Slovenian PrvaLiga

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Country  Slovenia
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1991
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to 2. SNL
Domestic cup(s) Slovenian Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions Maribor (12th title)
(2013–14)
Most championships Maribor (12 titles)
Most capped player Sebastjan Gobec (475)
Top goalscorer Štefan Škaper (130)
TV partners RTV Slovenija
Planet TV
Website prvaliga.si
2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The Slovenian First Football League (Slovene: Prva slovenska nogometna liga [ˈpərʋa slɔˈʋeːnska nɔgɔˈmɛtna ˈliːga]), currently named PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije [ˈpərʋa ˈliːga ˈteːlɛkɔm slɔˈʋeːnijɛ] due to sponsorship reasons,[1] also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the main football league in Slovenia, and was formed in 1991 after Slovenia became an independent country. From 1920 until the end of the 1990–91 season, the Slovenian Republic League was a lower division of the Yugoslavian league football system. The league is currently governed by the Football Association of Slovenia. Between 2001 and 2012 the league was governed by the Association of 1. SNL. Celje, Gorica and Maribor are the only three clubs that have never been relegated from the league, since its foundation in 1991.[2]

History

For more details on this topic, see List of Slovenian football champions.
Maribor players celebrating their ninth league title (29 May 2011, after the last round vs Domžale)
PrvaLiga trophy being lifted in celebration of Maribor's ninth league title

Slovenian PrvaLiga is the highest league of association football in Slovenia. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga is contested on a round robin basis and the championship awarded to the club that is top of the league at the end of the season.[3] The league was established after the independence of Slovenia in 1991, originally containing 21 clubs.[3][4][5] Before that, top Slovenian teams competed in Yugoslavia with only Ilirija, AŠK Primorje and after a forced merger of the two teams in 1936,[6] Ljubljana ever reaching the country's highest division, Yugoslav First League.[5] Olimpija, Maribor and Nafta were the only Slovenian teams who participated in the top division between the end of World War II in 1945 and the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991.[5] While being a part of the Yugoslav football system, most of the Slovenian clubs competed for the title of regional champions in the Slovenian Republic Football League.[4][5] However, the republic league was officially the third tier of football most of the time and the competition was usually without the top Slovenian clubs, who played in the Yugoslav Second League or the country's top division.[5]

Matjaž Kek as head coach of Slovenia national football team during the team's practice at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Matjaž Kek won the PrvaLiga title as a footballer and manager.[7]

Following the independence of Slovenia, the Football Association of Slovenia separated from the Football Association of Yugoslavia and created their own football competitions.[4][5] For the first time in history, top Slovenian clubs competed in the newly formed Slovenian football league for the title of Slovenian champion.[3][5] Of the founding clubs in the PrvaLiga, only Maribor, Gorica and Celje have not been relegated. The format and the number of clubs in the league has changed over time, ranging from 21 clubs in the first season to 10 clubs in its present form.[3][5] The top clubs at the end of the season are awarded a qualifying spot in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, with the bottom one being relegated to the Slovenian Second League, 2. SNL.[8]

Olimpija won the first title.[3] They had a long tradition of playing in the Yugoslav first league and their squad was still composed of players from that era.[5] Olimpija dominated the league and won a further three championships before Gorica won their first in the 1995–96 season.[3] Following Gorica's success, Maribor won their first championship in 1997.[3] This started a record-breaking streak of seven successive league championships which came to an end when Gorica won their second title in the 2003–04 season.[3] The club from Nova Gorica went on to win an additional two titles, becoming the third club to win three consecutive championships.[3] During the 2006–07 season Domžale, a club that played in the Slovenian second division three seasons earlier, won their first title, a feat they repeated the next season.[3] Following the 2008–09 season, Maribor became the dominant force in Slovenian football for the second time, having won four out of five championships since then, with Koper winning their sole title in 2010.[3]

Maribor is the most successful club; they have won the championship 12 times.[3] The majority of Maribor's titles came during the late 1990s and early 2000s when the club was led alternately by managers Bojan Prašnikar, Ivo Šušak and Matjaž Kek.[9][10] Darko Milanič has led the club to four championships between 2009 and 2013.[11] Olimpija has won four titles, all in successive years between 1992 and 1995.[3] In addition, Olimpija is the only Slovenian football champion no longer in existence, having been dissolved by the end of the 2004–05 season when they filed for bankruptcy.[12] Tied with four championships is Gorica who won their first title in 1996 and an additional three in successive years between 2004 and 2006.[3] Domžale has won two titles between 2007 and 2008, followed by Koper who won their only championship in 2010.[3] Maribor has won the Slovenian version of the double the most; they have won the league and cup four times in the same season.[13] The current champions are Maribor, who won the 2013–14 edition.[3]

