# 2009–10 FK Sarajevo season

The 2009–10 Sarajevo season was the club's 61st season in history, and their 16th 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 Europa League. During the season club changed the managers. Mirza Varešanović become the Sarajevo's manager on 7 April 2010, after Mehmed Janjoš left the position on 28 March. During the transition period, Almir Turković, assistant coach of Mehmed Janjoš, was positioned as the head coach. The season covers the period from 25 June 2009 to 24 June 2010.
In this season, Sarajevo reached the play-off round of Europa League, which is one of the best results in European competitions in "after-war era" of club's history. Team finished in 5th place of Premier League, and they ended their Cup journey in Second round.

## 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 |
| 3 | DF | BIH | Anel Škoro |
| 4 | DF | SVN | Gregor Mohar |
| 5 | MF | BIH | Edin Dudo |
| 6 | DF | BIH | Sedin Torlak |
| 7 | FW | BIH | Haris Handžić |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Faruk Ihtijarević |
| 8 | MF | BIH | Milan Muminović |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Alen Avdić |
| 10 | FW | BIH | Alen Škoro |
| 12 | GK | BIH | Dino Hamzić |
| 13 | DF | BIH | Fadil Čizmić |
| 14 | MF | BIH | Muhamed Džakmić |
| 15 | MF | BIH | Nail Šehović |
| 16 74 | MF | BIH | Dženaldin Hamzagić |
| 17 | DF | BIH | Denis Čomor |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | MKD | Adis Jahović |
| 19 | MF | BIH | Ajdin Maksumić |
| 20 | DF | BIH | Mirza Rizvanović |
| 21 | DF | SRB | Zoran Belošević |
| 22 | GK | BIH | Muhamed Alaim (captain) |
| 23 | FW | BIH | Almir Pliska |
| 24 | DF | BIH | Amer Dupovac |
| 25 | FW | BIH | Jasmin Čampara |
| 32 | GK | BIH | Ibro Hodžić |
| 33 | MF | BIH | Emir Janjoš |
| 77 | MF | BIH | Damir Hadžić |
| 88 | MF | BIH | Kenan Handžić |
| — | MF | BIH | Adi-Amar Fočić |
| — | DF | BIH | Amar Kadić |
| — | FW | BIH | Edin Šeko |
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## Kit

| Supplier | Sponsors | Sponsors |
| Nike | AurA | Front |
| Nike | Bosnalijek | Back |

## 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 | 2 August 2009 | 26 May 2010 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 046.67 |
| Cup of BiH | 16 September 2009 | 21 October 2009 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 033.33 |
| Europa League | 16 July 2009 | 27 August 2009 | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 043.59 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Borac Banja Luka | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 53 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Zrinjski | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 51 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Sarajevo | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 50 | |
| 6 | Olimpic | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Velež | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 43 | |
* ↑ Borac Banja Luka were the winners of the 2009–10 Bosnian Cup competition and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 8 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Europa League
#### Second qualifying round

On 22 June, Sarajevo were drawn to face Spartak Trnava (Slovakia) or Inter Baku (Azerbaijan) in the Second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. On 9 July, it was determined that Spartak would be Sarajevo's opponent, having defeated Inter 5–2 on aggregate. By winning 2–1 on aggregate, Sarajevo secured place in the Third qualifying round. Before the second leg match, supporters of both teams had a fight on the streets of Trnava, which resulted in few injured fans.

#### Play-off round
## Statistics

| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | Zoran Belošević | 39 |
| 2. | Muhamed Alaim | 38 |
| 3. | Mirza Rizvanović | 36 |
| 4. | Sedin Torlak | 33 |
| 5. | Edin Dudo | 33 |
| 6. | Damir Hadžić | 33 |
| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1. | Alen Škoro | 13 |
| 2. | Adis Jahović | 8 |
| 3. | Alen Avdić | 7 |
| 4. | Damir Hadžić | 5 |
| 5. | Faruk Ihtijarević | 5 |
| 6. | Mirza Rizvanović | 4 |
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