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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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FK Sarajevo Academy

The FK Sarajevo Youth School (Bosnian: Omladinski pogon Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo), is the youth department for Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo and is considered to be the best in the country.

The department is split into two sections. Namely, The Asim Ferhatović Hase School of Football (Bosnian: Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase), named after legendary striker Asim Ferhatović, and the FK Sarajevo Academy (Bosnian: Akademija fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo). The former functions as both a general model for the popularization of the sport and as a filtering mechanism, used to pick out locally based footballing talents which are later transferred to the academy. The academy, in turn, is a top-of-the-line boarding school which brings in the biggest talents from Bosnia and Herzegovina and organizes the competitive youth selections for the club. The Youth school has teams for the Under-8 through to the Under-16 age groups, while the academy is split into the U-15 (younger cadets), U-17 (older cadets) and U-19 (junior) selections.

The department was founded in the 1950s and has been historically known as one of the best youth systems in the former Yugoslavia. Its training philosophy is not only the development of football players, but also the care for the players' growth, education and character formation, while teaching the sporting spirit and loyalty to the club. The youth teams, besides national competitions, participate in numerous tournaments around Europe, testing their skills against some of the best European clubs. Tournaments the club's youth selection traditionally take part in include Kvarnerska Rivijera, Trofeo Dossena, Generali CEE Cup and the Karol Wojtyla Cup.

FK Sarajevo's youth selections train in two venues. Namely, the Asim Ferhatović Hase Sports Complex and the elite Butmir Training Centre, which is currently under expansion as of February 2015. Youth team players that don't sign professional contracts with the club are usually transferred to FK Sarajevo's farm team, NK Bosna Visoko. The FK Sarajevo youth system has given numerous Bosnian and Yugoslav internationals throughout the decades.

Youth squads

As of 10 December 2024

Sarajevo U-19 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ensar Cucak
GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Faris Mehić (captain)
GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Filip Petrović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Elnes Alajmović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Riad Bajrović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Deni Memišević
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sergej Popović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ali Sokolović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mican Stokanović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Faruk Šetić
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Din Bračković
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Cerić
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muamer Hamzić
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sergej Ignatkov
MF The Gambia GAM Momodou Jatta
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Abdulkerim Mehmedspahić
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emman Merdžanović
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vedad Suljić
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Kenan Vrban
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Bakir Koso
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Harun Pločo
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Aleksa Popović
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Deni Šabić
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ahmed Tiro

Sarajevo U-17 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Hajrudin Šehić
GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ibrahim Zahirović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Edib Dazdarević
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Din Karamehmedović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ismet Mujkić
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amil Muminović
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muamer Osmanović
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mahir Fejzić
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emin Hrnjić
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nidal Mehić
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Kamran Mujan
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ivano Perić
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mak Pita
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amer Sirćo
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Kenan Vrban (captain)
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Kerim Bajrović
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ajdin Grbić
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vedad Husović
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Anes Mehemdović
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Deni Nuhanović
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Alan Pajević
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Andrija Pejaković
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amel Sirćo

Youth Academy staff

As of 15 June 2024, the staff includes:

Current staff
  • U-19 Coach: Dženan Hošić
  • U-19 Assistant Coach: Ervin Uščuplić
  • U-17 Coach: Admir Hasančić
  • U-15 Coach: Memnun Suljagić
  • U-15 Coach: Džemal Berberović
  • U-15 Coach: Vacant
  • Fitness Coach: Emir Mustafović
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Adnan Salman
  • Team Manager: Ismar Hadžiosmanović
  • Physiotherapist: Sanjin Selmanović
  • Physiotherapist: Nedžad Vrabac

European record

Season Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2023–24 1R Ukraine Rukh Lviv 1–3 1–1 1–4
2024–25 1R North Macedonia AP Brera Strumica 2–0 2–2 4–2
2R Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 3–0 3–0 6–0
3R Turkey Trabzonspor 2–2 1–6 3–8
  1. ^ Maccabi Petah Tikva withdrew from the competition.

References

  1. ^ "Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Predstavljamo: Idejni projekat trening kampa FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Sportsport.ba. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ "FK Sarajevo Academy". Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Youth School". Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.