The 2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 18th season of top-tier football league in Slovenia. The competition was officially called PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons. The season started on 19 July 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009.
Clubs
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityCeljeCeljeArena Petrol13,059DomžaleDomžaleSports Park3,100Drava PtujPtujCity Stadium2,200GoricaNova GoricaSports Park3,100InterblockLjubljanaŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium3,986KoperKoperBonifika Stadium4,500MariborMariborLjudski vrt12,435Nafta LendavaLendavaSports Park2,030PrimorjeAjdovščinaAjdovščina Stadium3,000Rudar VelenjeVelenjeOb Jezeru2,500
Promotion and relegation In the previous season, Livar were relegated to the Slovenian Second League after just one year in the top division, finishing last with only 17 points. Drava Ptuj successfully avoided relegation by beating Bonifika in the relegation play-offs.
Promoted to Slovenia's top football league were Second League champions Rudar Velenje, returning to PrvaLiga after a two-year absence.
League table
Relegation play-offs The ninth-placed team of the PrvaLiga, Drava Ptuj, played a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of the 2008–09 Slovenian Second League, Aluminij.
Drava Ptuj won 9–3 on aggregate.
Results Each team played four times against their opponents, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 matches.
First half of the season
Second half of the season
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Etien Velikonja Gorica172 Marcos Tavares Maribor153 Edin Junuzović Rudar Velenje13 Dario Zahora Interblock5 Darijo Biščan Celje11 Jože Benko Domžale7 Dalibor Volaš Maribor10 Milan Osterc Gorica9 Nezbedin Selimi Primorje9 Josip Iličić Interblock Source: PrvaLiga.si
See also 2008 Slovenian Supercup 2008–09 Slovenian Football Cup 2008–09 Slovenian Second League
References General
Specific
External links Official website of the PrvaLiga