Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
UEFA
Association crest
Founded 1920/1992
FIFA affiliation 1996
UEFA affiliation 1998
President Elvedin Begić

The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine, N/FSBiH), based in Sarajevo, is the chief officiating body of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian football association was founded as the Sarajevo football sub-association of former Yugoslavia in 1920. In 1992 the association was re-founded as the football federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In May, 2002, Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was unified to include both Bosnian ethnic football associations.

F/NSBiH operates these codes:

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History - 20th Century [edit]

Football reached Bosnia and Herzegovina at the start of the 20th century, with Mostar as the first city to embrace the game in 1905. Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Zenica and Bihać also picked up on the trend, and shortly thereafter, numerous smaller towns began to play as the game's popularity spread to surrounding areas. The country was under Austro-Hungarian rule when official competition began in 1908, though these activities were on a small scale within each territory.[2][3] At the outbreak of World War I, there were four clubs in Sarajevo and 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. In 1920, the direct predecessor of the football federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina was founded as the Sarajevo football subassociation. The unified championship ran until 1939-1940.

The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded after the Second World War, being affiliated to the Yugoslav Football Association. Bosnia and Herzegovina's best sides played in the Yugoslavian first, second and third divisions with moderate success. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1992 the association was re-founded as the football federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Football Federation crest history [edit]

  • Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1996

  • Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1996-

History - 21st Century [edit]

FA Unification in 2002 [edit]

In May, 2002, Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was unified to include both Bosnian ethnic football associations, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association,[4] based in Sarajevo, and Republika Srpska Football Association,[5] 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.

Football Federation suspended by FIFA - April 2011 - June 2011 [edit]

Ivica Osim was head of FIFA imposed normalisation committee that was running NSBiH from Apr 2011 - Dec 2012.

On April 1, 2011 UEFA and FIFA announced the suspension of the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with immediate effect.[6][7] UEFA and FIFA decided to do so because the Federation didn't follow the new UEFA statut, namely the rule under which the federation must be led by a single president.[8] 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.[9][10] Suspension lasted for 2 months.

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 or displayed anti-FA banners at the games they did attend. 13 Bosnian national team players (Misimović, Berberović, Grujić, Bartolović, Hrgović, Bajramović, Papac, Spahić, Milenković, Grlić, Bešlija, Hasagić, and Tolja) released a statement published in Dnevni Avaz daily, announcing they would boycott all national team matches until four FA officials – Milan Jelić, Iljo Dominković, Sulejman Čolaković, and Ahmet Pašalić – resigned.[11] “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 Bolić 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.

Normalisation Committee - April 2011 - December 2012 [edit]

From April 1, 2011, to December 2012, NSBiH was run by an FIFA-imposed normalisation committee with football great Ivica Osim at the head, which helped lift the FIFA imposed suspension of Bosnian football.[12]

Other members of the Normalisation Committee include former football players: Faruk Hadžibegić, Sergej Barbarez and Jasmin Baković. According to many football enthusiasts, this was a welcome change for the football in the country. One of those dissmised from their positions was a former NSBiH secretary general Munib Ušanović, who was successfully prosecuted over tax evasion and illegal misappropriation of the NFSBiH funds. Together with Miodrag Kureš, Munib Ušanović has been sentenced to five years in jail over tax fraud.[13]

Elvedin Begić elected first single president [edit]

On December 13, 2012, members of Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina voted in Elvedin Begić as the new first single president of the BiH football federation for the next four years.[14][15] Mr Begić was serving as vice president to Normalisation Committee prior to this position.

Past Presidents [edit]

Since Bosnia became a member of FIFA in 1996 and until April 2011, the Football Federation was headed by a three-member presidency, made up of a Bosniak, a Croat and a Serb.[16] Due to Bosnia's unique situation and it's political problems this setup was tolerated for years by both FIFA and UEFA - until transition period was over on April 1, 2011, when they suspended the asociation for fialing to comply with FIFA statutes.

President Period
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jusuf Pušina / Iljo Dominković 1996 - May 2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sulejman Čolaković (Jusuf Pušina) / Bogdan Čeko (Milan Jelić) / Iljo Dominković May 2002 - Apr 2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Osim Apr 2011 - Dec 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvedin Begić Dec 2012–Present

Note: Since 1996 to 2011 past FA presidents were regularly rotated.

Historical Kits [edit]

The team kit is currently produced by an Italian sports apparel company Legea. Also sponsoring the team are BH Telecom, a telecommunication company from Sarajevo.[17][18]

Period from 1996 to 2006 (H)
Period from 1996 to 2006 (A)

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

Period Kit Provider
1996–1998 Belgium Patrick
1999 Germany Adidas
2000–2004 Germany Reusch
2005–present Italy Legea

References [edit]

  1. ^ nfsbih.net (4 April 2012). "BiH. teams list". nfsbih.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
  2. ^ Uefa.com (21 February 2010). "Bosnian standards continue to rise". UEFA. Retrieved 21 February 2010. 
  3. ^ nfsbih (1 January 2010). "Hronologija Razvoja Saveza". nfsbih.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
  4. ^ nsfbih.ba (Dec 15, 2012). "Fudbalski Savez FBiH" (in Bosnian). nsfbih.ba. Retrieved Dec 15, 2012. 
  5. ^ fsrs.org (Dec 15, 2012). "Fudbalski Savez RS". fsrs.org. Retrieved Dec 15, 2012. 
  6. ^ "Bosnian-Herzegovinian FA suspended". UEFA. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  7. ^ "Football Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina suspended". FIFA. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  8. ^ "Bosnia suspended by Fifa". SKY Sports. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
  9. ^ Fena (May 28, 2011). "UEFA ukinula suspenziju" (in Bosnian). Sarajevo-X. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  10. ^ Sarajevo-X (May 30, 2011). "I FIFA ukinula suspenziju" (in Bosnian). Sarajevo-X. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  11. ^ "Reprezentativci BiH neće igrati dok ne odu Jelić, Dominković, Čolaković i Pašalić" (in Bosnian). Sarajevo-X. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2010. 
  12. ^ "FIFA Names Ivica Osim Head of Bosnian Football :: Balkan Insight". Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  13. ^ "Bosnia soccer officials jailed for 5 years over tax". Reuters. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009. 
  14. ^ uefa.com (18 December 2012). "Begić elected as NFSBiH president". uefa.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012. 
  15. ^ Daria Sito-Sucic (13 december 2012). "Soccer-Bosnia gets single president in line with FIFA rules". yahoo.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012. 
  16. ^ ahram.org.eg (29 March 2011). "Bosnia reject FIFA request and keep 3 FA chiefs". ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 13 December 2012. 
  17. ^ nezavisne.com (17 November 2009). "Bh. telekom zlatni sponzor". nezavisne.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 30 March 2012. 
  18. ^ bihsoccer.com (12 November 2006). "Reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine". bihsoccer.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 8 December 2012. 

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