Slovenian PrvaLiga

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Founded 1991 (1991)
Country Slovenia
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to 2. SNL
Domestic cup(s) Slovenian Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions Olimpija Ljubljana (2nd title)
(2017–18)
Most championships Maribor (14 titles)
Most appearances Slovenia Sebastjan Gobec (488)
Top goalscorer Brazil Marcos Tavares (141)
TV partners Planet TV
RTV Slovenija
Website prvaliga.si
2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The Slovenian First Football League (Slovene: Prva slovenska nogometna liga, pronounced [ˈpərʋa slɔˈʋeːnska nɔɡɔˈmɛtna ˈliːɡa]), currently named Prva liga Telekom Slovenije [ˈpərʋa ˈliːɡa ˈteːlɛkɔm slɔˈʋeːnijɛ] due to sponsorship reasons, 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.[1]

History

Maribor players celebrating their ninth league title (29 May 2011, after the last round vs Domžale)
PrvaLiga trophy being lifted in celebration of Maribor's ninth league title in May 2011.

The league was established after the independence of Slovenia in 1991, originally containing 21 clubs.[2][3][4] Before that, top Slovenian teams competed in Yugoslav football league system for the national title of Yugoslavia. Only Ilirija, ASK Primorje and after a forced merger of the two teams in 1936,[5] SK Ljubljana reached the country's highest division, Yugoslav First League, before the World War II.[4] Olimpija, Maribor and Nafta were the only Slovenian teams who participated in the top division between 1945 and the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991.[4] 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.[3][4] 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.[4]

Matjaž Kek as head coach of Slovenia national football team during the team's practice at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Matjaž Kek won the PrvaLiga title as a footballer and manager.[6]

Following the independence of Slovenia, the Football Association of Slovenia separated from the Football Association of Yugoslavia and created their own football competitions.[3][4] For the first time in history, top Slovenian clubs competed in the newly formed Slovenian football league for the title of Slovenian champion.[2][4] 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.[2][4] 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.[7]

Olimpija won the first title.[2] They had a long tradition of playing in the Yugoslav first league and their squad was still composed of players from that era.[4] Olimpija dominated the league and won a further three championships before Gorica won their first in the 1995–96 season.[2] Following Gorica's success, Maribor won their first championship in 1997.[2] 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.[2] The club from Nova Gorica went on to win an additional two titles, becoming the third club to win three consecutive championships.[2] 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.[2] Following the 2008–09 season, Maribor became the major force in Slovenian football for the second time, having won seven out of ten championships since then.[8]

Maribor is the most successful club; they have won the championship 14 times.[8] Seven 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.[9][10] Darko Milanič has led the club to four championships between 2009 and 2013.[11] Olimpija has won four titles, all in successive years between 1992 and 1995.[2] 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.[2] Domžale and Olimpija Ljubljana have won two titles each, followed by Koper, who won their only championship in 2010.[2] Maribor has won the Slovenian version of the double the most; they have won the league and cup four times in the same season.[12] The current champions are Olimpija Ljubljana, who won the 2017–18 edition.[8]

Names

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

Period Sponsor Name
1991–1999No sponsor1. SNL
1999–2004Si.mobilLiga Si.mobil[13]
2004–2006Si.mobil VodafoneLiga Si.mobil Vodafone[14]
2006–2009Telekom SlovenijePrva liga Telekom Slovenije[15]
2009–2013No sponsorPrva liga
2013–presentTelekom SlovenijePrva liga Telekom Slovenije[16]

Format

PrvaLiga is contested on a round robin basis. Each team plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for the total of 36 rounds. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points and if two teams are tied, head-to-head score is used as the first classification criteria. Highest-ranked club at the end of the season is crowned champion, the ninth placed team is qualified for relegation play-offs, while the last one is relegated to the Slovenian Second League.

