2017–18 NK Olimpija Ljubljana season

Olimpija Ljubljana
2017–18 season
President	Milan Mandarić
Head Coach	Igor Bišćan
Stadium	Stožice Stadium
Slovenian League	1st
Slovenian Cup	Winners
Europa League	1st qualifying round
Top goalscorer	Ricardo Alves (10)
Highest home attendance	13,000 (vs Maribor)
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Olimpija Ljubljana are a Slovenian football club which are based in Ljubljana. During the 2017-18 campaign they will compete in the following competitions:Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, UEFA Europa League.

Competitions[edit]

PrvaLiga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpija Ljubljana (C)	36	23	11	2	61	17	+44	80^[a]	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Maribor	36	24	8	4	76	28	+48	80^[a]	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[b]
3	Domžale	36	22	7	7	79	31	+48	73
4	Rudar Velenje	36	15	5	16	50	49	+1	50^[c]
5	Celje	36	14	8	14	56	51	+5	50^[c]

Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene), Soccerway, UEFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Fair play ranking; 9) Draw.^[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Olimpija Ljubljana were ahead of Maribor on head-to-head away goals scored: Olimpija 3 goals, Maribor 1 goal.
^ Olimpija Ljubljana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to them as the cup winners was passed to the fourth-placed team.
^ ^a ^b Rudar Velenje were ahead of Celje on head-to-head points: Rudar 9 pts, Celje 3 pts.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	23	11	2	61	17	+44	80	13	5	0	36	6	+30	10	6	2	25	11	+14

Last updated: 27 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

16 July 2017 1	Olimpija Ljubljana	3–1	Celje	Ljubljana
20:20	Brkić 42' 59' Issah 49' Ricardo Alves 51' Kapun 86'	Report	Jucie Lupeta 12' Vidmajer 16' Nikola Gatarić 30' Rok Jazbec 37' Dangubić 77'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Matej Jug

23 July 2017 2	Gorica	0–2	Olimpija Ljubljana	Nova Gorica
20:20	Osuji 22' Andrija Filipović 45'	Report	Issah 40' Eleke 75'	Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Cup[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

19 September 2017 2	Radomlje	1–6	Olimpija Ljubljana	Domžale
20:00 CEST	Hajrić 85'	Report	Boateng 24' Benko 26', 32', 61' Miškić 75' Savić 89'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

Quarter-finals[edit]

11 November 2017 First leg	Olimpija Ljubljana	3–0	Maribor	Ljubljana
17:15 CET	Issah 11' Kapun 35', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Roberto Ponis

29 November 2017 Second leg	Maribor	1–1 (1–4 agg.)	Olimpija Ljubljana	Maribor
20:15 CET	Bajde 15'	Report	Kronaveter 44'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Semi-finals[edit]

4 April 2018 First leg	Olimpija Ljubljana	2–1	Celje	Ljubljana
18:00 CEST	Čanađija 50' Issah 90'	Report	Vizinger 2'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčić

11 April 2018 Second leg	Celje	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Olimpija Ljubljana	Celje
17:15 CEST		Report	Zarifović 42'	Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Final[edit]

30 May 2018 Final	Aluminij	1–6	Olimpija Ljubljana	Ljubljana
20:15 CEST	Tahiraj 49'	Report	Benko 18', 58' Kronaveter 36' Alves 65' Brkić 80' Issah 85'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 8,804 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

Europa League[edit]

First qualifying round[edit]

29 June 2017 First leg	VPS	1–0	Olimpija Ljubljana	Vaasa
18:00	Vahtera 12'	Report	Miškić 37' Zarifović 49' Gajič 78'	Stadium: Elisa Stadion Attendance: 3,989 Referee: Petr Ardeleánu

6 July 2017 Second leg	Olimpija Ljubljana	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	VPS	Ljubljana
20:15	Bajrić 65' Issah 68' Miškić 80'	Report	Lähde 39' Strandvall 66' Meerits 86'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Georgios Kominis

References[edit]

General

"Olimpija's PrvaLiga Archives". Association of 1. SNL official website. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

Specific

^ "Tekmovalni pravilnik NZS (50. člen)" [Competition policy] (PDF). Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

External links[edit]

[table_hth_OLI0.8180430572564-1] Olimpija Ljubljana were ahead of Maribor on head-to-head away goals scored: Olimpija 3 goals, Maribor 1 goal.

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.8180430572564-2] Olimpija Ljubljana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to them as the cup winners was passed to the fourth-placed team.

[table_hth_RUD0.8180430572564-3] Rudar Velenje were ahead of Celje on head-to-head points: Rudar 9 pts, Celje 3 pts.

[Tekmovalni_pravilnik-4] "Tekmovalni pravilnik NZS (50. člen)" [Competition policy] (PDF). Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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