2015–16 NK Maribor season explained

Club:	NK Maribor
Season:	2015–16
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Drago Cotar
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	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
League:	Slovenian League
League Result:	Runners-up
Cup1:	Slovenian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	Slovenian Supercup
Cup2 Result:	Runners-up
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Second qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Jean-Philippe Mendy (17)
Season Topscorer:	Jean-Philippe Mendy (18)
Highest Attendance:	12,160 vs Olimpija (5 March 2016)
Lowest Attendance:	2,000 vs Gorica (25 November 2015) and vs Krško (5 December 2015)
Average Attendance:	4,259^[1]
Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17
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The 2015–16 season was the 56th season in the history of NK Maribor, and their 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.

Supercup

See main article: article and 2015 Slovenian Supercup. Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Slovenian League

Standings

Results by round

Matches

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

Notes

Slovenian Cup

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

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

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

Friendlies

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

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 <	--Players number-->	GK <	--Players position-->	Aljaž Cotman <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
2 <	--Players number-->	DF <	--Players position-->	Adis Hodžić <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
3 <	--Players number-->	DF <	--Players position-->	Erik Janža <	--Players flag/name-->	11	0	Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	14	0	Goals TOTAL -->
4 <	--Players number-->	DF <	--Players position-->	Marko Šuler <	--Players flag/name-->	25		Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	30		Goals TOTAL -->
5 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Željko Filipović <	--Players flag/name-->	30		Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	37		Goals TOTAL -->
6 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Welle N'Diaye <	--Players flag/name-->			Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
7	MF			0		0						0
7 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Amar Rahmanović <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
8 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Sintayehu Sallalich <	--Players flag/name-->	25		Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	29		Goals TOTAL -->
9 <	--Players number-->	FW <	--Players position-->	Marcos Tavares <	--Players flag/name-->	33	12	Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	40	13	Goals TOTAL -->
10	MF		27	10	Goals LEAGUE -->		0		0		0	31	10
11 <	--Players number-->	FW <	--Players position-->	Milivoje Novaković <	--Players flag/name-->	11		Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	14		Goals TOTAL -->
11	FW							0		0			Goals TOTAL -->
13	DF		12	0		0					13	0
14 <	--Players number-->	FW <	--Players position-->	Jean-Philippe Mendy <	--Players flag/name-->	33	17 <	-- Apps	Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	38	18	Goals TOTAL -->
17	FW			0				0		0
18 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Sandi Ogrinec <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
20 <	--Players number-->	FW <	--Players position-->	Gregor Bajde <	--Players flag/name-->	27	13	Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	32	15	Goals TOTAL -->
21 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Amir Dervišević <	--Players flag/name-->			Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	12			Goals TOTAL -->
22 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Dare Vršič <	--Players flag/name-->	28		Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	36		Goals TOTAL -->
23 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Dino Hotić <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
24 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Marwan Kabha <	--Players flag/name-->	30		Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	37		Goals TOTAL -->
26 <	--Players number-->	DF <	--Players position-->	Aleksander Rajčević <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->			Goals TOTAL -->
28 <	--Players number-->	DF <	--Players position-->	Mitja Viler <	--Players flag/name-->	26	0	Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	32	0	Goals TOTAL -->
30 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Valon Ahmedi <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
30	DF		11			0		0		0	16
31 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Daniel Vujčić <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
33 <	--Players number-->	GK <	--Players position-->	Jasmin Handanović <	--Players flag/name-->	35	0	Goals LEAGUE -->			0	Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	44	0	Goals TOTAL -->
35 <	--Players number-->	DF <	--Players position-->	Rodrigo Defendi <	--Players flag/name-->	10		Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	13		Goals TOTAL -->
39 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Damjan Bohar <	--Players flag/name-->	28		Goals LEAGUE -->			0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	35		Goals TOTAL -->
44	DF			0								0
44 <	--Players number-->	DF <	--Players position-->	Denis Šme <	--Players flag/name-->	10	0	Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	13	0	Goals TOTAL -->
70 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Aleš Mertelj <	--Players flag/name-->	30	0	Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	39	0	Goals TOTAL -->
72 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Dejan Vokić <	--Players flag/name-->			Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
95 <	--Players number-->	MF <	--Players position-->	Marko Janković	10		0	Goals LEAGUE -->			0	Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->	14	0	Goals TOTAL -->
99 <	--Players number-->	FW <	--Players position-->	Žan Celar <	--Players flag/name-->		0	Goals LEAGUE -->			Goals CUP -->			Goals SUPERCUP -->			Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		0	Goals TOTAL -->
Own goals					Goals LEAGUE -->		0	Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->		0	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->			Goals TOTAL -->
Totals				78	Goals LEAGUE -->		14	Goals CUP -->		0	Goals SUPERCUP -->		2	Goals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -->		94	Goals TOTAL -->

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		0		0						0
4	DF	Marko Šuler		0	0	0	0	0		0		0
5	MF	Željko Filipović	10						0	0	11
6	MF	Welle N'Diaye						0				0
7	DF	Aleš Mejač		0	0	0						0
8	MF	Sintayehu Sallalich		0		0						0
9	FW	Marcos Tavares				0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Agim Ibraimi		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
11	FW	Milivoje Novaković		0		0						0
11	FW	Luka Zahović	0	0			0	0		0		0
13	DF	Abel Gigli				0
14	FW			0		0				0		0
20	FW	Gregor Bajde		0		0						0
21	MF	Amir Dervišević		0	0	0						0
22	MF	Dare Vršič				0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Marwan Kabha		0		0		0		0		0
28	DF	Mitja Viler		0		0	0	0		0		0
30	DF	Petar Stojanović			0	0		0		0
31	MF	Daniel Vujčić	0	0		0						0
33	GK	Jasmin Handanović		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
35	DF	Rodrigo Defendi		0		0						0
39	MF	Damjan Bohar	0	0	0	0				0		0
44	DF	Arghus		0								0
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj		0		0		0		0	10	0
72	MF	Dejan Vokić	0	0		0						0
95	MF	Marko Janković		0	0	0						0
Totals			79		15			0		0	105

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^[2]
• Arghus^[3]
• Rodrigo Defendi^[4]
• Marcos Tavares^[5]
• Agim Ibraimi^[6]

Non-EU Nationals

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

Transfers and loans

Loans out

See also

• List of NK Maribor seasons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistični pregled 2015–16. sl. 16 July 2017. Slovenian PrvaLiga.
2. News: V vijoličastem tudi Valon Ahmedi . Valon Ahmedi also in purple . NK Maribor . sl . 3 June 2016 .
3. News: Tretji Brazilec v LV . Third Brazilian in LV . NK Maribor . sl . 22 August 2015 .
4. News: Rodrigo Defendi okrepil zadnjo vrsto Maribora . Rodrigo Defendi reinforces Maribor's defence . Peter Dominko . SNPortal.si . 27 January 2016 . 28 February 2016 . sl .
5. News: Kapetan je prisegel . The Captain has sworn . NK Maribor . 16 September 2013 . 5 July 2015 . sl .
6. News: Ibraimi v nadaljevanje sezone s slovenskim potnim listom . Ibraimi in the second part of the season with a Slovenian passport . Peter Dominko . SNPortal.si . 26 February 2016 . 26 February 2016 . sl .