NK Iskra, commonly known as Iskra Bugojno or just Iskra (meaning "spark" in Bosnian) is a professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

club from the town of

Bugojno Bugojno ( sr-cyrl, Бугојно) is a town and municipality in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the river Vrbas, to the northwest of Sarajevo. Accord ...

that is situated in central

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. Iskra plays its home matches on the Jaklić Stadium which has a capacity of 12,000 seats.

History

Founded in 1946, the club spent most of its history playing in lower Yugoslav divisions. Its greatest success in the Yugoslav period was winning the

1983–84 Yugoslav Second League The 1983–84 Yugoslav Second League season was the 38th season of the Second Federal League (), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups ...

West division, and participating in the

1984–85 Yugoslav First League In the 1984-85 Yugoslav First League season, Sarajevo has won the second tittle of its history and it was the last non Serbian champion in the Yugoslavian league history. Teams Changes from last season ;Teams promoted from 1983 to 1984 Yugoslav ...

, their only top level season during that period. Although they were immediately relegated in the 1984–85 season, they won the 1985

Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called Coupe de l'Europe Centrale, Mitteleuropäischer Pokal or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European association football, football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the suc ...

. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, Iskra played several seasons in the

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

, but since the 2018–19 season, the club has been playing in the

Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina () is a football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This level is organized into four different leagues: Sjever (North), Centar (Center), Jug (South) and Zapad (West). (Until the 2011� ...

(Group West), one of two third-tier divisions in the country.

Honours

Domestic

League

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

: **Winners (1): 1983–84 * Second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: **Winners (1): 1997–98 *

: **Winners (2): 2006–07 , 2016–17

European

: **Winners (1): 1984–85

Club seasons

Sources:

Historical list of coaches

Blagoje Bratić Blagoje "Blažo" Bratić (March 1, 1946 – July 31, 2008) was a professional footballer and manager. Playing career Club Born in Sarajevo, he started playing football in Pretis Vogošća (later known as UNIS, and today as FK Vogošća) at the a ...

* Nedeljko Gojković *

Milan Ribar Milan Ribar (21 November 1930 – 26 May 1996) was a Bosnian professional football manager and player. He is the only manager in Željezničar history to have won the Yugoslav First League. Playing career Ribar played for hometown club Želje ...

Rajko Rašević Rajko Rašević (; 17 November 1946 – 7 March 2011) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian professional footballer and football manager. Playing career Rašević started his playing career in his hometown club Rudar Breza, before eventually reaching the ...

(1980–1983) * Franjo Džidić (1988–1990) * Boris Bračulj * Mesud Duraković * Nedžad Selimović (2011–2012) * Salem Duraković (2012) *

Ibrahim Zukanović Ibrahim "Ibro" Zukanović (21 December 1957 – 19 October 2022) was a Bosnian professional football manager and player. Career As a player, Zukanović played for 13 years at hometown club Čelik Zenica in the Yugoslav First and Second League ...

(2012–2013) * Salem Duraković (2013) * Mesud Duraković (2013) * Sead Seferović (19 Jul 2013–2014) *

Šener Bajramović Šener Bajramović (born 12 September 1950) is a retired Bosnian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, f ...

(2014) * Sead Seferović (2014–2016) * Senid Kulaš (2017) * Salem Duraković (25 Sep 2017–2018) *

Adis Obad Adis Obad (born 12 May 1971) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Club career Obad was born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and began his football career with local side FK Velež Mostar. He also playe ...

(9 Apr 2018-2018) *

Safet Kmetaš Safet is an Albanian and Bosnian masculine given name. It may refer to: *Safet Isović, Bosnian sevdalinka performer *Safet Jahič, Slovenian footballer *Safet Nadarević, Bosnian footballer *Safet Osja, Albanian footballer *Safet Plakalo, Bosnian p ...

(2018–2019)Kmetaš razočaran: Život sam dao za Iskru, molili su nas da preuzmemo klub, a sada ovako vraćaju...
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iskra Bugojno Association football clubs established in 1946 Football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina Football clubs in Yugoslavia Bugojno Sport in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1946 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina