Founded in 1926, Borac Banja Luka is a major football institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina, known for its red and blue identity and strong connection with the city. The club plays at Banja Luka City Stadium, where the Lešinari supporters help create an intense match-day setting. This team page brings together the latest recorded squad, coaching timeline, recent player movement, competition history and a durable profile of Borac’s sporting heritage.
Borac Banja Luka Upcoming matches by league
Premijer Liga
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- Regular Season - 2
Sloga Doboj
Borac Banja Luka
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- Regular Season - 8
Siroki Brijeg
Borac Banja Luka
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- Regular Season - 9
Borac Banja LukaNo H2HBSK Banja Luka
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- Regular Season - 10
VeležNo H2HBorac Banja Luka
UEFA Europa Conference League
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- League Stage - 1
PanathinaikosNo H2HBorac Banja Luka
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- League Stage - 2
Borac Banja LukaNo H2HKuPS
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- League Stage - 3
Mjallby AIFNo H2HBorac Banja Luka
Borac Banja Luka Last matches by league
Premijer Liga
UEFA Europa Conference League
UEFA Champions League
Friendlies Clubs
Cup
Borac Banja Luka Team Roster
The recorded squad contains 30 players: 12 midfielders, eight defenders, seven attackers and three goalkeepers. The midfield group includes S. Grahovac, A. Hiroš, M. Jojić, S. Ogrinec and S. Vranješ, while the defensive options include S. Saničanin, B. Meijers, Abel Pascual and N. Jakšić. Dani Romera, K. Perić and Pavle Đajić are among the listed attackers. D. Shishkovski, N. Ćetković and M. Jurkas provide the goalkeeper group. The roster combines established regional names with several international profiles, including Abel Pascual, Meijers and A. Esiti, giving the recorded group a broad geographic mix.
position Goalkeeper
Damjan Shishkovski
Nikola Ćetković
Mladen Jurkas
position Defender
Bart Adrianus Johannes Meijers
Abel Pascual Urbón
Siniša Saničanin
Sebastián Herrera Cardona
Viktor Rogan
E. Ridjan
Jurich Christopher Alexander Carolina
Branimir Cipetić
Nemanja Jakšić
position Midfielder
Anderson Esiti
Srđan Grahovac
Miloš Jojić
I. Kukavica
Stojan Vranješ
Ante Roguljić
Stefan Savić
Sandi Ogrinec
position Attacker
Luka Juričić
Karlo Perić
David Vuković
Amer Hiroš
Pavle Đajić
Omar-Šarif Sijarić
Amar Milak
Mak Morankic
Damir Hrelja
M. Deket
Petar Kunić
Daniel Romera Andújar
Last Borac Banja Luka Coachs
Mladen Žižović is Borac Banja Luka’s current coach, having begun his latest recorded spell on 1 June 2024. The Bosnia and Herzegovina coach followed Vinko Marinović, whose tenure ran from August 2022 to June 2024. Nenad Lalatović also led the side from May to August 2022, while Tomislav Ivković appears in the earlier 2022 sequence. The timeline places Žižović at the head of a coaching cycle that has included Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian professionals, with his appointment representing the longest and most recent uninterrupted spell in the club’s recent chronology.
