2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The 2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 19th season of top-tier football in Slovenia. The season began on 18 July 2009 and finished in May 2010. Koper won the league for the first time.

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season2009–10
ChampionsKoper
(1st title)
RelegatedDrava
Interblock
Champions LeagueKoper
Europa LeagueMaribor (cup winners)
Gorica
Olimpija
Matches played180
Goals scored512 (2.84 per match)
Best PlayerMiran Pavlin[1]
Top goalscorerMilan Osterc
(23 goals)
Best goalkeeperJan Oblak[1]
Biggest home winOlimpija 5–0 Gorica
Biggest away winInterblock 0–5 Gorica
Interblock 0–5 Koper
Highest scoringNafta 5–2 Rudar
Longest winning run5 games
Nafta
Gorica
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Koper
Longest winless run12 games
Gorica
Longest losing run7 games
Gorica
Highest attendance6,000
Maribor 1–0 Olimpija
Lowest attendance0
Maribor 2–1 Gorica
Total attendance152,600
Average attendance847

Teams

Location of teams in the Slovenian PrvaLiga 2009–10

NK Primorje were relegated to the Slovenian Second League after a last-place finish, thus ending a fifteen-year spell in Slovenias highest league. Drava Ptuj successfully avoided relegation for the second year in a row by beating Second League runners-up Aluminij in the relegation play-offs.

Promoted to the Slovenia's top football league were the Second League champions Olimpija, who were promoted from the lowest tier of Slovenian football to the top league in only five seasons. This will be their first league season in short history of the club.

Team summaries

Club Location Stadium Capacity Kit maker
Celje Celje Arena Petrol 13,059 Joma
DomžaleDomžale Domžale Sports Park 3,100 Legea
Drava PtujPtuj Ptuj City Stadium 2,200 Fotex
GoricaNova Gorica Nova Gorica Sports Park 3,100 Joma
InterblockLjubljana ŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium 3,986 Adidas
KoperKoper Bonifika Stadium 4,500 Nike, Inc.
MariborMaribor Ljudski vrt 12,435 Zeus
NaftaLendava Lendava Sports Park 2,000 Le Coq Sportif
OlimpijaLjubljana ŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium 3,986 Diadora
RudarVelenje Ob Jezeru City Stadium 2,500 Joma

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Koper (C) 36 21 10 5 59 35 +24 73 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Maribor 36 18 8 10 58 44 +14 62 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Gorica 36 16 7 13 74 60 +14 55 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Olimpija 36 16 7 13 51 33 +18 53[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Celje 36 14 9 13 53 56 3 51
6 Nafta 36 14 7 15 51 53 2 49[lower-alpha 3]
7 Rudar 36 15 4 17 46 52 6 49[lower-alpha 3]
8 Domžale 36 12 9 15 51 59 8 45
9 Interblock (R) 36 9 6 21 35 64 29 33 Qualification to relegation play-offs
10 Drava Ptuj (R) 36 7 9 20 34 56 22 30 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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Maribor were the winners of the 2009–10 Slovenian Cup and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as cup winners.
  2. Olimpija have been deducted two points for missing a game in the Slovenian Second League.[2]
  3. NAF: 9 pts, 8–4; RUD: 3 pts, 4–8

Relegation play-offs

The ninth placed team, Interblock, played a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of 2009–10 Slovenian Second League, Triglav, for one spot in the 2010–11 PrvaLiga.

Interblock0–1Triglav Kranj
Report (in Slovene) Dolžan  63'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Peter Šart
Triglav Kranj3–0Interblock
Mišič  59'
Burgar  72'
Dolžan  74'
Report (in Slovene)
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Damir Skomina

Results

Every team plays four times against their opponents, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 matches.

Top goalscorers

Source: NZS (in Slovene)

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Milan Osterc Gorica 23
2 Dragan Jelić Maribor 15
3 Mitja Brulc Koper 12
Dalibor Volaš Nafta
5 Dalibor Radujko Koper 11
Miran Pavlin Koper
Goran Cvijanović Gorica
8 Marcos Tavares Maribor 10
Slaviša Dvorančič Celje
Ivan Brečević Gorica

See also

References

General
  • "PrvaLiga Archives". Association of 1. SNL official website. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
Specific
  1. 2009–10
  2. "4000 € in -2 točki za Olimpijo". zurnal24.si (in Slovenian). 22 May 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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