The 2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 31st edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. The season began on 16 July 2021 and ended on 21 May 2022. Mura were the defending champions after winning their first title the previous season.
Maribor won their 16th title on the final day of the season after defeating reigning champions Mura 3–1. As winners, they qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.
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 Gorica were relegated after finishing last in the previous season. Radomlje were promoted from the Slovenian Second League.
Stadiums and locations Seating capacity only; some stadiums also have standing areas.
Aluminij Bravo Celje Domžale Aluminij Sports Park Šiška Sports Park Stadion Z'dežele Domžale Sports Park Capacity: 600 Capacity: 2,308 Capacity: 13,059 Capacity: 3,100 Koper Maribor Bonifika Stadium Ljudski vrt Capacity: 4,047 Capacity: 11,709 Mura Olimpija Ljubljana Radomlje Tabor Sežana Fazanerija City Stadium Stožice Stadium Domžale Sports Park Rajko Štolfa Stadium Capacity: 4,506 Capacity: 16,038 Capacity: 3,100 Capacity: 1,310
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Aluminij Zeus Sport Talum, Zavarovalnica Sava Bravo Joma Nomago, Mastercard, Generali Celje Nike Cinkarna Domžale Joma Esad Mulalić s.p. Koper Macron Port of Koper Maribor Adidas Zavarovalnica Sava, Nova KBM, Radio City Mura Adidas Generali Olimpija Ljubljana Nike None Radomlje Joma Kalcer Tabor Sežana Erreà CherryBox24, Involta
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTabor Sežana Igor Božič9 September 20216th Dušan Kosič9 September 2021Maribor Simon Rožman20 September 20216th 20 September 2021Celje Agron Šalja24 September 20217th Simon Sešlar24 September 2021Olimpija Ljubljana Savo Milošević10 October 20213rd Dino Skender12 October 2021Celje Simon Sešlar14 December 20217th Simon Rožman1 January 2022Radomlje Rok Hanžič28 December 202110th Nermin Bašić28 December 2021Mura Ante Šimundža28 December 20215th 28 December 2021Aluminij Oskar Drobne7 March 202210th Robert Pevnik7 March 2022Olimpija Ljubljana Dino Skender20 March 20223rd Robert Prosinečki22 March 2022
League table
Results
First half of the season
Second half of the season
PrvaLiga play-off A two-legged play-off between the ninth-placed team from the PrvaLiga and the second-placed team from the 2021–22 Slovenian Second League was played. The winner earned a place in the 2022–23 PrvaLiga season.
Tabor Sežana won 8–3 on aggregate.
Statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ognjen MudrinskiMaribor172 Maks BarišičKoper133 Arnel JakupovićDomžale12 Mustafa NukićOlimpija Ljubljana5 Lamin ColleyKoper10 Kaheem ParrisKoper Dino StančičTabor Sežana8 Gedeon GuzinaRadomlje9 Tomi HorvatMura10 Mario KvesićOlimpija Ljubljana8 Tomislav MrkonjićRadomlje Bede OsujiKoper
See also 2021–22 Slovenian Football Cup 2021–22 Slovenian Second League
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