2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season2023–24
Dates22 July 2023 – 19 May 2024
ChampionsCelje (2nd title)
RelegatedAluminij
Rogaška
Champions LeagueCelje
Europa LeagueMaribor
Conference LeagueOlimpija Ljubljana
Bravo
Matches played180
Goals scored505 (2.81 per match)
Best PlayerŽan Karničnik[1]
Top goalscorerAljoša Matko (18 goals)
Biggest home winMaribor 7–0 Aluminij
Biggest away winAluminij 0–5 Domžale
Highest scoringAluminij 4–5 Olimpija
Highest attendance10,460
Maribor 2–1 Olimpija
Total attendance223,148[2]
Average attendance1,254[2]

The 2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 33rd edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. The season began on 22 July 2023 and ended on 19 May 2024.[3] Olimpija Ljubljana were the defending champions after winning their third title in the previous season.

Celje won their second PrvaLiga title with three rounds to go after defeating Olimpija 1–0 on 28 April 2024.[4] As champions, they qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.[5] Maribor, which finished as runners-up, qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League instead of Slovenian Cup winners Rogaška, which failed to obrain competition licence and were thus relegated.[6] The third-placed and the fourth-placed teams, Olimpija and Bravo, entered the second and first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, respectively. Aluminij were relegated to the Slovenian Second League as the bottom-placed team, together with eight-placed Rogaška.[6][7]

Teams

Olimpija Ljubljana entered the season as defending champions after winning their third title in the previous season.[8] Gorica and Tabor Sežana were relegated at the end of the previous season.[9] They were replaced by Aluminij and Rogaška, who joined the remaining eight teams this season after promotion from the Slovenian Second League.[10] Aluminij returned to the first division after a one-year absence, while Rogaška made their PrvaLiga debut.[11]

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aluminij Kidričevo Aluminij Sports Park 1,200
Bravo Ljubljana Šiška Sports Park 2,308
Celje Celje Stadion Z'dežele 13,059
Domžale Domžale Domžale Sports Park 3,100
Koper Koper Bonifika Stadium 4,047
Maribor Maribor Ljudski vrt 11,709
Mura Murska Sobota Fazanerija City Stadium 4,506
Olimpija Ljubljana Stožice Stadium 16,038
Radomlje Domžale Domžale Sports Park 3,100
Rogaška[a] Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina Sports Centre 1,000
  1. ^ Rogaška played at Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško until mid-September 2023, as their stadium was still under renovations.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Celje Ukraine Roman Pylypchuk 18 July 2023[12] Pre-season Spain Albert Riera 20 July 2023[13]
Domžale Slovenia Simon Rožman 3 August 2023[14] 5th Slovenia Dušan Kosič 7 August 2023[15]
Mura Slovenia Dejan Grabić 14 August 2023[16] 8th Serbia Vladimir Vermezović 6 September 2023[17]
Maribor Croatia Damir Krznar 2 October 2023[18] 5th Slovenia Ante Šimundža 3 October 2023[19]
Celje Spain Albert Riera 11 October 2023[20] 1st Croatia Damir Krznar 11 October 2023[21]
Olimpija Ljubljana Portugal João Henriques 13 October 2023[22] 3rd Slovenia Zoran Zeljković 18 October 2023[23]
Koper Slovenia Zoran Zeljković 18 October 2023[24] 2nd Slovenia Safet Hadžić 18 October 2023[25]
Koper Slovenia Safet Hadžić 18 December 2023[26] 3rd Slovenia Aleksandar Radosavljević 18 December 2023[26]
Mura Serbia Vladimir Vermezović 20 February 2024[27] 6th Slovenia Anton Žlogar 21 February 2024[28]
Radomlje Slovenia Oliver Bogatinov 30 March 2024[29] 10th Slovenia Darjan Slavic 8 April 2024[30]
Domžale Slovenia Dušan Kosič 1 April 2024[31] 7th Slovenia Matej Podlogar 1 April 2024[31]
Koper Slovenia Aleksandar Radosavljević 5 April 2024[32] 5th Slovenia Oliver Bogatinov 5 April 2024[32]
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia Zoran Zeljković 6 May 2024[33] 2nd Croatia Goran Boromisa (caretaker) 10 May 2024[34]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celje (C) 36 24 7 5 75 34 +41 79 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Maribor 36 19 10 7 67 35 +32 67 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Olimpija Ljubljana 36 18 10 8 69 44 +25 64 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Bravo 36 12 14 10 42 42 0 50 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
5 Koper 36 12 12 12 51 49 +2 48
6 Mura 36 11 10 15 42 55 −13 43[b]
7 Domžale 36 13 4 19 52 60 −8 43[b]
8 Rogaška (R) 36 10 6 20 37 64 −27 36 Relegation to fourth tier[c]
9 Radomlje 36 7 12 17 33 51 −18 33
10 Aluminij (R) 36 8 7 21 37 71 −34 31 Relegation to Slovenian Second League
Source: RSSSF
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. ^ Since the 2023–24 Slovenian Cup winners (Rogaška) were denied a UEFA licence, the Europa League berth, which was originally intended for the cup winners, was transferred to the second-placed team in the league, Maribor.[35]
  2. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Mura 9, Domžale 3.
  3. ^ Rogaška did not obtain a competition licence and were relegated to the fourth division.

