2016 �17 NK MARIBOR SEASON

NK Maribor
2016–17 season
President	Drago Cotar
Head Coach	Darko Milanič
Stadium	Ljudski vrt
Slovenian League	Winners
Slovenian Cup	Semi-finals
Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Luka Zahović (15); All: Luka Zahović (16)
Highest home attendance	12,000 vs Olimpija; (25 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance	1,200 vs Celje; (17 May 2017)
Average home league attendance	4,222
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2016–17 season was Maribor's 57th season of football, and their 26th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division, since the league establishment in 1991 with Maribor as one of the league's founding members. The team participated in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2017.

Slovenian League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maribor (C)	36	21	10	5	63	30	+33	73	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Gorica	36	16	12	8	48	39	+9	60^[a]	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[b]
3	Olimpija Ljubljana	36	17	9	10	49	35	+14	60^[a]
4	Domžale	36	16	8	12	63	45	+18	56
5	Celje	36	15	10	11	48	39	+9	55

Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene), Soccerway
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) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.^[3]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Gorica ahead of Olimpija on head-to-head record: Olimpija–Gorica 1–0, Gorica–Olimpija 1–1, Olimpija–Gorica 1–2, Gorica–Olimpija 1–0
^ Domžale qualified for Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Slovenian Football Cup.

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
36	21	10	5	63	30	+33	73	14	2	2	33	9	+24	7	8	3	30	21	+9

Last updated: 27 May 2017.
Source: ^[4]

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
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W
Position	3	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: PrvaLiga website
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 July 2016 1	Maribor	1–0	Koper	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Hodžić 57' Viler 75' Vršič 90+4' 90+4'	Report	Gregov 44'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

24 July 2016 2	Maribor	2–0	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Omoregie 33' Vrhovec 72' Omoregie 89'	Report	Zec 6' Krcić 32'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Damir Skomina

31 July 2016 3	Domžale	2–2	Maribor	Domžale
20:15 CEST	Juninho 49' Balkovec 65' ( f.k.) Širok 82'	Report	Miha Blažič 28' ( o.g.) Bohar 30' Pihler 38'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Matej Jug

8 August 2016 4	Maribor	1–1	Olimpija	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Novaković 18' Vršič 42' Sallalich 65'	Report	Kronaveter 48' Zajc 79'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

13 August 2016 5	Gorica	2–1	Maribor	Nova Gorica
17:55 CEST	Šuler 42' ( o.g.) Burgić 67'	Report	Defendi 13' Bajde 56' Vrhovec 62' Janža 83'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

21 August 2016 6	Maribor	0–2	Aluminij	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Mertelj 13' Šuler 64' Hodžić 70' Kabha 89'	Report	Škoflek 24' Petrović 42' Zeba 72'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Darjan Kovačič

28 August 2016 7	Celje	0–3	Maribor	Celje
20:15 CEST	Pišek 70'	Report	Defendi 44' Pišek 51' ( o.g.) Omoregie 71' Zahović 86'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Bojan Mertik

10 September 2016 8	Maribor	4–0	Radomlje	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Novaković 40' Omoregie 45+1', 57' Šuler 51'	Report	Jugovar 17' Nunić 39'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Roman Glažar

17 September 2016 9	Krško	1–2	Maribor	Krško
20:15 CEST	Jurečič 16' Šturm 36' Krajcer 56'	Report	Vršič 12' Vrhovec 36' Šme 70' Kabha 90+1' Šuler 90+4'	Stadium: Matija Gubec Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

21 September 2016 10	Koper	1–2	Maribor	Koper
20:15 CEST	Datković 30' Ibričić 47' Andrejašič 53' Pučko 64' Gregov 65' Pranjić 77' Muslimović 85'	Report	Pihler 27' Zahović 45' Tavares 62' Janža 66'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Matej Jug

25 September 2016 11	Rudar Velenje	1–1	Maribor	Velenje
16:55 CEST	Vručina 31' 65' Pišek 62'	Report	Novaković 26' Kabha 21'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rade Obrenović

1 October 2016 12	Maribor	3–1	Domžale	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Tavares 51' 56' Zahović 90+1'	Report	Horvat 8' Matjašič 21' Dobrovoljc 33' Halilović 74' Širok 90+6'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

