List of NK Maribor seasons

Maribor players celebrating the club's ninth league title

NK Maribor is an association football club from Maribor, Slovenia. Founded in 1960, the club joined the Football Association of Yugoslavia during the same year and was a member thereof until 1991 and the independence of Slovenia when the club joined the Football Association of Slovenia, where it remains to the present day.

Maribor was founded on 12 December 1960 when it entered the Republic League, the third tier of the Yugoslav football system.^[1] During its time in the Yugoslav leagues, Maribor was one of only three Slovenian clubs to participate in the Yugoslav First League, the system's top division.^[1] In 31 seasons before the independence of Slovenia in 1991, the club played five seasons in the top Yugoslav division, seventeen in the Second League and nine in the Third League (six seasons as part of the Republic League and three in the Inter-Republic League formed at the end of the 1980s).^[2] Apart from winning the Yugoslav second division once and the third division five times, the club had no major success during its Yugoslav period;^[2] the closest it came to winning a major trophy was in the 1967–68 season, when it reached the semi-finals of the Yugoslav Cup.^[3]

Ljudski vrt

Since 1991, Maribor has competed in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the highest level of football in the country.^[4] The team was one of the league's founding members and is one of only three clubs that has never been relegated from the top division.^[4] The first major success for the club was during its first season as part of the Slovenian football system when it won the Slovenian Cup,^[4] a feat it has repeated eight times to date.^[5] The club has won the league championship 13 times in 24 seasons and is the most successful club in the country.^[6] In 2009 the club also won the Slovenian Supercup for the first time, the last domestic trophy missing among the club's honours.^[7]

During its history Maribor has played a total of 55 seasons.^[8] In that time the club has spent 29 seasons as a member of a top division, 17 in the second division and 9 in the third.^[8] To date, the club has won a total of 25 major domestic titles.^[9] The team plays at the Ljudski vrt stadium since 1961 and played there even during the stadium's construction.^[10] This list details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Key

League P = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points won Pos = Final position

SFR Yugoslavia (1960–61 to 1990–91) Div 1 = Yugoslav First League Div 2 = Yugoslav Second League Div 3 = Yugoslav Third League^[A] Cup = Yugoslav Cup Slovenia (since 1991–92) Div 1 = Slovenian PrvaLiga Cup = Slovenian Cup Supercup = Slovenian Supercup

Cup / Europe N/A = Was not held QR = Qualifying round R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R16 = Round of 16 R32 = Round of 32 PR = Playoff round G = Group stage QF = Quarter-final SF = Semi-final F = Final/Runners-up W = Competition won

Champions

Runners-up

Promoted ↑

Relegated ↓

Top scorer in top division ♦

Domestic record

Correct as of 2014–15 NK Maribor season. Top scorer's goal tallies are for league goals only. Due to differences in the competition's structure over time, NK Maribor competed in both the Yugoslav Cup and the Slovenian Cup, performances cannot easily be compared, and are therefore not available for sorting. Slovenian Supercup was contested twice during the 1990s and became an annual event from the season 2007–08 onwards.

List of year ranges, representing seasons, and displaying the numbers and types of accomplishments of awards by the team and its players during those timeframes

