2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga explained

Competition:Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season:2019–20
Dates:13 July 2019 – 22 July 2020
Winners:Celje (1st title)
Relegated:Rudar Velenje
Triglav
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Celje
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Maribor
Olimpija Ljubljana
Mura
League Topscorer:Ante Vukušić (26 goals)
Best Player:Mitja Lotrič[1]
Biggest Home Win:Aluminij 8–1 Triglav
Biggest Away Win:Triglav 0–6 Celje
Highest Scoring:Triglav 3–7 Olimpija
Matches:180
Total Goals:544
Longest Wins:6 matches
Bravo and Maribor
Longest Unbeaten:11 matches
Bravo
Longest Winless:36 matches
Rudar Velenje
Longest Losses:8 matches
Rudar Velenje
Highest Attendance:9,000
Maribor 1–1 Olimpija
Lowest Attendance:N/A
Attendance:185,693
Average Attendance:1,043
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 29th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. The season began on 13 July 2019 and was scheduled to end on 15 May 2020.[2] The league was halted on 12 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia, and later resumed on 15 June 2020.[3] Celje won their first-ever league title and earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[4] [5]

Maribor were the defending champions.[6]

Competition format

Each team played 36 matches (18 home and 18 away). Teams played four matches against each other (2 home and 2 away).[5]

Teams

Gorica and Krško were relegated at the end of the previous season.[6] Bravo and Tabor Sežana joined the other eight teams in the league this season after earning promotion from the Slovenian Second League.[7]

Stadiums and locations

Seating capacity only; some stadiums also have standing areas.

AluminijBravoCeljeDomžale
Aluminij Sports ParkŠiška Sports ParkStadion Z'deželeDomžale Sports Park
Capacity: 600Capacity: 2,308Capacity: 13,059Capacity: 3,100
MariborMura
Ljudski vrtFazanerija City Stadium
Capacity: 12,702Capacity: 4,506
Olimpija LjubljanaRudar VelenjeTabor SežanaTriglav Kranj
Stožice StadiumOb Jezeru City StadiumRajko Štolfa StadiumStanko Mlakar Stadium
Capacity: 16,038Capacity: 1,864Capacity: 1,310Capacity: 2,060

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Aluminij Zeus SportTalum, Zavarovalnica Sava
BravoJomaNomago
CeljeNikeCinkarna, Droga
Domžale JomaEsad Mulalić s.p.
Maribor AdidasZavarovalnica Sava, Nova KBM, Radio City
MuraAdidasPomgrad, Generali
Olimpija Ljubljana NikeMerkur zavarovalnica
Rudar VelenjeJomaNone
Tabor Sežana ErreàCherryBox24
Triglav Kranj AdidasDomplan

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Rudar Velenje Almir Sulejmanović29 July 2019[8] 7th Janez Žilnik29 July 2019
Domžale Simon Rožman3 September 2019[9] 10th Andrej Razdrh5 September 2019[10]
Tabor Sežana Andrej Razdrh4 September 2019[11] 6th Almir Sulejmanović8 September 2019[12]
Rudar Velenje Janez Žilnik6 September 2019[13] 10th Nikola Jaroš6 September 2019
Triglav Kranj Dejan Dončić23 September 2019[14] 9th Vlado Šmit23 September 2019[15]
Rudar Velenje Nikola Jaroš29 October 2019[16] 10th Andrej Panadić29 October 2019
Tabor Sežana Almir Sulejmanović3 January 2020[17] 8th Mauro Camoranesi3 January 2020
Maribor Darko Milanič7 March 2020[18] 4th Sergej Jakirović23 April 2020[19]
Rudar Velenje Andrej Panadić20 April 2020[20] 10th Dominik Beršnjak20 April 2020
Domžale Andrej Razdrh15 June 2020[21] 9th Dejan Djuranović15 June 2020[22]
Olimpija Ljubljana Safet Hadžić15 June 2020[23] 1st Dino Skender19 June 2020[24]

League table

Results

Second half of the season

PrvaLiga play-off

A two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team from the PrvaLiga and the second-placed team from the 2019–20 Slovenian Second League was played. The winner earned a place in the 2020–21 PrvaLiga season.

