group that included Greece, Denmark, Croatia and Slovenia. This was then subsequently followed by further disappointment with lackluster campaigns in the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers, as well as the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[10][11]

This early period was followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina coming very close to qualifying directly for their first major competition, UEFA Euro 2004, narrowly missing out by a single goal against Denmark.^[12]

Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to make the grade in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, despite being unbeaten at home, and the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, which saw their poor home form cost them. Bosnia and Herzegovina then experienced double heartbreak, bowing out twice in the playoffs to Portugal, first 2–0 on aggregate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup decider and then 6–2 on aggregate in the UEFA Euro 2012 decider.^[13][14][15]

Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament, by beating Lithuania in October 2013.^{[16][17][18][19]} They managed to finish third in a group which included Argentina and won their first match 3–1 over Iran.^[20] Nigeria pipped them for second place in the group with a 1–0 win marred with controversy following an incorrectly-disallowed goal by Edin Džeko in the first half.^[21]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

In the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, Bosnia and Herzegovina finished third behind Belgium and Wales. After a bad start to the qualifiers with a surprise 2–1 defeat at home against Cyprus and managing just two points in four games, Safet Sušić was dismissed and replaced by Mehmed Baždarević.^[22][23][24]

After the slow start, Bosnian performance improved dramatically, with five wins in their remaining six matches, including victories over Wales and Israel along with three clean sheets. However, they ultimately failed to qualify after a two legged playoff encounter with the Republic of Ireland.^[25][26][27] Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to make back-to-back FIFA World Cups after failing to qualify to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Bosnia and Herzegovina won their UEFA Nations League group and guaranteed a playoffs berth for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. Still, they finished fourth in their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group with the manager Robert Prosinečki, missing out on direct qualification and entered the playoffs,^[28] and with new manager Dušan Bajević, they ultimately missed out on yet another Euro after losing to Northern Ireland on penalties.^[29] They finished bottom of Group 1 in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A, thus relegating them to the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B.

Following several years of disappointment, Bulgarian Ivaylo Petev was named as Bosnia and Herzegovina's new manager, marking the first time a Bosnia and Herzegovina manager was not from the former Yugoslavia.^[30] In their first campaign under Petev, Bosnia and Herzegovina were drawn into a group with 2018 FIFA World Cup champions France and kept their chances of qualification alive until the final two matches; ultimately failing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He also led the team to winning Group 3 of the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B, thus earning promotion back to 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A and guaranteed a play-off berth for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.^[31]

They suffered disappointment in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group that saw three managers: Faruk Hadžibegić,^[32][33] Meho Kodro^[34][35] and Savo Milošević pick up only one win each for a total of 9 points and entered the playoffs. There, they lost 2–1 to Ukraine and were eliminated from UEFA Euro 2024.^[36]

A popular nickname of all Bosnian national teams is "Zmajevi", popularized by football TV commentator Mustafa Mijajlović during the Belgium vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–4) 2010 WC qualification game on 28 March 2009.

General agreement among Bosnia and Herzegovina sports fans is that this nickname has historical context, as it is considered as an allusion to the famous Bosnian general Husein Gradaščević, who fought for Bosnian autonomy, and who was known as the "Dragon of Bosnia".^[37]

In both local and foreign media, they are sometimes referred to as the Golden Lilies, which was the original nickname given to all of the country's national teams by fans after independence, in reference to the official state insignia at the time (the flag and the coat of arms), which itself referred to the golden lily, the historical state insignia that was featured on the coat of arms of the ruling Bosnian medieval Kotromanić dynasty.^[38]

Currently, the national team uses Grbavica Stadium as its home ground following its renovation in 2018.^[39][40][41]

Bosnia and Herzegovina also uses Bilino Polje Stadium, located in the city of Zenica, for many of its home games. The stadium, built and opened in 1972, underwent many reconstruction works since 2012 in order to comply with standards needed to host international games.^{[42][43][44][45][46][47][48]}

Another stadium Bosnia and Herzegovina has used is Koševo City Stadium.^[49]

