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2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga

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Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season2015–16
ChampionsOlimpija(1st title)
RelegatedZavrč
Krka
Champions LeagueOlimpija
Europa LeagueMaribor(cup winners)
Domžale
Gorica
Matches played180
Goals scored439 (2.44 per match)
Best PlayerRok Kronaveter[1][2]
Top goalscorerAndraž Šporar,Jean-Philippe Mendy&Rok Kronaveter
(all 17 goals)
Biggest home winMaribor7–1Rudar
Biggest away winKoper0–5Maribor
Highest scoringMaribor7–1Rudar
Longest winning run7 matches[3]
Gorica
Olimpija
Longest unbeaten run12 matches[3]
Maribor
Longest winless run13 matches[3]
Krško
Longest losing run5 matches[3]
Krka
Highest attendance14,000[3]
Olimpija1–2Maribor
Lowest attendance100[3]
Krka1–5Rudar
Total attendance282,490[3]
Average attendance1,569[3]

The2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga(also known as thePrva liga Telekom Slovenijefor sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of theSlovenian PrvaLigasince its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs inSlovenia,for the title ofnational champions.The season began on 17 July 2015 and ended on 21 May 2016.

Mariborwas the defending champion, having won its 13th league title theprevious season.

Competition format

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

Teams

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A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine from the2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLigaand one promoted from the2014–15 Slovenian Second League.

Krškowon direct promotion as champions of the Slovenian Second League. They replacedRadomljein the top division, who finished at the bottom of thePrvaLigatable, ending their first season in the top division.

This was the first season for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[5]

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga
Team Location Stadium Capacity1
Celje Celje Arena Petrol 13,059
Domžale Domžale Sports Park 3,100
Gorica Nova Gorica Sports Park 3,100
Koper Koper Bonifika 4,047
Krka Novo Mesto Portoval 500
Krško Krško Matija Gubec Stadium 1,470
Maribor Maribor Ljudski vrt 12,702
Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana Stožice 16,038
Rudar Velenje Velenje Ob Jezeru 1,864
Zavrč Zavrč Sports Park 962

1Seating capacity only. Some stadiums (e.g. Krka, Krško, Rudar, Zavrč) also have standing areas.

Personnel and kits

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Celje SloveniaRobert Pevnik SloveniaBlaž Vrhovec Legea Cinkarna
Domžale SloveniaLuka Elsner SloveniaDarko Zec Taxa Tark
Gorica SloveniaMiran Srebrnič SloveniaAlen Jogan Erreà None
Koper SerbiaMilan Obradović SloveniaLeo Štulac Nike Port of Koper
Krka SloveniaMiloš Kostić SloveniaDanijel Dežmar Hummel Krka
Krško SloveniaTomaž Petrovič SloveniaMiha Drnovšek Erima GEN,Kostak
Maribor SloveniaDarko Milanič BrazilMarcos Tavares Adidas Zavarovalnica Maribor, Nova KBM,Radio City
Olimpija Ljubljana ItalyRodolfo Vanoli SloveniaDarijan Matić Nike Telekom Slovenije
Rudar Velenje SloveniaRamiz Smajlović CroatiaIvan Knezović Joma Premogovnik Velenje
Zavrč SerbiaSlavko Matić CroatiaLovro Cvek Zeus Sport RM VUK Holding, Tilia

League table

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Standings

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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 theChampions League second qualifying round
2 Maribor 36 19 11 6 78 37 +41 68 Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a]
3 Domžale 36 14 13 9 46 31 +15 55 Qualification for theEuropa 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[b]
7 Rudar Velenje 36 11 8 17 34 52 −18 41[b]
8 Koper 36 11 7 18 40 54 −14 40[c]
9 Zavrč(R) 36 9 13 14 32 41 −9 40[c] Qualification for therelegation play-offs
10 Krka(R) 36 8 10 18 30 56 −26 34 Relegation toSlovenian 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)Champions;(R)Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^Mariborqualified for theEuropa League second qualifying roundby winning the2015–16 Slovenian Cup.
  2. ^abKrško 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. ^abKoper 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

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021
22
2324252627282930313233343536
Olimpija126322221111111111111111111111111111
Maribor541233344455344222222222222222222222
Domžale252544433333432333333333333333333333
Gorica1063111112222223444444444444444444444
Celje888101071010101010101010910109999666667998885755
Krško414666789899991099101010101010910109777776886
Rudar91010988896666666667777998998666668567
Koper79989105789888888866667810776889999998
Zavrč675779955544555555555555555555557679
Krka3374556677777777788888778810101010101010101010
Leader
Second
Third
Relegation play-off
Relegation to 2. SNL
Source:PrvaLiga official website
Notes: Round 22 was the final round before the winter break

Results

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PrvaLiga play-off

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The two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team from the PrvaLiga and the second-placed team from the2. SNLwas played. The winner earned a place in the2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Zavrč3–2Aluminij
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Roberto Ponis
Aluminij1–1Zavrč
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Zavrč won the play-off fixture against Aluminij 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]

