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| chairman = Admir Tunović
| manager = [[Denis Ćorić]]
| league = [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Premier League BH]]
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'''Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo''' ({{lang-sh-Cyrl|Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево}}; [[English language|English]]: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as '''Željo''', is a professional [[Association football|football]] club, based in [[Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. The name ''Željezničar'' means "railway worker", originating from their establishment by a group of railway workers in 1921. Throughout its history, the club has cultivated a reputation for producing talented home-grown players through its youth school.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/berjan-zeljo-je-dobijao-aplauz-po-cijeloj-jugoslaviji/6975/ | title= Berjan: Željo nije dobijao aplauz po cijeloj Jugoslaviji nikad| publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref>

During the days of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|socialist Yugoslavia]], FK Željezničar were national champions in the [[1971–72 Yugoslav First League|1971–72 season]], qualifying for the [[European Cup]] during the [[1972–73 European Cup|1972–73]] season. The club has also finished as [[1970–71 Yugoslav First League|runners-up]] once in the league, and contested [[1980–81 Yugoslav Cup]] final. In Europe, the club reached [[UEFA Cup]] semi-finals during the [[UEFA Cup 1984–85|1984–85]] season and the quarter-finals during the [[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]] season.

Željezničar is the most successful football team in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, having won 6 [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian championships]], 6 [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|Bosnian Cup]]s and 3 [[Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Supercup]]s. The club's so far best post-[[Bosnian War|war]] European result was qualifying to the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|2002–03 Champions League third qualifying round]], losing to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Their biggest rival is [[FK Sarajevo]] with whom they contest the biggest football match in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the [[Sarajevo derby]].

==History==
===Pre-independence (1921–1992)===
Željezničar was formed by a group of railway workers. During the early 20th century, there were several football clubs in [[Sarajevo]]. They were rich and usually backed by various organizations, most of them on an ethnic basis: [[Bosniaks]], [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Serbs]], [[Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Croats]], [[History of the Jews in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Jews]], unlike Željezničar. Since it was a financially poor club, they used to organize dance nights and all the profits made were later used to buy shoes and balls.

Financial problems were not the only ones. The club's embrace of members of all ethnic backgrounds was seen as a threat by many at the time, so Željezničar was suppressed in various ways.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Despite that, the club managed to survive, and even beat wealthier clubs. The first official match, a friendly, was played at Kovačići, a Sarajevo settlement, on 17 September 1921 against [[NK SAŠK Napredak|SAŠK Napredak]] which resulted in a 5–1 defeat. The next day another game was played, a 2–1 loss against Sarajevski ŠK.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/osnivanje-kluba/ | title=Osnivanje kluba | publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=14 August 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805074324/http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/osnivanje-kluba/ | archive-date=5 August 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In 1941, [[World War II]] came to Sarajevo, and all football activity was stopped. Many footballers were members of the resistance troops, and some of them were killed. After the war, Željo was reborn, and in 1946, it won the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic League|Bosnian Republic championship]] which was one of the 7 regional leagues formed in order to provide participants to the restored Yugoslav championship starting next season. As winners, Željezničar became one of the Bosnian representatives in the [[Yugoslav First League|Yugoslav top-flight]]. Soon after, the Sarajevo citizens formed a new club called [[FK Sarajevo]], the club that has remained a major annoyance to Željezničar's fans (known as [[The Maniacs]]) until today. That had an influence on the club, so it needed several years to come back to the first division. For most of the time, Željezničar played in the top level. It was relegated four times (the last time in the [[1976–77 Yugoslav First League|1976–77]] season), but every time (except the first time in 1947) it returned quickly.

====Planinić affair====
{{Further|1965–66 Yugoslav First League#Revelation of match-fixing from May–June 1964 ("Planinić affair")}}
[[File:Ivica Osim - SK Sturm (1999) (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|150px|Club legend [[Ivica Osim]] reached [[1984–85 UEFA Cup#Semi-finals|1984–85 UEFA Cup semi-finals]] as manager of Željezničar. Father of [[Amar Osim]]]]

In 1964, the [[Football Association of Yugoslavia]] found Željezničar guilty for match fixing. Alongside Željezničar, [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] and [[NK Trešnjevka|Trešnjevka]] were found guilty and were ejected from the First Yugoslav League. Among others, Željezničar players [[Ivica Osim]] and [[Mišo Smajlović]] were banned from football for one year, and executives from Željezničar including then club president Nusret Mahić were banned from football for life. After a month it was decided that the clubs will stay in the league but points will be deducted, six from Željezničar and five from Hajduk and Trešnjevka each.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://stav.ba/afera-planinic-kako-su-pali-ivica-i-misa/ | title=AFERA "PLANINIĆ": KAKO SU PALI IVICA I MIŠA | publisher=stav.ba | access-date=24 June 2018 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805074324/http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/osnivanje-kluba/ | archive-date=5 August 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

====UEFA Cup 1971–72 quarter-finalists====
The club first appeared in European competitions during the 1963 [[Mitropa Cup]], however serious competitions had to wait until the early 1970s when the team finished the [[1970–71 Yugoslav First League]] season in 2nd place, a result which allowed the club to play in the [[1971–72 UEFA Cup]] where they made the '''quarter-finals''' on their very first appearance losing to [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencvárosi]] in a penalty shootout.

====1971–72 Yugoslav champions====
'''[[1971–72 Yugoslav First League]]''' ''table (top 5 only)'':
{{:1971–72 Yugoslav First League|showteam=ŽEL|show_limit=5}}

Željezničar's greatest [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|domestic]] success at the time came in the [[1971–72 Yugoslav First League|1971–72 season]] when the team won the [[Yugoslav League Championship|championship]] title, their only top-tier title in the [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] period, which qualified the club for the [[European Cup]] during the [[1972–73 European Cup|1972–73]] season where they were eliminated in the first round by [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].

Željezničar also finished in third place in the top-tier league on [[Yugoslav League Championship#Champions and top scorers 2|two occasions]] in a league [[Yugoslav League Championship#Titles by club|traditionally dominated]] by the big four clubs ([[Red Star Belgrade]], [[FK Partizan|Partizan]], Hajduk Split and [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]).

====1980–81 Marshal Tito Cup finalists====
[[File:Mehmed Bazderevic.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Mehmed Baždarević]] scored twice in the [[1980–81 Yugoslav Cup]] final. Former [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team]] manager]]

In the 1980–81 season, Željezničar reached the [[1980–81 Yugoslav Cup#Final|Yugoslav cup final]] (''Marshal Tito Cup''), but lost 2–3 to another Bosnian side [[FK Velež Mostar|Velež Mostar]] with both [[Mehmed Baždarević]] and [[Vahid Halilhodžić]] scoring a brace for their respective teams. The venue for the final was the [[Red Star Stadium]] in [[Belgrade]] played in front of 40,000 fans. That season, Željezničar finished the [[1980–81 Yugoslav First League]] in a disappointing 14th position which meant the club did not play in Europe even though it made the Yugoslav Cup final.