Its training ground for domestic matches is the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre in Zenica, which was opened in 2013 in conjunction with UEFA.^[50]

A large number of national team's supporters come from Northern and Western Europe, North America, and some from as far away as Australia.^[52] Most of these fans are members of BHFanaticos, Belaj Boys, BHLegion, Armija Zmajeva (Dragons Army) and Ljuti Krajišnici groups.^[53][54][55]

In the game against Norway, at the Ullevål Stadium in Oslo on 24 March 2007, Bosnian fans caused an hour-long delay due to an unprecedented amount of flares that had been thrown onto the pitch in protest against corruption in the (now former) Football Federation of Bosnia.^[56] On 1 June 2008, former Bosnia and Herzegovina players Meho Kodro and Elvir Bolić organised a friendly humanitarian game in Sarajevo called "Kodro, Bola and Friends" between former Bosnian football legends, in order to gain support, to say its time for changes in the Bosnian Football Association.^[57] The game was organised to commence at the same time as Bosnia and Herzegovina national side faced Azerbaijan in a friendly in Zenica. The attendance in Sarajevo was 15,000 while in Zenica only about 50.^[58] The game in Sarajevo was organised by the Federalna TV who broadcast the humanitarian game live. A significant number of Bosnian International players were involved in the game,^[59] which ended 11–9 in favour of Team Kodro.^[60]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina's traditional kit colours are blue and white, taken from the country's flag. While the current home kits are primarily blue, and the away kits are primarily white, this colour scheme was initially used in reverse order. This is due to the fact that the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RBiH), used before the Dayton Agreement, was predominately white.

The team kit is currently produced by Spanish sports company Kelme.^[61] The general sponsor of the team is m:tel.^[62] Also sponsoring the team are Coca-Cola, ASA Osiguranje, and Privredna banka Sarajevo.

The table below shows the history of kit manufacturers for the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Period	Kit Provider
1996–1999	Patrick[63]
1999–2000	Adidas[63]
2000–2005	Reusch[63]
2005–2014	Legea[63]
2014–2023	Adidas[64]
2023–present	Kelme[61]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Luxembourg  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

16 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Luxembourg	4–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 UTC+1	Olesen 6' Rodrigues 30' (pen.), 90+5' Mujakić 55' (o.g.)	Report	Gojković 90+3'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 8,520 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Slovakia

19 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Slovakia	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 UTC+1	Hrošovský 49' (o.g.)	Report	Boženík 52' Šatka 71'	Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Ukraine

21 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Ukraine	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45	Matviyenko 56' (o.g.)	Report	Yaremchuk 85' Dovbyk 88'	Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 10,992 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

England  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

3 June Friendly	England	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
19:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Palmer 60' (pen.) Alexander-Arnold 85' Kane 89'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,061 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Italy  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

9 June Friendly	Italy	1–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Empoli, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Frattesi 38'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

Netherlands  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

7 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Netherlands	5–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zirkzee 13' Reijnders 45+2' Gakpo 56' Weghorst 88' Simons 90+2'	Report	Demirović 27' Džeko 73'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 31,139 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

Hungary  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

10 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Hungary	0–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 46,443 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Germany

11 October 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Germany	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Džeko 70'	Report	Undav 30', 36'	Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Hungary

14 October 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–2	Hungary	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Szoboszlai 38', 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Germany  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

16 November 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Germany	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Freiburg, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Netherlands

19 November 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Netherlands	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium

Position	Name
Head coach	Sergej Barbarez
Assistant coaches	Zlatan Bajramović
	Mirko Hrgović
	Ninoslav Milenković
Goalkeeping coach	Kenan Hasagić
Fitness coach	Marko Čavka
Scouts	Siniša Mrkobrada
	Saša Papac
Video analysts	Rasmus Jansson
	Jasmin Kolašinac
Team doctors	Adnan Hadžimuratović
	Reuf Karabeg
Technical director	Emir Spahić
Team secretary	Darko Ljubojević

As of match played 14 October 2024.^[65]

