2017–18 NK Olimpija Ljubljana season

Olimpija Ljubljana are a Slovenian football club which are based in Ljubljana. During the 2017-18 campaign they will compete in the following competitions:Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, UEFA Europa League.

Olimpija Ljubljana

2017–18 season
President	Milan Mandarić
Head Coach	Igor Bišćan
Stadium	Stožice Stadium
Slovenian League	1st
Slovenian Cup	Winners
Europa League	1st qualifying round
Top goalscorer	Ricardo Alves (10)
Highest home attendance	13,000 (vs Maribor)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Competitions

PrvaLiga

Further information: 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpija Ljubljana (C)	36	23	11	2	61	17	+44	80[a]	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Maribor	36	24	8	4	76	28	+48	80[a]	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
3	Domžale	36	22	7	7	79	31	+48	73
4	Rudar Velenje	36	15	5	16	50	49	+1	50[c]
5	Celje	36	14	8	14	56	51	+5	50[c]

Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene), Soccerway, UEFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Fair play ranking; 9) Draw.^[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Olimpija Ljubljana were ahead of Maribor on head-to-head away goals scored: Olimpija 3 goals, Maribor 1 goal.
2. Olimpija Ljubljana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to them as the cup winners was passed to the fourth-placed team.
3. Rudar Velenje were ahead of Celje on head-to-head points: Rudar 9 pts, Celje 3 pts.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	23	11	2	61	17	+44	80	13	5	0	36	6	+30	10	6	2	25	11	+14

Last updated: 27 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Olimpija Ljubljana v Celje

16 July 2017 1	Olimpija Ljubljana	3–1	Celje	Ljubljana
20:20	Brkić 42'  59' Issah 49' Ricardo Alves 51' Kapun  86'	Report	Jucie Lupeta  12' Vidmajer  16' Nikola Gatarić  30' Rok Jazbec  37' Dangubić 77'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Matej Jug

Gorica v Olimpija Ljubljana

23 July 2017 2	Gorica	0–2	Olimpija Ljubljana	Nova Gorica
20:20	Osuji  22' Andrija Filipović  45'	Report	Issah 40' Eleke 75'	Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Cup

Further information: 2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup

Round of 16

Radomlje v Olimpija Ljubljana

19 September 2017 2	Radomlje	1–6	Olimpija Ljubljana	Domžale
20:00 CEST	Hajrić 85'	Report	Boateng 24' Benko 26', 32', 61' Miškić 75' Savić 89'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

Quarter-finals

Olimpija Ljubljana v Maribor

11 November 2017 First leg	Olimpija Ljubljana	3–0	Maribor	Ljubljana
17:15 CET	Issah 11' Kapun 35', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Roberto Ponis

Maribor v Olimpija Ljubljana

29 November 2017 Second leg	Maribor	1–1 (1–4 agg.)	Olimpija Ljubljana	Maribor
20:15 CET	Bajde 15'	Report	Kronaveter 44'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Semi-finals

Olimpija Ljubljana v Celje

4 April 2018 First leg	Olimpija Ljubljana	2–1	Celje	Ljubljana
18:00 CEST	Čanađija 50' Issah 90'	Report	Vizinger 2'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčić

Celje v Olimpija Ljubljana

11 April 2018 Second leg	Celje	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Olimpija Ljubljana	Celje
17:15 CEST		Report	Zarifović 42'	Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Final

Aluminij v Olimpija Ljubljana

30 May 2018 Final	Aluminij	1–6	Olimpija Ljubljana	Ljubljana
20:15 CEST	Tahiraj 49'	Report	Benko 18', 58' Kronaveter 36' Alves 65' Brkić 80' Issah 85'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 8,804 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Further information: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

First qualifying round

VPS v Olimpija Ljubljana

29 June 2017 First leg	VPS	1–0	Olimpija Ljubljana	Vaasa
18:00	Vahtera 12'	Report	Miškić  37' Zarifović  49' Gajič  78'	Stadium: Elisa Stadion Attendance: 3,989 Referee: Petr Ardeleánu

Olimpija Ljubljana v VPS

6 July 2017 Second leg	Olimpija Ljubljana	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	VPS	Ljubljana
20:15	Bajrić  65' Issah  68' Miškić  80'	Report	Lähde  39' Strandvall 66' Meerits  86'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Georgios Kominis

References

General

• "Olimpija's PrvaLiga Archives". Association of 1. SNL official website. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

Specific

1. "Tekmovalni pravilnik NZS (50. člen)" [Competition policy] (PDF). Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Slovene)
• Green dragons – Supporters (in Slovene)
• PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
• UEFA profile
• Soccerway profile