2025–26 FK Željezničar season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Admir Tunović |
| Manager | Admir Adžem |
| Stadium | Grbavica Stadium |
| Premier League BiH | Matchday 1 |
| Kup BiH | Round of 32 |
| UEFA Conference League | First qualifying round |
The 2025–26 season is Željezničar's 105th in existence and their 26th season in the Bosnian Premier League. Besides competing in the domestic league, the team will also compete in the National Cup and in the qualifications for the UEFA Conference League as well.
Season review
June
On 2 June, Željezničar announced the transfer of Abdulmalik Al-Jaber to Al-Nassr for an undisclosed transfer fee.[1]
On 9 June, Željezničar announced the signing of 25-year-old Enes Alić.[2]
On 11 June, Željezničar announced the loan of 21-year-old Hamza Jaganjac from Istra 1961 for the duration of the season.[3]
On 12 June, Željezničar announced the signing of 18-year-old Olanrewaju Ibraheem.[4]
On 13 June, Željezničar announced the departure of Azur Mahmić.[5] The club also announced the signing of 23-year-old Josip Pejić.[6]
On 16 June, Željezničar announced the departures of Marin Galić and Filip Dangubić.[7] The club also announced the signing of 27-year-old João Erick.[8]
On 18 June, Željezničar announced the signing of 17-year-old Admir Gojak.[9]
On 19 June, Željezničar announced the departure of sporting director Elvir Rahimić.[10]
On 20 June, Željezničar announced the departure of Huso Karjašević.[11] The club also announced the signings of 27-year-old Giovanni Troupée and 23-year-old Edin Osmanović.[12][13]
On 25 June, Željezničar announced the signing of 30-year-old Collin Seedorf.[14]
On 30 June, Željezničar announced the departure of Ognjen Laušević.[15]
First-team squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Tarik Abdulahović | 27 | Non-EU | 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2026 | Free | Originally from youth system | |
| 13 | GK | Vedad Muftić | 23 | Non-EU | 2020 | 92 | 0 | 2026 | Youth system | Originally from youth system | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Edwin Odinaka | 21 | Non-EU | 2024 | 28 | 1 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 6 | DF | Marin Karamarko | 27 | EU | 2024 | 30 | 1 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 19 | DF | Mustafa Šukilović | 22 | Non-EU | 2024 | 25 | 2 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 20 | DF | Léo Simoni | 23 | Non-EU | 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 25 | DF | Aiman Šemdin | 19 | Non-EU | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2026 | Youth system | Originally from youth system | |
| DF | Enes Alić | 25 | Non-EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | Free | |||
| DF | Giovanni Troupée | 27 | EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | Free | |||
| DF | Edin Osmanović | 23 | EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | Free | |||
| DF | Collin Seedorf | 30 | EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | Free | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Dan Lagumdžija | 22 | EU | 2025 | 12 | 2 | 2027 | Free | ||
| 10 | MF | Madžid Šošić (captain) | 22 | Non-EU | 2025 | 19 | 10 | 2027 | Free | Originally from youth system | |
| 11 | MF | Vini Peixoto | 24 | Non-EU | 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 14 | MF | Matej Cvetanoski | 27 | Non-EU | 2024 | 34 | 7 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 16 | MF | Dženan Šabić | 19 | Non-EU | 2022 | 32 | 1 | 2028 | Youth system | Originally from youth system | |
| 23 | MF | Aleksandar Boljević | 29 | Non-EU | 2023 | 48 | 17 | 2027 | Free | ||
| 26 | MF | Malik Kolić | 18 | Non-EU | 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2025 | Youth system | Originally from youth system | |
| 30 | MF | Vedad Garčević | 19 | Non-EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | Free | ||
| 88 | MF | Samir Radovac | 29 | Non-EU | 2024 | 39 | 1 | 2027 | Free | ||
| MF | Olanrewaju Ibraheem | 18 | Non-EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | Free | |||
| MF | Josip Pejić | 23 | EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | Free | |||