2014–15 PrvaLiga members

Below is the list of clubs that are members of the 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga season. The information and the statistics shown in the table are correct as of the end of 2013–14 season.
Key
Winners Reigning champions, winners of the previous season
Runners-up Runners-up of the previous season
Promoted Promoted from Slovenian Second League, 2. SNL
Club Founded 2013–14 position PrvaLiga debut PrvaLiga seasons PrvaLiga members since Last title
(number of titles)
Maribor 1960 Champions Winners 1991–92 23 1991 2013–14 (12)
Koper 1920 Runners-up 1991–92 20 2000 2009–10 (1)
Rudar Velenje 1948 3rd 1991–92 19 2008 &
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Gorica 1947 4th 1991–92 23 1991 2005–06 (4)
Zavrč 1969 5th 2013–14 1 2013 &
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Domžale 1921 6th 1991–92 16 2003 2007–08 (2)
Olimpija 2005 7th 2009–10 5 2009 &
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Celje 1919 8th 1991–92 23 1991 &
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Krka 1922 9th 1992–93 3 2013 &
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Radomlje 1972 Promoted Promoted 2014–15 0 2014 &
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Derbies

Names

Since 1991 Slovenian PrvaLiga has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names:

Statistics

UEFA coefficient

For more details on this topic, see UEFA coefficient.

Country ranking

Correct as of 11 December 2014.[14][15] The table shows the position of the Slovenian PrvaLiga (highlighted), based on their UEFA coefficient country ranking, and four foreign leagues which are closest to PrvaLiga's position (two leagues with the higher coefficient and two with the lower coefficient).

Rank 2015 Rank 2014 Mvmt. League 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 Coeff.
26 26 0 Norway Tippeligaen 2.375 2.300 4.900 2.600 2.200 14.375
27 27 0 Serbia Serbian SuperLiga 3.500 2.125 3.000 2.500 2.750 13.875
28 29 +1 Slovenia PrvaLiga 1.500 2.250 3.250 2.625 4.000 13.625
29 32 +3 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Premier League 2.000 1.375 3.000 2.500 3.625 12.500
30 30 0 Slovakia Slovak Super Liga 3.000 2.375 1.500 1.625 2.750 11.250

Club ranking

Correct as of 11 December 2014.[16][17] The table shows the positions of the Slovenian PrvaLiga clubs, based on their UEFA coefficient club rankings.

Rank 2015 Rank 2014 Mvmt. Club 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 Coeff.
91 120 +29 Maribor 1.800 2.450 3.650 6.525 7.800 22.225
271 281 +10 Olimpija 0.550 1.450 1.150 1.025 0.800 4.975
288 327 +39 Koper 1.300 0.700 0.650 0.525 1.300 4.475
314 339 +25 Gorica 0.800 0.450 0.650 0.525 1.300 3.725
320 346 +26 Domžale 0.300 0.950 0.650 0.775 0.800 3.475
333 358 +25 Celje 0.300 0.450 0.900 0.775 0.800 3.225
351 360 +9 Rudar Velenje 0.300 0.450 0.650 0.525 1.050 2.975

All-time Slovenian PrvaLiga table

For more details on this topic, see List of Slovenian football champions.

The all-time Slovenian PrvaLiga table is a comulative record of all official match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the PrvaLiga since its incepction in 1991. The competition structure has changed over time and the number of clubs in the league varied, ranging from 21 in the first season to 10 in its present form. In addition, the 1995–96 season was the first one with the rule of three points being awarded for each win. Prior to that, each winning team received two points. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2013–14 season. For the information on the season in progress, see 2014–15 season.

