# 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.

## Squad information
### First-team squad

    As of 3 March 2016
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 (3rd captain) |
| 2 | GK | CRO | Matej Delač (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 4 | MF | BIH | Edin Rustemović (vice-captain) |
| 6 | DF | BIH | Adnan Kovačević |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Haris Duljević (captain) |
| 8 | FW | BIH | Amer Bekić |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Ševko Okić |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Emerson Reis Luiz |
| 13 | FW | BRA | César Augusto Hermenegildo |
| 15 | DF | SVN | Denis Kramar |
| 16 | DF | BIH | Marko Mihojević |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | BIH | Almir Bekić |
| 21 | FW | CRO | Leon Benko |
| 23 | DF | BIH | Džemal Berberović |
| 25 | DF | CRO | Tomislav Barbarić |
| 28 | FW | BIH | Haris Harba (on loan from Vysočina Jihlava) |
| 29 | MF | SRB | Damjan Krajišnik |
| 30 | GK | SRB | Bojan Pavlović |
| 55 | DF | SYR | Ahmad Kalasi |
| 88 | MF | BIH | Samir Radovac (4th captain) |
| 92 | MF | CRO | Deni Simeunović |

### Youth academy players

FK Sarajevo Academy players that received a first-team squad call-up.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BIH | Advan Kadušić |
| 5 | DF | BIH | Nihad Mujakić |
| 14 | DF | BIH | Edvin Rastoder |
| 17 | MF | BIH | Elvedin Herić |
| 22 | GK | BIH | Ivan Trifković |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 69 | FW | BIH | Adnan Osmanović |
| 69 | MF | BIH | Demirel Veladžić |
| 77 | MF | BIH | Anes Vazda |
| 79 | MF | BIH | Vedad Gljiva |
| 99 | FW | BIH | Hamza Čataković |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 10 June 2015 | DF | Almir Bekić | Sloboda Tuzla | Free transfer |
| 11 June 2015 | MF | Anel Hebibović | Velež Mostar | Free transfer |
| 15 June 2015 | FW | Ildar Klarić | Zrinjski Mostar | Free transfer |
| 26 June 2015 | DF | Milan Stepanov | Omonia | Free transfer |
| 27 June 2015 | MF | Rijad Kobiljar | Jacksonville Dolphins | Free transfer |
| 27 June 2015 | DF | Tomislav Barbarić | Split | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2015 | MF | Harmony Ikande | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Free transfer |
| 17 October 2015 | GK | Bojan Pavlović | Zestafoni | Free transfer |
| 24 November 2015 | MF | Emerson | Yangon United | Free transfer |
| 24 November 2015 | FW | Cezar Augusto | Yangon United | Free transfer |
| 22 December 2015 | MF | Deni Simeunović | Zrinjski Mostar | Free transfer |
| 23 January 2016 | DF | Denis Kramar | Perth Glory | Free transfer |
| 4 February 2016 | MF | Damjan Krajišnik | Partizan U19 | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 June 2016 | GK | Dejan Bandović | Olimpik | End of contract | |
| 1 June 2016 | FW | Alem Plakalo | Travnik | End of contract | |
| 1 June 2016 | GK | Marko Ivkić | Orašje | End of contract | |
| 1 June 2016 | MF | Haris Muharemović | Bosna Visoko | End of contract | |
| 15 June 2015 | DF | Risto Mitrevski | Metalurg Skopje | Contract termination | |
| 18 June 2015 | FW | Nemanja Bilbija | Split | End of contract | |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Adnan Hrelja | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Contract termination | |
| 29 July 2015 | DF | Andria Petrović | Sloga Ljubuški | Contract termination | |
| 12 August 2015 | MF | Miloš Stojčev | Atromitos | €200,000 | |
| 18 August 2015 | MF | Gojko Cimirot | PAOK | €1,680,000 | |
| 4 December 2015 | DF | Mario Barić | Vitez | Contract termination | |
| 7 December 2015 | MF | Harmony Ikande | Maccabi Yavne | Contract termination | |
| 20 December 2015 | DF | Radoš Protić | Rad | Contract termination | |
| 21 December 2015 | GK | Senedin Oštraković | Free agent | Contract termination | |
| 22 December 2015 | DF | Ivan Tatomirović | HJK Helsinki | Contract termination | |
| 24 December 2015 | DF | Bojan Puzigaća | Voždovac | Contract termination | |
| 28 December 2015 | MF | Rijad Kobiljar | Olimpik | Contract termination | |
| 28 December 2015 | MF | Amar Burović | Free agent | Contract termination | |
| 30 December 2015 | DF | Milan Stepanov | Vojvodina | Contract termination | |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | Nemanja Anđušić | Olimpik | Contract termination | |
| 11 January 2016 | MF | Miroljub Kostić | Borac Čačak | Contract termination | |
| 11 January 2016 | MF | Mehmed Alispahić | Šibenik | Contract termination | |
| 19 February 2016 | MF | Germain Kouadio | Travnik | Contract termination | |
| 3 March 2016 | FW | Krste Velkoski | Incheon United | €175,000 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | €2,050,000 | €2,050,000 |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From | Ref. |
| 7 August 2015 | End of season | GK | Matej Delač | Chelsea | |
| 19 February 2016 | End of season | FW | Haris Harba | Vysočina Jihlava | |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | To |
| 29 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | MF | Nemanja Anđušić | Travnik |
| 29 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | MF | Rijad Kobiljar | Travnik |
| 29 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | MF | Germain Kouadio | Travnik |
| 4 August 2015 | 31 December 2015 | MF | Miroljub Kostić | Novi Pazar |
| 5 August 2015 | 31 December 2015 | MF | Amar Burović | Bosna Visoko |
| 5 August 2015 | 31 December 2015 | FW | Ildar Klarić | Bosna Visoko |
| 5 August 2015 | End of season | FW | Tarik Handžić | Bosna Visoko |
| 19 August 2015 | 31 December 2015 | DF | Radoš Protić | Novi Pazar |
| 25 January 2016 | End of season | MF | Dario Purić | Slavija Sarajevo |
| 28 January 2016 | End of season | MF | Anel Hebibović | Olimpik |
| 28 January 2016 | End of season | FW | Ildar Klarić | Olimpik |

