2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season 2015–16
Champions Olimpija (1st title)
Relegated Zavrč
Krka
Champions League Olimpija
Europa League Maribor (cup winners)
Domžale
Gorica
Matches played 180
Goals scored 439 (2.44 per match)
Best Player Rok Kronaveter[1][2]
Top goalscorer Andraž Šporar, Jean-Philippe Mendy & Rok Kronaveter
(all 17 goals)
Best goalkeeper Nejc Vidmar[1][2]
Biggest home win Maribor 7–1 Rudar
Biggest away win Koper 0–5 Maribor
Highest scoring Maribor 7–1 Rudar
Longest winning run 7 matches[3]
Gorica
Olimpija
Longest unbeaten run 12 matches[3]
Maribor
Longest winless run 13 matches[3]
Krško
Longest losing run 5 matches[3]
Krka
Highest attendance 14,000[3]
Olimpija 1–2 Maribor
Lowest attendance 100[3]
Krka 1–5 Rudar
Total attendance 282,490[3]
Average attendance 1,569[3]

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

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

Competition format

Each team played 36 matches (18 home and 18 away). Teams played four matches against each other (2 home and 2 away).[4]

Teams

A total of ten teams contested 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 was the first season for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[5]

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 3,100
ND Gorica Nova Gorica Sports Park 3,100
FC Koper Koper Bonifika 4,047
NK Krka Novo Mesto Portoval 500
NK Krško Krško Matija Gubec Stadium 1,470
NK Maribor Maribor Ljudski vrt 12,702
NK Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana Stožice 16,038
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 Robert Pevnik 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 Koper Serbia Milan Obradović Slovenia Leo Štulac Nike Luka Koper
NK Krka Slovenia Miloš Kostić Slovenia Danijel Dežmar Hummel Krka
NK Krško Slovenia Tomaž Petrovič Slovenia Miha Drnovšek Erima —
NK Maribor Slovenia Darko Milanič Brazil Marcos Tavares Adidas Zavarovalnica Maribor / Nova KBM / Radio City
NK Olimpija Ljubljana Italy Rodolfo Vanoli Slovenia Darijan Matić Nike Telekom Slovenije
NK Rudar Velenje Slovenia Ramiz Smajlović Croatia Ivan Knezović Joma Premogovnik Velenje
NK Zavrč Serbia Slavko Matić 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 (C) 36 22 8 6 75 25 +50 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maribor 36 19 11 6 78 37 +41 68 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Domžale 36 14 13 9 46 31 +15 55 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Gorica 36 15 7 14 48 49 −1 52
5 Celje 36 11 12 13 32 46 −14 45
6 Krško 36 10 11 15 24 48 −24 41[lower-alpha 2]
7 Rudar Velenje 36 11 8 17 34 52 −18 41[lower-alpha 2]
8 Koper 36 11 7 18 40 54 −14 40[lower-alpha 3]
9 Zavrč (R) 36 9 13 14 32 41 −9 40[lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Krka (R) 36 8 10 18 30 56 −26 34 Relegation to the Slovenian Second League
Source: Slovenian PrvaLiga (in 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.[6]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Maribor qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Slovenian Cup.
  2. 1 2 Krško ahead of Rudar Velenje on head-to-head record: Rudar–Krško 1–1, Krško–Rudar 0–0, Rudar–Krško 0–1, Krško–Rudar 1–1.
  3. 1 2 Koper ahead of Zavrč on head-to-head record: Zavrč–Koper 1–0, Koper–Zavrč 3–1, Zavrč–Koper 1–3, Koper–Zavrč 1–0.

Positions by round

Key
Final round before the winter break
Team \ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Olimpija126322221111111111111111111111111111
Maribor541233344455344222222222222222222222
Domžale252544433333432333333333333333333333
Gorica1063111112222223444444444444444444444
Celje888101071010101010101010910109999666667998885755
Krško414666789899991099101010101010910109777776886
Rudar91010988896666666667777998998666668567
Koper79989105789888888866667810776889999998
Zavrč675779955544555555555555555555557679
Krka3374556677777777788888778810101010101010101010
Leader
Second
Third
Relegation play-off
Relegation to 2.SNL

Results

PrvaLiga play-off

The two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team in PrvaLiga and the second-placed team in the 2. SNL was played to determine who is awarded a spot in the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga.