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Achievements[a]
Fuad Muzurović	30 November 1995	7 November 1997	18	7	2	9	21	25	−4	038.89
Džemaludin Mušović	14 May 1998	27 January 1999	7	1	2	4	7	16	−9	014.29
Faruk Hadžibegić	10 March 1999	9 October 1999	7	2	2	3	10	10	+0	028.57
Avdo Kalajdžić (caretaker)	18 August 1999	18 August 1999	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Mišo Smajlović	24 January 2000	1 January 2002	14	5	4	5	20	17	+3	035.71
Blaž Slišković	27 March 2002	11 October 2006	37	11	11	15	44	56	−12	029.73
Fuad Muzurović[b]	21 December 2006	17 December 2007	9	3	0	6	11	16	−5	033.33
Meho Kodro	5 January 2008	17 May 2008	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	000.00
Denijal Pirić (caretaker)	18 May 2008	30 June 2008	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Miroslav Blažević	10 July 2008	12 December 2009	17	8	2	7	34	24	+10	047.06
Safet Sušić	29 December 2009	17 November 2014	49	23	9	17	83	59	+24	046.94	2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage
Mehmed Baždarević[c]	13 December 2014	10 October 2017	25	14	5	6	53	30	+23	056.00	2016 Kirin Cup – Winners
Robert Prosinečki	4 January 2018	27 November 2019	22	9	6	7	29	21	+8	040.91	2018–19 UEFA Nations League B – Promoted
Dušan Bajević	21 December 2019	18 November 2020	8	0	3	5	4	14	−10	000.00
Ivaylo Petev[d]	21 January 2021	31 December 2022	20	6	7	7	19	24	−5	030.00	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B – Promoted
Faruk Hadžibegić	4 January 2023	23 June 2023	4	1	0	3	3	7	−4	025.00
Meho Kodro	3 August 2023	21 September 2023	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Savo Milošević	29 September 2023	21 March 2024	5	1	0	4	5	13	−8	020.00
Sergej Barbarez	19 April 2024	Present	6	0	1	5	3	13	−10	000.00
Total			254	93	56	105	351	352	−1	036.61	Four achievements

• The following players were called up for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A matches against Germany and Netherlands on 16 and 19 November 2024, respectively.^[70]
• Caps and goals are correct as of 14 October 2024^[update], after the match against Hungary.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Nikola Vasilj	(1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28)	13	0	St. Pauli
	1GK	Osman Hadžikić	(1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Velež Mostar
	1GK	Martin Zlomislić	(1998-08-16) 16 August 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Rijeka
	2DF	Sead Kolašinac	(1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 31)	60	0	Atalanta
	2DF	Ermin Bičakčić	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34)	39	3	Eintracht Braunschweig
	2DF	Jusuf Gazibegović	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24)	21	0	Sturm Graz
	2DF	Amar Dedić	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)	15	1	Red Bull Salzburg
	2DF	Adrian Leon Barišić	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Basel
	2DF	Nikola Katić	(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)	6	0	Zürich
	2DF	Nihad Mujakić	(1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26)	5	0	Partizan
	2DF	Nail Omerović	(2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Osijek
	2DF	Stjepan Radeljić	(1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Rijeka
	3MF	Haris Hajradinović	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30)	12	1	Kasımpaşa
	3MF	Benjamin Tahirović	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21)	12	0	Ajax
	3MF	Dženis Burnić	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Karlsruher
	3MF	Armin Gigović	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Holstein Kiel
	3MF	Denis Huseinbašić	(2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Köln
	3MF	Esmir Bajraktarević	(2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 19)	4	0	New England Revolution
	3MF	Ivan Bašić	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Orenburg
	3MF	Ifet Đakovac	(1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26)	0	0	TSC
	3MF	Ivan Šunjić	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Pafos
	4FW	Edin Džeko (captain)	(1986-03-17) 17 March 1986 (age 38)	138	67	Fenerbahçe
	4FW	Ermedin Demirović	(1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26)	29	2	Stuttgart
	4FW	Haris Tabaković	(1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 (age 30)	5	0	TSG Hoffenheim
	4FW	Samed Baždar	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Real Zaragoza
	4FW	Luka Kulenović	(1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Heracles Almelo

