2025–26 HŠK Zrinjski Mostar season

Zrinjski Mostar
2025–26 season
Chairman	Denis Lasić
Manager	Mario Ivanković; (until 31 July); Igor Štimac; (from 1 August)
Stadium	Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom
Premier League BiH	2nd
Kup BiH	Winners
Superkup BiH	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
UEFA Conference League	Knockout phase play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nemanja Bilbija (13); All: ; Nemanja Bilbija (23)
Biggest win	Zrinjski Mostar 5–0 Lincoln Red Imps ; (2 October 2025)
Biggest defeat	Dynamo Kyiv 6–0 Zrinjski Mostar ; (6 November 2025)
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season was Zrinjski Mostar's 121st in existence and their 26th season in the Bosnian Premier League. Besides competing in the domestic league, the team also competed in the National Cup. Zrinjski competed in the qualifications for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, as well as the knockout stage of the UEFA Conference League.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Tyler Burey	Igman Konjic	Free	1 July 2025	^[2]
GK	Marin Ljubić	East Riffa	Free	1 July 2025
MF	Leo Mikić	Austria Lustenau		1 July 2025
MF	Mihajlo Ševa	FK Krupa U19	Free	1 July 2025
FW	Milan Šikanjić	Laktasi		1 July 2025
DF	Ante Sušak	Dinamo Zagreb U19	Undisclosed	1 July 2025
DF	Mateo Sušić	APOEL	Free	1 July 2025
GK	Arman Šutković	HNK Tomislav	Free	1 July 2025
MF	Nikola Janjić	Sutjeska Nikšić	Free	18 July 2025
MF	Matej Šakota	Slaven Belupo	Undisclosed	23 July 2025
DF	Darko Velkovski	Nyíregyháza Spartacus	Free	25 July 2025
DF	Marko Vranjković	Lokomotiva Zagreb	Free	12 August 2025
MF	Neven Đurasek	Debreceni VSC	Undisclosed	18 August 2025
MF	Mario Ćuže	Gangwon FC	Loan	2 September 2025
FW	Vitalie Damașcan	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Free	2 September 2025
GK	Tin Sajko	Unattached		10 November 2025	^[3]
FW	Milan Šikanjić	Koper	Loan return	31 December 2025
FW	Toni Majić	Dinamo Zagreb		12 January 2026
MF	Dan Lagumdžija	Željezničar		13 January 2026
FW	Tomi Juric	Koper		14 January 2026
MF	Adi Nalić	Unattached		19 January 2026
DF	Toma Palić	Unattached		27 January 2026
MF	Antonio Ilić	HNK Gorica	Undisclosed	30 January 2026
DF	Darick Kobie Morris	Unattached		17 February 2026

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Antonio Prskalo	GOŠK Gabela		1 July 2025
MF	Tarik Ramić	Rudar Prijedor		1 July 2025
GK	Marko Marić	RFS		3 July 2025
FW	Fran Topić	Dinamo Zagreb	Free	7 July 2025
MF	Matija Malekinušić	Novi Pazar	Free	17 July 2025
MF	Alen Jurilj	Vukovar 1991		21 July 2025
FW	Nardin Mulahusejnović	FC Noah	Undisclosed	31 July 2025
FW	Milan Šikanjić	Koper	Loan	8 September 2025
GK	Arman Šutković	Željezničar	Free	8 September 2025
MF	Mihajlo Ševa	Laktaši	Loan	9 January 2026
FW	Vitalie Damașcan	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	Undisclosed	14 January 2026
DF	Darko Velkovski	Vardar	Contract terminated	15 January 2026	^[4]
MF	Nikola Janjić	Budućnost Podgorica	Contract terminated	16 January 2026	^[5]
MF	Jakov Pranjić	Celje		16 January 2026
DF	Ante Sušak	Rudeš	Loan	16 January 2026
MF	Ivan Posavec	Posušje	Loan	21 January 2026
MF	Tyler Burey		Contract terminated	3 February 2026	^[6]
MF	Borna Filipović	Posušje	Loan	3 February 2026

Pre-season and friendlies

2 July 2025

Zrinjski Mostar

0–2

Željezničar

11 July 2025

Zrinjski Mostar

2–0

Arsenal Tivat

20 January 2026

Jadran Luka Ploče

1–7

Zrinjski Mostar

24 January 2026

Zrinjski Mostar

4–0

Vršac

30 January 2026

Zrinjski Mostar

5–0

Posušje

3 February 2026

Zrinjski Mostar

2–2

HNK Kruševo

24 May 2026

Slavija Pleternica

1–2

Zrinjski Mostar

Competitions

Overall

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League BiH	17 August 2025	26 May 2026	Matchday 1	3rd	36	21	8	7	48	25	+23	058.33
Kup BiH	29 October 2025	13 May 2026	Round of 32	Winners	8	6	2	0	15	4	+11	075.00
Superkup BiH	18 March 2026		Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
UEFA Champions League	22 July 2025	29 July 2025	First qualifying round	Second qualifying round	4	2	1	1	6	7	−1	050.00
UEFA Europa League	7 August 2025	28 August 2025	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	025.00
UEFA Conference League	2 October 2025	26 February 2026	League phase	Knockout phase play-offs	8	2	2	4	9	13	−4	025.00
Total					61	32	16	13	81	53	+28	052.46

