SD Željezničar
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| Football | Basketball (Men's) | Basketball (Women's) |
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| Handball | Skiing | Shooting |
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| Judo | Chess | Volleyball |
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| Table Tennis | Weightlifting | Mountaineering |
SD Željezničar is the second largest association of sport clubs with the same name in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The largest one is USD Bosna. It was founded in 1921 by a group of railway workers as RŠD (Radničko športsko društvo, eng. Workers' sports society) Željezničar, but after the World War II initial acronym was changed to SD.
When it was founded in 1921 its first member was FK Željezničar football club. FK Željezničar football club is also the most prominent and most popular member of this association. They have managed to win one championship title in former Yugoslavia in 1972, and three more titles in the independent Bosnia-Herzegovina (1998, 2001, 2002). Three more Bosnian cup titles were added (2000, 2001, 2003). The clubs biggest international result was recorded in 1985 when they have reached the UEFA Cup semi-final.
SD Željezničar does not yet have a women's football club as there is no big demand for it. Not to be confused with ŽNK Željezničar 2011 from Bosanska Krupa. Local rival clubs women's club side and traditional powerhouse in the country is SFK 2000.
Rukometni klub (eng. Handball club) Željezničar was the most successful Bosnian handball club in former Yugoslavia, alongside RK Borac Banja Luka. They have won the championship title in 1978. and reached the final of EHF Cup in 1982 integrating also foreigners and French players such as Herman Müller and Sylvain Annonier, where they have lost to Gummersbach. In independent Bosnia, they managed to win the war championship in 1993, but never actually established themselves as a title winning team. They were close to the top, but with no championship or cup titles (losing finalists). Club played in competitions organized by EHF on several occasions. However, club was relegated due to financial problems. After couple of seasons, in 2006, they have been promoted to the top flight, but for one season only, since they were relegated again next year.
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