2012–13 NK Maribor season
2012–13 season | |||
President | Drago Cotar | ||
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Head Coach | Darko Milanič | ||
Home stadium | Ljudski vrt | ||
Slovenian League | Winners | ||
Slovenian Cup | Winners | ||
Slovenian Supercup | Winners | ||
Champions League | Play-off round | ||
Europa League | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Marcos Tavares (17) All: Marcos Tavares (26) | ||
Highest home attendance |
12,420 v. Dinamo (28 August 2012) | ||
Lowest home attendance |
900 v. Domžale (16 March 2013) | ||
Average home league attendance |
2,833 (league) 4,746 (all competitions) | ||
Biggest win |
6–1 v. Gorica (17 November 2012) | ||
Biggest defeat |
1–4 v. Lazio (6 December 2012) | ||
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Results summary - all competitions[A] | ||||
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home[B] | 19 | 3 | 5 | 70,3% |
Away | 14 | 5 | 8 | 53,5% |
Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
All | 34 | 8 | 13 | 61,8% |
Results summary - PrvaLiga | ||||
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 14 | 2 | 2 | 77,7% |
Away | 10 | 4 | 4 | 55,5% |
All | 24 | 6 | 6 | 66,6% |
The 2012–13 season was Maribor's 53rd season of football and its 22nd consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division, since the league was created in 1991 with Maribor as one of the league's founding members. Darko Milanič was a head coach of the club.
The 2011–12 season was one of the most successful in history of the club as Maribor won the domestic double, having won the league and cup title. In addition, Maribor became the first Slovenian club that qualified to the UEFA Europa League. They have also finished the season as runners-up of the 2011 Slovenian Supercup.
Competitions
Supercup
The 2012 Slovenian Supercup was the eighth edition of the Slovenian Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Slovenian PrvaLiga and Slovenian Cup competitions. However, Maribor has won the double during the 2011–12 season, having finished first in the 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga and 2011–12 Slovenian Cup. As a consequence and according to the rules of the Football Association of Slovenia, they played the 2012 Supercup against the runners-up of the PrvaLiga, Olimpija. This was the first major domestic cup final of Olimpija, since the club was established in 2005. Maribor won the match 2–1 and secured their second supercup title.
8 July 2012 Final | Olimpija | 1 – 2 | Maribor | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Ivelja ![]() Radujko ![]() Trifković ![]() Jović ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Filipović ![]() Mertelj ![]() ![]() ![]() Ibraimi ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,157 Referee: Damir Skomina |
League
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Maribor (C) | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 78 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
2 | Olimpija | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 70 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
3 | Domžale | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 60 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
4 | Koper | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 55 | |
5 | Celje | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 49 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1 |
Updated to games played on 26 May 2013.
Source: PrvaLiga website
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results by round
Round | 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 |
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Ground | 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 | H |
Result | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | D |
Position | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 26 May 2013, end of 36th round.
