Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg (English:Široki Brijeg Football Club) is a professionalassociation football club from the city ofŠiroki Brijeg, that is situated inBosnia and Herzegovina.
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| Full name | Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Plavi (The Blues) | ||
| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) | ||
| Ground | Pecara Stadium, Široki Brijeg | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Chairman | Miro Kraljević | ||
| Manager | Dean Klafurić | ||
| League | Premier League BH | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League BH, 8th of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in thePremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays its home matches onPecara 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 a training ground for the team.
History
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The club was founded in 1948 asNogometni klub Borak and competed in local leagues. Until 1991, it competed in the Yugoslav league system under the name ofNK Mladost Lištica.[1]
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 thePremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's top division, which they won two times, as well as threeBosnia and Herzegovina Football Cups.[2]
Since 2002, the club has also, almost non stop been present in manyUEFA competitions, most notably theUEFA Champions League andUEFA Europa League. However, Široki Brijeg still hasn't competed in the group stages of both mentioned competitions.[3]
Colours and badge
editThe 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 theCroatian chequy.[4]
Fans
editŠkripari is the organisation offootball supporters of theCroat-backed club NK Široki Brijeg. They also supportŠiroki Brijeg's other sport clubs, primarilyHKK Široki inbasketball.
Some ultras espousenationalist andright-wing sentiments.[5][6]
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 18 February 2025[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
edit| Staff | Job title |
|---|---|
 Dean Klafurić | Manager |
 Boris Pandža | Assistant coach |
 Wagner | Assistant coach |
| Vlado Hrkać | Assistant coach |
| Nenad Džidić | Goalkeeping coach |
| Mario Jurković | Fitness coach |
| Dragan Mijatović | Physiotherapist |
| Grgo Sesar | Physiotherapist |
| Alen Brekalo | Doctor |
| Zoran Bilać | Gunsmith |
| Igor Lončar | Gunsmith |
Honours
editŠiroki Brijeg has so far won twoPremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina titles as well as fiveFirst 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 threeBosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup titles, the most recent one being in the2016–17 season.
Domestic
editLeague
edit- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- First League of Herzeg-Bosnia:
- Winners (5): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
- Runners-up (1): 1998–99
Cups
editClub seasons
editEuropean record
editSummary
edit| 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:,[10] 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
edit| 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
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | QR |  Senec | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| R1 |  Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Champions League | QR1 |  Neftçi | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |  Teuta | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 |
| QR2 |  Zeta | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | ||
| R1 |  Basel | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Champions League | QR1 |  Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| QR2 |  Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | ||
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |  Koper | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 |
| QR2 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | ||
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | QR1 | Partizani | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| QR2 |  Beşiktaş | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Europa League | QR1 |  Urartu | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| QR2 |  Sturm Graz | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2010–11 | Europa League | QR1 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| QR2 | Austria Wien | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Europa League | QR1 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 2012–13 | Europa League | QR2 |  St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–3 |
| 2013–14 | Europa League | QR2 |  Irtysh Pavlodar | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 |
| QR3 |  Udinese | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 | ||
| 2014–15 | Europa League | QR1 | Gabala | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| QR2 | Mladá Boleslav | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Europa League | QR1 |  Birkirkara | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 2017–18 | Europa League | QR1 | Ordabasy | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| QR2 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | ||
| 2018–19 | Europa League | QR1 | Domžale | 2−2 | 1–1 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2019–20 | Europa League | QR1 | Kairat | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| 2021–22 | Europa Conference League | QR1 | Vllaznia | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 |
Club ranking
editUEFA coefficient
edit2020–21 season
edit| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 340 |  Coleraine | 2.750 |
| 341 |  Tre Penne | 2.750 |
| 342 |  Levadia Tallinn | 2.750 |
| 343 | Široki Brijeg | 2.750 |
| 344 |  Víkingur Gøta | 2.750 |
| 345 | Žilina | 2.725 |
| 346 | Spartak Myjava | 2.725 |
As of 17 December 2020.Source
Notable managers
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| Dates | Name | Honours |
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| 2002–2004 | Ivo Ištuk | 2003–04 Bosnian Championship |
| 2004–2006 | Ivica Barbarić | 2005–06 Bosnian Championship |
| 2006–2007 | Ivica Kalinić | 2006−07 Bosnian Cup |
| 2012–2015 | Slaven Musa | 2012–13 Bosnian Cup |
| 2017–2018 | Goran Sablić | 2016–17 Bosnian Cup |
References
edit- ^Book: "Rođeni – Prvoligaške generacije 1952 – 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 27
- ^"Široki Brijeg storm to title".UEFA. 9 June 2004. Retrieved21 August 2021.
- ^Krvavac, Fuad (11 July 2006)."Siroki Brijeg set the standard".UEFA. Retrieved21 August 2021.
- ^"Povijest kluba".www.nk-sirokibrijeg.com. Retrieved24 October 2023.
- ^Dautbegović, M. (8 November 2010)."Nacizam ne smijemo tolerisati" [We must not tolerate Nazism].BH FUDBAL (in Bosnian). Archived fromthe original on 11 November 2010.
- ^FOTO/ Zbog neprimjerenog materijala na tribinama stadiona privremeno prekinut današnji prvenstveni susret osamnaestog kola Premijer lige BiH između Širokog Brijega i Zvijezde 09 Brgule, gostujući igrači se povukli u svlačionice! at sportskevijesti.com, 12-1-2019, retrieved 24-1-2021
- ^"Prvi tim".nk-sirokibrijeg.com (in Croatian). Retrieved13 February 2025.
- ^Sezona - SportDC
- ^HISTORIJSKI REZULTATI - SportSport
- ^uefa.com
External links
edit- Official website(in Croatian)