Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team records and statistics

This page lists national football team statistics regarding Bosnia 1992 – present, and also some statistics from Yugoslavia 1920–1990 period relevant to SRBiH.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Further information: Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team results (1995–2019)

Further information: Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team results (2020–present)

Player records

All scorers Bosnia national football team

Table correct as of 24 June 2026.

  Players still active for the national team are highlighted

All appearances for Bosnia national football team

Table correct as of 12 June 2026

Players in bold are still active with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

All appearances for Bosnia national football team
Rank	Player	Position	Caps	Goals	Date of debut	Debut against	Date of last match	Last match against	Ref
1	Edin Džeko	FW	150	73	2007 June 2	Turkey	2026 June 24	Qatar
2	Miralem Pjanić	MF	115	17	2008 August 20	Bulgaria	2024 March 21	Ukraine
3	Emir Spahić	DF	94	6	2003 June 7	Romania	2018 May 28	Montenegro
4	Zvjezdan Misimović	MF	84	25	2004 February 18	North Macedonia	2018 May 28	Montenegro
5	Vedad Ibišević	FW	83	28	2007 March 24	Norway	2018 May 28	Montenegro
6	Sead Kolašinac	DF	68		2013 November 18	Argentina	2026 June 24	Qatar
7	Asmir Begović	GK	63		2009 October 10	Estonia	2020 September 7	Poland
8	Haris Medunjanin	MF	60	9	2009 November 18	Portugal	2018 March 27	Senegal
9	Senad Lulić	MF	57	4	2008 June 1	Azerbaijan	2017 October 7	Belgium
10	Edin Višća	MF	55	10	2010 December 10	Poland	2020 November 15	Netherlands
10	Ibrahim Šehić	GK	55		2010 November 17	Slovakia	2024 March 21	Ukraine
12	Elvir Bolić	FW	51	22	1996 September 1	Greece	2006 September 6	Hungary
13	Gojko Cimirot	MF	48		2014 September 4	Liechtenstein	2024 March 21	Ukraine
14	Sergej Barbarez	FW	47	17	1998 May 14	Argentina	2006 October 7	Moldova
14	Sejad Salihović	MF	47	4	2007 October 13	Greece	2015 October 13	Cyprus
14	Muhamed Bešić	MF	47		2010 November 17	Slovakia	2022 September 23	Montenegro
17	Vedin Musić	DF	45		1995 November 30	Albania	2007 June 6	Malta
18	Senijad Ibričić	MF	43	4	2005 February 2	Iran	2014 June 3	Mexico
18	Ermin Bičakčić	DF	43	3	2013 August 14	United States	2025 June 7	San Marino
18	Kenan Hasagić	GK	43		2003 February 12	Wales	2011 October 11	France
18	Ermedin Demirović	FW	43	4	2021 March 24	Finland	2026 June 24	Qatar
22	Hasan Salihamidžić	MF	42	6	1996 October 8	Croatia	2006 August 16	France
23	Toni Šunjić	DF	41	1	2012 August 15	Wales	2020 September 4	Italy
24	Elvir Rahimić	MF	40		2007 June 2	Turkey	2013 August 14	United States
25	Muhamed Konjić	DF	39	3	1995 November 30	Albania	2006 August 16	France
25	Saša Papac	DF	39		2001 January 12	Bangladesh	2012 February 28	Brazil
27	Elvir Baljić	FW	38	14	1996 April 24	Albania	2005 March 30	Lithuania
27	Nermin Šabić	MF	38	1	1996 April 24	Albania	2008 August 20	Bulgaria
27	Ognjen Vranješ	DF	38		2010 November 17	Slovakia	2018 November 15	Austria
27	Ervin Zukanović	DF	38		2012 October 16	Lithuania	2019 September 8	Armenia
31	Mirsad Bešlija	MF	37	4	2001 January 12	Bangladesh	2006 September 6	Hungary
31	Amir Hadžiahmetović	MF	37		2020 September 4	Italy	2026 June 18	Switzerland
31	Mensur Mujdža	DF	37		2010 August 10	Qatar	2015 November 13	Republic of Ireland
34	Mirsad Hibić	DF	36		1996 April 24	Albania	2004 April 28	Finland
35	Amer Gojak	MF	35	4	2018 November 15	Austria	2022 September 26	Romania
35	Zlatan Bajramović	MF	35	3	2002 March 27	North Macedonia	2009 November 18	Portugal
37	Rade Krunić	MF	34	4	2016 June 3	Denmark	2024 September 7	Netherlands
38	Miroslav Stevanović	MF	33	3	2012 May 26	Republic of Ireland	2023 November 16	Luxembourg
38	Džemal Berberović	DF	33		2003 February 12	Wales	2010 June 3	Germany
38	Dennis Hadžikadunić	DF	33		2020 October 11	Netherlands	2026 June 24	Qatar
41	Benjamin Tahirović	MF	31	2	2023 March 23	Iceland	2026 June 24	Qatar
42	Amar Dedić	DF	30	1	2022 March 29	Luxembourg	2026 June 18	Switzerland
42	Zlatan Muslimović	FW	30	11	2006 August 16	France	2011 September 2	Belarus
42	Safet Nadarević	DF	30		2001 June 23	Bahrain	2010 September 7	France
45	Nikola Vasilj	GK	29		2021 March 27	Costa Rica	2026 June 24	Qatar
45	Mirko Hrgović	MF	29	3	2003 February 12	Wales	2009 October 14	Spain
47	Haris Duljević	MF	28	1	2016 March 25	Luxembourg	2022 September 26	Romania
47	Eldar Ćivić	DF	28	1	2018 June 1	South Korea	2024 March 21	Ukraine
49	Izet Hajrović	MF	27	6	2013 September 6	Slovakia	2019 November 18	Liechtenstein
49	Smail Prevljak	FW	27	6	2018 March 23	Bulgaria	2023 November 19	Slovakia
49	Mirsad Dedić	GK	27		1996 November 6	Italy	2000 January 24	Qatar