====UEFA Cup 1984–85 semi-finalists====
Željezničar's best international result was recorded in the 1984–85 season. The team, led by manager [[Ivica Osim]], reached the [[1984–85 UEFA Cup#Semi-finals|semi-finals]] of the UEFA Cup (renamed to UEFA Europa League since the 2009–10 season) where they were eliminated by [[Hungary|Hungarian]] team [[Fehérvár FC|Videoton]]. Željezničar finished the domestic championship in [[1983–84 Yugoslav First League|third place]] in the season before, qualifying them for the competition.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198485.html 1984–85 UEFA Cup Results at RSSSF.com]</ref> Željezničar appeared to have had the result at home, leading 2–0 (3–3 on aggregate) against the Hungarians that would send them into a final against Spanish club [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] on the away goals rule; however, two minutes from full-time Videoton scored a crucial goal, eliminating the home side 4–3 on aggregate. [[Edin Bahtić]] finished the competition as second-top scorer with 7 goals, one short of [[József Szabó (footballer, born 1956)|József Szabó]].<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1984/statistics/round=1126/players/type=topscorers/index.html# Edin Bahtić Goals scored 1984–85 UEFA Cup source]</ref>

Prior to this success, the team played the quarter-final stage of the [[UEFA Cup 1971–72#Quarter finals|inaugural year]] of the UEFA Cup competition.

===Post-independence (1992–present)===
[[File:Sarajevo 19.3.1996 war (stadium).JPG|thumb|left|Grbavica Stadium during the [[Siege of Sarajevo]]]]

After the [[1992 Bosnian independence referendum|independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Bosnian War|war]] broke out and football stopped. The game between Željezničar and [[FK Rad]] scheduled to be played on 5 April 1992 at [[Stadion Grbavica]] as part of Round 26 of the [[1991–92 Yugoslav First League]] was abandoned 35 minutes (14:55&nbsp;p.m. local time) before kick-off due to [[gunfire]] around the stadium, a result of the [[Sarajevo siege|first attack on Sarajevo]].<ref name="Hej, Grbavice, rano ljuta...">{{cite news |url=http://www.oslobodjenje.ba/vijesti/5-april-1992-5-april-2012/hej-grbavice-rano-ljuta |title=PALJBA NA GRBAVICI |publisher=oslobodjenje.ba |access-date=6 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409015016/http://www.oslobodjenje.ba/vijesti/5-april-1992-5-april-2012/hej-grbavice-rano-ljuta |archive-date=9 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>5 April 1992 was the date of the first attack on Sarajevo by the JNA and Serb paramilitaries and is considered the beginning of the siege.</ref> Ultimately, the club's final completed match in the Yugoslav Championship was a 6–1 defeat on 29 March 1992 in Belgrade against [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]. Players like [[Mario Stanić]], [[Rade Bogdanović]], [[Gordan Vidović]], [[Suvad Katana]] and many others had days earlier went abroad to escape the horror of war, leaving it up to ''junior players'' to play out remaining rounds of the championships. However, all of Željezničar's matches in the 2nd half of the 1991–92 season were declared void due to rule, as the club could not play out remaining matches due to the ensuing war. In 25 (out of possible 33) rounds completed, the club collected 6 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses, with a 22:42 goal difference.

The stadium was right on the front lines, and on 7 May 1992, the western side was destroyed along with [[SD Željezničar]] premises near by,<ref name="Hej, Grbavice, rano ljuta..." /> however Željezničar managed to take part in the [[1994–95 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] championship, playing its home matches in Grbavica. The fourth-place result was not as important as simply taking part.

The war ended in 1995 so a regular championship was formed contested only by Bosniak and Croatian clubs with Serb clubs joining [[2002–03 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|some years later]].

During the [[1997–98 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|1997–98 championship]], a play-off was held and the final match on 5 June saw two big city rivals playing for the trophy. FK Sarajevo played well, their shots were cleared from the goal-line twice. In the 89th minute, one ball was intercepted on the left side, and after a couple of passes it came to Željezničar forward [[Hadis Zubanović]] who scored a dramatic winner. That was the only goal of the game which brought his club its first championship title in independent Bosnia and Herzegovina. Among Željezničar club fans, this day, titled ''"Zubandan"'', is celebrated every year.

====2000s: Two-time league champions====
[[File:20150331 2026 AUT BIH 2177 Edin Džeko (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina national team]] captain [[Edin Džeko]] began his career at ''Željo'']]

For a long time, Željezničar were the only club that were able to defend their title in the [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Premier League]], as champions in the [[2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2000–01]] and [[2001–02 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2001–02 season]] under the command of Ivica Osim's son, [[Amar Osim]]. The club repeated this success again in the early 2010s. Under Amar's command, Željezničar also won the 2000–01 national cup, which completed the double, the first time any club in Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved that, securing also the 2001 [[Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Supercup]]. In the 2001–02 season, they were runners-up in the cup, but were not able to defend their Bosnian Supercup title (even though they won the league) as it was discontinued. Amar was dismissed from the club in October 2003 after the club was runner-up in the [[2002–03 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2002–03 season]], won the 2002–03 national cup and reached the club's biggest European success since competing as part of the Bosnian Premier League, that is the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|2002–03 Champions league third qualifying round]] which they lost against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1635/match=70026/postmatch/report/index.html Newcastle get their reward (vs FK Željezničar)]</ref> They continued their journey in the [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup]], losing to [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] due to a penalty they scored in the second leg. Željezničar finished as runners-up both seasons after Amar Osim's departure. After they secured qualification for the [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]] through their league position, they failed to get a licence for European competition, missing out on substantial financial gain from UEFA. This led to many problems for the club, and over the next four seasons Željezničar struggled in the middle of the league.

As the best Bosnian club, the club played in European cups every year. The best result (for Bosnian club football as well since independence) came in 2002, when Željezničar reached the third qualifying round of the [[UEFA Champions League]], having eliminated [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|Akraness]] and [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] in previous rounds to get there. [[Bobby Robson|Sir Bobby Robson]]'s Newcastle United, captained by [[Alan Shearer]], were too strong, winning 5–0 on aggregate when [[Sanel Jahić]] received a red card in the 69th minute of the reverse leg at [[St James' Park]]. The game was held at [[Koševo City Stadium|Koševo Stadium]] in front of 36,000 fans from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to this day is among the best attended games in Bosnian club football history, although short of a match at the same stadium between the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team]]'s [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team results#Friendly 2|2–1]] friendly win over [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in November 1996, which was attended by 40,000. Newcastle United reached the second group stage of the tournament later on in the season.

The club, as result of losing to Newcastle United, entered the UEFA Cup first round, but lost to Málaga who were an eventual quarter-finalist.

