ŠD Brezje
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Full name | Športno društvo Brezje Maribor | ||
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Nickname(s) | Vijolice (The Violets) | ||
Founded | 2011[1] | ||
Ground | Tabor Hall | ||
Capacity | 3,261 | ||
President | Vinko Gajser[2] | ||
Head Coach | Tomislav Horvat | ||
League | Slovenian League | ||
2017–18 | Regular season: 4th Playoffs: Third place | ||
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Športno društvo Brezje Maribor or simply ŠD Brezje is a futsal club from Maribor, Slovenia. The club is also known as FutureNet Maribor due to sponsorship reasons.
History
ŠD Brezje was founded in 2011, when the club started competing in the Slovenian second division.[1] In their second season, the team gets promoted to the elite Slovenian Futsal League.[1] After finishing in third place in the 2014–15 season, the team won the league title in the 2015–16 season, defeating FC Litija 3–1 in series in the final.[1][3] The club, competing under the name PROEN Maribor due to sponsorship reasons, has also won the Slovenian Cup in the same season.[1][4]
In the 2016–17 season, ŠD Brezje debuted in the international competitions as the club competed in the 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup, where they reached the elite round after winning the Group G of the preliminary round and finishing in the second place in Group 1 of the main round.[5] The team has won the Slovenian Cup trophy for the second time in a row during the 2016–17 season, defeating Bronx Škofije 6–2 in the final on 5 March 2017. The team has also defended the national title, again defeating Litija 3–1 in the final.[6][7] In the 2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Brezje started in the main round of the competition, where the team was eliminated with three defeats out of three games.[8] In the same season, Brezje failed to retain the national championship as the team finished the season in third place.[9]
Name changes
Club names through history:
- ŠD Brezje (2011–2013)
- RE/MAX Brezje Maribor (2014–2015)
- PROEN Maribor (2016–2017)
- FutureNet Maribor (2017–present)
Arena
The team play their home matches at a 3,261 capacity Tabor Hall[2] in the Tabor district of Maribor. Their secondary venue is a 2,100[10] capacity Lukna Sports Hall, also located in Maribor.
Season-by-season records
Season | Division | League | Pos. | Cup | Supercup | UEFA Futsal Cup |
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2011–12 | 2 | 2. SFL | 5 | — | — | — |
2012–13 | 2 | 2. SFL | 3 | — | — | — |
2013–14 | 1 | 1. SFL | 7 | 1st round | — | — |
2014–15 | 1 | 1. SFL | 3 | Quarterfinals | — | — |
2015–16 | 1 | 1. SFL | 1 | Winners | — | — |
2016–17 | 1 | 1. SFL | 1 | Winners | Runners-up | Elite round |
2017–18 | 1 | 1. SFL | 3 | Quarterfinals | Runners-up | Main round |
2018–19 | 1 | 1. SFL | Runners-up | — | — |
UEFA club competitions record
All results list Brezje's goal tally first.
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Venue |
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2016–17 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Preliminary round | ![]() |
4–2 | Tabor Hall |
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14–2 | ||||
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6–4 | ||||
Main round | ![]() |
0–4 | Sports Palace Galychyna | ||
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6–2 | ||||
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1–2 | ||||
Elite round | ![]() |
6–2 | Tabor Hall | ||
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1–4 | ||||
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1–3 | ||||
2017–18 | UEFA Futsal Cup | Main round | ![]() |
2–5 | Tabor Hall |
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2–3 | ||||
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1–4 |
Honours
- MNZ Maribor Cup: 2
- 2013–14, 2014–15[11]
International players
The following ŠD Brezje players have made at least one appearance for the senior national team.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Jeremy Bukovec
- Žiga Čeh
- Sebastijan Drobne
- Alen Fetić
- Matej Fideršek
- Suad Fileković
- Tilen Gajser
- Nikola Jelić
- Uroš Kroflič
- Tjaž Lovrenčič
- Damir Puškar
- Vid Sever
- Mile Simeunović
- Jaka Sovdat
- Davorin Šnofl
- Denis Totošković
- Teo Turk
- Aleš Vrabel
Managers
- Boris Šprah (2011–2013)
- Dejan Kraut (2013)
- Simon Šabeder (2013–2014)
- Drago Adamič (2014–2015)
- Senudin Džafić (2015–2016)
- Robert Grdović (2016–2017)
- Matej Gajser (2017–2018)
- Tomislav Horvat (2018–present)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Zgodovina in vizija" [History and vision] (in Slovenian). ŠB Brezje. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Predstavitev" [Presentation] (in Slovenian). ŠD Brezje. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ STA (13 May 2016). "Maribor prvič prvak v futsalu" [Maribor futsal champion for the first time] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ STA; U. I. (6 March 2016). "Mariboru prvi pokalni naslov" [Maribor won their first cup title] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ M.J.; STA (18 October 2016). "Maribor bo gostil Ligo prvakov v futsalu" [Maribor will host the Futsal Cup elite round] (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ M. L. (5 March 2017). "Mariborčani drugič zapored pokalni zmagovalci" [Maribor have won the cup for the second time in a row] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ A. V. (2 May 2017). "Futsal: Proen Maribor ubranil naslov" [Futsal: Proen Maribor have defended the title] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Main round – Group 2". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Bron v Maribor" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Športna dvorana Lukna" [Lukna Sports Hall]. www.maribor.si (in Slovenian). City of Maribor. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Dosežki" [Achievements] (in Slovenian). ŠB Brezje. Retrieved 19 October 2016.