2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga


The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 25th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. The season began on 17 July 2015 and ended on 21 May 2016.
Maribor was the defending champion, having won its 13th league title the previous season.

Competition format

Each team played 36 matches. Teams played four matches against each other.

Teams

A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine from the 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga and one promoted from the 2014–15 Slovenian Second League.
Winners of the Slovenian second division Krško won direct promotion as champions of the Slovenian Second League. They replaced Radomlje in the top division, who finished at the bottom of the PrvaLiga table, ending their first season in the top division.
This was the first season for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity1
NK CeljeCeljeArena Petrol
NK DomžaleDomžaleSports Park
ND GoricaNova GoricaSports Park
FC KoperKoperBonifika
NK KrkaNovo MestoPortoval
NK KrškoKrškoMatija Gubec Stadium
NK MariborMariborLjudski vrt
NK Olimpija LjubljanaLjubljanaStožice
NK Rudar VelenjeVelenjeOb Jezeru
NK ZavrčZavrčSports Park

1Seating capacity only. Some stadiums also have standing areas.

Personnel and kits

League table

Standings

Positions by round

Results

First half of the season

Second half of the season

PrvaLiga play-off

The two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team in PrvaLiga and the second-placed team in the 2. SNL was played to determine who is awarded a spot in the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga.

First leg

Second leg

Zavrč won the play-off fixture against Aluminij Kidričevo 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. In 2015 Zavrč acquired goalkeeper Hrvoje Čubić from Croatian third division side Mosor. The transfer costs for the player was 7,000 euros and both teams agreed one thousand to be paid immediately and the rest until 14 April 2016. Zavrč paid the last installment on 14 April, however, they were unsuccessful in obtaining a signed paperwork form the Croatian side on time. According to club president Zavrč kept informing the Football Association of Slovenia about the issue and eventually they sent the license documentation without the signed document from Mosor, but they did send a bank sheet confirmation that the amount was paid in full. The date on the bank sheet was 14 April, however, according to the rules of the Football Association of Slovenia the deadline for the documentation was 31 March. On 3 May the club was informed that they do not meet the criteria to obtain a license for the next season. Čubić left the club in December 2015.
After their decision the Football Association of Slovenia invited Aluminij Kidričevo to join the top division and the side from Kidričevo accepted.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

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Top assists

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Hat-tricks

4 Player scored four goals

Discipline

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Attendances

Note1: Krško played in the Slovenian Second League the previous season.

Awards

Annual awards

PrvaLiga Player of the season
PrvaLiga Goalkeeper of the season
PrvaLiga U23 Player of the season
PlayerTeamPositionRef.
Nejc VidmarDomžale/OlimpijaGoalkeeper
Toni DatkovićZavrč/KoperDefender
Matic FinkOlimpijaDefender
Nemanja MitrovićOlimpijaDefender
Nejc SkubicDomžaleDefender
Rok KronaveterOlimpijaMidfielder
Blaž VrhovecCeljeMidfielder
Miha ZajcOlimpijaMidfielder
Blessing ElekeGorica/OlimpijaForward
Jean-Philippe MendyMariborForward
Andraž ŠporarOlimpijaForward