FC Ljubljana
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FC Ljubljana was a Slovenia
n football
club, based in the capital city of Ljubljana
. It was founded on 23 June, 2005. The club regarded themselves as the spiritual continuation of NK Ljubljana
, who went bankrupt and was abolished in 2005. However, legally FC Ljubljana was a distinct and separate club, and was not entitled to claim the honours of the old NK Ljubljana
. Football Association of Slovenia
, 1. SNL and UEFA
does not recognize the history and statistics before 2005. Neither does the legislation of Slovenia
.
, a club which played in the Slovenian First League for many years, but went bankrupt in 2005. However, in spite of inheriting old Ljubljana's supporters and colours, FC Ljubljana is legally not considered as the successor of NK Ljubljana and the statistics and honours of the two clubs are kept separate by the Slovenian FA.
The club was established on 23 June, 2005, and started to compete in fifth league. In 2006 they have finished second after Olimpija, scoring 15 wins and 66 goals in 17 matches. Next season they finished second again, but were promoted, due to forced relegation of Svoboda
. They missed another promotion by one point in 2009, but then managed to win the fourth league and qualify for 3.SNL
next year. After a season in third tier, Ljubljana was expelled from the league due to financial difficulties in 2011.
district. The ground was given to the club by the Railway administration and is therefore placed in a corner of railway tracks connection. It is named after Železničarsko Športno Društvo, railway sports society, which has maintained it for the most of the club's history. Among other railway clubs forming the society, it has been used particularly by the athletics club ŽAK, which was taken as a nickname for the stadium. It was built in 1930 and renovated for regional athletics championship in 1990. The stadium has a capacity of 2,468 seats. It is currently the only football venue in Ljubljana, that fulfills all infrastructure licence criteria. The main stand was renovated in 2009, with the seats forming name of the club.
, that continues the traditional rivalry between clubs' foreruners Železničar and Odred, most of the crowds are on the side of popular citizens club Olimpija. Despite having lost almost all of its support after the first bankrupt, a small group of Špediterji stayed loyal to the club.
Gjergji Dema
Safet Hadžić
Gregor Hočevar Stojan Plešinac
Darko Srovin
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...
n football
Football (soccer)
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club, based in the capital city of 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...
. It was founded on 23 June, 2005. The club regarded themselves as the spiritual continuation of NK Ljubljana
NK Ljubljana
NK Ljubljana was a Slovenian association football club based in the capital city of Ljubljana. The club was established in 1909 and dissolved in 2005. A successor club which claimed rights to Ljubljana's honours and records was established in 2005 bearing the name FC Ljubljana...
, who went bankrupt and was abolished in 2005. However, legally FC Ljubljana was a distinct and separate club, and was not entitled to claim the honours of the old NK Ljubljana
NK Ljubljana
NK Ljubljana was a Slovenian association football club based in the capital city of Ljubljana. The club was established in 1909 and dissolved in 2005. A successor club which claimed rights to Ljubljana's honours and records was established in 2005 bearing the name FC Ljubljana...
. Football Association of Slovenia
Football Association of Slovenia
The Football Association of Slovenia is the governing body of football in Slovenia. It organizes the following football leagues and cups: 1st division , 2nd division , 3rd division East, 3rd division West, Slovenian Cup - Hervis, Slovenian Women's National League, etc. It is also responsible for...
, 1. SNL and UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
does not recognize the history and statistics before 2005. Neither does the legislation of 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...
.
History
The club emerged after the dissolvment of NK LjubljanaNK Ljubljana
NK Ljubljana was a Slovenian association football club based in the capital city of Ljubljana. The club was established in 1909 and dissolved in 2005. A successor club which claimed rights to Ljubljana's honours and records was established in 2005 bearing the name FC Ljubljana...
, a club which played in the Slovenian First League for many years, but went bankrupt in 2005. However, in spite of inheriting old Ljubljana's supporters and colours, FC Ljubljana is legally not considered as the successor of NK Ljubljana and the statistics and honours of the two clubs are kept separate by the Slovenian FA.
The club was established on 23 June, 2005, and started to compete in fifth league. In 2006 they have finished second after Olimpija, scoring 15 wins and 66 goals in 17 matches. Next season they finished second again, but were promoted, due to forced relegation of Svoboda
NK Svoboda
NK Svoboda is a Slovenian football club from Ljubljana.- History :The club was formed in 1952 and was known as one of the best Slovenian clubs during the time of SFR Yugoslavia. The most successful years came in the seventies, when the club was playing in Yugoslav Second Division under the...
. They missed another promotion by one point in 2009, but then managed to win the fourth league and qualify for 3.SNL
3.SNL
Slovenian third league , commonly known as 3.SNL, is the third tier in Slovenian football system. It is operated by Intercommunal football associations of Koper and Ptuj ....
next year. After a season in third tier, Ljubljana was expelled from the league due to financial difficulties in 2011.
