2010–11 NK Maribor season

NK Maribor
2010–11 season
President Drago Cotar
Head Coach Darko Milanič
Home stadium Ljudski vrt
Slovenian League Winners
Slovenian Cup Runners-up
Slovenian Supercup Runners-up
Europa League Play-off round
Top goalscorer League:
Marcos Tavares (16)
All:
Marcos Tavares (21)
Highest home attendance 12,000 (v. Palermo)
26 August 2010
Lowest home attendance 800 (v. Triglav)
27 November 2010
Average home league attendance 3,589 (league)
4,171 (all competitions)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2009–10
Results summary - all competitions[A]
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home[B]166 2 66,7%
Away11112 45,8%
Neutral0 0 1 0%
All27175 55,1%
Results summary - PrvaLiga
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home115 2 61,1%
Away107 1 55,5%
All21123 58,3%

The 2010–11 season was NK Maribor's 51st season of football and its 20th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division, since the league was created in 1991 with Maribor as one of the founding members. The club started and finished the season with Darko Milanič as a head coach and were crowned as the league champions for the ninth time. They were also runners up of the Slovenian cup and supercup.

The club began their league campaign in astonishing fashion as they won a total of 37 points in their first 15 matches, during which time they were undefeated. This set the new all time league record for the best start of the season, previously held by Domžale (35 points).

Season review

The team played its opening match of the seasons in a Supercup final on 9 July 2010, when they lost against Koper after penalties (5–4).[1] The score after regulation was 0–0.[1] Maribor qualified to the final as a Slovenian Cup winner of the previous season. Traditionally, the Supercup final is played on a home stadium of the Slovenian champions, however, this season it was played in Maribor, due to the construction of a new stadium in Koper at the time.[1]

Maribor players celebrating the club's ninth league title

During their Europa League campaign the club had a solid run and played a total of six matches in the competition.[2] Their record was four wins, one draw and one defeat in matches against Videoton, Hibernian and Palermo.[2] The team did particularly well on home field at the Ljudski vrt stadium as they recorded three wins in three matches with a goal difference of 9–2.[2] However, that was not enough for progression as their only defeat came in the first leg of the play-off round against Palermo (3–0).[3] In the second leg Maribor was winning against the Italian side 2–0 after 60 minutes of play, however, the match eventually finished with a 3–2 home victory which was not enough to progress into the main stage of the competition.[4] After the match it was announced that Palermo had acquired Josip Iličić and Armin Bačinović, two of the top players during the club's Europa league campaign.[5]

The club did extremely well during the 2010–11 PrvaLiga season as the team was on the league's top position after every round of the season, except after week two when they were second.[6] Maribor was undefeated in the league up until the 21st round in March, 2011, when they were defeated at home, by Gorica (3–1).[6] Before that the team's score in the first 20 rounds was 14 wins and six draws.[6] Eventually the team won their ninth league title with 75 points, eight more than second placed Domžale.[7] Marcos Tavares, team captain, was the league's best scorer with 16 goals.[8] In addition he was the club's best scorer during the season with 21 goals in all competitions. Tavares was also voted as the best player of the season by the players,[9] the media[10] and the fans. He scored one goal in the 2010–11 Cup season where the team reached the final that was played in late May, 2011, on Stožice stadium in Ljubljana against Domžale.[11] In a spectacular match, which ended with the score 4–3 after 90 minutes, Domžale prevailed and won their first ever Slovenian cup title.[11] With the 2010–11 Slovenian league title the club has won its 16th major title in its 20th season in Slovenian football.[12]

Competitive matches

Supercup

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Slovenian Supercup.

League

For more details on this topic, see 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Maribor (C) 36 21 12 3 65 25+40 75 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Domžale 36 20 7 9 57 35+22 67 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
3 Koper 36 17 9 10 57 43+14 60 2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Olimpija 36 15 10 11 59 43+16 55
5 Gorica 36 13 9 14 42 5311 48rowspan=4 style="background-color:white;"|

Updated to games played on 29 May 2011, end of season.
Source: PrvaLiga official website
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
1Winners of 2010–11 Slovenian Cup competition.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAH
Result W D W W W W W D W D W W D W W W D D W W L D L W L W D W W W D D D D W W
Position 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 29 May 2011, end of season.
Source: PrvaLiga official website
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Cup

For more details on this topic, see 2010–11 Slovenian Football Cup.