Not included unofficial matches: BiH-Uruguay, BiH-Chile, BiH-Slovakia, BiH-Malaysia U23, BiH-South Africa

All Bosnian scorers at Major Competitions (Bosnia 1992 – present)

Tournament	Round	Score	Result	Goalscorers
2014 FIFA World Cup	Round 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 2 Argentina	Loss	Ibišević
	Round 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 – 1 Nigeria	Loss	—
	Round 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – 1 Iran	Win	Džeko, Pjanić, Vršajević
2026 FIFA World Cup	Round 1	Canada 1 – 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina	Draw	Lukić
	Round 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 4 Switzerland	Loss	Mahmić
	Round 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – 1 Qatar	Win	Alajbegović, Abunada (o.g.), Mahmić
	Round 2	United States 2 – 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina	Loss	—

Bosnian players at Major Competitions (Yugoslavia 1920–1990)

Bosnian-Herzegovinian players who represented Yugoslavia at Major Competitions (1920–1990)
Competition	Players	Coaches
1920 Summer Olympics	None	-
1924 Summer Olympics	None	-
1928 Summer Olympics	None	-
1930 FIFA World Cup	None	-
1948 Summer Olympics	Miroslav Brozović, Branko Stanković	-
1950 FIFA World Cup	Predrag Đajić, Branko Stanković	-
1952 Summer Olympics	Branko Stanković	-
1954 FIFA World Cup	Branko Stanković, Lev Mantula	-
1956 Summer Olympics	Kruno Radiljević, Ibrahim Biogradlić, Muhamed Mujić	-
1958 FIFA World Cup	None	-
1960 UEFA Euro	Milan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Muhamed Mujić	-
1960 Summer Olympics	Milan Galić, Tomislav Knez, Velimir Sombolac	-
1962 FIFA World Cup	Vlatko Marković, Andrija Anković, Milan Galić, Muhamed Mujić, Nikola Stipić	-
1964 Summer Olympics	Ivan Ćurković, Mirsad Fazlagić, Svetozar Vujović, Ivica Osim	-
1968 UEFA Euro	Mirsad Fazlagić, Ivica Osim, Vahidin Musemić, Boško Antić, Idriz Hošić	-
1974 FIFA World Cup	Enver Marić, Enver Hadžiabdić, Josip Katalinski, Franjo Vladić, Dušan Bajević, Rizah Mešković	-
1976 UEFA Euro	Džemal Hadžiabdić, Josip Katalinski, Enver Marić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Edhem Šljivo, Franjo Vladić	-
1980 Summer Olympics	Boro Primorac, Srebrenko Repčić, Miloš Šestić, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Dževad Šećerbegović, Vladimir Matijević	-
1982 FIFA World Cup	Edhem Šljivo, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Safet Sušić, Miloš Šestić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Predrag Pašić	-
1984 UEFA Euro	Mirsad Baljić, Miloš Šestić, Safet Sušić, Mehmed Baždarević, Zlatko Vujović, Faruk Hadžibegić, Sulejman Halilović	-
1984 Summer Olympics	Mehmed Baždarević, Vlado Čapljić, Mirsad Baljić, Admir Smajić	-
1988 Summer Olympics	Semir Tuce, Cvijan Milošević, Davor Jozić, Refik Šabanadžović	Ivica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović
1990 FIFA World Cup	Faruk Hadžibegić, Davor Jozić, Safet Sušić, Zlatko Vujović, Fahrudin Omerović, Refik Šabanadžović, Mirsad Baljić	Ivica Osim, Džemaludin Mušović

2+ BiH players playing at the same club

The table below lists notable instances of two or more Bosnian football team players in one foreign based club at the same time:

Note: Table contains some of the more prominent club sides of the world. Table does not yet contain clubs from other former Yugoslavia republics.

