ND Primorje explained

Clubname:	Primorje
Fullname:	Nogometno društvo Primorje Ajdovščina
Nickname:	Sinovi burje (The Sons of Bora) Rdeče-črni (The Red and Blacks)
Founded:	^[1] ^[2] (as DNŠ Ajdovščina)
Ground:	Ajdovščina City Stadium
Capacity:	1,630
League:	Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season:	2023–24
Position:	Slovenian Second League, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Bojan Adžić
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Milan Anđelković
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Website:	https://ndprimorje.si/

Nogometno društvo Primorje Ajdovščina or simply ND Primorje is a Slovenian football club based in Ajdovščina that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top tier of the Slovenian football league system. The club was established in 2011.^[3]

History

The club was founded in June 2011 as DNŠ Ajdovščina after the dissolution of NK Primorje,^{[1] [2]} a club which folded a month earlier due to high financial debt and after failing to obtain competition licences issued by the Football Association of Slovenia.^[4] They merged their first team with ŠD Škou before the beginning of the 2012–13 season.^[2] In the same season, the team gained promotion to the Slovenian Third League after finishing as runners-up of the 2012–13 Littoral League.^{[5] [6]} In 2018, the team started competing under the name ND Primorje and reintroduced the red and black team colours used by the now defunct NK Primorje.

In the 2023–24 season, Primorje became champions of the Slovenian Second League and were promoted to the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenia's top division, 13 years after the previously disbanded club last played in the top tier.^[7]

Stadium

The team play their home matches at Ajdovščina City Stadium, a 1,630 capacity stadium in Ajdovščina.^[8] The stadium was renovated during the 2009–10 season, and was reopened in September 2010.^[9]

Honours

• Slovenian Second League

Winners: 2023–24

• Slovenian Third League

Winners: 2014–15

External links

• Official website
• Soccerway profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uredništvo . Mlajši pod okriljem društva. Nogomania . 7 June 2011. 26 June 2020 . sl .
2. Web site: Osojnik . Engelbert . Plestenjak . Rok . Po razpadu NK Primorja so Ajdovci postavili zdrave nogometne temelje . . 20 May 2024 . sl . 23 June 2013.
3. Web site: ND Primorje . worldfootball.net. 20 May 2024.
4. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20160402124054/http://www.nzs.si/index.php?id=2814&l=sl&t=news. 2 April 2016 . Brez dodatnih kvalifikacij . The playoffs will not be held. . sl . 30 May 2011 . 1 June 2012 .
5. Web site: Primorska liga 2012/13 . MNZ Koper . 17 April 2016 . sl .
6. Web site: Zadeva: Sestava 3. SNL – zahod za tekmovalno leto 2013/2014 . . sl . 26 July 2013 . 4 August 2013 . 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055509/http://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/okroznice/29-13_Sestava%203.%20SNL%20%E2%80%93%20zahod%20za%20tekmovalno%20leto%202013-2014_V1%200_26072013.pdf.
7. Web site: R. P. . Ajdovščina na nogah, Primorje po 13 letih spet prvoligaš! . . 20 May 2024 . sl . 19 May 2024.
8. Web site: Nogometni stadion – Zavod za šport Ajdovščina . zs-ajdovscina.si . 20 June 2019 . sl.
9. News: Slovenija ima še en prenovljen štadion. Slovenia has another renovated stadium. sl. 28 June 2016. Siol. 5 September 2010. Engelbert. Osojnik.