Stadium
Ljubljana played home matches at ŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium, located in the lower part of ŠiškaŠiška
The Šiška District or simply Šiška is the most populous of the city districts of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Several cultural monuments are located in Šiška, among them St. Bartholomew's Church, built in the 13th century and remodeled between 1933 and 1936 by the Slovene architect Jože...
district. The ground was given to the club by the Railway administration and is therefore placed in a corner of railway tracks connection. It is named after Železničarsko Športno Društvo, railway sports society, which has maintained it for the most of the club's history. Among other railway clubs forming the society, it has been used particularly by the athletics club ŽAK, which was taken as a nickname for the stadium. It was built in 1930 and renovated for regional athletics championship in 1990. The stadium has a capacity of 2,468 seats. It is currently the only football venue in Ljubljana, that fulfills all infrastructure licence criteria. The main stand was renovated in 2009, with the seats forming name of the club.
Supporters and rivalry
Although bearing the tradion of city's second club, FC Ljubljana had a relatively small support. In the city derbyLjubljana derby
The Ljubljana derby , was a major football rivalry between NK Olimpija Ljubljana and NK Železničar Ljubljana.-History and rivalry culture:The rivalry traced its roots back in the 1940s and the time of SFR Yugoslavia when the first matches between the two clubs were played...
, that continues the traditional rivalry between clubs' foreruners Železničar and Odred, most of the crowds are on the side of popular citizens club Olimpija. Despite having lost almost all of its support after the first bankrupt, a small group of Špediterji stayed loyal to the club.
City derbies
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Competition Competition Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For... |
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Scorers |
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| 26. Aug 2005 | 2.MNZ League | Bežigrad Stadion Bezigrad Bežigrad Stadium , also known as the Bežigrad Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It has been closed since 2008. Joc Pečečnik, a Slovenian multimillionaire, plans to renovate it starting in January 2011.... |
3-1 | Ubavič Zoran Ubavič Zoran Ubavič is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a forward. Ubavič spent his entire career playing for Slovenian clubs, and he was capped once for the Slovenia national football team in 1992.... , Pate Janez Pate Janez Pate is a Slovenian football manager and former player.-References:***... , Komočar Stanislav Komočar Stanislav Komočar is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a forward.He played in the Slovenian PrvaLiga for HIT Gorica.-References:... ; Lovrec |
| 7. Sep 2005 | MNZ Cup | ŽŠD | 2-1 (p) | Krapež, Fažon; Podgajski |
| 1. Apr 2006 | 2.MNZ League | ŽŠD | 2-0 | Ubavič Zoran Ubavič Zoran Ubavič is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a forward. Ubavič spent his entire career playing for Slovenian clubs, and he was capped once for the Slovenia national football team in 1992.... (2) |
| Ljubljana win | |
| Olimpija win | |
Club logo and colours
FC Ljubljana adopted typical railway identity, using traditional Železničar's blue-white combiantion. Although playing home matches in all-blue, the team is still nicknamed as Modro-beli (Blue-whites) and the club's logo still uses stripes as the railway symbol.Domestic league and cup results
| Season | League PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije Slovenian First Football League 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... |
Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Cup Slovenian Cup The Slovenian Football Cup , is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 5.level | 2 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 10 | x |
| 2006/07 | 5.level | 2 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 21 | x |
| 2007/08 | 4.level | 4 | 48 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | x |
| 2008/09 | 4.level | 3 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 29 | x |
| 2009/10 | 4.level | 1 | 58 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 19 | x |
| 2010/11 2010–11 Slovenian Third League -Clubs West:-League Standing:-Clubs East:-League Standing:1 Odranci declined promotion.2 Tehnostroj Veržej were spared relegation for unknown reason.-External links:* '* '... |
3.SNL 3.SNL Slovenian third league , commonly known as 3.SNL, is the third tier in Slovenian football system. It is operated by Intercommunal football associations of Koper and Ptuj .... |
7 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 47 | x |
| Totals | 0 Titles | 240 | 111 | 75 | 15 | 21 | 308 | 108 | 0 Cups |
Last squad
Notable former players
Kristjan Cimirotič Sebastjan CimirotičSebastjan Cimirotic
Sebastjan Cimirotič aka Cime is a Slovenian football player, who currently plays for FC Ljubljana. He played for Slovenia national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:...
Gjergji Dema
Gjergji Dema
Gjergji Dëma is a retired Albanian international football player.-External sources:* on National-football-teams.* on Playerhistory....
Safet Hadžić
Safet Hadžić
Safet Hadžić is a Slovenian football manager and former player.-References:*...
Gregor Hočevar Stojan Plešinac
Stojan Plešinac
Stojan Plešinac is a Slovenian football coach and former player.He played for Slovenian clubs NK Olimpija, ND Gorica, NK Ljubljana and NK Korotan and was Slovenian league top-scorer with Ljubljana in 1988/89...
Darko Srovin