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 Slovenian Supercup
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Current champions	Olimpija Ljubljana (1st title) (2015–16)
Most championships	Maribor (13 titles)
Most capped player	Sebastjan Gobec (488)
Top goalscorer	Štefan Škaper (130)
TV partners	Kanal A
Website	prvaliga.si
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The Slovenian First Football League (Slovene: Prva slovenska nogometna liga Slovene pronunciation: [ˈpərʋa slɔˈʋeːnska nɔgɔˈmɛtna ˈliːga]), currently named PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije Slovene pronunciation: [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

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 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 six out of eight championships since then.^[9]

Maribor is the most successful club; they have won the championship 13 times.^[9] 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.^[10][11] Darko Milanič has led the club to four championships between 2009 and 2013.^[12] 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. 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 and Olimpija Ljubljana who won their only championship in 2010 and 2016 respectively.^[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 Olimpija Ljubljana, who won the 2015–16 edition.^[9]

2016–17 PrvaLiga members

Below is the list of clubs that are members of the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga season. The information and the statistics shown in the table are correct as of the end of 2015–16 season.

Key

	Reigning champions, winners of the previous season
	Runners-up of the previous season
	Promoted from Slovenian Second League, 2. SNL

Club	Founded	2015–16 position	PrvaLiga debut	PrvaLiga seasons	PrvaLiga members since	Last title (number of titles)
Aluminij	1946	Promoted	2012–13	1	2016	& —
Celje	1919	5th	1991–92	25	1991	& —
Domžale	1921	3rd	1991–92	18	2003	2007–08 (2)
Gorica	1947	4th	1991–92	25	1991	2005–06 (4)
Koper	1920	8th	1991–92	22	2000	2009–10 (1)
Krško	1922	6th	2015–16	1	2015	& —
Maribor	1960	Runners-up	1991–92	25	1991	2014–15 (13)
Olimpija Ljubljana	2005	Champions	2009–10	7	2009	2015–16 (1)
Radomlje	1972	Promoted	2014–15	1	2016	& —
Rudar Velenje	1948	7th	1991–92	21	2008	& —

Derbies

• The eternal derby
• The Prekmurje–Styria derby
• The Styrian derby – A match between Styrian capital Maribor and the third largest city in the country, Celje. A match between NK Maribor and NK Celje.
• The Littoral derby – Koper vs Gorica. A match between two most successful clubs in the Slovenian Littoral region.

Names

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

• 1. SNL (1991–1999)
• Si.mobil liga (1999–2004)
• Si.mobil Vodafone liga (2004–2006)
• PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije (2006–2009 and 2013–present)
• PrvaLiga (2009–2013)

Statistics

UEFA coefficient

Country ranking

Correct as of 28 May 2016.^[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 2016	Rank 2015	Mvmt.	League	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	Coeff.
28	32	+4	Kazakh Premier League	1.625	1.375	3.125	3.375	4.625	14.125
29	25	–4	A Group	1.500	0.750	5.625	4.250	1.000	13.125
30	28	–2	PrvaLiga	2.250	3.250	2.625	4.000	1.000	13.125
31	30	–1	Slovak Super Liga	2.375	1.500	1.625	2.750	3.750	12.000
32	38	+6	LFV	2.000	0.000	1.000	2.500	5.000	10.500

Club ranking

Correct as of 28 May 2016.^[16][17] The table shows the positions of the Slovenian PrvaLiga clubs, based on their UEFA coefficient club rankings.

Rank 2016	Rank 2015	Mvmt.	Club	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	Coeff.
94	92	–2	Maribor	2.450	3.650	6.525	7.800	1.200	21.625
277	269	–8	Olimpija Ljubljana	1.450	1.150	1.025	0.800	0.200	4.625
307	287	–20	Koper	0.700	0.650	0.525	1.300	0.700	3.875
316	320	+4	Domžale	0.950	0.650	0.775	0.800	0.450	3.625
328	333	+5	Celje	0.450	0.900	0.775	0.800	0.450	3.375
336	314	–22	Gorica	0.450	0.650	0.525	1.300	0.200	3.125
351	351	0	Rudar Velenje	0.450	0.650	0.525	1.050	0.200	2.875

All-time Slovenian PrvaLiga table

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 2015–16 season. For the information on the season in progress, see 2016–17 season.

