Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Assembly Held

The regular session of the General Assembly of the FA of BiH was held today at the "Terme" hotel in Ilidža, the Football Association of BiH announced. 

In addition to the delegates of the Assembly session, representatives from UEFA Thierry Favre, Honorary President Ivan Osim, coach Mehmed Baždarević, advisor to the Executive Board Zvjezdan Misimović, representatives of the entity associations, and relevant bodies and committees of the FA of BiH were present.

After the election of working bodies, the Election Commission stated that out of 60 delegates, 58 were present at the Assembly session, so the Assembly had the necessary quorum for decision-making.

UEFA representative Thierry Favre stated in his brief address:

- I am pleased to see you all again and to convey greetings on behalf of UEFA, and especially President Čeferin. UEFA will continue to support the leadership of the FA of BiH and all new projects. One of the most important is certainly the new administrative building of the Association.

The President of the FA of BiH, Elvedin Begić, welcomed all attendees and gave an opening speech in which he emphasized, among other things, that the Association is focused on raising the bar in its future work and that many important decisions have been made in the past period.

President Elvedin Begić spoke about this.

- Reforms in the Association's administration, improvement of club and national team competitions, financial consolidation, promotion of football in BiH, etc. More could have been done and better, stated President Begić, but the fact that the Association's assets in 2011 amounted to five million convertible marks and today more than 22 million, and that the Association is debt-free, speaks volumes about the progress achieved - said Begić.

The report on the work of the FA of BiH was presented by General Secretary Jasmin Baković.

 - During 2016, the FA of BiH implemented many activities and achieved significant results, the most important of which are: winning the Kirin Cup by the "A" national team, participation of the U-17 team in the European Championship in Azerbaijan, qualification of U-19, U-17 and U-17 (Women) for the Elite Round of the European Championship qualifiers, successful start of the competition in the BH Telecom Premier League with 12 clubs, etc. The Association also participated in the organization of numerous events, drawing attention to problems in sports and to people with various problems in society, thus confirming its commitment to being not only the most successful sports but also a socially responsible organization.

After discussions, the Assembly delegates adopted:

a) The work report of the FA of BiH for 2016,

b) The financial report of the FA of BiH for 2016,

c) The positive audit report of the FA of BiH for 2016.

General Secretary Jasmin Baković presented the Association's Work Plan for 2017, with the most important segments being: amendments to the Statute, administration reforms, activities related to the renovation of the "House of Football", infrastructure improvement projects, competition enhancements, etc.

Member of the Finance Committee Momir Tošić explained the Revenue and Expenditure Plan for 2017.

The Assembly delegates adopted: The Work Plan of the FA of BiH for 2017 and the Financial Plan. Also adopted were the Decision on amendments to the Statute of the FA of BiH, the Decision on the dismissal and appointment of members of the First and Second Instance Licensing Commissions for clubs, the Decision on the formation of the U15 Premier Youth League, and the Decision on shortening the number of clubs in the Premier Futsal League of BiH. From the 2018/19 season, ten clubs will participate in this competition.

 In addition to textual reports, the reports and plans also included video presentations, and the assessment was that the Assembly session was very well prepared and successfully concluded after two hours of work.