2016–17 Slovenian Third League

Slovenian Third League
Season 2016–17
Champions Bravo (Centre)
Nafta 1903 (East)
Maribor B (North)
Tabor Sežana (West)
Promoted Bravo
Ilirija 1911
Nafta 1903
Mura
Rogaška
Fužinar
Tabor Sežana
Jadran Dekani
Relegated Velesovo
Jevnica
Križevci
Brunšvik
Šmartno
Postojna
Matches played 681
Goals scored 2,406 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorer Anel Hajrić (33 goals)
Total attendance 122,918
Average attendance 180

The 2016–17 Slovenian Third League began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.[1]

Competition format and rules

The 2016–17 Slovenian Third League was divided into four regional groups with a total of 52 participating clubs. Three groups (i.e. North, Centre, East) were composed of 14 clubs, while the West group had only 10 clubs participating in the competition.[2]

On 29 June 2016, the Football Association of Slovenia decided to expand the Slovenian Second League in the 2017–18 season from 10 teams to 16 teams,[3] meaning that in the 2016–17 Slovenian Third League season the top two teams from each group got promoted to the Second League.[2] Also, unlike previous seasons, reserve teams were now able to earn a promotion to the Second League.[4]

The number of relegated teams from each group was determined by the number of regional MNZ's from which the clubs in all four groups were part of.[2] There were nine MNZ's governing bodies in Slovenian football:

This meant that three teams from 3. SNL North were relegated at the end of the season and replaced by the winners of the fourth tier competitions held separately in MNZ Celje, MNZ Maribor and MNZ Ptuj. The number of relegated teams from 3. SNL Centre and 3. SNL East was two, while only the bottom team was relegated from 3. SNL West as MNZ Koper and MNZ Nova Gorica managed a combined fourth tier competition.
The number of relegated teams was also influenced by the location of teams which relegated from the second division. Each of the bottom placed second division teams could only relegate to the one 3. SNL group that was managed by the MNZ they were a part of.[2]

3. SNL Centre

Clubs

Location of teams in the 2016–17 Slovenian Third League Centre
Club[5] Location Stadium 2015–16 position
BledBled Bled Sports Centre 9th
BravoLjubljana ŽŠD Stadium 2nd
Brinje GrosupljeGrosuplje Brinje Stadium 8th
IlirijaLjubljana Ilirija Sports Park 1st
Ivančna GoricaIvančna Gorica Ivančna Gorica Stadium 3rd
JevnicaJevnica ŠRC Jevnica 1st in MNZ Ljubljana
KolpaPodzemelj Podzemelj Sports Park 7th
KomendaKomenda Komenda Hipodrom 4th
LesceLesce Na Žagi Stadium 11th
RudarTrbovlje Rudar Stadium 10th
SavaKranj Stražišče Sports Park 5th
Šenčur Šenčur Šenčur Sports Park 10th in 2. SNL
VelesovoVelesovo Sports Park Velesovo 1st in MNZG-Kranj
ZagorjeZagorje ob Savi Zagorje City Stadium 6th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bravo (C, P) 26 21 3 2 105 19 +86 66 Promoted to Slovenian Second League
2 Ilirija (P) 26 18 7 1 71 23 +48 61
3 Bled 26 17 5 4 58 27 +31 56
4 Ivančna Gorica 26 15 3 8 66 47 +19 48
5 Zagorje 26 12 7 7 39 23 +16 43
6 Šenčur 26 12 2 12 39 39 0 38
7 Komenda 26 8 10 8 39 38 +1 34
8 Sava Kranj 26 8 6 12 33 48 −15 30
9 Brinje Grosuplje 26 7 8 11 35 46 −11 29
10 Kolpa 26 7 4 15 40 53 −13 25
11 Rudar Trbovlje 26 6 6 14 40 59 −19 24
12 Lesce 26 6 4 16 32 85 −53 22
13 Velesovo (R) 26 4 6 16 26 51 −25 18 Relegated to MNZG-Kranj
14 Jevnica (R) 26 3 5 18 21 86 −65 14 Relegated to MNZ Ljubljana
Source: MNZ Ljubljana (in Slovene) NZS.si (in Slovene)
Rules for classification: [6] 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) away goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) away goals scored in all matches; 8) fair-play; 9) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

3. SNL East

Clubs

Location of teams in the 2016–17 Slovenian Third League East
Club[5] Location Stadium 2015–16 position
BeltinciBeltinci Beltinci Sports Park 1st
BogojinaBogojina ŠRC Bogojina 1st in MNZ Murska Sobota
ČardaMartjanci ŠRC Martjanci 11th
GradGrad NK Grad Stadium 9th
HotizaHotiza Hotiza Sports Park 1st in MNZ Lendava
KriževciKriževci Križevci Sports Park 10th
LjutomerLjutomer Ljutomer Sports Park 6th
MuraMurska Sobota Fazanerija 2nd
Nafta 1903Lendava Lendava Sports Park 7th
OdranciOdranci ŠRC Odranci 3rd
PolanaVelika Polana PC Poljana 5th
RakičanRakičan Grajski Park Stadium 12th
TromejnikKuzma Kuzma Football Stadium 4th
TurniščeTurnišče Turnišče Stadium 8th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nafta 1903 (C, P) 26 21 2 3 82 17 +65 65 Promoted to Slovenian Second League
2 Mura (P) 26 20 3 3 100 17 +83 63
3 Odranci 26 19 3 4 56 31 +25 60
4 Beltinci 26 15 4 7 53 24 +29 49
5 Ljutomer 26 13 2 11 48 39 +9 41
6 Tromejnik 26 11 4 11 37 40 −3 37
7 Hotiza 26 10 3 13 41 61 −20 33
8 Čarda 26 8 7 11 39 57 −18 31
9 Polana 26 9 3 14 38 53 −15 30
10 Rakičan 26 8 4 14 31 61 −30 28
11 Grad 26 7 4 15 26 55 −29 25
12 Bogojina 26 7 4 15 22 65 −43 25
13 Turnišče 26 6 4 16 28 50 −22 22 Spared from relegation[lower-alpha 1]
14 Križevci (R) 26 3 3 20 23 54 −31 12 Relegated to MNZ Murska Sobota
Source: MNZ Lendava (in Slovene) NZS.si (in Slovene)
Rules for classification: [6] 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) away goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) away goals scored in all matches; 8) fair-play; 9) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ NK Turnišče was spared from relegation due to insufficient number of teams.

