2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season 2015–16
Matches played 110
Goals scored 288 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer Andraž Šporar (17 goals)
Biggest home win Olimpija 6–0 Celje
Maribor 7–1 Rudar
Maribor 6–0 Krško
Biggest away win Koper 0–5 Maribor
Highest scoring Maribor 7–1 Rudar
Longest winning run (7 matches)
Gorica
Olimpija
Longest unbeaten run (12 matches)
Maribor
Longest winless run (13 matches)
Krško
Longest losing run (4 matches)
Gorica
Highest attendance 13,500
Olimpija 2–2 Maribor
Lowest attendance 200
Koper 0–0 Krka
Koper 0–2 Domžale
Total attendance 152,610
Average attendance 1,387
2016–17 →

All statistics correct as of 15 December 2015.

The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga season (also known as the PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) is the 25th edition of the PrvaLiga (English: FirstLeague) since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga is contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. The season began on 17 July 2015 and ends on 21 May 2016.

Maribor is the defending champion, having won its 13th league title the previous season.

Competition format

Each team plays 36 matches (18 home and 18 away). Teams play 4 matches against each other (2 home and 2 away).[1]

Teams

A total of ten teams are contesting the league, including nine from the 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga and one promoted from the 2014–15 Slovenian Second League.

Winners of the Slovenian second division Krško won direct promotion as champions of the Slovenian Second League. They replaced Radomlje in the top division, who finished at the bottom of the PrvaLiga table, ending their first season in the top division.

This will be the first season for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[2]

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga
Team Location Stadium Capacity1
NK Celje Celje Arena Petrol 13,059
NK Domžale Domžale Sports Park 2,813
ND Gorica Nova Gorica Sports Park 3,066
FC Luka Koper Koper Bonifika 4,047
NK Krka Novo Mesto Novo Mesto Portoval 500
NK Krško Krško Matija Gubec Stadium 1,728
NK Maribor Maribor Ljudski vrt 12,994
NK Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana Stožice 16,693
NK Rudar Velenje Velenje Ob Jezeru 2,341
NK Zavrč Zavrč Sports Park 962

1Seating capacity only. Some stadiums (e.g. Krka, Krško, Rudar, Zavrč) also have standing areas.

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
NK Celje Slovenia Iztok Kapušin Slovenia Blaž Vrhovec Legea Cinkarna
NK Domžale Slovenia Luka Elsner Slovenia Darko Zec Taxa Tark
ND Gorica Slovenia Miran Srebrnič Slovenia Alen Jogan Erreà /
FC Luka Koper Serbia Slavko Matić Nike Luka Koper
NK Krka Novo Mesto Slovenia Andrej Kastrevec Slovenia Danijel Dežmar Hummel Krka
NK Krško Slovenia Tomaž Petrovič Slovenia Miha Drnovšek Erima GmbH /
NK Maribor Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić Brazil Marcos Tavares Adidas Zavarovalnica Maribor / Nova KBM / Radio City
NK Olimpija Ljubljana Serbia Marko Nikolić Slovenia Darijan Matić Nike Telekom Slovenije
NK Rudar Velenje Slovenia Jernej Javornik Slovenia Rusmin Dedić Joma Premogovnik Velenje
NK Zavrč Croatia Ivica Solomun Croatia Lovro Cvek Zeus RM VUK Holding / Tilia

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpija Ljubljana 22 14 4 4 53 18 +35 46 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maribor 22 12 7 3 55 23 +32 43 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Domžale 22 10 8 4 32 14 +18 38
4 Gorica 22 11 2 9 34 33 +1 35
5 Zavrč 22 8 6 8 25 26 −1 30
6 Celje 22 5 8 9 18 36 −18 23
7 Koper 22 6 4 12 25 37 −12 22
8 Krka 22 5 7 10 17 31 −14 22
9 Rudar Velenje 22 5 7 10 18 33 −15 22 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10 Krško 22 4 7 11 11 37 −26 19 Relegation to Slovenian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2015. Source: Slovenian PrvaLiga (Slovene), Soccerway
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) Goals scored.[3]

Positions by round

Key
Final round before the winter break
Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Olimpija 1 2 6 32 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Maribor 5 4 12 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Domžale 2 5 2 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Gorica 10 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Zavrč 6 7 5 7 7 9 9 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Celje 8 88 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 6
Koper 7 9 9 8 9 10 5 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7
Krka 3 3 7 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
Rudar 9 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 9
Krško 4 1 4 6 6 6 7 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
Leader
Second
Third
Relegation play-off
Relegation to 2.SNL