15 October 2016 13	Olimpija	1–3	Maribor	Ljubljana
20:30 CEST	Krefl 81' Kronaveter 86' Velikonja 90'	Report	Kabha 12' Tavares 12' Novaković 35' 64' Pihler 49' Vršič 63' Janža 82' Handanović 90+3' Zahović 90+4'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 13,770 Referee: Matej Jug

22 October 2016 14	Maribor	1–0	Gorica	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Šuler 47'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dejan Balažič

30 October 2016 15	Aluminij	0–0	Maribor	Kidričevo
14:00 CET	Vrbanec 38' Turkalj 44' Rebernik 74'	Report	Janža 88'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Roberto Ponis

5 November 2016 16	Maribor	2–0	Celje	Maribor
20:15 CET	Zahović 62' 86' Novaković 70'	Report	Rahmanović 53'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Matej Jug

20 November 2016 17	Radomlje	0–3	Maribor	Domžale
16:55 CET	Jazbec 35' Marinšek 90+3'	Report	Šuler 32' Pihler 37', 88' Janža 56' Šme 81'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

26 November 2016 18	Maribor	4–0	Krško	Maribor
20:15 CET	Zahović 8' 65' Vršič 15' Tavares 18' Šme 26' Sallalich 36'	Report	Špiler 21' Dangubić 84' Sokler 87'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rade Obrenović

30 November 2016 19	Maribor	4–0	Koper	Maribor
20:15 CET	Zahović 9' Tavares 12', 59' Vršič 36' Sallalich 68' Hotić 77'	Report	Kokorović 50' Biljan 57' Teijo 68'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Miran Bukovec

3 December 2016 20	Maribor	1–0	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
20:15 CET	Zahović 81' Kabha 81'	Report	Vručina 29' Babić 64' Mužek 81' Kašnik 90+3'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Roman Glažar

10 December 2016 21	Domžale	3–2	Maribor	Domžale
16:55 CET	Vetrih 12', 74' Blažič 32'	Report	Zahović 6' ( pen.), 43' Pihler 38' Vrhovec 60' Šme 62' Šuler 89'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Roberto Ponis

25 February 2017 22	Maribor	1–0	Olimpija	Maribor
20:15 CET	Zahović 51' Kabha 58' Defendi 88'	Report	Avramovski 82'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

7 March 2017^[A] 23	Gorica	2–4	Maribor	Nova Gorica
16:00 CET	Burgič 14' ( pen.) Humar 21' Burgič 72'	Report	Kabha 33' Vršič 35', 41' Šuler 59' Zahović 63', 85' Novaković 72'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dejan Balažič

11 March 2017 24	Maribor	4–1	Aluminij	Maribor
20:15 CET	Zahović 41' ( pen.) Novaković 64' Vršič 66' ( f.k.) Tavares 86'	Report	Bizjak 40' 78'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Roberto Ponis

18 March 2017 25	Celje	1–1	Maribor	Celje
20:15 CET	Barišić 5' 54' Volaš 45' Vidmajer 74'	Report	Novaković 6' Pihler 44' Vrhovec 58' Bajde 87'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Damir Skomina

29 March 2017 26	Maribor	1–0	Radomlje	Maribor
19:30 CEST	Vršič 7' Sallalich 78'	Report	Jazbec 19' Cerar 75' Balić 83'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Vojko Goričan

1 April 2017 27	Krško	1–1	Maribor	Krško
20:15 CEST	Šturm 26' Dangubić 29' ( pen.)	Report	Defendi 28' Vršič 41'	Stadium: Matija Gubec Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Mitja Žganec

8 April 2017 28	Koper	2–2	Maribor	Koper
20:15 CEST	Ibričić 10' ( pen.) 29' Park 30' Datković 73' Križman 81' Kokorović 83'	Report	Viler 15' Novaković 59', 63'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rade Obrenović

15 April 2017 29	Rudar Velenje	0–1	Maribor	Velenje
20:15 CEST	Vručina 56' Zec 90+1'	Report	Zahović 39' Palčič 61' Handanović 90+3'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

22 April 2017 30	Maribor	1–0	Domžale	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Tavares 1' Vrhovec 5' Mertelj 89' Viler 90'	Report	Husmani 49'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

29 April 2017 31	Olimpija	0–0	Maribor	Ljubljana
20:30 CEST	Issah 41'	Report	Zahović 35' Pihler 38' Novaković 89'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

6 May 2017 32	Maribor	2–2	Gorica	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Zahović 37' Viler 45' Novaković 52', 87'	Report	Žigon 35' Filipović 39' Osuji 72'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roberto Ponis