| MF | João Erick | 27 | Non-EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2026 | Free | |||
| MF | Admir Gojak | 17 | Non-EU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | Free | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 5 | FW | Afan Fočo | 17 | Non-EU | 2024 | 16 | 0 | 2026 | Youth system | Originally from youth system | |
| 7 | FW | Sulejman Krpić | 34 | Non-EU | 2023 | 141 | 56 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 15 | FW | Ernad Babaluk | 18 | Non-EU | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2025 | Youth system | Originally from youth system | |
| FW | Hamza Jaganjac | 21 | Non-EU | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2026 | Free | On loan from Istra 1961 | ||
- Last updated: 30 June 2025
- Source: fkzeljeznicar.ba
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Enes Alić | Varaždin | Free transfer | 9 June 2025 | [2] |
| — | MF | Olanrewaju Ibraheem | Zvijezda 09 | 12 June 2025 | [4] | |
| — | MF | Josip Pejić | Cibalia | 13 June 2025 | [6] | |
| — | MF | João Erick | Posušje | 16 June 2025 | [8] | |
| — | MF | Admir Gojak | Türkgücü U19 | 18 June 2025 | [9] | |
| — | DF | Giovanni Troupée | TOP Oss | 20 June 2025 | [12] | |
| — | DF | Edin Osmanović | Titus Pétange | [13] | ||
| — | DF | Collin Seedorf | Eindhoven | 25 June 2025 | [14] | |
| Total | €0 | |||||
Total expenditure: €0
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Stefan Radinović | Free agent | End of contract | 1 June 2025 | [16] |
| 4 | DF | Nemanja Cavnić | ||||
| 33 | DF | Stipo Marković | ||||
| 70 | MF | Martin Mirchevski | Sileks | |||
| 22 | MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | Al-Nassr | Undisclosed | 2 June 2025 | [1] |
| 44 | DF | Azur Mahmić | Free agent | End of contract | 13 June 2025 | [5] |
| 9 | FW | Filip Dangubić | 16 June 2025 | [7] | ||
| 24 | DF | Marin Galić | ||||
| 17 | MF | Huso Karjašević | Velež Mostar | Contract termination | 20 June 2025 | [11] |
| 18 | FW | Ognjen Laušević | Free agent | 30 June 2025 | [15] | |
| Total | Undisclosed | |||||
Total income: Undisclosed
Net: Undisclosed
Loans in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee | Date | On loan until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FW | Hamza Jaganjac | Istra 1961 | None | 11 June 2025 | End of season | [3] |
| Total | €0 | ||||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Admir Adžem |
| Assistant coaches | Muhamed Zejnilhodžić |
| Admir Derviši | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Adnan Gušo |
| Fitness coach | Dževad Šarić |
| Video analyst | Jasmin Krajina |
| Doctors | Zlatko Dervišević |
| Sanjin Saračević | |
| Harun Đozić | |
| Physiotherapists | Raif Zeba |
| Adil Hubijar | |
| Emir Kraljušić | |
| Commissioner for Security | Erdijan Pekić |
- Last updated: 10 June 2025
- Source: fkzeljeznicar.ba
Competitions
Pre-season
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Željezničar | 1–1 | Posušje | Ljubuški |
| 17:30 | Cvetanoski 43' | Report | Begić 57' | Stadium: Babovac Stadium |
| 2 July 2025 Friendly | Zrinjski Mostar | 0–2 | Željezničar | Mostar |
| 20:00 | Report | Cvetanoski 56' Šabić 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom |
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final result | First match | Last Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League BiH | — | 26 July 2025 | ||
| Kup BiH | First round | |||
| Europa Conference League | First qualifying round | 10 July 2025 |
Premier League BiH
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sloga Meridian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Široki Brijeg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Velež Mostar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Zrinjski Mostar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Prva Liga FBiH or Prva Liga RS |
| 10 | Željezničar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 26 July 2025. Source: Rezultati.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[17]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Play-off. (Criteria 2 and 3 are not used to decide champion, UEFA competition qualification, or relegation)[17]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Sportsport.ba
