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NK Maribor 2024–25 football season
NK Maribor
2024–25 season
PresidentDrago Cotar
ManagerAnte Šimundža
(until 8 October 2024)
Boštjan Cesar
(since 14 October 2024)
StadiumLjudski vrt
Slovenian PrvaLiga2nd
Slovenian CupRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round
UEFA Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arnel Jakupović
Orphé Mbina
(5 each)
All:
Arnel Jakupović (7)
Highest home attendance9,650 (vs Olimpija, 25 August 2024)
Lowest home attendance2,150 (vs Domžale, 21 July 2024)
Home colours Away colours
← 2023–242025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 9 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 65th season in the history of NK Maribor, and the club's 34th consecutive season in Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian football. In addition to the domestic league, the team also participates in the Slovenian Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League.

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date Position Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2024 DF France Bradley M'bondo France Niort Free transfer
26 July 2024 FW Gabon Orphé Mbina France Nîmes €300,000
6 August 2024 DF Iraq Adam Rasheed Italy Torino Free transfer
6 September 2024 DF Portugal André Sousa Portugal Nacional Free transfer
6 September 2024 MF England Sheyi Ojo Free agent
7 September 2024 DF Slovenia Luka Krajnc Italy Catanzaro Undisclosed
7 September 2024 FW Hungary György Komáromi Hungary Puskás Akadémia €600,000

Transfers out

Date Position Name To Fee Ref.
30 May 2024 MF Slovenia Aleks Pihler Released
30 May 2024 DF Slovenia Nemanja Mitrović Released
30 May 2024 DF Japan Itsuki Urata Released
30 May 2024 GK Slovenia Marko Zalokar Released
30 May 2024 FW Nigeria Ishaq Rafiu Contract terminated
26 June 2024 DF Slovenia Enej Klampfer Slovenia Beltinci Free transfer
5 July 2024 DF Montenegro Luka Uskoković Latvia Liepāja Free transfer
17 July 2024 MF Croatia Marin Laušić Latvia Liepāja Undisclosed
19 July 2024 FW Croatia Marko Kolar Croatia Gorica Free transfer
19 July 2024 FW Angola Érico Castro Contract terminated
19 August 2024 MF Croatia Alen Dizdarević Netherlands Helmond Sport Undisclosed
30 August 2024 FW Austria Arnel Jakupović Croatia Osijek Undisclosed
5 September 2024 MF Slovenia Marcel Lorber Slovenia Domžale Free transfer
5 September 2024 DF Slovenia Andraž Žinič Contract terminated
6 September 2024 MF France Redwan Bourlès Contract terminated
11 September 2024 DF Slovenia Sven Karič Russia Pari Nizhny Novgorod €200,000

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
29 June 2024 MF Poland Karol Borys Belgium Westerlo End of season
6 September 2024 FW Ghana Benjamin Tetteh France Metz End of season

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
25 June 2024 DF Slovenia Mark Strajnar Slovenia Mura End of season
19 July 2024 DF Slovenia Luka Poredoš Slovenia Bistrica End of season
7 September 2024 MF North Macedonia Behar Feta Slovenia Domžale End of season
  1. Joined Borac Banja Luka on 23 June 2024.
  2. Joined SV Wildon on 17 July 2024.
  3. Joined Bunyodkor on 29 July 2024.
  4. Joined Krško Posavje on 6 August 2024.
  5. Joined Primorje on 8 August 2024.
  6. Joined Fafe on 6 August 2024.
  7. Joined Triglav Kranj on 10 September 2024.

Friendlies

Pre-season

The pre-season program consisting of six friendlies was announced on 13 June.

Ormož v Maribor
19 June 2024 Friendly Ormož 0–14 Maribor Ormož
17:00 UTC+2 Report Attendance: 650
Maribor Slovenia v Slovakia Spartak Trnava
22 June 2024 Friendly Maribor Slovenia 2–1 Slovakia Spartak Trnava Ormož
17:00 UTC+2 Report Referee: Teo Glažar
Maribor Slovenia v Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
25 June 2024 Friendly Maribor Slovenia 3–0 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica Beltinci
17:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park
Referee: Slavko Nemet
Maribor Slovenia v Albania KF Egnatia
28 June 2024 Friendly Maribor Slovenia 2–2 Albania KF Egnatia Beltinci
17:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park
Referee: Slavko Nemet
Maribor Slovenia v Romania Rapid București
4 July 2024 Friendly Maribor Slovenia 0–4 Romania Rapid București Maribor
11:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Referee: Alen Borošak
Maribor Slovenia v Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Sofia
4 July 2024 Friendly Maribor Slovenia 2–1 Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Sofia Beltinci
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park
Referee: Matej Kapun

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Slovenian PrvaLiga 21 July 2024 24 May 2025 Matchday 1 18 9 6 3 31 14 +17 050.00
Slovenian Cup 25 September 2024 Second round 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
UEFA Europa League 11 July 2024 18 July 2024 First qualifying round 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
UEFA Conference League 25 July 2024 29 August 2024 Second qualifying round 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 033.33
Total 28 13 7 8 46 26 +20 046.43

Last updated: 8 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Slovenian PrvaLiga

Main article: 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpija Ljubljana 18 11 6 1 26 6 +20 39 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Maribor 18 9 6 3 31 14 +17 33 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Koper 18 10 3 5 27 14 +13 33 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4 Celje 18 9 4 5 32 26 +6 31
5 Bravo 18 8 6 4 26 18 +8 30
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: PrvaLiga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 9 6 3 31 14  +17 33 6 2 1 20 7  +13 3 4 2 11 7  +4

Last updated: 8 December 2024.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHHAHHHAAHAAHAAAHHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLDWDDWWWWLWDWDLDW
Position145455422222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: PrvaLiga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 27 June 2024.