14 May 2017 33	Aluminij	3–1	Maribor	Kidričevo
16:55 CEST	Mesec 18', 42' Kramer 44' Vrbanec 85' Bizjak 90+3'	Report	Vrhovec 57' Hotić 78' 87' ( f.k.)	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

17 May 2017 34	Maribor	0–2	Celje	Maribor
20:15 CEST	Tavares 29' Rajčević 85'	Report	Požeg Vancaš 26' Džinić 49' Volaš 51' Cvek 67' Hodžić 85' ( o.g.)	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Rade Obrenović

21 May 2017 35	Radomlje	1–1	Maribor	Murska Sobota
16:55 CEST	Nunić 53' Lidjan 74' Primc 87'	Report	Tavares 67'	Stadium: Fazanerija Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bojan Mertik

27 May 2017 36	Maribor	1–0	Krško	Maribor
16:55 CEST	Rajčević 37' Hotić 45' Viler 67'	Report	Mujan 35' Šturm 60' Pušaver 89'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Miran Bukovec

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Notes

^
The match was originally scheduled on 4 March 2017, however, it was postponed to a later date because of poor weather conditions and waterlogged pitch.^[5]^[6]

Slovenian Cup

14 September 2016 Round of 16	Radomlje	0–2	Maribor	Domžale
18:00 CEST	Stoiljković 27' Osmanaj 80'	Report	Defendi 55' Vršič 74' Šuler 80' Kabha 90+3'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Vojko Goričan

19 October 2016 Quarter-finals 1st leg	Gorica	1–1	Maribor	Nova Gorica
18:00 CEST	Grudina 31' Celcer 34' Kotnik 58' ( f.k.)	Report	Zahović 44' Hotić 62' Sallalich 71' Mezga 89'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

26 October 2016 Quarter-finals 2nd leg	Maribor	0–0 (1–1 ( a) agg.)	Gorica	Maribor
17:15 CEST	Šme 33' Sallalich 48' Hotić 55' Obradović 90+2'	Report	Kolenc 22' Burgić 45'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

5 April 2017 Semi-finals 1st leg	Olimpija	2–1	Maribor	Ljubljana
20:15 CEST ( UTC+02:00)	Eleke 41' Wobay 48' Benko 81', 85' Štiglec 90+4'	Report	Vrhovec 40' Vršič 48' 64' Šuler 79'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Matej Jug

12 April 2017 Semi-finals 2nd leg	Maribor	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Olimpija	Maribor
17:15 CEST ( UTC+02:00)	Hotić 71'	Report	Eleke 18' Crețu 32' 45' Klinar 63' Vodišek 66'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Damir Skomina

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

14 July 2016 First leg	Maribor	0–0	Levski Sofia	Maribor, Slovenia
20:00 CEST		Report	Hristov 31' Kostadinov 35' Jorgačević 65'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 7,345^[7] Referee: Cristian Balaj ( Romania)

21 July 2016 Second leg	Levski Sofia	1–1 (1–1 ( a) agg.)	Maribor	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 CEST	Aleksandrov 6' Narh 22' Kostadinov 65' Narh 90'	Report	Kabha 47' Tavares 68' Hotić 76' Šuler 82'	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 17,600^[8] Referee: Michael Tykgaard ( Denmark)

Third qualifying round

28 July 2016 First leg	Aberdeen	1–1	Maribor	Aberdeen, Scotland
20:45 CEST	Hayes 31' 88' Rooney 90+3'	Report	Kabha 25' Vrhovec 67' Novaković 83' Bohar 90+1' Tavares 90+4'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,105^[9] Referee: Tore Hansen ( Norway)

4 August 2016 Second leg	Maribor	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Aberdeen	Maribor, Slovenia
20:15 CEST	Handanović 23' Novaković 38' Janža 54' Kabha 83' Shinnie 90+3' ( o.g.)	Report	Shinnie 36' Stockley 53' 61' Wright 90+3'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 9,796^[10] Referee: Nikola Popov ( Bulgaria)

Play-off round

18 August 2016 First leg	Gabala	3–1	Maribor	Baku, Azerbaijan
19:00 CEST	Zenjov 37' Dabo 50', 52'	Report	Tavares 17' Šuler 29' Vrhovec 58'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena^[B] Attendance: 4,723^[11] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov ( Belarus)

25 August 2016 Second leg	Maribor	1–0 (2–3 agg.)	Gabala	Maribor, Slovenia
20:15 CEST	Janža 49' Pihler 60' Šme 65' Tavares 66' Kabha 67'	Report	Vernydub 38' Weeks 69' Mammadov 87' Ozobić 89'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 9,000^[12] Referee: Viktor Kassai ( Hungary)

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Notes

^
Gabala played their home match at Bakcell Arena in Baku, as their own Gabala City Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.