Source: PrvaLiga website
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Win Draw Loss
14 July 2012 1 | Gorica | 1 – 3 | Maribor | Nova Gorica |
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18:00 CET | Žigon ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Mezga ![]() ![]() Handanović ![]() Rajčević ![]() Vetrih ![]() |
Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Dejan Balažič |
21 July 2012 2 | Maribor | 0 – 0 | Koper | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Filipović ![]() Komazec ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Palčič ![]() ![]() ![]() Bagarič ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Matej Jug |
29 July 2012 3 | Mura 05 | 1 – 3 | Maribor | Murska Sobota |
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18:00 CET | Sreš ![]() Kouter ![]() Fajić ![]() ![]() Majer ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Vidović ![]() Ploj ![]() Komazec ![]() |
Stadium: Fazanerija Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Darko Čeferin |
4 August 2012 4 | Maribor | 1 – 0 | Triglav Kranj | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Tavares ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Roškar ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Vojko Goričan |
11 August 2012 5 | Olimpija | 0 – 0 | Maribor | Ljubljana |
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20:30 CET | Sarasola ![]() Božič ![]() Sretenović ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Filipović ![]() Arghus ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Matej Jug |
18 August 2012 6 | Maribor | 2 – 1 | Domžale | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Mezga ![]() Tavares ![]() ![]() Milec ![]() Potokar ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Osmanaj ![]() Husmani ![]() Zec ![]() Knezović ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič |
25 August 2012 7 | Celje | 0 – 2 | Maribor | Celje |
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20:00 CET | Report (Slovene) | Lesjak ![]() Ploj ![]() Črnic ![]() |
Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Roberto Ponis |
1 September 2012 8 | Maribor | 4 – 0 | Rudar Velenje | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Berić ![]() Cvijanović ![]() Tavares ![]() Ploj ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Stjepanović ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Boris Tošeski |
15 September 2012 9 | Aluminij | 1 – 5 | Maribor | Kidričevo |
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16:00 CET | Drevenšek ![]() ![]() Bešić ![]() Kožar ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Rajčević ![]() Berić ![]() Milec ![]() Cvijanović ![]() ![]() Filipović ![]() Ploj ![]() |
Stadium: Kidričevo Sports Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Damir Skomina |
23 September 2012 10 | Maribor | 4 – 0 | Gorica | Maribor |
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19:00 CET | Ploj ![]() ![]() Berić ![]() ![]() Vidović ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Vetrih ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dragoslav Perić |
26 September 2012 11 | Koper | 2 – 3 | Maribor | Koper |
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20:00 CET | Bubalo ![]() Đukić ![]() Čadikovski ![]() Žibert ![]() Majcen ![]() Blažič ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Cvijanović ![]() Mejač ![]() Tavares ![]() Trajkovski ![]() |
Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dejan Balažič |
30 September 2012 12 | Maribor | 1 – 0 | Mura 05 | Maribor |
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18:00 CET | Cvijanović ![]() Trajkovski ![]() Arghus ![]() |
(Slovene) | Eterović ![]() Boakye ![]() Kramar ![]() Bohar ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Matej Jug |
7 October 2012 13 | Triglav Kranj | 1 – 0 | Maribor | Kranj |
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15:00 CET | Poplatnik ![]() |
(Slovene) | Mejač ![]() Rajčević ![]() Arghus ![]() Lesjak ![]() |
Stadium: Stanko Mlakar Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andrej Tratnjek |
20 October 2012 14 | Maribor | 1 – 0 | Olimpija | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Tavares ![]() ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Zarifović ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Damir Skomina |
28 November 201215 15 | Domžale | 2 – 2 | Maribor | Domžale |
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18:00 CET | Ihbeisheh ![]() ![]() Korun ![]() |
Report(Slovene) | Berić ![]() ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dragoslav Perić |
3 November 2012 16 | Maribor | 1 – 2 | Celje | Maribor |
---|---|---|---|---|
18:00 CET | Mezga ![]() Filipović ![]() Milec ![]() Rajčević ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Bajde ![]() Verbič ![]() Gobec ![]() Krajcer ![]() ![]() Vrhovec ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Andrej Tratnjek |
13 March 201317 17 | Rudar Velenje | 0 – 3 | Maribor | Velenje |
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17:00 CET | Firer ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Fajić ![]() Berić ![]() Bubalović ![]() |
Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 800 Referee: Bojan Mertik |
11 November 2012 18 | Maribor | 2 – 1 | Aluminij | Maribor |
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16:00 CET | Ploj ![]() Komazec ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Kašnik ![]() Bingo ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dragoslav Perić |
17 November 2012 19 | Gorica | 1 – 6 | Maribor | Nova Gorica |
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14:00 CET | Širok ![]() |
(Slovene) | Cvijanović ![]() Mezga ![]() Mertelj ![]() Ibraimi ![]() ![]() Tavares ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Miran Bukovec |
25 November 2012 20 | Maribor | 3 – 0 | Koper | Maribor |
