1997–98 FK Sarajevo season

Sarajevo 1997–98 football season
Sarajevo
1997–98 season
PresidentMuhamed Granov
ManagerMehmed Janjoš
StadiumKoševo City Stadium
First League of BiH2nd
Cup of BiHWinners
Supercup of BiHWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Alen Avdić (14)
All: Alen Avdić (14)
Highest home attendance40,000 vs Željezničar
(3 May 1998)
Biggest winOlimpik 1–5 Sarajevo
(14 August 1997)
Sarajevo 5–1 Travnik
(23 August 1997)
Biggest defeatČelik 3–1 Sarajevo
(30 July 1997)
Čelik 3–1 Sarajevo
(14 September 1997)
Sloboda 3–1 Sarajevo
(13 May 1998)

The 1997–98 Sarajevo season was the club's 49th season in history, and their 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian football, the First League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the National Cup and the National Supercup.

Squad information

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mirsad Dedić (Captain)
7 2 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Džemo Smječanin (vice captain)
3 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Samir Duro
3 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Ferhatović
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dženan Hošić
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ahmed Hadžispahić
5 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Reuf Herco
6 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Elvedin Beganović
7 20 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nermin Gogalić
8 12 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Alen Avdić
9 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dženan Uščuplić
10 MF Cameroon CMR Jean Louis Nouken
10 15 13 4 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ševal Zahirović
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emir Granov
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Almir Hurtić
13 16 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ismet Alić
14 15 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Aldin Čenan
15 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Almir Mešetović
16 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Faruk Ihtijarević
18 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mirza Selimović
14 23 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Azrudin Valentić
25 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Senad Begić
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adnan Ćupina
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ervin Uščuplić
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emir Alihodžić
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emir Tufek
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Almir Ušanović

Source: [1][2][3][4]

Kit

Supplier Sponsor
England Umbro Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Tobacco Factory

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First League of BiH 9 August 1997 5 June 1998 Matchday 1 2nd 33 16 9 8 58 35 +23 048.48
Cup of BiH 28 February 1998 26 August 1998 Round of 16 Winners 8 4 4 0 7 2 +5 050.00
Supercup of BiH 30 July 1997 2 August 1997 Final Winners 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 43 21 13 9 68 40 +28 048.84

Source: Competitions

First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Regular season

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bosna (Q) 30 19 3 8 55 28 +27 60 Qualification to championship play-off
2 Čelik (Q) 30 16 8 6 48 30 +18 56
3 Sarajevo (Q) 30 15 8 7 56 33 +23 53
4 Željezničar (Q) 30 14 7 9 49 42 +7 49
5 Sloboda Tuzla 30 13 7 10 39 27 +12 46
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Matches
Sarajevo v Lukavac
9 August 1997 1 Sarajevo 2–2 Lukavac Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Olimpik v Sarajevo
14 August 1997 2 Olimpik 1–5 Sarajevo Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Stadion Grbavica
Sarajevo v Travnik
23 August 1997 3 Sarajevo 5–1 Travnik Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Sarajevo v Gradina
30 August 1997 4 Sarajevo 3–2 Gradina Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Čelik v Sarajevo
14 September 1997 5 Čelik 3–1 Sarajevo Zenica
Report Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Velež v Sarajevo
28 September 1997 7 Velež 3–2 Sarajevo Mostar
Report Stadium: Vrapčići Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Sarajevo v Jedinstvo
4 October 1997 8 Sarajevo 3–0 Jedinstvo Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Rudar Kakanj v Sarajevo
11 October 1997 9 Rudar Kakanj 1–3 Sarajevo Kakanj
Report Stadium: Stadion pod Vardom
Attendance: 2,000
Sarajevo v Zmaj od Bosne
15 October 1997 6 Sarajevo 2–0 Zmaj od Bosne Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Sarajevo v Bosna
18 October 1997 10 Sarajevo 2–1 Bosna Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Željezničar v Sarajevo
26 October 1997 11 Željezničar 1–2 Sarajevo Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Stadion Grbavica
Attendance: 20,000
Sarajevo v Rudar Breza
1 November 1997 12 Sarajevo 1–0 Rudar Breza Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Zenica v Sarajevo
9 November 1997 13 Zenica 2–1 Sarajevo Zenica
Report Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Sarajevo v Sloboda
15 November 1997 14 Sarajevo 0–0 Sloboda Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Drina v Sarajevo
23 November 1997 15 Drina 1–0 Sarajevo Živinice
Report Stadium: Živinice City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Lukavac v Sarajevo
7 March 1998 16 Lukavac 2–5 Sarajevo Lukavac
Report Stadium: Jošik Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Sarajevo v Olimpik
14 March 1998 17 Sarajevo 2–0 Olimpik Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Travnik v Sarajevo
21 March 1998 18 Travnik 0–0 Sarajevo Travnik
Report Stadium: Stadion Pirota
Attendance: 2,000
Gradina v Sarajevo
28 March 1998 19 Gradina 3–2 Sarajevo Srebrenik
Report Stadium: Srebrenik City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Sarajevo v Čelik
4 April 1998 20 Sarajevo 3–0 Čelik Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Zmaj od Bosne v Sarajevo
12 April 1998 21 Zmaj od Bosne 2–1 Sarajevo Tuzla
Report Stadium: Tušanj City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Sarajevo v Velež
15 April 1998 22 Sarajevo 3–0 Velež Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Jedinstvo v Sarajevo
18 April 1998 23 Jedinstvo 0–0 Sarajevo Bihać
Report Stadium: Stadion pod Borićima
Attendance: 6,000
Sarajevo v Rudar Kakanj
25 April 1998 24 Sarajevo 1–0 Rudar Kakanj Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Bosna v Sarajevo
29 April 1998 25 Bosna 1–1 Sarajevo Visoko
Report Stadium: Stadion Luke
Attendance: 6,000
Sarajevo v Željezničar
3 May 1998 26 Sarajevo 1–1 Željezničar Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Rudar Breza v Sarajevo
6 May 1998 27 Rudar Breza 2–2 Sarajevo Breza
Report Stadium: Breza City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Sarajevo v Zenica
9 May 1998 28 Sarajevo 0–0 Zenica Goražde
Report Stadium: Goražde City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Sloboda v Sarajevo
13 May 1998 29 Sloboda 3–1 Sarajevo Tuzla
Report Stadium: Tušanj City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Sarajevo v Drina
20 May 1998 30 Sarajevo 2–1 Drina Kakanj
Report Stadium: Stadion pod Vardom
Attendance: 500

