2015–16 FK Sarajevo season

The 2015–16 Sarajevo season was the club's 67th season in history, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian football, the Premier League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the National Cup and the qualifications for UEFA Champions League.

Sarajevo

2015–16 season
Owner	Vincent Tan
Chairman	Edis Kusturica
Manager	Dženan Uščuplić Almir Hurtić Miodrag Ješić Almir Hurtić
Stadium	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Premier League BiH	4th
Cup of BiH	Quarter–finals
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Leon Benko (18) All: Leon Benko (25)
Highest home attendance	18,000 vs Lech Poznań (14 July 2015)
Lowest home attendance	1,000 vs Olimpic (15 May 2016)
Average home league attendance	5,010
Biggest win	Sarajevo 6–1 Drina (27 July 2015)
Biggest defeat	Sloboda 4–0 Sarajevo (7 May 2016)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Squad information

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   BIH Emir Plakalo (Captain) 2 GK   CRO Matej Delač (on loan from   Chelsea F.C.) 3 DF   BIH Advan Kadušić 4 MF   BIH Edin Rustemović (C) 5 DF   BIH Mario Barić 6 DF   BIH Adnan Kovačević 7 MF   BIH Haris Duljević (Captain) 7 MF   SRB Miloš Stojčev 8 FW   BIH Amer Bekić 9 FW   BIH Ševko Okić 10 MF   BIH Mehmed Alispahić 10 MF   BRA Emerson Reis Luiz 11 FW   MKD Krste Velkoski 13 FW   BRA César Augusto Hermenegildo 13 MF   BIH Anel Hebibović 14 DF   SRB Ivan Tatomirović (C) 15 DF   SRB Milan Stepanov 15 DF   SVN Denis Kramar 16 DF   BIH Marko Mihojević 17 MF   BIH Elvedin Herić 18 MF   BIH Dario Purić 19 MF   BIH Almir Bekić 20 MF   BIH Nemanja Anđušić 21 FW   CRO Leon Benko 22 FW   BIH Amar Burović

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF   BIH Džemal Berberović (C) 25 DF   CRO Tomislav Barbarić 27 MF   BIH Anes Vazda 28 FW   BIH Nedim Hadžić 28 FW   BIH Haris Harba 29 MF   SRB Damjan Krajišnik 30 GK   SRB Bojan Pavlović 32 GK   BIH Senedin Oštraković 33 DF   BIH Edvin Rastoder 45 FW   BIH Adnan Civić 55 DF   SYR Ahmad Kalasi 59 MF   BIH Gojko Cimirot (C) 69 FW   BIH Adnan Osmanović 69 FW   BIH Tarik Handžić 69 MF   BIH Demirel Veladžić 70 MF   NGA Harmony Ikande 70 MF   CIV Germain Kouadio 77 DF   BIH Bojan Puzigaća 79 MF   BIH Vedad Gljiva 88 MF   BIH Samir Radovac (C) 92 MF   CRO Deni Simeunović 98 DF   BIH Nihad Mujakić 99 MF   BIH Rijad Kobiljar 99 FW   BIH Hamza Čataković

Kit

Supplier	Sponsor
Haad (company)	Turkish Airlines

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre–season

Borac Jelah   v   Sarajevo

27 June 2015 Friendly	Borac Jelah	0–5	Sarajevo	Jelah
17:00			Benko   23' Alispahić   58' Duljević   60', 80' Okić   74'	Stadium: Stadion Šibovi Attendance: 2,600

Split   v   Sarajevo

30 June 2015 Friendly	Split	0–1	Sarajevo	Lesce, Slovenia
17:30		YouTube	Puzigaća   56'	Stadium: Stadion Lesce Attendance: 50

Rijeka   v   Sarajevo

3 July 2015 Friendly	Rijeka	3–1	Sarajevo	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
18:00		SportSport YouTube	Benko   12' Puzigaća   33' Barbarić   58'	Stadium: Sportski park Rudeč Attendance: 50 Referee: Znidarsič

