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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)
Founded1919; 105 years ago (1919)[1][2] (as SK Celje)
GroundStadion Z'dežele,
Celje
Capacity13,059
PresidentMiloš Rovšnik
ManagerTomaž Petrovič
LeagueSlovenian PrvaLiga
2016–17Slovenian PrvaLiga, 5th
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 and Gorica, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its formation in 1991.[3]

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 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.[4] In July 2017, the stadium was renamed to Stadion Z'dežele.[5]

The old stadium, Skalna Kled, 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 (8): 1992–93, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
Runners-up (1): 1991–92

Current squad

As of 26 July 2017

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Slovenia SVN Elvedin Džinić
4 MF Croatia CRO Lovro Cvek
5 DF Slovenia SVN Jure Travner
6 MF Slovenia SVN Nino Pungaršek
7 DF Slovenia SVN Denis Štraus
8 MF Slovenia SVN Janez Pišek
9 FW Croatia CRO Filip Dangubić (on loan from Rijeka)
10 MF Slovenia SVN Rudi Požeg Vancaš
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Edin Kesić
13 MF Slovenia SVN Jon Šporn
15 DF Slovenia SVN Amadej Brecl
16 DF Slovenia SVN Dejan Kelhar (on loan from Olimpija)
17 FW Slovenia SVN Matic Marcius
19 FW Slovenia SVN Bian Paul Šauperl
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Slovenia SVN Tim Obrez
21 MF Slovenia SVN Herolind Cikaqi
22 GK Slovenia SVN Matjaž Rozman
23 DF Slovenia SVN Rok Jazbec
25 MF Croatia CRO Nikola Gatarić
27 MF Slovenia SVN Luka Šušnjara
28 FW Slovenia SVN Tilen Pečnik
30 MF Slovenia SVN Luka Žinko (on loan from Domžale)
31 GK Slovenia SVN Metod Jurhar
33 GK Slovenia SVN Filip Lojen
40 DF Slovenia SVN Tadej Vidmajer
42 FW Portugal POR Jucie Lupeta
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Fedor Predragović

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
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
Totals 1. SNL 0 Titles 1202 901 341 235 325 1248 1193 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 – –
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Klubi" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 29 July 2016. {{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. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "Arena Petrol" (in Slovenian). NK Celje official website. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Celjski stadion z novim imenom, odslej bo Arena Z'dežele" (in Slovenian). Ekipa. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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