2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga

Slovenian PrvaLiga

Season	2020–21
Dates	22 August 2020 – 22 May 2021
Champions	Mura (1st title)
Relegated	Gorica
Champions League	Mura
Europa Conference League	Maribor Olimpija Ljubljana Domžale
Matches	180
Goals	422 (2.34 per match)
Best Player	Senijad Ibričić[1]
Top goalscorer	Jan Mlakar Nardin Mulahusejnović (14 goals each)
Highest attendance	3,200 Maribor 1–3 Mura
Lowest attendance	N/A^a
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 30th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. The season began on 22 August 2020 and ended on 22 May 2021.^[2]

Celje were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season. Mura won their first title after defeating Maribor in the final round.^[3] As champions, they qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.

Competition format

Each team played 36 matches (18 home and 18 away). Teams played four matches against each other (2 home and 2 away).

Teams

Rudar Velenje and Triglav Kranj were relegated at the end of the previous season.^[4] Koper and Gorica joined the other eight teams in the league this season after gaining promotion from the Slovenian Second League.^[5]

Stadiums and locations

Seating capacity only; some stadiums also have standing areas.

Aluminij	Bravo	Celje	Domžale
Aluminij Sports Park	Šiška Sports Park	Stadion Z'dežele	Domžale Sports Park
Capacity: 600	Capacity: 2,308	Capacity: 13,059	Capacity: 3,100
Gorica	Aluminij Celje Domžale Bravo Koper Maribor Mura Olimpija Tabor Gorica		Koper
Nova Gorica Sports Park			Bonifika Stadium
Capacity: 3,100			Capacity: 4,047
Maribor	Mura	Olimpija Ljubljana	Tabor Sežana
Ljudski vrt	Fazanerija City Stadium	Stožice Stadium	Rajko Štolfa Stadium
Capacity: 11,671	Capacity: 4,506	Capacity: 16,038	Capacity: 1,310

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Aluminij	Oskar Drobne	Luka Janžekovič	Zeus Sport	Talum, Zavarovalnica Sava
Bravo	Dejan Grabić	Ovbokha Agboyi	Joma	Nomago, Mastercard, Generali
Celje	Agron Šalja	Dušan Stojinović	Nike	Cinkarna, Droga
Domžale	Dejan Djuranović	Senijad Ibričić	Joma	Esad Mulalić s.p.
Gorica	Aleksandar Jović	Rok Grudina	Erreà	Hit, E 3
Koper	Nedžad Okčić	Ivica Guberac	Macron	Port of Koper
Maribor	Simon Rožman	Marcos Tavares	Adidas	Zavarovalnica Sava, Nova KBM, Radio City
Mura	Ante Šimundža	Alen Kozar	Adidas	Generali
Olimpija Ljubljana	Goran Stanković	Timi Max Elšnik	Nike	Merkur zavarovalnica
Tabor Sežana	Sabit Šljivo	Marko Krivičić	Erreà	CherryBox24

