Nogometno društvo Gorica, commonly referred to as ND Gorica or simply Gorica, is a Slovenian football club playing in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian PrvaLiga and three Slovenian Cup titles. Together with Maribor and Celje, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its formation in 1991. The club plays its matches at the Nova Gorica Sports Park stadium with the capacity of 3,100 seats.
Nogometni klub Maribor, commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional football club based in Maribor, Slovenia, that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian football. Nicknamed "The Purples", the club was founded on 12 December 1960. They are regarded as a symbol of Slovenian football, particularly in their home region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia.
NK Zadar is a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for almost twenty years. They currently play in the Druga HNL, the Croatian second division.
The Stadion Ljudski vrt is an association football stadium located on the left bank of the river Drava in the district of Koroška Vrata, Maribor, Slovenia, with a seating capacity of 12,702. The ground has been the home of NK Maribor for every season since their formation on 12 December 1960, with the exception of two short periods in early 1961 during the construction of the new stands and early 2008, when the stadium underwent a major reconstruction. Opened in 1952, it was originally the home of Branik Maribor, an association football club, which folded and was disbanded in 1960. The ground has hosted 23 Slovenia internationals at senior level, the first in 1994 and the most recent in 2015. Ljudski vrt has hosted more Slovenian Football Cup finals than any other stadium, having hosted six matches in total. In addition, the stadium was one of the four venues, which hosted the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
Stjepan Lamza is a former Yugoslav football player. He is considered as one of the greatest Croatian players of all time and played for much of his career for NK Dinamo Zagreb, whom he helped in winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1967. He has made seven appearances for Yugoslavia national team.
Ivan Toplak is a Yugoslav former football player and manager.
Nogometni klub Železničar Maribor, commonly referred to as NK Železničar Maribor or simply Železničar, was a Slovenian football club from Maribor. They qualified for the top division of Slovenian football, the Slovenian PrvaLiga, in the 1992–93 season, but were relegated in their first season, never returning to the top level. They were one of the most successful Slovenian clubs in the Yugoslav era, winning the Slovenian Republic League four times and the Slovenian Republic Cup twice.
Rokometni klub Maribor Branik, commonly referred to as RK Maribor Branik or simply Branik, is a handball club from Maribor, Slovenia. Currently, it competes in the Slovenian First League. The team plays its home matches at the Tabor Hall, a 3,261 capacity multi-purpose sports venue in Maribor. Between 2004 and 2010, the team was known as RK Klima Petek Maribor due to sponsorship reasons. Their biggest success is reaching the final of the Slovenian Handball Cup twice and reaching the quarter-finals of the EHF Cup in the 2012–13 season.
The history of Nogometni klub Maribor covers over 55 years of football from the club based in Maribor, Slovenia. Established on 12 December 1960, the club eventually became the most successful team in the history of Slovenian football.
Nogometni klub Branik Maribor, known as NK Branik or simply Branik, was an association football club based in the city of Maribor. Founded on 29 January 1949 they traced their origin back to 1919 and the establishment of I. SSK Maribor, an association football club founded by Slovenian youth which ceased all operations due to World War II. NK Branik was disbanded on 11 August 1960 due to the food poisoning affair before their promotional qualifications match for the Yugoslav Second League against Karlovac. The club colours were black and white.
Maribor Branik or Branik Maribor may refer to:
Milan Žurman is a former Slovenian football and futsal player who played as a forward. He spent majority of his football career playing for the Slovenian club Maribor, where he played between 1981–1991 and 1996–1997. He was capped 276 times and scored 82 goals for Maribor in all competitions. He was also a member of another Slovenian club, Rudar Velenje, where he spent two seasons. Outside Slovenia, he only played for the Austrian lower league clubs. Beside football, he played futsal at the professional level, starting in 1984. After retirement, he became a manager in the Austrian lower divisions.
Odbojkarski klub Nova KBM Branik, commonly referred to as OK Nova KBM Branik or simply Branik, is a professional women's volleyball team based in Maribor. Nova KBM Branik competes in the Slovenian League and in regional MEVZA Cup. Formed in 1946, they are the most successful Slovenian women's volleyball team, winning the Slovenian League 15 times, Slovenian Cup 17 times, and regional MEVZA Cup four times. In addition, the team have won the Yugoslav Championship four times, including the inaugural 1946 edition.
1. slovenski športni klub Maribor or simply I. SSK Maribor was a football club from Maribor. The club was founded in 1919. Drago Kolbl was the first president of the club. I. SSK Maribor had a fierce rivalry with NK Železničar Maribor.
Nogometni klub Branik Šmarje, commonly referred to as NK Branik Šmarje or simply Branik Šmarje, is a Slovenian football club, which plays in the town of Šmarje. The club was founded in 1951 and currently competes only with youth selections.
Akademski vaterpolski klub Branik Maribor or simply Branik is a water polo club from Maribor, Slovenia. AVK Branik competes in the Slovenian League. The club was founded in 1992. The club was also named NLB Leasing Maribor in the past due to sponsorship reasons.
Akademski košarkarski klub Branik Maribor, commonly referred to as AKK Branik Maribor or simply Branik, is a basketball team based in Maribor, Slovenia. The club was originally formed in 1948 as a basketball section of SŠD Polet. It was also named Satex (1992–1997), Pošta Maribor (1998–1999) and ZM Maribor (1999–2001) due to sponsorship reasons. Branik folded in 2005 after serious financial difficulties. A new club called ŠD Primorac was founded in 2001 and joined the Branik Sports Association in 2008. The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the 2005 dissolved team. AKK Branik is currently playing in the Slovenian Third Basketball League.
Goran Djuricin is an Austrian football coach and former player, who was most recently manager of SK Rapid Wien. Djuricin played professionally as a forward and is best remembered for his six years with Austria Wien. He is the father of current Austrian international Marco Djuricin.
