Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies); Zmajevi (Dragons)
Association	Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Darko Nestorović
Captain	Armin Hodžić
Most caps	Srđan Grahovac (23)
Top scorer	Nemanja Bilbija (9)
Home stadium	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Bilino Polje
FIFA code	BIH
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Greece 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina; (31 August 1996)
Biggest win
	Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–1 Cyprus ; (11 October 2011); Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–1 San Marino ; (7 October 2005)
Biggest defeat
	Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–6 Spain ; (14 November 2013); Croatia 6–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina ; (5 September 1997)

Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is a youth team of Bosnia and Herzegovina that represents the country in the European Under-21 Football Championship and friendly matches. It is considered to be the feeder team for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.

The national Under-21 team has never qualified for a major tournament but has had a couple of near misses. In 2006 they played Czech Republic during the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification playoffs but lost on aggregate, the Czechs winning 2–1 at home ^[1] while the result was 1–1 in Sarajevo.^[2]

One of the most memorable results of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21 team was on October 10, 2002. Germany's U-21 team was defeated 5–1 in Zenica at the Bilino Polje Stadium. These two teams have also played out a thrilling 4–4 draw on 10 September 2012 as part of UEFA U21 Euro 2013 Qualifiers, where Bosnia finished in second position on the table just failing to reach play-offs.

On 10 May 2011, the Committee for the normalization of the Bosnian Football Federation appointed Vlado Jagodić as Head Coach.^[3]

UEFA European U21 Championship record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA European U21 Championship record									Qualification record
1998	Did Not Qualify								8	1	2	5	6	18	−12
2000									10	2	1	7	11	24	−13
2002									8	0	1	7	5	17	−12
2004									8	4	1	3	6	10	−4
2006									10	3	1	6	17	20	−3
2007									4	1	2	1	6	6	=0
2009									8	1	1	6	7	17	−10
2011									8	2	2	4	4	8	−4
2013									10	6	2	2	25	12	+13
2015									8	2	0	6	10	22	−12
2017	In Progress								4	0	1	3	2	7	−5
Total	0/10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	86	22	14	50	99	161	−62

2017 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers

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13 June 2015

16:00

Norway	2–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Elyounoussi 45' Aursnes 88'	Report

Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen

Attendance: 1,361

Referee: Anatolii Zhabchenko (Ukraine)

2 September 2015

16:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Kazakhstan
Hajradinović 58'	Report	Tuliyev 27' Aimbetov 44'

Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo

Attendance: 370

Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)

8 October 2015

18:30

Switzerland	3–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tarashaj 12' (pen.), 76' Tabaković 63'	Report	Ćerimagić 80'

Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne

Attendance: 1,665

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

12 November 2015

13:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–0	England
	Report

Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo

Attendance: 400

Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

25 March 2016

Kazakhstan	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina

TBD

2 September 2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Norway

TBD

6 September 2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Switzerland

TBD

11 October 2016

England	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina

TBD

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro U21 Qualifiers match against England on 12 November 2015.
Caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2015 after the game against England.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kenan Pirić (C)	(1994-07-07) July 7, 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Sloboda Tuzla
12	1GK	Nemanja Trkulja	(1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Kozara

3	2DF	Eldar Čivić	(1996-05-28) May 28, 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Slovácko
4	2DF	Renato Gojković	(1995-09-10) September 10, 1995 (age 28)	2	0	Istra 1961
7	2DF	Kerim Memija	(1996-01-06) January 6, 1996 (age 28)	7	0	Željezničar
17	2DF	Siniša Saničanin	(1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Mladost Lučani

2	3MF	Josip Ćorluka	(1995-03-03) March 3, 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Široki Brijeg
5	3MF	Miloš Šatara	(1995-10-28) October 28, 1995 (age 28)	4	0	Mladost Lučani
6	3MF	Aleksandar Jovičić	(1995-07-18) July 18, 1995 (age 28)	2	0	Rudar Prijedor
8	3MF	Damir Sadiković	(1995-04-07) April 7, 1995 (age 29)	6	0	Željezničar
10	3MF	Armin Ćerimagić	(1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 30)	4	1	Górnik Zabrze
13	3MF	Dino Bajrić	(1995-07-12) July 12, 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Kaiserslautern
15	3MF	Marin Popović	(1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 29)	5	0	Čelik
16	3MF	Haris Hajradinović	(1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30)	5	1	Haugesund
18	3MF	Ajdin Redžić	(1997-01-25) January 25, 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Krupa
19	3MF	Ćazim Suljić	(1996-10-29) October 29, 1996 (age 27)	0	0	Saint-Étienne

9	4FW	Kemil Festić	(1996-12-19) December 19, 1996 (age 27)	0	0	Albacete
20	4FW	Smail Prevljak	(1995-05-10) May 10, 1995 (age 29)	5	0	Red Bull Salzburg

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Goran Karačić	(1996-08-18) August 18, 1996 (age 27)	2	0	Zrinjski	v. England, 12 November 2015
GK	Vedran Kjosevski	(1995-05-22) May 22, 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Željezničar	v. Turkey, 31 March 2015

DF	Alem Merajić	(1994-02-04) February 4, 1994 (age 30)	5	0	Shkëndija	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015
DF	Luka Miletić	(1994-10-04) October 4, 1994 (age 29)	5	0	Sesvete	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015
DF	Marko Mihojević	(1996-04-21) April 21, 1996 (age 28)	5	0	Sarajevo	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015
DF	Adis Omerbašić	(1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 29)	4	0	Bonner	v. Norway, 13 June 2015
DF	Jozo Špikić	(1994-03-31) March 31, 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Široki Brijeg	v. Norway, 13 June 2015
DF	Dženan Bureković	(1995-05-29) May 29, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Željezničar	v. Turkey, 31 March 2015

