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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies)
Zmajevi (Dragons)

Association

Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH)

Confederation

Head coach

Slobodan Starčević

Most caps

Srđan Grahovac (23)

Top scorer

Nemanja Bilbija (9)

Home stadium

N/FSBiH Training Center

BIH

First colours

Second colours

First international

Greece 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina

(31 August 1996)

Biggest win

Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–0 Liechtenstein

(28 March 2017)

Biggest defeat

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–6 Spain

(14 November 2013)

Croatia 6–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

(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

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										8	0	3	5	2	13	−11
2019										10	6	0	4	24	11	+13
2021										8	3	2	3	9	7	+2
2023										9	3	2	4	9	13	−4
Total	0/11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		117	34	20	63	141	198	–57

2023 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	7	5	2	0	11	3	+8	17	Final tournament		—	1–1	14 Jun	1–0	1–0	3–0
2	Sweden	8	4	2	2	18	7	+11	14	Play-offs		9 Jun	—	0–2	4–0	3–1	6–0
3	Republic of Ireland	7	4	1	2	9	5	+4	13			0–2	1–0	—	3 Jun	6 Jun	2–0
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina (E)	9	3	2	4	9	13	−4	11			1–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–1	1–0
5	Montenegro (E)	8	2	2	4	10	14	−4	8			1–1	1–3	2–1	2–2	—	10 Jun
6	Luxembourg (E)	7	0	1	6	2	17	−15	1			6 Jun	2 Jun	1–1	0–2	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

29 March 2021

18:00

Montenegro	2–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dedić 56' (o.g.) Ražnatović 68'	Report	Krstović 49' (o.g.) Bašić 58'

DG Arena Lješkopolje, Podgorica

Attendance: 0

Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

3 September 2021

16:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–2	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Wright 52' (pen.) Coventry 73'

Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica

Attendance: 100

Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

7 September 2021

16:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1	Sweden
Mašić 65' (pen.)	Report	Nygren 45+1'

Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica

Attendance: 0

Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

8 October 2021

15:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Italy
Barišić 80'	Report	Okoli 19' Vignato 27'

Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica

Attendance: 0

Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)

12 October 2021

16:30

Luxembourg	0–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report	Savić 57' Dedić 60'

Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette

Attendance: 213

Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)

12 November 2021

18:00

Sweden	4–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Elanga 24' (pen.), 75' Wålemark 45+2' Nygren 77'	Report

Borås Arena, Borås

Attendance: 2,513

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

16 November 2021

17:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	Montenegro
Memić 61' Savić 90'+2'	Report	Krstović 42'

Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo

Attendance: 120

Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

25 March 2022

15:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Luxembourg
Bašić 6'	Report

Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo

Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

29 March 2022

17:30

Italy	1–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rovella 14'	Report

Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste

Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

3 June 2022

Republic of Ireland	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2023 UEFA U21 qualifying games against Luxembourg and Italy on 25 and 29 March 2022.[3]
Caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 after the game against Italy.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nikola Ćetković	(2002-02-06) 6 February 2002	7	0	Borac Banja Luka
22	1GK	Belmin Dizdarević	(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001	3	0	Sarajevo
12	1GK	Bakir Brajlović	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002	0	0	Tuzla City

4	2DF	Đorđe Milojević	(2001-05-10) 10 May 2001	11	0	Borac Banja Luka
18	2DF	Adrian Leon Barišić	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001	9	1	Frosinone
16	2DF	Jovan Pavlović	(2000-02-11) 11 February 2000	7	0	Rudar Prijedor
3	2DF	Nenad Nikić	(2001-07-08) 8 July 2001	7	0	Radnik Bijeljina
17	2DF	Jasmin Osmić	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001	5	0	Sloboda Tuzla
6	2DF	Luka Malić	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000	4	0	Željezničar
23	2DF	Marko Kujundžić	(2002-10-14) 14 October 2002	4	0	Borac Banja Luka
–	2DF	Vedad Radonja	(2001-09-06) 6 September 2001	0	0	AEK Athens

7	3MF	Milan Savić	(2000-05-19) 19 May 2000	15	3	Čukarički
8	3MF	Amar Begić	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000	12	0	Borac Banja Luka
–	3MF	Andrej Đokanović	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001	10	0	Sarajevo
13	3MF	Ivan Bašić	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002	11	2	Zrinjski Mostar
15	3MF	Igor Savić	(2000-10-08) 8 October 2000	9	0	Zrinjski Mostar
21	3MF	Belmin Mešinović	(2001-12-06) 6 December 2001	5	0	Tuzla City
–	3MF	Amar Tahrić	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002	5	1	Sereď
14	3MF	Jovan Ilić	(2000-01-30) 30 January 2000	4	0	Proleter Novi Sad
10	3MF	Ajdin Hasić	(2001-10-07) 7 October 2001	4	0	Ümraniyespor
–	3MF	David Čavić	(2002-11-21) 21 November 2002	3	1	Borac Banja Luka
2	3MF	Alen Dejanović	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000	2	0	Velež Mostar
19	3MF	Armin Hodžić	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000	1	0	Željezničar

–	4FW	Anes Mašić	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000	11	4	Posušje
11	4FW	Amar Memić	(2001-01-20) 20 January 2001	3	1	Bravo
9	4FW	Daniel Lukić	(2001-03-11) 11 March 2001	3	0	Široki Brijeg
20	4FW	Branko Đukić	(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000	0	0	Istra 1961

