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.

Široki Brijeg
Full nameNogometni klub Široki Brijeg
Nickname(s)Plavi (The Blues)
Founded1948 (1948)
GroundPecara Stadium,
Široki Brijeg
Capacity7,000
ChairmanMiro Kraljević
ManagerIvica Barbarić
LeaguePremier League BH
2020–21Premier League BH, 4th
WebsiteClub website

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 training grounds for the team.

History
Široki Brijeg vs. FC Urartu on 9 July 2009

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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
Main article: Škripari

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.[4][5]

Players

Current squad
As of 1 March 2022[6]

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 Ivan Puljić
2 DF  CRO Marko Ravlija
3 MF  BIH Kristijan Medić
5 DF  CRO Tomislav Čuljak
6 DF  CRO Moris Valinčić
7 MF  CRO Nicholas Llanos
8 DF  BIH Ilija Mašić
9 MF  CRO Tonći Mujan
10 DF  CRO Jakov Blagaić (on loan from Hajduk)
12 GK  CRO Dario Miškić
14 MF  CRO Ivan Paponja
15 MF  CRO Petar Bosančić
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  CRO Filip Brekalo
19 MF  BIH Bože Vukoja
21 FW  BIH Daniel Lukić
22 MF  BIH Zvonimir Begić
23 GK  BIH Josip Pehar
24 DF  CRO Marko Jurić
26 DF  CRO Božo Musa (Captain)
29 MF  CRO Ivan Ikić
30 MF  BIH Marko Žulj
37 MF  CRO Tin Jurica
42 MF  BIH Marijan Ćavar

Players with multiple nationalities

Coaching staff
Staff Job title
Ivica Barbarić Manager
Stanko Bubalo Assistant coach
Vlado Hrkać Assistant coach
Nenad Džidić Goalkeeping coach
Darko Škobić 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.

League

Cups

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:,[7] 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
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
QR2 Zeta 4–2 1–0 5–2
R1 Basel 0–1 0–5 0–6
2006–07 Champions League QR1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–0 1–0 2–0
QR2 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007–08 UEFA Cup QR1 Koper 3–1 3–2 6–3
QR2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–3 0–3 0–6
2008–09 UEFA Cup QR1 Partizani 0–0 3–1 3–1
QR2 Beşiktaş 1–2 0–4 1–6
2009–10 Europa League QR1 Urartu 0–1 2–0 2–1
QR2 Sturm Graz 1–1 1–2 2–3
2010–11 Europa League QR1 Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 2–0 5–0
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
QR3 Udinese 1–3 0–4 1–7
2014–15 Europa League QR1 Gabala 3–0 2–0 5–0
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
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 Conference League QR1 Vllaznia 3–1 0–3 3–4

Club ranking

2020–21 season
RankTeamPoints
340 Coleraine2.750
341 Tre Penne2.750
342 Levadia Tallinn2.750
343 Široki Brijeg2.750
344 Víkingur Gøta2.750
345 Žilina2.725
346 Spartak Myjava2.725

As of 17 December 2020. Source

Notable managers
Main article: List of NK Široki Brijeg managers
Slaven Musa won the 2012–13 Bosnian Cup with Široki Brijeg.
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

References
  1. Book: "Rođeni – Prvoligaške generacije 1952 – 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 27
  2. "Široki Brijeg storm to title". uefa.com. 9 June 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. Krvavac, Fuad (11 July 2006). "Siroki Brijeg set the standard". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. Dautbegović, M. (8 November 2010). "Nacizam ne smijemo tolerisati" [We must not tolerate Nazism]. BH FUDBAL (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2010.
  5. FOTO/ Zbog neprimjerenog materijala na tribinama stadiona privremeno prekinut današnji prvenstveni susret osamnaestog kola Premijer lige BiH između Širokog Brijega i Zvijezde 09 Brgule, gostujući igrači se povukli u svlačionice! at sportskevijesti.com, 12-1-2019, retrieved 24-1-2021
  6. "Prvi tim". nk-sirokibrijeg.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. uefa.com
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