2014–15 NK Maribor season

The 2014–15 season was Maribor's 55th season of football and the club's 24th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga since the league establishment in 1991.

After the 2013–14 season when Maribor won the PrvaLiga and Supercup titles, the club continued with their dominance in domestic competitions during the 2014–15 season and has managed to add another two titles among club honours; they have won their 13th league and their fourth supercup title. Unlike the previous season, when Maribor were runners-up in the Slovenian Football Cup, this season Maribor was knocked out from the competition one round earlier when Celje defeated them 3–2 on aggregate during the semi-final of the 2014–15 Slovenian Football Cup. The club did particularly well in the UEFA competitions where they went undefeated during six matches of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign and, for the first time in 15 years, have managed to secure a spot among the elite 32 clubs in the competition proper. There the club was drawn into a group with Chelsea, Schalke, and Sporting, and has managed to draw each of them once, winning a total of three points in the process. For manager Ante Šimundža this was the second time he had a taste of the elite competition with Maribor, as he was the club's player during their 1999–2000 campaign.

Team captain Marcos Tavares was the club's top scorer during the season with 19 goals, 17 of which were scored in the Slovenian PrvaLiga where he was crowned the league's top scorer for the third time. The Brazilian made history in late August 2014 when he scored the winning goal during the second leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off round against Celtic. He has also entered a small group of six players who have scored more than 100 goals in the PrvaLiga. By the end of the 2014–15 season Tavares has netted 102 goals in 240 PrvaLiga appearances. During the course of the season Maribor maintained an average league attendance of 4,406 on its home matches. This was the first time in almost two decades that the club's home average league attendance exceeded 4,000 spectators per match.

Supercup

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Slovenian League

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Notes

Slovenian Cup

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Notes

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Third qualifying round

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Notes

Play-off round

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Group G

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Friendlies

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Squad statistics

Key

Players No. = Shirt number Pos. = Playing position GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward

Nationality = Bosnia and Herzegovina = Brazil = Croatia = France = Israel = Macedonia = Montenegro = Senegal = Slovenia = Ukraine

Competitions Apps = Appearances = Yellow card = Red card

+KeyThe player was selected in the official 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the seasonThe player was the top scorer in the respective competition

Foreign players Below is the list of foreign players who have made appearances for the club during the 2014–15 season. Players primary citizenship is listed first.

EU Nationals Sven Dodlek Matko Obradović Jean-Philippe Mendy

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship) Arghus Marcos Tavares

Non-EU Nationals Nusmir Fajić Agim Ibraimi Welle N'Diaye Dudu Biton Sintayehu Sallalich

Appearances and goals Correct as of 30 May 2015, match v. Koper. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Only the players, which made at least one appearance for the first team, are listed.

+List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2014–15 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframeNo.Pos.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueCupSupercupChampions LeagueTotal1GK Aljaž Cotman0 0 0 0 3DF Erik Janža0 0 0 4DF Marko Šuler24 0 0 0 36 5MF Željko Filipović140 0 120 290 6MF Welle N'Diaye15 0 0 0 20 7DF Aleš Mejač210 0 0 27 8MF Sintayehu Sallalich27 0 0 0 39 9FW Marcos Tavares 3417 12 4919 10MF Agim Ibraimi 24 0 12 39 11FW Luka Zahović3012 0 3915 14FW Jean-Philippe Mendy26 0 120 43 15FW Rok Sirk 0 0 16DF Damjan Vuklišević0 0 17FW Nusmir Fajić0 0 17FW Dalibor Volaš1410 1611 20FW Dudu Biton11 14 21MF Amir Dervišević16 0 0 0 26 22MF Dare Vršič26 0 11 43 23MF Dino Hotić0 0 0 24DF Dejan Trajkovski0 0 24MF Dejan Vokić0 0 0 26DF Aleksander Rajčević 31 0 120 45 28DF Mitja Viler 28 0 0 110 44 30DF Petar Stojanović 230 0 0 110 360 31DF Daniel Vujčić0 0 33GK Jasmin Handanović340 0 120 470 36DF Žiga Živko0 0 0 39MF Damjan Bohar33 12 4912 40MF Sven Dodlek 0 0 44DF Arghus15 0 0 20 45DF Robert Pušaver0 0 0 69GK Matko Obradović0 0 70MF Aleš Mertelj28 0 0 100 42 97MF Martin Kramarič0 0

Discipline Correct as of 30 May 2015, match v. Koper. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. If a player received two yellow cards in a match and was subsequently sent off the numbers count as two yellow cards, one red card.