The current system is in use since 2005. Between 1993 and 1995, regular double round robin format with 16 clubs was used, before being replaced with the current ten-club system for three seasons until 1998. Triple round-robin with twelve clubs and two direct relegations was then used between 1998 and 2003, when division of league into championship and relegation group was introduced for two seasons.

Clubs

Champions

Season Champions
1991–92 Olimpija
1992–93 Olimpija
1993–94 Olimpija
1994–95 Olimpija
1995–96 Gorica
1996–97 Maribor
1997–98 Maribor
1998–99 Maribor
1999–2000 Maribor
2000–01 Maribor
2001–02 Maribor
2002–03 Maribor
2003–04 Gorica
2004–05 Gorica
2005–06 Gorica
2006–07 Domžale
2007–08 Domžale
2008–09 Maribor
2009–10 Koper
2010–11 Maribor
2011–12 Maribor
2012–13 Maribor
2013–14 Maribor
2014–15 Maribor
2015–16 Olimpija Ljubljana
2016–17 Maribor
2017–18 Olimpija Ljubljana

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Maribor 14 6 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
Gorica 4 5 1995–96, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
Olimpija 4 3 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
Domžale 2 3 2006–07, 2007–08
Olimpija Ljubljana 2 2 2015–16, 2017–18
Koper 1 2 2009–10

2018–19 season

Below is the list of clubs that are members of the 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga season. The information and the statistics shown in the table are correct as of the end of 2017–18 season.
Key
Winners Reigning champions, winners of the previous season
Runners-up Runners-up of the previous season
Promoted Promoted from Slovenian Second League, 2. SNL
Club Position in 2017–18 PrvaLiga debut PrvaLiga seasons First season of
current spell		 Last title
(number of titles)
Aluminij 8th 2012–13 3 2016–17 &
—
Celje 5th 1991–92 27 1991–92 &
—
Domžale 3rd 1991–92 20 2003–04 2007–08 (2)
Gorica 6th 1991–92 27 1991–92 2005–06 (4)
Krško 7th 2015–16 3 2015–16 &
—
Maribor Runners-up Runners-up 1991–92 27 1991–92 2016–17 (14)
Mura 2. SNL, 1st (promoted) Promoted 2018–19 0 2018–19 &
—
Olimpija Ljubljana Champions Winners 2009–10 9 2009–10 2015–16, 2017–18 (2)
Rudar Velenje 4th 1991–92 23 2008–09 &
—
Triglav Kranj 9th 1998–99 7 2017–18 &
—

UEFA coefficient

Correct as of 9 June 2018.[17][18] 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 2018 Rank 2017 Mvmt. League 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 Coeff.
28 29 4 +1 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Premier League 3.125 3.375 4.625 2.750 4.250 18.125
29 25 -2 –4 Norway Eliteserien 2.600 2.200 7.250 1.375 4.000 17.425
30 30 0 — Slovenia Slovenian PrvaLiga 2.625 4.000 1.000 2.250 4.625 14.500
31 32 4 +1 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1.000 2.500 5.000 2.500 2.000 13.000
32 31 -2 –1 Slovakia Slovak Super Liga 1.625 2.750 3.750 2.125 1.875 12.125

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 6 October 2018.[19]
# Name Seasons Appearances Goals Average
1 Marcos Tavares 12 349 141 0.40
2 Štefan Škaper 9 226 130 0.58
3 Kliton Bozgo 9 207 109 0.53
4 Ermin Rakovič 15 268 108 0.40
5 Milan Osterc 10 276 106 0.38
6 Damir Pekič 13 265 102 0.38
7 Marko Kmetec 11 270 94 0.35
8 Anton Žlogar 12 300 90 0.30
9 Ismet Ekmečić 9 198 88 0.44
10 Ante Šimundža 11 255 87 0.34

Bold denotes players still playing in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Season counts if a player has made at least one appearance in the league during that season.

