Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-17 football team.

  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nickname(s)	Zmajevi (Dragons) Zlatni Ljiljani (Golden Lilies)
Association	Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Muhamed Džakmić
Most caps	Rijad Sadiku (28)
Top scorer	Amer Gojak (9)
FIFA code	BIH
First colours Second colours
First international
Finland 0–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina   (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1 October 2007)
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8–0 Gibraltar   (Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 10 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–6 Belgium   (Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 29 March 2022)
European Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2016 )
Best result	Group Stage, (2016, 2017, 2018)

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-17 football team is made up by players who are 17 years old or younger and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football matches at this age level. It is controlled by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-17 Championship record

UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2002	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	0	2	−2
2003										3	0	0	3	0	4	−2
2004										3	1	0	2	6	8	−2
2005										3	0	2	1	2	4	−2
2006										3	0	1	2	4	8	−4
2007										6	2	0	4	5	11	−7
2008										6	3	1	2	5	6	−1
2009										3	0	0	3	1	4	−3
2010										6	0	5	1	8	9	−1
2011										3	1	0	2	5	10	−5
2012										3	1	0	2	1	5	−4
2013										3	1	0	2	3	5	−2
2014										6	3	1	2	6	4	+2
2015										6	2	2	2	7	10	−3
2016	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3		6	4	0	2	11	7	+4
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5		6	3	1	2	7	4	+3
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	8	-5		6	3	2	1	9	5	+4
2019	Did not qualify									6	1	1	4	11	4	+7
2020	Cancelled									3	1	0	2	5	6	−3
2021										0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	10	14	−4
2023										6	3	2	1	7	8	−1
2024										6	2	1	3	9	11	-2
Total	3/20	9	3	0	6	8	21	−13		101	33	21	47	122	149	−27

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

List of UEFA U17 European Championship matches
Year	Round	Score	Result	Bosnia goalscorers
2016	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2  Austria	Loss
	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3  Germany	Loss	Baack (o.g.)
	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1  Ukraine	Win	B. Hadžić (2)
2017	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5  Germany	Loss
	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2  Republic of Ireland	Loss	Vještica
	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0  Serbia	Win	Imamović
2018	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2  Denmark	Win	Memišević (2)
	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-4  Belgium	Loss
	Group stage	Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2  Republic of Ireland	Loss

2022/2023 UEFA European U17 Qualifiers

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	13	3	+10	7	Elite round
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
3	Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	10	6	+4	3
4	Liechtenstein	3	0	0	3	0	17	−17	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

24 October 2022 (2022-10-24)

13:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	Liechtenstein
Marčetić 8', 16'	Report

Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica

Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

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27 October 2022 (2022-10-27)

13:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Azerbaijan
Dugić 16'	Report

Mladost Stadium, Kakanj

Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

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30 October 2022 (2022-10-30)

13:30

Ukraine	1–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pashko 66'	Report	Brekalo 81'

Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica

Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia (H)	3	2	0	1	9	2	+7	6	Final tournament
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	3	7	−4	4	Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3	Belarus	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Israel	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

First match(es) will be played: 22 March 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina   v   Russia

4 February Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–2	Russia	Poreč, Croatia
	Zahirović 53' Bogdanić 73'	Report	Nazarenko 45' Ivanov 47'	Stadium: Stadion Veli Jože

Bosnia and Herzegovina   v   Slovenia

8 February Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–2	Slovenia	Poreč, Croatia
		Report	Kasalo 17' Cuber 64'	Stadium: Stadion Veli Jože

Bosnia and Herzegovina   v   Slovenia

11 February Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	Slovenia	Poreč, Croatia
	Tabaković 81'	Report	Tabaković 2' (o.g.) Ristić 45'	Stadium: Stadion Veli Jože

Serbia   v   Bosnia and Herzegovina

11 March Friendly	Serbia	3–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Stara Pazova, Serbia
	Milana Kovačev 14' Bubanj 30' Radonjić 89'	Report	Lamadžema 26'	Stadium: Sportski centar FSS

Spain   v   Bosnia and Herzegovina

23 March Elite round	Spain	4–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Carvalho Vianna 28', 69' Roca Casals 50' Moreno Alcalá 78' (pen.)	Report	Brkić 53'	Stadium: Stadium Etno Selo Stanisići Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)

