2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga
Encyclopedia
The 2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as 1. SNL, English
: Slovenian First League) was the 19th season of top-tier football in Slovenia
. The season began on 18 July 2009 and finished in May 2010. NK Koper won the league for the first time.
were relegated to the Slovenian Second League
after a last-place finish, thus ending a fifteen-year spell in Slovenias highest league. NK Drava Ptuj
successfully avoided relegation for the second year in a row by beating Second League runners-up NK Aluminij
in the relegation play-offs.
Promoted to Slovenia's top football league were Second League champions NK Olimpija, who were promoted from the lowest tier of slovenian football to the top league in only five seasons. This will be their first league season in short history of the club.
, for one spot in the 2010–11 PrvaLiga
.
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(Gorica
)
15 goals Dragan Jelič
(Maribor
)
12 goals Mitja Brulc
(Koper
) Dalibor Volaš
(Nafta)
11 goals Dalibor Radujko
(Koper
) Miran Pavlin
(Koper
) Goran Cvijanović
(Gorica
)
10 goals Marcos Tavares
(Maribor
) Slaviša Dvorančič
(Celje) Ivan Brečević
(Gorica
)
English language
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: Slovenian First League) was the 19th season of top-tier football in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The season began on 18 July 2009 and finished in May 2010. NK Koper won the league for the first time.
Teams
NK PrimorjeNK Primorje
NK Primorje is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Ajdovščina.-Honours:League* Slovenian Championships:'Cup* Slovenian Cup:- Current squad :As of 31 July 2011- External links :...
were relegated to the Slovenian Second League
Slovenian Second League
Slovenian Second Football League is the second highest football league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second League and it is operated by the Football Association of Slovenia.-Clubs participating 2011/12:...
after a last-place finish, thus ending a fifteen-year spell in Slovenias highest league. NK Drava Ptuj
NK Drava Ptuj
NK Labod Drava Ptuj is a Slovenian football club, which plays in the town of Ptuj. They play in the Slovenian Regional League.The club is named after the Drava river, which flows through the town.- Current squad :As of February 2011...
successfully avoided relegation for the second year in a row by beating Second League runners-up NK Aluminij
NK Aluminij
NK Aluminij is a Slovenian football club from Kidričevo, which plays in the Slovenian Second Division.- Current squad :As of September 2010- Domestic league and cup results :...
in the relegation play-offs.
Promoted to Slovenia's top football league were Second League champions NK Olimpija, who were promoted from the lowest tier of slovenian football to the top league in only five seasons. This will be their first league season in short history of the club.
Team summaries
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Kit maker |
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| Celje Celje Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna... |
Arena Petrol Arena Petrol Arena Petrol is a football stadium in Celje, Slovenia. It is the home ground of NK Celje and was also the home ground for Slovenian national football team for their international home matches from 2004 until 2008.... |
13,400 | Joma Joma Joma is a Spanish sports apparel manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and apparel for football, running and tennis. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toledo, Spain.... |
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| Domžale Domžale Domžale is a municipality and city Slovenia. Domžale is known today for its flourishing small businesses, agriculture, and light industry . It is the site of the renaissance Krumperk Castle... |
Športni park | 3,212 | Legea Legea Legea is a sportswear company founded in 1990, in Pompei, Italy. It is one of the most popular brands among Italian amateur football teams, now heavily expanding also among top division professional clubs.... |
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| Drava NK Drava Ptuj NK Labod Drava Ptuj is a Slovenian football club, which plays in the town of Ptuj. They play in the Slovenian Regional League.The club is named after the Drava river, which flows through the town.- Current squad :As of February 2011... |
Ptuj Ptuj Ptuj is a city and one of 11 urban municipalities in Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Podravje statistical region... |
Mestni Stadion | 2,200 | Fotex |
| Nova Gorica Nova Gorica Nova Gorica ; 21,082 ; 31,000 ) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy... |
Športni park | 3,066 | Joma Joma Joma is a Spanish sports apparel manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and apparel for football, running and tennis. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toledo, Spain.... |
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| Interblock | Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants... |
ŽŠD Ljubljana | 5,000 | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
| Koper | SRC Bonifika Stadion SRC Bonifika Stadion Bonifika Stadium is a stadium in Koper, Slovenia. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of FC Koper. The stadium is part of Bonifika sports complex, together with a smaller athletics stadium, indoor hall and a indoor swimming pool. The stadium was built in 1962 and got its name... |
4,500 | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
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| Maribor Maribor Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor.... |
Stadion Ljudski Vrt Stadion Ljudski Vrt The Ljudski vrt stadium also known by the abbreviation LV, is a multi-purpose stadium located on the left bank of the river Drava in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. The stadium is a landmark of the city of Maribor and is considered as one of the most beautiful smaller stadium in the world... |
12,435 | Zeus | |
| Nafta | Lendava Lendava Lendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene... |
Športni park | 2,030 | Le Coq Sportif Le Coq Sportif Le Coq Sportif is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes, shorts, and T-shirts. It was founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset, but the first clothing items branded with the rooster appeared in 1948... |
| Olimpija | Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants... |
ŽŠD Ljubljana | 5,000 | Diadora Diadora Diadora is an Italian football, tennis, running, cycling, rugby, athletic shoe, clothing, and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the United States, and Hong Kong.-History:... |
| Rudar Rudar Velenje Rudar Velenje is a Slovenian football club, which plays in the town of Velenje. At the end of the 2005-2006 season, they were relegated to the Second Division of Slovenian professional football after playing the season in the First Division... |
Velenje Velenje Velenje is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. The municipality has 33.331 inhabitants. Staro Velenje is first mentioned in written doucments dating to 1264 and 1374 as small market town and was a center of handicraft and trade... |
Ob Jezeru Stadion Ob Jezeru Stadion Ob jezeru Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Velenje, Slovenia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Rudar Velenje. The stadium is also used for athletics and is considered as the home for Slovenian athletics... |
2,500 | Joma Joma Joma is a Spanish sports apparel manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and apparel for football, running and tennis. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toledo, Spain.... |
League table
||rowspan=4 style="background-color:white;"|Relegation play-offs
The 9th placed team, Interblock, will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of 2009–10 Slovenian Second League, TriglavND Triglav Kranj
NK Triglav is a Slovenian football club from Kranj. The team currently plays the Slovenian first division, 1. SNL.- Current squad :As of 21 October, 2010-External links:*...
