NK Celje

Nogometni klub Celje (English: Celje Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Celje or simply Celje ([ˈtsɛ̀ːljɛ]), is an association football club from Celje, Slovenia. They play in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Together with Maribor, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its formation in 1991.[3] Celje won their first league title in the 2019–20 season. They have also won the 2004–05 edition of the Slovenian Cup.

Celje
Full nameNogometni klub Celje
Nickname(s)Grofje (The Counts)
Rumeno-modri
(The Yellow and Blues)
Founded28 December 1919 (28 December 1919)[1][2] (as SK Celje)
GroundStadion Z'dežele
Capacity13,059
PresidentMiloš Rovšnik
ManagerSimon Rožman
LeagueSlovenian PrvaLiga
2020–21Slovenian PrvaLiga, 8th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was formed in 1919 as SK Celje.[1][2] Soon after the World War II, in 1946, the club changed its name to NK Kladivar (expressionistic term in Slovene for a blacksmith).[2] In 1964 they qualified for the Yugoslav Second League, where they played for one year.[2]

In 1992, one year after Slovenia gained independence from Yugoslavia, the club was renamed to Publikum due to sponsorship reasons.[2] They reached the finals of Slovenian Cup in 1993 and 1995, but lost on both occasions, having been beaten by Olimpija and Mura, respectively.[4] In 2003, Celje was in a title race with Maribor until the last two rounds, but in the end finished second and also lost the Slovenian cup final against Olimpija during the same season.[5] Two years later, in 2005, the club reached the final for the fourth time and this time they finally lifted their first trophy, defeating Gorica 1–0 in front of their own fans at the Arena Petrol.[6] Celje were also in the finals the next year, but lost to Koper after the penalty shoot-out.[7]

In 2020, Celje won their first national title after winning the 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.[8]

Stadium

For most of its early years, the club played at the Glazija Stadium, but obtained the Skalna Klet after merging with ŽŠD Celje in 1967. Glazija was demolished in 1983 and the club moved permanently to Skalna Klet. Since the stadium was in poor condition and could not meet UEFA stadium regulations, the club officials decided to build a new stadium and in 2003 the main stand of the new Arena Petrol stadium was built. The capacity at the time was 3,600 covered seats. After 2003, three new separate stands were built and when the last one opened in 2008, the stadium was completed. The current capacity of the stadium is 13,059 seats from which around 50% are covered.[9] In July 2017, the stadium was renamed to Stadion Z'dežele.[10]

Current squad
As of 22 February 2022[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SVN Metod Jurhar
3 DF  SVN Damjan Vuklišević
4 DF  SVN Žan Flis
5 DF  SVN Dušan Stojinović
6 DF  SVN David Zec
7 FW  SVN Ester Sokler
8 MF  SVN Jon Šporn
9 FW  CRO Ivan Božić
11 FW  CRO Miroslav Iličić
13 MF  SVN Matic Vrbanec
14 FW  BIH Mićo Kuzmanović
15 DF  SVN Amadej Brecl
16 FW  DEN Adam Jakobsen (on loan from Vejle)
20 FW  SVN Nejc Ajhmajer
22 GK  SVN Matjaž Rozman
23 MF  SVN Žan Benedičič
24 DF  RUS Grigori Morozov
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  MDA Denis Marandici
27 MF   SUI Vasilije Janjičić
29 MF  SVN Tai Matea Panić
30 DF  SVN Žan Zaletel
31 GK  SVN Florijan Raduha
33 MF  BLR Ivan Mayewski
34 DF  NED Terry Lartey Sanniez
55 FW  SVN Žan Medved (on loan from Slovan Bratislava)
67 DF  SVN Nino Milić
70 MF  BIH Tomislav Tomić (on loan from Olimpija Ljubljana)
71 MF  SVN Maj Rorič
77 FW  SVN Lovro Bizjak
79 FW  SVN Tjaš Begić
88 MF  SVN Tamar Svetlin
90 FW  CRO Duje Čop (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
— MF  CIV Néné Gbamblé