Estonia   v   Bosnia and Herzegovina

26 March Elite round	Estonia	1–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Kolobov 27'	Report	Rizvanović 19' Bogdanić 87'	Stadium: Novi Gradski Stadion Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Bosnia and Herzegovina   v   Belgium

30 March Elite round	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–6	Belgium	Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report	Agyei 7', 30', 55' Zrnić 33' (o.g.) Fofana 45' Monticelli 64'	Stadium: Stadium Etno Selo Stanisići Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Muhamed Džakmić
Coach	Denis Malešević
Coach	Amir Spahić
Goalkeeping coach	Nenad Džidić

Coaching history

Dates	Name
2024–present	Muhamed Džakmić
2023–2024	Admir Raščić
2022	Nedim Jusufbegović
2019–2022	Nermin Šabić
2019	Adin Mulaosmanović (caretaker)
2011–2018	Sakib Malkočević
2002–2011	Velimir Stojnić
1995–1996	Dino Đurbuzović

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly matches in March 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2023 after the game against Andorra.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Tarik Banjić	(2008-02-02) 2 February 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Partizan
	1 GK	Haris Mujanić	(2008-05-07) 7 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Grazer AK
	2 DF	Ivan Jelić	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Široki Brijeg
	2 DF	Muhamed Ćosić	(2008-05-05) 5 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Zrinjski Mostar
	2 DF	Nikša Blagojević	(2008-05-29) 29 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Red Star Belgrade
	2 DF	Eman Subašić	(2008-06-01) 1 June 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Vejle
	2 DF	Hasan Nikšić	(2009-03-07) 7 March 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Huddersfield Town
	2 DF	Miljan Kecman	(2009-06-12) 12 June 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Borac Banja Luka
	3 MF	Jovan Ćulum	(2008-01-05) 5 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Čukarički
	3 MF	Armin Spahić	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
	3 MF	Benjamin Kadirić	(2008-03-29) 29 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	St. Gallen
	3 MF	Leon Oroz	(2008-03-31) 31 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	3 MF	Adem Mustafić	(2008-04-03) 3 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Austria Klagenfurt
	3 MF	Benjamin Zulović	(2008-04-11) 11 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	3 MF	Leon Bogović	(2008-06-01) 1 June 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Lokomotiva
	3 MF	Ervin Slanjankić	(2008-06-08) 8 June 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Željezničar
	3 MF	Danilo Karanović	(2008-06-15) 15 June 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Red Star Belgrade
	3 MF	Anes Mehmedović	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Sarajevo
	3 MF	Melis Đedović	(2008-12-21) 21 December 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Bayer Leverkusen
	4 FW	Dino Delić	(2008-09-08) 8 September 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Austria Klagenfurt
	4 FW	Din Ramić	(2008-12-28) 28 December 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Luzern
	4 FW	Matej Deket	(2009-10-01) 1 October 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Borac Banja Luka

Recent call-ups

The following eligible players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ivano Doko	(2008-04-15) 15 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Zrinjski Mostar
GK	Simon Račić	(2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Borac Banja Luka
DF	Tarik Čirak	(2009-03-08) 8 March 2009 (age 15)	0	0	SpVgg Unterhaching
DF	Din Karamehmedović	(2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Sarajevo
DF	Arman Rebac	(2008-07-29) 29 July 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Velež Mostar
DF	Vahid Hajrović	(2008-02-24) 24 February 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Darmstadt 98
DF	Hasan Fatušić	(2008-03-08) 8 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Sloboda Tuzla
DF	Luka Gavrilović	(2008-03-03) 3 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Željezničar
DF	Kerim Bajramović		0	0	Sarajevo
MF	Kenan Vrban	(2008-09-09) 9 September 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Sarajevo
MF	Božidar Dimitrić	(2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Radnik Bijeljina
FW	Ajdin Ibrahimović	(2008-05-05) 5 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	FC St. Pauli
FW	Vukašin Gostimirović	(2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 (age 16)	7	1	Borac Banja Luka
FW	Amar Numić	(2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Hertha BSC
FW	Said Nišić	(2008-05-05) 5 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Red Bull Salzburg
Notes PRE = Preliminary squad / standby

See also

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship
• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national football team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-19 football team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-18 football team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-15 football team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-19 football team
• Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-17 football team

External links

• UEFA Under-17 website Contains full results archive