2015–16 NK Maribor season

The 2015–16 season was the 56th season in the history of NK Maribor and the club's 25th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga since the league establishment in 1991. The team participated in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, and UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 June 2015 to 31 May 2016.

NK Maribor

2015–16 season
President	Drago Cotar
Head Coach	Ante Šimundža (until 17 August 2015) Saša Gajser (caretaker) Krunoslav Jurčić (29 August 2015 – 29 February 2016) Darko Milanič (from 2 March 2016)
Stadium	Ljudski vrt
Slovenian League	Runners-up
Slovenian Cup	Winners
Slovenian Supercup	Runners-up
Champions League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Jean-Philippe Mendy (17) All: Jean-Philippe Mendy (18)
Highest home attendance	12,160 vs Olimpija (5 March 2016)
Lowest home attendance	2,000 vs Gorica (25 November 2015) and vs Krško (5 December 2015)
Average home league attendance	4,259[1]
Home colours Away colours

Supercup

5 July 2015 Final	Koper	0–0 (3–2 p)	Maribor	Koper
20:00 CET	Galešić  23' Krivičić  72'	Report	N'Diaye  23' Kabha  57' Mertelj  69' Stojanović  82'	Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dejan Balažič
	Penalties
	Hadžić Lotrič Črnigoj Krivičić Galešić Palčič		Volaš Tavares Vršič Ibraimi Mertelj Rajčević

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Slovenian League

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpija Ljubljana (C)	36	22	8	6	75	25	+50	74	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Maribor	36	19	11	6	78	37	+41	68	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3	Domžale	36	14	13	9	46	31	+15	55	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Gorica	36	15	7	14	48	49	−1	52
5	Celje	36	11	12	13	32	46	−14	45

Source: Slovenian PrvaLiga (in Slovene), Soccerway
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) Goals scored.[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Maribor qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Slovenian Cup.

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	19	11	6	78	37	+41	68	8	6	4	43	25	+18	11	5	2	35	12	+23

Last updated: 21 May 2016.
Source: [3]

Results by round

Round	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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	L
Position	5	4	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2016. Source: PrvaLiga website
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 July 2015 1	Maribor	1–1	Zavrč	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Filipović  35' Zahović  39'	Report	Matjašič  10'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bojan Mertik

25 July 2015 2	Domžale	0–1	Maribor	Domžale
20:15 CEST	Horić  33' Zec  36' S. Vuk  90+2'	Report	Tavares  23' Mertelj  88' Šuler  90+2' Stojanović  90+4'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

1 August 2015 3	Maribor	4–1	Krško	Maribor
18:30 CEST	Mendy  6' Vršič  14' Gigli  22' Ibraimi  46', 68' Filipović  80'	Report	Poljanec  60' Petric  72'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mitja Žganec

7 August 2015 4	Koper	2–1	Maribor	Koper
20:15 CEST	Štromajer  49' Guberac  71' Galešić  86' Simčič  90+2'	Report	Bajde  36' Vršič  47' Viler  48' Kabha  74'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 800 Referee: Dejan Balažič

12 August 2015 5	Maribor	1–0	Celje	Maribor
19:15 CEST	Tavares  68' Filipović  82' Tavares  85'	Report	Pišek  67' Klemenčič  89'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Davor Drečnik

16 August 2015 6	Maribor	0–3	Olimpija	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Šuler  40' Gigli  74'  77'	Report	Henty  5'  27' Kronaveter  29' Fink  43' Kapun  46' Matić  65' Kelhar  80' Šporar  90+1'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

22 August 2015 7	Rudar Velenje	0–0	Maribor	Velenje
17:45 CEST	Trifkovič  48' M. Babić  85' S. Babić  90'	Report	Arghus  13' Vršič  90+1'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Matej Jug

29 August 2015 8	Maribor	2–2	Krka	Maribor
17:45 CEST	Mendy  20'  43' Janža  45' Mertelj  53' Ibraimi  61' (f.k.) Handanović  82'	Report	Welbeck  8' Marotti  35' Mojstrovič  60' Dežmar  73' Bogdan  80' Vučkić  85' Bogdan  90'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

