2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga

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]

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season2019–20
Dates13 July 2019 – 22 July 2020
ChampionsCelje (1st title)
RelegatedRudar Velenje
Triglav
Champions LeagueCelje
Europa LeagueMaribor
Olimpija Ljubljana
Mura
Matches played180
Goals scored544 (3.02 per match)
Best PlayerMitja Lotrič[1]
Top goalscorerAnte Vukušić (26 goals)
Biggest home winAluminij 8–1 Triglav
Biggest away winTriglav 0–6 Celje
Highest scoringTriglav 3–7 Olimpija
Longest winning run6 matches
Bravo and Maribor
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Bravo
Longest winless run36 matches
Rudar Velenje
Longest losing run8 matches
Rudar Velenje
Highest attendance9,000
Maribor 1–1 Olimpija
Lowest attendanceN/Aa
Total attendance185,693a
Average attendance1,043a

Maribor were the defending champions.[6]

Competition format

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

Teams

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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

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Seating capacity only; some stadiums also have standing areas.

Aluminij Bravo Celje Domžale
Aluminij Sports Park Šiška Sports Park Stadion Z'dežele Domžale Sports Park
Capacity: 600 Capacity: 2,308 Capacity: 13,059 Capacity: 3,100
     
Maribor Mura
Ljudski vrt Fazanerija City Stadium
Capacity: 12,702 Capacity: 4,506
   
Olimpija Ljubljana Rudar Velenje Tabor Sežana Triglav Kranj
Stožice Stadium Ob Jezeru City Stadium Rajko Štolfa Stadium Stanko Mlakar Stadium
Capacity: 16,038 Capacity: 1,864 Capacity: 1,310 Capacity: 2,060
   

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aluminij   Slobodan Grubor   Matic Vrbanec Zeus Sport Talum, Zavarovalnica Sava
Bravo   Dejan Grabić   Ovbokha Agboyi Joma Nomago
Celje   Dušan Kosič   Mitja Lotrič Nike Cinkarna, Droga
Domžale   Dejan Djuranović   Senijad Ibričić Joma Esad Mulalić s.p.
Maribor   Sergej Jakirović   Marcos Tavares Adidas Zavarovalnica Sava, Nova KBM, Radio City
Mura   Ante Šimundža   Alen Kozar Adidas Pomgrad, Generali
Olimpija Ljubljana   Dino Skender   Tomislav Tomić Nike Merkur zavarovalnica
Rudar Velenje   Dominik Beršnjak   Damjan Trifković Joma None
Tabor Sežana   Mauro Camoranesi   Antonio Azinović Erreà CherryBox24
Triglav Kranj   Vlado Šmit   Luka Majcen Adidas Domplan

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Rudar Velenje   Almir Sulejmanović 29 July 2019[8] 7th   Janez Žilnik 29 July 2019[8]
Domžale   Simon Rožman 3 September 2019[9] 10th   Andrej Razdrh 5 September 2019[10]
Tabor Sežana   Andrej Razdrh 4 September 2019[11] 6th   Almir Sulejmanović 8 September 2019[12]
Rudar Velenje   Janez Žilnik 6 September 2019[13] 10th   Nikola Jaroš 6 September 2019[13]
Triglav Kranj   Dejan Dončić 23 September 2019[14] 9th   Vlado Šmit 23 September 2019[15]
Rudar Velenje   Nikola Jaroš 29 October 2019[16] 10th   Andrej Panadić 29 October 2019[16]
Tabor Sežana   Almir Sulejmanović 3 January 2020[17] 8th   Mauro Camoranesi 3 January 2020[17]
Maribor   Darko Milanič 7 March 2020[18] 4th   Sergej Jakirović 23 April 2020[19]
Rudar Velenje   Andrej Panadić 20 April 2020[20] 10th   Dominik Beršnjak 20 April 2020[20]
Domžale   Andrej Razdrh 15 June 2020[21] 9th   Dejan Djuranović 15 June 2020[22]
Olimpija Ljubljana   Safet Hadžić 15 June 2020[23] 1st   Dino Skender 19 June 2020[24]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celje (C) 36 19 12 5 74 36 +38 69 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Maribor 36 20 7 9 66 39 +27 67[a] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Olimpija 36 20 7 9 73 44 +29 67[a]
4 Mura[b] 36 14 14 8 54 42 +12 56
5 Aluminij 36 16 7 13 58 48 +10 55
6 Bravo 36 13 10 13 50 53 −3 49
7 Tabor Sežana 36 13 7 16 45 51 −6 46
8 Domžale 36 12 7 17 52 64 −12 43
9 Triglav Kranj (R) 36 9 5 22 44 87 −43 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Rudar Velenje (R) 36 0 12 24 28 80 −52 12 Relegation to Slovenian Second League
Source: PrvaLiga
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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Maribor +1, Olimpija −1
  2. ^ Mura qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Slovenian Football Cup.


Results

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PrvaLiga play-off

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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.

Gorica1–1Triglav Kranj
  • Osuji   27'
Report
  • Arh Česen   30'
Referee: Bojan Mertik
Triglav Kranj0–5Gorica
Report
Referee: Rade Obrenović

Gorica won 6–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ante Vukušić Olimpija Ljubljana 26
2   Dario Vizinger Celje 23
3   Mitja Lotrič Celje 18
4   Aljoša Matko Bravo 15
  Ante Živković Aluminij
6   Predrag Sikimić Tabor Sežana/Domžale 14
  Rok Kronaveter Maribor
8   Amadej Maroša Mura 13
9   Luka Bobičanec Mura 12
10   Arnel Jakupović Domžale 11

Source: PrvaLiga official website

Awards

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Annual awards

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PrvaLiga Player of the Season

PrvaLiga U23 Player of the Season

PrvaLiga Coach of the Season

PrvaLiga Team of the Season

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Slovenian PrvaLiga Team of the 2019–20 season – SPINS XI.
Player Team Position Ref.
  Matjaž Rozman Celje Goalkeeper [28]
  Matic Maruško Mura Defender
  Nemanja Jakšić Aluminij Defender
  Miral Samardžić Olimpija Ljubljana Defender
  Žan Zaletel Celje Defender
  Luka Menalo Olimpija Ljubljana Midfielder
  Luka Bobičanec Mura Midfielder
  Tomislav Tomić Olimpija Ljubljana Midfielder
  Mitja Lotrič Celje Forward
  Ante Vukušić Olimpija Ljubljana Forward
  Dario Vizinger Celje Forward

See also

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Notes

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

References

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