# 2016–17 FK Željezničar season

In the 2016–17 season, the Bosnian football club FK Željezničar Sarajevo achieved second place in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and reached the semi-finals of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.

## Squad statistics
### Players

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Irfan Fejzić | 38 | Non-EU | 2016 | 9 | 0 | 2018 | Free | |
| 2 | DF | Siniša Stevanović | 35 | Non-EU | 2016 | 44 | 0 | 2018 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Amar Beširević | 25 | Non-EU | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2019 | Youth system | |
| 4 | DF | Matteo Boccaccini | 31 | EU | 2016 | 22 | 1 | 2017 | Free | On loan from Brescia |
| 7 | MF | Ivan Crnov | 34 | EU | 2017 | 9 | 1 | 2018 | Free | Second nationality: BiH |
| 8 | MF | Darko Marković | 37 | Non-EU | 2016 | 28 | 4 | 2018 | Free | |
| 10 | MF | Samir Bekrić | 40 | Non-EU | 2016 | 194 | 44 | 2019 | Free | |
| 11 | MF | Jovan Blagojević | 36 | Non-EU | 2015 | 72 | 2 | 2018 | Free | |
| 12 | GK | Adnan Bobić | 37 | Non-EU | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Free | |
| 13 | GK | Vedran Kjosevski | 29 | Non-EU | 2013 | 56 | 0 | 2018 | Youth system | Second nationality: Macedonia |
| 14 | MF | Dino Hasanović | 28 | Non-EU | 2015 | 16 | 0 | 2018 | Youth system | |
| 15 | DF | Jadranko Bogičević | 41 | Non-EU | 2016 | 140 | 7 | 2018 | Free | |
| 16 | DF | Srđan Stanić | 35 | EU | 2016 | 230 | 11 | 2018 | Free | Second nationality: Croatia |
| 17 | MF | Goran Zakarić | 31 | Non-EU | 2017 | 17 | 2 | 2019 | Free | |
| 18 | DF | Danijel Stojanović | 40 | EU | 2017 | 8 | 0 | 2019 | Free | Second nationality: BiH |
| 19 | DF | Semir Kerla | 37 | Non-EU | 2017 | 119 | 9 | 2017 | Free | |
| 20 | MF | Zajko Zeba | 41 | Non-EU | 2017 | 127 | 37 | 2018 | Free | Originally from youth system |
| 21 | FW | Dženis Beganović | 28 | Non-EU | 2014 | 47 | 9 | 2019 | Youth system | On loan to Metalleghe-BSI |
| 22 | DF | Musa Muhammed | 27 | Non-EU | 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2017 | Free | On loan from İstanbul Başakşehir |
| 23 | FW | Stevo Nikolić | 39 | Non-EU | 2016 | 27 | 6 | 2018 | Free | Second nationality: Serbia |
| 24 | FW | Ivan Lendrić | 33 | EU | 2016 | 50 | 29 | 2018 | Free | Second nationality: BiH |
| 25 | MF | Uglješa Radinović | 31 | Non-EU | 2016 | 26 | 0 | 2018 | Free | Second nationality: BiH |
| 27 | DF | Kemal Osmanković | 27 | Non-EU | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2019 | Youth system | |
| 30 | GK | Aldin Ćeman | 29 | Non-EU | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | Youth system | On loan to Goražde |
| 39 | MF | Denis Žerić | 26 | Non-EU | 2015 | 7 | 1 | 2018 | Youth system | |
| 88 | MF | Miroslav Stevanović | 34 | Non-EU | 2016 | 53 | 6 | 2017 | Free | Second nationality: Serbia |
| — | MF | Damir Sadiković | 29 | Non-EU | 2013 | 84 | 8 | 2018 | Youth system | On loan to Krško |
| — | DF | Sanel Jahić | 42 | EU | 2016 | 139 | 33 | 2018 | Free | Second nationality: France |
| — | FW | Ajdin Mujagić | 26 | Non-EU | 2014 | 12 | 3 | 2017 | Youth system | |
* Last updated: 28 May 2017
* Source: fkzeljeznicar.ba
Total squad cost: €8.65M

