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Association | Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Selver Hodžić | ||
Captain | Milena Nikolić | ||
Most caps | Sabina Pehić (101) | ||
Top scorer | Sabina Pehić (26) | ||
Home stadium | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre | ||
FIFA code | BIH | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 63 1 (16 August 2024) [1] | ||
Highest | 57 (March 2018; December 2020) | ||
Lowest | 98 (December 2007) | ||
First international | |||
Slovakia 11–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Šaľa, Slovakia; 2 September 1997) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–1 Georgia (Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 30 August 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Hungary 13–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bük, Hungary; 4 September 1999) |
The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
They have never qualified for the World Cup or the European Championship. The team is currently coached by Selver Hodžić [2] and captained by veteran Milena Nikolić. Currently ranked 63rd by FIFA, the team plays their home games at the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre in the city of Zenica, the country's fourth biggest city.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team plays their home matches at the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
23 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–5 | Sweden | Zenica |
--:-- UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Attendance: 366 Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain) |
28 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Sweden | 5–0 (10–0 agg.) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Note: Sweden won 10–0 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues. |
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Leiria |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Northern Ireland | Zenica |
Report | Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ta' Qali |
19:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Emily Heaslip (England) |
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | Malta | Zenica |
16:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia) |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–0 | Portugal | Zenica |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Belfast |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park |
25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–2 | Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica |
14:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 423 [3] Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Serbia | 4–1 (6–3 agg.) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova |
19:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 650 [4] |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Selver Hodžić |
Assistant coaches | Ivan Kvesić |
Zoran Dimitrić | |
Alisa Spahić | |
Fitness coach | Almir Seferović |
The following players are named in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Serbia in October 2024, respectively. [5]
Caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2024 after the game against Malta.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Almina Hodžić | 2 November 1988 | 31 | 0 | Fatih Vatan Spor | |
GK | Envera Hasanbegović | 7 March 1996 | 26 | 0 | SFK 2000 | |
GK | Nikolina Todorić | 27 August 2000 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | |
DF | Ena Šabanagić | 30 November 1997 | 16 | 0 | SFK 2000 | |
DF | Emma Veletanlić | 18 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | Kolding | |
DF | Melisa Hasanbegović | 13 April 1995 | 51 | 13 | Al-Ula | |
DF | Nikolina Milović | 11 April 2000 | 6 | 0 | Crvena zvezda | |
DF | Gloria Slišković | 4 May 2005 | 21 | 0 | Napoli | |
DF | Maja Hrelja | 26 April 2000 | 4 | 0 | Budapest Honvéd | |
DF | Selma Kapetanović | 9 December 1996 | 38 | 1 | Al-Ula | |
DF | Amela Kršo | 17 April 1991 | 54 | 3 | SFK 2000 | |
DF | Marija Milinković | 16 November 2004 | 24 | 0 | Inter Milan | |
MF | Elma Smajić | 17 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Diósgyőri | |
MF | Marija Aleksić | 11 August 1997 | 35 | 2 | Beşiktaş | |
FW | Sofija Krajšumović | 12 July 2002 | 20 | 8 | CSKA Moscow | |
MF | Elma Husić | 4 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | Emina Mostar | |
MF | Emina Ekić | 6 June 1999 | 9 | 0 | Spokane Zephyr FC | |
MF | Aida Hadžić | 11 September 1992 | 39 | 1 | Trabzonspor | |
FW | Lidija Kuliš | 2 May 1992 | 30 | 8 | Thor/KA | |
MF | Dajana Spasojević | 29 October 1997 | 37 | 2 | SFK 2000 | |
MF | Andrea Ćule | 22 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | Emina Mostar | |
FW | Alma Krajnić | 12 November 2002 | 8 | 1 | SFK 2000 | |
FW | Emina TRUMIĆ | Mallbackens IF | ||||
FW | Milena Nikolić | 6 July 1992 | 58 | 23 | Basel | |
FW | Maja Jelčić | 20 November 2004 | 19 | 4 | Inter Milan | |
9 | MF | Una Rankić | 26 November 2007 | 2 | 0 | Leotar Trebinje |
The following players have also been called up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina squad within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jelena Gvozderac | 11 August 1998 | 5 | 0 | Emina Mostar | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
GK | Indira Faković | 29 April 2001 | 2 | 0 | Unattached | v. Sweden, 28 February 2024 |
DF | Sydney Japić | 7 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | Alabama Crimson Tide | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
DF | Nina Brnić | 21 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | v. Sweden, 28 February 2024 |
DF | Đula Velagić | 18 September 2001 | 19 | 0 | SFK 2000 | v. Belarus, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Alma Kamerić | age= | 17 June 199616 | 1 | SFK 2000 | v. Belarus, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Maja Hrelja | age= | 26 April 20004 | 0 | SFK 2000 | v. Belarus, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Andrea Gavrić | 3 February 2001 | 12 | 1 | Unattached | v. Czech Republic, 31 October 2023 |
MF | Chloe Japić | 11 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | Virginia Cavaliers | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
MF | Mejrema Medić | 17 October 1999 | 21 | 1 | Unattached | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
MF | Ena Taslidža | 14 August 2001 | 12 | 0 | Turbine Potsdam | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
MF | Selma Hasić | 5 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | Radnik Bumerang | v. Sweden, 28 February 2024 |
MF | Zerina Piskić | 16 August 1997 | 15 | 9 | SFK 2000 | v. Belarus, 5 December 2023 |
FW | Selma Pajazetović | 3 May 1996 | 0 | 0 | SCR Altach | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
FW | Minela Gačanica | 9 March 2000 | 20 | 2 | Beşiktaş | v. Northern Ireland, 12 July 2024 |
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2021.
Most capped players
| Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1991 | did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
1995 | ||||||||||||||||
1999 | did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 55 | −50 | ||||||||
2003 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 46 | −36 | |||||||||
2007 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | |||||||||
2011 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | −30 | |||||||||
2015 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | |||||||||
2019 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | |||||||||
2023 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −11 | |||||||||
2027 | To be determined | To Be Determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 198 | −162 |
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P/R | Rnk | |
1991 | Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||||
1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 32 | −28 | – | |||||||||
2005 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | |||||||||||
2009 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | |||||||||||
2013 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | |||||||||||
2017 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | |||||||||||
2022 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | |||||||||||
2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | [a] | 27th | |||||||||
2029 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 55 | 128 | −73 | 27th |
UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
2023–24 | B | 4 | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | * | 21st | |
2025 | B | 1 | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21st |
Promoted at end of season | |
No movement at end of season | |
Relegated at end of season | |
* | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
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