NK Široki Brijeg

Association football club in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Football club

Široki Brijeg

Full name

Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg

Nickname(s)

Plavi (The Blues)

Founded

1948; 76 years ago (1948)

Ground

Pecara Stadium,
Široki Brijeg

Capacity

7,000

Chairman

Miro Kraljević

Manager

Dino Skender

League

Premier League BH

2022–23

Premier League BH, 5th

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg (English: Široki Brijeg Football Club) is a professional association football club from the city of Široki Brijeg, that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays its home matches on Pecara 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 training grounds for the team.

History

Široki Brijeg vs. FC Urartu on 9 July 2009

The club was founded in 1948 as Nogometni klub Borak and competed in local leagues. Until 1991, it competed in the Yugoslav league system under the name of NK 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 the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's top division, which they won two times, as well as three Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cups.^[2]

Since 2002, the club has also, almost non stop been present in many UEFA competitions, most notably the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. However, Široki Brijeg still hasn't competed in the group stages of both mentioned competitions.^[3]

Colours and badge

The 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 the Croatian chequy.^[4]

Fans

Škripari is the organisation of football supporters of the Croat-backed club NK Široki Brijeg. They also support Široki Brijeg's other sport clubs, primarily HKK Široki in basketball.

Some ultras espouse nationalist and right-wing sentiments.^[5]^[6]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024^[7]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	CRO	Ivan Pranjić
3	DF	CRO	Mateo Mužek
4	MF	BIH	Božo Prusina
5	DF	BIH	Branimir Barišić
6	MF	CRO	Marko Capan (on loan from Hajduk Split)
7	DF	BIH	Dino Ćorić
8	MF	BIH	Ilija Mašić
9	FW	NGA	Stephen Chinedu
10	FW	CRO	Petar Mišić (on loan from Zrinjski Mostar)
11	FW	BIH	Ilija Bagarić
12	GK	CRO	Tomislav Tomić
15	MF	BFA	Cyrille Kpan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	CRO	Luka Marin (on loan from Zrinjski Mostar)
20	DF	CRO	Tvrtko Buljan
21	FW	BIH	Daniel Lukić
22	MF	CRO	Luka Mamić
23	DF	CRO	Mislav Matić
26	DF	BIH	Božo Musa
27	DF	CRO	Adam Benić
31	GK	CRO	Josip Bender
42	MF	BIH	Marijan Ćavar (Captain)
44	DF	BIH	Mihael Kuprešak
51	GK	BIH	Ivan Puljić
90	MF	BIH	Tomislav Tomić

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BIH	Ivan Zubac (at NK Neretvanac Opuzen until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

Staff	Job title
Dino Skender	Manager
Wagner	Assistant coach
Nenad Džidić	Goalkeeping coach
Vacant	Fitness coach
Dragan Mijatović	Physiotherapist
Grgo Sesar	Physiotherapist
Alen Brekalo	Doctor
Zoran Bilać	Gunsmith
Igor Lončar	Gunsmith

Honours

Široki Brijeg has so far won two Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina titles as well as five First 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 three Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup titles, the most recent one being in the 2016–17 season.

Domestic

League

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Winners (2): 2003–04, 2005–06
- Runners-up (5): 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
First League of Herzeg-Bosnia:
- Winners (5): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
- Runners-up (1): 1998–99

Cups

Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup:
- Winners (3): 2006–07, 2012–13, 2016–17
- Runners-up (5): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
Herzeg-Bosnia Cup:
- Runners-up (3): 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99

Club seasons

Source: ^[8]^[9]