Youngest players on debut

As of 12 June 2026.

Players in bold are still active with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Rank	Player	Date of birth	First match	Opponent	Result	Competition	Age	Apps	Pos.
1	Adnan Smajlović	27 March 1983	15 March 2000	Jordan	1–2	Friendly match	16 years, 11 months, 16 days	1	FW
2	Haris Handžić	20 June 1990	1 June 2008	Azerbaijan	1–0	Friendly match	17 years, 11 months, 12 days	1	FW
3	Kerim Alajbegović	21 September 2007	6 September 2025	San Marino	6–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	17 years, 11 months, 16 days	8	MF
4	Muhamed Bešić	10 September 1992	17 November 2010	Slovakia	3–2	Friendly match	18 years, 2 months, 7 days	47	MF
5	Eman Košpo	17 May 2007	6 September 2025	San Marino	6–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	18 years, 3 months, 20 days	1	DF
6	Miralem Pjanić	2 April 1990	20 August 2008	Bulgaria	1–2	Friendly match	18 years, 4 months, 18 days	115	MF
7	Senijad Ibričić	26 September 1985	2 February 2005	Iran	1–2	Friendly match	19 years, 4 months, 7 days	43	MF
8	Esmir Bajraktarević	10 March 2005	7 September 2024	Netherlands	2–5	2024–25 UEFA Nations League A	19 years, 5 months, 28 days	14	MF
9	Arjan Malić	28 August 2005	21 March 2025	Romania	1–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	19 years, 6 months, 22 days	6	DF
10	Petar Jelić	18 October 1986	26 May 2006	South Korea	0–2	Friendly match	19 years, 7 months, 8 days	2	FW

Match statistics

Biggest wins

Wins by five goals and up

Rank	Date	Venue	Opponent	Round	Result	Difference
1	7 September 2012	Rheinpark Stadion	Liechtenstein	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier	1–8	+7
2	10 September 2008	Bilino Polje	Estonia	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier	7–0	+7
3	5 September 2019	Zenica	Liechtenstein	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier	5–0	+5
3	25 March 2017	Zenica	Gibraltar	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5
3	6 September 2016	Zenica	Estonia	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5
3	7 June 2013	Riga	Latvia	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier	0–5	+5
3	7 October 2011	Bilino Polje	Luxembourg	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier	5–0	+5
3	7 October 2001	Bilino Polje	Liechtenstein	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier	5–0	+5

Centuriate goals

Hasan Salihamidžić scored Bosnia and Herzegovina's first goal in October 1996.

As of 24 June 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina have scored 402 goals.

Goal#	Date	Scorer	Opponent	Score
1st	8 October 1996	Hasan Salihamidžić	Croatia	1–4
100th	4 June 2005		San Marino	3–1
200th	29 February 2012	Vedad Ibišević	Brazil	1–2
300th	3 September 2017	Edin Džeko	Gibraltar	4–0
400th	24 June 2026	Kerim Alajbegović	Qatar	3–1

Hat-tricks for Bosnia

The table below shows a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina players who scored three or more goals in one match.

Player	Goals	Result	Opponent	Competition	Date
Elvir Baljić	4	4–1	Estonia	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers	9 October 1999
Elvir Bolić	3	3–0	San Marino	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	8 October 2005
Zlatan Muslimović	3	3–5	Croatia	Friendly	22 August 2007
Zvjezdan Misimović	3	7–0	Estonia	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	10 September 2008
Vedad Ibišević	3	8–1	Liechtenstein	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	7 September 2012
Edin Džeko	3	8–1	Liechtenstein	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers	7 September 2012
Edin Džeko	3	3–0	Andorra	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers	28 March 2015
Edin Višća	3	3–1	South Korea	Friendly	1 June 2018

Hat-tricks conceded by Bosnia

The table below shows a list of opponent players who scored three or more goals in one match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Player	Goals	Result	National team	Competition	Date
Gabriel Batistuta	3	5–0	Argentina	Friendly	14 May 1998
Valdas Ivanauskas	3	4–2	Lithuania	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers	14 October 1998
Artim Šakiri	3	4–4	Macedonia	Friendly	27 March 2002
Jozy Altidore	3	4–3	United States	Friendly	14 August 2013

Notable victories

Source: Results

• Unofficial games not included.

