History
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 in an industrial city well known for steel production. Throughout its history, the club has been known for the excellent support of its fans at its Bilino Polje Stadium, which hosts the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
NK Čelik is one of the most prominent and successful football teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina, being one of only two Bosnian clubs to win the national championship three consecutive seasons (1994 to 1997). The club also won consecutive national cups in 1995 and 1996. 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 was once a joint winner of the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
In addition, Čelik is the only fan-owned football club in Bosnia and Herzegovina where club members democratically elect its leadership. Today, the club is active in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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The club was founded on 16 June 1945 by a group of World War II veterans. The name of the club had been proposed by one of the founders, Zdenko Mazanek, to symbolize the strength of the club and its link to the workers of the city's metallurgical industry.
Čelik was relegated from the Bosnian Premier League for the first time ever in the 2019–20 season. Subsequently, to stabilise the club due to financial difficulties, its General Assembly voted to continue competing in the fourth tier-League of Zenica-Doboj Canton on 13 July 2020. In 2023, Čelik got promoted to the First League of FBiH, the second level of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club then managed to earn promotion back to the Premier League in the 2025–26 season.
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Squad
| # | Goalkeepers | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arman Sutkovic | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Vladimir Savic | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Adi Durmo | 0 | 0 |
| # | Defenders | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amer Hodzic | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Amer Masetic | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Albin Omic | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Nedim Smajlovic | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Eldar Sivac | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Halid Sabanovic | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Nemanja Tomasevic | 0 | 0 |
| # | Midfielders | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kenan Horic | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Harun Vardo | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Andres Mohedano | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Aldin Hrvanovic | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Oliver Sarkic | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bruno Jenjic | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Eman Babic | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Joseph Amoah | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Faruk Gogic | 0 | 0 |
| # | Forwards | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dzevad Sijamija | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dejan Vidic | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Samy Faraj | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Marin Popovic | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Kerim Beganovic | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Emmanuel Sieh | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Anes Masic | 0 | 0 |