12 September 2015 9	Gorica	1–4	Maribor	Nova Gorica
17:45 CEST	Burgič  6'  51'	Report	Mendy  12' Tavares  25' Stojanović  51' Mendy  57' Bohar  77'	Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Damir Skomina

19 September 2015 10	Zavrč	2–1	Maribor	Zavrč
19:00 CEST	Šuler  37' (o.g.) Datković  49' Bajza  70' Kabha  86', o.g.'	Report	Mendy  22' Stojanović  72' Bohar  76'	Stadium: Zavrč Sports Park Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Rade Obrenović

23 September 2015 11	Maribor	1–1	Domžale	Maribor
18:00 CEST	Mertelj  30' Filipović  45' Tavares  49'	Report	Majer  9' Vuk  58' Vetrih  73'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Matej Jug

27 September 2015 12	Krško	1–3	Maribor	Krško
17:45 CEST	Štefanac  6'	Report	Stojanović  5' Tavares  33' Šuler  38'  57' Vršič  71' Kabha  74' Bajde  90+4'  90+4'	Stadium: Matija Gubec Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

3 October 2015 13	Maribor	4–0	Koper	Maribor
17:45 CEST	Vršič  39'  58' Tavares  59' Ibraimi  61' Kabha  71' Tavares  76'	Report	Ivančić  45' Štulac  55'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

17 October 2015 14	Celje	1–3	Maribor	Celje
17:45 CEST	Klemenčič  52' Kous  59' Đurković  70'	Report	Viler  28' Ibraimi  50' Tavares  53' (pen.) Vršič  67' Sallalich  71'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

21 November 2015^[A] 15	Olimpija	2–2	Maribor	Ljubljana
20:15 CET	Šporar  26' Alves  53' Šporar  67' Klinar  68' Šporar  90+2'	Report	Bajde  7' Stojanović  21' Ibraimi  42' Gigli  49' Stojanović  55'  65'  Mendy  67' Mejač  70'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Davor Drečnik

31 October 2015 16	Maribor	7–1	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
17:45 CET	Ibraimi  3' Bajde  30' Tavares  37'  38' Filipović  45' Sallalich  50' Viler  62' Mendy  89'	Report	Trifković  2' S. Babić  22' Grgić  43' Žitko  63'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

8 November 2015 17	Krka	0–2	Maribor	Novo Mesto
14:00 CET	Fuček  82'	Report	Mertelj  20' Bajde  58' Tavares  61' Handanović  64' Filipović  69' Tavares  74' Bajde  83'	Stadium: Portoval Attendance: 500 Referee: Vojko Goričan

25 November 2015^[B] 18	Maribor	4–2	Gorica	Maribor
17:30 CET	ibraimi  21' Sallalich  42' Filipović  46' Jogan  50' (o.g.) Bajde  61'	Report	Kotnik  37' Eleke  46' Arčon  90+2'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dejan Balažič

28 November 2015 19	Maribor	3–3	Zavrč	Maribor
17:30 CET	Ibraimi  17' Mendy  62' Kabha  69'	Report	Batrović  10' Glavica  36'  43' Riera  54' (pen.) Batrović  55' Cvek  79' Pihler  89'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mitja Žganec

2 December 2015 20	Domžale	0–0	Maribor	Domžale
18:00 CET	Mance  47' Dobrovoljc  66' Vetrih  72'	Report	Šuler  19' Tavares  79' Filipović  84'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

5 December 2015 21	Maribor	6–0	Krško	Maribor
17:30 CET	Mendy  7', 21' Gigli  16' Bajde  27', 57', 58' Mendy  69'	Report	Pavič  44' Sikošek  55' Volarič  63' Jakolić  77'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

13 December 2015 22	Koper	0–5	Maribor	Koper
17:30 CET		Report	Bajde  16' Ibraimi  31' Sallalich  34' Ibraimi  43' Mendy  90'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dejan Balažič

