Mostar derby

Mostar derby

Velež's fans at the derby
Other names Mostarski gradski derbi
Locale Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teams Zrinjski and Velež
First meeting September 1922
Latest meeting Velež 0–1 Zrinjski
Next meeting 4 May 2016
Statistics
Meetings total 45
Most wins Zrinjski (23)
All-time series

The Mostar derby (Croatian: Mostarski gradski derbi) is a football rivalry in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina between HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. The derby took place for the first time in 2000 and was played until 2003 when Velež was relegated from the Premijer liga.

Both Mostar clubs are two of the oldest in the nation. HŠK Zrinjski (Croatian: Hrvatski športski klub Zrinjski, English: Croatian Sports Club Zrinjski) was formed in 1905 while FK Velež was formed in 1922. However, the clubs had vastly different histories. Zrinjski was a reasonably successful club in the first half of the century, but was banned by communist Yugoslav authorities for competing in the Prva HNL under Ustasha regime during the World War II. At this point its records, along with those of other Croatian clubs, were destroyed. On the other hand, FK Velež thrived during the Yugoslav communist period, twice winning the Yugoslav Cup.

After the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zrinjski was reestablished. At the same time, war broke out in the county. Over the course of the war and in its aftermath Mostar became a divided city with the Croats holding the west side and the Bosniaks the east, with those remaining Serbs living in the east as well. Zrinjski took over Velež's Bijeli Brijeg Stadium, as it was located deep inside the informal Croatian territory of Federation BiH, thus forcing Velež to move to Vrapčići stadium.

The two clubs did not meet until 2000 for their first game. This happened because the nation's three ethnic groups each ran their own parallel leagues up until that point, with Velež in Premijer liga and Zrinjski in the Herzeg-Bosnia First League.

Results

Derby from 1922–1938

xx.09.1922. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1
08.09.1922. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 1:0
13.04.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 2:0
29.04.1923. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:0
01.05.1923. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:2
15.07.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:0
25.xx.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 4:0
12.11.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:0
31.08.1924. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 1:0
25.07.1928. Sarajevo: Zrinjski – Velež 4:0
26.07.1931. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 5:1
xx.12.1934. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1
14.04.1935. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:1
06.03.1938. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 4:2
xx.xx.1938. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 1:0

Modern derby

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The head-to-head matches shows the results of FK Velež and HŠK Zrinjski, when they played in the Premier League.
Velež – Zrinjski Zrinjski – Velež
Season
Date
Venue
Atten.
Score
Date
Venue
Atten.
Score
2000–01 24 Feb 2001 Vrapčići 2 – 0 13 Aug 2000 Bijeli Brijeg 2 – 0
2001–02 25 May 2002 Vrapčići 2 – 0 25 Nov 2001 Bijeli Brijeg 1 – 0
2002–03 24 May 2003 Vrapčići 4 – 1 24 Nov 2002 Bijeli Brijeg 1 – 0
2006–07 28 Oct 2006 Vrapčići 2 – 1 5 May 2007 Bijeli Brijeg 2 – 1
2007–08 17 May 2008 Vrapčići 1 – 0 11 Nov 2007 Bijeli Brijeg 2 – 0
2008–09 13 Sep 2008 Vrapčići 0 – 2 8 Apr 2009 Bijeli Brijeg 2 – 1
2009–10 21 Apr 2010 Vrapčići 5,200 0 – 0 4 Oct 2009 Bijeli Brijeg 8,000 2 – 1
2010–11 26 Feb 2011 Vrapčići 4,000 1 – 0 25 Aug 2010 Bijeli Brijeg 5,500 2 – 0
2011–12 29 Apr 2012 Vrapčići 2,000 3 – 1 2 Oct 2011 Bijeli Brijeg 0 1 – 0
2012–13 26 May 2013 Vrapčići 2,200 1 – 1 25 Nov 2012 Bijeli Brijeg 4,000 2 – 1
2013–14 10 May 2014 Vrapčići 2,500 1 – 0 3 Nov 2013 Bijeli Brijeg 2,000 0 – 0
2014–15 26 Apr 2015 Vrapčići 3,000 1 – 1 27 Sep 2014 Bijeli Brijeg 4,000 2 – 0
2015–16 24 Oct 2015 Vrapčići 2,000 0 – 1 4 May 2016 Bijeli Brijeg

• Total: Zrinjski 13 wins, 4 draws, Velež 8 wins.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup

The head-to-head matches shows the results of FK Velež and HŠK Zrinjski, when they played in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup.

Season
Round
Leg
Date
Venue
Attendance
Match
Score
Winner
2011–12 Round of 16 First 28 Sep 2011 Bijeli Brijeg Zrinjski – Velež 0–11 Velež
Second 19 Oct 2011 Vrapčići 1,500 Velež – Zrinjski 2–0
2014–15 Quarter-finals First 11 Mar 2015 Bijeli Brijeg 4,000 Zrinjski – Velež 2–2 Zrinjski
Second 18 Mar 2015 Vrapčići 5,000 Velež – Zrinjski 0–2

• Series won: Velež 1, Zrinjski 1

1 The match was abandoned after a hooligans of Zrinjski stormed the pitch and started to chase players of Velež with various items. The field storm took place in the last minutes of the game just after Velež scored for 0–1 against their city rivals. The disciplinary and contest commission decided to award a 0–3 win to Velež, suspended "Bijeli Brijeg", Zrinjski home stadium, for 5 matches and punished Zrinjski with a fine.[1][2]

Head-to-head league ranking

The following table shows the final position of the two clubs in Premier League, the Bosnia and Herzegovina's top football league. First League of FBiH is shown for the seasons in which one of the clubs competed in that league due to relegation. In summary, Zrinjski finished the league competition ahead of Velež a total of 14 times, while Velež finished ahead of Zrinjski on only one occasion.

P. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 1 1 1
2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5 5
6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9
10
11 11 11 11
12 12
13 13 13 13
14
15
16
17 17
18
19
20
21
22
First League of FBiH
1 1
2 2 2

Source: rsssf.com

References

  1. ↑ "Velež won by a technical win" (in Bosnian). SportSport.ba. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. ↑ ""Bijeli Brijeg" suspended for 5 matches" (in Bosnian). SportSport.ba. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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