Honours

League

Cup

Domestic league and cup results
Season League Position Pts P W D L GF GA Cup
1991–92 1. SNL 9 41 40 14 13 13 43 51 Round of 16
1992–93 1. SNL 10 32 34 12 8 14 37 47 Runners-up
1993–94 1. SNL 4 38 30 14 10 6 50 34 Round of 16
1994–95 1. SNL 6 38 30 16 6 8 50 27 Runners-up
1995–96 1. SNL 5 51 36 13 12 11 62 47 Semi-finals
1996–97 1. SNL 4 47 36 12 11 13 55 61 Quarter-finals
1997–98 1. SNL 6 49 36 14 7 15 57 57 Quarter-finals
1998–99 1. SNL 7 42 33 10 12 11 30 35 Round of 16
1999–00 1. SNL 6 47 33 11 14 8 53 45 Quarter-finals
2000–01 1. SNL 5 50 33 15 5 13 59 52 First round
2001–02 1. SNL 6 48 33 14 6 13 50 39 Round of 16
2002–03 1. SNL 2 55 31 15 10 6 57 38 Runners-up
2003–04 1. SNL 10 39 32 11 6 15 61 52 Quarter-finals
2004–05 1. SNL 3 52 32 16 4 12 47 28 Winners
2005–06 1. SNL 6 49 36 15 4 17 48 59 Runners-up
2006–07 1. SNL 7 45 36 11 12 13 54 51 Semi-finals
2007–08 1. SNL 8 45 36 13 6 17 42 51 Quarter-finals
2008–09 1. SNL 4 53 36 15 8 13 48 39 Round of 16
2009–10 1. SNL 5 51 36 14 9 13 53 56 Semi-finals
2010–11 1. SNL 8 37 36 9 10 17 41 55 Round of 16
2011–12 1. SNL 8 37 36 9 10 17 44 56 Runners-up
2012–13 1. SNL 5 49 36 12 13 11 39 39 Runners-up
2013–14 1. SNL 8 37 36 10 7 19 30 58 Quarter-finals
2014–15 1. SNL 2 70 36 20 10 6 58 31 Runners-up
2015–16 1. SNL 5 45 36 11 12 13 32 46 Runners-up
2016–17 1. SNL 5 55 36 15 10 11 48 39 Round of 16
2017–18 1. SNL 5 50 36 14 8 14 56 51 Semi-finals
2018–19 1. SNL 5 49 36 12 13 11 45 51 Round of 16
2019–20 1. SNL 1 69 36 19 12 5 74 36 Quarter-finals
Totals 1. SNL 1 Title 1370 1009 386 268 355 1423 1331 1 Cup
*Best results are highlighted.

European record

All results (home and away) list Celje's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Odense BK 0–1 0–0 0–1
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group stage Antalyaspor 1–1 — 2nd
Maccabi Haifa — 1–0
Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 —
Proleter Zrenjanin — 0–0
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Aarhus 7–1 0–1 7–2
Second round Petržalka 5–0 1–1 6–1
Third round Lausanne-Sport 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Belasica 7–2 5–0 12–2
First round Maccabi Haifa 2–2 1–2 3–4
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Sloboda Tuzla 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Levski Sofia 1–0 0–3 1–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Dacia Chișinău 0–1 0–1 0–2
2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Tromsø 0–2 2–1 2–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Śląsk Wrocław 0–1 1–3 1–4
2020–21[lower-alpha 1] UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Dundalk 3–0[lower-alpha 2]—
Second qualifying round Molde 1–2—
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Ararat-Armenia — 0–1[lower-alpha 3] —
  1. Only one match per qualifying round was played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Celje played their home match at Szusza Ferenc Stadion in Budapest (Hungary) due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Slovenia and Ireland.
  3. After extra time.

List of managers

References
  1. "Klubi" [Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. Gordana Possnig (10 September 2019). "V Celju že sto let organizirano igrajo nogomet". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Slovenia – List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. "Slovenia 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. "Publikum dočakal prvo lovoriko" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. "Slovenia 2005/06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. A. V. (22 July 2020). "Celjani prvič slovenski nogometni prvaki" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  9. "Stadion" [Stadium] (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  10. "Celjski stadion z novim imenom, odslej bo Arena Z'dežele". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  11. "Seznam igralcev" [List of players] (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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