Sarajevo   v   Karpaty Lviv

7 July 2015 Friendly	Sarajevo	1–3	Karpaty Lviv	Krško, Slovenia
	Bekić   31'	YouTube		Stadium: Matija Gubec Stadium

Sarajevo   v   Vorskla Poltava

7 July 2015 Friendly	Sarajevo	0–3	Vorskla Poltava	Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia
18:00	Stojčev   55' Duljević			Stadium: Stadion Brežice

Mladost Doboj Kakanj   v   Sarajevo

10 July 2015 Friendly	Mladost Doboj Kakanj	1–2	Sarajevo	Doboj
17:30			Jezerkić   45' Anđušić   90'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Sabrija Topalović (Zenica)

Famos Vojkovići   v   Sarajevo

29 July 2015 Friendly	Famos Vojkovići	0–2	Sarajevo	Vojkovići
			Okić   37' Ikande   53'	Stadium: Sportski centar Vojkovići Attendance: 50

Mid–season

Sarajevo   v    Novi Pazar

10 October 2015 Friendly	Sarajevo	1–0	Novi Pazar	Sarajevo
15:00	Benko   17'	FK Sarajevo YouTube		Stadium: Asim Hase Ferhatović Referee: Antonio Bandić (Grude)

Sarajevo   v   Galatasaray

14 November 2015 Friendly	Sarajevo	3–3	Galatasaray	Sarajevo
18:30	Duljević   27' Bekić   43', 46' Barbarić   64'	FK Sarajevo SportSport YouTube		Stadium: Asim Hase Ferhatović Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Irfan Peljto

Sarajevo   v   Metalleghe-BSI

29 January 2016 Friendly	Sarajevo	4–0	Metalleghe-BSI	Čitluk
13:00	Barbarić   62' Bekić   78', 86' Simeunović   84'	FK Sarajevo YouTube		Stadium: Stadion Čitluk

Brotnjo   v   Sarajevo

2 February 2016 Friendly	Brotnjo	1–1	Sarajevo	Čitluk
14:00		FK Sarajevo YouTube	Hermenegildo   85'	Stadium: Stadion Bare Attendance: 50 Referee: Goran Paradžik (Ljubuški)

Maribor   v   Sarajevo

8 February 2016 Friendly	Maribor	3–1	Sarajevo	Antalya, Turkey
18:00		SportSport YouTube	Duljević   27' Barbarić   35'	Stadium: SC Sucesi Attendance: 50 Referee: Hajri Kivanç

Astana   v   Sarajevo

12 February 2016 Friendly	Astana	3–2	Sarajevo	Antalya, Turkey
16:00		FK Sarajevo YouTube	Benko   45' Okić   49'

Sarajevo   v   Kairat

16 February 2016 Friendly	Sarajevo	1–3	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
16:00	Duljević   5'   Kadušić	SportSport YouTube		Attendance: 50

Travnik   v   Sarajevo

20 February 2016 Friendly	Travnik	2–2	Sarajevo	Travnik
14:30		SportSport	Hermenegildo   1' Bekić   25'   41' Benko   41'	Stadium: Stadion Pirota Attendance: 700

TOŠK Tešanj   v   Sarajevo

26 March 2016 Friendly	TOŠK Tešanj	1–2	Sarajevo	Tešanj
15:30		FK Sarajevo Facebook	Benko   Harba	Stadium: Gradski stadion Luke (Tešanj)

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Sloboda Tuzla	30	19	5	6	44	23	+21	62	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Široki Brijeg	30	18	7	5	56	21	+35	61
4	Sarajevo	30	18	3	9	56	28	+28	57
5	Željezničar	30	16	7	7	36	20	+16	55
6	Čelik Zenica	30	12	10	8	35	28	+7	46

Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)^[1]

Matches

Sarajevo v Drina

27 July 2015 1	Sarajevo	6–1	Drina	Travnik
17:30	Senedin Oštraković   12' Leon Benko   27'   36' Mehmed Alispahić   45+1' Krste Velkoski   59' Leon Benko   61' Ševko Okić   72' Edin Rustemović   89' Leon Benko   90+2'			Stadium: Stadion Pirota Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Emir Spahalić (Mostar)