27 February 2016 23	Maribor	0–1	Celje	Maribor
16:55 CET	Defendi  44' Šuler  52' Bajde  71' Filipović  90+3'	Report	Hadžić  32' Pajač  38'  57'  Kotnik  90+1' Spremo  90+2' Vrhovec  90+3'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

5 March 2016 24	Maribor	0–0	Olimpija	Maribor
20:15 CET	Viler  28' Novaković  30' Janković  78' Šuler  87'	Report	Matić  17' Kelhar  30' Eleke  34' Mitrović  77' Fink  84'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,160 Referee: Matej Jug

12 March 2016 25	Rudar Velenje	0–3	Maribor	Velenje
16:55 CET	Ihbeisheh  15'  29'  S. Babić  58' Črnčič  79' Džinić  86'	Report	Dervišević  33' Bajde  56'  72'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mitja Žganec

19 March 2016 26	Maribor	2–1	Krka	Maribor
14:55 CET	Ibraimi  13' Vršič  43'  53' Tavares  77' Novaković  85'	Report	Kostanjšek  9' Potokar  36' Bogdan  90+3'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Roman Glažar

2 April 2016 27	Gorica	0–2	Maribor	Nova Gorica
16:55 CEST	Nunič  86' Kolenc  88'	Report	Mendy  59'  70'	Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Dejan Balažič

6 April 2016 28	Zavrč	0–0	Maribor	Zavrč
18:00 CEST	Shtanenko  42' Rogač  59' Kokorović  89'	Report	Kabha  38' Viler  67'	Stadium: Zavrč Sports Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bojan Mertik

9 April 2016 29	Maribor	2–1	Domžale	Maribor
16:55 CEST	Novaković  22' Defendi  58' Handanović  90+6' Defendi  90+6'	Report	Alvir  84' Mance  89' Majer  90+1' Zec  90+6'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Matej Jug

17 April 2016 30	Krško	1–3	Maribor	Krško
16:55 CEST	Žinko  27' (pen.) Đurković  67'	Report	Novaković  22' Tavares  27' Mertelj  63' Mendy  66', 80' Janković  83'	Stadium: Matija Gubec Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Rade Obrenović

24 April 2016 31	Maribor	2–2	Koper	Maribor
16:55 CEST	Janković  26' Novaković  41' (pen.)  87'	Report	Štromajer  33'  71' Andrejašič  76'  76' Tomić  78' Radujko  90+1'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Miran Bukovec

30 April 2016 32	Celje	0–0	Maribor	Celje
16:55 CEST	Miškić  48'	Report	Sallalich  45' Tavares  73' Filipović  77'  90+2'  Novaković  90+2'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Matej Jug

7 May 2016 33	Olimpija	1–2	Maribor	Ljubljana
20:15 CEST	Kronaveter  19' Zarifović  33' Mitrović  45' Fink  51' Kelhar  80' Alves  88'	Report	Dervišević  9' Mertelj  51' Novaković  80' (pen.) Tavares  90+3'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

11 May 2016 34	Maribor	2–3	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
16:00 CEST	Sallalich  44' Mendy  78' Tavares  80' Defendi  90+2'	Report	Bolha  11' Knezović  65' Črnčič  83' Tolimir  89'  90+4'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Roberto Ponis

14 May 2016 35	Krka	1–3	Maribor	Novo Mesto
16:55 CEST	Boccaccini  21' Fuček  33'  57' Brkljača  68' Perić  74'	Report	Mendy  29'  39' Mertelj  64' Dervišević  90+2'	Stadium: Portoval Attendance: 700 Referee: Miran Bukovec

21 May 2016 36	Maribor	2–3	Gorica	Maribor
16:55 CEST	Bajde  9'  30'  38'	Report	Burgič  14' Kotnik  82' Osuji  87' Škarabot  90+2'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rade Obrenović

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Notes

1. ^
   The match was originally scheduled on 24 October 2015, however, it was postponed to a later date due to the European migrant crisis.[4][5]
2. ^
   The match was originally scheduled on 21 November 2015, however, the Football Association of Slovenia decided this day to be used for the postponed fixture between Olimpija Ljubljana and Maribor, which effectively postponed the match between Maribor and Gorica to 25 November 2015.[6][7]