Current status of clubs

	Member of the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga
	Member of the 2016–17 Slovenian Second League
	The club is currently playing outside the top two divisions
	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	25	865	482	213	170	1613	839	1583	13	5	3	1991–92	2015–16	Champions
2	Gorica	25	865	381	224	260	1331	1026	1311	4	4	5	1991–92	2015–16	Champions
3	Celje	25	865	326	225	314	1200	1154	1147	& —	2	1	1991–92	2015–16	Runners-up
4	Koper	22	760	289	214	257	966	940	1035	1	2	3	1991–92	2015–16	Champions
5	Domžale	18	632	245	174	213	862	781	904	2	3	3	1991–92	2015–16	Champions
6	Rudar Velenje	21	729	255	179	295	934	1007	892	& —	& —	4	1991–92	2015–16	3rd
7	Primorje	18	615	233	157	225	888	806	824	& —	2	1	1991–92	2010–11	Runners-up
8	Olimpija	14	469	237	104	128	935	553	720	4	3	1	1991–92	2004–05	Champions
9	Mura	14	469	203	120	146	670	543	657	& —	2	2	1991–92	2004–05	Runners-up
10	Olimpija Ljubljana	7	252	122	56	74	411	262	422	1	2	& —	2009–10	2015–16	Champions
11	Korotan Prevalje	9	281	100	62	119	341	379	348	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	2002–03	4th
12	Nafta Lendava	9	326	96	78	152	380	537	347	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	2011–12	6th
13	Beltinci	9	308	96	70	142	414	526	304	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	1999–2000	5th
14	Drava Ptuj	7	244	81	56	107	311	366	299	& —	& —	& —	2003–04	2009–10	4th
15	Ljubljana	7	229	85	57	87	298	324	258	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	2004–05	4th
16	Triglav Kranj	6	210	48	49	113	191	368	193	& —	& —	& —	1998–99	2013–14	7th
17	Interblock	4	144	41	33	70	170	225	156	& —	& —	& —	2006–07	2009–10	5th
18	Krka	5	172	42	44	86	148	262	155	& —	& —	& —	1992–93	2015–16	7th
19	Zavrč	3	108	40	22	46	128	156	142	& —	& —	& —	2013–14	2015–16	5th
20	Izola	5	170	49	41	80	195	336	140	& —	& —	1	1991–92	1995–96	3rd
21	Dravograd	4	129	37	28	64	167	232	139	& —	& —	& —	1999–2000	2003–04	7th
22	Naklo	4	134	45	44	45	170	174	134	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	1994–95	5th
23	Šmartno	3	96	31	33	32	130	130	126	& —	& —	& —	2001–02	2003–04	4th
24	Svoboda	3	104	37	27	40	120	147	101	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	1993–94	6th
25	Bela Krajina	3	104	21	33	50	104	169	96	& —	& —	& —	2004–05	2006–07	9th
26	Mura 05	2	72	27	11	34	95	112	92	& —	& —	1	2011–12	2012–13	3rd
27	Slovan	3	104	28	33	43	131	153	89	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	1993–94	10th
28	Zagorje	3	106	25	26	55	94	146	78	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	2004–05	12th
29	Steklar	2	76	16	26	32	90	147	58	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	1992–93	16th
30	Krško	1	36	10	11	15	24	48	41	& —	& —	& —	2015–16	2015–16	6th
31	Jadran Dekani	3	100	11	17	72	60	254	39	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	1994–95	14th
32	Slavija Vevče	2	66	12	11	43	73	141	39	& —	& —	& —	1994–95	1997–98	10th
33	Rudar Trbovlje	1	40	12	9	19	47	60	33	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	1991–92	18th
34	Aluminij	1	36	7	9	20	36	67	30	& —	& —	& —	2012–13	2012–13	10th
35	Tabor Sežana	1	33	7	7	19	34	75	28	& —	& —	& —	2000–01	2000–01	12th
36	Medvode	1	40	9	5	26	26	84	23	& —	& —	& —	1991–92	1991–92	20th
37	Železničar Maribor	1	34	6	8	20	30	62	20	& —	& —	& —	1992–93	1992–93	17th
38	Pohorje	1	33	4	6	23	26	73	18	& —	& —	& —	1999–2000	1999–2000	11th
39	Ivančna Gorica	1	36	4	5	27	39	95	17	& —	& —	& —	2007–08	2007–08	10th
40	Kočevje	1	30	4	9	17	25	91	17	& —	& —	& —	1994–95	1994–95	15th
41	Radomlje	1	36	4	4	28	21	85	16	& —	& —	& —	2014–15	2014–15	10th

All-time top goalscorers

  Currently active in the PrvaLiga

#	Name	Seasons	Appearances	Goals	Average
1	Štefan Škaper	9	226	130	0.58
2	Marcos Tavares	10	293	120	0.41
3	Kliton Bozgo	9	207	109	0.43
4	Ermin Rakovič	15	267	108	0.40
5	Milan Osterc	10	276	106	0.38
6	Damir Pekič	13	264	103	0.39
7	Marko Kmetec	11	270	95	0.35
8	Anton Žlogar	12	300	90	0.30
8	Ismet Ekmečić	9	198	90	0.45
10	Ante Šimundža	11	255	87	0.34

Source: PrvaLiga archive^[18] Note: Season counts if a player has made at least one appearance in the league during that season. Last updated on 3 December 2016.