+List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2014–15 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframeNo.Pos.NameLeagueCupSupercupChampions LeagueTotal3DF Erik Janža00 0 0 4DF Marko Šuler 0 00 0 11 5MF Željko Filipović 00 0 10 6MF Welle N'Diaye0 0 00 00 0 7DF Aleš Mejač0 0 00 0 8MF Sintayehu Sallalich0 00 00 00 0 9FW Marcos Tavares 0 0 0 0 10MF Agim Ibraimi 0 00 0 0 11FW Luka Zahović 00 00 00 14FW Jean-Philippe Mendy0 00 00 0 0 16DF Damjan Vuklišević00 0 0 17FW Dalibor Volaš0 00 0 20FW Dudu Biton0 00 0 21MF Amir Dervišević0 0 00 0 0 22MF Dare Vršič0 0 00 00 0 23MF Dino Hotić0 00 0 26DF Aleksander Rajčević 0 0 28DF Mitja Viler 00 00 0 30DF Petar Stojanović 13 00 00 0 16 31DF Daniel Vujčić 39MF Damjan Bohar0 00 00 0 44DF Arghus0 0 0 100 45DF Robert Pušaver0 00 0 70MF Aleš Mertelj0 00 00 0 0

Transfers and loans

Summer transfer window

TransferPositionNameFrom / lastToNote Transfer out MF Dejan Mezga Maribor Hajduk Split Contract expired Transfer out DF Martin Milec Maribor Standard Liège Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €1,3 million Transfer in MF Sintayehu Sallalich Maccabi Haifa Maribor Free transfer Transfer in MF Welle N'Diaye Gorica Maribor Free transfer Transfer out FW Alen Ploj Maribor Aluminij Free transfer Transfer out GK Marko Pridigar Maribor Free agent Contract expired Loan out DF Matjaž Kek Maribor Veržej Loaned out Loan out / David Borenović Maribor Aluminij Loaned out Loan out MF Nejc Pečovnik Maribor Aluminij Loaned out Transfer out MF Goran Cvijanović Maribor Rijeka Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €100,000 Transfer in GK Tadej Trajkovski SV Wildon Maribor Free transfer Loan out GK Tadej Trajkovski Maribor Bistrica Loaned out Transfer in GK Matko Obradović Krka Maribor Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €40,000 Transfer in MF Martin Kramarič Krka Maribor Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €80,000 Loan in FW Dudu Biton Standard Liège Maribor Loaned until the end of the season Transfer out MF Timotej Dodlek Maribor Dunaújváros PASE Free transfer Transfer out MF Emir Dautović Maribor Free agent Contract terminated Transfer in DF Luka Uskoković Budućnost Podgorica Maribor Free transfer Loan in DF Žiga Šoštarič Drava Ptuj Maribor Loaned until the end of the season

Winter transfer window TransferPositionNameFrom / lastToNote Transfer in FW Dalibor Volaš Debreceni Maribor Free transfer Transfer in DF Erik Janža Domžale Maribor Undisclosed transfer fee and Matic Črnic and Dejan Trajkovski heading the other way Transfer out DF Dejan Trajkovski Domžale Maribor Part of Erik Janža transfer Transfer out MF Matic Črnic Domžale Maribor Part of Erik Janža transfer Transfer out FW Dudu Biton Maribor Hapoel Tel Aviv Free transfer Transfer in MF Dejan Vokić Bravo Maribor Free transfer Transfer out FW Nusmir Fajić Maribor Dinamo Minsk Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €200,000 Transfer in DF Alexei Antonov Oleksandriya Maribor Free transfer

See also List of NK Maribor seasons

References