Round of 16

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

European campaign

For more details on this topic, see NK Maribor in European football.

UEFA Europa League

For more details on this topic, see 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round

Player statistics

Key

Players

Nationality

Competitions

Key
PrvaLigaMVP The player was selected in the official 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the season and was chosen as the league's MVP
PrvaLigaXI The player was selected in the official 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the season
The player was the top scorer in the respective competition

Appearances and goals

Correct as of 29 May 2011, end of the 2010–11 season. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Player in bold received the Purple Warrior trophy as the club's most valuable player, selected by the fans. Only the players, which made at least one appearance for the first team, are listed.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2010–11 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe
No. Pos. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League Cup Supercup Europa League Total
2 DF Slovenia Matic Črnic 30 10 &
&
&
&
40
3 DF Slovenia Elvedin Džinić 111 10 &
&
10 131
4 DF Slovenia Jovan Vidović 70 10 &
&
&
&
80
5 MF Slovenia Željko Filipović 140 41 &
&
&
&
181
6 DF Slovenia Martin Milec 83 &
&
&
&
&
&
83
7 DF Slovenia Aleš Mejač 120 10 10 50 190
8 MF Croatia Dejan Mezga PrvaLigaXI 216 42 10 62 3210
9 FW Brazil Marcos Tavares PrvaLigaMVP 3316 ♦ 61 10 64 4621
10 MF Croatia Tomislav Pavličić 152 30 10 20 212
11 FW Slovenia Dragan Jelić 50 &
&
10 30 90
11 FW Slovenia Etien Velikonja 166 31 &
&
&
&
197
12 GK Slovenia Marko Pridigar 130 10 10 50 200
13 GK Slovenia Matej Radan 240 50 &
&
20 310
14 FW Slovenia Vito Plut 173 20 &
&
30 223
15 DF Slovenia Luka Krajnc 10 &
&
&
&
&
&
10
17 FW Slovenia Dalibor Volaš 157 33 10 62 2512
20 MF Slovenia Goran Cvijanović 345 60 10 60 475
21 MF Slovenia Armin Bačinović 30 &
&
10 60 100
22 DF Slovenia Nejc Potokar 130 20 &
&
&
&
150
23 DF Slovenia Mitja Rešek 30 10 &
&
&
&
40
25 MF Slovenia Semir Spahić 10 &
&
&
&
&
&
10
26 DF Slovenia Aleksander Rajčević PrvaLigaXI 291 60 10 60 421
27 MF Slovenia Josip Iličić 51 &
&
&
&
63 114
27 FW Slovenia Alen Ploj 21 10 &
&
&
&
31
28 DF Slovenia Mitja Viler PrvaLigaXI 351 60 10 60 481
29 MF Slovenia Timotej Dodlek 290 41 &
&
10 341
32 FW Slovenia Robert Berić 308 41 &
&
10 359
36 DF Slovenia Aleš Majer 260 60 &
&
&
&
320
39 FW Slovenia David Bunderla 30 10 &
&
10 50
55 MF Slovenia Rajko Rep 262 40 &
&
&
&
302
66 DF Slovenia Siniša Andjelković 180 20 10 61 271
70 MF Slovenia Aleš Mertelj 201 31 10 60 302
90 MF Brazil Gabriel 70 10 &
&
&
&
80