Slovenian Cup

16 September 2015 Round of 16	Tolmin	0–3	Maribor	Tolmin
16:00 CEST	Kanalec  30'	Report	Volaš  47' Dervišević  51' Vujčić  65' Vokić  68' Bajde  73' Filipović  88'	Stadium: Brajda Sports Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

21 October 2015 Quarter-finals 1st leg	Rudar Velenje	1–0	Maribor	Velenje
18:00 CEST	Tolimir  39' Jahić  80' Črnčič  90+2' Eterović  90+3'	Report	Kabha  23' Mertelj  32' Janža  37' Sallalich  76' Gigli  87'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Roman Glažar

28 October 2015 Quarter-finals 2nd leg	Maribor	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
18:00 CET	Filipović  40' Kabha  60' Vršič  61'  76' Tavares  86'	Report	Grgić  45' Jahić  59'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mitja Žganec

14 April 2016 Semi-finals 1st leg	Zavrč	2–1	Maribor	Zavrč
18:00 CEST	Golubar  11' Pihler  23' Kokorović  32' Matjašič  43'	Report	Bajde  57'  71' Tavares  90+2'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Dejan Balažič

20 April 2016 Semi-finals 2nd leg	Maribor	5–1 (a.e.t.) (6–3 agg.)	Zavrč	Maribor
18:00 CEST	Mendy  30' Novaković  34' Defendi  58' Sallalich  72' Viler  76' Mendy  90' Sallalich  91' Novaković  102'  105'	Report	Golubar  23' Handanović  43' (o.g.) Mužek  45' Jakšić  49' Miketić  53'  75'  Matjašič  75'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

25 May 2016 Final	Celje	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Maribor	Koper
20:30 CEST	Podlogar  19' Vrhovec  87' Podlogar  111'	Report	Kabha  7' Vršič  107' (c.k.)	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Matej Jug
	Penalties
	Hadžić Miškić Vidmajer Sousa Vrhovec Kous Travner Pungaršek		Filipović Vršič Janković Tavares Novaković Kabha Viler Mertelj

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

14 July 2015 First leg	Maribor	1–0	Astana	Maribor, Slovenia
20:30 CET	Šuler  5' Kabha  29' Stojanović  82' Zahović  86'	Report Report	Ilić  8' Zhukov  78'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,458[8] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

22 July 2015 Second leg	Astana	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Maribor	Astana, Kazakhstan
16:00 CET	Dzholchiev  12' Cañas  43'  55' Twumasi  58' Cañas  67'	Report Report	Rajčević  39' Mertelj  57' Viler  72' Bohar  75' Šuler  82'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 23,650[9] Referee: Adrien Jacottet (Switzerland)

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Friendlies

20 June 2015 1	Radgona	0–12	Maribor	Gornja Radgona, Slovenia
17:00 CEST		Report	Mendy  1' Tavares  22'  31' Sallallich  36' Mendy  42' Volaš  47' Pörš  49' (o.g.) Vuklišević  54' Sovec  60' (o.g.) Volaš  66'  71'  73'	Stadium: TŠC Trate Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Darjan Kovačič

24 June 2015 2	Maribor	0–3	Astra Giurgiu	Beltinci, Slovenia
17:30 CEST		Report	Budescu  27'  52'  60'	Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrej Tratnjek

27 June 2015 3	Sturm Graz	5–2	Maribor	Gralla, Austria
17:00 CEST	Tadić  25'  40' (pen.) Avdijaj  53' Horvath  60'  86'	Report	Šuler  45+1' Mendy  63'	Stadium: Sportanlage Gralla Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Andreas Kollegger (Austria)

30 June 2015 4	Maribor	2–0	Ružomberok	Bakovci, Slovenia
17:00 CEST	Tavares  79' Mendy  86'	Report		Stadium: ŠRC Bakovci Attendance: 100 Referee: Sašo Habjanič