Source: Competitions

Premier League BiH

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Borac Banja Luka (C)	36	27	5	4	76	20	+56	86	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Zrinjski Mostar	36	21	8	7	48	25	+23	71	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	Sarajevo	36	19	8	9	54	37	+17	65	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4	Velež Mostar	36	14	9	13	36	35	+1	51
5	Široki Brijeg	36	11	12	13	37	48	−11	45

Source: Rezultati.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)^[7]
(C) Champions

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	8	7	48	25	+23	71	10	6	2	23	9	+14	11	2	5	25	16	+9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	W
Position	2	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 August 2025 4

Zrinjski Mostar

0–0

Široki Brijeg

24 August 2025 5

Željezničar

2–0

Zrinjski Mostar

1 September 2025 6

Zrinjski Mostar

2–0

Radnik Bijeljina

10 September 2025 1

Zrinjski Mostar

2–0

Sarajevo

14 September 2025 7

Posušje

0–1

Zrinjski Mostar

17 September 2025 2

Zrinjski Mostar

3–0

Sloga Doboj

21 September 2025 8

Zrinjski Mostar

0–0

Rudar Prijedor

27 September 2025 9

Velež Mostar

1–3

Zrinjski Mostar

6 October 2025 10

Sarajevo

1–1

Zrinjski Mostar

18 October 2025 11

Sloga Doboj

0–1

Zrinjski Mostar

27 October 2025 12

Zrinjski Mostar

2–1

Borac Banja Luka

1 November 2025 13

Široki Brijeg

1–2

Zrinjski Mostar

9 November 2025 14

Zrinjski Mostar

2–1

Željezničar

21 November 2025 15

Radnik Bijeljina

0–2

Zrinjski Mostar

30 November 2025 16

Zrinjski Mostar

0–2

Posušje

3 December 2025 17

Rudar Prijedor

0–2

Zrinjski Mostar

7 December 2025 18

Zrinjski Mostar

1–1

Velež Mostar

14 December 2025 19

Zrinjski Mostar

0–1

Sarajevo

21 December 2025 3

Borac Banja Luka

0–1

Zrinjski Mostar

6 February 2026 20

Zrinjski Mostar

1–0

Sloga Doboj

14 February 2026 21

Borac Banja Luka

3–0

Zrinjski Mostar

22 February 2026 22

Zrinjski Mostar

1–1

Široki Brijeg

2 March 2026 23

Željezničar

1–3

Zrinjski Mostar

8 March 2026 24

Zrinjski Mostar

2–1

Radnik Bijeljina

15 March 2026 25

Posušje

1–0

Zrinjski Mostar

22 March 2026 26

Zrinjski Mostar

1–0

Rudar Prijedor

3 April 2026 27

Velež Mostar

0–1

Zrinjski Mostar

11 April 2026 28

Sarajevo

2–1

Zrinjski Mostar

18 April 2026 29

Sloga Doboj

0–3

Zrinjski Mostar

22 April 2026 30

Zrinjski Mostar

1–1

Borac Banja Luka

26 April 2026 31

Široki Brijeg

2–1

Zrinjski Mostar

1 May 2026 32

Zrinjski Mostar

2–0

Željezničar

9 May 2026 33

Radnik Bijeljina

0–1

Zrinjski Mostar

16 May 2026 34

Zrinjski Mostar

0–0

Posušje

22 May 2026 35

Rudar Prijedor

2–2

Zrinjski Mostar

26 May 2026 36

Zrinjski Mostar

3–0

Velež Mostar

Kup BIH

Round of 32

29 October 2025	Romanija Pale	0–2	Zrinjski Mostar	Pale
13:00 UTC+1		Report	Majić 46' Damașcan 57'	Stadium: Vlajko Petrović Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Sabrija Topalović

Round of 16

10 February 2026	Zrinjski Mostar	4–0	Stupčanica Olovo	Mostar
18:00 UTC+1	Kiš 1', 54' (pen.) Ivančić 38' Abramović 62'			Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mario Pejić

Quarter-finals

5 March 2026 First leg

GOŠK Gabela

1–2

Zrinjski Mostar

11 March 2026 Second leg

Zrinjski Mostar

3–2
(5–3 agg.)

GOŠK Gabela

Semi-finals

8 April 2026 First leg

Radnik Bijeljina

0–0

Zrinjski Mostar

15 April 2026 Second leg

Zrinjski Mostar

2–0
(2–0 agg.)

Radnik Bijeljina

Final

6 May 2026 First leg

Zrinjski Mostar

0–1

Velež Mostar

13 May 2026 Second leg

Velež Mostar

1–1
(1–2 agg.)

