Idol Nacije
The Bosnian Footballer of the Year, since 2008 renamed to Idol Nacije (English translation: The Idol of the nation), is an annual award given to the best Bosnian football player of the year, as well as recognising and awarding other sports men and women, coaches and game officials in the country.
The event was held in 2001 under the Bosnian banner for the first time, with Sergej Barbarez winning the most prestigious award for best player of the year, and again in 2003.
From 2008 to 2013, the awards was organized by sports news/media website SportSport.ba and broadcast on NTV Hayat and was expanded to include many other award categories. Edin Džeko won three Idol Nacije awards in a row. Vedad Ibišević and Asmir Begović were the only other Idol of the nation winners. For the 2010 awards, it was decided that former player Muhamed Konjić would nominate 10 players for the main award of player of the year. In 2008 Sergej Barbarez had this honor, while Mehmed Baždarević received the task in 2009.
The show changed format from 2011. It was announced that the ceremony for 2011 would be held before the end of June, and that all future events will take place during the summer, rather than the winter period. The awards will therefore be given for performances during the last season, rather than for the last calendar year. Since the 2014–15 season, the awards are organized and run by NFSBiH.
List of winners
During the days of Yugoslavia, the award was run collectively on the entire former Yugoslavia territory by newspaper Večernji list from 1972 until the breakup of SFRY. Some of the past winners from the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in those times include:
Dušan Bajević (1972, 
Velež),
Enver Marić (1973, Velež),
Josip Katalinski (1974, Željezničar),
Safet Sušić (1979, Sarajevo),
Blaž Slišković (1985, Hajduk Split)
Semir Tuce (1986, Velež).
Past winners from the modern-day state of Bosnia and Herzegovina include:
Idol Nacije
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Meho Kodro |  CD Tenerife |
| 1997 | Meho Kodro | CD Tenerife |
| 1998 | Elvir Baljić |  Fenerbahçe |
| 1999 | Elvir Baljić | Real Madrid |
| 2000 | Hasan Salihamidžić |  Bayern Munich |
| 2001 | Sergej Barbarez | Hamburg |
| 2002 | Sergej Barbarez | Hamburg |
| 2003 | Sergej Barbarez | Hamburg |
| 2004 | Hasan Salihamidžić | Bayern Munich |
| 2005 | Hasan Salihamidžić | Bayern Munich |
| 2006 | Hasan Salihamidžić | Bayern Munich |
| 2007 | Zvjezdan Misimović | FC Nürnberg |
| 2008 | Vedad Ibišević | Hoffenheim |
| 2009 | Edin Džeko | Wolfsburg |
| 2010 | Edin Džeko | Wolfsburg |
| 2011 | Edin Džeko |  Manchester City |
| 2012 | Asmir Begović | Stoke City |
| 2013 | Zvjezdan Misimović |  Beijing Renhe F.C. |
| 2014 | Miralem Pjanić |  Roma |
Winner by Category
| Premier League Player of the Year/Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Country | Club | Report |
| 2008 | Velibor Đurić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski | |
| 2009 | Amer Osmanagić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Velež | |
| 2010 | Vule Trivunović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Borac | |
| 2011–12 | Zajko Zeba | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Željezničar | |
| 2012–13 | Saša Kajkut | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čelik | |
| 2013–14 | Not held | |||
| 2014–15 | Wagner (League Best Player) |  Brazil | Široki Brijeg | |
| 2015–16 | Zajko Zeba (League Best Player) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sloboda | Report |
| 2016–17 | Miroslav Stevanović (League Best Player) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Željezničar | Report |
| 2017–18 | Goran Zakarić (League Best Player) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Željezničar | Report |
| 2018–19 | Mersudin Ahmetović (League Best Player) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Report |
| 2019–20 | Not held | |||
Other categories 2019–20
Not held
Other categories 2018–19
NFSBiH held its own ceremony (fifth annual) to award best football players/or game officials of the season in Bosnian leagues.
- Best goalkeeper BiH Futsal team: Stanislav Galić (Mostar SG Staklorad)
- Best player Futsal BiH premier league: Marijo Aladžić (Mostar SG Staklorad)
- Best woman's goalkeeper of BiH premier league: Elma Kundić (ŽNK Iskra)
- Best woman's player of BiH premier league: Selma Kapetanović (SFK 2000 Sarajevo)
- Fair Play Award: FK Krupa
- Best local manager: Husref Musemić (FK Sarajevo)
- Award for Top goalscorer:
Sulejman Krpić (16 goals for FK Željezničar Sarajevo) - Best goalkeeper of Premier League: Vladan Kovačević (FK Sarajevo)
- Best player of Premier League: Mersudin Ahmetović, (FK Sarajevo)
Other categories 2017–18
NFSBiH held its own ceremony (fourth annual) to award best football players/or game officials of the season in Bosnian leagues.
