2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as the Prva liga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. The season began on 20 July 2018 and ended on 25 May 2019.^[2]

Slovenian PrvaLiga

Season	2018–19
Dates	20 July 2018 – 25 May 2019
Champions	Maribor (15th title)
Relegated	Gorica Krško
Champions League	Maribor
Europa League	Olimpija Ljubljana Domžale Mura
Matches played	180
Goals scored	553 (3.07 per match)
Best Player	Rudi Požeg Vancaš[1]
Top goalscorer	Luka Zahović (18 goals)
Longest winning run	5 matches Maribor
Longest unbeaten run	17 matches Maribor
Longest winless run	10 matches Gorica
Longest losing run	7 matches Gorica
Highest attendance	12,000 Maribor 1–2 Olimpija
Lowest attendance	100 Aluminij 0–0 Gorica
Total attendance	263,300
Average attendance	1,462
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Competition format

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

Teams

A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine from the 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga and one promoted from the 2017–18 Slovenian Second League.

Stadiums and locations

Seating capacity only; some stadiums also have standing areas.

Aluminij	Celje	Domžale	Gorica
Aluminij Sports Park	Stadion Z'dežele	Domžale Sports Park	Nova Gorica Sports Park
Capacity: 600	Capacity: 13,059	Capacity: 3,100	Capacity: 3,100
Krško	Aluminij Celje Domžale Gorica Triglav Maribor Mura Olimpija Krško Rudar Velenje		Maribor
Matija Gubec			Ljudski vrt
Capacity: 1,470			Capacity: 12,702
Mura	Olimpija Ljubljana	Rudar Velenje	Triglav Kranj
Fazanerija City Stadium	Stožice Stadium	Ob Jezeru City Stadium	Stanko Mlakar Stadium
Capacity: 3,782	Capacity: 16,038	Capacity: 1,864	Capacity: 2,060

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Aluminij	Oliver Bogatinov	Matic Vrbanec	Zeus Sport	Talum, Zavarovalnica Sava
Celje	Dušan Kosič	Jure Travner	Legea	Droga, Cinkarna
Domžale	Simon Rožman	Senijad Ibričić	Joma	Esad Mulalić s.p.
Gorica	Saša Kolman	Alen Jogan	Erreà	Hit, E 3
Krško	Andrej Panadić	Marko Krajcer	Erima	Kostak, GEN
Maribor	Darko Milanič	Marcos Tavares	Adidas	Zavarovalnica Sava, Nova KBM, Radio City
Mura	Ante Šimundža	Alen Kozar	Adidas	None
Olimpija Ljubljana	Safet Hadžić	Nejc Vidmar	Nike	Merkur zavarovalnica
Rudar Velenje	Almir Sulejmanović	David Kašnik	Joma	None
Triglav Kranj	Dejan Dončić	Elvis Džafić	Peak	Domplan

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maribor (C)	36	23	9	4	82	34	+48	78	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Olimpija Ljubljana	36	20	9	7	73	47	+26	69	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3	Domžale	36	18	9	9	76	47	+29	63
4	Mura	36	13	13	10	53	37	+16	52
5	Celje	36	12	13	11	45	51	−6	49
6	Aluminij	36	14	6	16	50	53	−3	48
7	Rudar Velenje	36	12	7	17	50	73	−23	43
8	Triglav Kranj	36	10	7	19	51	83	−32	37
9	Gorica (R)	36	7	10	19	44	63	−19	31	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10	Krško (R)	36	5	9	22	29	65	−36	24	Relegation to Slovenian Second League

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.^[3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2018–19 Slovenian Football Cup, Olimpija Ljubljana, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

First half of the season Home \ Away ALU CEL DOM GOR KRŠ MAR MUR OLI RUD TRI Aluminij 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–5 0–2 6–2 3–0 2–0 Celje 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–5 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 Domžale 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 Gorica 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 Krško 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 Maribor 2–1 1–1 2–2 5–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 4–1 Mura 3–2 0–1 5–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 Olimpija 3–1 2–2 4–4 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 5–0 2–0 Rudar 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–5 3–2 1–2 3–1 Triglav Kranj 1–3 1–2 1–4 2–4 4–3 1–5 3–0 0–4 1–2 Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season Home \ Away ALU CEL DOM GOR KRŠ MAR MUR OLI RUD TRI Aluminij 4–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 Celje 1–0 2–3 4–3 0–0 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–2 4–0 Domžale 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 6–2 6–1 Gorica 0–0 4–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 Krško 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–3 1–4 1–2 1–3 Maribor 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 3–1 3–3 Mura 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 5–0 2–2 0–0 3–3 0–0 Olimpija 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 3–3 4–2 Rudar 3–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–2 Triglav Kranj 3–0 0–3 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–4 Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

PrvaLiga play-off

A two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team in the PrvaLiga and the second-placed team in the 2. SNL was played. The winner (Tabor Sežana) secured a place in the 2019–20 PrvaLiga season.

Tabor Sežana	2–1	Gorica
Stevanović 14' Azinović 40'	Report	Velikonja 16' (pen.)

29 May 2019

17:00 CEST

Rajko Štolfa Stadium, Sežana

Attendance: 800

Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Gorica	0–0	Tabor Sežana
	Report

2 June 2019

17:00 CEST

Nova Gorica Sports Park, Nova Gorica

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Rade Obrenović

Tabor Sežana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Awards

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Club
August	Amir Dervišević[4]	Maribor
September	Dino Hotić[5]	Maribor
October	Andrés Vombergar[6]	Olimpija
November	Francesco Tahiraj[7]	Aluminij
March	Luka Majcen[8]	Triglav

Annual awards

PrvaLiga Player of the Season

• Rudi Požeg Vancaš

PrvaLiga U23 Player of the Season

• Jan Mlakar

PrvaLiga Manager of the Season

• Ante Šimundža

PrvaLiga Team of the Season

Obradović

Klemenčič

Ivković

Milec

Šturm

Ibričić

Dervišević

Mlakar

Majcen

Požeg Vancaš

Sirk

Slovenian PrvaLiga Team of the 2018–19 season – SPINS XI.

Player	Team	Position	Ref.
Matko Obradović	Mura	Goalkeeper
Tilen Klemenčič	Domžale	Defender
Klemen Šturm	Mura	Defender
Saša Ivković	Maribor	Defender
Martin Milec	Maribor	Defender
Rudi Požeg Vancaš	Celje	Midfielder
Amir Dervišević	Maribor	Midfielder
Senijad Ibričić	Domžale	Midfielder
Luka Majcen	Triglav Kranj	Forward
Rok Sirk	Mura	Forward
Jan Mlakar	Maribor	Forward

See also

• 2018–19 Slovenian Football Cup
• 2018–19 Slovenian Second League

References

1. "Rudi Požeg Vancaš je najboljši v 1. SNL". delo.si (in Slovenian). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
2. "Competition Calendar NZS for competition year 2018/19" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. "Tekmovalni pravilnik NZS (50. člen)" [Competition policy] (PDF). Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
4. T. O. (20 September 2018). "Dervišević avgusta najbolj zaznamoval Prvo ligo" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
5. STA (5 October 2018). "NZS: Dino Hotić igralec meseca septembra". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
6. R. K. (7 November 2018). "Vombergar sanja slovensko reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
7. Uredništvo (18 December 2018). "Francesco Tahiraj igralec meseca novembra" (in Slovenian). SNPortal. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
8. Sportal; Uroš Iskra (6 April 2019). "Veliko priznanje za kapetana Triglava" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Slovene)
• 2018–19 PrvaLiga at Soccerway.com