Mladen Žižović
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mladen Žižović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 June 2024 | |
| Vinko Marinović | Austria | 1 August 2022 | 1 June 2024 |
| Nenad Lalatović | Serbia | 1 May 2022 | 1 August 2022 |
| Tomislav Ivković | Croatia | 1 April 2022 | 1 June 2022 |
| Nemanja Miljanovic | Serbia | 1 August 2021 | 1 April 2022 |
| Zoran Milinković | Serbia | 1 August 2021 | 1 August 2021 |
| 1 February 2021 | 1 July 2021 | ||
| Vlado Jagodić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 March 2020 | 1 January 2021 |
| Branislav Krunić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 June 2019 | 1 March 2020 |
| Darko Vojvodić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 March 2018 | 1 June 2019 |
| Igor Janković | Serbia | 1 November 2017 | 1 March 2018 |
| Zoran Milinković | Serbia | 1 September 2017 | 1 November 2017 |
| Aleksandar Janjić | Serbia | 1 January 2016 | 1 March 2016 |
| Petar Kurćubić | Serbia | 3 September 2015 | 29 October 2015 |
| Vlado Jagodić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 March 2015 | 1 August 2015 |
| Vinko Marinović | Austria | 1 March 2014 | 1 March 2015 |
| Dragan Jović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 June 2013 | 1 March 2014 |
| Branislav Krunić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 May 2013 | 1 June 2013 |
| Slobodan Starčević | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 July 2012 | 1 May 2013 |
| Slaviša Božičić | Serbia | 1 March 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Velimir Stojnić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 October 2011 | 1 March 2012 |
| Slobodan Starčević | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 July 2011 | 1 July 2011 |
| Zoran Marić | Serbia | 1 July 2009 | 1 July 2011 |
Borac Banja Luka Transfers
Recent arrivals show several different forms of squad movement rather than one uniform pathway. B. Meijers, A. Roguljić, Dani Romera, O. Sijarić and Abel Pascual are recorded as free-agent arrivals, while E. Ridjan and N. Jakšić are listed as transfers. D. Skorup arrived on loan from Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe. A. Ceric, S. Marčetić, F. Racic, D. Vrbić and S. Sušić are recorded as returning from loans. A. Milak also joined from Velež, although no movement type is stated. These are selected recent entries, not a complete account of every arrival.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. Cipetić |
Kisvarda FC
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Free agent | 31 August 2026 |
| A. Esiti |
Diosgyori VTK
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Free agent | 9 August 2026 |
| A. Esiti |
Diosgyori VTK
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Free agent | 8 August 2026 |
| P. Kunić |
Sloga Doboj
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Free agent | 2 August 2026 |
| I. Kukavica |
Posušje
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Free agent | 30 July 2026 |
| B. Meijers |
Wydad AC
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Free agent | 21 July 2026 |
| A. Milak |
Velež
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- | 6 July 2026 |
| Dani Romera |
Rudar Prijedor
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Roguljić |
Diosgyori VTK
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| E. Ridjan |
NK Slaven Belupo
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| B. Cipetić |
Kisvarda FC
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Burnjakovic |
Kozara Gradiška
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| S. Marčetić |
Rudar Prijedor
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Radnik Hadžići
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 | |
| O. Sijarić |
HNK Rijeka
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Free agent | 21 January 2026 |
Recent departures include free-agent exits, loans and a return to a parent club. D. Čavić and D. Radic moved to BSK Banja Luka as free agents, while D. Čulina, J. Terzic, C. Diouf, Srđan Modić and F. Racic were listed as loan moves to the same club. D. Skorup returned to Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe after a loan, and other free-agent departures included G. Siereveld, L. Zorić, S. Coopman, N. Pejović, Đ. Despotović, S. Sušić and B. Nikolov. The entries represent a selected recent movement picture rather than a complete departure total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Vrbić |
Metalac GM
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Free agent | 16 August 2026 |
| N. Pusic |
Ilirija
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Free agent | 12 August 2026 |
BSK Banja Luka
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Loan | 1 August 2026 | |
| O. Radosevic |
BSK Banja Luka
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Loan | 1 August 2026 |
| F. Račić |
BSK Banja Luka
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
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BSK Banja Luka
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 | |
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BSK Banja Luka
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 | |
| S. Marčetić |
BSK Banja Luka
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
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BSK Banja Luka
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 | |
| F. Racic |
BSK Banja Luka
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
| D. Čavić |
BSK Banja Luka
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
| Srđan Modić |
BSK Banja Luka
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Loan | 19 July 2026 |
| C. Diouf |
BSK Banja Luka
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Loan | 19 July 2026 |
| J. Terzic |
BSK Banja Luka
|
Loan | 19 July 2026 |
| D. Čulina |
BSK Banja Luka
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Loan | 19 July 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recent movement pattern around Borac Banja Luka is varied in both direction and mechanism. Arrivals include free agents from clubs in several countries, direct transfers, one loan and multiple returns from temporary spells, alongside a move whose type is not specified. Departures likewise combine free-agent exits with loans to BSK Banja Luka and a return to Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe. This creates a picture of active roster turnover across the 2025 and 2026 entries, with movement involving both nearby clubs and destinations farther abroad. Some names appear in more than one type of transaction across the period, reflecting changing loan status or later registration events rather than a single uninterrupted move. The available entries do not establish a complete window, a net balance or any transfer fees, so the safest interpretation is descriptive: Borac’s recent squad changes have involved recruitment, player returns, temporary placements and permanent exits through several routes.
