The FK Sarajevo Youth School (), is the youth department for Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo and is considered to be the best in the country.
The department was initially split into two sections. Namely, The Asim Ferhatović Hase School of Football (), named after legendary striker Asim Ferhatović, and the FK Sarajevo Academy (). Until its dissolution in 2021, the football school functioned as both a general model for the popularization of the sport and as a filtering mechanism, used to pick out locally based footballing talents which are later transferred to the academy. The academy, in turn, is a top-of-the-line boarding school which brings in the biggest talents from Bosnia and Herzegovina and organizes the competitive youth selections for the club. The Youth school has teams for the Under-8 through to the Under-16 age groups, while the academy is split into the U-15 (younger cadets), U-17 (older cadets) and U-19 (junior) selections.
The department was founded in the 1950s and has been historically known as one of the best youth systems in the former Yugoslavia. Its training philosophy is not only the development of football players, but also the care for the players' growth, education and character formation, while teaching the sporting spirit and loyalty to the club. The youth teams, besides national competitions, participate in numerous tournaments around Europe, testing their skills against some of the best European clubs. Tournaments the club's youth selection traditionally take part in include Kvarnerska Rivijera, Trofeo Dossena, Generali CEE Cup and the Karol Wojtyla Cup.
FK Sarajevo's youth selections train in two venues. Namely, the Asim Ferhatović Hase Sports Complex and the elite Butmir Training Centre.
Youth squads
Sarajevo U-19 squad
Sarajevo U-17 squad
Youth Academy staff As of 15 January 2026, the staff includes:
Current staffU-19 Coach: Eldin Čengić U-19 Assistant Coach: Jasmin Nuhanović U-17 Coach: Admir Hasančić U-15 Coach: Memnun Suljagić U-15 Coach: Džemal Berberović U-15 Coach: Vacant Fitness Coach: Emir Mustafović Goalkeeping Coach: Adnan Salman Team Manager: Ismar Hadžiosmanović Physiotherapist: Sanjin Selmanović Physiotherapist: Nedžad Vrabac
European record
SeasonRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg.2023–241R Rukh Lviv1–31–11–42024–251R AP Brera Strumica2–02–24–22R Maccabi Petah Tikva3–03–06–03R Trabzonspor2–21–63–8
References
External links Official Website FK Sarajevo at Facebook FK Sarajevo Academy at Facebook FK Sarajevo at Twitter FK Sarajevo at UEFA FKSinfo