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Cup	Supercup	Competition	Result	Name	Goals
	League											Other		Top scorer
1960–61	Div 3 ↑	22	16	3	3	60	22	35	1st	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Tolic, StefanŠtefan Tolič	9
1961–62	Div 2	22	10	4	8	33	33	24	5th	R2	N/A	& —	& —	Pirc, BogdanBogdan Pirc	8
1962–63	Div 2	30	12	11	7	51	33	35	3rd	R16	N/A	& —	& —	Pirc, BogdanBogdan Pirc	17
1963–64	Div 2	30	17	6	7	57	21	40	2nd	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Pirc, BogdanBogdan Pirc	14
1964–65	Div 2	30	16	6	8	56	33	38	3rd	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Pirc, BogdanBogdan Pirc	11
1965–66	Div 2	33	16	9	8	56	30	41	4th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Prosen, TomislavTomislav Prosen	15
1966–67	Div 2 ↑	34	23	10	1	68	17	56	1st	R16	N/A	& —	& —	Marković, VitoVito Marković Binkovski, BorisBoris Binkovski	11
1967–68	Div 1	30	8	11	11	38	53	27	11th	SF	N/A	& —	& —	Kranjc, MladenMladen Kranjc	11
1968–69	Div 1	34	7	14	13	33	57	28	16th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Kranjc, MladenMladen Kranjc	11
1969–70	Div 1	34	13	7	14	40	51	33	10th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Kranjc, MladenMladen Kranjc	12
1970–71	Div 1	34	9	11	14	33	48	29	13th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Kranjc, MladenMladen Kranjc	7
1971–72	Div 1 ↓	34	3	14	17	24	61	20	18th	& —	N/A	Mitropa Cup	R1	Kranjc, MladenMladen Kranjc	13
1972–73	Div 2	34	20	10	4	69	23	50	2nd	QF	N/A	& —	& —	Horjak, BrankoBranko Horjak	22
1973–74	Div 2	34	12	8	14	46	42	32	13th	R16	N/A	& —	& —	Vučeković, SlobodanSlobodan Vučeković	13
1974–75	Div 2 ↓	34	9	15	10	37	46	33	15th	N/A^[B]	N/A	& —	& —	Horjak, BrankoBranko Horjak	17
1975–76	Div 3 ↑	26	23	1	2	86	21	47	1st	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Miljković, SlobodanSlobodan Miljković Krempl, BojanBojan Krempl	16
1976–77	Div 2	34	14	7	13	44	49	35	8th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Horjak, BrankoBranko Horjak	17
1977–78	Div 2	34	13	12	9	47	39	38	4th	R32	N/A	& —	& —	Horjak, BrankoBranko Horjak	9
1978–79	Div 2	30	12	10	8	46	34	34	2nd	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Zolotić, SavoSavo Zolotić	8
1979–80	Div 2	30	13	5	12	47	38	31	5th	QF	N/A	& —	& —	Turčik, JosipJosip Turčik	19
1980–81	Div 2 ↓^[C]	30	14	8	8	50	48	36	10th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Turčik, JosipJosip Turčik	19
1981–82	Div 3 ↑	26	18	6	2	52	13	42	1st	R16	N/A	& —	& —	Unknown^[D]	& —
1982–83	Div 2 ↓	34	7	12	15	24	40	26	17th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Prelogar, JožeJože Prelogar Zurman, MilanMilan Žurman	6
1983–84	Div 3 ↑	26	22	1	3	74	11	35	1st	R32	N/A	& —	& —	Kek, MatjažMatjaž Kek	20
1984–85	Div 2 ↓	34	11	6	17	39	47	28	16th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Kek, MatjažMatjaž Kek	10
1985–86	Div 3 ↑	26	17	6	3	66	18	40	1st	R16	N/A	& —	& —	Prelogar, JožeJože Prelogar	30
1986–87	Div 2 ↓	34	11	6	17	36	59	28	16th	R16	N/A	& —	& —	Zurman, MilanMilan Žurman	15
1987–88	Div 3	26	16	6	4	40	17	38	2nd	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Verle, MetodMetod Verle	9
1988–89	Div 3	34	12	9	13	30	32	30	10th	R32	N/A	& —	& —	Zurman, MilanMilan Žurman	6
1989–90	Div 3	34	12	7	15	38	36	29	11th	R32	N/A	& —	& —	Poznič, IgorIgor Poznič	11
1990–91	Div 3	34	14	5	15	34	37	31	8th	& —	N/A	& —	& —	Poznič, IgorIgor Poznič	10
1991–92	Div 1^[E]	40	25	9	6	76	29	59	2nd	W	N/A	& —	& —	Poznič, IgorIgor Poznič	27
1992–93	Div 1	34	18	12	4	50	20	48	2nd	R16	N/A	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Simundza, AnteAnte Šimundža Bičakčić, MirsadMirsad Bičakčić	12
1993–94	Div 1	30	16	10	4	55	24	42	3rd	W	N/A	UEFA Cup	R2	Bozgo, KlitonKliton Bozgo	13
1994–95	Div 1	30	17	8	5	61	23	42	2nd	SF	N/A	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Simundza, AnteAnte Šimundža	9
1995–96	Div 1	36	14	11	11	47	32	53	4th	R16	& —	UEFA Cup	R1	Simundza, AnteAnte Šimundža Zidan, GregorGregor Židan	7
1996–97	Div 1	36	21	8	7	71	34	71	1st	W	& —	UEFA Intertoto Cup	G	Drobne, OskarOskar Drobne	14
1997–98	Div 1	36	24	4	8	69	34	76	1st	QF	N/A	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup	QR R1	Kmetec, MarkoMarko Kmetec	10
1998–99	Div 1	33	19	9	5	72	29	66	1st	W	N/A	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup	QR R1	Bozgo, KlitonKliton Bozgo	15
1999–2000	Div 1	33	25	6	2	90	30	81	1st	SF	N/A	UEFA Champions League	G^[F]	Bozgo, KlitonKliton Bozgo	24 ♦
2000–01	Div 1	33	18	8	7	61	36	62	1st	QF	N/A	UEFA Champions League	QR	Kvas, AndrejAndrej Kvas	9
2001–02	Div 1	33	19	9	5	64	23	66	1st	SF	N/A	UEFA Champions League	QR	Duro, SamirSamir Duro	15
2002–03	Div 1	31	18	8	5	56	31	62	1st	QF	N/A	UEFA Champions League	QR	Rakovič, ErminErmin Rakovič	13
2003–04	Div 1	32	15	9	8	51	34	54	3rd	W	N/A	UEFA Champions League	QR	Pekič, DamirDamir Pekič	12
2004–05	Div 1	32	15	6	11	47	36	51	7th	SF	N/A	UEFA Cup	R1	Bozgo, KlitonKliton Bozgo	18 ♦
2005–06	Div 1	36	16	6	14	51	42	54	4th	SF	N/A	& —	& —	Pregelj, MartinMartin Pregelj	8
2006–07	Div 1	36	15	12	9	64	50	57	3rd	F	N/A	UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Cup	R3^[G] QR	Makriev, DimitarDimitar Makriev	13
2007–08	Div 1	36	14	10	12	55	46	52	4th	F	& —	UEFA Intertoto Cup	R2	Makriev, DimitarDimitar Makriev	10
2008–09	Div 1	36	17	12	7	62	44	63	1st	SF	& —	& —	& —	Tavares, MarcosMarcos Tavares	15
2009–10	Div 1	36	18	8	10	58	44	63	2nd	W	W	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League	QR PR	Jelić, DraganDragan Jelić	15
2010–11	Div 1	36	21	12	3	65	25	75	1st	F	F	UEFA Europa League	PR	Tavares, MarcosMarcos Tavares	16 ♦
2011–12	Div 1	36	26	7	3	88	35	85	1st	W	F	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League	QR G^[H]	Volaš, DaliborDalibor Volaš	17
2012–13	Div 1	36	24	6	6	80	35	78	1st	W	W	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League	PR G	Tavares, MarcosMarcos Tavares	17 ♦
2013–14	Div 1	36	24	5	7	78	31	77	1st	F	W	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League	PR R32	Fajić, NusmirNusmir Fajić	16
2014–15	Div 1	36	24	7	5	74	32	79	1st	F	W	UEFA Champions League	G	Tavares, MarcosMarcos Tavares	17 ♦