, for one spot in the 2010–11 PrvaLiga
2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga
The 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 20th season of top-tier football in Slovenia. The season began in July 2010 and ended in May 2011...
.
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Results
Every team plays four times against their opponents, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 matches.First half of season
Second half of season
Top goalscorers
23 goals Milan OstercMilan Osterc
Milan Osterc is a Slovenian football striker. He is also known as nickame Jagoda.-Club career:He started his career at NK Veržej. Currently, he is a member of one time Slovenian champions FC Koper...
(Gorica
ND Gorica
ND Gorica is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian League, two Slovenian Cup and one Slovenian Supercup titles. Together with NK Maribor and NK Celje they are the only club that have participated in...
)
15 goals Dragan Jelič
Dragan Jelič
Dragan Jelič is a Slovenian footballer who plays a forward for NK Maribor.-Club career:Jelič started his career in the youth teams of NK Maribor where he signed his first professional contract. For a short period of time he also played for Çaykur Rizespor in the Turkish Super Lig before he...
(Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
)
12 goals Mitja Brulc
Mitja Brulc
Mitja Brulc is a Slovenian footballer who currently plays for FC Koper.His former clubs include NK Publikum , Molde FK , NK Celje and NK Maribor and Kopavogur .-References:* at Weltfussball...
(Koper
FC Koper
FC Koper is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Koper. The club is one of only three football clubs in the country, the others being Maribor and former Olimpija, that won all three domestic competitions . The team plays its matches on Bonifika stadium that was built in 2010 and has a...
) Dalibor Volaš
Dalibor Volaš
Dalibor Volaš is a Slovenian football player who currently plays for Maribor.-External links:* - PrvaLiga...
(Nafta)
11 goals Dalibor Radujko
Dalibor Radujko
Dalibor Radujko is a Slovenian footballer who is a midfielder of club Olimpija Ljubljana.Radujko made his Olimpija Ljubljana debut in September 2010.-References:...
(Koper
FC Koper
FC Koper is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Koper. The club is one of only three football clubs in the country, the others being Maribor and former Olimpija, that won all three domestic competitions . The team plays its matches on Bonifika stadium that was built in 2010 and has a...
) Miran Pavlin
Miran Pavlin
Miran Pavlin is a former Slovenian football player and current director of football in FC Koper.-Club career:He played for clubs such as NK Olimpija, SC Freiburg , Olympiakos Nicosia , APOEL , FC Porto and NK Olimpija.After the original NK Olimpija went bankrupt in 2005, he joined the newly...
(Koper
FC Koper
FC Koper is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Koper. The club is one of only three football clubs in the country, the others being Maribor and former Olimpija, that won all three domestic competitions . The team plays its matches on Bonifika stadium that was built in 2010 and has a...
) Goran Cvijanović
Goran Cvijanovič
Goran Cvijanović is a Slovenian footballer who is a midfielder of club NK Maribor.- ND Gorica :*Prva liga: 2005-06*Runner-up: 2006-07, 2008-09-References:...
(Gorica
ND Gorica
ND Gorica is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian League, two Slovenian Cup and one Slovenian Supercup titles. Together with NK Maribor and NK Celje they are the only club that have participated in...
)
10 goals Marcos Tavares
Marco Morales Magno Tavares
Marcos Magno Morales Tavares is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for NK Maribor. He also played for Brazilian youth national teams....
(Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
) Slaviša Dvorančič
Slaviša Dvorancic
Slaviša Dvorančič is a Slovenian football striker, who plays for NK MIK CM Celje in Slovenian PrvaLiga.-External links:* - PrvaLiga...
(Celje) Ivan Brečević
Ivan Brečević
Ivan Brečević is a Croatian football player who currently plays for FC Koper in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.-Club career:Brečević used to play for NK Buje ZT in the 4.HNL and ND Gorica in the 1.SNL. He scored 10 goals in 24 appearances in the 2009–10 league season.Brečević transferred to Shaanxi Chanba...
(Gorica
ND Gorica
ND Gorica is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian League, two Slovenian Cup and one Slovenian Supercup titles. Together with NK Maribor and NK Celje they are the only club that have participated in...
)