2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 20th season of top-tier football in Slovenia. The season began in July 2010 and ended in May 2011. Koper were the defending champions, having won their first the previous season.

Slovenian PrvaLiga

Season	2010–11
Champions	Maribor (9th title)
Relegated	Primorje
Champions League	Maribor
Europa League	Domžale (cup winners) Koper Olimpija
Matches played	180
Goals scored	504 (2.8 per match)
Best Player	Marcos Tavares[1]
Top goalscorer	Marcos Tavares (16 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Ermin Hasić[1]
Biggest home win	Maribor 5–0 Triglav Rudar 5–0 Triglav
Biggest away win	Primorje 0–6 Rudar Gorica 0-6 Maribor
Highest scoring	Koper 7–3 Celje
Longest winning run	5 games Maribor
Longest unbeaten run	20 games Maribor
Longest winless run	12 games Nafta
Longest losing run	5 games Triglav Nafta Primorje
Highest attendance	11,000 Maribor 2–0 Domžale
Lowest attendance	50 Koper 2–1 Rudar
Total attendance	217,830
Average attendance	1,210
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Teams

Celje

Domžale

Gorica

Olimpija

Koper

Maribor

Nafta

Primorje

Rudar

Triglav

Location of teams in the Slovenian PrvaLiga 2010–11

Drava were directly relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season to Slovenian Second League after a last-place finish, having narrowly avoided relegation in the relegation play-offs in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 season. Interblock, who placed 9th at the end of season, entered relegation play-offs and were beaten by Triglav, runners-up of the 2009–10 Slovenian Second League.

Along with Triglav, Primorje were promoted back to top flight as champions of the Slovenian Second League, having been relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season.

Team summaries

Club	City / Town	Stadium	Capacity	Kit maker
Celje	Celje	Arena Petrol	13,059	Joma
Domžale	Domžale	Domžale Sports Park	3,100	Legea
Gorica	Nova Gorica	Nova Gorica Sports Park	3,100	Joma
Koper	Koper	Bonifika Stadium	4,010	Lotto
Maribor	Maribor	Ljudski vrt	12,702	Zeus
Nafta	Lendava	Lendava Sports Park	2,000	Le Coq Sportif
Olimpija	Ljubljana	Stožice Stadium	16,038	Puma
Primorje	Ajdovščina	Ajdovščina Football Stadium	1,630	Uhlsport
Rudar	Velenje	Ob Jezeru City Stadium	2,341	Joma
Triglav	Kranj	Stanko Mlakar Stadium	2,060	Legea

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maribor (C)	36	21	12	3	65	25	+40	75	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Domžale	36	20	7	9	57	35	+22	67	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3	Koper	36	17	9	10	57	43	+14	60	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4	Olimpija	36	15	10	11	59	43	+16	55
5	Gorica	36	13	9	14	42	53	−11	48
6	Rudar	36	12	10	14	55	47	+8	46
7	Triglav Kranj	36	10	9	17	38	59	−21	39
8	Celje	36	9	10	17	41	55	−14	37[lower-alpha 2]
9	Nafta	36	10	7	19	47	67	−20	37[lower-alpha 2]	Qualification to relegation play-offs
10	Primorje (R)	36	8	7	21	40	74	−34	31	Relegation to Slovenian Second League

Source: PrvaLiga website
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Winners of 2010–11 Slovenian Cup competition.
2. CEL: 5 pts, 7–6; NAF: 5 pts, 6–7

Relegation play-offs

The 9th placed team was supposed to play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of 2010–11 Slovenian Second League NK Interblock but Interblock rejected the chance of a promotion.

Results

Every team plays four times against their opponents, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 matches.

First half of the season Home \ Away CEL DOM GOR KOP MAR NAF OLI PRI RUD TRI Celje 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–4 2–4 1–1 3–0 5–1 1–1 Domžale 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–3 3–0 Gorica 3–3 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 Koper 7–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 Maribor 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 5–0 Nafta 2–2 3–2 3–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 2–1 3–3 2–1 Olimpija 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–3 1–0 Primorje 2–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 4–2 5–1 1–1 0–3 Rudar 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 5–0 Triglav Kranj 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–5 3–2 1–0 Source: PrvaLiga website Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season Home \ Away CEL DOM GOR KOP MAR NAF OLI PRI RUD TRI Celje 0–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 3–0 1–3 2–3 1–0 2–0 Domžale 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 Gorica 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–6 1–0 1–3 4–1 0–0 1–0 Koper 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 0–1 Maribor 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 Nafta 0–0 2–3 1–4 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 Olimpija 3–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 2–2 1–3 Primorje 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–4 2–2 0–6 1–0 Rudar 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–4 4–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 Triglav Kranj 0–0 2–4 1–0 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–4 2–0 1–4 Source: PrvaLiga website Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 29 May 2011; Source: PrvaLiga, Soccerway

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Marcos Tavares	Maribor	16
2	Milan Osterc	Koper	13
	Damir Pekič	Domžale	13
4	Vedran Vinko	Nafta	10
	Vito Plut	Gorica / Maribor	10
	Etien Velikonja	Maribor / Gorica	10
7	Dragan Čadikovski	Rudar	9
	Dejan Burgar	Triglav	9
9
	Davor Škerjanc	Olimpija	8
	Robert Berič	Maribor	8
	Adnan Bešić	Olimpija	8
	Elvis Bratanovič	Rudar	8

Average attendances

Rank	Club	Total attendance	Matches played	Average
1	Maribor	64,600	18	3,589
2	Olimpija Ljubljana	41,900	18	2,328
3	Rudar Velenje	26,000	18	1,444
4	Nafta Lendava	18,500	18	1,028
5	Koper	16,350	18	908
6	Celje	12,700	18	706
7	Domžale	12,350	18	686
8	Gorica	9,080	18	504
9	Primorje	8,200	18	456
10	Triglav	8,150	18	453

See also

• 2010 Slovenian Supercup
• 2010–11 Slovenian Cup
• 2010–11 Slovenian Second League

References

General

• "PrvaLiga Archives". Association of 1. SNL official website. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

Specific

1. 2010–11

External links

• Official website of the PrvaLiga (in Slovene)