Results

PrvaLiga play-off

The ninth-placed club of the PrvaLiga, Radomlje, should have played a two-legged play-off against the second-placed club from the 2023–24 Slovenian Second League, Nafta 1903, for the final place in the following season's PrvaLiga. However, the Football Association of Slovenia cancelled the play-offs on 22 May 2024, as Rogaška, which finished eighth in the PrvaLiga, did not obtain a competition licence and were relegated.[6] As a consequence, both Radomlje and Nafta 1903 earned a place in the 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.

Nafta 1903CancelledRadomlje
RadomljeCancelledNafta 1903

Statistics

Top scorers

[36]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slovenia Aljoša Matko Celje 18
2 Austria Arnel Jakupović Maribor 17
3 Algeria Hillal Soudani Maribor 15
4 Croatia Patrik Mijić Rogaška 11
Slovenia Matej Poplatnik Bravo
6 Slovenia Amadej Maroša Mura 10
Portugal Rui Pedro Olimpija Ljubljana
8 Austria Raul Florucz Olimpija Ljubljana 9
France Timothé Nkada Koper
Slovenia Jošt Pišek Domžale
Bosnia and Herzegovina Madžid Šošić Radomlje

Awards

Monthly awards

PrvaLiga Player of the Month

Month Player Club
July Austria Arnel Jakupović[37] Maribor
August Slovenia Aljoša Matko[38] Celje
September Slovenia Martin Pečar[39] Bravo
October Slovenia Žan Karničnik[40] Celje
November Portugal Rui Pedro[41] Olimpija Ljubljana
December Slovenia Jan Repas[42] Maribor
February Slovenia Josip Iličić[43] Maribor
March Croatia Patrik Mijić[44] Rogaška
April Algeria Hillal Soudani[45] Maribor
May Algeria Hillal Soudani[46] Maribor

Annual awards

PrvaLiga Player of the Year

PrvaLiga Young player of the Year

PrvaLiga Manager of the Year

PrvaLiga Team of the Season

Player Team Position Ref.
Slovenia Ažbe Jug Maribor Goalkeeper [1]
Slovenia Žan Karničnik Celje Defender
Slovenia Sven Šoštarič Karič Maribor Defender
Slovenia David Zec Celje Defender
Slovenia Marcel Ratnik Olimpija Ljubljana Defender
Slovenia Josip Iličić Maribor Midfielder
Algeria Hillal Soudani Maribor Midfielder
Slovenia Jan Repas Maribor Midfielder
Croatia Patrik Mijić Rogaška Forward
Slovenia Aljoša Matko Celje Forward
Austria Arnel Jakupović Maribor Forward

See also

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