The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as the Prva liga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. The season began on 17 July 2015 and ended on 21 May 2016.
Maribor was the defending champion, having won its 13th league title the previous season.
Competition format Each team played 36 matches (18 home and 18 away). Teams played four matches against each other (2 home and 2 away).
Teams A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine from the 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga and one promoted from the 2014–15 Slovenian Second League.
Krško won direct promotion as champions of the Slovenian Second League. They replaced Radomlje in the top division, who finished at the bottom of the PrvaLiga table, ending their first season in the top division.
This was the first season for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity1 Celje Celje Arena Petrol Domžale Domžale Sports Park Gorica Nova Gorica Sports Park Koper Koper Bonifika Krka Novo Mesto Portoval Krško Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Maribor Maribor Ljudski vrt Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana Stožice Rudar Velenje Velenje Ob Jezeru Zavrč Zavrč Sports Park 1Seating capacity only. Some stadiums (e.g. Krka, Krško, Rudar, Zavrč) also have standing areas.
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Celje Robert Pevnik Blaž Vrhovec Legea Cinkarna Domžale Luka Elsner Darko Zec Taxa Tark Gorica Miran Srebrnič Alen Jogan Erreà None Koper Milan Obradović Leo Štulac Nike Port of Koper Krka Miloš Kostić Danijel Dežmar Hummel Krka Krško Tomaž Petrovič Miha Drnovšek Erima GEN, Kostak Maribor Darko Milanič Marcos Tavares Adidas Zavarovalnica Maribor, Nova KBM, Radio City Olimpija Ljubljana Rodolfo Vanoli Darijan Matić Nike Telekom Slovenije Rudar Velenje Ramiz Smajlović Ivan Knezović Joma Premogovnik Velenje Zavrč Slavko Matić Lovro Cvek Zeus Sport RM VUK Holding, Tilia
League table
Standings
Positions by round
Results
First half of the season
Second half of the season
PrvaLiga play-off The two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team from the PrvaLiga and the second-placed team from the 2. SNL was played. The winner earned a place in the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga.
Zavrč won the play-off fixture against Aluminij 4–3 on aggregate, but the club was unsuccessful in obtaining a licence to play in the top division for the next season, due to financial reasons.
After their decision, the Football Association of Slovenia invited Aluminij to join the top division, with the side from Kidričevo accepting the offer.
Season statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Team Goals1 Rok KronaveterOlimpija17 Andraž ŠporarOlimpija Jean-Philippe MendyMaribor4 Blessing ElekeGorica/Olimpija155 Gregor BajdeMaribor136 Marcos TavaresMaribor127 Antonio ManceDomžale118 Agim IbraimiMaribor109 Ezekiel HentyOlimpija8 Jaka ŠtromajerKoper
Source:PrvaLiga official website
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Reference Andraž Šporar Olimpija Rudar 5–0 (H) 30 August 2015 8 Report Andraž Šporar4 Olimpija Celje 4–0 (A) 31 October 2015 16 Report Gregor Bajde Maribor Krško 6–0 (H) 5 December 2015 21 Report Jean-Philippe Mendy Maribor Krško 6–0 (H) 5 December 2015 21 Report 4 Player scored four goals
Discipline
PosTeam1Rudar101692Koper99573Celje85384Krka89265Zavrč100226Olimpija81447Maribor76358Krško77149Gorica743410Domžale7423Totals8563152
Source:PrvaLiga official website
Attendances
Note1: Krško played in the Slovenian Second League the previous season.
Awards Annual awards PrvaLiga Player of the Season Rok Kronaveter
PrvaLiga Goalkeeper of the Season Nejc Vidmar
PrvaLiga U23 Player of the Season Miha Zajc
PrvaLiga Team of the Season
Player Team Position Ref. Nejc Vidmar Domžale/Olimpija Goalkeeper Toni Datković Zavrč/Koper Defender Matic Fink Olimpija Defender Nemanja Mitrović Olimpija Defender Nejc Skubic Domžale Defender Rok Kronaveter Olimpija Midfielder Blaž Vrhovec Celje Midfielder Miha Zajc Olimpija Midfielder Blessing Eleke Gorica/Olimpija Forward Jean-Philippe Mendy Maribor Forward Andraž Šporar Olimpija Forward
See also 2015 Slovenian Supercup 2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup 2016 Slovenian Football Cup Final 2015–16 Slovenian Second League
References General
Specific
External links
2015–16 PrvaLiga at Soccerway.com