Travnik v Sarajevo

3 August 2015 2	Travnik	1–0	Sarajevo	Travnik
17:00		Klix YouTube	Tomislav Barbarić   79' Senedin Oštraković   87'	Stadium: Stadion Pirota Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Goran Paradžik (Ljubuški)

Sarajevo v Široki Brijeg

9 August 2015 3	Sarajevo	2–1	Široki Brijeg	Sarajevo
17:00	Bojan Puzigaća   38' Krste Velkoski   45' Leon Benko   51'   71' Miloš Stojčev   77'	Klix YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dragan Petrović (Banja Luka)

Sarajevo v Zrinjski

14 August 2015 4	Sarajevo	0–1	Zrinjski	Sarajevo
20:00	Harmony Ikande   26' Mario Barić   90+1'	Hercegovina Klix Horde utakmica YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bihać)

Čelik v Sarajevo

22 August 2015 5	Čelik	1–1	Sarajevo	Zenica
17:00		Klix YouTube	Harmony Ikande   25' Milan Stepanov   42' Leon Benko   51'   Adnan Kovačević   65' Tomislav Barbarić   76'	Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dragan Skakić (B. Gradiška)

Sarajevo v Rudar Prijedor

30 August 2015 6	Sarajevo	2–0	Rudar Prijedor	Sarajevo
17:00	Bojan Puzigaća   25' Mehmed Alispahić   45' Ševko Okić   48' Adnan Kovačević   66' Ševko Okić   90+1'	YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Goran Paradžik (Ljubuški)

Slavija v Sarajevo

10 September 2015 7	Slavija	1–0	Sarajevo	Istočno Sarajevo
16:30		SportSport YouTube	Leon Benko   17' Almir Bekić   90+1'	Stadium: Gradski SRC Slavija Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Dragan Skakić (B. Gradiška)

Sarajevo v Borac Banja Luka

13 September 2015 8	Sarajevo	2–0	Borac Banja Luka	Sarajevo
16:30	Tomislav Barbarić   30' Amer Bekić   40'   51' Krste Velkoski   74'	SportSport Klix YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Elvis Mujić (Banovići)

Radnik v Sarajevo

18 September 2015 9	Radnik	0–3	Sarajevo	Bijeljina
16:00		YouTube	Krste Velkoski   10' Leon Benko   52' Bojan Puzigaća   58' Ševko Okić   66' Edin Rustemović   69'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zoran Grbić (Prijedor)

Sarajevo v Vitez

27 September 2015 10	Sarajevo	4–0	Vitez	Sarajevo
15:30	Tomislav Barbarić   1' Anel Hebibović   40' Adnan Kovačević   64' Leon Benko   74'   88'	YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ermin Sivac (Zenica)

Željezničar v Sarajevo

4 October 2015 11	Željezničar	1–0	Sarajevo	Sarajevo
15:30	Tiago   25'	SportSport S. Korteo YouTube	Bojan Puzigaća   35' Matej Delač   63' Ivan Tatomirović   90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Grbavica Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Banja Luka)

Sarajevo v Velež

18 October 2015 12	Sarajevo	4–1	Velež	Sarajevo
15:00	Krste Velkoski   44' Amer Bekić   58' Leon Benko   69' Ivan Tatomirović   74' Krste Velkoski   84'	FK Sarajevo SportSport YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Goran Paradžik (Ljubuški)

Mladost Doboj Kakanj v Sarajevo

24 October 2015 13	Mladost Doboj Kakanj	2–1	Sarajevo	Doboj
13:30		SportSport Sport ZDK YouTube	Ševko Okić   26' Tomislav Barbarić   44' Advan Kadušić   71' Samir Radovac   77'	Stadium: MGM Farm Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Vladimir Bjelica (I. Sarajevo)

Sarajevo v Sloboda Tuzla

1 November 2015 14	Sarajevo	1–0	Sloboda Tuzla	Sarajevo
13:00	Almir Bekić   19' Edin Rustemović   33' Haris Duljević   35' Džemal Berberović   77' Amer Bekić   80' Ševko Okić   83'	FK Sarajevo SportSport YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Banja Luka)

