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NK Celje 
Full name Nogometni klub Celje Nickname(s) Grofje (counts) Founded 1919 (as SK Celje) Ground Arena Petrol,
Celje
(Capacity: 13,006)Chairman Marjan Vengust Manager Milan Đuričić League 1.SNL 2009-10 5th 
Home coloursAway coloursNK Celje is a football (soccer) from Slovenia. They are based in Celje, Slovenia's third largest city. They play in First Slovenian League, 1.SNL. Together with NK Maribor and ND Gorica they are the only club that have participated in every season of 1.SNL since its formation in 1991.
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History
NK Celje was formed in 1919 as SK Celje. Soon after second world war, in 1946, the club changed its name to NK Kladivar (expressionistic term in Slovene for a blacksmith). In 1964 they qualified for Yugoslav Second League where they played for two years in a row.
In 1992, year after Slovenia gained independence from Yugoslavia, the club again changed its name, this time to Publikum. They reached the finals of Slovenian Cup in 1993 and 1995, but lost on both occasions, having been beaten by Olimpija Ljubljana and Mura. In 2003 NK Celje was in a title race with Maribor until the very last, but in the end finished second and also lost Slovenian cup finals against Olimpija Ljubljana in the same year. Two years later in 2005 the club reached Slovenian cup finals for the third time and this time they finally lifted their first trophy, beating ND Gorica with 1-0 in front of their own fans on Arena Petrol. NK Celje were also in the finals the next year, but lost to FC Koper after penalty shootout.
Stadium
The Arena Petrol
For most of its history the club played on Skalna Klet stadium. Since the stadium was in bad shape and could not meet UEFA stadia criteria the club officials decided to build a new stadium and in 2003 the main stand of the new Arena Petrol stadium was built. The capacity at the time was 3.600 covered seats. After 2003 three new separate stands where build and when the last one opened in 2008 the stadium was completed. The current capacity of the stadium is 13.006 seats from which around 50% are covered. The old stadium is still used as a training facility for the club.
The club also has a smaller third training ground called Olimp, which was renovated in 2005 and is used as a training camp for youth squads of the club.
Domestic league and cup results
Season League Position Pts P W D L GF GA Cup 1991/92 1.SNL 9 41 40 14 13 13 43 51 Round of 16 1992/93 1.SNL 10 32 34 12 8 14 37 47 Final 1993/94 1.SNL 4 38 30 14 10 6 50 34 Round of 16 1994/95 1.SNL 6 38 30 16 6 8 50 27 Final 1995/96 1.SNL 5 51 36 13 12 11 62 47 Semi-finals 1996/97 1.SNL 4 47 36 12 11 13 55 61 Quarter-finals 1997/98 1.SNL 6 49 36 14 7 15 57 57 Quarter-finals 1998/99 1.SNL 7 42 33 10 11 12 30 35 Round of 16 1999/00 1.SNL 6 47 33 11 14 8 53 45 Quarter-finals 2000/01 1.SNL 5 50 33 15 5 13 59 52 First round 2001/02 1.SNL 6 48 33 14 6 13 50 39 Round of 16 2002/03 1.SNL 2 55 31 15 10 6 57 38 Final 2003/04 1.SNL 10 39 32 11 6 15 61 52 Quarter-finals 2004/05 1.SNL 3 52 32 16 4 12 47 28 Winner 2005/06 1.SNL 6 49 36 15 4 17 48 59 Final 2006/07 1.SNL 7 45 36 11 12 13 54 51 Semi finals 2007/08 1.SNL 7 48 36 14 6 14 45 47 Quarter-finals 2008/09 1.SNL 4 53 36 15 8 13 48 39 Round of 16 2009/10 1.SNL 5 51 36 14 9 13 53 56 Semi-finals Totals 1.SNL 0 Titles 875 649 256 162 229 959 865 1 Cup - *Best results are highlighted.
Honours
Total titles: 1
League
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- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 2002/03
Cup
- Slovenian Cup:
Current squad
As of 5 March 2011 [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 
GK Amel Mujčinovič 3 
DF Serge Akakpo 5 
DF Amel Kamberović 7 MF Danijel Brezič 9 FW Gorazd Zajc 10 MF Denis Popovič 11 FW Roman Bezjak 13 FW Saša Bakarič 14 MF Goran Alenc 15 DF Bekim Kapič 19 FW Dejan Purišič No. Position Player 20 MF Dejan Krljanovič 21 DF Aleš Kačičnik 25 MF Sebastjan Gobec 26 FW Ivan Firer 28 MF Marijo Močič 30 DF Igor Kuljanac 31 GK Matic Kotnik 33 GK Gregor Fink 70 MF Domen Beršnjak 88 MF Klemen Medved 99 MF Rok Štraus Former notable players
Carlos Chacana- Lisandro Sacripanti
- Martin Šarič
- Samir Duro
- Faik Kamberović
Marijan Budimir
Dragan Čadikovski
Vladislav Lungu- Domen Beršnjak
- Darijo Biščan
- Robert Koren
- Marko Križnik
- Nejc Pečnik
- Damir Pekič
- Aleksandar Radosavljevič
- Rajko Rep
- Dejan Rusič
- Aleksander Šeliga
- Simon Sešlar
- Jure Travner
- Dare Vršič
- Janez Zavrl
References
External links
- (Slovene) Official Site
Slovenian First League 2011–12 teams Former teams Associated competitions Seasons 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12Categories:- European football club stubs
- Slovenian sports team stubs
- Slovenian football clubs
- Yugoslav football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1919
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