Maribor v Domžale
21 July 2024 1 Maribor 4–1 Domžale Maribor
17:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Martin Matoša
Celje v Maribor
18 September 2024 2 Celje 2–1 Maribor Celje
17:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele
Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Matej Jug
Maribor v Bravo
4 August 2024 3 Maribor 1–1 Bravo Maribor
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Denis Halilović
Maribor v Mura
11 August 2024 4 Maribor 2–1 Mura Maribor
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Rade Obrenović
Radomlje v Maribor
18 August 2024 5 Radomlje 1–1 Maribor Domžale
17:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Domžale Sports Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mihael Antič
Maribor v Olimpija Ljubljana
25 August 2024 6 Maribor 1–1 Olimpija Ljubljana Maribor
17:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: David Šmajc
Maribor v Primorje
1 September 2024 7 Maribor 4–1 Primorje Maribor
17:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Anže Jerič
Maribor v Koper
15 September 2024 8 Maribor 2–0 Koper Maribor
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bojan Mertik
Nafta 1903 v Maribor
22 September 2024 9 Nafta 1903 0–3 Maribor Lendava
17:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Lendava Sports Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mihael Antič
Domžale v Maribor
29 September 2024 10 Domžale 0–3 Maribor Domžale
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Domžale Sports Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Denis Šabanagić
Maribor v Celje
6 October 2024 11 Maribor 1–2 Celje Maribor
17:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Rade Obrenović
Bravo v Maribor
20 October 2024 12 Bravo 0–1 Maribor Ljubljana
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Šiška Sports Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bojan Mertik
Mura v Maribor
26 October 2024 13 Mura 1–1 Maribor Murska Sobota
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Martin Matoša
Maribor v Radomlje
2 November 2024 14 Maribor 1–0 Radomlje Maribor
17:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Denis Šabanagić
Olimpija Ljubljana v Maribor
10 November 2024 15 Olimpija Ljubljana 0–0 Maribor Ljubljana
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 9,845
Referee: Mihael Antič
Primorje v Maribor
24 November 2024 16 Primorje 2–0 Maribor Nova Gorica
17:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rade Obrenović
Koper v Maribor
30 November 2024 17 Koper 1–1 Maribor Koper
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Bonifika Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: David Šmajc
Maribor v Nafta 1903
8 December 2024 18 Maribor 4–0 Nafta 1903 Maribor
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Anže Jerič
Maribor v Domžale
1 February 2025 19 Maribor v Domžale Maribor
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: Ljudski vrt
  1. ^ The match was originally scheduled for July, but due to matches in European competitions, it was postponed and moved to 18 September.

Slovenian Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Slovenian Football Cup

Second round

Marjeta v Maribor
25 September 2024 Second round Marjeta 0–4 Maribor Marjeta na Dravskem Polju
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Igrišče Marjeta
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Miha Kamplet

Round of 32

Preddvor v Maribor
30 October 2024 Round of 32 Preddvor 1–2 Maribor Srednja Bela
14:00 UTC+1
  • Bunić 38'
 Report Stadium: Preddvor Sports Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Matej Jug

Round of 16

Maribor v Aluminij
5 March 2025 Round of 16 Maribor v Aluminij Maribor
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: Ljudski vrt

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria v Slovenia Maribor
11 July 2024 First leg Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria 2–1 Slovenia Maribor Plovdiv
21:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Attendance: 16,318
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)
Maribor Slovenia v Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
18 July 2024 Second leg Maribor Slovenia 2–2
(3–4 agg.)		 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv Maribor
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 8,124
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine)

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

Maribor Slovenia v Romania Universitatea Craiova
25 July 2024 First leg Maribor Slovenia 2–0 Romania Universitatea Craiova Maribor
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Mads Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Universitatea Craiova Romania v Slovenia Maribor
1 August 2024 Second leg Universitatea Craiova Romania 3–2
(3–4 agg.)		 Slovenia Maribor Craiova
20:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Stadium
Attendance: 18,620
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)

Third qualifying round

Maribor Slovenia v Serbia Vojvodina
8 August 2024 First leg Maribor Slovenia 2–1 Serbia Vojvodina Maribor
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 6,850
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
Vojvodina Serbia v Slovenia Maribor
15 August 2024 Second leg Vojvodina Serbia 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Slovenia Maribor Bačka Topola
20:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)
Penalties

Play-off round

Djurgården Sweden v Slovenia Maribor
22 August 2024 First leg Djurgården Sweden 1–0 Slovenia Maribor Stockholm
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 12,579
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Maribor Slovenia v Sweden Djurgården
29 August 2024 Second leg Maribor Slovenia 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Sweden Djurgården Maribor
20:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 8,150
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

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