====2010s: Three-time league champions====
With the return of Amar Osim in the summer of 2009, Željezničar once more claimed the title in the [[2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2009–10 season]], but failed to take the double as they lost in the final of the [[2009–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2009–10 Bosnian cup]] to [[FK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]] on away goals, while remaining undefeated. In the following [[2010–11 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2010–11]] season, the club failed to defend their Premier League title, finishing third. However, Željezničar managed to win the [[2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|national cup]] instead, their fourth, against [[NK Čelik Zenica|Čelik Zenica]]. During the [[2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2011–12]] season, they brought back the league title to Grbavica, their sixth domestic league title, three rounds before the end of the season, breaking many records on the way (run of 35 games without loss; 12 straight league wins; 3 seasons in Bosnian Cup competition without loss).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/povratak-na-stari-kolosijek/ | title=Povratak na stari kolosijek | publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=15 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303000340/http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/povratak-na-stari-kolosijek/ | archive-date=3 March 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Željezničar also won the [[2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Final|2011–12 Bosnian cup]], claiming their second double in their history, both won under the managing of Amar Osim.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1797999.html |work=uefa.com|author=Fuad Krvavac |title=Željezničar clinch Bosnian-Herzegovinian Cup|date=16 May 2012 |access-date=16 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bih/news/newsid=1795481.html#zeljeznicar+regain+title |work=uefa.com|author=Fuad Krvavac |title=Željezničar regain Bosnian league title|date=9 May 2012 |access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> As a result, Amar Osim became the most successful manager in terms of trophies won since the creation of the club, with nine. The club was for a long time undefeated in the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|Bosnian Cup]] matches since the first round of the [[2008–09 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2008–09 Bosnian Cup]] season, having won two Cup finals and losing one on aggregate since the 2008–09 season.

During the 2010–11 season, Željezničar won their fourth cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They advanced to the final beating [[NK Široki Brijeg|Široki Brijeg]] on 3–0 aggregate. In the final they clash with rivals from the former Yugoslav League, Čelik Zenica. The first game was played at Grbavica Stadium which finished 1–0 in favor of the home team. The second game was played at [[Stadion Bilino Polje|Bilino Polje Stadium]] which Željezničar won 3–0 and won 4–0 on aggregate. That concluded Željezničar's season in which they were automatically gave to compete in the [[UEFA Europa League]]. Željezničar were able to celebrate their 90th birthday with a trophy.

In the season [[2011–12 FK Željezničar season|2011–12]], Željezničar won their 6th title in the team's existence. They won the title with three rounds left in the competition. They repeated the successful campaign in cup competition also when they won the title with 1–0 on aggregate against Široki Brijeg. That was the first double for any club since unified [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] football competitions started in 2002–03 season. In the [[2012–13 FK Željezničar season|2012–13]] season, Željezničar won their 7th title in the club's history, 6th Bosnian one, once again under the guidance of Amar Osim.

Between 2013 and 2018, Željezničar had a trophy drought as it did not win any trophies in that period, even though they could have on multiple occasions as they finished 2nd on three occasions, every time just missing out on the title.

The club has had a poor final series results (post regular season); finishing second during competitions for seasons [[2016–17 FK Željezničar season|2016–17]] (by a single point; being first until the final two rounds) and [[2017–18 FK Željezničar season|2017–18]] surrendering titles to rivals [[HŠK Zrinjski Mostar|Zrinjski Mostar]], who were managed by [[Blaž Slišković]], both times. Further disappointments came when club failed to acquire license to compete in 2019–20 European competitions.

The trophy drought ended in May 2018, as the club won the [[2017–18 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2017–18 Bosnian Cup]] under the guidance of then manager [[Admir Adžem]].<ref>[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-nakon-sest-godina-osvojio-kup-bosne-i-hercegovine/180509126 Željezničar nakon šest godina osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine] at klix.ba,9 
May 2018</ref>

In the period from October to December 2018, the club lost five league matches in a row, the worst in the club's history. Manager [[Milomir Odović]] resigned after the fourth consecutive loss.<ref>[http://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/premijer-liga-bih/milomir-odovic-nije-vise-sef-strucnog-staba-fk-zeljeznicar/138852 Milomir Odović više nije šef stručnog štaba FK Željezničar] at sport1.ba, 27 November 2018</ref> On 31 December 2018, Amar Osim came back for a second time to manager Željezničar, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.<ref>[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/amar-osim-zvanicno-imenovan-za-novog-trenera-zeljeznicara/181231015 Amar Osim zvanično imenovan za novog trenera Željezničara] at klix.ba, 31 December 2018</ref>

====2020s: 100 years of the club====
[[File:Željo-Velež 04.jpg|thumb|right|Celebration of the [[The Maniacs|Maniacs]] for the 100 years of Željezničar during a league match against [[FK Velež Mostar|Velež Mostar]], 18 September 2021]]

The [[2019–20 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2019–20 Bosnian Premier League]] season ended abruptly on 1 June 2020 due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina]],<ref name=Klix.ba>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zvanicno-sarajevo-prvak-bih-drugu-godinu-zaredom-celik-i-zvijezda-ispadaju/200601116|title=Zvanično! Sarajevo prvak BiH drugu godinu zaredom, Čelik i Zvijezda ispadaju|date=1 June 2020|access-date=1 June 2020|language=bs|author=F.Z.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> with Željezničar having to settle with a second spot on table. City rivals [[FK Sarajevo|Sarajevo]] won the title even though Željezničar won six points from two [[Sarajevo derby|derby]] matches played during the league season. In the [[2019–20 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2019–20 Bosnian Cup]], they finished at the semi-final stage as the competition was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The [[2020–21 FK Željezničar season|2020–21]] season started strongly winning four opening matches, however their run in the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League]] was affected due to the pandemic. The first qualifying round match between [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]], originally scheduled to be played on 27 August 2020 was postponed due to five members from Željezničar's delegation testing positive for COVID-19 and the whole team being put into quarantine by the [[Israel]]i authorities.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 August 2020 |title=Pet zaraženih, uskoro odluka o odigravanju utakmice |url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/pet-zarazenih-uskoro-odluka-o-odigravanju-utakmice/43093/ |publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba |access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref> Originally six players earlier tested positive and did not travel, being left in Sarajevo.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 August 2020 |title=Šest fudbalera pozitivno na COVID-19 |url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/sest-fudbalera-pozitivno-na-covid-19/43069/ |publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba |access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> The team returned to Sarajevo before UEFA made a decision to finally play the match on 9 September at [[Sammy Ofer Stadium]] in [[Haifa]]. Željezničar traveled again but lost 1–3 (thus eliminated after revised rules due to the pandemic) after being in quarantine 9 days prior with little to no training and no competitive matches since shock loss at home to Mladost Doboj Kakanj in the 5th round on 21 August of the [[2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2020–21 Bosnian Premier League]] season. In the middle of an eight-game winless run in the [[2020–21 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2020–21]] league season, which had culminated with a home draw against Mladost Doboj Kakanj, Amar Osim was sacked by the club on 11 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/amar-osim-vise-nije-trener-fk-zeljeznicar/210405027|title=Amar Osim više nije trener FK Željezničar!|date=11 April 2021|access-date=11 April 2021|language=bs|author=N.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> After Osim got sacked on 11 April, three days later, on 14 April, [[Blaž Slišković]] was named as Željezničar's new manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/blaz-sliskovic-je-novi-trener-fk-zeljeznicar/210414045|title=Blaž Slišković je novi trener FK Željezničar|date=14 April 2021|access-date=14 April 2021|language=bs|author=N.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref>