Friendlies

17 June 2016 1	Mattersburg	0–0	Maribor	Jennersdorf, Austria
18:00 CEST		Report		Referee: Thomas Paukovits

21 June 2016 2	Maribor	2–2	Chikhura Sachkhere	Bakovci, Slovenia
17:00 CEST	Tavares 18' Štor 58'	Report	Lobjanidze 25', 39'	Stadium: ŠRC Bakovci Referee: Štefan Fekonja

25 June 2016 3	Maribor	2–3	Jagiellonia Białystok	Beltinci, Slovenia
18:15 CEST	Tomasik 66' ( o.g.) Bajde 90'	Report	Górski 21' Mystkowski 28' Černych 57'	Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park Referee: Darjan Kovačič

29 June 2016 4	Sturm Graz	1–2	Maribor	Gralla, Austria
19:00 CEST	Matić 43'	Report	Sallalich 20' Bohar 77'	Stadium: Sportanlage Gralla Attendance: 800 Referee: Alexander Harkam

3 July 2016 5	Maribor	2–1	Vardar	Odranci, Slovenia
17:00 CEST	Šuler 45' Tavares 60'	Report	Felipe 78' ( f.k.)	Stadium: ŠRC Odranci Referee: Bojan Mertik

6 July 2016 6	Maribor	1–1	Astra Giurgiu	Kidričevo, Slovenia
17:30 CEST	Kabha 48'	Report	Júnior 9'	Stadium: Sports Park Referee: Niko Mihelič

9 July 2016 7	Maribor	0–0	Celtic	Maribor, Slovenia
19:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tadej Mežnar

7 October 2016 8	Maribor	0–3	Szombathelyi Haladás	Odranci, Slovenia
15:00 CEST		http://www.nkmaribor.com/novice/?id=7212 (in Slovene)	Gaál 13' Dombi 74' Rácz 80'	Stadium: ŠRC Odranci Referee: Bojan Mertik

11 November 2016 9	Maribor	0–1	Inter Zaprešić	Maribor, Slovenia
14:15 CET		http://www.nkmaribor.com/novice/?id=7296 (in Slovene)	Mamut 83'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Tadej Mežnar

18 January 2017 10	Nafta 1903	1–2	Maribor	Lendava, Slovenia
16:00 CET	Marciuš 15'	Report	Vršič 32' Bohar 68'	Stadium: 2. OŠ Lendava Field Referee: Hozjan

21 January 2017 11	ZTE	1–3	Maribor	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
14:00 CET	Végh 4'	Report	Omoregie 16' Štor 70' Sallallich 87'	Stadium: ZTE Football Centre Referee: Dávid Lapath

24 January 2017 12	Maribor	5–0	Kapfenberger SV	Maribor, Slovenia
14:00 CET	Vršič 16' Defendi 30' Vršič 40' ( pen.) Meusburger 44' ( o.g.) Novaković 60'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt ( artificial turf) Referee: Tadej Mežnar

28 January 2017 13	Maribor	4–1	Gorica	Maribor, Slovenia
14:00 CET	Tavares 4' Novaković 51' Hotić 55' ( pen.) Novaković 77'	Report	Tatar 14'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt ( artificial turf) Referee: Miha Kamplet

1 February 2017 14	Maribor	1–1	Arsenal Tula	Belek, Turkey
15:00 CET	Pihler 43'	Report	Denisov 3'	Stadium: Titanic Deluxe Sports Centre Referee: Isa Kas ( Turkey)

4 February 2017 15	Maribor	0–0	BATE Borisov	Belek, Turkey
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Cornelia Sport Center Referee: Rifet Çakır ( Turkey)

6 February 2017 16	Maribor	1–1	Oleksandriya	Belek, Turkey
15:00 CET	Bohar 5'	Report	Uskoković 15' ( o.g.)	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Askhat Abdanbaev ( Kazakhstan)