MF	Deni Milošević	(1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Waasland-Beveren	v. England, 12 November 2015
MF	Luka Menalo	(1996-07-22) July 22, 1996 (age 27)	0	0	Široki Brijeg	v. England, 12 November 2015
MF	Amir Hadžiahmetović	(1997-03-08) March 8, 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Konyaspor	v. Switzerland, 8 October 2015
MF	Andrej Modić	(1996-03-07) March 7, 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Vicenza	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015
MF	Boban Lazić	(1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 30)	1	0	VVV-Venlo	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015
MF	Fedor Predragović	(1995-08-05) August 5, 1995 (age 28)	2	0	Borac Banja Luka	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015
MF	Nikola Jelisić	(1994-12-29) December 29, 1994 (age 29)	4	1	Cloppenburg	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015 ^WD
MF	Amar Rahmanović	(1994-05-13) May 13, 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Maribor	v. Norway, 13 June 2015
MF	Samir Radovac	(1996-01-25) January 25, 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Sarajevo	v. Norway, 13 June 2015 ^WD
MF	Semir Musić	(1995-07-20) July 20, 1995 (age 28)	2	0	Grasshopper	v. Norway, 13 June 2015
MF	Omar Marković	(1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Lyngdal	v. Turkey, 31 March 2015
MF	Branimir Odak	(1994-12-21) December 21, 1994 (age 29)	0	0	GOŠK Gabela	v. Turkey, 31 March 2015

FW	Armin Hodžić (captain)	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 29)	5	3	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015
FW	Riad Bajić	(1994-05-06) May 6, 1994 (age 30)	4	0	Konyaspor	v. Kazakhstan, 2 September 2015
FW	Miloš Aćimović	(1997-07-06) July 6, 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Zrinjski	v. Turkey, 31 March 2015

^INJ Withdrawn due to injury.
^PRE Preliminary squad.
^WD Withdrew.

2015

Results and schedule

The box below, shows the results of all matches played in the recent past, and the scheduled matches in the near future.

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Goalscorers

Pos.	Player	Club	Goals
1	Armin Hodžić	Dinamo Zagreb	3
2	Nikola Jelisić	Bayern Munich	1
	Haris Hajradinović	Gent
	Armin Ćerimagić	Górnik Zabrze

Fixtures

27 March 2015 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–5	United States	Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Jelisić 64' Hodžić 72' (pen.)	Report	Morris 8' Rodriguez 14' Joya 66' (pen.) Hernández 78' Alashe 86'	Stadium: Tušanj Stadium Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

31 March 2015 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	Turkey	Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Hodžić 8', 45+5' (pen.)	Report	Çiçek 28'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

6 June 2015 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–0	Montenegro	Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Bare Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

13 June 2015 2017 UEFA U21 Q	Norway	2–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Drammen, Norway
	Elyounoussi 45' Aursnes 88'	Report		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 1,361 Referee: Anatolii Zhabchenko (Ukraine)

2 September 2015 2017 UEFA U21 Q	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Kazakhstan	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Hajradinović 58'	Report	Tuliyev 27' Aimbetov 44'	Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)

8 October 2015 2017 UEFA U21 Q	Switzerland	3–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
	Tarashaj 12' (pen.), 76' Tabaković 63'	Report	Ćerimagić 80'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 1,665 Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

12 November 2015 2017 UEFA U21 Q	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–0	England	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Statistics

Most appearances

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Srđan Grahovac	2011–2014	23	3
2	Nemanja Bilbija	2009–2012	22	9
3	Petar Jelić	2005–2007	19	7
4	Marin Aničić	2009–2011	18	0
5	Miroslav Stevanović	2010–2012	17	6
6	Edin Višća	2010–2012	16	3
7	Džemal Berberović	2000–2002	15	0
8	Nenad Kutlačić	2002–2003	15	0
9	Emir Spahić	2000–2002	15	0
10	Jasmin Mešanović	2011–2014	14	3

Most goals

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps
1	Nemanja Bilbija	2009–2012	9	22
2	Senijad Ibričić	2005–2007	8	12
3	Petar Jelić	2005–2007	7	19
4	Milan Đurić	2012	6	4
5	Mirza Mešić	1999–2000	6	7
6	Miroslav Stevanović	2010–2012	6	17
7	Duško Stajić	2002–2003	4	9
8	Armin Hodžić	2015–	3	5
9	Edin Višća	2010–2012	3	16
10	Jasmin Mešanović	2011–2014	3	14

The below table does not include any minor tournaments data.
Table correct as of 2 September 2015.

Coaches

Dates	Name
2014–	Darko Nestorović
2011–2014	Vlado Jagodić
2008–2011	Branimir Tulić
2006–2007	Nikola Nikić
2003–2006	Ibrahim Zukanović
1999-2003	Admir Smajić
1999	Šener Bajramović
1997–1999	Mišo Smajlović
1996–1997	Senad Kreso
1996	Nermin Hadžiahmetović

References

^ uefa.com (6 October 2006). "Hubník gives Czechs the edge".
^ uefa.com (10 October 2006). "Frejlach sends Czechs through".
^ nezavisne.com (10 May 2011). "Vlado Jagodić novi selektor mlade reprezentacije BiH".

External links

[Hubník_gives_Czechs_the_edge-1] uefa.com (6 October 2006). "Hubník gives Czechs the edge".

[Frejlach_sends_Czechs_through-2] uefa.com (10 October 2006). "Frejlach sends Czechs through".

[Vlado_Jagodić_novi_selektor_mlade_reprezentacije_BiH-3] zavisne.com (10 May 2011). "Vlado Jagodić novi selektor mlade reprezentacije BiH".

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