The 2009–10 Sarajevo season was the club's 61st season in history, and their 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Bosnian football, the Premier League of BiH. Besides competing in the Premier League, the team competed in the National Cup and the qualifications for UEFA Europa League. During the season club changed the managers. Mirza Varešanović become the Sarajevo's manager on 7 April 2010, after Mehmed Janjoš left the position on 28 March. During the transition period, Almir Turković, assistant coach of Mehmed Janjoš, was positioned as the head coach. The season covers the period from 25 June 2009 to 24 June 2010.
In this season, Sarajevo reached the play-off round of Europa League, which is one of the best results in European competitions in "after-war era" of club's history. Team finished in 5th place of Premier League, and they ended their Cup journey in Second round.
Squad information First-team squad
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Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Round of 32
Round of 16
UEFA Europa League
Second qualifying round On 22 June, Sarajevo were drawn to face Spartak Trnava (Slovakia) or Inter Baku (Azerbaijan) in the Second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. On 9 July, it was determined that Spartak would be Sarajevo's opponent, having defeated Inter 5–2 on aggregate. By winning 2–1 on aggregate, Sarajevo secured place in the Third qualifying round. Before the second leg match, supporters of both teams had a fight on the streets of Trnava, which resulted in few injured fans.
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Statistics
RankPlayerGames1. Zoran Belošević392. Muhamed Alaim383. Mirza Rizvanović364. Sedin Torlak335. Edin Dudo336. Damir Hadžić33
RankPlayerGoals1. Alen Škoro132. Adis Jahović83. Alen Avdić74. Damir Hadžić55. Faruk Ihtijarević56. Mirza Rizvanović4
Source: See also 2009 NK Široki Brijeg–FK Sarajevo football riots
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