FK Sarajevo Youth School

FK Sarajevo Academy
Full nameAkademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo
NicknamesBordo-Bijeli (The Maroon-Whites)
Divovi (The Giants)
GroundButmir Training Centre
Coordinates43°52′26″N 18°24′31″E / 43.87389°N 18.40861°E / 43.87389; 18.40861
43°48′51″N 18°20′08″E / 43.81417°N 18.33556°E / 43.81417; 18.33556
OwnerIsmir Mirvić
ChairmanIsmir Mirvić
Academy DirectorTomislav Gričar
Websitehttps://fksarajevo.ba/kategorija/omladinski-pogon

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 was initially 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] Until its dissolution in 2021, the football school functioned 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.[3]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  BIH Ensar Cucak
— GK  BIH Faris Mehić (captain)
— GK  BIH Filip Petrović
— DF  BIH Elnes Alajmović
— DF  BIH Riad Bajrović
— DF  BIH Deni Memišević
— DF  BIH Sergej Popović
— DF  BIH Ali Sokolović
— DF  BIH Mican Stokanović
— DF  BIH Faruk Šetić
— MF  BIH Din Bračković
— MF  BIH Amar Cerić
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BIH Muamer Hamzić
— MF  BIH Sergej Ignatkov
— MF  GAM Momodou Jatta
— MF  BIH Abdulkerim Mehmedspahić
— MF  BIH Emman Merdžanović
— MF  BIH Vedad Suljić
— MF  BIH Kenan Vrban
— FW  BIH Bakir Koso
— FW  BIH Harun Pločo
— FW  BIH Aleksa Popović
— FW  BIH Deni Šabić
— FW  BIH Ahmed Tiro

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  BIH Hajrudin Šehić
— GK  BIH Ibrahim Zahirović
— DF  BIH Edib Dazdarević
— DF  BIH Din Karamehmedović
— DF  BIH Ismet Mujkić
— DF  BIH Amil Muminović
— DF  BIH Muamer Osmanović
— MF  BIH Mahir Fejzić
— MF  BIH Emin Hrnjić
— MF  BIH Nidal Mehić
— MF  BIH Kamran Mujan
— MF  BIH Ivano Perić
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BIH Mak Pita
— MF  BIH Amer Sirćo
— MF  BIH Kenan Vrban (captain)
— FW  BIH Kerim Bajrović
— FW  BIH Ajdin Grbić
— FW  BIH Vedad Husović
— FW  BIH Anes Mehemdović
— FW  BIH Deni Nuhanović
— FW  BIH Alan Pajević
— FW  BIH Andrija Pejaković
— FW  BIH Amel Sirćo

Youth Academy staff

As of 15 January 2026, the staff includes:[4][5]

Current staff
  • U-19 Coach: Eldin Čengić
  • U-19 Assistant Coach: Jasmin Nuhanović
  • U-17 Coach: Admir Hasančić
  • U-15 Coach: Memnun Suljagić
  • U-15 Coach: Džemal Berberović
  • U-15 Coach: Vacant
  • Fitness Coach: Emir Mustafović
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Adnan Salman
  • Team Manager: Ismar Hadžiosmanović
  • Physiotherapist: Sanjin Selmanović
  • Physiotherapist: Nedžad Vrabac

European record

See also: UEFA Youth League
Season Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2023–24 1R Ukraine Rukh Lviv 1–3 1–1 1–4
2024–25 1R North Macedonia AP Brera Strumica 2–0 2–2 4–2
2R Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 3–0 3–0 6–0[a]
3R Turkey Trabzonspor 2–2 1–6 3–8
  1. ^ Maccabi Petah Tikva withdrew from the competition.

References

  1. ^ "Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Predstavljamo: Idejni projekat trening kampa FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Sportsport.ba. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ "FK Sarajevo Academy". Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Youth School". Fcsarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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