The 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup final was the 18th final of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, the highest football cup competition in Bosnia.

The date of both 2013 Final matches, as in all the recent years, was set so that it avoids clashes with Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina fixtures. Both matches took place on Tuesday, between two rounds of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The current holders, Željezničar were not able to defend their title with Široki Brijeg bringing a trophy home after six years of drought after they won 5–4 on penalties (both legs finished 1–1).

Route to the Final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

ŽeljezničarRoundŠiroki BrijegOpponentResultKnockout phaseOpponentResultSloboda (MG)3–0Round of 32Branitelj2–0OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legSlavija6–11–3 (A)3–0 (H)Round of 16Orašje7–00–6 (A)1–0 (H)Olimpic4–00–1 (A)3–0 (H)Quarter-finalsČelik2–25–4 pen.1–1 (H)1–1 (A)Zrinjski2–00–0 (H)0–2 (A)Semi-finalsSloga8–2 2–4 (A)4–0 (H)

Pre-match This final marked the ninth appearance in final of Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup for Željezničar and tenth final in domestic cups, since they were once in final of Yugoslav Cup. They had won the cup five times (in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011 and 2012) and have been beaten in 4 occasions (in 1981, 1997, 2002 and 2010). On the other side, this was the fifth final for Široki Brijeg and they won it once (in 2007), with three finals lost (in 2005, 2006 and 2012). This was the second consecutive time these two clubs met each other in the final of this competition, while it was the sixth overall encounter in this competition (they met each other before once in final, three times in semi-finals and once in quarter-finals).

On 9 April 2013, a draw to decide who will be the first host was held with Željezničar hosting the first leg on 30 April at 18:00 CEST and Široki Brijeg the rematch two weeks later on 14 May at 19:00 CEST, with both matches aired on BHT1. Unlike the two last finals, in which Željezničar also played, this time the ticket price wasn't raised but rather remained the same as the prices for the regular tickets for the league matches, which were €2.50 for the south stand (the stand were The Maniacs are), €4 for the north stand and €5 for the west stand.

The kick-off for the second leg was set at 19:00 CEST, on Tuesday, 14 May. Before the match, Željezničar was in a more-than-four-year unbeaten streak in national cup, with the last lost match dating to 24 September 2008 against Zvijezda in the first round of the 2008–09 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup. Since then, they have played 35 matches in the national cup, winning in 22 of those matches and drawing 13, with a goal difference of 61 to 10. They won three of the last four national cups, since they lost the final in 2009–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup to Borac on an aggregate score of 3:3 after two draw matches. Borac won the cup because of more scored away goals.

Matches Report for the first leg

Details for the first leg

GK 30 Marijan AntolovićRB 85 Yani Urdinov CB 5 Semir KerlaCB 19 Velibor VasilićLB 17 Benjamin ČolićDM 25 Tomislav TomićDM 23 Muamer Svraka (c) AM 16 Vernes Selimović RW 2 Elvir ČolićLW 24 Nermin Jamak CF 9 Eldin AdilovićSubstitutes:GK 22 Semir BukvićDF ? MF ? MF 90 Samir Bekrić MF ? FW 15 Armin Hodžić FW ? Manager: Amar Osim GK 12 Luka BilobrkRB 6 Mateo BertošaCB 8 Vedran Ješe CB 3 Ivica Džidić LB 16 Dino ĆorićDM 20 Mirko Marić DM 18 Jure Ivanković AM 19 Mateo Roskam RW 21 Damir ZlomislićLW 15 Wagner Santos LagoCF 9 Krešimir Kordić (c) Substitutes:GK 1 Nikola MarićDF ? DF ? MF 22 Zvonimir Kožulj MF ? MF 14 Davor Landeka FW 24 Ivan Barišić Manager: Slaven Musa Assistant referees: Sreten Udovičić (Prijedor) Senad Ibrišimbegović (Travnik) Fourth official: Edin Jakupović (Bihać) Additional assistant referees: Vladimir Bjelica (I. Sarajevo) Muamer Bureković (Zenica)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics for first leg Željezničar Široki BrijegTotal shots Shots on target Ball possession % %Corner kicks Fouls committed Offsides Yellow cards Red cards

Report for the second leg

Details for the second leg

GK 12 Luka BilobrkRB 6 Mateo Bertoša CB 8 Vedran Ješe CB 3 Ivica Džidić LB 16 Dino Ćorić DM 20 Mario Ljubić DM 18 Jure Ivanković AM 19 Mateo Roskam RW 21 Damir Zlomislić LW 15 Wagner Santos LagoCF 9 Krešimir Kordić (c)Substitutes:GK 1 Nikola MarićDM ? MarkovićDF 5 Slavko BrekaloMF 22 Dalibor Šilić MF 24 Ante Serdarušić MF 14 Davor Landeka FW 24 Ivan BarišićManager: Slaven Musa GK 30 Marijan AntolovićRB 11 Srđan StanićCB 6 Jadranko BogičevićCB 19 Velibor Vasilić LB 17 Benjamin ČolićDM 25 Tomislav Tomić DM 23 Muamer Svraka (c)AM 16 Vernes Selimović RW 2 Elvir ČolićLW 24 Nermin Jamak CF 9 Eldin AdilovićSubstitutes:GK 22 Semir BukvićDF 5 Semir KerlaDF 85 Yani UrdinovMF 7 Sulejman Smajić MF 18 Josip ČutukMF 44 Eldar Hasanović FW 29 Šaban Pehilj Manager: Amar Osim Assistant referees: Adnan Alispahić (Zenica) Željko Marić (Doboj) Fourth official: Tomislav Čuić (Duvno) Additional assistant referees: Darko Obradović (Stolac) Goran Parađik (Ljubuški)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics for second leg Široki Brijeg ŽeljezničarTotal shots Shots on target Ball possession % %Corner kicks Fouls committed Offsides Yellow cards Red cards

See also 2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup 2012–13 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup Final Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

External links Official site for the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Official site for the Football Federation of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Official site for the Football Federation of the Republika of Srpska