1997–98 FK Sarajevo season

SD FK Sarajevo

1997-1998 season
President	M. Granov
Manager	M. Janjoš
Stadium	Koševo
P. League of Bosnia	2.
Bosnia Football Cup	1.
Super Cup of Bosnia	1.
Top goalscorer	League: All: Alen Avdić 14
Highest home attendance	38.000 v Željo

Players

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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 MF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Samir Duro 5 FW  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Reuf Herco

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Almir Mešetović

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 GK  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Mirsad Dedić (Captain) 2 FW  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Džemo Smječanin (Captain) 3 MF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Amar Ferhatović 4 DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Dženan Hošić — DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Adnan Ćupina 5 DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Ahmed Hadžispahić 6 DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Elvedin Beganović 20 MF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Nermin Gogalić 8 FW  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Alen Avdić 9 MF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Dženan Uščuplić 10 MF  CMR Jean-Louis Nouken 10 FW  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Ševal Zahirović

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Emir Granov 12 GK  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Almir Hurtić 13 MF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Ismet Alić 14 FW  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Aldin Čenan 15 DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Ervin Uščuplić 16 MF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Faruk Ihtijarević 18 DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Mirza Selimović 23 FW  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Azrudin Valentić 25 DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Senad Begić — DF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Emir Alihodžić — MF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Emir Tufek — MF  [[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Almir Ušanović

Statistics

Rank Player Games 1. Elvedin Beganović 36 2. Faruk Ihtijarević 36 3. Džemo Smječanin 36 4. Ahmed Hadžispahić 35

Rank Player Goals 1. Alen Avdić 14 2. Dženan Uščuplić 8 3. Džemo Smječanin 7 4. Ševal Zahirović 7

Kit

Supplier	Sponsor
Umbro	Sarajevo Tobacco Factory

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 1997–98 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bosna (Q)	30	19	3	8	55	28	+27	60	Qualification to championship play-off
2	Čelik (Q)	30	16	8	6	48	30	+18	56
3	Sarajevo (Q)	30	15	8	7	56	33	+23	53
4	Željezničar (Q)	30	14	7	9	49	42	+7	49
5	Sloboda Tuzla	30	13	7	10	39	27	+12	46

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Play-offs

Group Mostar

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sarajevo	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Široki Brijeg	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	3
Čelik	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0

Source:

Široki Brijeg v Sarajevo

27 May 1998	Široki Brijeg	0–1	Sarajevo	Mostar
			Gogalić  78'	Stadium: Bijeli Brijeg

Sarajevo v Čelik

30 May 1998	Sarajevo	1–1	Čelik	Mostar
	Smječanin  50' (pen.)		Hajdarević  48'	Stadium: Bijeli Brijeg

Final

Sarajevo v Željezničar

5 June 1998	Sarajevo	0–1	Željezničar	Sarajevo
20:15 CEST		Report	Zubanović  90'	Stadium: Koševo Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)

References

1. http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fk-sarajevo/1998/2/