NK Široki Brijeg

Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg (English: Široki Brijeg Football Club) is a professional association football club from the city of Široki Brijeg, that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Široki Brijeg vs. FC Urartu on 9 July 2009

Široki Brijeg
Full nameNogometni klub Široki Brijeg
Nickname(s)Plavi (The Blues)
Founded1948 (1948)
GroundPecara Stadium,
Široki Brijeg
Capacity7,000
ChairmanMiro Kraljević
ManagerToni Karačić
LeaguePremier League BH
2019–20Premier League BH, 7th
WebsiteClub website

Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays its home matches on Pecara Stadium which a capacity of 7,000 seats. The club also has a fully equipped sports and recreational center outside the town which is used as training grounds for the team.

History

The club was founded in 1948 as Nogometni klub Borak and competed in local leagues. Until 1991, it competed in the Yugoslav league system under the name of NK Mladost Lištica.[1]

The club was renamed several times until 1995 when it got its present-day name. Široki Brijeg experienced its greatest successes in the 1990s and onwards. The club has won the, now defunct, First League of Herzeg-Bosnia five times and is the most successful club of the competition. Since 2000, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's top division, which they won two times, as well as three Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cups.

Since 2002, the club has also, almost non stop been present in many UEFA competitions, most notably the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. However, Široki Brijeg still hasn't competed in the group stages of both mentioned competitions.

Colours and badge

The club wears blue and white striped jerseys at home while away the team has a white kit. The club's crest features a football bordered by the club's name and topped with the Croatian chequy.

Fans
Main article: Škripari

Škripari is the organisation of football supporters of the Croat-backed club NK Široki Brijeg. They also support Široki Brijeg's other sport clubs, primarily HKK Široki in basketball.

However, Croatian nationalism is stll a persistent problem among the fans of the club, being just an example, the incidents such as occurred on 1 December 2019, in a 19th-round game of the Bosnian Premier League against Bosnian Serb team from Republika Srpska, FK Zvijezda 09, taken as an opportunity by Škripari to glorify the Hague Tribunal for ex-Yugoslava convicted Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak at the stands, knowingly, it was a clear provocaton against the opposing team.[2]

Players

Current squad
As of 4 February 2021[3]

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  BIH Martin Zlomislić
3 MF  BIH Kristijan Medić
4 DF  CRO Jure Obšivač
5 DF  CRO Tomislav Čuljak
6 MF  BIH Ivan Grgić
7 MF  CRO Josip Majić (on loan from Lokomotiva)
8 DF  BIH Ilija Mašić
9 MF  BIH Alen Jurilj
10 MF  CRO Mijo Šabić
12 GK  CRO Dario Miškić
13 DF  BIH Vladimir Oršolić
14 DF  CRO Petar Raguž
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  BIH Mato Stanić
16 DF  BIH Teo Herceg
17 DF  CRO Filip Brekalo
19 MF  BIH Bože Vukoja
20 FW  POL Mateusz Zachara
21 FW  BIH Stipe Jurić
22 MF  BIH Zvonimir Begić
23 GK  BIH Josip Pehar
24 DF  CRO Marko Jurić
29 MF  CRO Ivan Ikić
77 FW  CRO Josip Maganjić

Players with multiple nationalities
  • Ilija Mašić
  • Vladimir Oršolić
  • Petar Raguž
  • Mato Stanić
  • Filip Brekalo
  • Stipe Jurić
  • Josip Pehar

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  BIH Toni Nikić (at Čapljina until 30 June 2021)
— DF  BIH Branimir Vištica (at Kustošija until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BIH Stanko Marić (at Čapljina until 30 June 2021)
— FW  BIH Daniel Lukić (at Neretvanac Opuzen until 30 June 2021)

Coaching staff
Staff Job title
Toni Karačić Manager
Jure Ivanković Assistant coach
Nenad Džidić Goalkeeping Coach
Damir Crnjac Condition coach
Vacant Sporting director
Damir Kutle Technical director
Dragan Mijatović Physiotherapist
Zoran Bilać Gunsmith
Marko Vranjković Doctor

Honours

Široki Brijeg has so far won two Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina titles as well as five First League of Herzeg-Bosnia championships that served as the top football league for Croat clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina until the merger into the Premier League in 2000. The club has also won three Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup titles, the most recent one being in the 2016–17 season.