Footnotes

• ^A The Slovenian Republic League, the highest football league in SR Slovenia, was regarded as the third level league within the Yugoslav football system for most of the time. In 1988 Football Association of Yugoslavia reorganized its competitions and replaced the Republic leagues with the newly formed Inter-Republic league which effectively became the third tier of Yugoslav football.^[11]
• ^B The 1974–75 Yugoslav Cup edition was not held,^[12] due to the rescheduling purposes as the Football Association of Yugoslavia had decided to move the date of cup final from 29 November (or Republic Day, the anniversary of the establishment of communist Yugoslavia) to on or around 25 May (or Youth Day, a national holiday which doubled as the official celebration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday). As a direct consequence, the 1975–76 Cup edition was contested for almost two years.^[13]
• ^C The club was relegated after a verdict by the Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association of Yugoslavia due to the 'Ball' (Žoga) bribery scandal.^[14]
• ^D The club's top scorer in the 1981–82 season is unknown due to insufficient data. During that season in the third division the two top scorers were Bojan Krempl (9) and Milan Žurman (7). However, due to the lost archives it is unclear if either of the players were among goal scorers during the match against Ptuj, played on 4 April 1982 and won by Maribor with the score 5–1.^[15]
• ^E After the independence of Slovenia in 1991, Maribor joined the Football Association of Slovenia, the governing body of Slovenian football. The team was one of the founding members of the Slovenian PrvaLiga and played there ever since.^[4]
• ^F Maribor is the only Slovenian club to have appeared in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.^[16]
• ^G UEFA acknowledges Maribor as one of the winners of the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup,^[17] however, the trophy itself was awarded to Newcastle United, the team that advanced farthest in UEFA competitions that season.^[18]
• ^H Maribor is the only Slovenian club to have appeared in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League.^[19]

References

General

• "NK Maribor Statistics". NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

Specific

1. NK Maribor. "Zgodovina: 1961–1970" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
2. NK Maribor. "Zgodovina NK Maribor" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
3. Dinant Abbink (6 June 2008). "Cup of Yugoslavia 1967/68". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 8 June 2011.
4. NK Maribor. "Zgodovina: 1991–2000" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
5. Nogometna Zveza Slovenije (NZS). "Zgodovina tekmovanja" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
6. Nogometna Zveza Slovenije (NZS). "Dosedanji zmagovalci" (in Slovenian). nzs.si. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
7. A.G. (8 July 2008). "Bunderla Mariboru priigral prvi superpokal" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
8. NK Maribor. "Zgodovina: Statistika" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
9. NK Maribor. "Osebna izkaznica" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
10. NK Maribor. "Ljudski vrt: Zgodovina" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
11. NK Maribor. "Zgodovina: 1981–1990" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
12. BIH Soccer. "Kup Jugoslavije (Kup Maršala Tita)" (in Bosnian). bihsoccer. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
13. BIH Soccer. "Prvenstva i kupovi Jugoslavije" (in Bosnian). bihsoccer. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
14. Elwood (16 September 2003). "Zgodovina Maribora" (in Slovenian). nkmaribor.si. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
15. NK Maribor. "Zapisnik: Maribor – Ptuj" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
16. NK Maribor. "Deseta obletnica lige prvakov" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
17. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). "NK Maribor Profile". UEFA official website. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
18. "Newcastle to lift Intertoto Cup". BBC Sport. 16 December 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
19. T.O. (25 August 2011). "Maribor junaško zdržal pritisk Ibrox Parka" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

External links

• Official website (Slovene)
• Official supporters' website (Slovene)