Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is a youth team of Bosnia and Herzegovina that represents the country in the UEFA European Under-21 Championships and friendly matches. It is considered to be the feeder team for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.
Nickname(s) | Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies) Zmajevi (Dragons) | ||
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Association | Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Slobodan Starčević | ||
Captain | Marijan Ćavar | ||
Most caps | Srđan Grahovac (23) | ||
Top scorer | Nemanja Bilbija (9) | ||
Home stadium | Bilino Polje / NFSBIH Training Center | ||
FIFA code | BIH | ||
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First international | |||
(31 August 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(28 March 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(14 November 2013) (5 September 1997) |
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 at the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.[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.
Competitive record
UEFA European U21 Championship record
UEFA European U21 Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | |||||||||
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | −13 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | −12 | ||||||||||
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | ||||||||||
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | =0 | ||||||||||
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | ||||||||||
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | ||||||||||
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | ||||||||||
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 22 | −12 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | ||||||||||
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | ||||||||||
To be determined | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |||||||||
Total | 0/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 29 | 17 | 58 | 127 | 181 | –54 |
2021 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament | — | 8 Sep | 9 Oct | 0–0 | 4–1 | ||
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Final tournament if among five best runners-up | 2–3 | — | TBD | 13 Oct | 3 Sep | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1–0 | 1–5 | — | 1–0 | TBD | |||
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | TBD | 0–2 | 4 Sep | — | 4–0 | |||
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 13 Oct | 9 Oct | 2–1 | 8 Sep | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
- Ranked on head-to-head points: Germany 3, Wales 0.
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–0 | |
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Šerbečić Mustedanagić Ćavar |
Report |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–2 | |
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Report | Kilian Nmecha |
Wales | 1–0 | |
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Cullen |
Report |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called-up for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification game against Belgium on 19 November 2019.[3]
Caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 after the game against Wales.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Vladan Kovačević | 11 April 1998 | 4 | 0 | ||
GK | Martin Zlomislić | 16 August 1998 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Besim Šerbečić | 1 May 1998 | 9 | 2 | ||
DF | Halid Šabanović | 22 August 1999 | 6 | 0 | ||
DF | Nihad Mujakić | 15 April 1998 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | Jasmin Čeliković | 7 January 1999 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | Amar Beganović | 25 November 1999 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | Ivan Miličević | 16 July 1998 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Gabrijel Čoko | 3 July 2001 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Vedran Vrhovac | 20 November 1998 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | |
DF | Nemanja Nikolić | 21 February 2001 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Marijan Ćavar (captain) | 2 February 1998 | 15 | 3 | ||
MF | Zinedin Mustedanagić | 1 August 1998 | 9 | 2 | ||
MF | Vladan Danilović | 27 July 1999 | 7 | 0 | ||
MF | Petar Bojo | 8 January 1998 | 6 | 0 | ||
MF | Anel Šabanadžović | 24 May 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Marko Brkić | 11 April 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Saša Maksimović | 18 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Ermedin Demirović | 25 March 1998 | 12 | 4 | ||
FW | Benjamin Hadžić | 4 March 1999 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | Amar Ćatić | 21 January 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | Nardin Mulahusejnović | 9 February 1998 | 8 | 1 |
Recent call-ups
The following eligible 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 |
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GK | Kenan Topolović | 3 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | v. |
MF | Andrej Đokanović | 1 March 2001 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Jovan Motika | 11 September 1998 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Kristijan Stanić | 20 April 2001 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
INJ Withdrawn due to injury. |
Results and schedule
2019
26 March 2019 2021 UEFA U21 Q | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–0 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
17:00 UTC+1 | Šerbečić Mustedanagić Ćavar |
Report | Stadium: Grbavica Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic) |
5 June 2019 Friendly | Malta | 0–0 | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
18:00 UTC +1 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Ta' Qali Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
10 September 2019 2021 UEFA U21 Q | Belgium | 0–0 | Leuven, Belgium | |
20:00 UTC +1 | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 823 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Belgium) |
15 October 2019 2021 UEFA U21 Q | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–2 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
18:00 UTC +1 | Report | Kilian Nmecha |
Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark) |
19 November 2019 2021 UEFA U21 Q | Wales | 1–0 | Wrexham, Wales | |
17:00 | Cullen |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Georgios Kominis (Greece) |
Personnel
Current technical staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Fitness coach | |
Goalkeeping coach |
Managers
Dates | Name |
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2020–present | |
2017–2019 | |
2014–2016 | |
2011–2014 | |
2008–2011 | |
2007–2008 | |
2002–2007 | |
2001–2002 | |
1998–2001 | |
1998 | |
1996–1998 |
See also
- European Under-21 Football Championship
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-19 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-18 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-17 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-15 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team
References
- uefa.com (6 October 2006). "Hubník gives Czechs the edge". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
- uefa.com (10 October 2006). "Frejlach sends Czechs through". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
- "23 IGRAČA NA SPISKU VINKA MARINOVIĆA". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.