Awards

Trophy

The current trophy is being presented since the 2012–13 season and was designed by Mirko Bratuša, a sculptor from Negova. It depicts a ball with eleven star-shaped holes and inside there are eleven players holding together and looking at the sky. It is made of brass, bronze and gold and it weighs 13 kilograms (29 lb; 2 st 1 lb).[20]

Player awards

First Player of the Year awards were presented by Slovenian newspaper Dnevnik in the early 1990s. Since 2004, the awards are organised by the Union of Professional Football Players of Slovenia (SPINS).

Broadcast

The league was broadcast by public broadcasting television, RTV Slovenija, for years. From 2008 until 2012, they had joint broadcasts with Šport TV, and from 2013 until 2015 with Planet TV.[16] In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, the league has been broadcast exclusively on Kanal A.[37] In the 2017–18 season, the league was broadcast jointly by Kanal A and Šport TV. In the first round of the season, all five games were broadcast live for the first time in the league history.[38] From the 2018–19 season onwards, the league is being broadcast jointly by Planet TV and RTV Slovenija.[39][40]

Country TV Channel
Slovenia Slovenia Planet TV
Slovenia Slovenia RTV Slovenija

References

  1. ↑ Slavko Jerič, Tjaša Corn (13 May 2013). "Bozgo in Tavares edina vijolična kralja strelcev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sportal (20 May 2011). "Zgodovina 1. SNL" [History of 1. SNL] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). Association of 1. SNL. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "ND Ilirija: Zgodovina" [ND Ilirija: History] (in Slovenian). ND Ilirija Ljubljana. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "1. SNL". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 D. S.; M. L. (27 May 2018). "Foto: Kronaveter z bele točke popeljal Olimpijo iz pekla v raj" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ↑ NK Maribor. "Zgodovina 1991–2000" [History 1991–2000] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Zgodovina 2001–2010" [History 2001–2010] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  11. ↑ STA, rk (4 June 2013). "Milanič odhaja v Sturm Graz: »Po malem se je kuhalo že nekaj časa«" (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Osebna izkaznica" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "NADALJUJE SE LIGA SI.MOBIL" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 23 November 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liga Si.mobil Vodafone" (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Telekom Slovenije pokrovitelj slovenskih nogometašev" (in Slovenian). finance.si. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Nov sponzor Prve Lige: Telekom Slovenije" (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "UEFA Country Coefficients". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "UEFA Country Ranking 2018". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Statistični pregled (vse sezone)" [Statistical overview (all seasons)] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  20. ↑ NZS/MaK (24 May 2013). "Nov pokal za prvaka Prve lige Telekom Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  21. 1 2 3 4 gb/dr (7 December 1994). "Džoni Novak nogometaš leta" (in Slovenian). STA. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  22. ↑ rp/ts (20 January 1996). "Bralci Dnevnika izbrali Valentinčiča" (in Slovenian). STA. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  23. ↑ SPINS XI 2004
  24. ↑ SPINS XI 2005
  25. ↑ SPINS XI 2006
  26. ↑ SPINS XI 2007–08
  27. ↑ SPINS XI 2008–09
  28. ↑ SPINS XI 2009–10
  29. ↑ SPINS XI 2010–11
  30. ↑ SPINS XI 2011–12
  31. ↑ SPINS XI 2012–13
  32. ↑ SPINS XI 2013–14
  33. ↑ SPINS XI 2014–15
  34. ↑ Najboljša nogometaša sezone sta Rok Kronaveter in Manja Rogan
  35. ↑ Najboljši nogometaš sezone 2016/2017 je Dare Vršič
  36. ↑ Senijad Ibričić igralec sezone v 1. SNL!
  37. ↑ "Prva liga na Kanalu A: Kdo lahko z vrha zrine Maribor?" (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  38. ↑ "Vseh pet tekem PLTS v TV prenosih, Ankarančani v Dravogradu" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  39. ↑ Planet TV (14 June 2018). "Neposredni prenos žreba parov Prve lige Telekom Slovenije na Planet TV" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  40. ↑ R. K. (19 June 2018). "Prva liga se vrača na Televizijo Slovenija" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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