---|---|---|---|---|
16:00 CET | Ibraimi ![]() ![]() Rajčević ![]() Komazec ![]() |
(Slovene) | Đukić ![]() Hadžić ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Darko Čeferin |
2 December 2012 21 | Mura 05 | 1 – 2 | Maribor | Murska Sobota |
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13:00 CET | Eterović ![]() Bohar ![]() Aborah ![]() Janža ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Mezga ![]() Cvijanović ![]() Mejač ![]() Komazec ![]() ![]() ![]() Handanović ![]() |
Stadium: Fazanerija Attendance: 700 Referee: Damir Skomina |
2 March 2013 22 | Maribor | 4 – 1 | Triglav Kranj | Maribor |
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18:30 CET | Berić ![]() Cvijanović ![]() Tavares ![]() Milec ![]() Mertelj ![]() Hotić ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Đurković ![]() Klemenčič ![]() Zolić ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Dejan Balažič |
10 March 2013 23 | Olimpija | 1 – 1 | Maribor | Ljubljana |
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17:00 CET | Jović ![]() Zarifović ![]() Nikezić ![]() Trifković ![]() Božič ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Fajić ![]() Mertelj ![]() Arghus ![]() Handanović ![]() Ibraimi ![]() |
Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Darko Čeferin |
16 March 2013 24 | Maribor | 1 – 3 | Domžale | Maribor |
---|---|---|---|---|
20:00 CET | Fajić ![]() ![]() Rajčević ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Vuk ![]() ![]() Balkovec ![]() ![]() Vidmar ![]() Knezović ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 900 Referee: Roberto Ponis |
17 April 201325 25 | Celje | 2 – 1 | Maribor | Celje |
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20:30 CET | Žurej ![]() Vidmajer ![]() Srdić ![]() Tomažič Šeruga ![]() Gobec ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Filipović ![]() Berić ![]() Fajić ![]() |
Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 450 Referee: Davor Drečnik |
30 March 2013 26 | Maribor | 3 – 1 | Rudar Velenje | Maribor |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:30 CET | Mezga ![]() Milec ![]() Tavares ![]() Berić ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Berko ![]() Podlogar ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Damir Skomina |
6 April 2013 27 | Aluminij | 1 – 2 | Maribor | Kidričevo |
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16:00 CET | Kurež ![]() Topolovec ![]() Hodžurda ![]() Jeleč ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Fajić ![]() Potokar ![]() ![]() ![]() Cvijanović ![]() |
Stadium: Kidričevo Sports Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Dragoslav Perić |
13 April 2013 28 | Maribor | 2 – 1 | Gorica | Maribor |
---|---|---|---|---|
17:30 CET | Milec ![]() Fajić ![]() Arghus ![]() Ibraimi ![]() Viler ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Mbida ![]() Širok ![]() Bremec ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič |
20 April 2013 29 | Koper | 2 – 1 | Maribor | Koper |
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20:00 CET | Galešić ![]() ![]() Čovilo ![]() Mavrič ![]() Bradaschia ![]() Nenezič ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Tavares ![]() Berić ![]() Potokar ![]() |
Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Miran Bukovec |
27 April 2013 30 | Maribor | 4 – 0 | Mura 05 | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Ibraimi ![]() ![]() Cvijanović ![]() Filipović ![]() Milec ![]() Berić ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Barbič ![]() Šimić ![]() Vinko ![]() Rep ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Matej Jug |
4 May 2013 31 | Triglav Kranj | 1 – 2 | Maribor | Kranj |
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17:00 CET | Jelar ![]() Stojnić ![]() Poplatnik ![]() Šmit ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Potokar ![]() Mezga ![]() Arghus ![]() Berić ![]() Smrekar ![]() |
Stadium: Stanko Mlakar Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Roberto Ponis |
11 May 2013 32 | Maribor | 2 – 1 | Olimpija | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Filipović ![]() Cvijanović ![]() Berić ![]() ![]() Tavares ![]() Mezga ![]() Handanović ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Delamea Mlinar ![]() Lovrečič ![]() Fink ![]() ![]() ![]() Omladič ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Damir Skomina |
14 May 2013 33 | Domžale | 1 – 1 | Maribor | Domžale |
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18:00 CET | Knezović ![]() Vuk ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Mertelj ![]() |
Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bojan Mertik |
18 May 2013 34 | Maribor | 5 – 1 | Celje | Maribor |
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17:30 CET | Mezga ![]() Potokar ![]() Tavares ![]() ![]() ![]() Cvijanović ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Žurej ![]() Bajić ![]() Vrhovec ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Dragoslav Perić |
22 May 2013 35 | Rudar Velenje | 3 – 1 | Maribor | Velenje |
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17:30 CET | Kašnik ![]() Firer ![]() Stjepanović ![]() Jahič ![]() Eterović ![]() Črnčič ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Dedić ![]() |
Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 800 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović |
26 May 2013 36 | Maribor | 2 – 2 | Aluminij | Maribor |
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17:30 CET | Berić ![]() ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Rešek ![]() ![]() Kurež ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Miran Bukovec |
- Notes
- Note 1: The match was postponed to a later date due to bad pitch conditions.[1]
- Note 2: The match was postponed to a later date due to Maribor's UEFA Europa League campaign.
