# NK Široki Brijeg

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 a training ground for the team.

## History

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.
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.
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.

## 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.

## 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.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 18 February 2025
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 | DF | CRO | Marin Topić |
| 2 | DF | CRO | Ivan Pranjić |
| 4 | MF | BIH | Božo Prusina |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Matej Senić |
| 6 | DF | AUT | Stipe Vučur |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Ivan Jukić |
| 8 | MF | BIH | Damir Zlomislić |
| 10 | MF | BIH | Zvonimir Kožulj |
| 11 | FW | BIH | Ilija Bagarić |
| 15 | MF | BFA | Cyrille Kpan |
| 16 | MF | BIH | Mato Stanić |
| 17 | MF | CRO | Franjo Posavac |
| 18 | MF | BIH | Marko Matić |
| 19 | MF | BIH | Filip Matić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | CRO | Matija Kolarić |
| 21 | FW | BIH | Daniel Lukić |
| 23 | FW | CRO | Miroslav Iličić |
| 24 | MF | BIH | Filip Taraba (Captain) |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Marcinho |
| 26 | DF | BIH | Božo Musa |
| 27 | FW | CRO | Domagoj Jelavić |
| 31 | DF | BIH | Filip Mekić |
| 40 | GK | CRO | Renato Josipović |
| 51 | GK | BIH | Ivan Puljić |
| 90 | MF | BIH | Tomislav Tomić |
| 95 | DF | CRO | Patrick Stanić |
| — | DF | BIH | Lovro Musa |

## Coaching staff

| Staff | Job title |
| Dean Klafurić | Manager |
| Boris Pandža | Assistant coach |
| Wagner | Assistant coach |
| Vlado Hrkać | Assistant coach |
| Nenad Džidić | Goalkeeping coach |
| Mario Jurković | 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:
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | European competitions | European competitions |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Cup | European competitions | 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 | | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 45 | 39 | 8th | SF | | |

## 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:, 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 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | QR2 | Zeta | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 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 |