Date			Tournament			Place			Opponents	Score	Additional Notes
15 October 2013			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Kaunas, Lithuania			Lithuania	1–0	Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup
25 June 2014			2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage			Salvador, Brazil			Iran	3–1	Historic first victory in FIFA World Cup
31 March 2026			2026 FIFA World Cup qualification			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Italy	1–1	Qualified to 2026 FIFA World Cup
24 June 2026			2026 FIFA World Cup			Seattle, United States			Qatar	3–1	Advanced to FIFA World Cup knockout stage.

Other Victories of note

Date			Tournament			Place			Opponents	Score	Additional Notes
6 November 1996			Friendly			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Italy	2–1	Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (5th)
10 November 1996			1998 FIFA World Cup qualification			Ljubljana, Slovenia			Slovenia	2–1	Historic first victory in World Cup qualifiers
20 August 1997			1998 FIFA World Cup qualification			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Denmark	3–0	Victory over top 5 ranked team at the time (3rd)
19 August 1998			UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Faroe Islands	1–0	Historic first victory in UEFA Euro qualifiers
2 June 2007			UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Turkey	3–2	Edin Džeko's debut senior cap and first international goal
10 September 2008			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina			Estonia	7–0	Largest ever victory (without conceding)
28 March 2009			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification			Genk, Belgium			Belgium	4–2	Game in which Edin Džeko is nicknamed Bosanski dijamant by TV commentator.
7 September 2012			2014 FIFA World Cup qualification			Vaduz, Lichtenstein			Liechtenstein	8–1	Largest ever victory
7 June 2016			2016 Kirin Cup			Osaka, Japan			Japan	2–1	Victory in the 2016 Kirin Cup Final

Note: In its history Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team has beaten teams ranked high in FIFA standings; Italy 5th (1996), Denmark 3rd (1997), Greece 12th (2013), Wales 8th (2015), Switzerland 12th (2016), Italy 12th (2026).

Major Tournaments appearances and play-offs appearances

Nation	Confederation	International Tournament (s)	Qualifying Play-off (s)	FIFA Active
Bosnia and Herzegovina	UEFA	2014 FIFA World Cup Group stage 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32	Pld: 6 Won: 1 Lost: 5 2010 FIFA World Cup – play-offs UEFA Euro 2012 – play-offs UEFA Euro 2016 – play-offs UEFA Euro 2020 – play-offs UEFA Euro 2024 – play-offs 2026 FIFA World Cup – play-offs	(since 1996)

• Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first former Yugoslav nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup directly, and not via play-offs first;
• Tino-Sven Sušić played for Bosnia at 2014 FIFA World Cup under his uncle - head coach Safet Sušić.

Play-offs win–draw–loss stats

Sorted in chronological order.

Opponent	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
Portugal (2x)	4	0	1	3
Republic of Ireland	2	0	1	1
Northern Ireland	1	0	0	1(PSO)
Ukraine	1	0	0	1
Wales	1	1(PSO)	0	0
Italy	1	1(PSO)	0	0

Major Tournament win–draw–loss stats

Opponent	Tournament(s)	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
Argentina	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1
Nigeria	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1
Iran	2014 FIFA World Cup	1	1	0	0
Canada	2026 FIFA World Cup	1	0	1	0
Switzerland	2026 FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1
Qatar	2026 FIFA World Cup	1	1	0	0
United States	2026 FIFA World Cup	1	0	0	1