- Note 3: All matches of the 25th round were postponed by one week due to snowfall.[2] The match between Celje and Maribor was originally scheduled for 2 April 2013, but was postponed and rescheduled for 17 April 2013, once again due to snowfall.[3]
Cup
Round of 16
31 October 20121 Round of 16 | Zavrč | 0 – 2 | Maribor | Zavrč |
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19:00 CET | Dugolin ![]() Murko ![]() A. Čeh ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Berić ![]() Mezga ![]() Mejač ![]() Filipović ![]() |
Stadium: Zavrč Sports Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vojko Goričan |
- Notes
- Note 1: The match between Zavrč and Maribor was rescheduled from 19 September to 31 October, as Maribor played their first match of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League on 20 September.[4]
Quarter-final
27 February 20131 First leg | Olimpija | 1 – 3 | Maribor | Ljubljana |
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18:30 CET | Valenčič ![]() Omladič ![]() Delamea Mlinar ![]() Džafić ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Potokar ![]() Milec ![]() Mezga ![]() ![]() Rajčević ![]() |
Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Damir Skomina |
6 March 2013 Second leg | Maribor | 0 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.) |
Olimpija | Maribor |
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17:00 CET | Mezga ![]() Viler ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Valenčič ![]() Kapun ![]() Omladič ![]() Baskera ![]() Kovačević ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Matej Jug |
- Notes
- Note 1: The first leg of the quarter-finals match between Olimpija Ljubljana and Maribor was originally scheduled on 23 February 2013. However, after starting on schedule, the match was suspended in the 24th minute due to heavy snowfall. The match was then rescheduled for 27 February 2013, the date originally intended for the second leg match in Maribor.[5]
Semi-final
1 May 20131 First leg | Triglav Kranj | 2 – 2 | Maribor | Kranj |
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17:00 CET | Bubanja ![]() Šturm ![]() Đurković ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Mezga ![]() Ibraimi ![]() Mertelj ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Stadium: Stanko Mlakar Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Davor Drečnik |
8 May 20132 Second leg | Maribor | 3 – 0 (5 – 2 agg.) |
Triglav Kranj | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Tavares ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Šturm ![]() Jelar ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vojko Goričan |
- Notes
- Note 1: The first leg of the semi-finals were rescheduled from 10 April 2013 to 1 May 2013, due to rescheduling of the matches in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[6]
- Note 2: The second leg of the semi-finals were rescheduled from 17 April 2013 to 8 May 2013, due to rescheduling of the matches in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[6]
Final
29 May 2013 Final | Maribor | 1 – 0 | Celje | Koper |
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20:45 CET | Ibraimi ![]() |
Report (Slovene) | Vrhovec ![]() Verbič ![]() Plesec ![]() |
Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Matej Jug |
European campaign
UEFA Champions League
Qualified as the 2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga champions, Maribor started their European campaign in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League against Bosnian Premier League champions Željezničar. This was the first meeting in UEFA competitions between Maribor and a team from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first leg was played at the Ljudski vrt stadium, the home of Maribor. The match started poorly for the home side as shortly after the missed scoring opportunity from Ibraimi, Maribor soon found themselves a goal behind when Adilović scored the opener in the 15th minute. Maribor then took control and tried to score an equalizer before half time, however, they were unsuccessful and the score was 1–0, in favour of the Bosnian side, at the 45 minute mark. Maribor dominated during the second half and was able to capitalize on their chances. Berić scored the first goal for the home side in the 47th minute, with Mezga adding the second one in the 67th, from penalty. Berić, who was man of the match, scored his second goal in the 76th minute, giving his side a 3–1 lead. He did not stop there as in the 90th minute he assisted team captain Tavares, who scored his first goal of the season, for the final score 4–1. The second leg was played a week