Discipline

Correct as of 29 May 2011, end of the 2010–11 season. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. If a player received two yellow cards in a match and was subsequently sent off the numbers count as two yellow cards, one red card. Player in bold received the Purple Warrior trophy as the club's most valuable player, selected by the fans. Only the players, which received at least one yellow or red card, are listed.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2010–11 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe
No. Pos. Name Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
League Cup Supercup Europa League Total
3 DF Slovenia Elvedin Džinić 10 00 &
&
00 10
4 DF Slovenia Jovan Vidović 50 &
&
&
&
&
&
50
5 MF Slovenia Željko Filipović 41 10 &
&
&
&
51
6 DF Slovenia Martin Milec 20 &
&
&
&
&
&
20
7 DF Slovenia Aleš Mejač 20 00 00 20 40
8 MF Croatia Dejan Mezga PrvaLigaXI 60 00 10 00 70
9 FW Brazil Marcos Tavares PrvaLigaMVP 50 20 00 00 70
11 FW Slovenia Etien Velikonja 10 10 &
&
&
&
20
12 GK Slovenia Marko Pridigar 00 00 00 01 01
13 GK Slovenia Matej Radan 20 10 &
&
00 30
17 FW Slovenia Dalibor Volaš 10 00 00 10 20
20 MF Slovenia Goran Cvijanović 30 00 00 00 30
21 MF Slovenia Armin Bačinović 00 &
&
10 10 20
22 DF Slovenia Nejc Potokar 41 00 &
&
&
&
41
23 DF Slovenia Mitja Rešek 10 10 &
&
&
&
20
26 DF Slovenia Aleksander Rajčević PrvaLigaXI 30 20 00 00 50
27 MF Slovenia Josip Iličić 10 &
&
&
&
00 10
28 DF Slovenia Mitja Viler PrvaLigaXI 41 10 00 10 61
29 MF Slovenia Timotej Dodlek 21 00 &
&
00 21
32 FW Slovenia Robert Berić 41 00 &
&
00 41
36 DF Slovenia Aleš Majer 91 10 &
&
&
&
101
55 MF Slovenia Rajko Rep 51 00 &
&
&
&
51
66 DF Slovenia Siniša Andjelković 10 00 00 00 10
70 MF Slovenia Aleš Mertelj 40 00 00 00 40
90 MF Brazil Gabriel 10 00 &
&
&
&
10

Transfers and loans

Summer transfer window

Transfer Position Name Nat. From / last To Note
Transfer out MF Rene Mihelič Slovenia Maribor Nacional Undisclosed transfer fee[13]
Transfer out MF Dejan Školnik Croatia Maribor Nacional Undisclosed transfer fee[14]
Transfer in DF Aleksander Rajčević Slovenia Koper Maribor Free agent[15]
Transfer in DF Mitja Viler Slovenia Koper Maribor Free agent[16]
Transfer in MF Tomislav Pavličić Croatia Cibalia Maribor Free agent[17]
Transfer in MF Goran Cvijanović Slovenia Gorica Maribor Free agent[18]
Transfer in MF Josip Iličić Slovenia Interblock Maribor Co-ownership deal[19]
Transfer in FW Robert Berić Slovenia Interblock Maribor Co-ownership deal[19]
Transfer out MF Josip Iličić Slovenia Maribor Palermo Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €2,3 million[20]
Transfer out MF Armin Bačinović Slovenia Maribor Palermo Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €1,2 million[20]
Transfer in MF Rajko Rep Slovenia Celje Maribor Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €0,3 million[21]
Loan out FW Dragan Jelić Slovenia Maribor Krylia Sovetov Three month loan until 30 November 2010[5]
Loan out FW Armend Sprečo Slovenia Maribor Mura 05 Loan until 1 June 2011[22]
Loan out GK Matej Radan Slovenia Maribor Mura 05 Loan
Transfer out GK Miha Bratušek Slovenia Maribor Aluminij Free transfer
Transfer in MF Željko Filipović Slovenia Koper Maribor Released by the club[23]

Winter transfer window

Transfer Position Name Nat. From / last To Note
Transfer out DF Siniša Anđelković Slovenia Maribor Palermo Undisclosed transfer fee[24]
Transfer in DF Jovan Vidović Slovenia Domžale Maribor Undisclosed transfer fee[24]
Transfer in MF Da Silva Brazil Olimpija Maribor Released by the club[25]
Transfer out DF Elvedin Džinič Slovenia Maribor Charleroi Undisclosed transfer fee[26]
Transfer in FW Etien Velikonja Slovenia Gorica Maribor Undisclosed transfer fee + Vito Plut[27]
Transfer out FW Vito Plut Slovenia Maribor Gorica Part of Etien Velikonja transfer[27]
Transfer out FW Dalibor Volaš Slovenia Maribor Sheriff Undisclosed transfer fee[28]
Transfer out FW David Bunderla Slovenia Maribor Koper Released by the club[29]
Loan out FW Dragan Jelić Slovenia Maribor Willem II Loan until 1 June 2011[29]
Loan out MF Semir Spahić Slovenia Maribor Drava Loan until 1 June 2011[30]

Footnotes

See also

References

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