2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Maribor (8th title) |
| Relegated | Primorje |
| Champions League | Maribor |
| Europa League |
Gorica Rudar Interblock |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 468 (2.6 per match) |
| Best Player | Marcos Tavares[1] |
| Top goalscorer |
Etien Velikonja (17 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Dejan Nemec[1] |
| Biggest home win | Interblock 5–0 Nafta |
| Biggest away win | Drava 0–4 Maribor |
| Highest scoring |
Gorica 3–5 Drava (8 goals) |
| Longest winning run |
7 games Drava |
| Longest unbeaten run |
12 games Maribor |
| Longest winless run |
17 games Drava |
| Longest losing run |
6 games Drava |
| Highest attendance |
9,000 Maribor 1–0 Celje |
| Lowest attendance |
150 Koper 3–2 Celje |
| Total attendance | 215,830 |
| Average attendance | 1,199 |
|
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as the 1. SNL, English: Slovenian First League) was the 18th season of top-tier football league in Slovenia. The competition is officially called PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons. The season started on 19 July 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009.
Clubs
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celje | Celje | Arena Petrol | 13,059 |
| Domžale | Domžale | Sports Park | 2,813 |
| Drava Ptuj | Ptuj | City Stadium | 2,200 |
| Gorica | Nova Gorica | Sports Park | 3,066 |
| Interblock | Ljubljana | ŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium | 3,986 |
| Koper | Koper | Bonifika Stadium | 4,500 |
| Maribor | Maribor | Ljudski vrt | 12,435 |
| Nafta Lendava | Lendava | Sports Park | 2,030 |
| Primorje | Ajdovščina | Ajdovščina Stadium | 3,000 |
| Rudar Velenje | Velenje | Ob Jezeru | 2,500 |
Promotion and relegation
Livar were relegated to the Slovenian Second League after just one year in the PrvaLiga, finishing last with only 17 points. Drava Ptuj successfully avoided relegation by beating Bonifika in the relegation play-offs.
Promoted to Slovenia's top football league were Second League champions Rudar Velenje, returning to Prva Liga after a two-year absence.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maribor (C) | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 63 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2 | Gorica | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 56 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round | |
| 3 | Rudar | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 55 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round | |
| 4 | Celje | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 53 | ||
| 5 | Domžale | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 50 | ||
| 6 | Interblock | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 47 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1 | |
| 7 | Nafta | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 43 | ||
| 8 | Koper | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 42 | KOP: 6 pts, 7–6 DRA: 6 pts, 6–7 | |
| 9 | Drava Ptuj (O) | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 42 | Qualification to relegation play-offs | |
| 10 | Primorje (R) | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 41 | Relegation to Slovenian Second League 2009-10 |
Source: PrvaLiga (Slovene)
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
1Interblock Ljubljana won the Slovenian Cup 2008–09 and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Relegation play-offs
The 9th placed team played a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of Slovenian Second League 2008–09, played on 31 May and 7 June 2009. Drava won 9–3 on aggregate and thereby secured a spot in the 2009–10 season of Slovenian PrvaLiga.
31 May 2009 17:00 CEST |
| Aluminij | 3–2 | Drava |
|---|---|---|
Dugolin  22'Šimenko 45'Milec 73' |
Report (Slovene) | da Silva 63' 82' |
7 June 2009 17:00 CEST |
| Drava | 7–0 | Aluminij |
|---|---|---|
| Kronaveter 16' 27' 74' Zilić 31' 58'Čeh 68'Drevenšek 80' |
Report (Slovene) | Krajcer  15'Dugolin 54' |
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 | DRA | GOR | INT | KOP | MAR | NAF | PRI | RUD |
| Celje | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Domžale | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Drava Ptuj | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Gorica | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Interblock | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Koper | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Maribor | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | |
| Nafta | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Primorje | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Rudar | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Source: NZS (Slovene)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of the season
| Home ╲ Away | CEL | DOM | DRA | GOR | INT | KOP | MAR | NAF | PRI | RUD |
| Celje | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Domžale | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Drava Ptuj | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Gorica | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | |
| Interblock | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Koper | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Maribor | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Nafta | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Primorje | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rudar | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Source: NZS (Slovene)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
- 17 goals
- 15 goals
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
Nedzbedin Selimi (Primorje)
Josip Iličić (Interblock)
Last updated: 20 May 2009
Source: NZS (Slovene)
See also
References
- General
- "PrvaLiga Archives". Association of 1. SNL official website. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- Specific
External links
- Official site of the PrvaLiga (Slovene)
- Football Association of Slovenia (Slovene)