NK Rudar Velenje

Rudar Velenje

Full name

Nogometni klub Rudar Velenje

Nickname(s)

Knapi (The Miners)

Founded

1948^[1]

Ground

Ob Jezeru,
Velenje

Capacity

2,341

President

Mitja Kamenik

Head Coach

Jernej Javornik

League

Slovenian PrvaLiga

2014–15

1. SNL, 6th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Nogometni Klub Rudar Velenje (English: Rudar Velenje Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Rudar Velenje or simply Rudar, is a Slovenian football club from Velenje, currently playing in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. At the end of the 2005–06 season, they were relegated to the Slovenian Second League. In the 2007–08 season they finished first and thus achieved a promotion back to the first league.

Honours

Yugoslavia

League

Slovenian Republic Football League

Winners (2): 1976–77, 1990–91

Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 1989–90

Cup

Slovenian Republic Cup

Winners (1): 1979–80

Runners-up (4): 1977–78, 1981–82, 1989–90, 1990–91

Slovenia

League

Slovenian Second League

Winners (3): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08

Cup

Slovenian Cup

Winners (1): 1997–98

Current squad

As of 27 February 2016.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Matic Čretnik
4	DF	David Kašnik
6	MF	Anže Pišek
7	MF	Amer Krcič
8	MF	Damjan Trifkovič
9	FW	Luka Prašnikar
10	MF	Leon Črnčič
11	FW	Mitja Lotrič
12	MF	Stjepan Babić
13	GK	Matej Radan
14	FW	Milan Kocić
17	DF	Erman Bevab
19	MF	Klemen Bolha

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Denis Grbić
21	MF	Nikola Tolimir
23	DF	Jaka Ihbeisheh
25	DF	Marin Bratić
26	DF	Elvedin Džinić
28	MF	Safet Gavranovič
29	DF	Ivan Knezović
32	FW	Mate Eterović
33	MF	Mario Babić
37	DF	Gašper Kurež
45	FW	Damir Grgič
–	MF	Ilya Markovskyi

Domestic league and cup results

Former crest

Season	League	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Cup
1991–92	1. SNL	12	38	40	13	12	15	59	65	Quarter-finals
1992–93	1. SNL	9	33	34	13	7	14	45	52	First round
1993–94	1. SNL	9	27	30	10	7	13	37	49	Round of 16
1994–95	1. SNL	7	38	30	16	6	8	55	33	Quarter-finals
1995–96	1. SNL	7	49	36	13	10	13	46	37	Semi-finals
1996–97	1. SNL	8	42	36	10	12	14	43	53	Round of 16
1997–98	1. SNL	7	43	36	10	13	13	39	38	Winners
1998–99	1. SNL	3	56	33	16	8	9	43	33	Quarter-finals
1999–00	1. SNL	3	58	33	17	7	9	49	35	First round
2000–01	1. SNL	8	43	33	12	7	14	43	44	Semi-finals
2001–02	1. SNL	8	42	33	11	9	13	46	52	Quarter-finals
2002–03	1. SNL	11	25	31	6	7	18	32	51	First round
2003–04	2. SNL	1 ⁺	69	32	21	6	5	84	37	Quarter-finals
2004–05	2. SNL	1	72	33	23	3	7	76	40	Second round
2005–06	1. SNL	10	15	36	2	9	25	28	83	Quarter-finals
2006–07	2. SNL	8	45	36	12	9	15	45	59	Quarter-finals
2007–08	2. SNL	1	50	27	15	4	7	70	31	x
2008–09	1. SNL	3	55	36	16	7	13	44	39	Quarter-finals
2009–10	1. SNL	7	49	36	15	4	17	46	52	Quarter-finals
2010–11	1. SNL	6	46	36	12	10	14	58	50	Second round
2011–12	1.SNL	6	43	36	11	10	15	55	54	Semi-final
2012–13	1. SNL	7	40	36	11	7	18	42	59	Round of 16
2013–14	1. SNL	3	63	36	18	9	9	55	33	Semi-finals
2014–15	1. SNL	6	46	36	12	10	14	44	43	Round of 16
Totals	1. SNL	0 Titles	851	693	244	171	278	909	955	1 Cup

^{+ Rudar Velenje declined promotion, their place was taken by 3rd placed Zagorje, who were promoted together with 2nd placed Bela Krajina.}

*Best results are highlighted.

UEFA competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
1995	Intertoto Cup	Group 2	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	–	–
		Group 2	Östers	1–3	–	–
		Group 2	1. FC Köln	0–1	–	–
		Group 2	Lucerne	1–1	–	–
1998–99	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Qualifying round	Tiraspol	2–0	0–0	2–0
		First round	Varteks Varaždin	0–1	0–1	0–2
1999	Intertoto Cup	First round	Halmstads BK	0–0	2–2	2–2 (a)
		Second round	Austria Lustenau	1–2	1–2	2–4
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Narva Trans	3–0	3–1	6–1
		Second qualifying round	Red Star Belgrade	0–1	0–4	0–5
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Laçi	1–1	1–1	2–2 (2–3 pen.)

Managers

Bojan Prašnikar (1995–96)
Branko Oblak (1998–00)
Edin Osmanović (2001–02)
Marijan Pušnik (2007–10)
Bojan Prašnikar (2010–11)
Aleš Čeh (2012–13)
Jernej Javornik (2013–)

References

↑ "NZS: Klubi" [NZS: Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

External links

Official website (Slovene)
PrvaLiga profile (Slovene)

Slovenian PrvaLiga

Seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2015–16 teams	Celje Domžale Gorica Koper Krka Krško Maribor Olimpija Rudar Velenje Zavrč

Active teams	Aluminij Bela Krajina Dravograd Interblock Jadran Dekani Kočevje Livar Medvode Pohorje Radomlje Rudar Trbovlje Slovan Svoboda Tabor Sežana Triglav Kranj Zagorje Železničar Maribor

Defunct teams	Beltinci Drava Ptuj Izola Korotan Prevalje Ljubljana Mura Mura 05 Nafta Lendava Naklo Olimpija (defunct) Primorje Slavija Vevče Steklar Šmartno

Associated competitions	Slovenian Cup Supercup Second League Third League UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

Slovenian Republic League

Seasons (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)	1920 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41

Teams (1920–1941)	I. SSK Maribor Amater Athletik Bratstvo Celje Čakovec Disk Gradjanski Grafika Hermes Hertha Hrastnik Ilirija Jadran Jugoslavija Korotan Kovinar Kranj Mars Merkur Mura Olimp Primorje Ptuj Rapid Reka Rote Elf SK Ljubljana Red Star Slavija Ljubljana Slavija Maribor Slovan Sparta Svoboda Celje Svoboda Ljubljana Svoboda Maribor Šoštanj Železničar Maribor

Seasons (SFR Yugoslavia)	1946 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91

Teams (1946–1991)	Aluminij Branik Maribor Branik Solkan Brežice Domžale Drava Dravinja Elan Elkroj Grafičar Hrastnik Ilirija Izola Jadran Dekani Jesenice Kamnik Kladivar Koper Kovinar Maribor Kovinar Štore Krim Litija Ljubljana Maribor Medvode Mura Nafta Naklo Olimp Olimpija Partizan Žalec Piran Pohorje Postojna Primorje Proletarec Rudar Trbovlje Rudar Velenje Slavija Slivnica Sloga Slovan Steklar Stol Svoboda Tabor Šmartno Triglav Kranj Triglav Ljubljana Vozila Železničar Maribor ŽŠD Celje

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