Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup (Bosnian: Kup Bosne i Hercegovine; Croatian: Kup Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round and a place in the Bosnian Supercup.

Kup BiH
Organiser(s)N/FSBiH
Founded2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Region Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teams32
Qualifier forUEFA Conference League
Domestic cupBosnian Supercup
Current championsZrinjski (4th title)
Most championshipsSarajevo (8 titles)
BroadcasterArena Sport
Websitenfsbih.ba
2025–26 Cup

Until the 1999–2000 season, three separate cups were organized. In 1998, for the first time, Bosnia and Herzegovina got its official cup winner after the "Super final" between Sarajevo and Orašje (winners of two different cups). In the 1999–2000 season, the normal cup format was organized for the first time in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the 2000–01 season, clubs from the entire country have been competing in the Cup.

Prior to 1992, clubs from the Bosnia and Herzegovina territory contested in the Yugoslav Cup.

Winners (1994–2000)

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NS BiH Cup

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Herzeg-Bosnia Cup

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Season Winner Score Runner-up
1994–95 Ljubuški 2–0 Sloga Uskoplje
1995–96 Ljubuški 1–1
4–1 (pen.)
Široki Brijeg
1996–97 Troglav Livno 1–0 Orašje
1997–98 Orašje 0–0
3–2 (pen.)
Široki Brijeg
1998–99 Brotnjo 1–1
4–2 (pen.)
Široki Brijeg
1999–00 Orašje 0–2, 7–2
Agg. 7–4
Kiseljak

Republika Srpska Cup

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Season Winner Score Runner-up
1993–94 Kozara Gradiška 0–0
7–6 (pen.)
Sloga Doboj
1994–95 Borac 3–2, 2–2
Agg. 5–4
Rudar Prijedor
1995–96 Borac 1–0, 1–2
Agg. 2–2 (a)
Jedinstvo Brčko
1996–97 Sloga Trn 1–0 Sarajevo Pale
1997–98 Rudar Ugljevik 0–0
4–2 (pen.)
Boksit Milići
1998–99 Rudar Ugljevik 0–0
4–3 (pen.)
Sloga Trn
1999–00 Kozara Gradiška 1–0 Sloboda Novi Grad

Football Cup finals of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Season Winner Score Runners-up
1997–98 Sarajevo (2) 0–0, 1–0
Agg. 1–0
Orašje
1999–2000* Group of three, Željezničar (1) won
2000–01 Željezničar (2) 3–2 Sarajevo
2001–02 Sarajevo (3) 2–1 Željezničar
2002–03 Željezničar (3) 0–0, 2–0
Agg. 2–0
Leotar
2003–04 Modriča (1) 1–1
4–2 (pen.)
Borac
2004–05 Sarajevo (4) 1–0, 1–1
Agg. 2–1
Široki Brijeg
2005–06 Orašje (1) 0–0, 3–0
Agg. 3–0
Široki Brijeg
2006–07 Široki Brijeg (1) 1–1, 1–0
Agg. 2–1
Slavija
2007–08 Zrinjski (1) 1–2, 2–1
Agg. 3–3
3–1 (pen.)
Sloboda
2008–09 Slavija (1) 0–2, 2–0
Agg. 2–2
4–3 (pen.)
Sloboda
2009–10 Borac (1) 1–1, 2–2
Agg. 3–3 (a)
Željezničar
2010–11 Željezničar (4) 1–0, 3–0
Agg. 4–0
Čelik
2011–12 Željezničar (5) 1–0, 0–0
Agg. 1–0
Široki Brijeg
2012–13 Široki Brijeg (2) 1–1, 1–1
Agg. 2–2
5–4 (pen.)
Željezničar
2013–14 Sarajevo (5) 2–0, 3–1
Agg. 5–1
Čelik
2014–15 Olimpik (1) 1–1, 1–1
Agg. 2–2
5–4 (pen.)
Široki Brijeg
2015–16 Radnik (1) 1–1, 3–0
Agg. 4–1
Sloboda
2016–17 Široki Brijeg (3) 1–0, 0–1
Agg. 1–1
4–2 (pen.)
Sarajevo
2017–18 Željezničar (6) 2–0, 4–0
Agg. 6–0
Krupa
2018–19 Sarajevo (6) 3–0, 0–1
Agg. 3–1
Široki Brijeg
2019–20 Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina[2]
2020–21 Sarajevo (7) 0–0
4–1 (pen.)
Borac
2021–22 Velež Mostar (1) 0–0
4–3 (pen.)
Sarajevo
2022–23 Zrinjski (2) 1–0 Velež Mostar
2023–24 Zrinjski (3) 1–0, 1–0
Agg. 2–0
Borac
2024–25 Sarajevo (8) 4–0, 1–1
Agg. 5–1
Široki Brijeg
2025–26 Zrinjski (4) 1–0, 1–1
Agg. 2–1
Velež Mostar

As mentioned above, before 1998, and in 1999, three different cups were played. They were organized on ethnic principles, so every region had its own cup winner.

Performance by club

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Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years
Sarajevo 8 4 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2025 1999, 2001, 2017, 2022
Željezničar 6 4 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2018 1997, 2002, 2010, 2013
Zrinjski 4 2008, 2023, 2024, 2026
Široki Brijeg 3 6 2007, 2013, 2017 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2025
Čelik 2 2 1995, 1996 2011, 2014
Borac 1 3 2010 2004, 2021, 2024
Velež 1 2 2022 2023, 2026
Slavija 1 1 2009 2007
Orašje 1 1 2006 1998
Bosna 1 1 1999 2000
Radnik 1 2016
Olimpik 1 2015
Modriča 1 2004
Sloboda 6 1995, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2016
Krupa 1 2018
Leotar 1 2003

References

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  1. "Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine- Historija" (in Bosnian). zeljeznicarfk.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. F.Z. (1 June 2020). "Zvanično! Sarajevo prvak BiH drugu godinu zaredom, Čelik i Zvijezda ispadaju" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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