Head-to-head record

Tables correct as of match played on 1 July 2026.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time international record, 1995–present
Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals for	Goals against	Goal differential	First games	Last games	Biggest win	Biggest loss
Albania	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	30 Nov 1995	28 Mar 2017	2–0	0–2
Algeria	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	14 Nov 2012	14 Nov 2012	1–0	x
Andorra	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	28 Mar 2015	06 Sep 2015	3–0	x
Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	14 May 1998	15 Jun 2014	x	0–5
Armenia	4	3	0	1	10	6	+4	15 Oct 2008	08 Sep 2019	4–1	2–4
Austria	7	1	4	2	5	7	−2	24 Mar 2001	9 September 2025	1–0	0–2
Azerbaijan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	01 Jun 2008	01 Jun 2008	1–0	x
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	23 Jun 2001	23 Jun 2001	1–0	x
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	12 Jan 2001	12 Jan 2001	2–0	x
Belarus	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	02 Sep 2011	06 Sep 2011	2–0	x
Belgium	8	3	1	4	13	19	−6	26 Mar 2005	07 Oct 2017	4–2	0–4
Brazil	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	18 Dec 1996	28 Feb 2012	x	1–2
Bulgaria	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	20 Aug 2008	23 Mar 2018	1–0	1–2
Canada	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	12 Jun 2026	12 Jun 2026	x	x
Chile	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	22 Jan 2001	22 Jan 2001	1–0	x
China	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	02 Mar 1997	02 Mar 1997	x	0–3
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27 Mar 2021	27 Mar 2021	x	x
Croatia	4	0	0	4	6	14	−8	08 Oct 1996	22 Aug 2007	x	1–4
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	10 Oct 1998	08 Sep 1999	x	0–3
Cyprus	6	3	1	2	12	10	+2	09 Sep 2014	9 October 2025	2–0	2–3
Denmark	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	08 Jun 1997	06 Jun 2021	3–0	0–2
Egypt	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	05 Mar 2014	05 Mar 2014	x	0–2
England	1	0	0	0	0	1	–1	04 Jun 2024	04 Jun 2024	x	0–3
Estonia	7	5	1	1	21	4	+17	05 Sep 1998	10 Oct 2017	7–0	0–1
Faroe Islands	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	19 Aug 1998	09 Jun 1999	1–0	x
Finland	7	3	2	2	12	11	+1	28 Apr 2004	14 Jun 2022	4–1	1–3
France	6	0	3	3	4	8	−4	18 Aug 2004	01 Sep 2021	x	0–2
Georgia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	25 Mar 2022	25 Mar 2022	x	0–1
Germany	4	0	1	3	3	13	−10	11 Oct 2002	16 Nov 2024	x	0–7
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	03 Mar 2010	03 Mar 2010	2–1	x
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	25 Mar 2017	03 Sep 2017	5–0	x
Greece	11	1	5	5	9	17	−8	01 Sep 1996	15 Oct 2019	3–1	0–4
Hungary	6	0	3	3	3	8	−5	10 Mar 1999	14 Oct 2024	x	1–3
Iceland	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	23 Mar 2023	11 Sep 2023	3–0	1–2
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	26 Feb 1997	26 Feb 1997	2–0	x
Iran	7	1	1	5	10	19	−9	22 Jul 2001	12 Nov 2020	3–1	0–4
Israel	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	11 Oct 2000	12 Jun 2015	3–1	0–3
Italy	7	1	2	4	5	11	–6	06 Nov 1996	31 Mar 2026	2–1	0–3
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	30 May 2014	30 May 2014	2–1	x
Japan	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	28 Feb 2006	07 Jun 2016	2–1	0–3
Jordan	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	11 Mar 2000	15 Mar 2000	2–1	x
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	07 Sep 2021	09 Oct 2021	2–0	x
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	04 Sep 2021	04 Sep 2021	1–0	x
Latvia	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	11 Sep 2012	07 Jun 2013	5–0	x
Liechtenstein	10	9	1	0	35	3	+32	18 Aug 1999	13 Oct 2023	8–1	x
Lithuania	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	14 Oct 1998.	16 Oct 2013.	3–0	2–4
Luxembourg	9	7	0	2	18	7	+11	29 Mar 2003	16 Nov 2023	5–0	1–4
Malaysia	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	28 Feb 1997	27 Jun 2001	2–0	x
Malta	5	4	0	1	13	5	+8	27 Jan 1999	12 Oct 2025	5–2	1–2
Mexico	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3	09 Feb 2011	01 Feb 2018	1–0	0–2
Moldova	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	07 Oct 2006	12 Sep 2007	x	0–1
Montenegro	4	1	3	0	2	1	+1	28 May 2018	23 Sep 2022	1–0	x
Netherlands	4	0	2	2	4	9	–5	11 Oct 2020	19 Nov 2024	x	2–5
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	21 Jun 2014	21 Jun 2014	x	0–1
North Macedonia	6	1	4	1	8	8	0	03 Jun 1998	29 May 2026	1–0	0–1
Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	08 Sep 2018	08 Oct 2020	2–0	x
Norway	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	16 Oct 2002	17 Oct 2007	2–1	0–2
Oman	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	09 Jun 2009	09 Jun 2009	2–1	x
Panama	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	06 Jun 2026	06 Jun 2026	x	x
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	21 Apr 1996	21 Apr 1996	x	0–3
Poland	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	10 Dec 2010	14 Oct 2020	x	0–3
Portugal	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	14 Nov 2009	16 Oct 2023	x	2–6
Qatar	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	24 Jan 2000	24 Jun 2026	3–1	0–2
Republic of Ireland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	26 May 2012	16 Nov 2015	x	0–2
Romania	8	4	0	4	8	14	−6	07 Sep 2002	15 Nov 2025	2–1	1–4
San Marino	4	4	0	0	13	1	+12	04 Jun 2005	6 Sept 2025	3–0	x
Scotland	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	04 Sep 1999	05 Oct 1999	x	0–1
Senegal	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27 Mar 2018	27 Mar 2018	x	x
Serbia and Montenegro	5	0	2	3	1	6	−5	14 Jan 2001	12 Oct 2005	x	0–2
Slovakia	6	3	0	3	7	8	–1	20 Jun 2001	19 Nov 2023	3–2	0–2
Slovenia	5	4	0	1	11	6	+5	10 Nov 1996	10 June 2025	3–0	x
South Africa	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	08 Aug 2001	08 Aug 2001	4–2	x
South Korea	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	26 May 2006	01 Jun 2018	3–1	0–2
Spain	8	0	2	6	7	18	−11	02 Sep 2000	18 Nov 2018	x	2–5
Sweden	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	29 May 2010	29 May 2010	x	2–4
Switzerland	2	1	0	1	3	4	–1	29 Mar 2016	18 Jun 2026	2–0	1–4
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	05 Nov 1997	05 Nov 1997	x	1–2
Turkey	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	16 Aug 2000	11 Oct 2018	2–0	0–1
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	12 Oct 2021	21 Mar 2024	x	0–2
United States	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	14 Aug 2013	1 Jul 2026	x	3–4
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	18 Jan 2001	18 Jan 2001	3–2	x
Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	30 Jun 2001	01 Jun 2009	x	1–2
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	22 Feb 1997	22 Feb 1997	4–0	x
Wales	5	2	3	0	7	3	+4	12 Feb 2003	10 Oct 2015	2–0	x
Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	24 Feb 1997	24 Feb 1997	x	x
85 countries	286	106	67	113	398	395	+3	30 Nov 1995	1 Jul 2026	8–1	0–7

