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Celje
File:NK Celje logo.svg
Full nameNogometni klub Celje
Nickname(s)Grofje (The Counts)
Rumeno-modri
(The Yellow and Blues)
Founded28 December 1919; 104 years ago (28 December 1919)[1][2] (as SK Celje)
GroundStadion Z'dežele
Capacity13,059
PresidentMiloš Rovšnik
ManagerDušan Kosič
LeagueSlovenian PrvaLiga
2019–20Slovenian PrvaLiga, 1st
WebsiteClub website

Nogometni klub Celje (English: Celje Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Celje or simply Celje, is an association football club from Celje, Slovenia. They play in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Together with Maribor, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its formation in 1991.[3] Celje won their first league title in the 2019–20 season. They have also won the 2004–05 edition of the Slovenian Cup.

History

The club was formed in 1919 as SK Celje.[1][2] Soon after the World War II, in 1946, the club changed its name to NK Kladivar (expressionistic term in Slovene for a blacksmith). In 1964 they qualified for the Yugoslav Second League, where they played for one year.

In 1992, year after Slovenia gained independence from Yugoslavia, the club again changed its name, this time to Publikum. They reached the finals of Slovenian Cup in 1993 and 1995, but lost on both occasions, having been beaten by Olimpija and Mura. In 2003, Celje was in a title race with Maribor until the very last, but in the end finished second and also lost Slovenian cup finals against Olimpija in the same year. Two years later in 2005 the club reached Slovenian cup finals for the fourth time and this time they finally lifted their first trophy, defeating Gorica 1–0 in front of their own fans at the Arena Petrol. Celje were also in the finals the next year, but lost to Koper after the penalty shoot-out.

In 2020, Celje won their first national title after winning the 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.[4]

Stadium

For most of its early years, the club played at the Glazija Stadium, but obtained the Skalna Klet after merging with ŽŠD Celje in 1967. Glazija was demolished in 1983 and the club moved permanently to Skalna Klet. Since the stadium was in bad shape and could not meet UEFA stadia criteria, the club officials decided to build a new stadium and in 2003 the main stand of the new Arena Petrol stadium was built. The capacity at the time was 3,600 covered seats. After 2003, three new separate stands were built and when the last one opened in 2008, the stadium was completed. The current capacity of the stadium is 13,059 seats from which around 50% are covered.[5] In July 2017, the stadium was renamed to Stadion Z'dežele.[6]

Current squad

As of 5 March 2020[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Slovenia SVN Metod Jurhar
3 DF Slovenia SVN Dušan Stojinović
4 DF Croatia CRO Josip Čalušić
5 DF Slovenia SVN Jure Travner (captain)
6 MF Slovenia SVN Nino Pungaršek
7 FW Slovenia SVN Denis Štraus
8 MF Croatia CRO Karlo Plantak
9 FW Slovenia SVN Mitja Lotrič
10 MF Slovenia SVN Jakob Novak
11 FW Slovenia SVN Luka Kerin
12 GK Slovenia SVN Stefan Moćić
15 DF Slovenia SVN Amadej Brecl
17 MF Slovenia SVN Lan Štravs
19 FW Slovenia SVN Gašper Koritnik
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Slovenia SVN Žan Flis
21 MF Lithuania LTU Domantas Antanavičius
22 GK Slovenia SVN Matjaž Rozman
23 MF Slovenia SVN Žan Benedičič
24 FW Croatia CRO Ivan Božić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)
25 DF Moldova MDA Denis Marandici
29 FW Croatia CRO Dario Vizinger
30 DF Slovenia SVN Žan Zaletel
44 FW Slovenia SVN Stian Džumhur
50 MF Slovenia SVN Rok Štraus
77 FW Slovenia SVN Tom Kljun
88 MF Russia RUS Valentin Zekhov
97 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Advan Kadušić