On 18 June 2021, after Slišković left the club, Croatian manager [[Tomislav Ivković]] became the new manager of Željezničar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/tomislav-ivkovic-novi-trener-fk-zeljeznicar/210618076|title=Tomislav Ivković novi trener FK Željezničar|date=18 June 2021|access-date=18 June 2021|language=bs|author=D.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> In January 2022, after he left the club, Ivković was replaced by [[Edis Mulalić]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/edis-mulalic-trener-fk-zeljeznicar/416032|title=Edis Mulalić novi šef struke FK Željezničar|date=7 January 2022|access-date=7 January 2022|language=bs|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{Main|Stadion Grbavica}}
[[File:Grbavica 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Željezničar's home ground in April 2017]]
[[File:East stand -Stadium Grbavica 2018.jpg|thumb|East stand of [[Stadion Grbavica|Grbavica Stadium]] in 2018 with brand new pitch]]

The club had no stadium upon its foundation as other clubs would not allow Željezničar to use the existing football grounds in Sarajevo. The club played their first matches at a military training pitch called Egzercir which wasn't actually a football ground, however, it was the best ground available and will always be remembered as the club's first pitch. Egzercir was located in a part of Sarajevo known as [[Čengić vila]]. In 1932, a new ground was built in Pofalići (yet another part of Sarajevo), close to the railway station. It wasn't much better than the last one, but it was built by the club and because of that it had a special meaning.

After [[World War II]], Željezničar played at the "6th April" Stadium in [[Marijin Dvor]] (there is a building now on the spot, behind the technical sciences secondary school) until 18 June 1950. Authorities planned to build a street, so the club made another move to military stadium in [[Skenderija]]. Club staff was tired of all that moving and they decided to build its own stadium in [[Grbavica (Sarajevo)|Grbavica]] neighborhood which just started to be redeveloped and urbanized. Friends, supporters, members of the club and even military, all helped in construction. Stadium was officially opened on 13 September 1951 with the second league match between Željezničar and [[HNK Šibenik|Šibenik]]. Željezničar won 4–1.

Ever since, [[Stadion Grbavica|Grbavica]] has been a place of joy and sorrow for the club and its supporters. Symbolically, the old railway line passed over the hill behind the stadium, and every time a train went by during a match it would sound its whistle to salute the fans. The stadium had a south side and a small east side while a wooden grandstand with a roof was on the west side. The grandstand was relocated from the "6th April" Stadium on the same year when Željezničar moved. Because of the reconstruction, Željezničar moved again in 1968 to [[Stadium Koševo|Koševo Stadium]] and even won the club's only Yugoslav title in 1972 playing there.

Grbavica was reopened yet again on 25 April 1976, and in 1986 a modern northern stand was added which is still in use. Unfortunately, [[Bosnian war|war]] began in spring 1992 and Željezničar was forced, yet again, to play on Koševo Stadium until 1996 when it came back to Grbavica. During the 1990s war, the stadium suffered heavy structural damage. The stadium was located between the [[Siege of Sarajevo|first front lines]] and endured heavy fighting. [[Bosnian Serbs]]' forces burned down the wooden grandstand under which all the club facilities were located consequently burning down most of the club's records and trophies in the process as well. It was not until 2 May 1996 that a football match would be played on Grbavica Stadium again. Symbolically, the first match after the war was the [[Sarajevo derby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/prije-23-godine-odigrana-prva-zvanicna-utakmica-na-grbavici-nakon-reintegracije/190502055|title=Prije 23 godine odigrana prva zvanična utakmica na Grbavici nakon reintegracije|date=2 May 2019|access-date=2 May 2019|language=bs|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> The wooden grandstand that burned up during the war was never fully reconstructed and on its place, on the west side of the stadium, a much smaller wooden stand was built under which, yet again, all the club facilities are located. In 2016, the wooden stand was reconstructed and slightly expanded in a way that all the wood elements were replaced with anti-slip metal in order to meet the UEFA Stadium requirements.

Before the war capacity of the stadium was more than 20,000 unseated, but now it officially has 13,146 seated places with room for around 4,000 more patrons in standing areas.

==Name of the club==
Željezničar was formed as RŠD Željezničar (Radničko športsko društvo, eng. Workers' sports society). Željezničar means railwayman or railway worker. Later it was known as FK Željezničar (Fudbalski klub, eng. football club), and was a part of [[SD Željezničar]] (Sportsko društvo, eng. sports society) which includes the clubs in other sports (basketball, handball, volleyball, chess, bowling, etc.) with the same name. In 1993, the initial acronym was changed to NK (Nogometni klub, eng. football club). In [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], both ''fudbal'' and ''nogomet'' are equally used as a word for [[association football|football]]. The word ''fudbal'' is dominant in the eastern and northern parts of the country, while ''nogomet'' is more used in its western parts. Since 2000, the club has officially been using the initial FK in its name.

In modern times, there is a restaurant named after the club's name. Such example is a ''[[ćevapi]]''{{snd}}the national dish{{snd}}restaurant in [[Baščaršija]], [[Sarajevo]]'s ood [[bazaar]], called ''Ćevabdžinica "Željo"''.

==Colours==
[[Blue]] is traditionally colour of railway workers in this part of [[Europe]]. Since the club was founded by the railway workers, blue was a logical choice. Standard navy blue colour was always on the club's crest, but it is a different story with kits. Sometimes they were light blue, sometimes regular blue, and sometimes navy blue as it is on the crest. Sometimes kits were blue and white vertical striped. For some games in 1999–00 season, kits were striped horizontally, and in 2002–03 season they were even dark grey, without any traces of blue. Away kit was always white.

On the left side of the kit, by the heart, stands a crest. Since the foundation of the club, standard elements of the crest were ball and wings, also a traditional railway symbol. These standard elements were changed in design several times in the past. Some other elements were added or excluded in some periods of history. For example, circle around the original crest was added in the 1990s. From 1945. to 1992. red five-pointed star stood in place of the ball, and words "Sarajevo", "1921" and others were moved form one part of the crest to another many times. Current design dates back to 2000.