The table lists opponents played, sorted by members of FIFA affiliated confederations.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's all-time record sorted by FIFA Confederations, 1995–present

Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goals Differential	First games	Last games
UEFA	231	87	54	91	332	317	+15	30 Nov 1995	18 Jun 2026
AFC	31	14	7	10	45	43	+2	22 Feb 1997	24 Jun 2026
CAF	9	4	2	3	12	11	+1	05 Nov 1997	27 Mar 2018
CONMEBOL	7	2	0	5	6	14	−8	14 May 1998	15 Jun 2014
CONCACAF	11	1	4	6	7	14	−7	09 Feb 2011	1 Jul 2026
OFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	x
84 Countries	289	108	68	113	403	398	+5	30 Nov 1995	1 Jul 2026

Matches vs Ex-Yugoslav Republics

Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of six republics of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As such, meeting one of its neighbor republics on the sports pitch is of great significance.

Opponent	Matches	Won	Draw	Loss
Active
Serbia	0	0	0	0
Croatia	4	0	0	4
Slovenia	4	4	0	0
Montenegro	4	1	3	0
Macedonia	5	1	3	1
Kosovo	No right to play
Defunct
FR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro	5	0	2	3

Penalty shootout record

Team	Match score (PSO score)	Event	Venue
Denmark	2–2 (4–3)	Kirin Cup Soccer 2016	Toyota Stadium, Aichi, 3 June 2016
Northern Ireland	1–1 (3–4)	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs	Grbavica Stadium, 8 October 2020
Wales	1–1 (4–2)	2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, 26 March 2026
Italy	1–1 (4–1)	2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs	Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, 31 March 2026

Managers and captains

Captains

Emir Spahić captained Bosnia at their first ever FIFA World Cup tournament. This is a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina captains for ten or more matches.

Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Mehmed Baždarević (2 caps) 1996, Meho Kodro (5) 1997 to 1998, Vlatko Glavaš (1) 1997, Suvad Katana (2) 1998, Elvir Bolić (6) 1999 to 2000, Bruno Akrapović (4) 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamidžić (1) 2004, Zlatan Bajramović (1) 2006, Džemal Berberović (1) 2007, Asmir Begović (6) 2011 to 2020, Haris Medunjanin (4) 2016 to 2018, Vedad Ibišević (1) 2017, Miralem Pjanić (6) 2019 to 2021, Ermin Bičakčić (1) 2019, Sead Kolašinac (1) 2021, Ibrahim Šehić (1) 2021, Siniša Saničanin (1) 2021, Eldar Ćivić (1) 2021, Adnan Kovačević (1) 2021, Ajdin Nukić (1) 2021.