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
GK	Luka Kačavenda	(2001-11-01) 1 November 2001	0	0	Travnik	v. Montenegro, 16 November 2021
GK	Azur Aljkanović	(2000-04-06) 6 April 2000	3	0	Radnik Bijeljina	v. Qatar, 11 June 2021
GK	Adnan Kanurić	(2000-08-08) 8 August 2000	3	0	Sarajevo	v. Qatar, 11 June 2021

DF	Saša Marjanović	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002	6	0	Gorica	v. Montenegro, 16 November 2021
DF	David Čolić	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000	1	0	Leotar	v. Montenegro, 16 November 2021
DF	Amar Dedić	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002	5	1	WAC	v. Sweden, 12 November 2021^INJ
DF	Denis Kovačević	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002	3	0	Željezničar	v. Qatar, 11 June 2021
DF	Miloš Borovčanin	(2000-12-26) 26 December 2000	2	0	Ljubić Prnjavor	v. Qatar, 11 June 2021
DF	Tarik Muharemović	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003	1	0	Juventus	v. Qatar, 11 June 2021

MF	Zvonimir Petrović	(2000-12-11) 11 December 2000	1	0	Korona Kielce	v. Montenegro, 16 November 2021
MF	Blaž Bošković	(2001-12-15) 15 December 2001	1	0	GOŠK Gabela	v. Montenegro, 16 November 2021
MF	Đani Salčin	(2000-03-18) 18 March 2000	6	0	Velež Mostar	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2021
MF	Ivan Grgić	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003	5	0	Široki Brijeg	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2021
MF	Enver Kulašin	(2003-09-11) 11 September 2003	4	0	Borac Banja Luka	v. Luxembourg, 12 October 2021
MF	Hamza Gasal	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002	3	0	Željezničar	v. Qatar, 11 June 2021

FW	Andrija Drljo	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002	9	1	Szentlőrinc	v. Montenegro, 16 November 2021
FW	Faris Zubanović	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000	4	0	Bilje	v. Montenegro, 16 November 2021
FW	Adi Alić	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002	1	0	Sloboda Tuzla	v. Sweden, 7 September 2021
FW	Elvis Mehanović	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000	4	0	Tuzla City	v. Qatar, 11 June 2021
FW	Mirza Hasanbegović	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001	1	0	Kallithea	v. Qatar, 11 June 2021
^INJ Withdrawn due to injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^SUS Suspended. ^WD Withdrew.

Results and schedule

2021

29 March 2021 2023 UEFA U21 Q	Montenegro	2–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Podgorica, Montenegro
18:00	Dedić 56' (o.g.) Ražnatović 68'	Report	Krstović 49' (o.g.) Bašić 58'	Stadium: DG Arena Lješkopolje Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

4 June 2021 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Malta	Lučko, Croatia
17:00	Mašić 54'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Lučko

7 June 2021 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5–1	Qatar	Velika Gorica, Croatia
	Mašić 52' (pen.), 61' Čavić 28' Bašić 57' Tahrić 90+3'	Report	Boussafi 59'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Referee: Ivan Pajac (Croatia)

11 June 2021 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Qatar	Velika Gorica, Croatia
	Drljo 52'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Radnik Referee: Ivan Antunović (Croatia)

3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) 2023 UEFA U21 Q	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–2	Republic of Ireland	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16:30		Report	Wright 52' (pen.) Coventry 73'	Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2023 UEFA U21 Q	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1	Sweden	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16:30	Mašić 65' (pen.)	Report	Nygren 45+1'	Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2023 UEFA U21 Q	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Italy	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17:30	Barišić 80'	Report	Okoli 19' Vignato 27'	Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 UEFA U21 Q	Luxembourg	0–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
16:30		Report	Savić 57' Dedić 60'	Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)

12 November 2021 2023 UEFA U21 Q	Sweden	4–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Borås, Sweden
18:00	Elanga 24' (pen.), 75' Wålemark 45+2' Nygren 77'			Stadium: Borås Arena

16 November 2021 2023 UEFA U21 Q	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	Montenegro	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17:00	Memić 61' Savić 90'+2'		N. Krstović 42'	Stadium: Grbavica Stadium

2022

25 March 2022 2023 UEFA U21 Q

Bosnia and Herzegovina

v

Luxembourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina

29 March 2022 2023 UEFA U21 Q

Italy

v

Bosnia and Herzegovina

6 June 2022 2023 UEFA U21 Q

Republic of Ireland

v

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republic of Ireland

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Slobodan Starčević
Assistant coaches	Mario Ivanković
	Admir Raščić
	Edim Hadžialagić
Goalkeeping coach	Zoran Sofrenić

Managers

Dates	Name
2020–present	Slobodan Starčević
2017–2019	Vinko Marinović
2014–2016	Darko Nestorović
2011–2014	Vlado Jagodić
2008–2011	Branimir Tulić
2007–2008	Nikola Nikić
2002–2007	Ibrahim Zukanović
2001–2002	Admir Smajić
1998–2001	Šener Bajramović
1998	Mišo Smajlović
1996–1998	Nermin Hadžiahmetović

See also

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.
"STARČEVIĆ ODABRAO MLADE REPREZENTATIVCE ZA PREDSTOJEĆE UTAKMICE". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

External links

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