==Supporters==
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FK Željezničar main supporter group are called [[The Maniacs]]. There is also subgroups like Blue Tigers, Joint Union, Urban Corps, Stari Grad and Vendetta.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.themaniacs.org/tm/manijaci/podgrupe | title=Željezničar Podgrupe (Fan Sub-support groups)| publisher=themaniacs.org | access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>

In popular culture, Stole Anđelović (''Stole iz Bora'')&nbsp;– a passionate club supporter from [[Bor, Serbia|Bor]], [[Serbia]], is known decades (over 40 years) for traveling 450&nbsp;km to attend most FK Željezničar Sarajevo home games, and was a long time supporter of [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslav national team]] as well as fan of [[Ivica Osim]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdOe4Q8dbBU  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/tdOe4Q8dbBU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=Stole (iz Bora) Anđelović 1990s interview| publisher=nileaoux nile YouTube kanal | access-date=14 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8BxNtrXVq8  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/w8BxNtrXVq8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=ŽELJO TV: Stole iz Bora 2010s interview| publisher=FK Željezničar YouTube kanal | access-date=14 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

A passionate group of fans from 1921.ba [[Television|TV]] upload regular Željezničar league and European match reports as well as interviews with players and staff to online stream media; ''[[YouTube]]''.

==Rivalries==
===Sarajevo derby (''Vječiti derbi'')===
{{Main|Sarajevo derby}}

Željezničar has a fierce rivalry with their city-rivals [[FK Sarajevo|Sarajevo]], which is known as the [[Sarajevo derby]], the biggest derby in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is contested regularly since both teams are part of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

During the [[2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2015–16]] season the club beat Sarajevo both home and away, a first time the club has beaten Sarajevo away at [[Koševo City Stadium|Koševo]] in 12 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/zeljina-dupla-pobjeda-tek-osma-u-historiji-derbija/192233|author=sportsport.ba|title=Željina dupla pobjeda tek osma u historiji derbija|date=24 April 2016 |access-date=24 April 2016 |language=bs}}</ref>

During the [[2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2017–18]] league season, Željezničar beat Sarajevo in 3 out of 4 league matches, the most in one season and didn't even lose that season as there was also 1 draw.<ref>[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-treci-put-ove-sezone-savladao-sarajevo-i-uvelicao-zebin-oprostaj/180519063 Željezničar treći put ove sezone savladao Sarajevo i uveličao Zebin oproštaj] at klix.ba, 19 May 2018</ref>

During the [[2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2018–19]] league season, Željezničar lost against Sarajevo in 2 out of 3 league matches, the most in one season and didn't even win that season as there was also 1 draw. The most recent match was played on 25 September 2024, where Željezničar and Sarajevo drew 0–0 at Koševo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/sarajevo-i-zeljeznicar-remizirali-u-veoma-uzbudljivom-derbiju-na-kosevu/240925155|title=Sarajevo i Željezničar remizirali u veoma uzbudljivom derbiju na Koševu|date=25 September 2024|access-date=25 September 2024|language=bs|author=E.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref>

===Željezničar – Borac Banja Luka rivalry===
Also another notable rivalry started to shape in recent years. Since the season [[2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2008–09]], the time when [[FK Borac Banja Luka|Borac]] started to be standard in the [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Premier League]] once again, a great rivalry started to develop between the two teams. Starting from the [[2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2009–10 season]] the two teams mainly competed against each other for one of the titles (the league title or [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|national cup]]) and even the attendance almost got on pair with the Sarajevo derby. The rivalry also has a root in the fact that [[Sarajevo]] and [[Banja Luka]] are, by a good margin, the two biggest cities in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], the first being also the capital of the whole country while the second takes the role as the de facto capital of [[Republika Srpska]] entity. Since independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina the teams met each other 22 times (6 of which are in national cup), although they played the first time against each other in 1947 [[Yugoslav Cup]]. In those 22 matches, Željezničar won 12 times, while Borac managed to win 7 times, with 3 matches ending in a draw. The goal difference is 31:19 in favor of Željezničar (Not including results from 2015 to 2016 season).

==Kit manufacturers==
{|class="wikitable"
!Period
!Kit Provider
!Shirt Sponsor
|-
|1971–1980
|
| [[Unioninvest]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgwauTmB_rk  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VgwauTmB_rk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=Željo TV&nbsp;– Nova sezona&nbsp;– epizoda 51&nbsp;– Unioninvest sponsor | publisher=Zvanični YouTube kanal FK Željezničar | access-date=14 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|1980–1981
| 
| [[Šipad]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.themaniacs.org/galerija/main.php?g2_itemId=70 | title=Fudbalski Klub Željezničar&nbsp;– Šipad sponsor | publisher=themaniacs.org | access-date=14 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126231430/http://www.themaniacs.org/galerija/main.php?g2_itemId=70 | archive-date=26 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|1981–1984
|
| Gro Put Sarajevo<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.themaniacs.org/galerija/main.php?g2_itemId=12842 | title=Fudbalski Klub Željezničar&nbsp;– Gro Put Sarajevo sponsor | publisher=themaniacs.org | access-date=14 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126230028/http://www.themaniacs.org/galerija/main.php?g2_itemId=12842 | archive-date=26 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|1984–1988
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/zeljeznicar-je-evropski-hit/ | title=Željezničar je evropski hit | publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=14 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303000259/http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/zeljeznicar-je-evropski-hit/ | archive-date=3 March 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|ŽTP Sarajevo 
|-
|1985–1990
|
| Zetatrans<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.historija.ba/d/272-roden-mehmed-bazdarevic-mesa/ | title=Rođen Mehmed Baždarević&nbsp;– Meša | publisher=historija.ba | access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|1990–1993
|
| [[Tehnika]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/mario-stanic-grbavica-me-oblikovala-i-kao-igraca-i-kao-covjeka/6839/ | title=Grbavica me oblikovala i kao igrača i kao čovjeka | publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|1993–1994
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
| [[Intersport]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.themaniacs.org/galerija/main.php?g2_itemId=212 | title=Fudbalski Klub Željezničar&nbsp;– Intersport sponsor | publisher=themaniacs.org | access-date=14 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126201251/http://www.themaniacs.org/galerija/main.php?g2_itemId=212 | archive-date=26 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|1997–1998
|
| [[Sarajevo Tobacco Factory|Drina]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.themaniacs.org/galerija/main.php?g2_itemId=204 | title=Željezničar 1997/1998 group photo&nbsp;– Drina sponsor | publisher=themaniacs.org | access-date=14 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126185342/http://www.themaniacs.org/galerija/main.php?g2_itemId=204 | archive-date=26 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|1998–2002
|
| [[Bosnalijek]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/izdizanje-iz-pepela/ | title=Izdizanje iz pepela | publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=14 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302200631/http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/izdizanje-iz-pepela/ | archive-date=2 March 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2002–2003
|rowspan="2"|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Diadora]]
|Bosnalijek<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/prije-13-godina-na-prepunom-kosevu-plavi-ugostili-newcastle/16032/ | title=Prije 13 godina na prepunom Koševu Plavi ugostili Newcastle | publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|2003–2005
|rowspan="3"|[[Liqui Moly]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/godine-za-zaborav/ | title=Godine za zaborav | publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=14 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302200553/http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/historija/godine-za-zaborav/ | archive-date=2 March 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2005–2006
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Legea]]
|-
|2006–2007
|rowspan="3"|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Joma]]
|-
|2007–2009
|Logosoft
|-
|2009–2010
|rowspan="3"| [[Sarajevo Tobacco Factory|CODE]]
|-
|2010–2011
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Legea]]
|-
|2011–2012
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|-
|2012–2013
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Patrick (shoe company)|Patrick]]
|Sarajevo Osiguranje
|-
|2013–2016
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Joma]]
|[[UniCredit|UniCredit Bank]]
|-
|-
|2016
|rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Diadora]]
|
|-
|2017–2018
|rowspan="2" |[[Ziraat Bankası]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ziraat Bank generalni sponzor FK Željezničar |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/ba/sport/ziraat-bank-generalni-sponzor-fk-%C5%BEeljezni%C4%8Dar-odr%C5%BEiv-put-sa-svjetskom-kompanijom-/1109252 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>
|-
|2018–2020
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Umbro]]
|-
|2020–2021
|rowspan="5" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|
|-
|2021
|Mozzart<ref>{{Cite web |title=Povratak na staze uspjeha – Mozzart postao zlatni sponzor FK Željezničar! |url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/en/povratak-na-staze-uspjeha-mozzart-postao-zlatni-sponzor-fk-zeljeznicar/45992/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=FC Željezničar |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2021–2022
|Caizcoin<ref>{{Cite web |title=Željo ima novog generalnog sponzora, vrijednost ugovora najveća u historiji |url=https://reprezentacija.ba/344128-zeljo-ima-novog-generalnog-sponzora-vrijednost-ugovora-najveca-u-historiji |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Reprezentacija.ba |language=bs}}</ref>
|-
|2022–2024
|[[The Maniacs]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=BiH |first=N1 |date=2022-12-16 |title=Manijaci novi generalni sponzor Željezničara, osigurat će 300.000 KM za klub |url=https://n1info.ba/sport-klub/nogomet/manijaci-novi-feneralni-sponzor-zeljeznicara-osigurat-ce-300-000-km-za-klub/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=N1 |language=bs-BA}}</ref>
|-
|2024–present
|WWin<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-01 |title=WWIN novi generalni sponzor FK Željezničar, logo će krasiti dres kluba |url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/wwin-novi-generalni-sponzor-fk-zeljeznicar-logo-ce-krasiti-dres-kluba/240801137 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Klix.ba |language=bs-BA}}</ref>
|}