Name	Period	Games as captain	Notes
Muhamed Konjić	1995–2002	20	First official captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
Mirsad Hibić	2000–2003	14
Sergej Barbarez	2004–2006	20
Zvjezdan Misimović	2007–2012	16
Emir Spahić	2006–2014	55	First official captain of the team in a major tournament (2014 FIFA World Cup)
Edin Džeko	2014–	50

Table correct as of prior match played in March 2022.

Notable national team managers born in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Table correct as of 1 May 2026.
List ONLY includes managers of senior national teams originating from Bosnia who have worked overseas and/or who have had national team success.
Does not include managers of junior sides. Also the list does not include assistant to national coach managers.

Manager	Residence	National Teams managed	Managerial Tenure	Achievements
Zlatko Dalić	Croatia	Croatia	2017 – present	2018 FIFA World Cup – Runner-up; UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16; 2022 FIFA World Cup – Third place; UEFA Euro 2024 – Group stage; 2026 FIFA World Cup – Qualified
Savo Milošević*	Serbia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2023 – 2024	Play-offs for UEFA Euro 2024
Mladen Krstajić**	Serbia	Serbia	2017 – 2019	2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage
Vladimir Petković	Switzerland	Switzerland	Jul 2014 – Jul 2021	UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16; 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16; UEFA Euro 2020 – Quarter-finals
		Algeria	Feb 2024 – Present	2026 FIFA World Cup – Qualified
Safet Sušić	France	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Dec 2009 – Nov 2014	2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage; Play-offs for UEFA Euro 2012
Mehmed Baždarević	France	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Dec 2014 – Oct 2017	Play-offs for UEFA Euro 2016
Miroslav Blažević***	Croatia	Croatia	1994–2000	UEFA Euro 1996 – Quarter-finals; 1998 FIFA World Cup – Third place
		Bosnia and Herzegovina	2008–2009	Play-offs for 2010 FIFA World Cup
		Iran	2001	Play-offs for 2002 FIFA World Cup
Vahid Halilhodžić	France	Japan	March 2015 – May 2018	Qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
		Algeria	2011 – Jul 2014	2014 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16
		Ivory Coast	2008–2010	Qualified for 2010 FIFA World Cup - fired before start of tournament
		Morocco	Aug 2019 – Aug 2022	2022 FIFA World Cup – Qualified -fired before start of tournament
Ivica Osim	Bosnia	Yugoslavia	1986–1992	1990 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals
		Japan	2006–2007	2007 AFC Asian Cup – Semi-finals
Džemaludin Mušović	Bosnia	Qatar	1990 – 1995; 2004 – 2007	2007 AFC Asian Cup – Group stage
Senad Kreso	Bosnia	Bahrain	2007	18th Arabian Gulf Cup – Semi-finals

* Savo Milošević was born in Bijeljina.

** Mladen Krstajić was born in Zenica, took over an already qualified Serbia to 2018 FIFA World Cup from Slavoljub Muslin.

*** Miroslav Blažević was born in Travnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (present day Bosnia), but lived most of his life in Zagreb, Croatia. He is considered to be both Bosnian and/or Croatian manager having managed clubs from both nations, including their national teams.

Home venues record

(Bosnia 1992 – present)
Table correct as of 29 May 2026.