After their decision, theFootball Association of Sloveniainvited Aluminij to join the top division, with the side fromKidričevoaccepting the offer.[9][10]

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 SloveniaRok Kronaveter Olimpija 17
SloveniaAndraž Šporar Olimpija
FranceJean-Philippe Mendy Maribor
4 NigeriaBlessing Eleke Gorica/Olimpija 15
5 SloveniaGregor Bajde Maribor 13
6 BrazilMarcos Tavares Maribor 12
7 CroatiaAntonio Mance Domžale 11
8 North MacedoniaAgim Ibraimi Maribor 10
9 NigeriaEzekiel Henty Olimpija 8
SloveniaJaka Štromajer Koper

Source:PrvaLiga official website

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Round Reference
SloveniaAndraž Šporar Olimpija Rudar 5–0 (H) 30 August 2015 8 Report
SloveniaAndraž Šporar4 Olimpija Celje 4–0 (A) 31 October 2015 16 Report
SloveniaGregor Bajde Maribor Krško 6–0 (H) 5 December 2015 21 Report
FranceJean-Philippe Mendy Maribor Krško 6–0 (H) 5 December 2015 21 Report

4Player scored four goals

Discipline

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Pos Team Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 Rudar 101 6 9
2 Koper 99 5 7
3 Celje 85 3 8
4 Krka 89 2 6
5 Zavrč 100 2 2
6 Olimpija 81 4 4
7 Maribor 76 3 5
8 Krško 77 1 4
9 Gorica 74 3 4
10 Domžale 74 2 3
Totals 856 31 52

Source:PrvaLiga official website

Attendances

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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%

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

Awards

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Annual awards

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PrvaLiga Player of the Season

PrvaLiga Goalkeeper of the Season

PrvaLiga U23 Player of the Season

PrvaLiga Team of the Season

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Slovenian PrvaLiga Team of the 2015–16 season – SPINS XI.
Player Team Position Ref.
SloveniaNejc Vidmar Domžale/Olimpija Goalkeeper [1][2]
CroatiaToni Datković Zavrč/Koper Defender [1][2]
SloveniaMatic Fink Olimpija Defender [1][2]
SloveniaNemanja Mitrović Olimpija Defender [1][2]
SloveniaNejc Skubic Domžale Defender [1][2]
SloveniaRok Kronaveter Olimpija Midfielder [1][2]
SloveniaBlaž Vrhovec Celje Midfielder [1][2]
SloveniaMiha Zajc Olimpija Midfielder [1][2]
NigeriaBlessing Eleke Gorica/Olimpija Forward [1][2]
FranceJean-Philippe Mendy Maribor Forward [1][2]
SloveniaAndraž Šporar Olimpija Forward [1][2]

See also

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References

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General
  • "PrvaLiga Statistics – 2015/16".Slovenian PrvaLiga.Retrieved27 July2015.
Specific
  1. ^abcdefghijklmnoDominko, Peter (17 May 2016)."Krona Kronavetru, nagrada še Manji Rogan in Mihi Zajcu"[A crown for Kronaveter; Manja Rogan and Miha Zajc also awarded].Slovenski nogometni portal(in Slovenian).Retrieved18 May2016.
  2. ^abcdefghijklmnoM. R. (17 May 2016)."Zaradi protesta večine nogometašev ni bilo na podelitvi nagrad"[Due to the protest, most of the footballers were not present at the awards ceremony] (in Slovenian).RTV Slovenija.Retrieved18 May2016.
  3. ^abcdefgh"Slovenian PrvaLiga Statistics 2015–16".Slovenian PrvaLigaofficial website.Retrieved22 February2017.
  4. ^"Season Rules of 1. SNL".Scoresway. Archived fromthe originalon 29 July 2017.Retrieved18 September2015.
  5. ^"Confirmed teams of league"(in Slovenian). NZS. 18 June 2015.Retrieved19 June2015.
  6. ^"1. SNL: Season Rules".Scoresway. Archived fromthe originalon 29 July 2017.Retrieved18 September2015.
  7. ^T. O.; Danijel Poslek (6 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.Retrieved10 June2016.
  8. ^"Zavrč brez licence za 1. SNL"[Zavrc without a licence for the 1. SNL] (in Slovenian).Football Association of Slovenia.6 June 2016.Retrieved13 July2016.
  9. ^Peter Dominko (7 June 2016)."URADNO: Kidričani so sprejeli prvoligaško vabilo"[Official: Aluminij have accepted the first league invitation].Slovenski nogometni portal(in Slovenian).Retrieved8 June2016.
  10. ^"Znan je deseti član 1. SNL"[The tenth member of the 1. SNL is known].Ekipa(in Slovenian). 7 June 2016.Retrieved8 June2016.
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