Olimpic v Sarajevo

8 November 2015 15	Olimpic	1–3	Sarajevo	Sarajevo
13:00		FK Sarajevo Dnevni avaz YouTube	Edin Rustemović   11' Leon Benko   27' Džemal Berberović   30' Leon Benko   45+1' Krste Velkoski   82' Ahmad Kallasi   90+2'	Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Sarajevo)

Drina v Sarajevo

21 November 2015 16	Drina	1–3	Sarajevo	Zvornik
13:00		FK Sarajevo Izvještaj YouTube	Amer Bekić   21' Edin Rustemović   22' Ševko Okić   40' Haris Duljević   42' Ahmad Kallasi   90'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 350 Referee: Husein Terzić (Travnik)

Sarajevo v Travnik

29 November 2015 17	Sarajevo	4–0	Travnik	Sarajevo
13:00	Leon Benko   25' Haris Duljević   26' Almir Bekić   29' Leon Benko   43' Adnan Kovačević   52' Adnan Osmanović   87'	FK Sarajevo sport1 YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Antoni Bandić (Grude)

Široki Brijeg v Sarajevo

6 December 2015 18	Široki Brijeg	1–0	Sarajevo	Široki Brijeg
13:00		YouTube	Ahmad Kallasi   22' Tomislav Barbarić   55' Džemal Berberović   87' Haris Duljević   38'   90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Pecara Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dragan Skakić (B. Gradiška)

Zrinjski v Sarajevo

28 February 2016 19	Zrinjski	2–2	Sarajevo	Mostar
15:00		FK Sarajevo Y. Sažetak Y. Snimak	Almir Bekić   5' Deni Simeunović   23'   45' Amer Bekić   68' Advan Kadušić   89'	Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bihać)

Sarajevo v Čelik

5 March 2016 20	Sarajevo	2–1	Čelik	Sarajevo
17:00	Leon Benko   68' Tomislav Barbarić   55' Advan Kadušić   67' Haris Duljević   88' Haris Harba   90+3'	FK Sarajevo YouTube Horde YouTube bakljada		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Vladimir Bjelica (I. Sarajevo)

Rudar Prijedor v Sarajevo

12 March 2016 21	Rudar Prijedor	1–1	Sarajevo	Prijedor
14:00		YouTube	Deni Simeunović   17' Denis Kramar   41' Leon Benko   47' Ahmad Kallasi   66'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 500 Referee: Elvis Mujić (Banovići)

Sarajevo v Slavija

20 March 2016 22	Sarajevo	3–0	Slavija	Sarajevo
17:00	Leon Benko   39' Denis Kramar   44' Amer Bekić   57' Advan Kadušić   76' Hamza Čataković   87'	Klix YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Emir Spahalić (Mostar)

Borac Banja Luka v Sarajevo

2 April 2016 23	Borac Banja Luka	0–1	Sarajevo	Banja Luka
18:30		FK Sarajevo YouTube	Ševko Okić   42' Tomislav Barbarić   44'   83' Marko Mihojević   63' Bojan Pavlović   85' Ahmad Kallasi   90+1'	Stadium: Banja Luka City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Elvis Mujić (Banovići)

Sarajevo v Radnik

10 April 2016 24	Sarajevo	2–1	Radnik	Sarajevo
16:00	Amer Bekić   33'   66' Haris Duljević   38' Samir Radovac   49'	FK Sarajevo sport1 YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Zoran Grbić (Prijedor)

Vitez v Sarajevo

17 April 2016 25	Vitez	1–3	Sarajevo	Vitez
16:30		FK Sarajevo YouTube	Leon Benko   46' Amer Bekić   48'   90+4' Džemal Berberović   90'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Banja Luka)

Sarajevo v Željezničar

24 April 2016 26	Sarajevo	0–1	Željezničar	Sarajevo
17:00	Edin Rustemović   24' Almir Bekić   26' Leon Benko   39' Adnan Kovačević   45' Amer Bekić   89'	Klix YouTube Bakljada	Miroslav Stevanović   45'	Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bihać)

