FK Željezničar Sarajevo

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Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo (English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional football club, based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name Željezničar means "railway worker", originating from their establishment by a group of railway workers in 1921. Throughout its history, the club has cultivated a reputation for producing talented home-grown players through its youth school. During the days of socialist Yugoslavia, FK Željezničar were national champions in the 1971–72 season, qualifying for the European Cup during the 1972–73 season. The club has also finished as runners-up once in the league, and contested the 1980–81 Yugoslav Cup final. In Europe, the club reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals during the 1971–72 season and the semi-finals during the 1984–85 season. The latter remains the most successful European campaign by any club from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Alongside FK Sarajevo, Željezničar is the most successful football...

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