1 July 2015 5	Maribor	4–1	Rad	Rogoza, Slovenia
17:30 CEST	Volaš  21'  34' Hotić  87' Volaš  90+3' (pen.)	Report	Ljujić  62' (pen.)	Stadium: Rogoza Sports Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Alen Borošak

8 July 2015 6	Maribor	2–2	Kuban Krasnodar	Maribor, Slovenia
19:00 CEST	Volaš  47' Ibraimi  72'	Report	Bukiya  57' (f.k.) Melgarejo  58'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tadej Mežnar

29 July 2015 7	Maribor	0–0	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Rogoza, Slovenia
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Rogoza Sports Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Tadej Mežnar

10 October 2015 8	Maribor	2–0	Slaven Belupo	Maribor, Slovenia
15:00 CEST	Celar  62' Volaš  66' Janža  88'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Armando Šorli

20 January 2016 9	Maribor	2–2	ZTE	Moravske Toplice, Slovenia
14:30 CET	Rahmanović  2' Tavares  18'	Report	Daru  36'  79'	Stadium: Hotel Vivat Football Resort Attendance: 30 Referee: Andrej Tratnjek

23 January 2016 10	Maribor	3–1	Zagreb	Maribor, Slovenia
16:00 CET	Ibraimi  20' Bajde  23' Ibraimi  26'	Report	Boban  84'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 0 Referee: Tadej Mežnar

27 January 2016 11	Maribor	2–2	Videoton	Maribor, Slovenia
15:00 CET	Mendy  27' Šme  42' Tavares  64'	Report	Feczesin  48' Kovács  52' (pen.)	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 0 Referee: Alen Borošak

2 February 2016 12	Maribor	4–1	Kapfenberger SV	Maribor, Slovenia
16:00 CET	Vršič  21'  29' Tavares  40' (pen.) Kabha  65'	Report	Son  76'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 0 Referee: Tadej Mežnar

8 February 2016 13	Maribor	3–1	Sarajevo	Belek, Turkey
18:00 CET	Tavares  2'  43' Mendy  71'	Report	Duljević  27' (pen.)	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Hayri Kivanc (Turkey)

9 February 2016 14	Maribor	1–0	Trenčín	Belek, Turkey
18:00 CET	Tavares  90'	Report		Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena Referee: Sevket Simsek (Turkey)

12 February 2016 15	Maribor	0–1	Esbjerg	Belek, Turkey
18:00 CET		Report	Jørgensen  7'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Ibrahim Karakaya (Turkey)

15 February 2016 16	Maribor	0–2	Astana	Belek, Turkey
16:00 CET		Report	Muzhikov  12' Despotović  24'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Vadim Panchenko (Belarus)

18 February 2016 17	Maribor	0–2	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Belek, Turkey
16:00 CET		Report	Léo Matos  6' Ruiz  82'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)

19 February 2016 18	Maribor	2–1	Zorya Luhansk	Belek, Turkey
16:00 CET	Mendy  39' Mujčić  59'	Report	Karavayev  24'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Squad statistics

Key

Players

• No. = Shirt number
• Pos. = Playing position
• GK = Goalkeeper
• DF = Defender
• MF = Midfielder
• FW = Forward

Nationality

• = Albania
• = Bosnia and Herzegovina
• = Brazil
• = France
• = Italy
• = Israel
• = Macedonia
• = Montenegro
• = Senegal
• = Slovenia

Competitions

• = Appearances
• = Goals
• = Yellow card
• = Red card

Designations

•  The player was selected in the official 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the season[10][11]
• # The player was the top scorer in the respective competition

Appearances and goals

Correct as of 25 May 2016, match v. Celje. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Only the players, which made at least one appearance for the first team, are listed.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2015–16 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe

