| Full name | Nogometni klub Celje | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Grofje (counts) | ||
| Founded | 1919 (as SK Celje) | ||
| Ground | Arena Petrol, Celje (Capacity: 13,006) |
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| Chairman | Marjan Vengust | ||
| Manager | Milan Đuričić | ||
| League | 1.SNL | ||
| 2009-10 | 5th | ||
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NK Celje is a football (soccer) from Slovenia. They are based in Celje, Slovenia's third largest city. They play in First Slovenian League, 1.SNL. Together with NK Maribor and ND Gorica they are the only club that have participated in every season of 1.SNL since its formation in 1991.
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NK Celje was formed in 1919 as SK Celje. Soon after second world war, in 1946, the club changed its name to NK Kladivar (expressionistic term in Slovene for a blacksmith). In 1964 they qualified for Yugoslav Second League where they played for two years in a row.
In 1992, year after Slovenia gained independence from Yugoslavia, the club again changed its name, this time to Publikum. They reached the finals of Slovenian Cup in 1993 and 1995, but lost on both occasions, having been beaten by Olimpija Ljubljana and Mura. In 2003 NK Celje was in a title race with Maribor until the very last, but in the end finished second and also lost Slovenian cup finals against Olimpija Ljubljana in the same year. Two years later in 2005 the club reached Slovenian cup finals for the third time and this time they finally lifted their first trophy, beating ND Gorica with 1-0 in front of their own fans on Arena Petrol. NK Celje were also in the finals the next year, but lost to FC Koper after penalty shootout.
For most of its history the club played on Skalna Klet stadium. Since the stadium was in bad shape and could not meet UEFA stadia criteria the club officials decided to build a new stadium and in 2003 the main stand of the new Arena Petrol stadium was built. The capacity at the time was 3.600 covered seats. After 2003 three new separate stands where build and when the last one opened in 2008 the stadium was completed. The current capacity of the stadium is 13.006 seats from which around 50% are covered. The old stadium is still used as a training facility for the club.
The club also has a smaller third training ground called Olimp, which was renovated in 2005 and is used as a training camp for youth squads of the club.
| Season | League | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Cup |
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| 1991/92 | 1.SNL | 9 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 51 | Round of 16 |
| 1992/93 | 1.SNL | 10 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 47 | Final |
| 1993/94 | 1.SNL | 4 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 34 | Round of 16 |
| 1994/95 | 1.SNL | 6 | 38 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 27 | Final |
| 1995/96 | 1.SNL | 5 | 51 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 47 | Semi-finals |
| 1996/97 | 1.SNL | 4 | 47 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 61 | Quarter-finals |
| 1997/98 | 1.SNL | 6 | 49 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 57 | Quarter-finals |
| 1998/99 | 1.SNL | 7 | 42 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 35 | Round of 16 |
| 1999/00 | 1.SNL | 6 | 47 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 45 | Quarter-finals |
| 2000/01 | 1.SNL | 5 | 50 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 52 | First round |
| 2001/02 | 1.SNL | 6 | 48 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 39 | Round of 16 |
| 2002/03 | 1.SNL | 2 | 55 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 38 | Final |
| 2003/04 | 1.SNL | 10 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 52 | Quarter-finals |
| 2004/05 | 1.SNL | 3 | 52 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 28 | Winner |
| 2005/06 | 1.SNL | 6 | 49 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 59 | Final |
| 2006/07 | 1.SNL | 7 | 45 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 51 | Semi finals |
| 2007/08 | 1.SNL | 7 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 47 | Quarter-finals |
| 2008/09 | 1.SNL | 4 | 53 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 39 | Round of 16 |
| 2009/10 | 1.SNL | 5 | 51 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 56 | Semi-finals |
| Totals | 1.SNL | 0 Titles | 875 | 649 | 256 | 162 | 229 | 959 | 865 | 1 Cup |
Total titles: 1
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As of 5 March 2011 [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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