FK Željezničar Sarajevo in European football

Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

FK Željezničar Sarajevo in European football
ClubFK Željezničar Sarajevo
First entry1963 Mitropa Cup
Latest entry2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Titles
Europa League

The first ever involvement of the club in European competitions was in the 1963 Mitropa Cup.

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FK Željezničar Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Grbavica in Novo Sarajevo; a municipality in the capital city Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club's first ever European match was against Austria Wien in the 1963 Mitropa Cup. Željezničar is most famous for becoming the first Bosnian football club to reach both the UEFA Cup (now named UEFA Europa League) semi-finals during the 1984–85 season and the quarter-finals during the 1971–72 season, and one of the first few clubs ever to do so from the former Yugoslavia.[1]

In modern times, the clubs best finish in European competitions was reaching the 2002–03 Champions League third qualifying round, losing to Newcastle United.[2]

From 1998 to 2015, Željezničar played its home European matches at the nation's largest Olympic stadium, Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium (also known as the Koševo Stadium), as their traditional home stadium, Grbavica Stadium, did not meet UEFA requirements. Since recent renovations at Grbavica, the club has been playing its home matches back at their home ground since July 2017.

European record

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As of 3 August 2023[3]
Competition P W D L GF GA GD
European Cup / Champions League 16 4 1 11 13 31 −18
UEFA Cup / Europa League 55 21 14 20 71 67 +4
Europa Conference League 4 1 2 1 6 7 –1
Total 75 26 17 32 90 105 −15

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.

Best results in European competitions
Season Achievement Notes
UEFA Cup
1971–72 Quarter-final eliminated on penalties by   Ferencváros 2–1 in Budapest, 1–2 in Sarajevo
1984–85 Semi-final eliminated by   Videoton 2–1 in Sarajevo, 1–3 in Fehérvár
Mitropa Cup
1962–63 Semi-final eliminated by   MTK Budapest 1–1 in Sarajevo, 0–1 in Budapest
1968–69 Semi-final eliminated by   Sklo Union Teplice 1–1 in Sarajevo, 1–2 in Teplice

List of matches

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1960s–1990

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1963 Mitropa Cup QF   Austria Wien 4–1 0–2 4–3
SF   MTK 1–1 0–1 1–2
1964 Mitropa Cup QF   Slovan Bratislava 2–1 1–3 3–4
1965–66 International Football Cup (UEFA Intertoto Cup) Group B3   Gwardia Warszawa 2–1 1–2
  Baník Ostrava 3–1 1–1
  Lokomotive Leipzig 2–2 0–0
1967–68 Mitropa Cup 1R   Jednota Trenčín 1–0 0–0 1–0
QF   Spartak Trnava 2–2 1–2 3–4
1968–69 Mitropa Cup 1R   Budapesti Honvéd SE 1–0 1–0 2–0
QF   Baník Ostrava 4–0 1–1 5–1
SF   Sklo Union Teplice 1–1 1–2 2–3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R   Anderlecht 3–4 4–5 7–9
1971–72 UEFA Cup 1R   Club Brugge 3–0 1–3 4–3
2R   Bologna 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
3R   St. Johnstone 5–1 0–1 5–2
QF   Ferencváros 1–2 2–1 3–3 (p)
1972–73 European Cup 1R   Derby County 1–2 0–2 1–4
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1R   Sliven 5–1 0–1 5–2
2R   Sion 2–1 1–1 3–2
3R   Universitatea Craiova 4–0 0–2 4–2
QF   Dinamo Minsk 2–0 1–1 3–1
SF   Videoton 2–1 1–3 3–4

1990–present

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q   Kilmarnock 1–1 0–1 1–2
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR   Wisła Kraków 0–0 1–3 1–3
2001–02 UEFA Champions League 1Q   Levski Sofia 0–0 0–4 0–4
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 1Q   Akranes 3–0 1–0 4–0
2Q   Lillestrøm 1–0 1–0 2–0
3Q   Newcastle United 0–1 0–4 0–5
UEFA Cup 1R   Málaga 0–0 0–1 0–1
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR   Anorthosis Famagusta 1–0 3–1 4–1
1R   Heart of Midlothian 0–0 0–2 0–2
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q   Pennarossa 4–0 5–1 9–1
2Q   Litex Lovech 1–2 0–7 1–9
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q   Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1 0–5 0–6
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 0–0 1–0
3Q   Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–2 0–6 0–8
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q   Maribor 1–2 1–4 2–6
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q   Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 3–4 4–6
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q   Lovćen Cetinje 0–0 1–0 1–0
2Q   Metalurg Skopje 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a)
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q   Balzan 1–0 2–0 3–0
2Q   Ferencváros 2–0 1–0 3–0
3Q   Standard Liège 0–1 1–2 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q   Zeta 1–0 2–2 3–2
2Q   AIK 0–0 0–2 0–2
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q   Narva Trans 3−1 2–0 5–1
2Q   Apollon Limassol 1–2 1–3 2–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q   Maccabi Haifa 1–3
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q   Dinamo Minsk 2–2 2–1 4–3
2Q   Neftçi 2–2 0−2 2−4

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