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Celje
Club crest
Full nameNogometni Klub Celje
Nickname(s)Grofje (The Counts)
Rumeno-modri
(The Yellow and Blues)
Founded1919; 105 years ago (1919)[1][2] (as SK Celje)
GroundArena Petrol,
Celje
Capacity13,059
PresidentStevan Đorđević[3]
Head CoachRobert Pevnik
LeagueSlovenian PrvaLiga
2014–15Slovenian PrvaLiga, 2nd
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Nogometni Klub Celje (English: Celje Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Celje or simply Celje, is an association football club from Slovenia. They are based in Celje, Slovenia's third largest city. They play in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Together with Maribor and Gorica they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its formation in 1991.[4]

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.

Stadium

For most of its early years, the club played at the Glazija Stadium, but obtained also 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 build 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] The old stadium is still used as a training facility for the club.

The club also has a smaller third training ground called Olimp, which was renovated in 2005 and is used as a training camp for youth squads of the club.

Honours

League

Winners (1): 1963–64
Runners-up (6): 1936–37, 1950, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1970–71, 1973–74
Runners-up (2): 2002–03, 2014–15

Cup

Winners (1): 1964
Winners (1): 2004–05
Runners-up (7): 1992–93, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15

Current squad

As of 31 January 2016.

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 Amel Mujčinović
2 DF Slovenia SVN Žiga Kous
4 MF Slovenia SVN Blaž Vrhovec (captain)
5 DF Slovenia SVN Marko Krajcer
6 DF Slovenia SVN Tilen Klemenčič
8 MF Croatia CRO Danijel Miškić
9 FW Portugal POR Érico Sousa
10 MF Slovenia SVN Rudi Požeg Vancaš
11 FW Nigeria NGA Sunny Omoregie
12 GK Slovenia SVN Matic Kotnik
13 MF Slovenia SVN Jon Šporn
14 FW Slovenia SVN Matej Podlogar
15 DF Slovenia SVN Amadej Brecl
16 DF Slovenia SVN Jure Travner
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Slovenia SVN Matic Marcius
19 MF Croatia CRO Marko Pajač
20 MF Croatia CRO Mario Brlečić
21 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adnan Bašić
23 MF Slovenia SVN Nino Pungaršek
24 MF Serbia SRB Milan Spremo
25 DF Croatia CRO Lovre Čirjak
27 DF Slovenia SVN Damir Hadžić
30 DF Slovenia SVN Tadej Vidmajer
31 GK Slovenia SVN Metod Jurhar
32 MF Slovenia SVN Janez Pišek
– MF Croatia CRO Tim Kolar
– MF Slovenia SVN Žiga Rožej

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
1999–2000 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
Totals 1. SNL 0 Titles 1102 829 315 213 301 1168 1108 1 Cup
*Best results are highlighted.

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round Denmark Odense 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 – –
Serbia 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

References

  1. ^ a b "NZS: Klubi" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 18 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Zgodovina" (in Slovenian). NK Celje official website. Retrieved 20 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ NK Celje (26 May 2014). "Novi predsednik NK Celje je dr. Stevan Đorđević" (in Slovenian). NK Celje official website. Retrieved 26 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Slavko Jerič, Tjaša Corn (13 May 2013). "Bozgo in Tavares edina vijolična kralja strelcev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 29 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Arena Petrol" (in Slovenian). NK Celje official website. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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