8 February 2017 17	Maribor	2–2	Ludogorets	Belek, Turkey
14:00 CET	Zahović 5', 31' ( pen.)	Report	Keșerü 63' Lukoki 84'	Stadium: Titanic Deluxe Sports Centre Referee: Denis Ismailov ( Kazakhstan)

10 February 2017 18	Maribor	0–1	Slovácko	Belek, Turkey
17:00 CET		Report	Čivić 30'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Roman Galimov ( Russia)

11 February 2017 19	Maribor	1–3	Budućnost Podgorica	Belek, Turkey
15:00 CET	Bajde 48'	Report	Raičević 15' Raičković 32' Mirković 64'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Attendance: Gediminas Mažeika ( Lithuania)

18 February 2017 20	Maribor	1–1	Rudar Velenje	Maribor, Slovenia
15:00 CET	Novaković 34'	Report	Vručina 55' ( pen.)	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Slavko Vinčić

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Squad statistics

Key

Players

No. = Shirt number
Pos. = Playing position
GK = Goalkeeper
DF = Defender
MF = Midfielder
FW = Forward

Nationality

Competitions

= Appearances
= Goals
= Yellow card
= Red card

Designations

‡ The player was selected in the official 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the season^[13]^[14]

Appearances and goals

Correct as of 27 May 2017, after the match against Krško. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Only the players, which made at least one appearance for the first team, are listed.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2016–17 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe
No.	Pos.	Name
No.	Pos.	Name	League		Cup		Europa League		Total
2	DF	Adis Hodžić	7	0	—	—	2	0	9	0
3	DF	Erik Janža	16	0	2	0	6	0	24	0
4	DF	Marko Šuler ‡	32	3	3	0	6	0	41	3
5	MF	Blaž Vrhovec	27	0	5	0	6	0	38	0
6	MF	Aleks Pihler	31	3	2	0	4	0	37	3
7	DF	Žan Karničnik	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
7	MF	Amar Rahmanović	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
8	MF	Sintayehu Sallalich	22	1	3	0	4	0	29	1
9	FW	Marcos Tavares	33	9	5	0	6	3	44	12
10	MF	Dino Hotić	28	2	3	1	3	0	34	3
11	FW	Milivoje Novaković	26	11	3	0	6	1	35	12
14	FW	Sunny Omoregie	14	5	2	0	2	0	18	5
18	MF	Sandi Ogrinec	6	0	1	0	—	—	7	0
20	FW	Gregor Bajde	10	1	1	0	6	0	17	1
22	MF	Dare Vršič ‡	26	9	3	2	6	0	35	11
24	MF	Marwan Kabha	20	1	3	1	5	0	28	2
26	DF	Aleksander Rajčević	12	0	1	0	—	—	13	0
28	DF	Mitja Viler	18	0	3	0	—	—	21	0
29	DF	Matej Palčič	17	0	4	0	—	—	21	0
30	MF	Valon Ahmedi	5	0	—	—	—	—	5	0
31	MF	Daniel Vujčić	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
32	DF	Luka Uskoković	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
33	GK	Jasmin Handanović ‡	32	0	—	—	6	0	38	0
35	DF	Rodrigo Defendi ‡	25	0	5	0	4	0	34	0
39	MF	Damjan Bohar	20	1	4	0	5	0	29	1
44	DF	Denis Šme	15	0	2	0	6	0	23	0
45	DF	Robert Pušaver	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
69	GK	Matko Obradović	4	0	5	0	—	—	9	0
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj	12	0	2	0	1	0	15	0
88	MF	Dejan Mezga	4	0	3	0	—	—	7	0
90	FW	Luka Zahović ‡	28	15	5	1	—	—	33	16
Own goals			—	2	—	—	—	1	—	3
Totals			—	63	—	5	—	5	—	73

