# 1997–98 FK Sarajevo season

The 1997–98 Sarajevo season was the club's 49th season in history, and their 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian football, the First League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the National Cup and the National Supercup.

## Squad information
### First-team 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 |
| 1 17 | GK | BIH | Mirsad Dedić (Captain) |
| 7 2 | FW | BIH | Džemo Smječanin (vice captain) |
| 3 | MF | BIH | Samir Duro |
| 3 9 | MF | BIH | Amar Ferhatović |
| 10 15 4 | FW | BIH | Ševal Zahirović |
| 2 4 6 | DF | BIH | Dženan Hošić |
| 4 5 13 | DF | BIH | Ahmed Hadžispahić |
| 5 | DF | BIH | Reuf Herco |
| 6 3 | DF | BIH | Elvedin Beganović |
| 7 20 | MF | BIH | Nermin Gogalić |
| 8 12 | FW | BIH | Alen Avdić |
| 9 | MF | BIH | Dženan Uščuplić |
| 10 | MF | CMR | Jean Louis Nouken |
| 11 | FW | BIH | Emir Granov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 1 | GK | BIH | Almir Hurtić |
| 13 16 | FW | BIH | Ismet Alić |
| 14 10 | FW | BIH | Aldin Čenan |
| 15 | DF | BIH | Almir Mešetović |
| 16 9 7 | MF | BIH | Faruk Ihtijarević |
| 13 18 | DF | BIH | Mirza Selimović |
| 14 23 | MF | BIH | Azrudin Valentić |
| 25 | DF | BIH | Senad Begić |
| — | DF | BIH | Adnan Ćupina |
| — | DF | BIH | Ervin Uščuplić |
| — | DF | BIH | Emir Alihodžić |
| — | MF | BIH | Emir Tufek |
| — | MF | BIH | Almir Ušanović |
Source:

## Kit

| Supplier | Sponsor |
| Umbro | Sarajevo Tobacco Factory |

## 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 % |
| First League of BiH | 9 August 1997 | 5 June 1998 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 048.48 |
| Cup of BiH | 28 February 1998 | 26 August 1998 | Round of 16 | Winners | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Supercup of BiH | 30 July 1997 | 2 August 1997 | Final | Winners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 048.84 |
Source: Competitions

### First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bosna (Q) | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 60 | Qualification to championship play-off |
| 2 | Čelik (Q) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 56 | Qualification to championship play-off |
| 3 | Sarajevo (Q) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 53 | Qualification to championship play-off |
| 4 | Željezničar (Q) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 49 | Qualification to championship play-off |
| 5 | Sloboda Tuzla | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 46 | |

##### Matches
#### Play-offs
##### Group Mostar

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sarajevo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Široki Brijeg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Čelik | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

##### Final
### Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
## Statistics

| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | Elvedin Beganović | 36 |
| 2. | Faruk Ihtijarević | 36 |
| 3. | Džemo Smječanin | 36 |
| 4. | Ahmed Hadžispahić | 35 |
| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1. | Alen Avdić | 14 |
| 2. | Dženan Uščuplić | 8 |
| 3. | Džemo Smječanin | 7 |
| 4. | Ševal Zahirović | 7 |