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Maribor B

Full name	Nogometni klub Maribor B
Nickname(s)	Vijoličasti (The Purples)
Founded	June 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06)
Dissolved	June 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06)
Ground	Tabor Sports Park
Website	https://www.nkmaribor.com/
Home colours Away colours

Nogometni klub Maribor "B" (English: Maribor B Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Maribor B or simply Maribor B, was an association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded in 2014, NK Maribor B was the reserve team of NK Maribor. The team was dissolved following the 2016–17 season. Reserve teams in Slovenia play in the same league system as the senior teams, however, they cannot play in the same competition as their senior teams, and thus, Maribor B was ineligible to play in the Slovenian PrvaLiga or the Slovenian Cup.

History

During their first two seasons, Maribor B was ineligible for promotion to the Slovenian Second League due to the rules of the Football Association of Slovenia which prevented reserve teams of the top division clubs to play in the Second League. This rule was lifted in June 2016. Only players between the age of 17 and 23 had the right to play for Maribor B, with the exception of members of the first team, who would become eligible to play for the reserve team in case of a lengthy injury.

Maribor B played their first match on 10 July 2014 on a neutral venue in Dokležovje, when they faced Bosnia and Herzegovina top division side Sloboda Tuzla in an international friendly match, which they lost 1–0. The team played their first official league match on 23 August 2014 against Mons Claudius in Rogatec and won 9–1. After six wins in the first six rounds, Maribor B suffered their first league defeat on 12 October 2014 when they were defeated 1–0 in an away match against Podvinci. The team finished their inaugural season as the winners of the North Group in the Slovenian Third League, however, they were unable to promote due to the rules of the Football Association of Slovenia.

Season-by-season record

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Domestic record

References

1. Dominko, Peter (18 June 2014). "Maribor z drugo ekipo v tretji ligi" [Maribor with a reserve team in the third division]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
2. "Naša druga ekipa v tretji ligi" [Our reserve team to play in the third division] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
3. ^ Uredništvo (2 June 2017). "Nova realnost Maribora je racionalizacija" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
4. ^ "Po uspešni sezoni pogled v prihodnost" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
5. Dominko, Peter (30 June 2016). "Drugoligaška vrata se odpirajo tudi B ekipam". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 August 2016.
6. "Začetek v Rogatcu" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
7. A. V. (22 August 2014). ""Druga" ekipa Maribora v tretji ligi" ["Second" Maribor team in the third division] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
8. "Začel tudi Maribor B" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
9. R. Š. (10 July 2014). "Poraz na zadnjem testu pred Zrinjskim". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
10. "NK Maribor B: Za uvod zmaga 9–1" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
11. Lončarič, Andrej (12 October 2014). "Neporaženih ni več, Maribor pokleknil v Podvincih". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 October 2014.
12. "Prvaki tudi v tretji ligi!" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Slovene)

• NK Maribor
• Association football clubs established in 2014
• Defunct football clubs in Slovenia
• Sport in Maribor
• 2014 establishments in Slovenia
• Reserve team football in Slovenia
• Association football clubs disestablished in 2017