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Maribor	Sergej Jakirović	29 August 2020[6]	1st	Mauro Camoranesi	3 September 2020[7]
Tabor Sežana	Mauro Camoranesi	3 September 2020[8]	5th	Goran Stanković	8 September 2020[9]
Gorica	Borivoje Lučić	15 September 2020[10]	10th	Gordan Petrić	18 September 2020[11]
Aluminij	Slobodan Grubor	7 December 2020[12]	9th	Oskar Drobne	7 December 2020[12]
Gorica	Gordan Petrić	14 December 2020[13]	10th	Aleksandar Jović	14 December 2020[14]
Celje	Dušan Kosič	21 December 2020[15]	7th	Jiří Jarošík	25 December 2020[16]
Olimpija Ljubljana	Dino Skender	8 January 2021[17]	2nd	Goran Stanković	11 January 2021[18]
Tabor Sežana	Goran Stanković	11 January 2021[19]	6th	Igor Božič	14 January 2021[20]
Koper	Miran Srebrnič	15 February 2021[21]	4th	Rodolfo Vanoli	17 February 2021[22]
Maribor	Mauro Camoranesi	23 February 2021[23]	2nd	Simon Rožman	20 March 2021[24]
Tabor Sežana	Igor Božič	12 April 2021[25]	7th	Sabit Šljivo	12 April 2021[25]
Celje	Jiří Jarošík	26 April 2021[26]	9th	Agron Šalja	26 April 2021[26]
Koper	Rodolfo Vanoli	19 May 2021[27]	8th	Nedžad Okčić	19 May 2021[27]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mura (C)	36	17	12	7	50	26	+24	63[a]	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Maribor	36	17	12	7	64	41	+23	63[a]	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Olimpija Ljubljana[b]	36	16	11	9	45	35	+10	59	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4	Domžale	36	14	13	9	52	41	+11	55	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
5	Bravo	36	10	15	11	39	39	0	45
6	Tabor Sežana	36	12	8	16	40	44	−4	44
7	Celje	36	12	7	17	36	41	−5	43
8	Aluminij	36	10	13	13	31	41	−10	43
9	Koper (O)	36	11	9	16	41	56	−15	42	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10	Gorica (R)	36	7	8	21	24	58	−34	29	Relegation to Slovenian Second League

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head to head points: Mura 7, Maribor 4
2. Olimpija Ljubljana qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2020–21 Slovenian Football Cup.

Results

First half of the season Home \ Away ALU BRA CEL DOM GOR KOP MAR MUR OLI TAB Aluminij 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 Bravo 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 Celje 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 Domžale 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 Gorica 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–4 0–1 0–2 2–1 Koper 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–1 Maribor 3–0 4–1 2–2 4–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 Mura 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 Olimpija 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 Tabor 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 Source: PrvaLiga Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season Home \ Away ALU BRA CEL DOM GOR KOP MAR MUR OLI TAB Aluminij 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 Bravo 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 Celje 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–3 Domžale 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 Gorica 0–0 3–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–5 0–1 0–3 Koper 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 Maribor 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 4–2 1–3 1–1 2–1 Mura 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 Olimpija 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 6–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 Tabor 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–4 0–4 3–1 0–3 Source: PrvaLiga Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

PrvaLiga play-off

A two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team from the PrvaLiga and the second-placed team from the 2020–21 Slovenian Second League was played. The winner earned a place in the 2021–22 PrvaLiga season.

30 May 2021 (2021-05-30)

17:00 CEST

Krka	0–2	Koper
	Report	Mulahusejnović 65' (pen.) Stevanović 67'

Portoval, Novo Mesto

Attendance: 300

Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

2 June 2021 (2021-06-02)

20:00 CEST

Koper	2–3	Krka
Juffo 74' Jelić Balta 84'	Report	Dušak 27', 44' Parris 62'

Bonifika Stadium, Koper

Attendance: 500

Referee: Asmir Sagrković

Koper won 4–3 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jan Mlakar	Maribor	14
	Nardin Mulahusejnović	Koper
3	Dario Kolobarić	Domžale	12
4	Luka Bobičanec	Mura	11
	Đorđe Ivanović	Olimpija Ljubljana
	Andrés Vombergar	Olimpija Ljubljana
7	Filip Dangubić	Celje	10
	Milan Tučić	Bravo
9	Christos Rovas	Tabor Sežana	9
10	Arnel Jakupović	Domžale	7
	Rok Kronaveter	Maribor
	Aljoša Matko	Maribor
	Mustafa Nukić	Bravo
	Rudi Požeg Vancaš	Maribor
	Dare Vršič	Koper

See also

• 2020–21 Slovenian Football Cup
• 2020–21 Slovenian Second League

Notes

^a Many matches were played either behind closed doors or with significantly reduced capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.

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External links

• Official website (in Slovene)
• Soccerway.com