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kenan Pirić	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Antalyaspor	v.  Hungary, 10 September 2024
GK	Ibrahim Šehić RET	(1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 36)	55	0	Al-Khaleej	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
GK	Hidajet Hankić	(1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Rostov	v.  Slovakia, 19 November 2023
DF	Dennis Hadžikadunić	(1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 26)	28	0	Hamburger SV	v.  Hungary, 10 September 2024
DF	Anel Ahmedhodžić	(1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25)	24	1	Sheffield United	v.  Netherlands, 7 September 2024 INJ
DF	Emir Karić	(1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Sturm Graz	v.  Netherlands, 7 September 2024 PRE
DF	Tarik Muharemović	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Sassuolo	v.  Italy, 9 June 2024
DF	Eldar Ćivić	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)	28	1	Ferencváros	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
DF	Adnan Kovačević	(1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 31)	13	0	Miedź Legnica	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
DF	Renato Gojković	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29)	4	1	Maccabi Petah Tikva	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
DF	Nermin Zolotić	(1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Casa Pia	v.  Slovakia, 19 November 2023
MF	Dario Šarić	(1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 27)	7	0	Palermo	v.  Hungary, 14 October 2024
MF	Rade Krunić	(1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31)	34	4	Red Star Belgrade	v.  Hungary, 10 September 2024
MF	Dal Varešanović	(2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Çaykur Rizespor	v.  Hungary, 10 September 2024
MF	Madžid Šošić	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Hajduk Split	v.  Italy, 9 June 2024
MF	Stjepan Lončar RET	(1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 27)	11	0	Ferencváros	v.  England, 3 June 2024 WD
MF	Miralem Pjanić RET	(1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 34)	115	18	CSKA Moscow	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
MF	Gojko Cimirot	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31)	48	0	Al-Fayha	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
MF	Amar Rahmanović	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 30)	8	1	Krylia Sovetov Samara	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
MF	Miroslav Stevanović RET	(1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 34)	33	3	Servette	v.  Slovakia, 19 November 2023
MF	Amir Hadžiahmetović	(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 27)	30	0	Çaykur Rizespor	v.  Slovakia, 19 November 2023
MF	Almedin Ziljkić	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Novi Pazar	v.  Slovakia, 19 November 2023
FW	Enver Kulašin	(2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Borac Banja Luka	v.  Hungary, 14 October 2024
FW	David Vuković	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Borac Banja Luka	v.  England, 3 June 2024 WD
FW	Smail Prevljak	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)	27	6	Hertha BSC	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
FW	Nemanja Bilbija	(1990-11-02) 2 November 1990 (age 34)	6	0	Zrinjski Mostar	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
FW	Said Hamulić	(2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 23)	6	0	Widzew Łódź	v.  Ukraine, 21 March 2024
Notes PRE = Preliminary squad INJ = Withdrawn due to injury or illness RET = Retired from the national team SUS = Suspended WD = Withdrawn

As of 14 October 2024.^[65]

Players in bold are still active with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Emir Spahić captained Bosnia at their first 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 (2) 2021 to 2022, Ibrahim Šehić (3) 2021 to 2023, Siniša Saničanin (1) 2021, Eldar Ćivić (1) 2021, Adnan Kovačević (1) 2021, Ajdin Nukić (1) 2021, Smail Prevljak (1) 2022, Rade Krunić (1) 2023, Gojko Cimirot (1) 2023, Ermedin Demirović (2) 2024.

Table correct as of match played on 14 October 2024.

As of 14 October 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina have scored 369 goals.