Results

First half of the season

Home ╲ Away CEL DOM GORKOPKRKKRŠMAROLIRUDZAV
Celje 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–4 1–0 2–1
Domžale 2–2 2–3 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1
Gorica 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–4 0–3 2–1 3–0
Koper 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–1
Krka 1–0 0–4 1–2 2–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–1
Krško 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–1
Maribor 1–0 1–1 4–2 4–0 2–2 4–1 0–3 7–1 1–1
Olimpija 6–0 0–2 4–1 4–1 3–1 5–0 2–2 5–0 0–2
Rudar 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–3
Zavrč 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–2

Updated to games played on 13 December 2015.
Source: Slovenian PrvaLiga (Slovene)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season

Home ╲ Away CEL DOM GORKOPKRKKRŠMAROLIRUDZAV
Celje 2–2 1–0
Domžale 0–0 4–0
Gorica 1–0
Koper 1–2 0–2 0–5
Krka 1–0
Krško 0–0 0–1 2–1
Maribor 6–0 3–3
Olimpija 0–0 0–2
Rudar 1–1 1–0
Zavrč 2–1 1–2

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played 13 December 2015.
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Slovenia Andraž Šporar Olimpija 17
2 Nigeria Blessing Eleke Gorica 12
3 Brazil Marcos Tavares Maribor 10
France Jean-Philippe Mendy Maribor
Slovenia Rok Kronaveter Olimpija
Republic of Macedonia Agim Ibraimi Maribor
7 Slovenia Gregor Bajde Maribor 9
8 Nigeria Ezekiel Henty Olimpija 8
9 Slovenia Jaka Štromajer Koper 6
10 Slovenia Amel Džuzdanović Gorica 5
Slovenia Slobodan Vuk Domžale
Slovenia Antonio Mance Domžale
Slovenia Matic Črnic Domžale

Source:PrvaLiga official website

Top asists

As of matches played 13 December 2015.
Rank Player Team Asists
1 Nigeria Ezekiel Henty Olimpija 8
Slovenia Nejc Skubic Domžele
3 Slovenia Amel Džuzdanović Gorica 6
Slovenia Miha Zajc Olimpija
Republic of Macedonia Agim Ibraimi Maribor
6 Brazil Marcos Tavares Maribor 5
Slovenia Petar Stojanović Maribor
Slovenia Dejan Trajkovski Domžele
France Martin Mimoun Olimpija
10 Nigeria Blessing Eleke Gorica 4
Slovenia Andraž Šporar Olimpija
Portugal Érico Sousa Celje
Slovenia Dare Vršič Maribor
Israel Marwan Kabha Maribor
Croatia Mario Babić Rudar Velenje

Source:PrvaLiga official website

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Round Ref.
Slovenia Andraž Šporar Olimpija Rudar 5–0 (H) 30 August 2015 8
Slovenia Andraž Šporar4 Olimpija Celje 4–0 (A) 31 October 2015 16
Slovenia Gregor Bajde Maribor Krško 6–0 (H) 5 December 2015 21
France Jean-Philippe Mendy Maribor Krško 6–0 (H) 5 December 2015 21

4 Player scored four goals

Discipline

As of matches played on 13 December 2015.
Pos Team
1Rudar6823
2Koper6134
3Zavrč6000
4Celje5625
5Krka5315
6Gorica4423
7Olimpija4944
8Maribor4922
9Domžale4722
10Krško4402
TOTALS 5311830

Source:PrvaLiga official website

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Maribor 40,500 10,000 2,000 3,682 -0.83567862006355−16.4%†
2 Olimpija 37,000 13,500 1,000 3,364 1.3328710124827+133.2%†
3 Krško 15,000 2,400 550 1,250 2.3875338753388+238.7%1
4 Domžale 12,450 2,600 400 1,132 0.22776572668113+22.7%†
5 Rudar 10,600 2,600 350 964 0.69718309859155+69.7%†
6 Celje 9,800 2,500 450 891 -0.79059449866903−20.9%†
7 Zavrč 7,950 2,200 300 723 0.45766129032258+45.7%†
8 Gorica 7,910 1,800 300 791 1.5111111111111+151.1%†
9 Koper 6,850 1,600 200 571 0.18219461697723+18.2%†
10 Krka 4,550 750 300 455 0.011111111111111+1.1%†
League total 152,610 13,500 200 1,387+28.3%†

Updated to games played on 13 December 2015
Source: Slovenian PrvaLiga official website (Slovene)
Note 1:Team played last season in Slovenian Second League.

See also

External links

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Season Rules of 1.SNL". Scoresway. Retrieved June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Confirmed teams of league" (in Slovenian). NZS. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "1.SNL: Season Rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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