Table of games played at home stadiums
Venue	City	GP	W	D	L	GD	Opponents
Stadium Asim Ferhatović Hase	Sarajevo	32	9	9	14	34:43	BiH-Italy 2:1, BiH-Greece 0:1, BiH-Denmark 3:0, BiH-Slovenia 1:0, BiH-Faroe Island 1:0, BiH-Estonia 1:1, BiH-Czech Republic 1:3, BiH-Lithuania 2:0, BiH-Scotland 1:2, BiH-Turkey 2:0, BiH-Spain 1:2, BiH-Austria 1:1, BiH-Israel 0:0, BiH-Serbia 0:2, BiH-Romania 0:3, BiH-Germany 1:1, BiH-Denmark 1:1, BiH-Serbia 0:0, BiH-Lithuania 1:1, BiH-France 1:2, BiH-Turkey 3:2, BiH-Malta 1:0, BiH-Croatia 3:5, BiH-Moldova 0:1, BiH-Norway 0:2, BiH-Iran 2:3, BiH-Ghana 2:1, BiH-France 0:2, BiH-Greece 0:0, BiH-USA 3:4, BiH-Iran 0:2, BiH-North Macedonia 0:0
Bilino Polje Stadium	Zenica	71	36	16	19	118:72	BiH-Albania 0:0, BiH-Macedonia 1:0, BiH-Hungary 1:1, BiH-Liechtenstein 5:0, BiH-Luxembourg 2:0, BiH-Norway 1:0, BiH-Finland 1:0, BiH-Spain 1:1, BiH-Belgium 1:0, BiH-San Marino 3:0, BiH-Hungary 1:3, BiH-Greece 0:4, BiH-Macedonia 2:2, BiH-Azerbaijan 1:0, BiH-Bulgaria 1:2, BiH-Estonia 7:0, BiH-Armenia 4:1, BiH-Belgium 2:1, BiH-Turkey 1:1, BiH-Spain 2:5, BiH-Portugal 0:1, BiH-Romania 2:1, BiH-Albania 2:0, BiH-Belarus 1:0, BiH-Luxembourg 5:0, BiH-Portugal 0:0, BiH-Latvia 4:1, BiH-Lithuania 3:0, BiH-Greece 3:1, BiH-Slovakia 0:1, BiH-Liechtenstein 4:1, BiH-Cyprus 1:2, BiH-Belgium 1:1, BiH-Izrael 3:1, BiH-Andorra 3:0, BiH-Wales 2:0, BiH-Rep. of Ireland 1:1, BiH-Estonia 5:0, BiH-Cyprus 2:0, BiH-Gibraltar 5:0, BiH-Greece 0:0, BiH-Montenegro 0:0, BiH-Austria 1:0, BiH-Greece 2:2, BiH-Liechtenstein 5:0, BiH-Finland 4:1, BiH-Italy 0:3, BiH-Poland 0:2, BiH-Netherlands 0:0, BiH-Costa Rica 0:0, BiH-Kuwait 1:0, BiH-Kazakhstan 2:2, BiH-Finland 1:3, BiH-Ukraine 0:2, BiH-Georgia 0:1, BiH-Luxembourg 1:0, BiH-Romania 1:0, BiH-Finland 3:2, BiH-Montenegro 1:0, BiH-Iceland 3:0, BiH-Luxembourg 0:2, BiH-Liechtenstein 2:1, BiH-Portugal 0:5, BiH-Slovakia 1:2, BiH-Ukraine 1:2, BiH-Germany 1:2, BiH-Hungary 0:2, BiH-Netherlands 1:1, BiH-Cyprus 2:1, BiH-San Marino 1:0, BiH-Austria 1:2, BiH-Romania 3:1, BiH-Italy 1:1
Stadium Grbavica	Sarajevo	10	3	4	3	15:14	BiH-Malta 2:0, BiH-Macedonia 4:4, BiH-Qatar 1:1, BiH-Belgium 3:4, BiH-Northern Ireland 2:0, BiH-Armenia 2:1, BiH-Northern Ireland 1:1, BiH-Italy 0:2, BiH-France 0:1, BiH-Montenegro 0:0
Stadion pod Borićima	Bihać	1	0	1	0	2:2	BiH-Iran 2:2
Tušanj	Tuzla	1	1	0	0	3:0	BiH-Liechtenstein 3:0
Total		115	49	30	36	172:131

Notable match formations

Begović

Bičakčić

Spahić

Mujdža

Kolašinac

Bešić

Hajrović

Pjanić

Lulić

Misimović

Džeko

Starting XI vs Argentina at the Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro on 15 June 2014.

Begović

Bičakčić

Spahić

Vršajević

Salihović

Medunjanin

Misimović

Pjanić

Lulić

Ibišević

Džeko

Starting XI vs Lithuania in Kaunas on 15 October 2013.

Begović

Šunjić

Spahić

Vršajević

Kolašinac

Pjanić

Bešić

Hadžić

Sušić

Džeko

Ibišević

Bosnia-Herzegovina's starting line-up against Iran, World Cup 2014

FIFA World Rankings

BiH Ranking Evolution

From April 1996 – March 2014

Yearly averages

FIFA ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina:

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
x	x	x	152	99	96	75	78	69	87
2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
59	79	65	59	51	61	51	44	20	27
2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
19	29	22	27	37	34	49	55	61	57
2023
69

Bosnia and Herzegovina's average position since the FIFA World Ranking's creation is 64.

See also

• List of international goals scored by Edin Džeko
• The Bosnian footballer of the year award – Idol of the nation

External links

• N/FSBIH
• Bosnia-Herzegovina on FIFA.com
• Bosnia-Herzegovina on UEFA.com