The 2018–2019 season was Sarajevo's 70th season in existence, and their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian football, the Premier League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the National Cup and the qualifications for UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 25 June 2018 to 24 June 2019.
In that season Sarajevo won the doubles title, winning both the league and the cup. The club qualified to the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds as well. The season was also manager Husref Musemić's third at the club.
Squad information First-team squad
Youth academy players
FK Sarajevo Academy players that received a first-team squad call-up.
Transfers In Date Player From Fee 14 June 2018 MF Aladin Šišić Mladost Doboj Kakanj Free transfer 18 June 2018 FW Benjamin Tatar Slaven Belupo 22 June 2018 DF Amer Dupovac Borac Čačak 3 July 2018 FW Haris Handžić Zrinjski 17 August 2018 GK Elvis Džafić Triglav Kranj 11 January 2019 DF Darko Lazić Free agent 14 February 2019 FW Nathan Metropolitano 28 February 2019 FW Mario Crnički Olympiakos Nicosia
Out Date Player To Fee 23 May 2018 GK Adi AdilovićRetired 8 June 2018 DF Saša Novaković R&F (Hong Kong) End of contract MF Said Husejinović Sloboda Tuzla FW Marjan Altiparmakovski KF Laçi 16 June 2018 MF Nemanja Anđušić Mladost Doboj Kakanj Contract termination 1 July 2018 MF Mićo Kuzmanović Mouscron End of contract MF Elvis Sarić Suwon Bluewings 16 July 2018 MF Elvedin Herić Kapfenberg Contract termination 18 December 2018 GK Nedin TucakovićRetired 31 January 2019 DF Nihad Mujakić Kortrijk €1,100,000 6 February 2019 MF Samir Radovac Olimpik End of contract
Loans in Start dateEnd datePlayerFrom 1 February 2019 End of season DF Nihad Mujakić Kortrijk 7 February 2019 MF Rifet Kapić Grasshopper
Loans out Start dateEnd datePlayerTo 18 July 2018 31 December 2018 MF Zoran Blagojević Bosna Visoko 19 July 2018 DF Mufid Salčinović Olimpik 15 January 2019 End of season DF Dušan Hodžić Čelik Zenica 22 January 2019 31 December 2018 MF Sanjin Lelić 31 January 2019 End of season GK Bojan Pavlović 4 February 2019 MF Zoran Blagojević Alfa Modriča
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Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Europa League
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Defenders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Midfielders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
Number after the "+" sign represents the number of games player started the game on the bench and was substituted on.
Goalscorers PlayerPremier LeagueCup of BiHEuropa LeagueTotal 1 9 FW Mersudin Ahmetović 14 0 2 16 2 11 FW Krste Velkoski 11 3 0 14 3 32 FW Benjamin Tatar 12 1 0 13 4 10 MF Amar Rahmanović 9 2 0 11 5 28 FW Haris Handžić 5 1 1 7 6 7 MF Anel Hebibović 5 0 0 5 7 17 MF Aladin Šišić 1 2 1 4 8 26 FW Emir Halilović 2 0 1 3 9 5 MF Miloš Stanojević 2 0 0 2 8 MF Ševkija Resić 1 0 1 2 14 MF Rifet Kapić 0 2 0 2 18 DF Nihad Mujakić 0 1 1 2 29 DF Amer Dupovac 0 2 0 2 14 3 DF Selmir Pidro 1 0 0 1 4 DF Halid Šabanović 1 0 0 1 6 DF Darko Lazić 1 0 0 1 15 FW Kenan Dervišagić 1 0 0 1 22 DF Aleksandar Šofranac 0 1 0 1 25 DF Joachim Adukor 1 0 0 1 Own goals 1 0 0 1 Total6815790
Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Ref Mersudin Ahmetović Zrinjski 4–2 (H) Premier League (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Clean sheets PlayerPremier LeagueCup of BiHEuropa LeagueTotal 1 13 Vladan Kovačević 16 4 0 202 16 Elvis Džafić 0 2 0 2 30 Bojan Pavlović 1 0 1 2 4 35 Belmin Dizdarević 1 0 0 1 Total 18 6 1 25
Awards Player of the Month (by Optika Salihbegović) MonthPlayerJuly Haris HandžićAugust Amar RahmanovićSeptember Benjamin TatarOctober Mersudin AhmetovićNovember Krste VelkoskiFebruary Miloš StanojevićMarch Vladan KovačevićApril Anel Hebibović
Ismir Pintol Trophy SeasonPlayer2018–19 Nihad Mujakić
Premier League Player of the Year SeasonPlayer2018–19 Mersudin Ahmetović
Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year SeasonPlayer2018–19 Vladan Kovačević
Premier League Manager of the Year SeasonManager2018–19 Husref Musemić
Kristalnih 11 Player of the Year SeasonPlayer2018–19 Mersudin Ahmetović
Manager of the Year SeasonManager2018–19 Husref Musemić
Young Player of the Year SeasonPlayer2018–19 Nihad Mujakić
Premier League Team of the Year PositionPlayerGK Vladan KovačevićDF Selmir PidroDF Nihad MujakićMF Anel HebibovićMF Miloš StanojevićMF Amar RahmanovićFW Benjamin TatarFW Mersudin Ahmetović
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