Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team
Association | Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Selver Hodžić | ||
Captain | Milena Nikolić | ||
Most caps | Sabina Pehić (101) | ||
Top scorer | Sabina Pehić (26) | ||
Home stadium | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre | ||
FIFA code | BIH | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 62 (12 June 2025)[1] | ||
Highest | 57 (March 2018; December 2020) | ||
Lowest | 98 (December 2007) | ||
First international | |||
Slovakia 11–0 (Šaľa, Slovakia; 2 September 1997) | |||
Biggest win | |||
7–1 Georgia (Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 30 August 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Hungary 13–0 (Bük, Hungary; 4 September 1999) |
The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
They have never qualified for the World Cup or the European Championship. The team is currently coached by Selver Hodžić[2] and captained by veteran Milena Nikolić. Currently ranked 62nd by FIFA, the team plays their home games at the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre in the city of Zenica, the country's fourth biggest city. UEFA has stopped showing their all time rankings as a show of solidarity against Russia.[3] The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team was established in 2007, one of the last countries outside of Africa to do so.[4]
Team image
Home stadium
The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team plays their home matches at the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
23 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | 0–5 | Sweden | Zenica | |
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Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Attendance: 366 Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain) |
28 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Sweden | 5–0 (10–0 agg.) | ||
Note: Sweden won 10–0 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues. |
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | 3–0 | Leiria | |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | 1–3 | Northern Ireland | Zenica | |
Report | Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta | 0–1 | Ta' Qali | |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Emily Heaslip (England) |
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | 2–1 | Malta | Zenica | |
16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia) |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | 0–0 | Portugal | Zenica | |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Belfast | |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park |
25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | 2–2 | Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica | |
14:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 423[5] Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Serbia | 4–1 (6–3 agg.) | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova | |
19:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 650[6] |
2025
21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League | 4–0 | Romania | Zenica | |
12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Attendance: 98 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
25 February 2025 UEFA Nations League | Northern Ireland | 3–2 | Larne,Northern Ireland | |
20:00 (19:00 GMT) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Inver Park Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium) |
4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League | Poland | 5–1 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Gdańsk Stadium Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary) |
8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League | 1–1 | Poland | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Attendance: 120 Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy) |
30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League | Romania | 2–0 | Ovidiu,Roumania | |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria) |
3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Attendance: 300 Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Selver Hodžić |
Assistant coaches | Ivan Kvesić |
Zoran Dimitrić | |
Alisa Spahić | |
Fitness coach | Almir Seferović |
Managerial history
- Samira Hurem (2011–2024)
- Selver Hodžić (2024–present)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Romania and Northern Ireland on 30 May and 3 June 2025, respectively.[7]
Caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2024 after the game against Malta.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Almina Hodžić | 2 November 1988 | 31 | 0 | Fatih Vatan Spor | |
GK | Envera Hasanbegović | 7 March 1996 | 26 | 0 | SFK 2000 | |
GK | Iman Dumanjić | 0 | Amedspor | |||
DF | Andrea Gavrić | 3 February 2001 | 12 | 1 | Unattached | |
DF | Đula Velagić | 18 September 2001 | 19 | 0 | SFK 2000 | |
DF | Emma Veletanlić | 18 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | Kolding | |
DF | Melisa Hasanbegović | 13 April 1995 | 51 | 13 | Al-Ula | |
DF | Nikolina Milović | 11 April 2000 | 6 | 0 | Crvena zvezda | |
DF | Lana Radulović | Spartak | ||||
DF | Ena Šabanagić | 30 November 1997 | 16 | 0 | SFK 2000 | |
DF | Gloria Slišković | 4 May 2005 | 21 | 0 | Napoli | |
DF | Selma Kapetanović | 9 December 1996 | 38 | 1 | Al-Ula | |
DF | Andrea Grebenar | ŽNK Hajduk | ||||
DF | Marija Milinković | 16 November 2004 | 24 | 0 | Inter Milan | |
FW | Sofija Krajšumović | 12 July 2002 | 20 | 8 | CSKA Moscow | |
MF | Elma Husić | 4 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | Emina Mostar | |