Current status of clubs
PrvaLiga Member of the 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga
SecondLeague Member of the 2014–15 Slovenian Second League
LowerTier The club is currently playing outside the top two divisions
Dissolved The club was dissolved and no longer exists
List of PrvaLiga results, representing seasons, and displaying the types of accomplishments by the clubs during those timeframes
Pos Club Seasons Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1st 2nd 3rd First season Last season Best result
1 Maribor PrvaLiga 23 793 439 195 159 1461 770 1436 12 4 3 1991–92 2013–14 Champions
2 Gorica PrvaLiga 23 793 356 210 227 1243 931 1222 4 4 5 1991–92 2013–14 Champions
3 Celje PrvaLiga 23 793 295 203 295 1110 1077 1032 &
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 1 1 1991–92 2013–14 Runners-up
4 Koper PrvaLiga 20 688 266 203 219 891 828 955 1 2 3 1991–92 2013–14 Champions
5 Primorje Dissolved 18 615 233 157 229 888 806 822 &
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 2 1 1991–92 2010–11 Runners-up
6 Rudar Velenje PrvaLiga 19 657 232 161 264 865 912 805 &
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 4 1991–92 2013–14 3rd
7 Domžale PrvaLiga 16 560 210 156 194 764 728 781 2 3 1 1991–92 2013–14 Champions
8 Olimpija Dissolved 14 469 237 104 128 935 553 720 4 3 1 1991–92 2004–05 Champions
9 Mura Dissolved 14 469 203 120 146 670 543 657 &
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 2 2 1991–92 2004–05 Runners-up
10 Nafta Lendava Dissolved 9 326 96 78 152 380 537 347 &
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 1991–92 2011–12 6th
11 Korotan Prevalje Dissolved 9 281 100 62 119 341 379 341 &
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 1991–92 2002–03 4th
12 Beltinci Dissolved 9 308 96 70 142 414 526 304 &
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 1991–92 1999–2000 5th
13 Drava Ptuj Dissolved 7 244 81 56 107 311 366 299 &
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 2003–04 2003–10 4th
14 Olimpija Ljubljana PrvaLiga 5 180 83 38 59 281 205 287 &
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 2009–10 2013–14 Runners-up
15 Ljubljana Dissolved 7 229 85 57 87 298 324 255 &
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 1991–92 2004–05 4th
16 Triglav Kranj SecondLeague 6 210 48 49 113 191 368 193 &
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 1998–99 2013–14 7th
17 Interblock LowerTier 4 144 41 33 70 170 225 156 &
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 2006–07 2009–10 5th
18 Izola Dissolved 5 170 49 41 80 195 336 140 &
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 1 1991–92 1995–96 3rd
19 Dravograd LowerTier 4 129 37 28 64 167 232 139 &
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 1999–2000 2003–04 7th
20 Naklo Dissolved 4 134 45 44 45 170 174 134 &
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 1991–92 1994–95 5th
21 Šmartno Dissolved 3 96 31 33 32 130 130 126 &
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 2001–02 2003–04 4th
22 Svoboda LowerTier 3 104 37 27 40 120 147 101 &
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 1991–92 1993–94 6th
23 Bela Krajina LowerTier 3 104 21 33 50 104 169 96 &
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 2004–05 2006–07 9th
24 Mura 05 Dissolved 2 72 27 11 34 95 112 92 &
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 1 2011–12 2012–13 3rd
25 Slovan LowerTier 3 104 28 33 43 131 153 89 &
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 1991–92 1993–94 10th
26 Krka PrvaLiga 3 100 23 27 50 80 152 81 &
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 1992–93 2013–14 7th
27 Zagorje LowerTier 3 106 25 26 55 94 146 78 &
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 1991–92 2004–05 12th
28 Steklar Dissolved 2 76 16 26 32 90 147 58 &
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 1991–92 1992–93 16th
29 Zavrč PrvaLiga 1 36 16 5 15 58 63 53 &
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 2013–14 2013–14 5th
30 Slavija Vevče Dissolved 2 66 12 11 43 73 142 39 &
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 1994–95 1997–98 10th
31 Jadran Dekani LowerTier 3 100 11 17 72 60 254 39 &
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 1991–92 1994–95 14th
32 Rudar Trbovlje LowerTier 1 40 12 9 19 47 60 33 &
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 1991–92 1991–92 18th
33 Aluminij SecondLeague 1 36 7 9 20 36 67 30 &
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 2012–13 2012–13 10th
34 Tabor Sežana LowerTier 1 33 7 7 19 34 75 28 &
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 2000–01 2000–01 12th
35 Medvode LowerTier 1 40 9 5 26 26 84 23 &
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 1991–92 1991–92 20th
36 Železničar Maribor LowerTier 1 34 6 8 20 30 62 20 &
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 1992–93 1992–93 17th
37 Pohorje LowerTier 1 33 4 6 23 26 73 18 &
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 1999–2000 1999–2000 11th
38 Ivančna Gorica LowerTier 1 36 4 5 27 39 95 17 &
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 2007–08 2007–08 10th
39 Kočevje LowerTier 1 30 4 9 17 25 91 16 &
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 1994–95 1994–95 15th
40 Radomlje PrvaLiga &
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All-time top goalscorers

