NK Bosna Visoko

Nogometni Klub Bosna Visoko (English: Bosna Football Club) is a professional association football club from the city of Visoko that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosna Visoko
Full nameNogometni Klub Bosna Visoko
Nickname(s)Faraoni (The Pharaohs)
Founded1953 (1953), after merging
Jadran (1923) and Radnički (1934)
GroundStadion Luke, Visoko
Capacity5,200
ChairmanNihad Smailagić
ManagerFaruk Dedić
LeagueSecond League of FBiH (Center)
2019–20Second League of FBiH, 5th

Currently, Bosna plays in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group Center) and plays its home matches on Stadion Luke which has a capacity of 5,200 seats.

The club's greatest success was in the late 1990s. Guided by manager Ivo Ištuk, Bosna won the Bosnian Cup, Bosnian Supercup and made great results in the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, even almost winning it in the 1997–98 season.

History

Foundation

NK Bosna was founded in 1953 in the city of Visoko with the merging of local sides NK Jadran (1923) and NK Radnički (1934) into a single club. After spending a decade in the third-tier, the club got promoted to the Yugoslav Second League in 1963, which was the club's biggest achievement in the former Yugoslavia. Bosna again got promoted to the second league in 1978 after winning the Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic League. The club stayed in the league for three years, before being relegated in the 1980–81 season.

Success and downfall

In the 1995–96 (north) Second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina season, Bosna finished on 1st place and got promoted to the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The club had its biggest success in the late 1990s under the guidance of current manager Ivo Ištuk. In the 1997–98 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina season, the club finished the first round on 1st place, but did not win the whole league as it succumbed in the group stage play-offs. The next season, Bosna had great success, as it won the 1998–99 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, the first trophy in the club's history and the next season, won the Bosnian Supercup in 1999.

After years of playing in the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the 1999–00 league season, Bosna got relegated to the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the 2000–01 season, alongside HNK Grude, Bosna got promoted back to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After two seasons of Premier League football, in the 2002–03 season, Bosna finished on last place and got relegated once again to the First League of FBiH.

Present

Stadium Luke during a match between Bosna and Velež Mostar.

Since getting relegated from the top tier of Bosnian football again in May 2003, Bosna mostly played in the First League of FBiH, with three seasons of them also playing in the Second League of FBiH (center) (2011–12, 2013–14 and 2014–15) and the fourth (2019–20) season to be played.

For a short period, from January to May 2013, 17 years after leaving Bosna, Ivo Ištuk, the club's most successful manager in history came back to the club and managed the club in that period.

On 5 August 2014, Bosna and FK Sarajevo signed a cooperation agreement by which Sarajevo will loan its talented youngsters to the Visoko-based side and will have first-buy rights on all NK Bosna players. By signing this agreement, Bosna de facto became Sarajevo's farm team. The agreement was signed by Adis Hajlovac and Mirza Laletović on behalf of Bosna, and Abdulah Ibraković on behalf of Sarajevo.[1]

In the 2016–17 First League of FBiH season, Bosna throughout the whole season held 1st place and were really close to coming back to the Bosnian Premier League, but at the end of the season they failed to finish 1st as bad results costed them the promotion. At the end they finished 2nd, six points off champions NK GOŠK Gabela and only two points more than 3rd place FK Tuzla City, at that time still known as FK Sloga Simin Han.[2]

On 5 April 2017, almost four years after leaving the club, Ivo Ištuk once again came back to Bosna and became the new manager.[3] In July 2019, he left the club after over two years as its manager.[4]

In the 2018–19 First League of FBiH season, Bosna for a third time in the club's history got relegated to the Second League of FBiH (center).[5]

Club seasons

Season League Cup Europe
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1994–95 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jablanica Group
52216482nd
First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Final Play-off
31022333rd
1996–97 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina3016686029543rd
1997–98 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosniaks First League
3019385528601stQF
First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Play-off
21013334th
1998–99 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina30182105021562ndWinners
1999–2000 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina301061434363612th ↓2RU
Current format of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000–01 First League of FBiH3221566924682nd ↑R32
2001–02 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina301161333483912thQF
2002–03 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina384133281071320th ↓R32
2003–04 First League of FBiH301161337473911th
2004–05 First League of FBiH301141527383713th
2005–06 First League of FBiH30144123938469th
2006–07 First League of FBiH301321535424110thR32
2007–08 First League of FBiH301341341394310th
2008–09 First League of FBiH30154114726493rd
2009–10 First League of FBiH30132134741416th
2010–11 First League of FBiH301251339444113th ↓
2012–13 First League of FBiH28961328373313th ↓
2015–16 First League of FBiH30152134736474th
2016–17 First League of FBiH30155103929502nd
2017–18 First League of FBiH301071342493710thR32
2018–19 First League of FBiH30332416681216th ↓R32
2019–20 Second League of FBiH – Center157442516255th

Honours

League

Cups

Club officials

Coaching staff

Name Role
Faruk Dedić Head coach
Mirsad Džafić Goalkeeping coach

Other information

Chairman Nihad Smailagić
Head coach Faruk Dedić
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stadion Luke (5,200 / 105x96 m)

Updated to match played 3 July 2019
Source: Bosna Visoko and Stadion Luke

Notable players

Notable managers

See also

References

  1. "Ozvaničena saradnja između FK Sarajevo i NK Bosna Visoko" (in Bosnian). fksarajevo.ba. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. S. Mlaćo (27 May 2017). "GOŠK kolo prije kraja osigurao povratak u Premijer ligu BiH" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. A. Pašić (5 April 2017). "Ivo Ištuk preuzeo Bosnu iz Visokog" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. A. Pašić (3 July 2019). "Bosna iz Visokog imenovala novog trenera" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. "2018/19 First League of FBiH season". Soccerway (in Bosnian). Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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