Rank	Date	Scorer	Opponent	Score
1st	8 October 1996	Hasan Salihamidžić	Croatia	1–4
100th	4 June 2005		San Marino	3–1
200th	29 February 2012	Vedad Ibišević	Brazil	1–2
300th	3 September 2017	Edin Džeko	Gibraltar	4–0

FIFA World Cup											Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Position
1930 to 1990	Part of  Yugoslavia										Part of  Yugoslavia
as Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina											as Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1994	Could not enter										Could not enter
1998	Did not qualify										8	3	0	5	9	14	4/5
as Bosnia and Herzegovina											as Bosnia and Herzegovina
2002	Did not qualify										8	2	2	4	12	12	4/5
2006											10	4	4	2	12	9	3/6
2010											12	6	1	5	25	15	2/6 Lost play-offs
2014	Group stage	20th	3	1	0	2	4	4	Squad		10	8	1	1	30	6	1/6
2018	Did not qualify										10	5	2	3	24	13	3/6
2022											8	1	4	3	9	12	4/5
2026	To be determined										To be determined
2030
2034
Total	Group stage	1/7	3	1	0	2	4	4	—		66	29	14	23	121	81	—

UEFA European Championship record										UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Position
1960 to 1992	Part of  Yugoslavia									Part of  Yugoslavia
as Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1996	Did not enter									Did not enter
as Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000	Did not qualify									10	3	2	5	14	17	3/6
2004										8	4	1	3	7	8	4/5
2008										12	4	1	7	16	22	4/7
2012										12	6	3	3	19	14	2/6 Lost play-offs
2016										12	5	3	4	18	15	3/6 Lost play-offs
2020										11	4	2	5	21	18	4/6 Lost play-offs
2024										11	3	0	8	10	22	5/6 Lost play-offs
2028	To be determined									To be determined
2032
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		76	29	12	35	105	116	—

UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2018–19	B	3	4	3	1	0	5	1		13th
2020–21	A	1	6	0	2	4	3	11		15th
2022–23	B	3	6	3	2	1	8	8		18th
2024–25	A	3	To be determined
Total			16	6	5	5	16	20	13th

Minor tournaments record
Tournament	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia	Runners-up	2	5	3	1	1	9	5
2001 Millennium Soccer Cup	Runners-up	2	5	3	1	1	7	5
2001 Merdeka Tournament	Runners-up	2	5	3	1	1	7	4
2001 LG Cup	Runners-up	2	2	1	0	1	4	6
2016 Kirin Cup	Winners	1	2	1	1	0	4	3
Total	1 Title	–	19	11	4	4	31	23

FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[71] Their average position since FIFA World Ranking creation is 58.^[71]