Leagues Borac Banja Luka has participated in
Borac Banja Luka has recent recorded participation in the Premijer Liga, the domestic Cup, Friendlies Clubs and the UEFA Europa Conference League, with each competition represented through 2025. The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League are also part of the club’s recorded European history, but their latest entries end in 2024 and are therefore historical in this profile. Participation in the 1st League - RS is recorded from 2016 to 2018 and is likewise historical. The competition record spans domestic league and cup football, European qualifying pathways and scheduled friendly matches.
More about Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka, commonly known as Borac, was founded in 1926 and is one of the defining football institutions of Banja Luka and the surrounding region. The name means Fighter, a fitting expression of the club’s long association with resilience and local identity. Borac emerged from a workers’ sports tradition and has carried that heritage through the Yugoslav era and successive changes in regional football. The club’s landmark historical achievements include winning the Yugoslav Cup in 1988 while competing outside the top division, followed by the Mitropa Cup in 1992. Those successes remain central to Borac’s standing and help explain its enduring continental profile. Its recorded participation includes domestic league and cup football alongside appearances in UEFA competitions, giving the club a sporting ecosystem that links Banja Luka with wider European competition. Borac plays at Banja Luka City Stadium, also known as Gradski stadion, a 10,030-seat venue in the Borik neighborhood, inaugurated in 1937. The ground is associated with a compact, intense atmosphere, particularly when the organized Lešinari supporters are present. Red and blue stripes are the club’s signature visual language, carried through its home identity and crest. These symbols connect the team to the city as much as to its results. In organizational terms, Borac operates as a professional association football club with a president and supervisory board, while its youth structure extends through under-17 and under-19 levels. The modern squad model combines a strong domestic core with international additions, and the coaching history reflects the wider Balkan football culture, with Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian coaches represented in recent chronology. Borac’s identity rests on continuity: a 1926 foundation, a prominent Banja Luka home, distinctive colors, passionate support and a record that reaches from domestic tradition into Europe.
Last matches statistics for Borac Banja Luka
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Borac Banja Luka
1 - 0
ML Vitebsk
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11 / 0 |
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0% | 15 | 1 | |
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Borac Banja Luka
3 - 1
Velež
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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ML Vitebsk
1 - 0
Borac Banja Luka
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4 / 0 |
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0% | 24 | 4 | |
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Vikingur Reykjavik
1 - 3
Borac Banja Luka
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5 / 0 |
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0% | 8 | 2 | |
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Borac Banja Luka
2 - 0
Čelik
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Borac Banja Luka
3 - 1
Vikingur Reykjavik
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7 / 0 |
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0% | 12 | 5 | |
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Radnik Bijeljina
2 - 2
Borac Banja Luka
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Borac Banja Luka
2 - 0
Zeljeznicar Sarajevo
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FK Sarajevo
1 - 0
Borac Banja Luka
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Borac Banja Luka
1 - 0
Zrinjski
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Borac Banja Luka vs Vikingur Reykjavik
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 - 1623411
Vikingur Reykjavik vs Borac Banja Luka
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 - 1623408
ML Vitebsk vs Borac Banja Luka
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 - 1607616
Borac Banja Luka vs ML Vitebsk
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 - 1607576
Petrocub vs Borac Banja Luka
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 - 1591949
Borac Banja Luka vs Petrocub
UEFA Europa Conference League 2026 - 1591942
2020-2021
1st shirt