Honours

League

Cup

Domestic league and cup results

Season League Position Pts P W D L GF GA Cup
1991–92 1. SNL 9 41 40 14 13 13 43 51 Round of 16
1992–93 1. SNL 10 32 34 12 8 14 37 47 Runners-up
1993–94 1. SNL 4 38 30 14 10 6 50 34 Round of 16
1994–95 1. SNL 6 38 30 16 6 8 50 27 Runners-up
1995–96 1. SNL 5 51 36 13 12 11 62 47 Semi-finals
1996–97 1. SNL 4 47 36 12 11 13 55 61 Quarter-finals
1997–98 1. SNL 6 49 36 14 7 15 57 57 Quarter-finals
1998–99 1. SNL 7 42 33 10 12 11 30 35 Round of 16
1999–00 1. SNL 6 47 33 11 14 8 53 45 Quarter-finals
2000–01 1. SNL 5 50 33 15 5 13 59 52 First round
2001–02 1. SNL 6 48 33 14 6 13 50 39 Round of 16
2002–03 1. SNL 2 55 31 15 10 6 57 38 Runners-up
2003–04 1. SNL 10 39 32 11 6 15 61 52 Quarter-finals
2004–05 1. SNL 3 52 32 16 4 12 47 28 Winners
2005–06 1. SNL 6 49 36 15 4 17 48 59 Runners-up
2006–07 1. SNL 7 45 36 11 12 13 54 51 Semi-finals
2007–08 1. SNL 8 45 36 13 6 17 42 51 Quarter-finals
2008–09 1. SNL 4 53 36 15 8 13 48 39 Round of 16
2009–10 1. SNL 5 51 36 14 9 13 53 56 Semi-finals
2010–11 1. SNL 8 37 36 9 10 17 41 55 Round of 16
2011–12 1. SNL 8 37 36 9 10 17 44 56 Runners-up
2012–13 1. SNL 5 49 36 12 13 11 39 39 Runners-up
2013–14 1. SNL 8 37 36 10 7 19 30 58 Quarter-finals
2014–15 1. SNL 2 70 36 20 10 6 58 31 Runners-up
2015–16 1. SNL 5 45 36 11 12 13 32 46 Runners-up
2016–17 1. SNL 5 55 36 15 10 11 48 39 Round of 16
2017–18 1. SNL 5 50 36 14 8 14 56 51 Semi-finals
2018–19 1. SNL 5 49 36 12 13 11 45 51 Round of 16
2019–20 1. SNL 1 69 36 19 12 5 74 36 Quarter-finals
Totals 1. SNL 1 Title 1370 1009 386 268 355 1423 1331 1 Cup
*Best results are highlighted.

European record

All results (home and away) list Celje's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Denmark Odense BK 0–1 0–0 0–1
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group stage Turkey Antalyaspor 1–1 — —
Israel Maccabi Haifa — 1–0 —
Russia Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 — —
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Proleter Zrenjanin — 0–0 —
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Denmark Aarhus 7–1 0–1 7–2
Second round Slovakia Petržalka 5–0 1–1 6–1
Third round Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round North Macedonia Belasica 7–2 5–0 12–2
First round Israel Maccabi Haifa 2–2 1–2 3–4
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Bosnia and Herzegovina Sloboda Tuzla 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 0–3 1–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Moldova Dacia 0–1 0–1 0–2
2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Norway Tromsø 0–2 2–1 2–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Poland Śląsk Wrocław 0–1 1–3 1–4
2020–21 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Republic of Ireland Dundalk [a]
  1. ^ Only one match will be played at a neutral venue.

List of managers

References

  1. ^ a b "Klubi" [Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ Gordana Possnig (10 September 2019). "V Celju že sto let organizirano igrajo nogomet". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ A. V. (22 July 2020). "Celjani prvič slovenski nogometni prvaki" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Arena Petrol" (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Celjski stadion z novim imenom, odslej bo Arena Z'dežele". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Seznam igralcev" (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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