Nogometni klub Maribor is a Slovenian professional football club based in Maribor, Slovenia. It competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of the Slovenian football league system. 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.
Grosuplje is a town in central Slovenia, in the northwest of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is the seat of the Municipality of Grosuplje and is part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. It has close ties to the nearby capital, Ljubljana.
Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as Olimpija Ljubljana or simply Olimpija, is a Slovenian professional football club based in Ljubljana that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top division of the Slovenian football league system. They have won three Slovenian PrvaLiga titles and four Slovenian Cups.
The Slovenian Second Football League, also known by the abbreviation 2. SNL, is the second highest football league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 and is operated by the Football Association of Slovenia.
Nogometni klub Slavija Vevče, commonly referred to as NK Slavija Vevče or simply Slavija, was a Slovenian football club based in Vevče. The club was formed in 1921 and played in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in the 1994–95 season, after they replaced Svoboda before the start of the competition. They were sponsored by local printing company SET for most of the time, therefore their first team often played under the name SET Vevče rather than Slavija. In 1996, they merged with Slovan and moved to Kodeljevo to play there as ND Slovan-Slavija for three seasons. They have won the Slovenian Second League in 1996–97, but were then relegated from the first and second divisions in two seasons. After 1999, Slavija was eventually left out of the club's name, playing from then onwards only as Slovan.
Elvedin Džinić is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SV Strass.
The Slovenian Junior League, currently known as the EON NextGen Liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the top level of Slovenian youth football in its age category. The league is contested among the under-19 sides of Slovenian football clubs and is governed by the Football Association of Slovenia. Maribor is the most successful team with eight titles.
Miral Samardžić is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Jesenice.
Nogometni klub Žiri, commonly referred to as NK Žiri or simply Žiri, is a Slovenian football club based in Žiri that competes in the Slovenian Third League, the third tier of Slovenian football. The club was established in 1973.
Nogometni klub Sava Kranj, commonly referred to as NK Sava Kranj or simply Sava Kranj, is a Slovenian football club based in Kranj that competes in the Upper Carniolan League, the fourth tier of Slovenian football. The club was founded in 1933 and was known as NK Mladost Kranj until 1974.
Nogometni klub Grosuplje, commonly referred to as NK Grosuplje or simply Grosuplje, was a Slovenian football club from Grosuplje. The club was dissolved after the 2002–03 Slovenian Second League season. A newly established club named NK Brinje Grosuplje was founded in 2003.
The 2016–17 Slovenian Third League began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.
The 2017–18 Slovenian Third League was the 26th edition of the Slovenian Third League. The season began on 19 August 2017 and ended on 27 May 2018.
The 2017–18 season was the 72nd season in HNK Rijeka’s history. It was their 27th successive season in the Croatian First Football League, and 44th successive top tier season.
Jean-Claude Billong is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
Milan Tučić is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a striker for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Bravo.
Chigoziem Caleb Chukwuemeka is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tabor Sežana in the Slovenian Second League.
Niko Kristian Sigur is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Prva HNL club Hajduk Split. Born in Canada, Sigur has represented Croatia at the youth international level.