==Club seasons==
{{Main|List of FK Željezničar seasons}}

FK Željezničar Sarajevo is the most decorated club from Bosnia and Herzegovina having won six [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|Bosnian Cups]], six [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Premier League]] titles, three [[Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Supercups]] and one [[Yugoslav First League]] title.

==Honours==
===Domestic===
====League====
*'''[[First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|First League]] / [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]:'''
**'''Winners (6): '''[[1997–98 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|1997–98]], [[2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2000–01]], [[2001–02 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2001–02]], [[2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2012–13]]
**Runners-up (7): [[2002–03 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2003–04]], [[2004–05 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2004–05]], [[2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2017–18]], [[2019–20 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2019–20]]
*'''[[Yugoslav First League]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[1971–72 Yugoslav First League|1971–72]]
**Runners-up (1): [[1970–71 Yugoslav First League|1970–71]]
*'''[[Yugoslav Second League]]:'''
**'''Winners (3):''' 1956–57 {{small|''(zone II A)''}}, [[1961–62 Yugoslav Second League|1961–62]] {{small|''(west)''}}, 1977–78 {{small|''(west)''}}
**Runners-up (1): 1953–54
*'''[[Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic League]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' 1946<ref name="SR BiH League Zeljeznicar Winner">{{cite news | url=http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/opce-informacije/ | title=Željezničar klub Uspjesi 1946 | publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba | access-date=16 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517193905/http://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/opce-informacije/ | archive-date=17 May 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Cups====
*'''[[Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (6):''' [[1999–2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2000–01]], [[2002–03 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2002–03]], [[2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2011–12]], [[2017–18 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2017–18]]
**Runners-up (4): [[1996–97 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|1996–97]], [[2001–02 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2001–02]], [[2009–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2009–10]], [[2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2012–13]]
*'''[[Yugoslav Cup]]:'''
**Runners-up (1): [[1980–81 Yugoslav Cup|1980–81]]
*'''[[Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]:'''
**'''Winners (3):''' 1998, 2000, 2001  '''(record)'''<ref name="SR BiH League Zeljeznicar Winner"/>

===European===
*'''[[UEFA Cup]]/[[UEFA Europa League]]:'''
**Semi-finalists (1): [[1984–85 UEFA Cup|1984–85]]
**Quarter-finalists (1): [[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]]

===Doubles===
*'''[[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Premier League]]''' and '''[[Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|National Cup]] (2):''' 2000–01, [[2011–12 FK Željezničar season|2011–12]]  '''(record)'''

{{Small|Especially short competitions such as the [[Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] (now defunct), [[FIFA Club World Cup]] or [[UEFA Super Cup]] are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble, but they contribute to the bigger [[List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season|tuples]].}}

==Željezničar in Europe==
{{Main|FK Željezničar Sarajevo in European football}}

===Summary===
{{Updated|3 August 2023}}<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=64381/profile/history/index.html UEFA club competition record] – UEFA.com</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Competition!!P!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!GD
|-
|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup / Champions League]]||16||4||1||11||13||31||−18
|-
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup / Europa League]]||55||21||14||20||71||67||+4
|-
|[[UEFA Europa Conference League|Europa Conference League]]||4||1||2||1||6||7||−1
|-
!'''Total'''
!'''75'''
!'''26'''
!'''17'''
!'''32'''
!'''90'''
!'''105'''
!'''−15'''
|-
|}
<small>'''P''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''GF''' = Goals for; '''GA''' = Goals against; '''GD''' = Goals difference. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.</small>

===Best results in European competitions===
{| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
|- bgcolor=#CADCFB
! Season
! Achievement
! Notes
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[UEFA Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-final'''
| align="left" | eliminated on penalties by {{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] 2–1 in Budapest, 1–2 in Sarajevo
|-
| align="center" | [[1984–85 UEFA Cup|1984–85]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-final'''
| align="left" | eliminated by {{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Fehérvár FC|Videoton]] 2–1 in Sarajevo, 1–3 in Fehérvár
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[Mitropa Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[Mitropa Cup|1962–63]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-final'''
| align="left" | eliminated by {{Flagicon|HUN}} [[MTK Budapest FC|MTK Budapest]] 1–1 in Sarajevo, 0–1 in Budapest
|-
| align="center" | [[1968–69 Mitropa Cup|1968–69]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-final'''
| align="left" | eliminated by {{Flagicon|TCH}} [[FK Teplice|Sklo Union Teplice]] 1–1 in Sarajevo, 1–2 in Teplice
|-
|}
{{Clear}}