MF | Aida Hadžić | 11 September 1992 | 39 | 1 | Trabzonspor | |
9 | MF | Una Rankić | 26 November 2007 | 2 | 0 | Leotar Trebinje |
MF | Dajana Spasojević | 29 October 1997 | 37 | 2 | SFK 2000 | |
FW | Alma Krajnić | 12 November 2002 | 8 | 1 | SFK 2000 | |
FW | Minela Gačanica | 9 March 2000 | 20 | 2 | Beşiktaş | |
MF | Ena Taslidža | 14 August 2001 | 12 | 0 | Turbine Potsdam | |
FW | Milena Nikolić | 6 July 1992 | 58 | 23 | Basel |
Recent call ups
The following players have also been called up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina squad within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jelena Gvozderac | 11 August 1998 | 5 | 0 | Emina Mostar | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
GK | Nikolina Todorić | 27 August 2000 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | v. Serbia,29 October 2024} |
GK | Amila Delić | 0 | Sloboda | v. Northern Ireland,25 February 2025 | ||
GK | Indira Faković | 29 April 2001 | 2 | 0 | Iskra | v. Northern Ireland,25 February 2025 |
GK | Burek Lejla | 24 Jul 2008 | 0 | Malmö FF | v. Poland,8 April 2025 | |
DF | Sydney Japić | 7 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | Alabama Crimson Tide | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
DF | Nina Brnić | 21 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | v. Sweden, 28 February 2024 |
DF | Amela Kršo | 17 April 1991 | 54 | 3 | SFK 2000 | v. Serbia,29 October 2024 |
DF | Maja Hrelja | 26 April 2000 | 4 | 0 | Budapest Honvéd | v. Northern Ireland,25 February 2025 |
MF | Chloe Japić | 11 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | Virginia Cavaliers | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
MF | Elma Smajić | 17 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Diósgyőri | v. Serbia,29 October 2024 |
MF | Marija Aleksić | 11 August 1997 | 35 | 2 | Beşiktaş | v. Serbia,29 October 2024 |
FW | Lidija Kuliš | 2 May 1992 | 30 | 8 | Thor/KA | v. Serbia,29 October 2024 |
MF | Emina Ekić | 6 June 1999 | 9 | 0 | Spokane Zephyr FC | v. Northern Ireland,25 February 2025 |
MF | Mejrema Medić | 17 October 1999 | 21 | 1 | SFK 2000 Sarajevo | v. Northern Ireland,25 February 2025 |
MF | Andrea Ćule | 22 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | Emina Mostar | v. Poland,8 April 2025 |
MF | Selma Hasić | 5 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | Radnik Bumerang | v. Poland,8 April 2025 |
FW | Selma Pajazetović | 3 May 1996 | 0 | 0 | SCR Altach | v. Northern Ireland, 9 April 2024 |
FW | Emina TRUMIĆ | Mallbackens IF | v. Serbia,29 October 2024 | |||
FW | Maja Jelčić | 20 November 2004 | 19 | 4 | Inter Milan | v. Serbia,29 October 2024 |
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2021.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1991 | did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
1995 | ||||||||||||||||
1999 | did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 55 | −50 | ||||||||
2003 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 46 | −36 | |||||||||
2007 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | |||||||||
2011 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | −30 | |||||||||
2015 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | |||||||||
2019 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | |||||||||
2023 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −11 | |||||||||
2027 | To be determined | To Be Determined | ||||||||||||||
2031 | To be determined | To Be Determined | ||||||||||||||
2035 | To be determined | To Be Determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 198 | −162 |
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P/R | Rnk | |
1991 | Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||||
1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 32 | −28 | – | |||||||||
2005 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | |||||||||||
2009 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | |||||||||||
2013 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | |||||||||||
2017 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | |||||||||||
2022 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | |||||||||||
2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | [a] | 27th | |||||||||
2029 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 55 | 128 | −73 | 27th |
UEFA Women's Nations League
UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
2023–24 | B | 4 | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | * | 21st | |
2025 | B | 1 | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21st |
Promoted at end of season | |
No movement at end of season | |
Relegated at end of season | |
* | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
See also
- Sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Football in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Women's football in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Football in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-19 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national under-17 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national football team
Notes
- ^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Diamond, Drew (19 March 2024). "Selver Hodžić announced as Bosnia and Herzegovina manager". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina Women". bsportsfan.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Serbia v Bosnia and Herzegovina" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Selver Hodžić objavio spisak igračica za utakmice sa Rumunijom i Sjevernom Irskom". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.