  Still active players are highlighted
# Name Seasons Caps Goals Average
1 Slovenia Štefan Škaper 9 226 130 0.58
2 Albania Kliton Bozgo 9 207 109 0.53
3 Slovenia Ermin Rakovič 15 267 108 0.40
4 Slovenia Milan Osterc 10 276 106 0.38
5 Slovenia Damir Pekič 13 264 102 0.38
6 Brazil Marcos Tavares 8 235 100 0.42
7 Slovenia Marko Kmetec 11 270 94 0.34
8 Slovenia Anton Žlogar 12 300 90 0.30
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ismet Ekmečić 9 198 88 0.44
10 Slovenia Ante Šimundža 11 255 87 0.34

Source: PrvaLiga official website Note: Season counts if a player has made at least one appearance in the league during that season. Last updated on 31 August 2014.

All-time attendances

Correct as of 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga season. For the information on the season in progress see 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga.
List of year ranges, representing the league's total and average attendance figures, the highest single match attendance, and the highest average club attendance during those timeframes
Year Number of matches (teams) Total attendance Average attendance Highest match attendance Highest average attendance (team)
1991–92 419 (21) 318,160 759 7,000 1,512 (Maribor)
1992–93 306 (18) 291,250 951 7,000 2,277 (Maribor)
1993–94 240 (16) 262,300 1,092 5,000 2,867 (Mura)
1994–95 240 (16) 270,450 1,126 7,000 2,720 (Maribor)
1995–96 180 (10) 296,600 1,647 7,000 2,717 (Maribor)
1996–97 180 (10) 304,900 1,693 14,000 5,289 (Maribor)
1997–98 180 (10) 254,800 1,415 8,000 3,178 (Maribor)
1998–99 198 (12) 258,450 1,305 8,000 2,959 (Maribor)
1999–2000 198 (12) 190,200 960 6,000 2,424 (Maribor)
2000–01 198 (12) 234,780 1,185 8,000 2,788 (Maribor)
2001–02 198 (12) 230,150 1,162 9,000 2,947 (Maribor)
2002–03 175 (12) 225,100 1,286 9,000 2,672 (Olimpija)
2003–04 192 (12) 229,850 1,197 7,000 2,563 (Mura)
2004–05 192 (12) 156,414 818 4,000 1,394 (Mura)
2005–06 180 (10) 170,114 966 5,000 2,156 (Maribor)
2006–07 180 (10) 177,679 987 3,500 1,944 (Maribor)
2007–08 180 (10) 181,965 1,010 12,435 2,502 (Maribor)
2008–09 180 (10) 215,830 1,199 9,000 3,694 (Maribor)
2009–10 180 (10) 152,600 847 6,000 1,778 (Maribor)
2010–11 180 (10) 217,830 1,210 11,000 3,589 (Maribor)
2011–12 180 (10) 246,290 1,368 12,500 3,800 (Maribor)
2012–13 180 (10) 158,530 880 9,000 2,833 (Maribor)
2013–14 180 (10) 158,947 883 6,500 3,089 (Maribor)

Records

Attendance

Single game

Players

Clubs[23]

Season[24]

References

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Specific
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  2. ↑ Slavko Jerič, Tjaša Corn (13 May 2013). "Bozgo in Tavares edina vijolična kralja strelcev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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  6. ↑ "ND Ilirija: Zgodovina" (in Slovenian). ND Ilirija Ljubljana. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  7. ↑ A.G., M.R. (21 August 2008). "Dobra igra ne šteje, pomemben je le izid" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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  10. ↑ "Zgodovina 2001–2010" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Nihče se nam ni niti približal" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Horvat, Marjan (7 June 2011). "Kukavičjih sto let". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Osebna izkaznica" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "UEFA Country Coefficients". UEFA official website. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "UEFA Country Ranking 2015". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "UEFA Club Coefficients". UEFA official website. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "UEFA Team Ranking 2015". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "Zapisnik: Maribor – Beltinci 5:1" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 "Statistika" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  20. ↑ "Zapisnik: Olimpija – Dekani 12:0" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  21. ↑ "Štefan Škaper" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  22. ↑ "Zoran Ubavič" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  23. ↑ "Statistika" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  24. ↑ "Lestvica Prve lige (arhiv tekmovanj)" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

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