Football in Ljubljana

Association football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

History

The first Slovenian football club, Hermes, was founded in Ljubljana in 1909. Two clubs based in Ljubljana – SK Ilirija and SK Slovan – participated in the 1920 Slovenian League as a founding members.

Clubs

The table below lists all Ljubljana clubs.

Active

Club	Founded
NK Bravo	2006
NK IB 1975 Ljubljana	1975
ND Ilirija 1911	1911
NK Krim	1945
ŠD NK Ljubljana	2008
NK Olimpija Ljubljana	2005
ND Slavija Vevče	2016
ND Slovan	1913
NK Svoboda Ljubljana	1952
NK Šmartno	1979
NK Arne Tabor 69	1969

Defunct

Club	Years
NK Grafičar Ljubljana	1948–1958
NK Ljubljana	1909–2005
SK Jadran	1920–1941
NK Olimpija Ljubljana	1945–2005
FC Ljubljana	2005–2011
ASK Primorje	1920–1936
SK Reka	1926–1941
NK Slavija Vevče	1921–1999
SSK Sparta Ljubljana	1920–1922
SK Svoboda Ljubljana	1920–1941
SK Ljubljana	1936–1941

Honours

Slovenian Champions (1991–present) (7)
- Olimpija (1945) (4)
- Olimpija (2005) (3)
Ljubljana Subassociation League Champions (1920–1941) (16)
- Ilirija (12)
- Primorje (2)
- SK Ljubljana (2)
Republic League Champions (1945–1991) (16)
- Železničar (5)
- Olimpija (1945) (4)
- Svoboda (4)
- Slovan (2)
- Garnizija JLA (1)
Slovenian Football Cup (10)
- Olimpija (1945) (4)
- Olimpija (2005) (4)
- Interblock (2)
Slovenian Supercup (2)
- Olimpija (1945) (1)
- Interblock (1)

Slovenian Republic Football Cup (1953–1991) (16)
- Olimpija (1945) (13)
- Svoboda (2)
- Slovan (1)

Ljubljana derbies

There were two major Ljubljana derbies. The first was between SK Ilirija and ASK Primorje, contested between 1920 and 1936, when both clubs merged.[1] The second was between Olimpija and Železničar after the World War II. Both clubs were dissolved in 2005.

Stadiums

References

T. D. L. (5 February 2015). "Nekoč so bili mestni derbiji (2. del)". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 August 2020.