The 2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 33rd edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. The season began on 22 July 2023 and ended on 19 May 2024. Olimpija Ljubljana were the defending champions after winning their third title in the previous season.
Celje won their second PrvaLiga title with three rounds to go after defeating Olimpija 1–0 on 28 April 2024. As champions, they qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League. Maribor, which finished as runners-up, qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League instead of Slovenian Cup winners Rogaška, which failed to obtain competition licence and were thus relegated. The third-placed and the fourth-placed teams, Olimpija and Bravo, entered the second and first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, respectively. Aluminij were relegated to the Slovenian Second League as the bottom-placed team, together with eight-placed Rogaška.
Teams Olimpija Ljubljana entered the season as defending champions after winning their third title in the previous season. Gorica and Tabor Sežana were relegated at the end of the previous season. They were replaced by Aluminij and Rogaška, who joined the remaining eight teams this season after promotion from the Slovenian Second League. Aluminij returned to the first division after a one-year absence, while Rogaška made their PrvaLiga debut.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAluminijKidričevoAluminij Sports ParkBravoLjubljanaŠiška Sports ParkCeljeCeljeStadion Z'deželeDomžaleDomžaleDomžale Sports ParkKoperKoperBonifika StadiumMariborMariborLjudski vrtMuraMurska SobotaFazanerija City StadiumOlimpijaLjubljanaStožice StadiumRadomljeRadomljeDomžale Sports ParkRogaškaRogaška SlatinaRogaška Slatina Sports Centre
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentCelje Roman Pylypchuk18 July 2023Pre-season Albert Riera20 July 2023Domžale Simon Rožman3 August 20235th Dušan Kosič7 August 2023Mura Dejan Grabić14 August 20238th Vladimir Vermezović6 September 2023Maribor Damir Krznar2 October 20235th Ante Šimundža3 October 2023Celje Albert Riera11 October 20231st Damir Krznar11 October 2023Olimpija Ljubljana João Henriques13 October 20233rd Zoran Zeljković18 October 2023Koper Zoran Zeljković18 October 20232nd Safet Hadžić18 October 2023Koper Safet Hadžić18 December 20233rd Aleksandar Radosavljević18 December 2023Mura Vladimir Vermezović20 February 20246th Anton Žlogar21 February 2024Radomlje Oliver Bogatinov30 March 202410th Darjan Slavic8 April 2024Domžale Dušan Kosič1 April 20247th Matej Podlogar1 April 2024Koper Aleksandar Radosavljević5 April 20245th Oliver Bogatinov5 April 2024Olimpija Ljubljana Zoran Zeljković6 May 20242nd Goran Boromisa (caretaker)10 May 2024
League table
Results
First half of the season
Second half of the season
PrvaLiga play-off The ninth-placed club of the PrvaLiga, Radomlje, should have played a two-legged play-off against the second-placed club from the 2023–24 Slovenian Second League, Nafta 1903, for the final place in the following season's PrvaLiga. However, the Football Association of Slovenia cancelled the play-offs on 22 May 2024, as Rogaška, which finished eighth in the PrvaLiga, did not obtain a competition licence and were relegated. As a consequence, both Radomlje and Nafta 1903 earned a place in the 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.
Statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Aljoša MatkoCelje182 Arnel JakupovićMaribor173 Hillal SoudaniMaribor154 Patrik MijićRogaška11 Matej PoplatnikBravo6 Amadej MarošaMura10 Rui PedroOlimpija Ljubljana8 Raul FloruczOlimpija Ljubljana9 Timothé NkadaKoper Jošt PišekDomžale Madžid ŠošićRadomlje
Awards Monthly awards PrvaLiga Player of the Month
+ Month Player Club July Arnel Jakupović Maribor August Aljoša Matko Celje September Martin Pečar Bravo October Žan Karničnik Celje November Rui Pedro Olimpija Ljubljana December Jan Repas Maribor February Josip Iličić Maribor March Patrik Mijić Rogaška April Hillal Soudani Maribor May Hillal Soudani Maribor
Annual awards PrvaLiga Player of the Year Žan Karničnik
PrvaLiga Young player of the Year Yegor Prutsev
PrvaLiga Manager of the Year Ante Šimundža
PrvaLiga Team of the Season Player Team Position Ref. Ažbe Jug Maribor Goalkeeper Žan Karničnik Celje Defender Sven Šoštarič Karič Maribor Defender David Zec Celje Defender Marcel Ratnik Olimpija Ljubljana Defender Josip Iličić Maribor Midfielder Hillal Soudani Maribor Midfielder Jan Repas Maribor Midfielder Patrik Mijić Rogaška Forward Aljoša Matko Celje Forward Arnel Jakupović Maribor Forward
See also 2023–24 Slovenian Football Cup
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