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
Table correct as of 19 November 2024.
Players still active for the national team are highlighted
Table correct as of 19 November 2024
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)
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:
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:
Match statistics
Biggest wins
Wins by five goals and up
Hat-tricks for Bosnia
The table below shows a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina players who scored three or more goals in one match.
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.
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 )[ 1]
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]
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 )[ 3]
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 )[ 4]
29 March 2016
Friendly
Zürich , Switzerland
Switzerland
2 – 0
Victory over top 15 ranked team at the time (12th )[ 5]
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
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
Major Tournament win–draw–loss stats
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.
^ Bosnia and Herzegovina has no right to play against Kosovo for security reasons.[ 6]
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.
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.
* 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
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
Bosnia-Herzegovina's starting line-up against Iran, World Cup 2014
FIFA World Rankings
BiH Ranking Evolution
From April 1996 – March 2014
Yearly averages
FIFA ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina:[ 8]
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.[ 9]
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References
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