2007–08 FK Sarajevo season

Sarajevo 2007–08 football season
Sarajevo
2007–08 season
Sporting directorSenad Merdanović
ChairmanHajrudin Šuman
ManagerHusref Musemić
StadiumAsim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Premier League BiH5th
Cup of BiHQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Admir Raščić (7)
All: Admir Raščić (11)
Highest home attendance21,000 vs Genk
(8 August 2007)
21,000 vs Dynamo Kyiv
(15 August 2007)
Lowest home attendance300 vs Jedinstvo
(14 November 2007)
Average home league attendance2,607
Biggest winMarsaxlokk 0–6 Sarajevo
(18 July 2007)
Biggest defeatBasel 6–0 Sarajevo
(4 October 2007)

The 2007–08 Sarajevo season was the club's 59th season in history, and their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian football, the Premier League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the National Cup, qualifications for UEFA Champions League and reached the First round of UEFA Cup.

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 Irfan Fejzić
2 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Semjon Milošević
3 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Damir Hadžić
4 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muamer Kurto
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhidin Zukić
6 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nihad Suljević
7 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Haris Handžić
7 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Faruk Ihtijarević
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Veldin Muharemović
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emir Obuća
10 8 4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Alen Bašić
11 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Senad Repuh
12 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dino Hamzić
13 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Marko Maksimović
14 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Džakmić
15 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vladan Grujić
16 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mirza Mešić
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Miloš Babić
17 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ninoslav Milenković
18 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Anel Škoro
18 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Samir Duro
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Almir Turković
20 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Elvis Sadiković
20 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Zdravko Šaraba
21 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sead Bučan
22 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Alaim (captain)
23 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Almir Pliska
24 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Admir Raščić
25 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Bojan Magazin
32 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adis Kapetanović
33 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emir Janjoš
— FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Duško Stajić
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Mirvić

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

Kit

Supplier Sponsors
United States Nike Bosnia and Herzegovina AurA Front
Bosnia and Herzegovina BH Pošta Sleeve

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 4 August 2007 31 May 2008 Matchday 1 5th 30 14 6 10 42 29 +13 046.67
Cup of BiH 24 October 2007 19 March 2008 First round Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 12 8 +4 040.00
UEFA Champions League 18 July 2007 29 August 2007 First qualifying round Third qualifying round 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 050.00
UEFA Cup 20 September 2007 4 October 2007 First round First round 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 000.00
Total 43 19 8 16 66 52 +14 044.19

Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Čelik Zenica 30 16 4 10 38 32 +6 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
4 Zrinjski 30 15 4 11 46 27 +19 49 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
5 Sarajevo 30 14 6 10 42 29 +13 48
6 Sloboda Tuzla 30 15 2 13 44 38 +6 47
7 Željezničar 30 14 3 13 47 35 +12 45
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Zrinjski won 2007–08 Bosnian Cup and qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

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
30 14 6 10 42 29  +13 48 11 3 1 32 10  +22 3 3 9 10 19  −9

