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FK Olimpic Sarajevo 2cnw7py.gif Full name Fudbalski klub Olimpic Sarajevo Nickname(s) Vukovi (Wolves) Founded 1993 Ground Stadion Otoka, Sarajevo
(Capacity: 5,000[1])Chairman 
Nijaz GracićManager Nedim JusufbegovićLeague Premier League[2] 2010/11 5° 
Home coloursAway coloursFK Olimpic Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpic, is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They currently play in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's top level league, having been promoted from second level at the end of the 2008–09 season.
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History
Founded in October 1993 by a group of football enthusiasts, the club will attempt a successful run at the Premier League trophy in its first appearance in the joint[3] Premier League during the 2009/10 season.
FK Olimpic Sarajevo played in Premier League on several occasions and every time, but in seasons 2000/01 and 2001/02, they were relegated to the lower divisions. Later the club would plummet even further to lower leagues, but would rise again. With the coming of Nijaz Gracić and Husref Musemić in 2006, the club would develop a comprehensive plan to reach back to Premier League and compete at the highest level of Bosnian football. By placing first during 2008/09 season competing in First League of FBiH, Olimpic achieved this goal and started the 2009/10 season as the newly promoted club in Premier League. In session 2010-11 Olimpic barely missed the spot for the qualifying phase of Europe League, finishing 5th. In the ongoing 2011-12 session they played pretty bad in the first two matches (one draw and one lose, although being candidates for the top places of the table) of the championship, resulting in a mutual agreement between the club and manager for a managerial change, with Mehmed Janjoš being replaces by his assistant Nedim Jusufbegović.[4]
Name
The idea to name the club Olimpic came from the fact that city of Sarajevo was the host city to the 1984 Winter Olympics. Olimpic's nickname The Wolves is also linked to the 1984 Winter Olympics by way of the Olympics' mascot Vučko (English: Wolfie; pronounced in Bosnian: "voo-ch-ko").
Stadium
Main article: Stadion OtokaOlimpic play their home games at Stadion Otoka, a 5,000-seat venue located in the Otoka neighborhood of Sarajevo.
For the 2009–10 season Olimpic planned to host home games at the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium while their home ground goes through a $5 million modernization which would satisfy UEFA regulations and increase capacity from 5,000 to 7,200 seats.[5] However, Olimpic played their home games at Stadion Grbavica instead.[6]
Players
First-team squad
The starting squad for FK Olimpic Sarajevo in season 2009/10. The coach chosen is Faik Kolar.[7] As of September 19th 2010, according to Transfermarkt.de[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Semir Bukvić 6 
MF Juan Pablo Kresser 8 MF Adis Hadžanović 10 MF Dženan Durak 12 GK Mladen Lučić 20 DF Salem Salkić 22 DF Nihad Suljević — 
DF Rade Dugalić — DF Boris Savić — DF Asim Škaljić — DF Mirza Rizvanović — MF Amer Jugo — MF Nenad Kiso No. Position Player — MF Miloš Vidović — MF Sabit Alimanović — MF Admir Makić — MF Muhamed Mujić — MF Farik Kečo — MF Eldar Hasanović — MF Admir Vladavić — FW Boško Stupić — FW Adis Hasečić — FW Semir Kapić — FW Admir Raščić — FW Almir Pliska — FW Nedim Hiroš — DF Muhamed Subašić (loaned to Dynamo Dresden) Notable former players
- Almedin Hota
- Zajko Zeba
- Samir Muratović
- Munever Rizvić
- Dalibor Nedić
- Miodrag Nedić
- Edin Šopović
- Denis Karić
- Muamer Vukas
- Muamer Jahić
- Armin Hrvat
- Enes Omerović
- Almir Memić
- Sead Bučan
- Edin Đuderija
- Edis Čindrak
- Faik Kolar
- Emir Obuća
- Almir Gredić
Honors
Senior
First League of FBiH (II)
- Winners (1): 2009[9]
Second League of FBiH - South (III)
- Winners (1): 1997[10]
Asim Ferhatović-Hase Memorial Cup
- Winners (1): 1993
Football Olympiad, Tuzla
- Winners (1): 1994
Inter-Canton Tournament (IV), Tuzla
- Runners-up (1): 1994
References
- ^ Otoka Stadium Information
- ^ Premier League 2009/10
- ^ Associations launch joint championship UEFA by Staff writer - May 27, 2002
- ^ [http://www.sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/jusufbegovic-umjesto-janjosa/62581 Janjoš will be replaced by his assistant Jusufbegović (Bosnian)
- ^ Playing at Koševo 24 sata by S.B. - June 12, 2009 (Bosnian)
- ^ Olimpic will play at Grbavica fkzeljeznicar.com by Staff Writer - June 26, 2009 (Bosnian)
- ^ "The Wolves' starting eleven". The official FK Olimpik Sarajevo website. 2009-08-29. http://www.olimpik.ba/cms/index.php?prvi_tim. Retrieved 2009-08-29. (Bosnian)
- ^ "Squad". TransferMarkt. 2009-08-29. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/verein/11215/fk-olimpik-sarajevo/kader/transferdaten.html. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ Champion, First League of FBiH (Bosnian)
- ^ Champion, Second League of FBiH - South (Bosnian)
External links
- Official website (Bosnian)
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- Association football clubs established in 1993
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