Discipline

Correct as of 27 May 2017, after the match against Krško. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 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.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2016–17 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe
No.	Pos.	Name
No.	Pos.	Name	League		Cup		Europa League		Total
2	DF	Adis Hodžić	2	0	—	—	0	0	2	0
3	DF	Erik Janža	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
4	DF	Marko Šuler ‡	4	0	2	0	2	0	8	0
5	MF	Blaž Vrhovec	7	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
6	MF	Aleks Pihler	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
8	MF	Sintayehu Sallalich	3	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
9	FW	Marcos Tavares	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
10	MF	Dino Hotić	2	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
11	FW	Milivoje Novaković	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
20	FW	Gregor Bajde	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	Dare Vršič ‡	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
24	MF	Marwan Kabha	6	0	0	0	4	0	10	0
26	DF	Aleksander Rajčević	2	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
28	DF	Mitja Viler	5	0	0	0	—	—	5	0
29	DF	Matej Palčič	1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
33	GK	Jasmin Handanović ‡	2	0	—	—	1	0	3	0
35	DF	Rodrigo Defendi ‡	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
39	MF	Damjan Bohar	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
44	DF	Denis Šme	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
69	GK	Matko Obradović	0	0	1	0	—	—	1	0
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
88	MF	Dejan Mezga	0	0	1	0	—	—	1	0
90	FW	Luka Zahović ‡	4	0	0	0	—	—	4	0
Totals			67	0	12	0	17	0	96	0

Foreign players

Below is the list of foreign players who have made appearances for the club during the 2016–17 season. Players primary citizenship is listed first.

EU Nationals

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Transfers and loans

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
6	MF	Aleks Pihler	22	EU	Zavrč	Transfer	Summer	2019	Undisclosed	^[18]^[19]
5	MF	Blaž Vrhovec	24	EU	Celje	Transfer	Summer	2019	Undisclosed, alleged to be around €500,000	^[20]^[21]
14	FW	Sunny Omoregie	27	Non-EU	Celje	Transfer	Summer	2019	Undisclosed, part of Blaž Vrhovec transfer	^[20]^[21]
—	FW	Zoran Baljak	20	Non-EU	Dinamo Vranje	Transfer	Summer	—	Free transfer	^[22]^[23]
—	MF	Chris Cener	15	EU	Rapid Wien	Transfer	Summer	—	Undisclosed, youth transfer	^[24]^[25]
88	MF	Dejan Mezga	31	EU	Apollon Limassol	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	^[26]^[27]

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
6	MF	Welle N'Diaye	26	Non-EU	Free agent	Contract ended	Summer	Free	^[28]^[29]
10	MF	Agim Ibraimi	27	EU	Astana	Transfer	Summer	Free^[C]	^[30]^[31]
5	MF	Željko Filipović	27	EU	Mechelen	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed, alleged to be around €500,000	^[32]^[33]
14	FW	Jean-Philippe Mendy	29	EU	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed, alleged to be around €2 million	^[34]^[35]
—	DF	Žan Florjanc	18	EU	Aluminij	Transfer	Summer	Youth transfer	^[36]
—	FW	Zoran Baljak	20	Non-EU	Retirement	—	—	Contract ended, player deceased	^[37]^[38]
—	MF	Damjan Marjanović	20	EU	Retirement	—	—	Contract ended, player deceased	^[37]^[38]
—	GK	Ljubomir Moravac	19	Non-EU	Retirement	—	—	Career ended	^[39]^[40]
—	MF	Sven Dodlek	20	EU	Rudar Velenje	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[41]^[42]
7	MF	Amar Rahmanović	22	Non-EU	Celje	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[43]^[44]
3	DF	Erik Janža	23	EU	Viktoria Plzeň	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed, alleged to be around €700,000	^[45]^[46]
88	MF	Dejan Mezga	31	EU	Nacional	Transfer	Winter	Free	^[47]^[48]
—	FW	Bian Paul Šauperl	21	EU	Veržej	Transfer	Winter	Free	^[49]^[50]

Notes

^
Agim Ibraimi signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side Astana,^[51] with the contract reportedly being worth a total of €2.25 million. Astana acquired the player as a free agent,^[51] with Ibraimi, whose contract with Maribor was set to expire in 2019,^[52] presumably buying out his contract for an undisclosed fee.^[30]^[31]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
90	FW		Luka Zahović	20	EU	Heerenveen	Loan	Summer	2017	—	^[53]^[54]

Loans out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
97	FW	Martin Kramarič	18	EU	Krško	Loan	Summer	—	^[55]^[56]
25	MF	Ranko Moravac	21	EU	Krško	Loan	Summer	—	^[55]^[56]
72	MF	Dejan Vokić	20	EU	Krško	Loan	Summer	—	^[55]^[56]
16	DF	Damjan Vuklišević	20	EU	Krško	Loan	Summer	—	^[55]^[56]
—	GK	Tadej Ponudič	18	EU	Aluminij	Loan	Summer	—	^[24]
—	DF	Tim Vorše	18	EU	Aluminij	Loan	Summer	—	^[24]
—	DF	Robert Pušaver	21	EU	Krško	Loan	Summer	—	^[57]^[58]
20	FW	Gregor Bajde	22	EU	Novara	Loan	Summer	—	^[59]^[60]
14	FW	Sunny Omoregie	28	Non-EU	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Loan	Winter	—	^[61]^[62]
—	MF	Amir Dervišević	24	EU	Veržej	Loan	Winter	—	^[49]^[63]
—	MF	Dejan Vokić	20	EU	Veržej	Loan	Winter	—	^[49]^[50]