==Records==
*'''Biggest ever league victory:''' Željezničar – Barkohba 18–2 (23 March 1925, Second Sarajevo division)
*'''Biggest ever league defeat:''' 1–9 on several occasions
*'''Biggest Yugoslav first division victory:''' Željezničar – [[NK Maribor|Maribor]] 8–0 (29 August 1971)
*'''Biggest Yugoslav first division defeat:''' [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] – Željezničar 9–1 (29 September 1946)
*'''Biggest [[Sarajevo derby]] victory by Željezničar:''' Željezničar – [[FK Sarajevo|Torpedo]] 9–1 (29 December 1946)
*'''Biggest Bosnian league victory:''' Željezničar – [[FK Krajina Cazin|Krajina Cazin]] 8–0 (31 March 2001), Željezničar – [[FK Leotar|Leotar]] 8–0 (28 August 2010)
*'''Biggest Bosnian league defeat:''' Zmaj od Bosne – Željezničar 9–1 (4 November 1995)
*'''Most overall official appearances:''' [[Blagoje Bratić]] (343)
*'''Most league appearances:''' [[Hajrudin Saračević]] (313)
*'''Most league games without loss (Bosnia and Herzegovina):''' 35 games ([[2011–12 FK Željezničar season|2011–12]] season)
*'''Most straight wins (Bosnia and Herzegovina):''' 12 league games
*'''Most overall official goals:''' [[Josip Bukal]], [[Dželaludin Muharemović]] (127)
*'''Most league goals:''' [[Dželaludin Muharemović]] (112)
*'''Most league goals in a season by team:''' 113 ([[2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2000–01]] season)
*'''Most league goals in a season by player:''' 31 ([[Dželaludin Muharemović]] in [[2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2000–01]] season)
*'''Most capped player:''' [[Mehmed Baždarević]] (54 caps for [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], 2 caps for [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]])

===Record departures===
{|border="0" class="wikitable"
!!!Player!!To!!Fee!!Year
|-
|1.||{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Semir Štilić]]||{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Lech Poznań]]||€600,000||2008<ref name="Svi transferi Željezničara"/>
|-
|=2.||{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Amir Hadžiahmetović]]||{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Konyaspor]]||€500,000||2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scsport.ba/vijesti/amir-hadziahmetovic-potpisao-za-konyaspor/105827|title=Amir Hadžiahmetović potpisao za Konyaspor|date=30 January 2016|publisher=scsport.ba|access-date=1 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314081833/http://scsport.ba/vijesti/amir-hadziahmetovic-potpisao-za-konyaspor/105827|archive-date=14 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|=2.||{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Riad Bajić]]||{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Konyaspor]]||€500,000||2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scsport.ba/vijesti/najveci-transfer-u-historiji-eljeznicara-bajic-potpisao-na-tri-godine-sa-konyasporom/96631|title=Najveći transfer u historiji Željezničara: Bajić potpisao na tri godine sa Konyasporom|date=8 August 2015|publisher=scsport.ba|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030715/http://scsport.ba/vijesti/najveci-transfer-u-historiji-eljeznicara-bajic-potpisao-na-tri-godine-sa-konyasporom/96631|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|4.||{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Anel Šabanadžović]]||{{Flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]||€450,000||2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/anel-sabanadzovic-i-zvanicno-potpisao-za-aek/190111115|title=Anel Šabanadžović i zvanično potpisao za AEK|date=11 January 2019|access-date=11 January 2019|language=bs|author=N.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref>
|-
|=5.||{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Ibrahim Šehić]]||{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Mersin İdman Yurdu]]||€400,000||2011<ref name="Svi transferi Željezničara">{{cite web|url=http://sarajevski.ba/svi-transferi-zeljeznicara-u-posljednjih-deset-godina/39449|title=Svi transferi Željezničara u posljednjih deset godina|date=2015|publisher=sarajevski.ba}}</ref>
|-
|=5.||{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Edin Višća]]||{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]]||€400,000||2011<ref name="Svi transferi Željezničara"/>
|-
|=7.||{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Nermin Zolotić]]||{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]||€300,000||2014<ref name="Svi transferi Željezničara"/>
|-
|=7.||{{Flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Lendrić]]||{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Lens|Lens]]||€300,000||2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/kompletiran-transfer-ivana-lendrica-u-lens/27134/|title=Kompletiran transfer Ivana Lendrića u Lens|date=10 July 2017|publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba}}</ref>
|-
|=7.||{{Flagicon|SEN}} [[Boubacar Dialiba]]||{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Murcia]]||€300,000||2008<ref name="Svi transferi Željezničara"/>
|-
|10.||{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Samir Bekrić]]||{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Incheon United FC|Incheon United]]||€250,000||2010<ref name="Svi transferi Željezničara"/>
|-
|}

==Players==
{{Main|List of FK Željezničar Sarajevo players}}

===Current squad===
{{updated|29 October 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/prvi-tim/|title=Current squad|access-date=29 October 2024|language=bs|website=fkzeljeznicar.ba}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=BIH|name=Tarik Abdulahović}}
{{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=NGA|name=[[Edwin Odinaka]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=MNE|name=Stefan Radinović}}
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=MNE|name=[[Nemanja Cavnić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|pos=FW|nat=BIH|name=Afan Fočo}}
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=DF|nat=CRO|name=[[Marin Karamarko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=BIH|name=[[Sulejman Krpić]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=CRO|name=[[Filip Dangubić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=BIH|name=[[Amer Hiroš]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|3rd captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=BIH|name=[[Vedad Muftić]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|Vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=MKD|name=[[Matej Cvetanoski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=FW|nat=BIH|name=Ernad Babaluk}}
{{Fs player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=BIH|name=Dženan Šabić}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=BIH|name=Huso Karjašević}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=FW|nat=SRB|name=Ognjen Laušević}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=DF|nat=BIH|name=[[Mustafa Šukilović]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=BIH|name=Harun Karić}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=KSA|name=[[Abdulmalik Al-Jaber]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=MNE|name=[[Aleksandar Boljević]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|pos=DF|nat=BIH|name=Marin Galić|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|4th captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=BIH|name=Aiman Šemdin}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=MF|nat=BIH|name=Malik Kolić}}
{{Fs player|no=33|pos=DF|nat=BIH|name=[[Stipo Marković]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|pos=DF|nat=BIH|name=Azur Mahmić}}
{{Fs player|no=70|pos=MF|nat=MKD|name=[[Martin Mirčevski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=88|pos=MF|nat=BIH|name=Samir Radovac}}
{{Fs end}}

