Founded | 1990 |
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Country | Slovenia |
Divisions | 1 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Current champions | Ilirija 1911 (1st title) (2022–23) |
Most championships | Maribor (7 titles) |
Website | nzs.si |
The Slovenian Junior League (Slovenian: Slovenska mladinska liga), currently known as the EON NextGen Liga due to sponsorship reasons, [1] 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 seven championships. [2]
As of the 2023–24 season
Season | Champions |
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1990–91 | Slovan |
1991–92 | Slovan |
1992–93 | Olimpija |
1993–94 | Mura |
1994–95 | Mura |
1995–96 | Olimpija |
1996–97 | Triglav Kranj |
1997–98 | Maribor Branik |
1998–99 | Olimpija |
1999–2000 | Mura |
2000–01 | Rudar Velenje |
2001–02 | Olimpija |
2002–03 | Maribor Branik |
2003–04 | Maribor |
2004–05 | Gorica |
2005–06 | Gorica |
2006–07 | Koper |
2007–08 | Maribor |
2008–09 | Interblock |
2009–10 | Maribor |
2010–11 | Maribor |
2011–12 | Gorica |
2012–13 | Gorica |
2013–14 | Domžale |
2014–15 | Domžale |
2015–16 | Domžale |
2016–17 | Triglav Kranj |
2017–18 | Maribor |
2018–19 | Domžale |
2019–20 | No winners |
2020–21 | |
2021–22 | Domžale |
2022–23 | Ilirija 1911 |
Club | Titles | Years won |
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Maribor | 7 | 1998, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2018 |
Domžale | 5 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022 |
Olimpija | 4 | 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002 |
Gorica | 4 | 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013 |
Mura | 3 | 1994, 1995, 2000 |
Slovan | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
Triglav Kranj | 2 | 1997, 2017 |
Rudar Velenje | 1 | 2001 |
Koper | 1 | 2007 |
Interblock | 1 | 2009 |
Ilirija 1911 | 1 | 2023 |
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