Source: Sportsport.ba

Results by round

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

Matches

Sarajevo v Orašje
4 August 2007 1 Sarajevo 4–1 Orašje Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Velež v Sarajevo
18 August 2007 3 Velež 2–2 Sarajevo Mostar
Report Stadium: Vrapčići Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Sarajevo v Slavija
25 August 2007 4 Sarajevo 1–1 Slavija Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Travnik v Sarajevo
2 September 2007 5 Travnik 1–0 Sarajevo Travnik
Report Stadium: Pirota Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Sarajevo v Široki Brijeg
15 September 2007 6 Sarajevo 2–2 Široki Brijeg Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Posušje v Sarajevo
23 September 2007 7 Posušje 0–0 Sarajevo Posušje
Report Stadium: Mokri Dolac Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Sarajevo v Modriča Maxima
26 September 2007 2 Sarajevo 2–4 Modriča Maxima Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Sarajevo v Žepče Limorad
29 September 2007 8 Sarajevo 3–0 Žepče Limorad Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Željezničar v Sarajevo
7 October 2007 9 Željezničar 0–0 Sarajevo Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Grbavica Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Sarajevo v Leotar
20 October 2007 10 Sarajevo 3–0 Leotar Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Zrinjski v Sarajevo
28 October 2007 11 Zrinjski 4–0 Sarajevo Mostar
Report Stadium: Bijeli Brijeg Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Sarajevo v Sloboda
3 November 2007 12 Sarajevo 2–1 Sloboda Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Laktaši v Sarajevo
10 November 2007 13 Laktaši 1–3 Sarajevo Laktaši
Report Stadium: Laktaši City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Sarajevo v Jedinstvo
14 November 2007 14 Sarajevo 4–0 Jedinstvo Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 300
Čelik v Sarajevo
24 November 2007 15 Čelik 1–0 Sarajevo Zenica
Report Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Orašje v Sarajevo
1 March 2008 16 Orašje 3–1 Sarajevo Orašje
Report Stadium: Orašje City Stadium
Attendance: 800
Modriča Maxima v Sarajevo
9 March 2008 17 Modriča Maxima 0–1 Sarajevo Modriča
Report Stadium: Maxima Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Sarajevo v Velež
15 March 2008 18 Sarajevo 1–0 Velež Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Slavija v Sarajevo
22 March 2008 19 Slavija 1–0 Sarajevo Istočno Sarajevo
Report Stadium: City Stadium SRC Slavija
Attendance: 3,500
Sarajevo v Travnik
29 March 2008 20 Sarajevo 1–0 Travnik Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Široki Brijeg v Sarajevo
2 April 2008 21 Široki Brijeg 1–0 Sarajevo Široki Brijeg
Report Stadium: Pecara Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Sarajevo v Posušje
5 April 2008 22 Sarajevo 3–1 Posušje Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 800
Žepče Limorad v Sarajevo
13 April 2008 23 Žepče Limorad 1–3 Sarajevo Žepče
Report Stadium: Žepče City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Sarajevo v Željezničar
19 April 2008 24 Sarajevo 0–0 Željezničar Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Leotar v Sarajevo
26 April 2008 25 Leotar 2–0 Sarajevo Trebinje
Report Stadium: Police Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Sarajevo v Zrinjski
4 May 2008 26 Sarajevo 1–0 Zrinjski Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Sloboda v Sarajevo
10 May 2008 27 Sloboda 1–0 Sarajevo Tuzla
Report Stadium: Tušanj City Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Sarajevo v Laktaši
17 May 2008 28 Sarajevo 2–0 Laktaši Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Jedinstvo v Sarajevo
24 May 2008 29 Jedinstvo 1–0 Sarajevo Bihać
Report Stadium: Pod Borićima Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Sarajevo v Čelik
31 May 2008 30 Sarajevo 3–0 Čelik Sarajevo
Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 6,000

Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Round of 32

Radnik Hadžići v Sarajevo
24 October 2007 Radnik Hadžići 1–5 Sarajevo Hadžići
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Hadžići City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500

Round of 16

Sarajevo v Velež
7 November 2007 First leg Sarajevo 1–1 Velež Sarajevo
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 500
Velež v Sarajevo
28 November 2007 Second leg Velež 1–1
(2–2 agg.)
(6–7 p)		 Sarajevo Mostar
12:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Vrapčići Stadium
Attendance: 1,500

Quarter-finals

Željezničar v Sarajevo
12 March 2008 First leg Željezničar 3–1 Sarajevo Sarajevo
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Grbavica Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Sarajevo v Željezničar
19 March 2008 Second leg Sarajevo 4–2
(5–5 (a) agg.)		 Željezničar Sarajevo
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 8,000

UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

Marsaxlokk Malta v Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
18 July 2007 First leg Marsaxlokk Malta 0–6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Ta' Qali, Malta
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 321
Referee: Mario Vlk (Slovakia)
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina v Malta Marsaxlokk
24 July 2007 Second leg Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1
(9–1 agg.)		 Malta Marsaxlokk Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)

Second qualifying round

Genk Belgium v Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
31 July 2007 First leg Genk Belgium 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Genk, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cristal Arena
Attendance: 11,090
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina v Belgium Genk
8 August 2007 Second leg Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1
(2 (a)–2 agg.)		 Belgium Genk Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Third qualifying round

Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina v Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
15 August 2007 First leg Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Shatskikh 13' Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine v Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
29 August 2007 Second leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 3–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Kyiv, Ukraine
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

UEFA Cup

First round

Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina v Switzerland Basel
20 September 2007 First leg Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Switzerland Basel Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
Basel Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
4 October 2007 Second leg Basel Switzerland 6–0
(8–1 agg.)		 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Basel, Switzerland
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)

Statistics

Appearances
Rank Player Games
1. Damir Hadžić 39
2. Semjon Milošević 39
3. Admir Raščić 37
4. Almir Turković 36
Goalscorers
Rank Player Goals
1. Admir Raščić 11
2. Haris Handžić 9
3. Almir Turković 7
4. Damir Hadžić 7

References

  1. ^ "Sezona 2007/08". www.bordovremeplov.ba. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "FK Sarajevo (2007/08)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Sarajevo - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 07/08". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "FK Sarajevo - Squad 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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