FK Sarajevo Youth School
| Full name | Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Bordo-Bijeli (The Maroon-Whites) Divovi (The Giants) | ||
| Ground | Butmir Training Centre | ||
| Coordinates | 43°52′26″N 18°24′31″E / 43.87389°N 18.40861°E 43°48′51″N 18°20′08″E / 43.81417°N 18.33556°E | ||
| Owner | Vincent Tan Ismir Mirvić | ||
| Chairman | Ismir Mirvić | ||
| Academy Director | Alen Škoro | ||
| Website | https://fksarajevo.ba/kategorija/omladinski-pogon | ||
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The FK Sarajevo Youth School (Bosnian: Omladinski pogon Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo), is the youth department for Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo and is considered to be the best in the country.
The department is split into two sections. Namely, The Asim Ferhatović Hase School of Football (Bosnian: Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase),[1] named after legendary striker Asim Ferhatović, and the FK Sarajevo Academy (Bosnian: Akademija fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo).[2] The former functions as both a general model for the popularization of the sport and as a filtering mechanism, used to pick out locally based footballing talents which are later transferred to the academy. The academy, in turn, is a top-of-the-line boarding school which brings in the biggest talents from Bosnia and Herzegovina and organizes the competitive youth selections for the club. The Youth school has teams for the Under-8 through to the Under-16 age groups, while the academy is split into the U-15 (younger cadets), U-17 (older cadets) and U-19 (junior) selections.
The department was founded in the 1950s and has been historically known as one of the best youth systems in the former Yugoslavia. Its training philosophy is not only the development of football players, but also the care for the players' growth, education and character formation, while teaching the sporting spirit and loyalty to the club.[2] The youth teams, besides national competitions, participate in numerous tournaments around Europe, testing their skills against some of the best European clubs. Tournaments the club's youth selection traditionally take part in include Kvarnerska Rivijera, Trofeo Dossena, Generali CEE Cup and the Karol Wojtyla Cup.[2]
FK Sarajevo's youth selections train in two venues. Namely, the Asim Ferhatović Hase Sports Complex and the elite Butmir Training Centre, which is currently under expansion as of February 2015.[3] Youth team players that don't sign professional contracts with the club are usually transferred to FK Sarajevo's farm team, NK Bosna Visoko. The FK Sarajevo youth system has given numerous Bosnian and Yugoslav internationals throughout the decades.
Youth squads
- As of 10 December 2024
Sarajevo U-19 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Sarajevo U-17 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Academy staff
As of 15 June 2024, the staff includes:[4][5]
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European record
| Season | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2023–24 | 1R | Rukh Lviv | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| 2024–25 | 1R | AP Brera Strumica | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| 2R | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0[a] | |
| 3R | Trabzonspor | 2–2 | 1–6 | 3–8 |
- ^ Maccabi Petah Tikva withdrew from the competition.
References
- ^ "Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Predstavljamo: Idejni projekat trening kampa FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Sportsport.ba. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "FK Sarajevo Academy". Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Youth School". Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
External links
- Official Website Archived 5 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Bosnian and English)
- FK Sarajevo at Facebook
- FK Sarajevo Academy at Facebook
- FK Sarajevo at Twitter
- FK Sarajevo at UEFA
- FKSinfo (in Bosnian)