NK Maribor
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| Full name | Nogometni Klub Maribor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Stadion Ljudski Vrt, Maribor |
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| Capacity | 12,500 (renovation will be finished in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Drago Cotar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Marijan Pušnik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | 1.SNL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 1.SNL, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NK Maribor is a Slovenian football team, playing in the city of Maribor. They participated in the UEFA Champions League in the 1999-2000 season, and have advanced to the 2006 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as a result of winning in the Intertoto Cup in 2006.
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[edit] History - Years 1960 to 1991
NK Maribor Football Club was founded on 12th of December in 1960. Dr. Srečko Koren was elected the club's first president, Andrija Pflander appointed as the club's first head-coach and Oto Blaznik was chosen to be the club’s first captain. On 5th of February in 1961, the club played its first match at the former stadium by the Tržaška Street. Despite the rainy weather, around 1500 spectators saw Maribor defeat city rivals NK Kovinar Maribor by 2-1 (0-0), with Stefan Tolič scoring both goals. In 1961 Maribor FC won the prestigious Slovene championship and gained a place in the Western group of the 2nd Federal Division through qualifying phases (in the decisive matches Maribor FC defeated NK Uljanik from Pula, Croatia). In 1967, Maribor FC qualified for the 1st Yugoslav Federal Division, and played there for five seasons. The club’s first match in the first division in 1967 was played against Vardar (1-1) in Skopje, and the last one in 1972 against Olimpija (3-6) at the Ljudski vrt stadium in Maribor. For the next three years, Maribor FC played in the Western group of the 2nd Yugoslav Division. In 1975, the club was relegated from the 2nd Division and had to spend one season in the Slovene League, but were promoted back in the 2nd Yugoslav Division only a year after. From 1977 to 1981 Maribor FC played in the Western group of the 2nd Yugoslav Division, before being unfortunately relegated again. Maribor FC then played in the Western group of the 2nd Yugoslav Division in the 1982/83, 1984/85 and 1986/87 seasons, and in the meantime, in the 1987/88 season competed in the Slovene Football League. From summer of 1989 to summer of 1991, the club which had joined the MSD Branik in 1988, competed by the name of NK Maribor Branik in the Western Group of the newly formed Inter-Republic League (clubs from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia).
[edit] Recent history
In the first years after independence of Slovenia club under name Maribor Branik quicky became Olimpija Ljubljana, team which dominated in Slovenian league in early 90's greatest rival. Second half of the 90's was the most successful era of NK Maribor. Under coach Bojan Prašnikar club went trough Champions League qualifiers in season 1999/00, beating KRC Genk and Olympique Lyon and secured a place in group phase of the competition. NK Maribor even surprised the glorius Dynamo Kyiv at Olympiskiy and played goalless draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Success in Champions League paradoxally caused financial problems in club, which caused many problems focused in bad results in next five years. Club from Maribor returned to international stage this year, winning over Villarreal CF in Intertoto Cup and subsequendly qualificated for UEFA Cup where their run was stopped by Partizan Belgrade.
[edit] Trophies and competition participations
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- 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03
- Slovenian Cup Winners: 5
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- 1991/92, 1993/94, 1996/97, 1998/99, 2003/04
- Participation in Champions League qualifiers
- Participation in Champions League group phase
- Participation in UEFA Cup
- Participation in UEFA Intertoto Cup
[edit] Current lineup
As of March 2006
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[edit] Squad changes during the winter break of the 2006/07 season
In:
Dejan Mezga - from NK Čakovec
Gorazd Zajc - from AC Siena
Abdulaye Diarra - from FC Internazionale- Andraž Bajlec - from NK Maribor Youth
- Matej Vračko - from NK Maribor Youth
Out:
- Marko Pokleka - to Teramo Calcio
Zajko Zeba - to FC Kamaz- Marko Gašparič - to NK Aluminij
- Leon Ragolič - to ND Triglav 2000
Out on loan:
- Leon Panikvar - to NK Bela Krajina
- Erdžan Bečiri - to FC Kaposvölgye
[edit] External link
- (Slovenian) Official website
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