- Best goalkeeper BiH Futsal team: Stanislav Galić (Mostar SG Staklorad)
- Best player Futsal BiH premier league: Marijo Aladžić (Mostar SG Staklorad)
- Best woman's goalkeeper of BiH premier league: Almina Hodžić (SFK 2000 Sarajevo)
- Best woman's player of BiH premier league: Valentina Šakotić (Radnik Bumerang)
- Fair Play Award: FK Krupa
- Best local manager: Blaž Slišković (HŠK Zrinjski Mostar)
- Award for Top goalscorer:
Miloš Filipović (16 goals for HŠK Zrinjski Mostar) - Best goalkeeper of Premier League: Kenan Pirić (HŠK Zrinjski Mostar)
- Best player of Premier League: Goran Zakarić, (FK Željezničar Sarajevo)
Other categories 2016–17
NFSBiH held its own ceremony (third annual) to award best football players/or game officials of the season in Bosnian leagues.
- Best goalkeeper BiH Futsal team: Bahrudin Omerbegović (MNK Centar Sarajevo)
- Best player Futsal BiH premier league: Marijo Aladžić (Mostar SG Staklorad)
- Best woman's goalkeeper of BiH premier league: Almina Hodžić (SFK 2000 Sarajevo)
- Best woman's player of BiH premier league: Nikolina Milović (Radnik Bumerang)
- Fair Play Award: FK Radnik Bijeljina
- Best local manager: Mehmed Janjoš (FK Sarajevo)
- Award for Top goalscorer:
Ivan Lendrić (19 goals for FK Željezničar Sarajevo) - Best goalkeeper of Premier League: Kenan Pirić (HŠK Zrinjski Mostar)
- Best player of Premier League: Miroslav Stevanović, (FK Željezničar Sarajevo)
Other categories 2015–16
NFSBiH held its own ceremony (second annual) to award best football players/or game officials of the season in Bosnian leagues.
- Best goalkeeper BiH Futsal team: Bahrudin Omerbegović (MNK Centar Sarajevo)
- Best player Futsal BiH premier league: Srđan Ivanković (Mostar SG Staklorad)
- Best woman's goalkeeper of BiH premier league: Almina Hodžić (SFK 2000 Sarajevo)
- Best woman's player of BiH premier league: Armisa Kuč (SFK 2000 Sarajevo)
- Award for Fair-play: Darko Obradović (BiH premier league referee)
- Best local manager: Vinko Marinović (HŠK Zrinjski Mostar)
- Award for Top goalscorer: Leon Benko (17 goals for FK Sarajevo)
- Best goalkeeper of Premier League: Goran Karačić (HŠK Zrinjski Mostar)
- Best player of Premier League: Zajko Zeba, (FK Sloboda Tuzla)
Other categories 2014–15
NFSBiH held its own ceremony (first annual) to award best football players of the season in Bosnian leagues.
- Best goalkeeper BiH Futsal team: Bahrudin Omerbegović (MNK Centar Sarajevo)
- Best player Futsal BiH premier league: Anel Radmilović (MNK Centar Sarajevo)
- Best woman's goalkeeper of BiH premier league: Envera Hasanbegović (SFK 2000 Sarajevo)
- Best woman's player of BiH premier league: Armisa Kuč (SFK 2000 Sarajevo)
- Award for Fair-play: Dženis Beganović (FK Željezničar Sarajevo)
- Award for Top goalscorer: Riad Bajić (15 goals for FK Željezničar Sarajevo)
- Best goalkeeper of Premier League: Ratko Dujković (HŠK Zrinjski Mostar)
- Best player of Premier League: Wagner Santos Lago from
Brazil, (NK Široki Brijeg)
Other categories 2013–14
Not held
Other categories 2012–13
- Player of the year in the Bosnian League: Saša Kajkut, Čelik Zenica
- Manager of the year: Safet Sušić, Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
- Manager of the year in the Bosnian League: Amar Osim, Željezničar Sarajevo
- Award for Top goalscorer: Emir Hadžić (20 goals for FK Sarajevo)
- Foreign player of the year in the Bosnian League: Miloš Vidović, from Serbia, Olimpik Sarajevo
- Goalkeeper of the year in the Bosnian League: Dejan Bandović, FK Sarajevo
- Best organized Bosnian club: NK Široki Brijeg
- Referee of the year: Elmir Pilav
- U21 player of the year: Sead Kolašinac,
Schalke 04 - U19 player of the year: Armin Hodžić, Željezničar Sarajevo
- U17 player of the year: Samir Radovac, FK Sarajevo
- Futsal player of the year: Slaven Novoselac
- Female player of the year: Amira Spahić, 2000 Sarajevo
- Football worker of the year: Elvedin Begić, Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Newcomer of the year: Sead Kolašinac, Schalke 04
- Young player of the year in the Bosnian League: Nermin Zolotić, Željezničar Sarajevo
- Goalkeeper of the year: Asmir Begović,
Stoke City
Other categories 2011–12
NK Široki Brijeg hold the award record for Best organized Bosnian club for an impressive four Premier League seasons.