Season	League									Cup	European competitions
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Cup	European competitions
2000–01	Premier League	42	18	11	13	72	43	65	7th	SF
2001–02	Premier League	30	14	9	7	43	24	51	2nd	1/8
2002–03	Premier League	38	21	5	12	69	45	68	4th	1/8	UEFA Cup	R1
2003–04	Premier League	30	19	4	7	58	32	61	1st	1/16
2004–05	Premier League	30	12	9	9	42	33	45	3rd	RU	Champions League	QR1
2005–06	Premier League	30	19	6	5	38	19	63	1st	RU	UEFA Cup	R1
2006–07	Premier League	30	13	6	11	39	32	45	4th	W	Champions League	QR2
2007–08	Premier League	30	17	3	10	44	29	54	2nd	QF	UEFA Cup	QR2
2008–09	Premier League	30	14	3	13	47	38	45	6th	SF	UEFA Cup	QR2
2009–10	Premier League	30	16	7	7	46	27	55	2nd	1/8	Europa League	QR2
2010–11	Premier League	30	16	2	12	59	45	50	4th	SF	Europa League	QR2
2011–12	Premier League	30	18	9	3	48	17	63	2nd	RU	Europa League	QR1
2012–13	Premier League	30	13	6	11	48	31	45	6th	W	Europa League	QR2
2013–14	Premier League	30	17	8	5	66	23	59	2nd	SF	Europa League	QR3
2014–15	Premier League	30	15	11	4	46	23	56	4th	RU	Europa League	QR2
2015–16	Premier League	30	18	7	5	56	21	61	3rd	SF
2016–17	Premier League	32	9	10	13	34	35	37	7th	W	Europa League	QR1
2017–18	Premier League	32	16	8	8	52	28	56	4th	QF	Europa League	QR2
2018–19	Premier League	33	13	15	5	37	23	54	3rd	RU	Europa League	QR1
2019–20	Premier League	22	8	8	6	31	26	32	7th	SF	Europa League	QR1
2020–21	Premier League	33	17	8	8	47	30	59	4th	QF
2021–22	Premier League	33	8	15	10	31	35	39	7th	QF	Europa League	QR1
2022–23	Premier League	33	13	9	11	38	36	48	5th	1/8

European record

Summary

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

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

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.
2002–03	UEFA Cup	QR	Senec	3–0	2–1	5–1
2002–03	UEFA Cup	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
2006–07	Champions League	QR2	Heart of Midlothian	0–0	0–3	0–3
2007–08	UEFA Cup	QR1	Koper	3–1	3–2	6–3
2007–08	UEFA Cup	QR2	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–3	0–3	0–6
2008–09	UEFA Cup	QR1	Partizani	0–0	3–1	3–1
2008–09	UEFA Cup	QR2	Beşiktaş	1–2	0–4	1–6
2009–10	Europa League	QR1	Urartu	0–1	2–0	2–1
2009–10	Europa League	QR2	Sturm Graz	1–1	1–2	2–3
2010–11	Europa League	QR1	Olimpija Ljubljana	3–0	2–0	5–0
2010–11	Europa League	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
2013–14	Europa League	QR3	Udinese	1–3	0–4	1–7
2014–15	Europa League	QR1	Gabala	3–0	2–0	5–0
2014–15	Europa League	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
2017–18	Europa League	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

UEFA coefficient

2020–21 season

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

Dates	Name	Honours
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

^ Book: "Rođeni – Prvoligaške generacije 1952 – 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 27
^ "Široki Brijeg storm to title". uefa.com. 9 June 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ Krvavac, Fuad (11 July 2006). "Siroki Brijeg set the standard". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ "Povijest kluba". www.nk-sirokibrijeg.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ Dautbegović, M. (8 November 2010). "Nacizam ne smijemo tolerisati" [We must not tolerate Nazism]. BH FUDBAL (in Bosnian). Archived from the 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). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ Sezona - SportDC
^ HISTORIJSKI REZULTATI - SportSport
^ uefa.com

