Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nickname(s)	Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies) Zmajevi (Dragons)
Association	Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Branislav Krunić
Captain	Rotation
Most caps	Srđan Grahovac (23)
Top scorer	Nemanja Bilbija (9)
Home stadium	N/FSBiH Training Center
FIFA code	BIH
First colours Second colours
First international
Greece 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina   (31 August 1996)
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–0 Liechtenstein   (28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–6 Spain   (14 November 2013)   Croatia 6–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina   (5 September 1997)

Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is made up by players who are 21 years old or younger and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football matches at this age level.

The national U21 team has never qualified for a major tournament, but has had a couple of near misses, including in 2006, when they played Czech Republic during the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification playoffs but lost on aggregate. The Czechs won 2–1 at home, ^[1] while the result was a 1–1 draw in Sarajevo. ^[2]

Competitive record

UEFA European U21 Championship record

UEFA European U21 Championship										Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1998	Did not qualify									8	1	2	5	6	18	−12
2000										10	2	1	7	11	24	−13
2002										8	0	1	7	5	17	−12
2004										8	4	1	3	6	10	−4
2006										10	3	1	6	17	20	−3
2007										4	1	2	1	6	6	=0
2009										8	1	1	6	7	17	−10
2011										8	2	2	4	4	8	−4
2013										10	6	2	2	25	12	+13
2015										8	2	0	6	10	22	−12
2017										8	0	3	5	2	13	−11
2019										10	6	0	4	24	11	+13
2021										8	3	2	3	9	7	+2
2023										10	3	2	5	9	16	−7
2025										8	1	0	7	5	17	−12
2027	To be determined								0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0/15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	126	35	20	71	146	218	–72

2027 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers

Main article: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament		—	25 Sep '26	14 Nov	9 Sep	6 Oct '26
2	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Play-offs		27 Mar '26	—	9 Sep	14 Nov	29 Sep '26
3	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Oct '26	31 Mar '26	—	29 Sep '26	14 Oct
4	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18 Nov	6 Oct '26	10 Oct	—	31 Mar '26
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			10 Oct	18 Nov	27 Mar '26	5 Sep	—

First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. Source: UEFA

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Israel

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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10 October 2025 (2025-10-10)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Netherlands

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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14 October 2025 (2025-10-14)

Slovenia	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovenia

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18 November 2025 (2025-11-18)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Norway

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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27 March 2026 (2026-03-27)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Slovenia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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31 March 2026 (2026-03-31)

Israel	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Israel

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29 September 2026 (2026-09-29)

Norway	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Norway

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6 October 2026 (2026-10-06)

Netherlands	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Netherlands

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Branislav Krunić
Assistant coaches	Sejad Salihović
	Samir Muratović
	Draženko Bogdan
	Amir Spahić
Goalkeeping coach	Zoran Sofrenić

Coaching history

Dates	Name
2025–present	Branislav Krunić
2024–2025	Vinko Marinović
2022–2024	Igor Janković
2020–2022	Slobodan Starčević
2017–2019	Vinko Marinović
2014–2016	Darko Nestorović
2011–2014	Vlado Jagodić
2008–2011	Branimir Tulić
2007–2008	Nikola Nikić
2002–2007	Ibrahim Zukanović
2001–2002	Admir Smajić
1998–2001	Šener Bajramović
1998	Mišo Smajlović
1996–1998	Nermin Hadžiahmetović

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for qualifying game against Israel on 5 September 2025. ^[3]
Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2025 after the game against Montenegro.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Tarik Karić	(2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Velež Mostar
	1 GK	Arman Šutković	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Zrinjski
	1 GK	Mladen Jurkas	(2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Borac Banja Luka
	2 DF	Senad Mustafić	(2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Sturm Graz
	2 DF	Nidal Čelik	(2006-07-17) 17 July 2006 (age 19)	5	0	Lens
	2 DF	Filip Taraba	(2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Istra 1961
	2 DF	Amar Ibrišimović	(2007-04-17) 17 April 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Schalke 04
	2 DF	Haris Berbić	(2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Borac Banja Luka
	2 DF	Luka Mikulić	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Posušje
	3 MF	Muhamed Buljubašić	(2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 21)	8	1	Çaykur Rizespor
	3 MF	Anes Krdžalić	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Sarajevo
	3 MF	Niko Kovač	(2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 (age 20)	6	0	Lecce
	3 MF	Matej Šakota	(2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Zrinjski
	3 MF	Nedim Keranović	(2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Rudar Prijedor
	3 MF	Albin Omić	(2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Loznica
	3 MF	Aldin Mešić	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Velež Mostar
	3 MF	Božidar Dimitrić	(2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Radnik
	3 MF	Darko Savić	(2008-06-03) 3 June 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Sloga Meridian
	4 FW	Aleksandar Kahvić	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 21)	6	0	SSV Ulm
	4 FW	Davor Rakić	(2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Željezničar
	4 FW	Malik Tubić	(2007-12-17) 17 December 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Schalke 04

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	Eldin Lolić	(2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Frosinone	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
DF	Nermin Mujkić	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Sarajevo	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
DF	Savo Šušić	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20)	8	0	Rudar Prijedor	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
DF	Arjan Malić PRO	(2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Sturm Graz	v.   Serbia, 21 March 2025
DF	Rijad Smajić	(2004-05-02) 2 May 2004 (age 21)	3	0	St Pauli II	v.   Bulgaria, 19 November 2024
DF	Amar Jusupović	(2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Lausanne-Sport II	v.   Bulgaria, 19 November 2024
DF	Tarek Salihović	(2006-08-13) 13 August 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	v.   Bulgaria, 19 November 2024
DF	Anes Čardaklija	(2005-07-05) 5 July 2005 (age 20)	2	0	GAIS	v.   Cyprus, 15 October 2024
MF	Muamer Hamzić	(2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 20)	5	0	Sarajevo	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
MF	Kerim Alajbegović	(2007-09-21) 21 September 2007 (age 17)	4	1	Red Bull Salzburg	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
MF	Dženan Šabić	(2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Željezničar	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
MF	Irfan Ramić	(2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Istra 1961	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
MF	Tarik Šikalo	(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 21)	4	1	Velež Mostar	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
MF	Marko Kozina	(2005-07-29) 29 July 2005 (age 20)	2	0	GOŠK Gabela	v.   Bulgaria, 19 November 2024
MF	Ermin Mahmić	(2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Slovan Liberec	v.   Bulgaria, 19 November 2024
MF	Nadir Ajanović	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Admira Wacker	v.   Bulgaria, 19 November 2024
MF	Daris Đezić	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Rapid Wien II	v.   Bulgaria, 19 November 2024
MF	Antonio Prskalo	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Unattached	v.   Cyprus, 15 October 2024
FW	Hamza Jaganjac	(2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 21)	4	1	Željezničar	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
FW	Pavle Đajić	(2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Borac Banja Luka	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
FW	David Čamber	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Posušje	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
FW	Amar Milak	(2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 19)	2	1	Velež Mostar	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
FW	Stefan Marčetić	(2006-12-02) 2 December 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Borac Banja Luka	v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2025
INJ Withdrawn due to injury. PRE Preliminary squad. SUS Suspended. WD Withdrew. PRO Promoted to senior team.

See also

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

References

1. uefa.com (6 October 2006). "Hubník gives Czechs the edge". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
2. uefa.com (10 October 2006). "Frejlach sends Czechs through". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
3. "KRUNIĆ ODABRAO MLADE REPREZENTATIVCE ZA PREDSTOJEĆU UTAKMICU". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

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