ŽNK Maribor

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, which used to be named ŽNK Maribor between 1955 and 1962, see NK Železničar Maribor.
Maribor
Full name Žеnski Nogometni Klub Maribor
Founded 2005 (2005)[1]
Ground Tabor Sports Park,
Maribor
Ground Capacity 1,000
President Mihael Čonč
Head Coach Boštjan Kamenšek
League SŽNL
2015–16 SŽNL, 5th
Website Club home page

Ženski Nogometni Klub Maribor (English: Women's Football Club Maribor), commonly referred to as ŽNK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a Slovenian women's football team from Maribor. They currently play in the Slovenian Women's League.[2]

History

Founded in 2005, Maribor began competing in top flight in the 2006–07 season.[1] The team ranked last and second to last in the first two seasons,[3] but was third in 2009.[4] In the next three seasons they finished in the sixth spot.[5][6] Nina Kovačič (2007), Monika Žunkovič (2008, 2011) and Urška Pavlec (2009, 2010) have been the team's top scorers in its first five seasons.[7]

Stadium

The team play their home matches at the Tabor Sports Park, a 1,000 capacity stadium in Maribor.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zgodovina kluba" [Club's history] (in Slovenian). ŽNK Maribor official website. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "ŽNK Maribor (Women)". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "1. Zenska Liga 2007–08". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "1. Zenska Liga 2008–09". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "1. Zenska Liga 2009–10". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "1. Zenska Liga 2010–11". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Slovenska Ženska Nogometna Liga 10/11" [Slovenian Women's Football League 2010–11] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Športni park Tabor" [Tabor Sports Park] (in Slovenian). stadioni.org. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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