External links

Official website (in Croatian)
NK Široki Brijeg at UEFA

Links to related articles
v t e NK Široki Brijeg – current squad
2 Pranjić 3 Medić 5 Barišić 6 Valinčić 8 Mašić 9 Radić 10 Mišić 11 Bagarić 15 Kpan 16 Šuto 18 Taddei 20 Knežević 21 Lukić 23 Pehar 26 Musa 27 Pejić 28 Lovrić 37 Ljubić 40 Josipović 42 Ćavar (c) 44 Kuprešak 90 Tomić 96 Bruno Manager: Skender

v t e NK Široki Brijeg – managers
Ljubičić (1948–49) Buntić (1949–50) Kvesić (1950–52) Muminagić (1952–54) Perkušić (1954–56) Čarapin (1956–58) Kajić (1958–60) K. Mikulić (1960–62) Knezović (1962–68) Mandić (1968–72) Džidić (1972–74) A. Mikulić (1974–75) Leko (1975–76) Zovko (1976–78) Zelenika (1978–80) Mandić (1980–82) Kordić (1982–84) Zovko (1984–86) Skoko (1986–91) Ćužić (1991–92) Čerkić (1992–94) Ž. Barbarić (1994–96) Džidić (1996–97) Ž. Barbarić (1997–98) Tičić (1999) Knežević (1999) Buljan (1999–01) Mladina (2001–02) Ištuk (2002–04) I. Barbarić (2004–06) Kalinić (2006–07) I. Barbarić (2007) Ćutuk (2007–08) Katalinić (2008–09) I. Barbarić (2009) T. Karačić (2009–10) Ištuk (2010–11) Slišković (2011) Ćutuk (2011) B. Karačić (2011–12) Bloudek (2012) Kokić^c (2012) Musa (2012–15) Slišković (2015) Mladina (2015) Musa (2015–16) B. Karačić (2016) D. Ćorić^c (2016–17) Sablić (2017–18) Pavić (2018) D. Ćorić^c (2018) Sedloski (2018–19) D. Ćorić (2019) T. Karačić (2019–21) Ivanković (2021–22) I. Barbarić (2022–23) Budimir (2023) Skender (2023–) (c) = caretaker manager

NK Široki Brijeg – managers

Ljubičić (1948–49)
Buntić (1949–50)
Kvesić (1950–52)
Muminagić (1952–54)
Perkušić (1954–56)
Čarapin (1956–58)
Kajić (1958–60)
K. Mikulić (1960–62)
Knezović (1962–68)
Mandić (1968–72)
Džidić (1972–74)
A. Mikulić (1974–75)
Leko (1975–76)
Zovko (1976–78)
Zelenika (1978–80)
Mandić (1980–82)
Kordić (1982–84)
Zovko (1984–86)
Skoko (1986–91)
Ćužić (1991–92)
Čerkić (1992–94)
Ž. Barbarić (1994–96)
Džidić (1996–97)
Ž. Barbarić (1997–98)
Tičić (1999)
Knežević (1999)
Buljan (1999–01)
Mladina (2001–02)
Ištuk (2002–04)
I. Barbarić (2004–06)
Kalinić (2006–07)
I. Barbarić (2007)
Ćutuk (2007–08)
Katalinić (2008–09)
I. Barbarić (2009)
T. Karačić (2009–10)
Ištuk (2010–11)
Slišković (2011)
Ćutuk (2011)
B. Karačić (2011–12)
Bloudek (2012)
Kokić^c (2012)
Musa (2012–15)
Slišković (2015)
Mladina (2015)
Musa (2015–16)
B. Karačić (2016)
D. Ćorić^c (2016–17)
Sablić (2017–18)
Pavić (2018)
D. Ćorić^c (2018)
Sedloski (2018–19)
D. Ćorić (2019)
T. Karačić (2019–21)
Ivanković (2021–22)
I. Barbarić (2022–23)
Budimir (2023)
Skender (2023–)

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2023–24 teams

Former teams

Associated competitions

National Cup
Second level
- First League of FBiH
- First League of RS

Seasons

First League	1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Premier League	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25