Velež v Sarajevo

30 April 2016 27	Velež	0–3	Sarajevo	Mostar
17:00		FK Sarajevo sport1 Utakmica YouTube	Haris Harba   5' Tomislav Barbarić   19' Ševko Okić   22' Haris Duljević   40' Marko Mihojević   42'	Stadium: Vrapčići Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Ilija Živković (Orašje)

Sarajevo v Mladost Doboj Kakanj

4 May 2016 28	Sarajevo	2–1	Mladost Doboj Kakanj	Sarajevo
17:00	Edin Rustemović   27' Advan Kadušić   30' Leon Benko   45'   79' Ševko Okić   86'	FK Sarajevo Facebook YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Goran Paradžik (Ljubuški)

Sloboda Tuzla v Sarajevo

7 May 2016 29	Sloboda Tuzla	4–0	Sarajevo	Tuzla
17:00		SportSport Sport Primus YouTube	Matej Delač   33' Almir Bekić   55'	Stadium: Tušanj City Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Dragan Skakić (B. Gradiška)

Sarajevo v Olimpic

15 May 2016 30	Sarajevo	1–3	Olimpic	Sarajevo
17:00	Benko   51'	SportSport Radio Sarajevo YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Husein Terzić (Travnik)

Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Main article: 2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup

Round of 32

Zrinjski v Sarajevo

23 September 2015	Zrinjski	1–1 (5–6 p)	Sarajevo	Mostar
18:00		Klix YouTube	Bekić   62' Rustemović   69' Barbarić   76'	Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Elvis Mujić (Banovići)
	Penalties
	Zakarić   Peko   Radulović   Filipović   Mešanović   Blaić		Puzigaća   Barbarić   Velkoski   Rustemović   Benko   Duljević

Round of 16

Slavija v Sarajevo

21 October 2015 First leg	Slavija	1–4	Sarajevo	Istočno Sarajevo
15:00		FK Sarajevo SportSport YouTube	Leon Benko   2' Ševko Okić   14' Leon Benko   54' Advan Kadušić   76' Krste Velkoski   89' Bojan Puzigaća   90+2'	Stadium: Gradski SRC Slavija Attendance: 600 Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bihać)

Sarajevo v Slavija

4 November 2015 Second leg	Sarajevo	3–1 (7–2 agg.)	Slavija	Sarajevo
13:30	Adnan Osmanović   43' Elvedin Herić   62' Demirel Veladžić   88'	FK Sarajevo sport1 YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Emir Spahalić (Mostar)

Quarter-finals

Sloboda Tuzla v Sarajevo

9 March 2016 First leg	Sloboda Tuzla	2–1	Sarajevo	Tuzla
15:00		YouTube	Almir Bekić   73' Ševko Okić   85'	Stadium: Tušanj City Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Zoran Grbić (Prijedor)

Sarajevo v Sloboda Tuzla

15 March 2016 Second leg	Sarajevo	0–3 (1–5 agg.)	Sloboda Tuzla	Sarajevo
18:00	Advan Kadušić   41' Haris Duljević   45'	SportSport YouTube		Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Banja Luka)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Sarajevo   v   Lech Poznań

14 July 2015 1st Leg	Sarajevo	0–2	Lech Poznań	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
21:00	Barbarić   29' Duljević   44' Puzigaća   69'	Report	Hämäläinen   40' Formella   58' Thomalla   62' Kędziora   64' Jevtić   81'	Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Lech Poznań   v   Sarajevo

22 July 2015 2nd Leg	Lech Poznań	1–0	Sarajevo	Poznań, Poland
20:45	Douglas   6' Dudka   16'	Report	Alispahić   20' Tatomirović   40' Stepanov   59' Barbarić   90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski (Poznań) Attendance: 22,205 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

Statistics

Appearances Rank Player Games 1.   Leon Benko 32+10 2.   Haris Duljević 32+10 3.   Ševko Okić 31+14 4.   Edin Rustemović 29+14 5.   Tomislav Barbarić 29+11

Goalscorers Rank Player Goals 1.   Leon Benko 21+4 2.   Amer Bekić 10+6 3.   Krste Velkoski 8 4.   Ševko Okić 7+3 5.   Haris Duljević 4+5

References

1. . scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

External links

• Official website