later in Sarajevo and was followed by over 500 Maribor supporters. Željezničar plays their home matches at Grbavica Stadium, however, their stadium did not meet UEFA stadia criteria and they were forced to play at Asim Ferhatović Hase Olympic stadium. The home side needed a three goals victory to progress to the next round and had couple of chances to score early in the match, including a dissaloved goal from Adilović who was in offside position. Their plans for an early lead were shattered, however, when Ibraimi scored from a long range effort in the 20th minute, which was the only goal during the first half. Second half started poorly for the Bosnians when Čolić received his second booking and was subsequently sent off. Željezničar bounced back in the 59th minute when Kvesić scored an equalizer. However, soon afterwards the nervous home players received two red cards in a matter of minutes and had to finish the match with only eight players. Maribor then prevailed, took the ball possession and finished the match with the goal from Tavares, for the final score of the match 2–1, and 6–2 aggregate.
![](../I/m/Maribor_v_Dudelange_2012.jpg)
In the third qualifying round, Maribor faced Dudelange from Luxembourg, a team which made a huge upset by eliminating the Austrian champions Salzburg. This was the second year in a row for Maribor to face Dudelange. During the 2011–12 season Maribor played against them in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and was successful with two victories and the score 5–1 aggregate. The first match against the Luxembourg champions was played on 1 August 2012 at Ljudski vrt. Being fully aware that a two-legged victory over Dudelange secures, at least, the UEFA Europa League group stages, Maribor players started their home match strong and quickly took the lead with a free kick goal by Mezga. Another free kick goal followed in the 38th minute when Mezga left the ball to Tavares who scored with a strong shot to the lower left corner, for the half-time score 2–0. It took only two minutes of the second half for the home players to score the third goal, when Mezga scored another long range effort from outside of the penalty box. In the 77th minute Berić continued his good form, having scored his third goal in as many 2012–13 UEFA qualifying matches. This goal was not the last, however, as Joachim took advantage of a mistake from Rajčević and scored in the 92nd minute for the final score 4–1. One week later Maribor again proved to strong for the Luxembourg champions and won 1–0, with the goal by Mertelj in the 79th minute. Similarly to the 2011–12 season Maribor again secured two victories over Dudelange, with the score 5–1 aggregate.
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For the play-off round of the elite UEFA Champions League, Maribor was drawn together with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. This was the second time the two clubs have met in the UEFA competitions, having faced each other during the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League qualifying stages, when Dinamo secured a close 2–1 aggregate victory. The first leg was played at Maksimir stadium in front of 20,135 spectators, over 1,000 of which were Maribor supporters, a record for the most fans gathered on Maribor's away matches. Dinamo were the favorites and took an early lead with a goal by Duje Čop. Dinamo continued to play well and had couple of more chances, but it was Maribor who scored the second goal, from an own goal scored by Dinamo's captain Milan Badelj. Both teams had chances to take the lead in the second half and in the 74th minut Badelj scored another goal. This time it was in the right net and Dinamo regained their lead. Shortly afterwards Maribor's Robert Berić had a good chance to equalize, but was unsuccessful. Right at the end, Sammir had a good chance to increase the lead of the home team, however, his free-kick attempt narrowly missed the target. The second leg in Maribor saw a turn out of 12,420 spectators, the most of the 2012–13 season, which were expecting a good result from the home side and the qualification to the Champions league for the first time in almost 10 years. The Croatians, however, proved again to be too strong and after taking another early lead, they comfortably held the positive result right until the very end, with couple of good chances to increase the lead. Dinamo thus won the second leg with an away 1–0 victory, aggregate 3–1, and advanced to the Champions league group stages for the second successive season. Even though, they were defeated, Maribor advanced to the group stages of the UEFA Europa League.