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Key

Correct as of 10 September 2024, after the match against  Hungary.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	First game	Last game	Biggest win	Biggest loss
Albania	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	30.11.1995	28.03.2017	2:0	0:2
Algeria	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	14.11.2012		1:0	—
Andorra	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	28.03.2015	06.09.2015	3:0
Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	14.05.1998	15.06.2014	—	0:5
Armenia	4	3	0	1	10	6	+4	15.10.2008	08.09.2019	4:1	2:4
Austria	5	1	3	1	3	4	−1	24.03.2001	15.11.2018	1:0	0:2
Azerbaijan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	01.06.2008		1:0	—
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	23.06.2001		1:0
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	12.01.2001		2:0
Belarus	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	02.09.2011	06.09.2011	2:0
Belgium	8	3	1	4	13	19	−6	26.03.2005	07.10.2017	4:2	0:4
Brazil	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	18.12.1996	28.02.2012	—	1:2
Bulgaria	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	20.08.2008	23.03.2018	1:0	1:2
Chile	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	22.01.2001		1:0	—
China	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	02.03.1997		—	0:3
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27.03.2021			—
Croatia	4	0	0	4	6	14	−8	08.10.1996	22.08.2007		1:4
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	10.10.1998	08.09.1999		0:3
Cyprus	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1	09.09.2014	31.08.2017	2:0	2:3
Denmark	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	08.06.1997	06.06.2021	3:0	0:2
Egypt	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	05.03.2014		—	0:2
England	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	03.06.2024		—	0:3
Estonia	7	5	1	1	21	4	+17	05.09.1998	10.10.2017	7:0	0:1
Faroe Islands	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	19.08.1998	09.06.1999	1:0	—
Finland	7	3	2	2	12	11	+1	28.04.2004	14.06.2022	4:1	1:3
France	6	0	3	3	4	8	−4	18.08.2004	01.09.2021	—	0:2
Georgia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	25.03.2022	25.03.2022		0:1
Germany	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	11.10.2002	03.06.2010		1:3
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	03.03.2010		2:1	—
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	25.03.2017	03.09.2017	5:0
Greece	11	1	5	5	9	17	−8	01.09.1996	15.10.2019	3:1
Hungary	5	0	3	2	3	6	−3	10.03.1999	10.09.2024	—	1:3
Iceland	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	23.03.2023	11.09.2023	3:0	0:1
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	26.02.1997		2:0	—
Iran	7	1	1	5	10	19	−9	22.07.2001	12.11.2020	3:1	0:4
Israel	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	11.10.2000	12.06.2015	3:1	0:3
Italy	6	1	1	4	4	10	−6	06.11.1996	09.06.2024	2:1	0:3
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	30.05.2014		2:1	—
Japan	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	28.02.2006	07.06.2016	2:1	0:3
Jordan	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	11.03.2000	15.03.2000	2:1	—
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	07.09.2021	09.10.2021	2:0
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	04.09.2021		1:0
Latvia	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	11.09.2012	07.06.2013	5:0
Liechtenstein	10	9	1	0	35	3	+32	18.08.1999	13.10.2023	8:1
Lithuania	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	14.10.1998.	16.10.2013.	3:0	2:4
Luxembourg	9	7	0	2	18	7	+11	29.03.2003	16.11.2023	5:0	1:4
Malaysia	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	28.02.1997	27.06.2001	2:0	—
Malta	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	27.01.1999	06.06.2007	5:2	1:2
Mexico	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3	09.02.2011	01.02.2018	1:0	0:2
Moldova	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	07.10.2006	12.09.2007	—	0:1
Montenegro	4	1	3	0	2	1	+1	28.05.2018	23.09.2022	1:0	—
Netherlands	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	11.10.2020	07.09.2024	—	1:3
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	21.06.2014			0:1
North Macedonia	5	1	3	1	8	8	0	03.06.1998	26.03.2008	1:0	0:1
Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	08.09.2018	08.10.2020	2:0	—
Norway	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	16.10.2002	17.10.2007	2:1	0:2
Oman	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	09.06.2009		2:1	—
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	21.04.1996		—	0:3
Poland	5	0	1	4	3	9	−6	15.12.2007	14.10.2020		0:3
Portugal	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	14.11.2009	16.10.2023		0:5
Qatar	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	24.01.2000	10.08.2010		0:2
Republic of Ireland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	26.05.2012	16.11.2015		0:2
Romania	6	2	0	4	4	13	−9	07.09.2002	26.09.2022	2:1	1:4
San Marino	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	04.06.2005	09.10.2005	3:0	—
Scotland	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	04.09.1999	05.10.1999	—	1:2
Senegal	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27.03.2018			—
Serbia and Montenegro	5	0	2	3	1	6	−5	14.01.2001	12.10.2005		0:2
Slovakia	6	3	0	3	7	8	−1	20.06.2001	26.03.2023	3:2	0:2
Slovenia	4	4	0	0	10	4	+6	10.11.1996	06.02.2013	3:0	—
South Africa	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	08.08.2001		4:2
South Korea	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	26.05.2006	01.06.2018	3:1	0:2
Spain	8	0	2	6	7	18	−11	02.09.2000	18.11.2018	—	2:5
Sweden	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	29.05.2010			2:4
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	29.03.2016		2:0	—
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	05.11.1997		—	1:2
Turkey	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	16.08.2000	11.10.2018	2:0	0:1
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	12.10.2021	21.03.2024	—	0:2
United States	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	14.08.2013	18.12.2021	—	3:4
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	18.01.2001		3:2	—
Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	30.06.2001	01.06.2009	—	1:2
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	22.02.1997		4:0	—
Wales	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	12.02.2003	10.10.2015	2:0
Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	24.02.1997		—
83 countries	267	100	60	107	368	365	+3	30.11.1995	10.09.2024	8:1	0:5