1997–98 Slovenian PrvaLiga

Football league season
  • Beltinci 1–5 Olimpija
  • Celje 1–5 Maribor
Highest scoringSET Vevče 4–7 MariborLongest winning run7 games
Mura
MariborLongest unbeaten run16 games
Mura
MariborLongest winless run10 games
SET VevčeLongest losing run5 games
SET Vevče
KorotanHighest attendance8,000
Maribor 4–0 PrimorjeLowest attendance300
Rudar 2–0 SET VevčeTotal attendance254,800Average attendance1,415
← 1996–97
1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Slovenian PrvaLiga season started on 3 August 1997 and ended on 7 June 1998. Each team played a total of 36 matches.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maribor (C) 36 24 4 8 69 34 +35 76 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Mura 36 19 10 7 63 42 +21 67 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Gorica 36 20 5 11 64 36 +28 65
4 Primorje 36 17 6 13 63 49 +14 57
5 Olimpija 36 13 12 11 59 55 +4 51 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
6 Celje 36 14 7 15 57 57 0 49
7 Rudar Velenje 36 10 13 13 39 38 +1 43 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
8 Korotan Prevalje 36 10 9 17 31 59 −28 39
9 Beltinci (O) 36 9 7 20 44 73 −29 34 Qualification to relegation play-offs
10 SET Vevče (R) 36 4 7 25 37 83 −46 19
Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Beltinci1–0Železničar Maribor
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Radenko Mijatović
Železničar Maribor1–4Beltinci
  • Pipenbaher 82'
  • Baranja 10'
  • Moro 35', 60'
  • Škafar 70'
Tabor Sports Park, Maribor
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Milan Mitrović

Beltinci won 5–1 on aggregate.

SET Vevče1–3Domžale
  • Žinič 44'
  • Šalja 63', 68'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Božo Tabar
Domžale1–1SET Vevče
  • Škof 90'
  • Jolič 71'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Matjaž Bohinc

Domžale won 4–2 on aggregate.

Results

Every team plays four times against their opponents, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 matches.

First half of the season

Home \ Away BEL CEL GOR KPR MAR MUR OLI PRI RUD SET
Beltinci 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–2 3–1 0–1
Celje 4–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 6–2 2–2 4–3
Gorica 5–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Korotan Prevalje 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0
Maribor 5–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 1–0 5–1
Mura 5–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
Olimpija 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–3 2–1 0–0
Primorje 1–3 4–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 5–2 2–1 4–1
Rudar Velenje 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0
SET Vevče 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–4 2–2 0–3 1–0
Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of the season

Home \ Away BEL CEL GOR KPR MAR MUR OLI PRI RUD SET
Beltinci 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 2–2 1–5 1–0 1–3 5–0
Celje 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–5 1–1 5–2 2–1 1–1 2–1
Gorica 1–0 2–0 5–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–1
Korotan Prevalje 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Maribor 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–4 4–0 0–0 2–1
Mura 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 3–0
Olimpija 1–2 2–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0
Primorje 5–1 1–0 2–1 6–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–0
Rudar Velenje 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0
SET Vevče 2–2 4–1 2–3 1–2 4–7 2–4 1–2 2–2 1–1
Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slovenia Ismet Ekmečić Olimpija 21
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Faik Kamberović Celje 17
3 Slovenia Štefan Škaper Mura 16
4 Slovenia Anton Žlogar Primorje 15
5 Slovenia Novica Nikčević Gorica 14
6 Slovenia Dejan Kečan Beltinci 13
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Goran Gutalj Mura 12
Slovenia Patrik Ipavec Primorje
9 Brazil Wanderson de Paul Somalia Celje 10
Slovenia Marko Kmetec Maribor

See also

References

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  • "PrvaLiga Archives". PrvaLiga archives. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  • Official website of the PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
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