2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The 2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 18th season of top-tier football league in Slovenia. The competition was officially called PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons. The season started on 19 July 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009.

Slovenian PrvaLiga
Season2008–09
ChampionsMaribor
(8th title)
RelegatedPrimorje
Champions LeagueMaribor
Europa LeagueGorica
Rudar
Interblock (cup winners)
Matches played180
Goals scored468 (2.6 per match)
Best PlayerMarcos Tavares[1]
Top goalscorerEtien Velikonja
(17 goals)
Biggest home winInterblock 5–0 Nafta
Biggest away winDrava 0–4 Maribor
Highest scoringGorica 3–5 Drava
Longest winning run7 games
Drava
Longest unbeaten run12 games
Maribor
Longest winless run17 games
Drava
Longest losing run6 games
Drava
Highest attendance9,000
Maribor 1–0 Celje
Lowest attendance150
Koper 3–2 Celje
Total attendance215,830
Average attendance1,199

Clubs
Location of teams in the 2008-09 Slovenian PrvaLiga
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Celje Celje Arena Petrol 13,059
DomžaleDomžale Sports Park 3,100
Drava PtujPtuj City Stadium 2,200
GoricaNova Gorica Sports Park 3,100
InterblockLjubljana ŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium 3,986
KoperKoper Bonifika Stadium 4,500
MariborMaribor Ljudski vrt 12,435
Nafta LendavaLendava Sports Park 2,030
PrimorjeAjdovščina Ajdovščina Stadium 3,000
Rudar VelenjeVelenje Ob Jezeru 2,500

Promotion and relegation

In the previous season, Livar were relegated to the Slovenian Second League after just one year in the top division, finishing last with only 17 points. Drava Ptuj successfully avoided relegation by beating Bonifika in the relegation play-offs.

Promoted to Slovenia's top football league were Second League champions Rudar Velenje, returning to PrvaLiga after a two-year absence.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maribor (C) 36 17 12 7 62 44 +18 63 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Gorica 36 17 5 14 60 55 +5 56 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rudar 36 16 7 13 44 39 +5 55 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4 Celje 36 15 8 13 48 39 +9 53
5 Domžale 36 12 14 10 44 40 +4 50
6 Interblock 36 13 8 15 52 51 +1 47 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Nafta 36 11 10 15 36 52 −16 43
8 Koper 36 10 12 14 39 47 −8 42[lower-alpha 2]
9 Drava Ptuj (O) 36 12 6 18 47 53 −6 42[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to relegation play-offs
10 Primorje (R) 36 9 14 13 36 48 −12 41 Relegation to Slovenian Second League
Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Interblock won the 2008–09 Slovenian Football Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
  2. KOP: 6 pts, 7–6; DRA: 6 pts, 6–7

Relegation play-offs

The ninth-placed team of the PrvaLiga, Drava Ptuj, played a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of the 2008–09 Slovenian Second League, Aluminij.

Aluminij3–2Drava
  • Dugolin 22'
  • Šimenko 45'
  • Milec 73'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Damir Skomina
Drava7–0Aluminij
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Drava Ptuj won 9–3 on aggregate.

Results

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

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slovenia Etien Velikonja Gorica 17
2 Brazil Marcos Tavares Maribor 15
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Junuzović Rudar Velenje 13
Croatia Dario Zahora Interblock
5 Slovenia Darijo Biščan Celje 11
Slovenia Jože Benko Domžale
7 Slovenia Dalibor Volaš Maribor 10
Slovenia Milan Osterc Gorica
9 Switzerland Nezbedin Selimi Primorje 9
Slovenia Josip Iličić Interblock

Source: PrvaLiga.si (in Slovene)

See also

References
General
  • "PrvaLiga Archives". Association of 1. SNL official website. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
Specific
  1. SPINS XI 2008/2009
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