Gorica won 6–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

!Rank!Player!Club!Goals
align=center 1 Ante VukušićOlimpija Ljubljana26
align=center 2 Dario VizingerCelje23
3 Mitja LotričCelje18
align=center rowspan=24 Aljoša MatkoBravoalign=center rowspan=215
Ante ŽivkovićAluminij
align=center rowspan=26 Predrag SikimićTabor Sežana/Domžalealign=center rowspan=214
Rok KronaveterMaribor
align=center 8 Amadej MarošaMuraalign=center 13
align=center 9 Luka BobičanecMuraalign=center 12
align=center 10 Arnel JakupovićDomžalealign=center 11
Source: PrvaLiga official website

Awards

Annual awards

PrvaLiga Player of the Season

PrvaLiga U23 Player of the Season

PrvaLiga Coach of the Season

PrvaLiga Team of the Season

PlayerTeamPositionRef.
Matjaž RozmanCeljeGoalkeeper[28]
Matic MaruškoMuraDefender
Nemanja JakšićAluminijDefender
Miral SamardžićOlimpija LjubljanaDefender
Žan ZaletelCeljeDefender
Luka MenaloOlimpija LjubljanaMidfielder
Luka BobičanecMuraMidfielder
Tomislav TomićOlimpija LjubljanaMidfielder
Mitja LotričCeljeForward
Ante VukušićOlimpija LjubljanaForward
Dario VizingerCeljeForward

See also

Notes

All matches after March 2020 were played either behind closed doors or with significantly reduced capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celjsko slavje tudi na individualni ravni: Lotrič najboljši igralec, Kosič pa trener . 24ur.com . 22 November 2021 . sl . 23 July 2020.
  2. Web site: 1. SNL . Soccerway . 24 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Slovenia's top football league to resume in June. News.ru. 20 May 2020. 17 September 2020. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003210530/https://news.ru/en/football/slovenian-top-football-league-to-resume-early-june/?sign=728917045554222%2C701498211975305. dead.
  4. Web site: A. V. . Celjani prvič slovenski nogometni prvaki . . 3 January 2021 . sl . 22 July 2020.
  5. Web site: 1. SNL: Season Rules . Scoresway . 24 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729022252/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=86&view=rules . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  6. Web site: 1. SNL . Soccerway. 24 June 2019.
  7. Web site: 2. SNL . soccerway.com . 24 June 2019.
  8. Web site: Viškovič . Rok . Šok iz vrst Rudarja, ki je nepričakovano zamenjal trenerja . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 29 July 2019.
  9. Web site: P. Z. . Simon Rožman ni več trener Domžal . . 7 February 2021 . sl-si . 3 September 2019.
  10. Web site: R. K. . Razdrh že vodil prvi trening Domžal . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 5 September 2019.
  11. Web site: Plestenjak . Rok . Tabor potrdil slovo Razdrha, Domžalčani bodo trenerja predstavili v četrtek . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 4 September 2019.
  12. Web site: STA . Sulejmanović novi trener Tabora Sežane . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 8 September 2019.
  13. Web site: Pri Rudarju znova zamenjali trenerja . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 6 September 2019.
  14. Web site: Dejan Dončič ni več trener kranjskega Triglava . Slovenski nogometni portal . 7 February 2021 . sl-SI . 23 September 2019.
  15. Web site: Plestenjak . Rok . Srb, ki z Gorenjci nagaja slovenskim velikanom . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 27 February 2020.
  16. Web site: Jaroš ni več trener Rudarja . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 29 October 2019.
  17. Web site: A. G. . Camoranesi na sežanski klopi do junija 2021 . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 3 January 2020.
  18. Web site: Kovačevič . Marko . Darko Milanič ni več trener nogometašev Maribora . . 7 February 2021 . sl-si . 7 March 2020.
  19. Web site: A. G. . Jakirović se je izkazal v hrvaški ligi, zdaj bo reševal krizo Maribora . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 23 April 2020.
  20. Web site: Andrej Panadić ni več trener Rudarja . . 7 February 2021 . sl-si . 20 April 2020.
  21. Web site: Mađerić . Davor . Uradno: Razdrh ni več trener Domžal! . Slovenski nogometni portal . 7 February 2021 . sl-SI . 15 June 2020.
  22. Web site: Plestenjak . Rok . Domžale predstavile novega trenerja, trofejnega znanca 1. SNL . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 15 June 2020.
  23. Web site: Pavčnik . Martin . Ljubljanski deja vu: Safet Hadžić ni več trener Olimpije . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 15 June 2020.
  24. Web site: R. K. . Mandarić za trenerja Olimpije ustoličil 36-letnega Hrvata . . 7 February 2021 . sl . 19 June 2020.
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  28. Web site: SPINS :: OBJAVLJAMO NAJBOLJŠO ENAJSTERICO SEZONE 2019/2020 v 1. SNL. 2020-07-24. www.spins.si.