Results by round
Matches
| 26 July 2025 1 | Željezničar | v | Radnik Bijeljina | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 2 August 2025 2 | Posušje | v | Željezničar | Posušje |
| Stadium: Mokri Dolac Stadium |
| 9 August 2025 3 | Željezničar | v | Rudar Prijedor | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 16 August 2025 4 | Velež Mostar | v | Željezničar | Mostar |
| Stadium: Stadion Rođeni |
| 23 August 2025 5 | Željezničar | v | Zrinjski Mostar | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 30 August 2025 6 | Sloga Meridian | v | Željezničar | Doboj |
| Stadium: Luke Stadium |
| 13 September 2025 7 | Željezničar | v | Borac Banja Luka | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 20 September 2025 8 | Široki Brijeg | v | Željezničar | Široki Brijeg |
| Stadium: Pecara Stadium |
| 27 September 2025 9 | Željezničar | v | Sarajevo | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 4 October 2025 10 | Radnik Bijeljina | v | Željezničar | Bijeljina |
| Stadium: Bijeljina City Stadium |
| 18 October 2025 11 | Željezničar | v | Posušje | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 25 October 2025 12 | Rudar Prijedor | v | Željezničar | Prijedor |
| Stadium: Gradski stadion |
| 1 November 2025 13 | Željezničar | v | Velež Mostar | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 8 November 2025 14 | Zrinjski Mostar | v | Željezničar | Mostar |
| Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom |
| 22 November 2025 15 | Željezničar | v | Sloga Meridian | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 29 November 2025 16 | Borac Banja Luka | v | Željezničar | Banja Luka |
| Stadium: Banja Luka City Stadium |
| 3 December 2025 17 | Željezničar | v | Široki Brijeg | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 6 December 2025 18 | Sarajevo | v | Željezničar | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
| 13 December 2025 19 | Željezničar | v | Radnik Bijeljina | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 7 February 2026 20 | Posušje | v | Željezničar | Posušje |
| Stadium: Mokri Dolac Stadium |
| 14 February 2026 21 | Željezničar | v | Rudar Prijedor | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 21 February 2026 22 | Velež Mostar | v | Željezničar | Mostar |
| Stadium: Stadion Rođeni |
| 28 February 2026 23 | Željezničar | v | Zrinjski Mostar | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 7 March 2025 24 | Sloga Meridian | v | Željezničar | Doboj |
| Stadium: Luke Stadium |
| 14 March 2025 25 | Željezničar | v | Borac Banja Luka | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 21 March 2025 26 | Široki Brijeg | v | Željezničar | Široki Brijeg |
| Stadium: Pecara Stadium |
| 4 April 2026 27 | Željezničar | v | Sarajevo | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 11 April 2026 28 | Radnik Bijeljina | v | Željezničar | Bijeljina |
| Stadium: Bijeljina City Stadium |
| 18 April 2026 29 | Željezničar | v | Posušje | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 22 April 2026 30 | Rudar Prijedor | v | Željezničar | Prijedor |
| Stadium: Gradski stadion |
| 25 April 2026 31 | Željezničar | v | Velež Mostar | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 2 May 2026 32 | Zrinjski Mostar | v | Željezničar | Mostar |
| Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom |
| 9 May 2026 33 | Željezničar | v | Sloga Meridian | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 17 May 2026 34 | Borac Banja Luka | v | Željezničar | Banja Luka |
| Stadium: Banja Luka City Stadium |
| 24 May 2026 35 | Željezničar | v | Široki Brijeg | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 31 May 2026 36 | Sarajevo | v | Željezničar | Sarajevo |
| Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
Kup BiH
Round of 32
| v |
UEFA Conference League
First qualifying round
| 10 July 2025 First leg | Željezničar | v | Koper | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Grbavica Stadium |
| 17 July 2025 Second leg | Koper | v | Željezničar | Koper, Slovenia |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Bonifika |
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