#### From youth 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 |
| — | DF | BIH | Aldin Šehić |
| — | DF | BIH | Amir Velić |
| — | DF | BIH | Haris Kurtović |
| — | MF | BIH | Aldin Hrvanović |
| — | MF | BIH | Anel Šabanadžović |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BIH | Benjamin Šehić |
| — | MF | BIH | Kenan Delić |
| — | MF | BIH | Kemal Mujarić |
| — | MF | BIH | Meldin Jusufi |
| — | FW | BIH | Semir Dacić |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.
| N | P | Name | League | League | League | Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Irfan Fejzić | | | | | | | |
| 12 | GK | Adnan Bobić | | | | | | | |
| 13 | GK | Vedran Kjosevski | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 30 | GK | Aldin Ćeman | | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | Siniša Stevanović | 11 | | | 2 | 13 | | |
| 3 | DF | Amar Beširević | | | | | | | |
| 4 | DF | Matteo Boccaccini | 4 | | | 1 | 5 | | |
| 15 | DF | Jadranko Bogičević | 3 | | | 3 | 6 | | |
| 16 | DF | Srđan Stanić | 4 | | 1 | 3 | 7 | | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Danijel Stojanović | 3 | | | | 3 | | |
| 19 | DF | Semir Kerla | 3 | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | |
| 22 | DF | Musa Muhammed | 2 | | | 2 | 4 | | |
| 27 | DF | Kemal Osmanković | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 7 | MF | Ivan Crnov | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 8 | MF | Darko Marković | 7 | | | 1 | 8 | | |
| 10 | MF | Samir Bekrić | 2 | | | | 2 | | |
| 11 | MF | Jovan Blagojević | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 4 | | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Dino Hasanović | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 17 | MF | Goran Zakarić | 2 | | | | 2 | | |
| 20 | MF | Zajko Zeba | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| 25 | MF | Uglješa Radinović | 4 | | | 1 | 5 | | |
| 39 | MF | Denis Žerić | | | | 1 | 1 | | |
| 88 | MF | Miroslav Stevanović | | | | | | | |
| 21 | FW | Dženis Beganović | 4 | | | 1 | 5 | | |
| 23 | FW | Stevo Nikolić | 2 | | | 2 | 4 | | |
| 24 | FW | Ivan Lendrić | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| — | MF | Damir Sadiković | | | | | | | |
| — | DF | Sanel Jahić | | | | | | | |
| — | FW | Ajdin Mujagić | | | | | | | |
Last updated: 28 May 2017 Source: Competitive matches and fkzeljeznicar.ba Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Premijer Liga BiH | Kup BiH | Total |
| 24 | FW | | Lendrić | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 23 | FW | | Nikolić | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | | Bekrić | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 80 | MF | | Križman | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | Marković | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 92 | MF | | Lazić | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 88 | MF | | M. Stevanović | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | | Zeba | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | | Zakarić | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | | Beganović | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Boccaccini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Crnov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Stanić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Kosorić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | MF | | Žerić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Blagojević | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Bogičević | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | | Mujagić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Šabanadžović | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 41 | 20 | 61 |
Last updated: 28 May 2017

### Assists

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Premijer Liga BiH | Kup BiH | Total |
| 88 | MF | | M. Stevanović | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | MF | | Bekrić | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | FW | | Lendrić | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | | Zeba | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Marković | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Memija | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | | Nikolić | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | | Blagojević | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 92 | MF | | Lazić | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Kosorić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | | S. Stevanović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Zakarić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | | Musa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Stanić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 80 | MF | | Križman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | | Kerla | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | | Mujagić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Boccaccini | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Bogičević | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 32 | 18 | 50 |
Last updated: 20 May 2017

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 23 | MF | Amer Hiroš | 28 | Non-EU | Goražde | Loan return | Summer | 2016 | N/A | |
| 32 | MF | Muris Midžić | 28 | Non-EU | Goražde | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | N/A | |
| 33 | MF | Edin Hadžović | 29 | Non-EU | Goražde | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | N/A | |
| 35 | MF | Adnan Alihodžić | 28 | Non-EU | Bratstvo Gračanica | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | N/A | |
| 36 | MF | Benjamin Šehić | 28 | Non-EU | Bratstvo Gračanica | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | N/A | |
| 31 | FW | Denis Pozder | 34 | EU | Den Bosch | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 70 | DF | Senad Husić | 34 | Non-EU | Diósgyőr | Sign | Summer | 2019 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 8 | MF | Javi Hervás | 35 | EU | Brisbane Roar | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 22 | MF | Adnan Šećerović | 32 | Non-EU | Radnik | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 25 | MF | Uglješa Radinović | 31 | Non-EU | Borac Banja Luka | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 92 | MF | Milivoje Lazić | 32 | Non-EU | Radnik | Sign | Summer | 2019 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 33 | MF | Dimitris Toskas | 33 | EU | Lamia | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 14 | DF | Dino Bevab | 31 | Non-EU | NK Zagreb | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 23 | FW | Stevo Nikolić | 39 | Non-EU | Zrinjski | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 4 | DF | Matteo Boccaccini | 31 | EU | Brescia | Loan | Summer | 2017 | Free | |
| 7 | DF | Sanel Jahić | 42 | EU | Levadiakos | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 8 | MF | Darko Marković | 37 | Non-EU | Zeta | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 80 | MF | Sandi Križman | 35 | EU | Slaven Belupo | Sign | Summer | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 40 | GK | Emir Ćutahija | 27 | Non-EU | Velež | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | N/A | |
| 14 | MF | Dino Hasanović | 28 | Non-EU | Čelik | Loan return | Winter | 2018 | N/A | |
| 20 | MF | Zajko Zeba | 41 | Non-EU | Sloboda Tuzla | Sign | Winter | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 12 | GK | Adnan Bobić | 37 | Non-EU | Sloboda Tuzla | Sign | Winter | 2019 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 17 | MF | Goran Zakarić | 31 | Non-EU | Dinamo Zagreb | Sign | Winter | 2019 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 7 | MF | Ivan Crnov | 34 | EU | Široki Brijeg | Sign | Winter | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 18 | DF | Danijel Stojanović | 40 | EU | Zrinjski | Sign | Winter | 2018 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 22 | DF | Musa Muhammed | 27 | Non-EU | İstanbul Başakşehir | Loan | Winter | 2017 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 19 | DF | Semir Kerla | 37 | Non-EU | Irtysh Pavlodar | Sign | Winter | 2017 | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
Total expenditure:

