NK Široki Brijeg

Široki Brijeg
Full nameNogometni klub Široki Brijeg
Nickname(s)Plavi (The Blues)
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)
GroundPecara Stadium,
Široki Brijeg
Capacity7,000
ChairmanMiro Kraljević
ManagerDino Skender
LeaguePremier League BH
2022–23Premier League BH, 5th
WebsiteClub website

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.

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

Široki Brijeg vs. FC Urartu on 9 July 2009

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.

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

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.

Some ultras espouse nationalist and right-wing sentiments.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 October 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Croatia CRO Ivan Pranjić
3 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ivan Šaravanja
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Branimir Barišić
6 MF Croatia CRO Marko Capan (on loan from Hajduk Split)
8 FW Croatia CRO Jere Vrcić (on loan from Hajduk Split)
9 FW Nigeria NGA Stephen Chinedu
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ilija Bagarić
12 GK Croatia CRO Tomislav Tomić
15 MF Burkina Faso BFA Cyrille Kpan
16 DF Croatia CRO Mate Šuto
20 DF Croatia CRO Tvrtko Buljan
21 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Daniel Lukić
22 MF Croatia CRO Luka Mamić
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Božo Musa
27 DF Croatia CRO Adam Benić
28 MF Croatia CRO Di Mateo Lovrić
31 GK Croatia CRO Josip Bender
42 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Marijan Ćavar (Captain)
44 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mihael Kuprešak
50 DF Croatia CRO Tomislav Dadić
51 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ivan Puljić
77 FW Croatia CRO Stjepan Plazonja
90 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Tomislav Tomić
98 MF Croatia CRO Šimun Mikolčić (on loan from NK Osijek)
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Božo Prusina

Players with multiple nationalities

  • Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Pranjić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Branimir Barišić
  • Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Tomić
  • Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka Mamić
  • Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Josip Bender
  • Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Dadić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Daniel Lukić
  • Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Mihael Kuprešak

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
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ivan Zubac (at NK Neretvanac Opuzen until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

Staff Job title
Croatia Dino Skender Manager
Brazil Wagner Assistant coach
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Džidić Goalkeeping coach
Vacant Fitness coach
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Mijatović Physiotherapist
Bosnia and Herzegovina Grgo Sesar Physiotherapist
Bosnia and Herzegovina Alen Brekalo Doctor
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Bilać Gunsmith
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Lončar Gunsmith

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.

Domestic

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
UEFA Europa Conference League 2 1 0 1 3 4 2021–22
Total 56 19 13 26 64 83

Source:, Last updated on 15 July 2021.
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 11 7 10 37 30 +7
Away 28 8 4 16 27 53 −26
Total 55 20 11 25 64 83 −19

Last updated: 15 July 2021.

By season

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Slovakia Senec 3–0 2–1 5–1
R1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–1 0–3 0–4
2004–05 Champions League QR1 Azerbaijan Neftçi 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2005–06 UEFA Cup QR1 Albania Teuta 3–0 1–3 4–3
QR2 Serbia and Montenegro Zeta 4–2 1–0 5–2
R1 Switzerland Basel 0–1 0–5 0–6
2006–07 Champions League QR1 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–0 1–0 2–0
QR2 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007–08 UEFA Cup QR1 Slovenia Koper 3–1 3–2 6–3
QR2 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–3 0–3 0–6
2008–09 UEFA Cup QR1 Albania Partizani 0–0 3–1 3–1
QR2 Turkey Beşiktaş 1–2 0–4 1–6
2009–10 Europa League QR1 Armenia Urartu 0–1 2–0 2–1
QR2 Austria Sturm Graz 1–1 1–2 2–3
2010–11 Europa League QR1 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 2–0 5–0
QR2 Austria Austria Wien 0–1 2–2 2–3
2011–12 Europa League QR1 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 0–0 0–3 0–3
2012–13 Europa League QR2 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2–3
2013–14 Europa League QR2 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar 2–0 2–3 4–3
QR3 Italy Udinese 1–3 0–4 1–7
2014–15 Europa League QR1 Azerbaijan Gabala 3–0 2–0 5–0
QR2 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 0–4 1–2 1–6
2016–17 Europa League QR1 Malta Birkirkara 1–1 0–2 1–3
2017–18 Europa League QR1 Kazakhstan Ordabasy 2–0 0–0 2–0
QR2 Scotland Aberdeen 0–2 1–1 1–3
2018–19 Europa League QR1 Slovenia Domžale 2−2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2019–20 Europa League QR1 Kazakhstan Kairat 1–2 1–2 2–4
2021–22 Europa Conference League QR1 Albania Vllaznia 3–1 0–3 3–4

Club ranking

UEFA coefficient

2020–21 season

Rank Team Points
340 Northern Ireland Coleraine 2.750
341 San Marino Tre Penne 2.750
342 Estonia Levadia Tallinn 2.750
343 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 2.750
344 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 2.750
345 Slovakia Žilina 2.725
346 Slovakia Spartak Myjava 2.725

As of 17 December 2020. Source

Notable managers

Slaven Musa won the 2012–13 Bosnian Cup with Široki Brijeg.
Dates Name Honours
2002–2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivo Ištuk 2003–04 Bosnian Championship
2004–2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Barbarić 2005–06 Bosnian Championship
2006–2007 Croatia Ivica Kalinić 2006−07 Bosnian Cup
2012–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Slaven Musa 2012–13 Bosnian Cup
2017–2018 Croatia Goran Sablić 2016–17 Bosnian Cup

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