==Club officials==
===Coaching staff===
{|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Role
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Denis Ćorić]]
|Head coach
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Toni Kovač
|rowspan=3|Assistant coaches
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Omer Joldić]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Admir Derviši
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Adnan Gušo]]
|Goalkeeping coach
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Almir Seferović
|Fitness coach
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Jasmin Krajina
|Video analyst
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Zlatko Dervišević
|rowspan=3|Doctors
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Sanjin Saračević
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Harun Đozić
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Raif Zeba
|rowspan=3|Physiotherapists
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Adil Hubijar
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Emir Kraljušić
|-
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} Erdijan Pekić
|Commissioner for Security
|}

===Other information===
{{Fb oi header}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Honorary Chairman of the Club              |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Ivica Osim]]}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Chairman of the Board                      |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} Admir Tunović}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Chairman of the Assembly                   |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} Edin Cernica}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Chairman of the Supervisory Board          |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} Damir Ablaković}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Director                                   |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} Amira Bajrović-Uzunović}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Sporting director                          |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Elvir Rahimić]]}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Director of the Youth School               |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Edin Ćurić]]}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Youth School coordinator                   |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Samir Bekrić]]}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Scout                                      |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Semir Štilić]]}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id=Head coach                                 |i={{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Denis Ćorić]]}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=  |id={{Fb oi ground}}                           |i={{Fb oi ground|g=[[Grbavica Stadium]]|c=13,146|d=105x66 m}} }}
{{Fb oi footer|s=[https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/klub/organi-kluba/ fkzeljeznicar.ba]|date=August 2024}}
{{End}}

==Notable managers==
{{Main|List of FK Željezničar Sarajevo managers}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Dates
!Name
!Honours
|-
|1945–1947
|{{Flagicon|YUG}} [[Milan Rajlić]]
|1946 [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic League|Bosnian Republic League]]
|-
|1967–1976
|{{Flagicon|YUG}} [[Milan Ribar]]
|[[1971–72 Yugoslav First League|1971–72 Yugoslav Championship]] <br> [[1971–72 UEFA Cup#First leg 4|1971–72 UEFA Cup quarter-finals]]
|-
|1978–1986
|{{Flagicon|YUG}} [[Ivica Osim]]
|[[1984–85 UEFA Cup#Semi-finals|1984–85 UEFA Cup semi-finals]]
|-
|1998–1999
|rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Enver Hadžiabdić]]
|[[1997–98 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|1997–98 Bosnian Championship]] <br> 1998 [[Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Supercup]]
|-
|1999–2000
|[[1999–2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|1999–2000 Bosnian Cup]]
|-
|2000–2001
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Dino Đurbuzović]]
|2000 [[Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Supercup]]
|-
|2001–2003
|rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Amar Osim]]
|[[2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2000–01 Bosnian Championship]] <br> [[2000–01 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2000–01 Bosnian Cup]] <br> [[2001–02 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2001–02 Bosnian Championship]] <br> [[2002–03 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2002–03 Bosnian Cup]] <br> 2001 [[Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Supercup]]
|-
|2009–2013
|[[2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2009–10 Bosnian Championship]] <br> [[2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2010–11 Bosnian Cup]] <br> [[2011–12 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2011–12 Bosnian Championship]] <br> [[2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2011–12 Bosnian Cup]] <br> [[2012–13 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2012–13 Bosnian Championship]]
|-
|2017–2018
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[Admir Adžem]]
|[[2017–18 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|2017–18 Bosnian Cup]]
|}

==Club ranking==
According to the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] list of the Top 200 European clubs of the 20th century, an organization recognized by [[FIFA]], Željezničar is the highest ranked Bosnian club, sharing the 110th position on the list with [[AZ Alkmaar]] and [[Vitória de Guimarães]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iffhs.de/?a413f0e03790c443e0f40390b41be8b01905fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb883ccb05ff1d |title=Europe's Club of the Century |website=www.iffhs.de |access-date=13 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922020042/http://www.iffhs.de/?a413f0e03790c443e0f40390b41be8b01905fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb883ccb05ff1d |archive-date=2009-09-22}}</ref> The club has produced many famous [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] and [[Bosnians|Bosnian]] players, including [[Ivica Osim]], [[Josip Katalinski]], [[Mišo Smajlović]], [[Blagoje Bratić]], [[Hajrudin Saračević]], [[Josip Bukal]], [[Božo Janković]], [[Mehmed Baždarević]], [[Edin Bahtić]], [[Radmilo Mihajlović]], [[Haris Škoro]], [[Nikola Nikić]], [[Edin Ćurić]], [[Dželaludin Muharemović]], [[Edin Višća]], [[Riad Bajić]] and [[Edin Džeko]].

===UEFA coefficient===
====2022–23 season====
{{Updated|21 June 2023}}<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2023 Club coefficients]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank !! Team !! [[UEFA coefficient|Points]]
|-
|360||align=left|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[FC Honka|Honka]]||2.500
|-
|361||align=left|{{Flagicon|MKD}} [[FK Sileks|Sileks]]||2.500
|-
|362||align=left|{{Flagicon|SVN}} [[NK Celje|Celje]]||2.500
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|'''363'''||align=left|{{Flagicon|BIH}} '''Željezničar'''||'''2.500'''
|-
|364||align=left|{{Flagicon|AND}} [[UE Engordany|Engordany]]||2.500
|-
|365||align=left|{{Flagicon|MLT}} [[Balzan F.C.|Balzan]]||2.500
|-
|366||align=left|{{Flagicon|SVN}} [[NK Rudar Velenje|Rudar Velenje]]||2.500
|}

==Affiliated clubs==
The following clubs are currently affiliated with FK Željezničar:
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Medeama S.C.|Medeama]] (2021–present)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/fk-zeljeznicar-i-medeama-sc-postaju-zvanicni-klupski-partneri/45400/ | title=FK Željezničar i Medeama SC postaju zvanični klupski partneri | language=bs |work=fkzeljeznicar.ba |access-date= 8 May 2021 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[FK Igman Konjic|Igman Konjic]] (2021–present)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/foto-fk-zeljeznicar-i-fk-igman-konjic-potpisali-memorandum-o-saradnji/45797/ | title=FK Željezničar i FK Igman Konjic potpisali Memorandum o saradnji | language=bs |work=fkzeljeznicar.ba |access-date= 13 July 2021 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[FK Budućnost Banovići|Budućnost Banovići]] (2023–present)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/fk-zeljeznicar-fk-buducnost-banovici-saradnja/449180 | title=FK Željezničar potpisao ugovor o saradnji sa nekadašnjim premijerligašem | language=bs |work=sportsport.ba |access-date= 24 April 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|FK Željezničar}}
*{{Official website|https://fkzeljeznicar.ba}} {{In lang|bs}}
*[http://fanshop.ba/ Official fan shop website]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117023525/http://fanshop.ba/ |date=17 November 2018 }} {{In lang|bs}}.
*[http://www.themaniacs.org/ Official supporters' website] {{In lang|bs}}

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