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 8 | MF | Nermin Zolotić | 31 | Non-EU | Gent | Loan return | Summer | N/A | |
| 25 | FW | Tiago Farias | 35 | Non-EU | Cibalia | Contract termination | Summer | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 90 | MF | Mailson | 35 | Non-EU | Luziânia | Contract termination | Summer | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 44 | MF | Adnan Zahirović | 34 | Non-EU | RNK Split | Contract termination | Summer | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 9 | FW | Nedo Turković | 34 | Non-EU | Olimpic | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 33 | DF | Edin Hadžović | 29 | Non-EU | Famos Hrasnica | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 23 | MF | Amer Hiroš | 28 | Non-EU | Goražde | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 32 | MF | Muris Midžić | 28 | Non-EU | Goražde | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 35 | DF | Adnan Alihodžić | 28 | Non-EU | Bosna Sema | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 36 | MF | Benjamin Šehić | 28 | Non-EU | Goražde | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 37 | MF | Emir Hodžurda | 33 | Non-EU | Vitez | Contract termination | Summer | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 19 | MF | Enis Sadiković | 34 | Non-EU | Krupa | Contract termination | Summer | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 7 | DF | Mirko Kramarić | 35 | EU | Radomlje | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 14 | FW | Dejan Djermanović | 36 | EU | Zhetysu | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 8 | MF | Javi Hervás | 35 | EU | CD Mirandés | Contract termination | Summer | €30,000 | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 4 | MF | Dino Hasanović | 28 | Non-EU | Čelik | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| 40 | GK | Emir Ćutahija | 27 | Non-EU | Velež | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| 20 | MF | Damir Sadiković | 29 | Non-EU | Krško | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| 31 | FW | Denis Pozder | 34 | EU | KFC Uerdingen | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 33 | DF | Dimitris Toskas | 33 | EU | Doxa Drama | Contract termination | Summer | Free | |
| 14 | DF | Dino Bevab | 31 | Non-EU | Olimpic | Contract termination | Summer | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 70 | DF | Senad Husić | 34 | Non-EU | Čelik | Contract termination | Summer | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 17 | MF | Mirza Halvadžić | 28 | EU | Mjällby AIF | Contract termination | Summer | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 32 | DF | Ismail Duraković | 27 | Non-EU | Free agent | Contract termination | Winter | Free | |
| 5 | DF | Aleksandar Kosorić | 37 | Non-EU | Radnik | Contract termination | Winter | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 22 | MF | Adnan Šećerović | 32 | Non-EU | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Contract termination | Winter | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 92 | MF | Milivoje Lazić | 32 | Non-EU | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | Contract termination | Winter | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 40 | GK | Emir Ćutahija | 27 | Non-EU | Olimpic | Contract termination | Winter | Free | |
| 21 | FW | Dženis Beganović | 28 | Non-EU | Metalleghe-BSI | Loan | Winter | N/A | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 80 | MF | Sandi Križman | 35 | EU | Koper | Contract termination | Winter | Free | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 6 | DF | Kerim Memija | 28 | EU | Vejle BK | Transfer | Winter | €150,000 | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
| 30 | FW | Aldin Ćeman | 29 | Non-EU | Goražde | Loan | Winter | N/A | fkzeljeznicar.ba |
Total income: €180,000

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Slavko Petrović | Head coach |
| Adin Mulaosmanović | Assistant coach |
| Aldin Čenan | Director of sports |
| Haris Alihodžić | Team manager |
| Vacant | Fitness coach |
| Elvis Karić | Goalkeeping coach |
| Erdijan Pekić | Commissioner for security |
| Zlatko Dervišević | Doctor |
| Edin Kulenović | Doctor |
| Raif Zeba | Physiotherapist |
| Mirza Halvadžija | Physiotherapist |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final result | First match | Last Match |
| 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 2nd | 23 July 2016 | 28 May 2017 |
| 2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup | Round of 32 | Semi final | 21 September 2016 | 19 April 2017 |

### Regular season table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zrinjski Mostar | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Sarajevo | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Radnik Bijeljina | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Sloboda Tuzla | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 March 2017. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

#### Matches
### Championship round table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zrinjski Mostar (C) | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Sarajevo | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Krupa | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 46 | |
| 5 | Sloboda Tuzla | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Radnik Bijeljina | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 40 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 May 2017. Source: Sportsport.ba

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |