Eternal derby of Slovenian football (2007)

The Eternal derby of Slovenian football, simply known as the Eternal derby (Slovene: Večni derbi) or Slovenian derby (Slovene: Slovenski derbi), is a football rivalry between NK Maribor and NK Olimpija Ljubljana. The match between the two rivals was first contested on 24 October 2007 in a quarter-final match of the Slovenian Cup, which was won by Maribor 3–1.

Location of both teams
This article is about the football rivalry first contested in 2007 involving NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, established in 2005 as NK Bežigrad. For the rivalry involving NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, established in 1945 and dissolved in 2005, see Eternal derby of Slovenian football (1962–2004). For other uses, see Eternal derby.

Večni derbi
Other namesSlovenski derbi
LocationLjubljana – Maribor, Slovenia
TeamsMaribor
Olimpija
First meeting24 October 2007
Slovenian Cup
Maribor 3–1 Bežigrad
Latest meeting16 September 2023
Slovenian PrvaLiga
Olimpija 2–1 Maribor
Next meeting2 December 2023
Slovenian PrvaLiga
Maribor vs Olimpija
StadiumsLjudski vrt (Maribor)
Stožice (Olimpija)
Statistics
Meetings total71
Most winsMaribor (27)
Most player appearancesMarcos Tavares (57)
Top scorerMarcos Tavares (9)
Largest victoryOlimpija 4–1 Maribor
(28 August 2011)
Maribor 4–1 Olimpija
(29 April 2015)

History and rivalry culture

Olimpija was founded in March 2005 under the name NK Bežigrad.[1][2] They later changed their name twice, first to NK Olimpija Bežigrad and finally to NK Olimpija Ljubljana. Although the board of the newly established club and its fans see the team as the spiritual continuation of the old club, they are not regarded as the legal successors of the old NK Olimpija by the Football Association of Slovenia.[3]

However, because the new Olimpija is supported by most of the fans of the previous Olimpija, including their ultras group, Green Dragons, who have a long-standing rivalry with Maribor's own ultras group Viole Maribor, many see the matches between Maribor and the new club as the continuation of the rivalry and refer to it by the same name.[4][5] The first match between NK Maribor and the new NK Olimpija took place on 24 October 2007 in a Slovenian Cup quarter-final match, won by Maribor 3–1.[6] At the time, Olimpija was still competing under the name NK Olimpija Bežigrad.[6]

Fans

Besides the city of Maribor itself and the surrounding area, NK Maribor also has a large fan base in the whole regions of Lower Styria and Slovenian Carinthia.[7] Olimpija on the other hand inherited much of the fan base that belonged to the dissolved club and draws much of its fans from the central part of the country, the majority from the city of Ljubljana with the surrounding area of southern Upper Carniola and northwestern Lower Carniola. Overall, the two clubs were always the most popular football clubs in the country.

Both clubs always have support on their matches from ultras groups called Viole Maribor, supporting NK Maribor, and Green Dragons who supports NK Olimpija. The two groups are among the largest in the country[8] and it is not uncommon that the matches between the two clubs were sometimes interrupted by clashes between the two groups or with the police.[9] On many occasions, before or after the matches, the fans of the two clubs would also meet up and fight on the streets. One of the worst incidents, in April 2010 after a match, resulted in a stabbing of a member of the Green Dragons who, with a group of friends, got into a fight with members of the Viole in Ljubljana's railway station.[10] However, to date, there has not been any fatalities in the country related to football violence. Fans of Olimpija traditionally occupy the northern stands of the stadiums, while Maribor fans are present on the southern stands.

Honours

Official statistics of honours won by NK Maribor and NK Olimpija as treated by the Football Association of Slovenia.[11][12]

Major honours won
Competition Maribor Olimpija
1. SNL 16 3
Slovenian Cup 9 4
Slovenian Supercup 4 0
Total 29 7

Head-to-head

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Host Maribor Olimpija
Season Round Date Venue Attendance Score Report Round Date Venue Attendance Score Report
2009–10 4 8 August 2009 Ljudski vrt 6,000 1–0 Rep. 13 17 October 2009 ŽŠD Ljubljana 2,000 0–1 Rep.
22 9 December 2009 Ljudski vrt 2,500 2–1 Rep. 31 16 April 2010 ŽŠD Ljubljana 2,000 1–1 Rep.
2010–11 13 16 October 2010 Ljudski vrt 8,000 0–0 Rep. 4 29 September 2010 Stožice 10,000 0–1 Rep.
31 4 May 2011 Ljudski vrt 9,500 2–2 Rep. 22 12 March 2011 Stožice 5,000 0–0 Rep.
2011–12 16 30 October 2011 Ljudski vrt 12,500 2–2 Rep. 7 28 August 2011 Stožice 8,000 4–1 Rep.
34 12 May 2012 Ljudski vrt 10,000 3–2 Rep. 25 21 March 2012 Stožice 8,000 1–2 Rep.
2012–13 14 20 October 2012 Ljudski vrt 9,000 1–0 Rep. 5 11 August 2012 Stožice 5,500 0–0 Rep.
32 11 May 2013 Ljudski vrt 9,000 2–1 Rep. 23 10 March 2013 Stožice 2,000 1–1 Rep.
2013–14 13 6 October 2013 Ljudski vrt 6,500 2–0 Rep. 4 2 March 2014 Stožice 5,000 0–3 Rep.
31 3 May 2014 Ljudski vrt 5,500 2–0 Rep. 22 15 March 2014 Stožice 100[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 Rep.
2014–15 12 4 October 2014 Ljudski vrt 10,000 3–3 Rep. 3 8 April 2015 Stožice 5,000 0–0 Rep.
30 29 April 2015 Ljudski vrt 8,500 4–1 Rep. 21 4 March 2015 Stožice 6,500 0–1 Rep.
2015–16 6 16 August 2015 Ljudski vrt 10,000 0–3 Rep. 15 21 November 2015 Stožice 13,500 2–2 Rep.
24 5 March 2016 Ljudski vrt 12,160 0–0 Rep. 33 7 May 2016 Stožice 14,000 1–2 Rep.
2016–17 4 8 August 2016 Ljudski vrt 11,000 1–1 Rep. 13 15 October 2016 Stožice 13,770 1–3 Rep.
22 25 February 2017 Ljudski vrt 12,000 1–0 Rep. 31 29 April 2017 Stožice 7,000 0–0 Rep.
2017–18 16 17 November 2017 Ljudski vrt 9,000 1–0 Rep. 7 27 August 2017 Stožice 13,000 0–0 Rep.
34 19 May 2018 Ljudski vrt 12,166 2–3 Rep. 25 31 March 2018 Stožice 12,000 1–1 Rep.
2018–19 14 27 October 2018 Ljudski vrt 12,000 1–2 Rep. 5 19 August 2018 Stožice 8,600 0–3 Rep.
32 11 May 2019 Ljudski vrt 12,000 0–3 Rep. 23 16 March 2019 Stožice 9,500 0–0 Rep.
2019–20 3 28 July 2019 Ljudski vrt 6,600 0–0 Rep. 12 28 September 2019 Stožice 7,000 2–4 Rep.
21 22 February 2020 Ljudski vrt 9,000 1–1 Rep. 30 28 June 2020 Stožice 70[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 Rep.
2020–21 6 4 October 2020 Ljudski vrt 0[lower-alpha 2] 1–1 Rep. 15 3 December 2020 Stožice 0[lower-alpha 2] 2–0 Rep.
24 27 February 2021 Ljudski vrt 0[lower-alpha 2] 1–1 Rep. 33 9 May 2021 Stožice 0[lower-alpha 2] 0–0 Rep.
2021–22 12 2 October 2021 Ljudski vrt 6,600 0–0 Rep. 3 1 August 2021 Stožice 3,500 3–1 Rep.
30 9 April 2022 Ljudski vrt 8,250 1–0 Rep. 21 13 February 2022 Stožice 750[lower-alpha 3] 1–0 Rep.
2022–23 4 7 August 2022 Ljudski vrt 7,000 0–2 Rep. 13 15 October 2022 Stožice 8,000 1–0 Rep.
22 19 February 2023 Ljudski vrt 9,611 2–0 Rep. 31 16 April 2023 Stožice 9,129 2–0 Rep.
2023–24 17 2 December 2023 Ljudski vrt 8 16 September 2023 Stožice 5,380 2–1 Rep.
35 11 May 2024 Ljudski vrt 26 9 March 2024 Stožice