No.	Pos.	Name
			League		Cup		Supercup		Champions League		Total
1	GK	Aljaž Cotman	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
2	DF	Adis Hodžić	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
3	DF	Erik Janža	11	0	3	0	—	—	—	—	14	0
4	DF	Marko Šuler	25	1	2	0	1	0	2	1	30	2
5	MF	Željko Filipović	30	1	5	0	—	—	2	0	37	1
6	MF	Welle N'Diaye	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	1	0
7	MF	Aleš Mejač	4	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	5	0
7	MF	Amar Rahmanović	7	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	8	0
8	MF	Sintayehu Sallalich	25	5	4	2	—	—	—	—	29	7
9	FW	Marcos Tavares	33	12	4	1	1	0	2	0	40	13
10	MF	Agim Ibraimi	27	10	1	0	1	0	2	0	31	10
11	FW	Milivoje Novaković	11	5	3	2	—	—	—	—	14	7
11	FW	Luka Zahović	3	1	—	—	1	0	1	0	5	1
13	DF	Abel Gigli	12	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	13	0
14	FW	Jean-Philippe Mendy	33	17 #	4	1	—	—	1	0	38	18
17	FW	Dalibor Volaš	4	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	8	1
18	MF	Sandi Ogrinec	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
20	FW	Gregor Bajde	27	13	5	2	—	—	—	—	32	15
21	MF	Amir Dervišević	9	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	12	3
22	MF	Dare Vršič	28	5	5	2	1	0	2	0	36	7
23	MF	Dino Hotić	4	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	5	0
24	MF	Marwan Kabha	30	1	4	2	1	0	2	0	37	3
26	DF	Aleksander Rajčević	2	0	—	—	1	0	2	1	5	1
28	DF	Mitja Viler	26	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	32	0
30	MF	Valon Ahmedi	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
30	DF	Petar Stojanović	11	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	16	1
31	MF	Daniel Vujčić	5	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	6	0
33	GK	Jasmin Handanović	35	0	6	0	1	0	2	0	44	0
35	DF	Rodrigo Defendi	10	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	13	1
39	MF	Damjan Bohar	28	2	5	0	—	—	2	0	35	2
44	DF	Arghus	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
44	DF	Denis Šme	10	0	3	0	—	—	—	—	13	0
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj	30	0	6	0	1	0	2	0	39	0
72	MF	Dejan Vokić	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
95	MF	Marko Janković	10	0	4	0	—	—	—	—	14	0
99	FW	Žan Celar	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
Own goals			—	1	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	1
Totals			—	78	—	14	—	0	—	2	—	94

Discipline

Correct as of 25 May 2016, match v. Celje. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. If a player received two yellow cards in a match and was subsequently sent off the numbers count as two yellow cards, one red card.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2015–16 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe

No.	Pos.	Name
			League		Cup		Supercup		Champions League		Total
3	DF	Erik Janža	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
4	DF	Marko Šuler	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
5	MF	Željko Filipović	10	1	1	1	—	—	0	0	11	2
6	MF	Welle N'Diaye	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	1	0
7	DF	Aleš Mejač	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
8	MF	Sintayehu Sallalich	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
9	FW	Marcos Tavares	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
10	MF	Agim Ibraimi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	Milivoje Novaković	3	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	4	0
11	FW	Luka Zahović	0	0	—	—	0	0	1	0	1	0
13	DF	Abel Gigli	5	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	6	1
14	FW	Jean-Philippe Mendy	3	0	1	0	—	—	—	0	4	0
20	FW	Gregor Bajde	5	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	6	0
21	MF	Amir Dervišević	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
22	MF	Dare Vršič	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
24	MF	Marwan Kabha	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
28	DF	Mitja Viler	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
30	DF	Petar Stojanović	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	1
31	MF	Daniel Vujčić	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
33	GK	Jasmin Handanović	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
35	DF	Rodrigo Defendi	3	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	4	0
39	MF	Damjan Bohar	0	0	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	0
44	DF	Arghus	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj	7	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
72	MF	Dejan Vokić	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
95	MF	Marko Janković	3	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	3	0
Totals			79	5	15	1	4	0	7	0	105	6

Foreign players

Below is the list of foreign players who have made appearances for the club during the 2015–16 season. Players primary citizenship is listed first.

