The 2009–10

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

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was the club's 61st season in

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, and their 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian

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, the Premier League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the

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and the qualifications for

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. During the season club changed the managers.

Mirza Varešanović Mirza Varešanović (born 31 May 1972) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. During his playing career, which spanned nearly 15 years, he competed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Greece, Turkey and Austria, playing in ...

become the Sarajevo's

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on 7 April 2010, after

Mehmed Janjoš Mehmed Janjoš (born 5 August 1957) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Playing career Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Janjoš began playing football for local side Sarajevo. He spent eight ...

left the position on 28 March. During the transition period,

Almir Turković Almir Turković (born 3 November 1970) is a Bosnian retired professional football forward and manager. Turković played for hometown club Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and for clubs in the Croatian Prva HNL and Japanese J2 League. Club c ...

, assistant coach of Mehmed Janjoš, was positioned as the head coach. The season covers the period from 25 June 2009 to 24 June 2010. In this season, Sarajevo reached the play-off round of

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, which is one of the best results in European competitions in "after-

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era" of club's history. Team finished in 5th place of

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, and they ended their Cup journey in

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Squad information

First-team squad

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Competitions

Overview

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Round of 32

Round of 16

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

On 22 June, Sarajevo were drawn to face

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(

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) or Inter Baku (

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) in the Second qualifying round of the

. On 9 July, it was determined that Spartak would be Sarajevo's opponent, having defeated Inter 5–2 on aggregate. By winning 2–1 on aggregate, Sarajevo secured place in the Third qualifying round. Before the second leg match, supporters of both teams had a fight on the streets of Trnava, which resulted in few injured fans.