3. SNL North

Clubs

Location of teams in the 2016–17 Slovenian Third League North
Club[5] Location Stadium 2015–16 position
BrunšvikBrunšvik Brunšvik Sports park 2nd in MNZ Maribor
DobrovceDobrovce Dobrovce Sports Park 10th
DravinjaSlovenske Konjice Dobrava Stadium 11th
DravogradDravograd Dravograd Sports Centre 8th
FužinarRavne na Koroškem City Stadium 6th
Korotan PrevaljePrevalje Prevalje Stadium 1st in MNZ Maribor
LenartLenart ŠRC Polena 9th
Maribor BMaribor Tabor Sports Park 2nd
Mons ClaudiusRogatec Rogatec Sports Centre 7th
RogaškaRogaška Slatina City Stadium 1st in MNZ Celje
ŠampionCelje Olimp 3rd
ŠmarjeŠmarje pri Jelšah Sports Park 5th
ŠmartnoŠmartno ob Paki Šmartno Stadium 12th
VidemVidem pri Ptuju Videm Sports Park 4th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maribor B (C) 26 21 3 2 107 25 +82 66 Declined promotion. Team dissolved.[7][8]
2 Rogaška (P) 26 16 6 4 76 29 +47 54 Promoted to Slovenian Second League
3 Fužinar (P) 26 12 6 8 48 34 +14 42
4 Dravograd 26 12 5 9 40 38 +2 41
5 Korotan Prevalje 26 12 4 10 57 44 +13 40
6 Mons Claudius 26 11 6 9 51 44 +7 39
7 Šmarje pri Jelšah 26 11 5 10 37 39 −2 38
8 Dravinja 26 11 3 12 35 39 −4 36
9 Šampion 26 10 3 13 47 57 −10 33
10 Dobrovce 26 8 5 13 41 63 −22 29
11 Videm 26 8 5 13 36 54 −18 29
12 Lenart 26 7 6 13 36 58 −22 27
13 Brunšvik (R) 26 7 5 14 46 66 −20 26 Relegated to MNZ Maribor
14 Šmartno (R) 26 4 2 20 19 86 −67 14 Relegated to MNZ Celje
Source: MNZ Celje (in Slovene) NZS.si (in Slovene)
Rules for classification: [6] 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) away goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) away goals scored in all matches; 8) fair-play; 9) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

3. SNL West

Clubs

Location of teams in the 2016–17 Slovenian Third League West
Club[5] Location Stadium 2015–16 position
AdriaMiren Pri Štantu Stadium 4th
AjdovščinaAjdovščina Ajdovščina Stadium 2nd
BiljeBilje V Dolinci Stadium 6th
Ilirska BistricaIlirska Bistrica Trnovo Sports Centre 9th
IzolaIzola Izola City Stadium 8th
Jadran DekaniDekani Dekani Sports Park 3rd
PostojnaPostojna Postojna Sports Park 1st in MNZ Koper
TaborSežana Rajko Štolfa Stadium 7th
Tolmin Tolmin Brajda Sports Park 9th in 2. SNL
VipavaVipava Ob Beli Stadium 5th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tabor Sežana (C, P) 27 21 3 3 68 16 +52 66 Promoted to Slovenian Second League
2 Jadran Dekani (P) 27 21 1 5 73 26 +47 64
3 Adria 27 20 2 5 70 24 +46 62
4 Bilje 27 14 3 10 47 30 +17 45
5 Tolmin 27 11 4 12 56 42 +14 37
6 Vipava 27 11 4 12 46 45 +1 37
7 Izola 27 9 6 12 42 38 +4 33
8 Ajdovščina 27 4 5 18 21 53 −32 17
9 Ilirska Bistrica 27 4 5 18 23 92 −69 17
10 Postojna (R) 27 3 1 23 16 96 −80 10 Relegated to MNZ Koper
Source: MNZ Koper (in Slovene) NZS.si (in Slovene)
Rules for classification: [6] 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) away goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) away goals scored in all matches; 8) fair-play; 9) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Calendar for 2016/17 season" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Regulations" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sprememba tekmovalnega sistema v 2. SNL od TL 2017/2018 dalje" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pravilnik o drugi članski ekipi" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Sestava lig" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Tekmovalni pravilnik NZS (50. člen)" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Po uspešni sezoni pogled v prihodnost" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nova realnost Maribora je racionalizacija" (in Slovenian). Nogomania.com. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.