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
SF

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

History

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
As of 3 August 2023[3]
CompetitionPWDLGFGAGD
European Cup / Champions League1641111331−18
UEFA Cup / Europa League552114207167+4
Europa Conference League412167–1
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 Hungary Ferencváros 2–1 in Budapest, 1–2 in Sarajevo
1984–85 Semi-final eliminated by Hungary Videoton 2–1 in Sarajevo, 1–3 in Fehérvár
Mitropa Cup
1962–63 Semi-final eliminated by Hungary MTK Budapest 1–1 in Sarajevo, 0–1 in Budapest
1968–69 Semi-final eliminated by Czech Republic Sklo Union Teplice 1–1 in Sarajevo, 1–2 in Teplice

List of matches

1960s–1990
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1963 Mitropa Cup QF Austria Austria Wien 4–1 0–2 4–3
SF Hungary MTK 1–1 0–1 1–2
1964 Mitropa Cup QF Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–1 1–3 3–4
1965–66 International Football Cup (UEFA Intertoto Cup) Group B3 Poland Gwardia Warszawa 2–1 1–2 —
Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava 3–1 1–1
East Germany Lokomotive Leipzig 2–2 0–0
1967–68 Mitropa Cup 1R Czechoslovakia Jednota Trenčín 1–0 0–0 1–0
QF Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 2–2 1–2 3–4
1968–69 Mitropa Cup 1R Hungary Budapesti Honvéd SE 1–0 1–0 2–0
QF Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava 4–0 1–1 5–1
SF Czechoslovakia Sklo Union Teplice 1–1 1–2 2–3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Belgium Anderlecht 3–4 4–5 7–9
1971–72 UEFA Cup 1R Belgium Club Brugge 3–0 1–3 4–3
2R Italy Bologna 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
3R Scotland St. Johnstone 5–1 0–1 5–2
QF Hungary Ferencváros 1–2 2–1 3–3 (p)
1972–73 European Cup 1R England Derby County 1–2 0–2 1–4
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1R Bulgaria Sliven 5–1 0–1 5–2
2R Switzerland Sion 2–1 1–1 3–2
3R Romania Universitatea Craiova 4–0 0–2 4–2
QF Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk 2–0 1–1 3–1
SF Hungary Videoton 2–1 1–3 3–4

1990–present
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Scotland Kilmarnock 1–1 0–1 1–2
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Poland Wisła Kraków 0–0 1–3 1–3
2001–02 UEFA Champions League 1Q Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 0–4 0–4
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 1Q Iceland Akranes 3–0 1–0 4–0
2Q Norway Lillestrøm 1–0 1–0 2–0
3Q England Newcastle United 0–1 0–4 0–5
UEFA Cup 1R Spain Málaga 0–0 0–1 0–1
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 1–0 3–1 4–1
1R Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0–0 0–2 0–2
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q San Marino Pennarossa 4–0 5–1 9–1
2Q Bulgaria Litex Lovech 1–2 0–7 1–9
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1 0–5 0–6
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 0–0 1–0
3Q Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–2 0–6 0–8
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q Slovenia Maribor 1–2 1–4 2–6
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 3–4 4–6
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Montenegro Lovćen Cetinje 0–0 1–0 1–0
2Q North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a)
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Malta Balzan 1–0 2–0 3–0
2Q Hungary Ferencváros 2–0 1–0 3–0
3Q Belgium Standard Liège 0–1 1–2 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Montenegro Zeta 1–0 2–2 3–2
2Q Sweden AIK 0–0 0–2 0–2
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Estonia Narva Trans 3−1 2–0 5–1
2Q Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–2 1–3 2–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q Israel Maccabi Haifa — 1–3 —
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–2 2–1 4–3
2Q Azerbaijan Neftçi 2–2 0−2 2−4

See also

References
  1. 1984–85 UEFA Cup Results at RSSSF.com
  2. Newcastle get their reward (vs FK Željezničar)
  3. UEFA club competition record – UEFA.com
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