The 2021–22 Slovenian First League (known as the Liga NLB for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the Slovenian First League, the top men's handball league in Slovenia. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league, which began on 10 September 2021 and concluded on 27 May 2022.
Celje won their twenty-fifth title.
Teams
Krka and Izola were relegated in the previous season. Šmartno and SVIŠ were promoted from the second division.
Arenas and locations The following 14 clubs competed in the Slovenian First League during the 2021–22 season:
Team Location Arena Capacity Celje Celje Zlatorog Arena 5,191 Dobova Dobova Dobova Sports Hall 500 Gorenje Velenje Red Hall 2,500 Jeruzalem Ormož Ormož Hardek Hall 700 Koper Koper Arena Bonifika 3,000 Ljubljana Ljubljana Krim Sports Hall 400 Maribor Branik Maribor Tabor Hall / Lukna Sports Hall 3,261 / 2,100 Riko Ribnica Ribnica Ribnica Sports Centre 600 Slovan Ljubljana Kodeljevo Hall 1,540 Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec Sports Hall 1,200 Šmartno Šmartno pri Litiji Pungrt Hall 700 SVIŠ Ivančna Gorica OŠ Stična Hall 500 Trimo Trebnje Trebnje OŠ Trebnje Hall 800 Urbanscape Loka Škofja Loka Poden Sports Hall 800
League table
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club GoalsLiga NLB (Člani) Lestvica strelcev 2021/22 1 Aleksa TufegdžićSlovan 162 2 Uroš MiličevičRiko Ribnica 143 3 Kenan PajtGorenje 133 4 Uroš ŠtumpflSlovenj Gradec 129 5 Tine PoklarKoper 127 6 Jure LukmanLjubljana 1267 Matic VerdinekGorenje123 Nik RantahDobova 9 Rudolf Zvonimir ŠafrankoDobova 121 10 Rok CvetkoSlovenj Gradec 120
References
External links Slovenian Handball Federaration