NK Čelik Zenica

Not to be confused with FK Čelik Nikšić of Montenegro.

Čelik Zenica

Full name

Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica

Nickname(s)

Crno-crveni (The Black-Reds)

Founded

16 June 1945

Ground

Bilino Polje, Zenica

Capacity

13,632

Chairman

Senad Sarajlić

Manager

Kemal Alispahić

League

Premier League

2015–16

Premier League, 6th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica (English: Football Club Čelik Zenica) is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name Čelik means "Steel" in Bosnian and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club and the city since Zenica is an industrial city well known in this part of Europe.

NK Čelik is one of the most prominent and successful football teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina being the only Bosnian club to win the national championship three times in a row – from 1994 to 1997. During the time of the former Yugoslavia, Čelik had played 17 seasons in the Yugoslav First League.

Čelik won the Mitropa Cup two times, and the UEFA Intertoto Cup once. Today, Čelik is in the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is active in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The club has produced many important players including Elvir Bolić, Mirsad Hibić and Mladen Krstajić.

Grounds

Main article: Bilino Polje

Bilino Polje
Construction

Location	Bulevar Kulina Bana bb, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Owner	City of Zenica
Capacity	13,362 seated^[1]
Broke ground	1972
Opened	4 October 1972
Tenants
NK Čelik Zenica (1972–present) NK Đerzelez Zenica (1999–01)

Čelik play their home games at the Bilino Polje stadium which is also the biggest stadium in the city. Over the years the club had changed four different stadiums settling at their current ground in 1972.

During the first few years of the club's existence, following World War II, Čelik's stadium was located roughly on the place of the current Bilino Polje stadium, close to the Bosna river. The ground was covered in clay, as was the practice of lower-level football grounds at the time. The stadium itself had one wooden stand which was built over time and the club often played in front of full capacity.

However, due to the increased popularity of the club and the need for a better surface, during the early 1950s the club moved to the nearby Stadion Blatuša which was located in the Blatuša neighborhood of Zenica. It was there that Čelik started its first run of successes when they had reached promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1966 and won the Mitropa Cup in 1971 (the final was played on neutral ground in Gorizia, Italy^[2]).

Shortly after the first Mitropa Cup victory, plans were made for a new, modern stadium, built in place of Čelik's first stadium. The construction took 8 months to complete and it was officially opened on 4 October 1972 for the second leg of the 1972 Mitropa Cup final against Fiorentina which Čelik won 1–0 to claim their second title in a row. The attendance record of 35,000 still stands today due to the introduction of seats on the stadium over the years. The stadium went through a number of renovations and reconstructions, the most recent being in 2012.^[3]

From July to August 2012, the stadium went through another renovation process where the pitch had been changed and under-soil heating installed beneath.^[4] During the reconstruction, Čelik played two Bosnian Premier League matches as well as one Bosnian Cup match on the Stadion Kamberovića Polje, winning all of them. In the second part of the same season, the club played one more game there which ended in a draw.

The youth squads of Čelik usually play their games at the smaller stadium Kamberovića Polje.

Supporters

The home team supporters group is called Robijaši (Convicts in English). It was established in 1988 in Zenica.^[5]

Honours

Domestic

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Winners (3): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup:

Winners (2): 1994–95 1995–96.
Double
- Premier League and National Cup (2): 1994–95, 1995–96 (Record)
Yugoslav Second League:
- Winners (5): 1965–66, 1978–79 1982–83, 1984–85

International

Mitropa Cup:
- Winners (2): 1971, 1972
UEFA Intertoto Cup:
- Winners (1): 1975

European record

As of October 2012:

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2001	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	Denizlispor	1–0	5–3
		2R	Gent	1–0	0–2
2008	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	Grbalj	3–2	1–2

Current squad

First team squad

As of August 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Harun Huseinspahić
3	MF	Vladimir Grahovac
4	DF	Sead Jakupović
5	DF	Renato Gojković
7	MF	Armin Duvnjak
8	MF	Anel Dedić
10	MF	Fenan Salčinović
12	GK	Salih Hinović
11	FW	Vernes Selimović
13	DF	Emir Jusić
15	MF	Marin Popović

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Dženan Bureković
17	MF	Dženis Huseinspahić
19	FW	Semir Pezer
20	DF	Darko Mišić
21	DF	Emir Jusić
22	DF	Slobodan Lakičević
24	DF	Vedad Jaganjac
44	DF	Mehmedalija Čović
	MF	Dženis Huseinspahić
	FW	Ahmed Džafić

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:NK Čelik Zenica players.

Coaching staff

For a full list of Čelik Zenica managers, see List of NK Čelik Zenica managers.

Position	Staff
Manager	Elvedin Beganović
Assistant manager	Senad Brkić
Goalkeeping coach	Nijaz Hrustanović
Physio	Dario Zrnić

Last updated: 15 August 2015
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External links

References

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↑ "'Za Čelik' campaigns for change at NK Čelik Zenica". supporters-direct.org. 22 August 2015.

Nogometni Klub Čelik Zenica

Players Managers Honours Europe

Home stadium	Bilino Polje Stadium (1972–present)

Supporters	Robijaši

Other sports	KK Čelik RK Čelik (Rugby) RK Čelik (handball)

Related articles	Bosnian football clubs in European competitions Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:NK Čelik Zenica Commons:NK Čelik Zenica Portal:Association football

Bosnia and Herzegovina club football supporter associations

Fukare Horde Zla Lešinari Robijaši Red Army Manijaci Škripari Sokolovi Ultras

NK Čelik Zenica – current squad

2 Huseinspahić 3 Grahovac 4 Jakupović 5 Gojković 7 Duvnjak 8 Bajraktarević 9 Alispahić 10 Mešanović 11 Salčinović 12 Hinović 13 Jusić (Captain) 14 Simić 15 Popović 16 Bureković 17 Ribić 18 Dedić 19 Barać 20 Mišić 21 Bašić 22 Lakićević 23 Čurić 24 Jaganjac 25 Adilović 44 Čović Manager: Hukić

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2016–17 teams

Former teams

Associated competitions

National Cup
Second level
- First League of the FBiH
- First League of the RS

Seasons

First League	1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

Premier League	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Yugoslav First League

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940)

Seasons	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

Former clubs	Bačka BASK BSK Belgrade Concordia Crnogorac Građanski Niš Građanski Skoplje Građanski Zagreb Hajduk Split HAŠK Ilirija Jedinstvo Beograd Jugoslavija Krajišnik Banja Luka Ljubljana Mačva NAK Novi Sad Pobeda Skoplje Primorje Ljubljana Radnički Kragujevac SAŠK SAND Subotica Slavija Osijek Slavija Sarajevo Slavija Varaždin Somborski SK Sparta Zemun Viktorija Zagreb Vojvodina ŽAK Subotica ŽAK Velika Kikinda

FPR Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

Seasons	1945 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Former clubs	14. Oktobar Bor Borac Budućnost Crvenka Čelik Dinamo Vinkovci Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Iskra Lokomotiva Mačva Maribor Nafta Napredak Naša Krila Novi Sad OFK Belgrade Olimpija Osijek Partizan Pelister Ponziana Priština Proleter Rabotnički Rad Radnički Belgrade Radnički Kragujevac Radnički Niš Red Star Belgrade Rijeka Sarajevo Sloboda Spartak RNK Split Sutjeska Teteks Trepča Trešnjevka Vardar Velež Vojvodina NK Zagreb Zemun Željezničar

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