Second qualifying round
18 July 2012 First leg | Maribor ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Maribor, Slovenia |
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20:00 CET | Berić ![]() ![]() Mezga ![]() Rajčević ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Adilović ![]() ![]() Svraka ![]() Kerla ![]() Bogičević ![]() Jamak ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany |
24 July 2012 Second leg | Željezničar Sarajevo ![]() |
1 – 2 (2 – 6 agg.) |
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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21:00 CET | Čolić ![]() ![]() ![]() Bešlija ![]() Zolotić ![]() Adilović ![]() Kvesić ![]() Stanić ![]() Svraka ![]() ![]() ![]() Bekrić ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Ibraimi ![]() Potokar ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase2 Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Third qualifying round
1 August 2012 First leg | Maribor ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Maribor, Slovenia |
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20:00 CET | Mezga ![]() ![]() Tavares ![]() Rajčević ![]() Berić ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Steinmetz ![]() Hug ![]() Da Mota ![]() Melisse ![]() Joachim ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,025 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia) |
8 August 2012 Second leg | Dudelange ![]() |
0 – 1 (1 – 5 agg.) |
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Dudelange, Luxembourg |
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17:00 CET | Tournut ![]() Steinmetz ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Mezga ![]() Mertelj ![]() Potokar ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal) |
Play-off round
22 August 2012 First leg | Dinamo Zagreb ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Zagreb, Croatia |
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20:45 CET | Čop ![]() Ademi ![]() Vida ![]() Leko ![]() Badelj ![]() ![]() Šimunić ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Mertelj ![]() Badelj ![]() |
Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 20,135 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
28 August 2012 Second leg | Maribor ![]() |
0 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.) |
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Maribor, Slovenia |
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20:45 CET | Handanović ![]() Arghus ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Tonel ![]() Ademi ![]() Badelj ![]() Vida ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,420 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) |
- Notes
- Note 1: Željezničar played their home match at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium in Sarajevo, as their own Grbavica Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
UEFA Europa League
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Group J
20 September 2012 1 | Maribor ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Maribor, Slovenia |
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21:05 CET | Berić ![]() ![]() Ibraimi ![]() ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Vitolo ![]() Spyropoulos ![]() ![]() ![]() Velázquez ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland) |
4 October 2012 2 | Lazio ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
Rome, Italy |
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19:00 CET | Cana ![]() Ederson ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Marcos Tavares ![]() Vidović ![]() |
Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
25 October 2012 3 | Maribor ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Maribor, Slovenia |
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19:00 CET | Berić ![]() Mezga ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Sigurðsson ![]() Naughton ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,049 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
8 November 2012 4 | Tottenham ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
London, England |
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21:05 CET | Defoe ![]() ![]() ![]() Bale ![]() Carroll ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Mejač ![]() Berić ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,089 Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland) |
22 November 2012 5 | Panathinaikos ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
Athens, Greece |
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19:00 CET | Vitolo ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Mejač ![]() ![]() ![]() Mertelj ![]() Arghus ![]() |
Stadium: OAKA Attendance: 9,390 Referee: Laurent Duhamel France |
6 December 2012 6 | Maribor ![]() |
1 – 4 | ![]() |
Maribor, Slovenia |
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21:05 CET | Filipović ![]() Tavares ![]() |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Kozák ![]() ![]() Radu ![]() Floccari ![]() ![]() Cavanda ![]() Ciani ![]() |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 11,500 Referee: István Vad (Hungary) |
Player statisticsKey
Appearances and goalsCorrect as of 29 May 2013, end of the 2012–13 season. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Only the players, which made at least one appearance for the first team, are listed.
DisciplineCorrect as of 29 May 2013, end of the 2012–13 season. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. If a player received two yellow cards in a match and was subsequently sent off the numbers count as two yellow cards, one red card.
Transfers and loansSummer transfer window
Winter transfer window
Season friendliesJune–December
January–March
Footnotes
See also
References
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