2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season 2009–10
Matches played 151
Goals scored 431 (2.85 per match)
Biggest home win Olimpija 5–0 Gorica
Biggest away win Interblock 0–5 Gorica
Interblock 0–5 Koper
Highest scoring Nafta 5–2 Rudar

The 2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as 1. SNL, English: Slovenian First League) was the 19th season of top-tier football in Slovenia. The season began on 18 July 2009 and finished in May 2010. NK Koper won the league for the first time.

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Teams

NK Primorje were relegated to the Slovenian Second League after a last-place finish, thus ending a fifteen-year spell in Slovenias highest league. NK Drava Ptuj successfully avoided relegation for the second year in a row by beating Second League runners-up NK Aluminij in the relegation play-offs.

Promoted to Slovenia's top football league were Second League champions NK Olimpija, who were promoted from the lowest tier of slovenian football to the top league in only five seasons. This will be their first league season in short history of the club.

Team summaries

Location of teams in the Slovenian PrvaLiga 2009–10
Club Location Stadium Capacity Kit maker
NK Celje Celje Arena Petrol 13,400 Joma
NK Domžale Domžale Športni park 3,212 Legea
Drava Ptuj Mestni Stadion 2,200 Fotex
ND Gorica Nova Gorica Športni park 3,066 Joma
Interblock Ljubljana ŽŠD Ljubljana 5,000 Adidas
FC Koper Koper SRC Bonifika Stadion 4,500 Nike
NK Maribor Maribor Stadion Ljudski Vrt 12,435 Zeus
Nafta Lendava Športni park 2,030 Le Coq Sportif
Olimpija Ljubljana ŽŠD Ljubljana 5,000 Diadora
Rudar Velenje Ob Jezeru Stadion 2,500 Joma

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Koper (C) 36 21 10 5 59 35 +24 73 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Maribor 36 18 8 10 58 44 +14 62 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 2
3 Gorica 36 16 7 13 74 60 +14 55 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
4 Olimpija 36 16 7 13 51 33 +18 0531 2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
5 Celje 36 14 9 13 53 56 −3 51
6 Nafta 36 14 7 15 51 53 −2 49 NAF: 9 pts, 8–4
RUD: 3 pts, 4–8
7 Rudar 36 15 4 17 46 52 −6 49
8 Domžale 36 12 9 15 51 59 −8 45
9 Interblock (R) 36 9 6 21 35 64 −29 33 Qualification to the relegation play-offs
10 Drava (R) 36 7 9 20 34 56 −22 30 Relegation to the Slovenian Second League 2010–11

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.
1Olimpija were deducted two points for missing a game in Slovenian Second League.
2Maribor are the winners of the 2009–10 Slovenian Cup and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as cup-winners.
(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, Interblock, will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of 2009–10 Slovenian Second League, Triglav, for one spot in the 2010–11 PrvaLiga.

23 May 2010
17:00 CEST
Interblock 0 – 1 Triglav Stadion ŽŠD, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Peter Šart
Report (Slovene) Dolžan  63'

30 May 2010
17:00 CEST
Triglav 3 – 0 Interblock Športni Center Stanko Mlakar, Kranj
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Damir Skomina
Mišič  59'
Burgar  72'
Dolžan  74'
Report (Slovene)

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 OLI RUD
Celje 2–3 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–4
Domžale 1–5 2–2 1–4 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–0
Drava 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–0
Gorica 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–3 1–2 2–3 3–1 1–2 1–3
Interblock 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–1
Koper 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–2
Maribor 3–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–2
Nafta 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–4 1–0 5–2
Olimpija 4–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1
Rudar 2–0 4–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–3

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 OLI RUD
Celje 1–0 3–0 1–4 5–1 1–3 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–0
Domžale 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 1–2 1–1
Drava 0–1 2–1 2–4 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1
Gorica 3–0 2–3 2–1 6–1 1–2 3–3 3–1 1–1 2–1
Interblock 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–5 0–5 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1
Koper 4–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1
Maribor 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–1
Nafta 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 2–0
Olimpija 1–3 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
Rudar 3–1 0–2 4–2 2–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–3

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

23 goals
15 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals

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