First leg

Second leg

Zavrč won the play-off fixture against Aluminij Kidričevo with the score 4–3 on aggregate but the club was unsuccessful in obtaining a licence to play in the top division for the next season, due to financial reasons.[7][8] In 2015 Zavrč acquired goalkeeper Hrvoje Čubić from Croatian third division side Mosor. The transfer costs for the player was 7,000 euros and both teams agreed one thousand to be paid immediately and the rest until 14 April 2016.[7][8] Zavrč paid the last installment on 14 April, however, they were unsuccessful in obtaining a signed paperwork form the Croatian side on time.[7][8] According to club president Zavrč kept informing the Football Association of Slovenia about the issue and eventually they sent the license documentation without the signed document from Mosor, but they did send a bank sheet confirmation that the amount was paid in full.[7][8] The date on the bank sheet was 14 April, however, according to the rules of the Football Association of Slovenia the deadline for the documentation was 31 March.[7][8] On 3 May the club was informed that they do not meet the criteria to obtain a license for the next season.[7][8] Čubić left the club in December 2015.[8]

After their decision the Football Association of Slovenia invited Aluminij Kidričevo to join the top division and the side from Kidričevo accepted.[9][10][11]

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRoundReference
Slovenia Andraž ŠporarOlimpijaRudar5–0 (H)30 August 20158Report
Slovenia Andraž Šporar4OlimpijaCelje4–0 (A)31 October 201516Report
Slovenia Gregor BajdeMariborKrško6–0 (H)5 December 201521Report
France Jean-Philippe MendyMariborKrško6–0 (H)5 December 201521Report

4 Player scored four goals

Discipline

Pos Team
1Rudar10169
2Koper9957
3Celje8538
4Krka8926
5Zavrč10022
6Olimpija8144
7Maribor7635
8Krško7714
9Gorica7434
10Domžale7423
Totals 8563152

Source:PrvaLiga official website

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Olimpija 78,300 14,000 1,000 4,350 +201.7%†
2 Maribor 76,660 12,160 2,000 4,259 −3.3%†
3 Krško 23,250 2,400 550 1,292 +250.1%1
4 Celje 21,220 4,100 450 1,179 +4.6%†
5 Rudar 18,500 3,000 350 1,028 +81.0%†
6 Domžale 18,050 2,600 300 1,003 +8.8%†
7 Koper 13,650 2,700 200 758 +56.9%†
8 Gorica 13,160 1,800 300 731 +132.1%†
9 Zavrč 11,750 2,200 250 653 +31.7%†
10 Krka 7,950 800 100 442 −1.8%†
League total 282,490 14,000 100 1,569 +45.1%†

Source: Slovenian PrvaLiga official website (in Slovene)

Note1: Krško played in the Slovenian Second League the previous season.

Awards

Annual awards

PrvaLiga Player of the season

PrvaLiga Goalkeeper of the season

PrvaLiga U23 Player of the season

PrvaLiga Team of the season

Slovenian PrvaLiga Team of the 2015–16 season – SPINS XI.
Player Team Position Ref.
Slovenia Nejc Vidmar Domžale/Olimpija Goalkeeper [1][2]
Croatia Toni Datković Zavrč/Koper Defender [1][2]
Slovenia Matic Fink Olimpija Defender [1][2]
Slovenia Nemanja Mitrović Olimpija Defender [1][2]
Slovenia Nejc Skubic Domžale Defender [1][2]
Slovenia Rok Kronaveter Olimpija Midfielder [1][2]
Slovenia Blaž Vrhovec Celje Midfielder [1][2]
Slovenia Miha Zajc Olimpija Midfielder [1][2]
Nigeria Blessing Eleke Gorica/Olimpija Forward [1][2]
France Jean-Philippe Mendy Maribor Forward [1][2]
Slovenia Andraž Šporar Olimpija Forward [1][2]

See also

References

General
  • "PrvaLiga Statistics". Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Peter Dominko (17 May 2016). "Krona Kronavetru, nagrada še Manji Rogan in Mihi Zajcu" [A crown for Kronaveter, an award also to Manja Rogan and Miha Zajc] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Matej Rijavec (17 May 2016). "Zaradi protesta večine nogometašev ni bilo na podelitvi nagrad" [Because of protest most footballers were not at the ceremony] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Slovenian PrvaLiga Statistics 2015–16". Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Season Rules of 1.SNL". Scoresway. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Confirmed teams of league" (in Slovenian). NZS. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "1.SNL: Season Rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 T.O., Danijel Poslek (10 June 2016). "NK Zavrč ogorčen: Kako je lahko 6.000 evrov takšen greh?" [NK Zavrc outraged: How could 6.000 euros be such a sin?] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Završka plat zgodbe" [Zavrc side of the story] (in Slovenian). NK Zavrč official website. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Zavrč brez licence za 1. SNL" [Zavrc without a licence for 1. SNL] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "URADNO: Kidričani so sprejeli prvoligaško vabilo" [Official: Aluminij accepted invitation to first division] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Znan je deseti član 1. SNL" [10th member of 1. SNL is known] (in Slovenian). Ekipa. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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