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[table_hth_GOR0.98433012468011-3] Gorica ahead of Olimpija on head-to-head record: Olimpija–Gorica 1–0, Gorica–Olimpija 1–1, Olimpija–Gorica 1–2, Gorica–Olimpija 1–0

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.98433012468011-4] Domžale qualified for Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Slovenian Football Cup.

[cnote_A] 
The match was originally scheduled on 4 March 2017, however, it was postponed to a later date because of poor weather conditions and waterlogged pitch.^[5]^[6]

[cnote_B] 
Gabala played their home match at Bakcell Arena in Baku, as their own Gabala City Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.

[cnote_C] 
Agim Ibraimi signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side Astana,^[51] with the contract reportedly being worth a total of €2.25 million. Astana acquired the player as a free agent,^[51] with Ibraimi, whose contract with Maribor was set to expire in 2019,^[52] presumably buying out his contract for an undisclosed fee.^[30]^[31]

[soccerway1snl-1] "1. SNL 2016–17 – Attendance". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[2] "Statistični pregled 2016–17" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[Tekmovalni_pravilnik-5] "Tekmovalni pravilnik NZS (50. člen)" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[6] "Analiza lestvice – 2016–17" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[snportal04032017-7] Dominko, Peter (4 March 2017). "Močno deževje odneslo dvoboj Gorice in Maribora" [Heavy rain swept away the match between Gorica and Maribor]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[rtvslo04032017-8] Matej Rijavec; A. V. (4 March 2017). "Deževje odplaknilo derbi v Novi Gorici. Tekma zdaj v torek" [Rain washed away the match between Gorica and Maribor. Fixture now scheduled on Tuesday.] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[soccerway_maribor_levski-9] "Maribor vs Levski Sofia 0–0". Soccerway. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[soccerway_levski_maribor-10] "Levski Sofia vs Maribor 1–1". Soccerway. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[soccerway_aberdeen_maribor-11] "Aberdeen vs Maribor 1–1". Soccerway. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[soccerway_maribor_aberdeen-12] "Maribor vs Aberdeen 1–0". Soccerway. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[soccerway_gabala_maribor-13] "Gabala vs Maribor 3–1". Soccerway. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[soccerway_maribor_gabala-14] "Maribor vs Gabala 1–0". Soccerway. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[prvaligaXI2017spins-15] "Najboljši nogometaš sezone 2016/2017 je Dare Vršič" (in Slovenian). spins.si. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[spins1-16] J.K. (23 May 2017). "'Odpisani' Vršič najboljši nogometaš sezone po izboru SPINS, uspešen večer za Maribor zaokrožil Luka Zahović" (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[mezga_nat-17] NK Maribor. "Mezga brez statusa tujca" [Mezga no longer a foreigner] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[defendi_snporta27012016-18] Dominko, Peter (27 January 2016). "Rodrigo Defendi okrepil zadnjo vrsto Maribora" [Rodrigo Defendi reinforces Maribor's defence]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 28 July 2016.

[tavares_slo-19] "Kapetan je prisegel" [The Captain has sworn] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[nkmaribor21062016pihler-20] "Aleks Pihler: Vesel, da se vračam domov" [Aleks Pihler: Glad to be coming home] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[snportal21062016pihler-21] Dominko, Peter (21 June 2016). "Pihler se je vrnil v matično sredino" [Pihler has returned home]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[nkmaribor24062016vrhovec_sunny-22] "Blaž Vrhovec in Sunny Omoregie do 2019" [Blaz Vrhovec and Sunny Omoregie until 2019] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

[snportal24062016vrhovec_sunny-23] Dominko, Peter (24 June 2016). "Vrhovec in Sunny odslej v Ljudskem vrtu" [Vrhovec and Sunny in Ljudski vrt from now on]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 June 2016.