Zrinjski Mostar

Superkup BiH

18 March 2026 Final

Zrinjski Mostar

0–0
(4–3 p)

Sarajevo

UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

8 July 2025 First leg

Virtus

0–2

Zrinjski Mostar

San Marino

15 July 2025 Second leg

Zrinjski Mostar

2–1
(4–1 agg.)

Virtus

Second qualifying round

22 July 2025 First leg

Slovan Bratislava

4–0

Zrinjski Mostar

Slovakia

29 July 2025 Second leg

Zrinjski Mostar

2–2
(2–6 agg.)

Slovan Bratislava

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

7 August 2025 First leg

Zrinjski Mostar

1–1

Breiðablik

14 August 2025 Second leg

Breiðablik

1–2
(2–3 agg.)

Zrinjski Mostar

Iceland

Play-off round

21 August 2025 First leg

Zrinjski Mostar

0–2

Utrecht

28 August 2025 Second leg

Utrecht

0–0
(2–0 agg.)

Zrinjski Mostar

Netherlands

UEFA Conference League

League phase

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
21	KuPS	6	1	4	1	6	5	+1	7	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
22	Shkëndija	6	2	1	3	4	5	−1	7
23	Zrinjski Mostar	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7
24	Sigma Olomouc	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7
25	Universitatea Craiova	6	2	1	3	6	8	−2	7

Source: UEFA^[8]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	D
Points	3	3	3	6	6	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2 October 2025 1	Zrinjski Mostar	5–0	Lincoln Red Imps	Mostar
18:45 UTC+2	Bilbija 12' Dujmović 22' Jakovljević 40' Damașcan 69' Mikić 85'			Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 4,200^[9] Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad (Norway)

23 October 2025 2	Mainz 05	1–0	Zrinjski Mostar	Mainz, Germany
21:00 UTC+2	Weiper 24'		Savić 37'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 30,200^[10] Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)

6 November 2025 3	Dynamo Kyiv	6–0	Zrinjski Mostar	Lublin, Poland
21:00 UTC+1	Popov 21' Guerrero 56' Kabayev 59' Buyalskyi 67' Yarmolenko 78' Blănuță 83'			Stadium: Arena Lublin Attendance: 1,576^[11] Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands)

27 November 2025 4	Zrinjski Mostar	2–1	Häcken	Mostar
18:45 UTC+1	Ćuže 78' Bilbija 82'		Andersen 40'	Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 3,100^[12] Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Romania)

11 December 2025 5	Raków Częstochowa	1–0	Zrinjski Mostar	Sosnowiec, Poland
21:00 UTC+1	Braut Brunes 45+5' (pen.)			Stadium: Zagłębie Sports Park Attendance: 7,254^[13] Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

18 December 2025 6	Zrinjski Mostar	1–1	Rapid Wien	Mostar
21:00 UTC+1	Cvetković 90+3' (o.g.)		Schaub 11'	Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 5,601^[14] Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs

19 February 2026 First leg	Zrinjski Mostar	1–1	Crystal Palace	Mostar
18:45 UTC+1	Abramović 55'		Sarr 43'	Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 7,152^[15] Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

26 February 2026 Second leg	Crystal Palace	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Zrinjski Mostar	London, England
20:00 UTC+0	Lacroix 36' Guessand 90+3'			Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,049^[16] Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)

References

↑ "Hvala i sretno: Mario Ivanković više nije šef stručnog stožera HŠK Zrinjski Mostar". 31 July 2025.
↑ "Tyler Burey potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor s HŠK Zrinjski Mostar". 16 June 2025.
↑ "Mladi koprivnički vratar Tin Sajko potpisao za Zrinjski iz Mostara". 10 November 2025.
↑ "Darko Velkovski is no longer a player for Zrinjski Mostar - Sloboden Pechat". 15 January 2026.
↑ "Nikola Janjić od danas više nije igrač HŠK Zrinjski Mostar". 16 January 2026.
↑ "Tyler Burey napustio Zrinjski". 3 February 2026.
↑ "Premijer Liga 2025/2026". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
↑ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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External links

Official website

Wikimedia Atlas of Bosnia and Herzegovina

[1] "Hvala i sretno: Mario Ivanković više nije šef stručnog stožera HŠK Zrinjski Mostar". 31 July 2025.

[2] "Tyler Burey potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor s HŠK Zrinjski Mostar". 16 June 2025.

[3] "Mladi koprivnički vratar Tin Sajko potpisao za Zrinjski iz Mostara". 10 November 2025.

[4] "Darko Velkovski is no longer a player for Zrinjski Mostar - Sloboden Pechat". 15 January 2026.

[5] "Nikola Janjić od danas više nije igrač HŠK Zrinjski Mostar". 16 January 2026.

[6] "Tyler Burey napustio Zrinjski". 3 February 2026.

[seasonrules-7] "Premijer Liga 2025/2026". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2025.

[8] "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	8	7	48	25	+23	71	10	6	2	23	9	+14	11	2	5	25	16	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	8	7	48	25	+23	71	10	6	2	23	9	+14	11	2	5	25	16	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	8	7	48	25	+23	71	10	6	2	23	9	+14	11	2	5	25	16	+9