• Total: Maribor 21 wins (37%), 22 draws (39%), Olimpija 14 wins (24%).

Slovenian Cup
Season Round Leg Date Venue Attendance Host Score Winner Report
2007–08 Quarter-final — 24 October 2007 Ljudski vrt 3,500 Maribor 3–1 Maribor Rep.
2009–10 Round of 16 — 21 October 2009 ŽŠD Ljubljana 1,700 Olimpija 0–1 Maribor Rep.
2012–13 Quarter-final First 27 February 2013 Stožice 4,000 Olimpija 1–3 Maribor Rep.
Second 6 March 2013 Ljudski vrt 5,000 Maribor 0–1 Rep.
2013–14 Semi-final First 26 March 2014 Ljudski vrt 7,000 Maribor 1–0 Maribor Rep.
Second 2 April 2014 Stožice 4,000 Olimpija 1–1 Rep.
2016–17 Semi-final First 5 April 2017 Stožice 6,000 Olimpija 2–1 Olimpija Rep.
Second 12 April 2017 Ljudski vrt 10,500 Maribor 1–1 Rep.
2017–18 Quarter-final First 11 November 2017 Stožice 7,000 Olimpija 3–0 Olimpija Rep.
Second 29 November 2017 Ljudski vrt 3,000 Maribor 1–1 Rep.
2018–19 Final — 30 May 2019 Stadion Z'dežele (N) 8,623 Olimpija 2–1 Olimpija Rep.
2022–23 Final — 6 May 2023 Stadion Z'dežele (N) 9,217 Olimpija 2–1 Olimpija Rep.

• Series won: Maribor 4 (50%), Olimpija 4 (50%).

Slovenian Supercup
Season Date Venue Attendance Host Score Winner Report
2012 8 July 2012 Ljudski vrt 4,150 Olimpija 1–2 Maribor Rep.
2013 7 July 2013 Arena Petrol (N) 1,800 Maribor 3–0 Maribor Rep.

• Series won: Maribor 2 (100%), Olimpija 0 (0%).

Statistics

The table below is accurate as of match played 16 September 2023.

Maribor
wins		 Draws Olimpija
wins
1. SNL
At Maribor home 12 11 5
At Olimpija home 9 11 9
Total 21 22 14
Slovenian Cup
At Maribor home 2 2 1
At Olimpija home 2 1 2
Neutral field 0 0 2
Total 4 3 5
Slovenian Supercup
At Maribor home[lower-alpha 4] 1 0 0
At Olimpija home 0 0 0
Neutral field 1 0 0
Total 2 0 0
Total
71 27 25 19

League ranking
The head-to-head ranking table shows the results of NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, when they played in the same division.
Position 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
5
6
7 7
8
9
10

• Total: Maribor 11 times higher (79%), Olimpija 3 times higher (21%).

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors.
  2. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.
  3. The match was played at reduced capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.
  4. Olimpija Ljubljana was officially selected as the home team during the 2012 Slovenian Supercup, with a draw. However, the match was played at Ljudski vrt stadium in Maribor, the home of NK Maribor.

References
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