[crash1-24] Da. B. (2 August 2016). "Kdo sta bila umrla nogometaša Maribora?" [Who were the deceased footballers?] (in Slovenian). Žurnal24.si. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[crash2-25] "Poginuo srpski fudbaler, drugi se bori za život!" [Serbian footballer died, another one in critical condition!] (in Serbian). Mondo.rs. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[nzs03082016reg-26] Iztok Strelec (3 August 2016). "Zapisnik 53. seje Registracijske komisije Nogometna zveza Slovenije z dne 03.08.2016" [A Record of the 53rd meeting of the Registration commission of the Football Association of Slovenia on 3 August 2016] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[pomurec04082016cener-27] "15-letni Prekmurec iz Rapida prestopil v Maribor" [15-year-old Prekmurje native transfers from Rapid to Maribor] (in Slovenian). Pomurec.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[nkmaribor22082016mezga-28] "Dejan Mezga: Končno spet doma" [Dejan Mezga: Finally back home] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

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[snportal02062016out-30] Dominko, Peter (2 June 2016). "Vrača se tudi Hotić, v Ljudskem vrtu ne računajo na Derviševića" [Hotic also returns, at Ljudski vrt they no longer count on Dervisevic]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[nkmaribor02062016out-31] "Brez Derviševića in N'Diaya, vrnitev treh" [Without Dervisevic and N'Diaye, a return of three] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

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[crash3-39] T.L. (3 August 2016). "Kako se bivši trener in soigralci spominjajo pokojnega Zorana" [How a former coach and teammates remember the deceased Zoran] (in Slovenian). Svet24.si. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[crash4-40] Vesna Lovrec (3 August 2016). "Tudi navijači se poslavljajo od dveh mrtvih nogometašev" [The fans are also saying goodbye to the two dead footballers]. Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[moravac_crash1-41] "Ljubomir Moravac: Dobil prvi polčas" [Ljubomir Moravac: He won first half] (in Slovenian). Svet24.si. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

[moravac_crash2-42] S.U. (5 August 2016). "Ganljiva dedkova izpoved po amputaciji roke mladega nogometaša Maribora" [Grandfather's moving confession after an arm amputation of a young Maribor footballer] (in Slovenian). Slovenske novice. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

[1dodlek-43] Uredništvo (17 August 2016). "Dodlek iz Maribora v Rudar" [Dodlek from Maribor to Rudar] (in Slovenian). Nogomania.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[2dodlek-44] "Obetavni Sven Dodlek okrepil vezno linijo Rudarja" [Sven Dodlek has strengthened Rudar's midfield] (in Slovenian). NK Rudar Velenje. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[rahhmanovic1-45] "Rahmanović v Celje" [Rahmanovic to Celje] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[rahmanovic2-46] Uredništvo (31 August 2016). "Rahmanović iz Maribora v Celje" [Rahmanovic from Maribor to Celje] (in Slovenian). Nogomania.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[janza1-47] "Erik Janža v Plzen" [Erik Janza to Plzen] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

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[mezga2017-49] "Dejan Mezga k Nacionalu" [Dejan Mezga to Nacional] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	10	5	63	30	+33	73	14	2	2	33	9	+24	7	8	3	30	21	+9

v t e 2016–17 in Slovenian football
« 2015–16 2017–18 »
Domestic leagues	PrvaLiga Second League Third League
Domestic cups	Slovenian Cup Final
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Women's competitions	Women's Champions League
Transfers	Summer transfers Winter transfers
Club seasons
PrvaLiga	Aluminij Celje Domžale Gorica Koper Krško Maribor Rudar

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	10	5	63	30	+33	73	14	2	2	33	9	+24	7	8	3	30	21	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	10	5	63	30	+33	73	14	2	2	33	9	+24	7	8	3	30	21	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	10	5	63	30	+33	73	14	2	2	33	9	+24	7	8	3	30	21	+9

Slovenian League

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Slovenian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

Friendlies

Squad statistics

Key

Appearances and goals

Discipline

Foreign players

Transfers and loans

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

See also

References

Slovenian League

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Slovenian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

Friendlies

Squad statistics

Key

Appearances and goals

Discipline

Foreign players

Transfers and loans

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

See also

References

Videos

Websites

Encyclopedia

Facebook

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	10	5	63	30	+33	73	14	2	2	33	9	+24	7	8	3	30	21	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	21	10	5	63	30	+33	73	14	2	2	33	9	+24	7	8	3	30	21	+9