All-time attendances

Correct as of 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga season. For the information on the season in progress see 2016–17 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)
2014–15	180 (10)	194,590	1,081	10,000	4,406 (Maribor)
2015–16	180 (10)	282,490	1,569	14,000	4,350 (Olimpija Ljubljana)
2016–17	180 (10)

Records

Attendance

• Highest single game attendance: 14,000, Maribor v. Beltinci (5–1), 1 June 1997^[18][19] and Olimpija v. Maribor (1–2), 7 May 2016^[20][21]
• Highest average home attendance: 5,289, Maribor during the 1996–97 season^[22]

Single game

• Biggest league victory/defeat: 12–0, Olimpija v. Jadran Dekani, 7 June 1992^[18][23]

Players

• Most league appearances: 488, Sebastjan Gobec in 19 seasons between 1996–97 and 2014–15^[18]
• Most league minutes: 40,577, Sebastjan Gobec in 19 seasons between 1996–97 and 2014–15^[18]
• Most league goals: 130, Štefan Škaper in 9 seasons between 1991–92 and 1999–2000^[18][24]
• Most league goals in a season: 29, Zoran Ubavič during the 1991–92 season^[25]

Clubs^[18]

• Most consecutive league victories: 12, Maribor and Olimpija
• Most consecutive league draws: 8, Koper
• Most consecutive league defeats: 15, Izola
• Most consecutive league games without defeat (undefeated run): 32, Domžale

Season

• Most points won in a single season: 85, Maribor during the 2011–12 season
• Fewest points won in a single season: 3, Jadran Dekani during the 1994–95 season
• Most team goals in a single season: 103, Olimpija during the 1991–92 season
• Fewest team goals in a single season: 12, Jadran Dekani during the 1994–95 season
• Most team goals against in a single season: 140, Izola during the 1995–96 season
• Fewest team goals against in a single season: 18, Olimpija during the 1991–92 season
• The best goal difference in a single season: +84, Olimpija during the 1991–92 season
• The worst goal difference in a single season: –127, Izola during the 1995–96 season

Broadcaster

Country	TV Channel
Slovenia	Kanal A

References

General

• "PrvaLiga Archives". Association of 1. SNL official website. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

Specific

1. "Prvoligaško tekmovanje zdaj Prve liga Telekom Slovenije" (in Slovenian). 1 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
2. Slavko Jerič, Tjaša Corn (13 May 2013). "Bozgo in Tavares edina vijolična kralja strelcev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
3. Sportal (20 May 2011). "Zgodovina 1. SNL" [History of 1. SNL] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
4. "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). Association of 1. SNL. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
5. "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
6. "ND Ilirija: Zgodovina" [ND Ilirija: History] (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" [Good performance is not important, only the result] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
8. "1. SNL". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
9. T. O.; To. G. (21 May 2016). "Slavje prvakov v Ljubljani; Koper potisnil Zavrč v boj za obstanek" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
10. NK Maribor. "Zgodovina 1991–2000" [History 1991–2000] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
11. "Zgodovina 2001–2010" [History 2001–2010] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
12. "Nihče se nam ni niti približal" [No one came even close to us] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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 2016". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
16. "UEFA Club Coefficients". UEFA official website. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
17. "UEFA Team Ranking 2016". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
18. "Statistični pregled (vse sezone)" [Statistical overview (all seasons)] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
19. "Zapisnik: Maribor – Beltinci 5:1" [Report: Maribor – Beltinci 5:1] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
20. "Zapisnik: Olimpija – Maribor 1:2" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
21. T.Š./Ž.L. (8 May 2016). "Vrhunci večnega derbija: izjemno navijanje, polne tribune in izenačen rekord obiska PLTS" (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
22. "Statistika – Sezona 1996/97" [Statistics – 1996–97 season] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
23. "Zapisnik: Olimpija – Dekani 12:0" [Report: Olimpija – Dekani 12:0] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
24. "Štefan Škaper" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
25. "Zoran Ubavič" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

External links

• Official website (Slovene)
• UEFA profile
• Soccerway profile