League

Cups

European record

Summary
Competition Pld W D L GF GA Last season played
Champions League 6 3 1 2 4 5 2006–07
UEFA Cup / Europa League 48 15 10 23 57 74 2019–20
Total 54 18 13 25 61 79 —

Source:,[4] Last updated on 18 July 2019.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

By result
Overall Pld W D L GF GA GD
Home 28 10 7 11 35 31 +4
Away 26 8 4 15 27 50 −23
Total 54 19 11 25 62 81 −19

Last updated: 17 July 2019.

By season
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Senec 3–0 2–1 5–1
R1 Sparta Prague 0–1 0–3 0–4
2004–05 UEFA Champions League QR1 Neftchi Baku 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2005–06 UEFA Cup QR1 Teuta 3–0 1–3 4–3
QR2 Zeta 4–2 1–0 5–2
R1 Basel 0–1 0–5 0–6
2006–07 UEFA Champions League QR1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–0 1–0 2–0
QR2 Hearts 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007–08 UEFA Cup QR1 Koper 3–1 3–2 6–3
QR2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–3 0–3 0–6
2008–09 UEFA Cup QR1 Partizani 0–0 3–1 3–1
QR2 Beşiktaş 1–2 0–4 1–6
2009–10 UEFA Europa League QR1 Urartu 0–1 2–0 2–1
QR2 Sturm Graz 1–1 1–2 2–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League QR1 Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 2–0 5–0
QR2 Austria Wien 0–1 2–2 2–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League QR1 Olimpija Ljubljana 0–0 0–3 0–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League QR2 St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–2 (aet) 2–3
2013–14 UEFA Europa League QR2 Irtysh Pavlodar 2–0 2–3 4–3
QR3 Udinese 1–3 0–4 1–7
2014–15 UEFA Europa League QR1 Gabala 3–0 2–0 5–0
QR2 Mladá Boleslav 0–4 1–2 1–6
2016–17 UEFA Europa League QR1 Birkirkara 1–1 0–2 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League QR1 Ordabasy 2–0 0–0 2–0
QR2 Aberdeen 0–2 1–1 1–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League QR1 Domžale 2−2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League QR1 Kairat 1–2 1–2 2–4

Club ranking

2020–21 season
RankTeamPoints
340 Coleraine2.750
341 Tre Penne2.750
342 Levadia Tallinn2.750
343 Široki Brijeg2.750
344 Víkingur Gøta2.750
345 Žilina2.725
346 Spartak Myjava2.725

As of 17 December 2020. Source

Notable managers
Main article: List of NK Široki Brijeg managers
Slaven Musa won the 2012–13 Bosnian Cup with Široki Brijeg.
Dates Name Honours
2002–2004 Ivo Ištuk 2003–04 Bosnian Championship
2004–2006 Ivica Barbarić 2005–06 Bosnian Championship
2006–2007 Ivica Kalinić 2006−07 Bosnian Cup
2012–2015 Slaven Musa 2012–13 Bosnian Cup
2017–2018 Goran Sablić 2016–17 Bosnian Cup

References
  1. Book: "Rođeni – Prvoligaške generacije 1952 – 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 27
  2. FOTO/ Zbog neprimjerenog materijala na tribinama stadiona privremeno prekinut današnji prvenstveni susret osamnaestog kola Premijer lige BiH između Širokog Brijega i Zvijezde 09 Brgule, gostujući igrači se povukli u svlačionice! at sportskevijesti.com, 12-1-2019, retrieved 24-1-2021
  3. "Prvi tim". nk-sirokibrijeg.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. uefa.com
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