EU Nationals

• Jean-Philippe Mendy
• Abel Gigli

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

• Valon Ahmedi[12]
• Arghus[13]
• Rodrigo Defendi[14]
• Marcos Tavares[15]
• Agim Ibraimi[16]

Non-EU Nationals

• Amar Rahmanović
• Marwan Kabha
• Sintayehu Sallalich
• Marko Janković
• Welle N'Diaye

Transfers and loans

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
24	MF		Marwan Kabha	24	Non-EU	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	[17][18]
—	DF		Adis Hodžić	16	EU	Olimpija Ljubljana	Transfer	Summer		Youth transfer	[19][20]
13	DF		Abel Gigli	24	EU	Parma	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	[21][22]
—	DF		Medin Bajrami	17	EU	Domžale	Transfer	Summer	2018	Youth transfer	[23][24]
—	MF		Sandi Ogrinec	17	EU	Bravo	Transfer	Summer		Youth transfer	[24][25]
—	MF		Juš Štusej	15	EU	Celje	Transfer	Summer		Youth transfer	[24][25]
—	FW		Aljoša Matko	15	EU	Krka	Transfer	Summer		Youth transfer	[24][25]
—	MF		Juš Štusej	15	EU	Celje	Transfer	Summer		Youth transfer	[24][25]
20	FW		Gregor Bajde	21	EU	Celje	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be between €300,000 and €500,000	[26][27]
29	DF		Matej Palčič	22	EU	Koper	Transfer	Winter	2019	Free	[28][29]
7	MF		Amar Rahmanović	21	Non-EU	Koper	Transfer	Winter	2019	Free	[28][29]
44	DF		Denis Šme	21	EU	Koper	Transfer	Winter	2019	Free	[30][31]
30	MF		Valon Ahmedi	21	EU	Celje	Transfer	Winter	2019	Free	[32][33]
35	DF		Rodrigo Defendi	29	EU	Shijiazhuang	Transfer	Winter	2017	Free	[34][35]
—	MF		Rok Horvat	18	EU	Domžale	Transfer	Winter		Free	[36]
11	FW		Milivoje Novaković	36	EU	Nagoya Grampus	Transfer	Winter	2017	Free	[37][38]

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
27	FW		Alen Ploj	23	EU	Zlaté Moravce	Transfer	Summer	Free	[39][40]
11	FW		Luka Zahović	19	EU	Heerenveen	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €700,000	[41][42]
44	DF		Arghus	27	EU	Braga	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €200,000	[43][44]
30	DF		Petar Stojanović	20	EU	Dinamo Zagreb	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €2 million + add-ons	[45][46]
17	FW		Dalibor Volaš	28	EU	Pahang	Transfer	Winter	Free	[47][48]
13	DF		Abel Gigli	25	EU	Contract terminated	Transfer	Winter	Free	[49]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
95	MF		Marko Janković	20	Non-EU	Olympiacos	Loan	Summer	2016	—	[50][51]

Loans out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
—	DF		Damjan Marjanović	19	EU	Krka	Loan	Summer	—	[52][53]
23	MF		Dino Hotić	20	EU	Krško	Loan	Winter	—	[54][55]
16	DF		Damjan Vuklišević	20	EU	Krško	Loan	Winter	—	[54][55]
45	DF		Robert Pušaver	20	EU	Krško	Loan	Winter	—	[54][55]
97	MF		Martin Kramarič	18	EU	Krško	Loan	Winter	—	[54][55]
—	FW		Anel Hajrić	19	EU	Zarica Kranj	Loan	Winter	—	[56]
—	DF		Luka Uskoković	19	Non-EU	Zarica Kranj	Loan	Winter	—	[56]
31	MF		Daniel Vujčić	20	EU	Zarica Kranj	Loan	Winter	—	[57]
36	DF		Žiga Živko	20	EU	Veržej	Loan	Winter	—	[58][59]
—	FW		Bian Paul Šauperl	20	EU	Veržej	Loan	Winter	—	[58][59]
7	DF		Aleš Mejač	32	EU	Rijeka	Loan	Winter	—	[60][61]

See also

• List of NK Maribor seasons

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