The 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as the Prva liga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. The season began on 16 July 2016 and ended on 27 May 2017. The official fixture schedule was released on 24 June 2016.
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
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of ten teams contested the league, including eight from the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga and two promoted from the 2015–16 Slovenian Second League. Radomlje won direct promotion as winners of the 2015–16 Slovenian Second League. They replaced Krka in the top division, who placed at the bottom of the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga table. This was the second season for Radomlje in top flight, having previously been a member during the 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.
The PrvaLiga play-off for the final spot in the top division was played between Zavrč and Aluminij. Zavrč won the play-off fixture with the score 4–3 on aggregate, but the club was unsuccessful in obtaining a licence to play in the top division for the next season, due to financial reasons. The Football Association of Slovenia then invited Aluminij to take their spot and the side from Kidričevo accepted. Aluminij had previously played in the PrvaLiga during the 2012–13 season.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity1 2015–16 position Aluminij Kidričevo Celje Celje Arena Petrol Domžale Domžale Domžale Sports Park Gorica Nova Gorica Koper Koper Bonifika Krško Krško Matija Gubec Maribor Maribor Ljudski vrt Ljubljana Stožice Radomlje Radomlje Domžale Sports Park2 Rudar Velenje Velenje Ob Jezeru 1Seating capacity only. Some stadiums also have standing areas. 2Radomlje played its home games in Domžale, because their home venue did not meet PrvaLiga stadium criteria.
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Zeus Sport Talum Legea Cinkarna Joma Tark Erreà GEN-I Nike Port of Koper Erima GEN, Kostak Adidas Zavarovalnica Sava, Nova KBM, Radio City Nike Telekom Slovenije Joma Kalcer Joma None
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Rudar Velenje Ramiz Smajlović (interim) 15 June 2016 Pre-season Milovan Rajevac 15 June 2016 Rudar Velenje Milovan Rajevac 27 June 2016 Pre-season Slobodan Krčmarević 30 June 2016 Radomlje Dejan Djuranović 16 August 2016 10th Jani Žilnik 16 August 2016 Olimpija Ljubljana Rodolfo Vanoli 31 August 2016 2nd Luka Elsner 2 September 2016 Domžale Luka Elsner 2 September 2016 5th Simon Rožman 2 September 2016 Koper Milan Obradović 26 September 2016 5th Oliver Bogatinov (interim) 28 September 2016 Koper Oliver Bogatinov 5 October 2016 6th Igor Pamić 5 October 2016 Celje Robert Pevnik 6 October 2016 5th Igor Jovićević 6 October 2016 Radomlje Jani Žilnik 14 November 2016 10th David McDonough (interim) 14 November 2016 Rudar Velenje Slobodan Krčmarević 1 December 2016 6th Branko Čavić (interim) 1 December 2016 Aluminij Bojan Špehonja 21 December 2016 9th Slobodan Grubor 3 January 2017 Radomlje David McDonough 4 January 2017 10th Robert Pevnik 4 January 2017 Rudar Velenje Branko Čavić 9 January 2017 6th Vanja Radinović 9 January 2017 Radomlje Robert Pevnik 20 February 2017 10th Adnan Zildžović 20 February 2017 Olimpija Ljubljana Luka Elsner 9 March 2017 2nd Marijan Pušnik 9 March 2017 Krško Tomaž Petrovič 13 March 2017 8th Rok Zorko 13 March 2017 Olimpija Ljubljana Marijan Pušnik 3 April 2017 3rd Safet Hadžić 4 April 2017
Transfers
League table
Standings
Positions by round +KeyFinal round before the winter break
Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Maribor 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Gorica 2 4 4 5 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 Olimpija 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 Domžale 1 3 5 2 1 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 Celje 7 5 3 4 5 8 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 Koper 8 6 7 6 7 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 Rudar 6 8 6 8 6 9 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Krško 5 7 8 7 8 6 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 Aluminij 9 9 9 9 9 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 Radomlje 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Source: PrvaLiga official website
Leader / Qualification to UEFA Champions League Qualification to UEFA Europa League Relegation play-off Relegation to 2. SNL
Results
First half of the season
Second half of the season
PrvaLiga play-off The two-legged play-off between Aluminij, the ninth-placed team in PrvaLiga and Ankaran Hrvatini, the third-placed team in the 2. SNL, should have been played in June 2017. However, on 1 June 2017, the Football Association of Slovenia announced that FC Koper did not obtain a competition licence for PrvaLiga. Therefore, the play-offs were not held and both Aluminij and Ankaran Hrvatini secured a place in the 2017–18 PrvaLiga season.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Team Goals1 John MaryRudar Velenje172 Dominik GlavinaRudar Velenje163 Luka ZahovićMaribor15 Dalibor VolašCelje5 Miran BurgičGorica146 Filip DangubićKrško137 Milivoje NovakovićMaribor118 Leon BenkoOlimpija109 Marcos TavaresMaribor9 Dare VršičMaribor Žiga ŠkoflekAluminij Source: PrvaLiga official website
Top assists Rank Player Team Assists1 Dare VršičMaribor112 Matic VrbanecAluminij103 Rifet KapićGorica7 Jan RepasDomžale Denis KlinarOlimpija6 Matej PodlogarCelje6 Jure BalkovecDomžale Žan MajerDomžale Bojan VručinaRudar Filip DangubićKrško Senijad IbričićKoper Source: PrvaLiga official website
Own goals Player For Against Date Round Report Miha Blažič Domžale Maribor 31 July 2016 3 Report Marko Šuler Maribor Gorica 13 August 2016 5 Report Janez Pišek Celje Maribor 28 August 2016 7 Report Klemen Šturm Krško Olimpija 2 October 2016 12 Report Milan Kocić Aluminij Domžale 20 November 2016 17 Report Aleksandar Zukić Radomlje Olimpija 4 December 2016 20 Report Elvedin Džinić Celje Koper 26 February 2017 22 Report Miha Blažič Domžale Koper 4 March 2017 23 Report Gaber Dobrovoljc Domžale Gorica 17 May 2017 34 Report Adis Hodžić Maribor Celje 17 May 2017 34 Report Marko Krajcer Krško Koper 21 May 2017 35 Report
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Report Dominik Glavina Rudar Koper 4–1 (A) 1 October 2016 12 Report Marko Alvir Domžale Gorica 5–0 (H) 5 November 2016 16 Report John Mary Rudar Radomlje 1–5 (H) 2 April 2017 27 Report
Discipline and Fairplay
PosTeamFairplay points1Aluminij6541732Gorica7011783Domžale7421964Koper8212065Celje7952076Rudar8922207Radomlje8352218Krško8422379Olimpija72229510Maribor670319Totals76524
Attendances
Note1: Team played the previous season in the Slovenian Second League.
Awards Annual awards PrvaLiga Player of the season Dare Vršič PrvaLiga Goalkeeper of the season Jasmin Handanović
PrvaLiga U23 Player of the season Luka Zahović
PrvaLiga Team of the season
Player Team Position Ref. Jasmin Handanović Maribor Goalkeeper Jure Balkovec Domžale Defender Marko Šuler Maribor Defender Rodrigo Defendi Maribor Defender Matija Širok Domžale Defender Dare Vršič Maribor Midfielder Rifet Kapić Gorica Midfielder Senijad Ibričić Koper Midfielder Luka Zahović Maribor Forward Dominik Glavina Rudar Forward Miran Burgić Gorica Forward
See also 2016–17 Slovenian Football Cup 2016–17 Slovenian Second League
References
External links
2016–17 PrvaLiga at Soccerway.com