- Player of the year in the Bosnian League: Zajko Zeba, Željezničar Sarajevo
- Manager of the year: Amar Osim, Željezničar Sarajevo
- Manager of the year in the Bosnian League: Amar Osim, Željezničar Sarajevo
- Award for Top goalscorer: Eldin Adilović (19 goals for Željezničar Sarajevo)
- Foreign player of the year in the Bosnian League: Vedran Ješe, from Croatia, Široki Brijeg
- Goalkeeper of the year in the Bosnian League: Adnan Gušo, Željezničar Sarajevo
- Best organized Bosnian club: NK Široki Brijeg
- Referee of the year: Elmir Pilav
- U21 player of the year: Miroslav Stevanović, FK Vojvodina
- U19 player of the year: Nermin Zolotić, Željezničar Sarajevo
- U17 player of the year: Semir Musić, FK Sloboda Tuzla
- Futsal player of the year: Alen Lalić
- Female player of the year: Amira Spahić, 2000 Sarajevo
- Football worker of the year: Dino Selimović, FK Sarajevo
- Newcomer of the year: Mario Kvesić, NK Široki Brijeg
- Young player of the year in the Bosnian League: Josip Kvesić, Željezničar Sarajevo
- Goalkeeper of the year: Asmir Begović, Stoke City
Other categories 2010
- Player of the year in the Bosnian League: Vule Trivunović, Borac Banja Luka
- Manager of the year: Vahid Halilhodžić, Dinamo Zagreb
- Manager of the year in the Bosnian League: Amar Osim, Željezničar
- Foreign player of the year in the Bosnian League: Wagner Santos Lago, from Brazil, Široki Brijeg
- Goalkeeper of the year in the Bosnian League: Ibrahim Šehić, Željezničar
- Best organized Bosnian club: Olimpic Sarajevo
- Referee of the year: Radosav Vukasović
- U21 player of the year: Muhamed Subašić, Olimpic Sarajevo
- U19 player of the year: Amer Bekić, Sloboda Tuzla
- U17 player of the year: Armin Hodžić, Željezničar
- Futsal player of the year: Nijaz Mulahmetović, Orlić Sarajevo
- Female player of the year: Alisa Spahić, 2000 Sarajevo
- Football worker of the year:Nijaz Brković, Željezničar
- Newcomer of the year: Muhamed Bešić, Hamburger SV
- Young player of the year in the Bosnian League: Edin Višća, Željezničar
- Goalkeeper of the year: Asmir Begović, Stoke City
Other categories 2009
- Player of the year in the Bosnian League: Amer Osmanagić, Velež Mostar
- Manager of the year: Miroslav Blažević, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Manager of the year in the Bosnian League: Abdulah Ibraković, Velež Mostar
- Foreign player of the year in the Bosnian League: Juan Manuel Varea, from
Argentina, Široki Brijeg - Goalkeeper of the year in the Bosnian League: Muhamed Alaim, Sarajevo
- Best organized Bosnian club: Široki Brijeg
- Referee of the year: Rusmir Mrković
- U21 player of the year: Ermin Zec, Šibenik
- U19 player of the year: Haris Seferovic,
Fiorentina - U17 player of the year: Safet Šivšić, Dinamo Zagreb
- Futsal player of the year: Nijaz Mulahmetović, Orlić Sarajevo
- Female player of the year: Aida Hadžić, 2000 Sarajevo
- Football worker of the year: Zlatan Jelić, Široki Brijeg
Other categories 2008
- Player of the year in the Bosnian League: Velibor Đurić, Zrinjski Mostar
- Manager of the year: Mehmed Baždarević,
Grenoble Foot 38 - Foreign player of the year in the Bosnian League Darko Spalević, from Serbia, Slavija
- Goalkeeper of the year in the Bosnian League: Denis Mujkić, Jedinstvo Bihać
- Best organized Bosnian club: Široki Brijeg
- Referee of the year: Novo Panić
- U21 player of the year: Semir Štilić,
Lech Poznań - U19 player of the year: Haris Handžić, Sarajevo
- U17 player of the year: Dženan Durak, Freiburg
- Futsal player of the year: Alen Lalić, Potpićan 98
- Female player of the year: Lidija Kuliš, 2000 Sarajevo
- Football worker of the year Zlatan Jelić, Široki Brijeg
- Fan Group of the year: The Maniacs (Željezničar)
References
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