2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The Slovenian PrvaLiga 2008-09 (also known as 1. SNL, English: Slovenian First League) was the 18th season of top-tier football in Slovenia. The competition is officially called PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons. The season started on 19 July 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009.

Contents

Clubs

Location of teams in the Slovenian PrvaLiga 2008-09
Club Location Stadium Capacity
NK Celje Celje Arena Petrol 13,400
NK Domžale Domžale Športni park 3,212
Drava Ptuj Mestni Stadion 2,200
ND Gorica Nova Gorica Športni park 3,066
Interblock Ljubljana ŽŠD Ljubljana 5,000
FC Koper Koper SRC Bonifika Stadion 4,500
NK Maribor Maribor Stadion Ljudski Vrt 12,435
Nafta Lendava Športni park 2,030
Primorje Ajdovščina Stadion Primorje 3,000
Rudar Velenje Ob Jezeru Stadion 2,500

Promotion and relegation

NK Livar were relegated to Slovenian Second League after just one year in the PrvaLiga, finishing last with only 17 points. NK Drava Ptuj successfully avoided relegation by beating second league SC Bonifika in the relegation play-offs.

Promoted to Slovenia's top football league were Second League champions NK Rudar Velenje, returning to Prva Liga after a two-year absence.

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Maribor (C) 36 17 12 7 62 44 +18 63 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Gorica 36 17 5 14 60 55 +5 56 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Rudar 36 16 7 13 44 39 +5 55 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Celje 36 15 8 13 48 39 +9 53
5 Domžale 36 12 14 10 44 40 +4 50
6 Interblock 36 13 8 15 52 51 +1 47 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1
7 Nafta 36 11 10 15 36 52 −16 43
8 Koper 36 10 12 14 39 47 −8 42 KOP: 6 pts, 7–6
DRA: 6 pts, 6–7
9 Drava (O) 36 12 6 18 47 53 −6 42 Qualification to the relegation play-offs
10 Primorje (R) 36 9 14 13 36 48 −12 41 Relegation to the Slovenian Second League 2009-10

Source: kicker.de (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
1Interblock Ljubljana won the Slovenian Cup 2008–09 and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Relegation play-offs

The 9th placed team played a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of Slovenian Second League 2008–09, played on 31 May and 7 June 2009. Drava won 9–3 on aggregate and thereby secured a spot in the 2009–10 season of Slovenian PrvaLiga.

31 May 2009
17:00 CEST
Aluminij 3 – 2 Drava Športni park Aluminij, Kidričevo
Dugolin  22'
Šimenko  45'
Milec  73'
da Silva  63'  82'

7 June 2009
17:00 CEST
Drava 7 – 0 Aluminij Mestni Stadion, Ptuj
Kronaveter  16'  27'  74'
Zilić  31'  58'
Čeh  68'
Drevenšek  80'
Krajcer  15'
Dugolin  54'

Results

Every team plays four times against their opponents, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 matches.

First half of season

Home \ Away1 CEL DOM DRA GOR INT KOP MAR NAF PRI RUD
Celje 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 2–2 2–0
Domžale 1–2 0–0 2–3 4–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–1
Drava 0–2 3–0 5–1 1–2 2–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–1
Gorica 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–2
Interblock 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–1
Koper 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Maribor 2–1 3–0 1–1 4–3 4–1 3–2 4–1 3–3 2–1
Nafta 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Primorje 1–4 3–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1
Rudar 2–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 1–2 0–0 0–1

Source: kicker.de (German)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home \ Away1 CEL DOM DRA GOR INT KOP MAR NAF PRI RUD
Celje 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–1
Domžale 0–3 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–2 0–0 0–1
Drava 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–0
Gorica 1–0 2–3 3–5 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–3 0–1
Interblock 2–0 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 4–1 5–0 3–1 0–1
Koper 3–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–1
Maribor 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 4–1
Nafta 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1
Primorje 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Rudar 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1

Source: kicker.de (German)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

17 goals
15 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals

Last updated: 20 May 2009
Source: www.prva-liga.net (Slovene)

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