## Kit

| Supplier | Sponsors | Sponsors |
| Haad | Turkish Airlines | Front |
| Haad | Al-Shiddi Group | Back |
| Haad | visit Malaysia | Shorts |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 27 July 2015 | 15 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 060.00 |
| Cup of BiH | 23 September 2015 | 15 March 2016 | First round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 040.00 |
| Champions League | 14 July 2015 | 22 July 2015 | First qualifying round | First qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 054.05 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: sportsport.ba

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Second qualifying round
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Cup of BiH | Cup of BiH | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BIH | Emir Plakalo | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | GK | CRO | Matej Delač | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | BIH | Ivan Trifković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | SRB | Bojan Pavlović | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | BIH | Advan Kadušić | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BIH | Nihad Mujakić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BIH | Adnan Kovačević | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BIH | Edvin Rastoder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SVN | Denis Kramar | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | BIH | Marko Mihojević | 17 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | BIH | Almir Bekić | 25 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | BIH | Džemal Berberović | 16 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | CRO | Tomislav Barbarić | 29 | 3 | 22+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | SYR | Ahmad Kalasi | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | BIH | Edin Rustemović | 29 | 1 | 21+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Haris Duljević | 32 | 3 | 23+3 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Emerson | 11 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BIH | Elvedin Herić | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | MF | BIH | Demirel Veladžić | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | MF | BIH | Vedad Gljiva | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | BIH | Samir Radovac | 28 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | CRO | Deni Simeunović | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | BIH | Anes Vazda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | BIH | Amer Bekić | 27 | 10 | 16+8 | 9 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Ševko Okić | 31 | 7 | 20+6 | 5 | 3+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | BRA | Cezar Augusto | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CRO | Leon Benko | 32 | 20 | 22+4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | BIH | Haris Harba | 12 | 2 | 4+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | FW | BIH | Adnan Osmanović | 5 | 2 | 0+4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | BIH | Hamza Čataković | 4 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SRB | Radoš Protić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BIH | Mario Barić | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SRB | Miloš Stojčev | 4 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BIH | Mehmed Alispahić | 7 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MKD | Krste Velkoski | 22 | 7 | 15+3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | BIH | Anel Hebibović | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SRB | Ivan Tatomirović | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SRB | Milan Stepanov | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | BIH | Senedin Oštraković | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | BIH | Gojko Cimirot | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | NGA | Harmony Ikande | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | BIH | Bojan Puzigaća | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Number after the "+" sign represents the number of games player started the game on the bench and was substituted on.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Premier League | Cup of BiH | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 21 | FW | | Leon Benko | 18 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | 8 | FW | | Amer Bekić | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Ševko Okić | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Krste Velkoski | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | | Haris Duljević | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | DF | | Tomislav Barbarić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | DF | | Adnan Kovačević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 28 | FW | | Haris Harba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 69 | FW | | Adnan Osmanović | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | MF | | Edin Rustemović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | MF | | Miloš Stojčev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 10 | MF | | Mehmed Alispahić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 13 | MF | | Anel Hebibović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 17 | MF | | Elvedin Herić | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 69 | MF | | Demirel Veladžić | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 77 | DF | | Bojan Puzigaća | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 92 | MF | | Deni Simeunović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 99 | FW | | Hamza Čataković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 9 | 0 | 65 |