Season 2015–16 Champions League Olimpija Matches played 180 Champion NK Olimpija Ljubljana Best player Rok Kronaveter Relegated NK Zavrč, NK Krka | Champions Olimpija (1st title) Europa League Maribor
Domžale
Gorica Dates 17 Jul 2015 – 21 May 2016 Location Slovenia Goals scored 439 | |
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Top goalscorer Andraž Šporar, Jean-Philippe Mendy & Rok Kronaveter
(all 17 goals) Similar 2015–16 Maltese Premier L, 2015 Úrvalsdeild, 2015–16 Danish Superliga | ||
The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga season (also known as the PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of the PrvaLiga (English: FirstLeague) 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.
Contents
- Competition format
- Teams
- Stadia and locations
- PrvaLiga play off
- Second leg
- Hat tricks
- Discipline
- Attendances
- Annual awards
- References
Maribor was the defending champion, having won its 13th league title the previous season.
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
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
1Seating capacity only. Some stadiums (e.g. Krka, Krško, Rudar, Zavrč) also have standing areas.
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.
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.
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals
Discipline
As of matches played on 21 May 2016.Source:PrvaLiga official website
Attendances
Updated to games played on 21 May 2016
Source: Slovenian PrvaLiga official website (Slovene)
Note 1:Krško played in the Slovenian Second League the previous season.
Annual awards
PrvaLiga Player of the season
PrvaLiga Goalkeeper of the season
PrvaLiga U23 Player of the season