Play-offs

Group Mostar

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sarajevo 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advanced to final
2 Široki Brijeg 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
3 Čelik 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Široki Brijeg v Sarajevo
27 May 1998 Široki Brijeg 0–1 Sarajevo Mostar
Report
  • Gogalić 78'
 Stadium: Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Sarajevo v Čelik
30 May 1998 Sarajevo 1–1 Čelik Mostar
 Report
  • Hajdarević 48'
 Stadium: Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Final
Sarajevo v Željezničar
5 June 1998 Sarajevo 0–1 Željezničar Sarajevo
20:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)

Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Round of 16

Sarajevo v Olimpik
28 February 1998 Sarajevo 2–0 Olimpik Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000

Quarter-finals

Sarajevo v Gradina
11 March 1998 First leg Sarajevo 2–1 Gradina Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Gradina v Sarajevo
25 March 1998 Second leg Gradina 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Sarajevo Srebrenik
Report Stadium: Srebrenik City Stadium
Attendance: 4,000

Semi-finals

Zenica v Sarajevo
8 April 1998 First leg Zenica 0–0 Sarajevo Zenica
Report Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Sarajevo v Zenica
22 April 1998 Second leg Sarajevo 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(3–2 p)		 Zenica Sarajevo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000

Final

Sarajevo v Sloboda
16 May 1998 Sarajevo 1–0 (a.e.t.) Sloboda Sarajevo
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Džemal Čalija (Sarajevo)

Super Final

Orašje v Sarajevo
15 August 1998 First leg Orašje 0–0 Sarajevo Orašje
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Orašje City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Sarajevo v Orašje
26 August 1998 Second leg Sarajevo 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Orašje Sarajevo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000

Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čelik v Sarajevo
30 July 1997 First leg Čelik 3–1 Sarajevo Zenica
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium
Sarajevo v Čelik
2 August 1997 Second leg Sarajevo 2–0
(3–3 agg.)		 Čelik Sarajevo
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500

Statistics

Rank Player Games
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvedin Beganović 36
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina Faruk Ihtijarević 36
3. Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemo Smječanin 36
4. Bosnia and Herzegovina Ahmed Hadžispahić 35
Rank Player Goals
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina Alen Avdić 14
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina Dženan Uščuplić 8
3. Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemo Smječanin 7
4. Bosnia and Herzegovina Ševal Zahirović 7

References

  1. ^ "Sezona 1997/98". www.bordovremeplov.ba. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "FK Sarajevo (1997/98)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Sarajevo - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 1997". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "FK Sarajevo - Squad 1997/1998". worldfootball.net. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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