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NK Maribor in European football

Nogometni klub Maribor, also simply known as NK Maribor, is a Slovenian professional football club based in Maribor. The club have participated in 36 editions of the club competitions governed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the chief authority for football across Europe. These include 15 seasons in the UEFA Champions League, 15 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, one season in the UEFA Europa Conference League, two seasons in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and three seasons in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Counting all of the 171 games the side have played in European competitions since their first entry into the Mitropa Cup in the 1970–71 season, the team's record stands at 63 wins, 41 draws, and 67 defeats as of match played 29 July 2021. The club's most recent participation in a continental competition was in the 2021–22 season, when they played in the qualifying rounds of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Maribor's 10–0 victory over Norma Tallinn of Estonia in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup is the club's most decisive win in European competitions, while the team's heaviest defeat is 9–1, against the Dutch club Ajax in the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. With 94 caps, Marcos Tavares has appeared in the most UEFA matches for Maribor; Tavares has also scored the most goals with 31.

As of the 2021–22 season, Maribor is the only Slovenian club that has managed to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, and one of five clubs from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia who have participated in the group stages of the competition since the breakup of the country in 1992. Maribor won their only European honour in 2006, when they defeated Villarreal in the third round of the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup, becoming one of the eleven co-winners of the competition.

History

Yugoslav period: 1960–1991

Before the independence of Slovenia in 1991, Maribor competed in the Yugoslav football league system.

  • Maribor

Slovenia. Prva Liga. League Table. Season 2024/2025
Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Olimpija Ljubljana Olimpija Ljubljana 9 5 3 1 16 4 18 9 6 3 0 10 2 21 18 11 6 1 26 6 39 20 1.4
2 Maribor Maribor 9 5 2 2 16 9 17 9 4 4 1 20 6 16 18 9 6 3 36 15 33 21 2
3 FC Koper FC Koper 9 4 3 2 15 8 15 9 6 0 3 12 6 18 18 10 3 5 27 14 33 13 1.5
4 NK CM Celje NK CM Celje 9 6 1 2 18 14 19 9 3 3 3 14 12 12 18 9 4 5 32 26 31 6 1.8
5 NK Bravo NK Bravo 9 5 3 1 13 5 18 9 3 3 3 13 13 12 18 8 6 4 26 18 30 8 1.4
6 Primorje Primorje 9 3 1 5 7 19 10 9 4 2 3 14 14 14 18 7 3 8 21 33 24 -12 1.2
7 NS Mura NS Mura 9 4 1 4 11 9 13 9 2 2 5 12 16 8 18 6 3 9 23 25 21 -2 1.3
8 Radomlje Radomlje 9 3 3 3 12 13 12 9 2 1 6 8 12 7 18 5 4 9 20 25 19 -5 1.1
9 NK Domzale NK Domzale 9 1 2 6 6 19 5 9 1 2 6 7 21 5 18 2 4 12 13 40 10 -27 0.7
10 NK Nafta NK Nafta 9 2 2 5 8 13 8 9 0 1 8 3 20 1 18 2 3 13 11 33 9 -22 0.6

NK Maribor in European football Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
08 Dec 14:00 14:00, 08 Dec fin
Maribor
1-0 4-0
NK Nafta 1
30-9
1L
1-0
4-0
30 Nov 14:00 14:00, 30 Nov fin
FC Koper
0-1 1-1
Maribor
29-29
1L
0-1
1-1
24 Nov 16:30 16:30, 24 Nov fin
Maribor
0-1 0-3
Primorje 1
29-17
1L
0-1
0-3
10 Nov 14:00 14:00, 10 Nov fin
Olimpija Ljubljana 1
0-0 0-0
Maribor 1
31-28
1L
0-0
0-0
02 Nov 16:30 16:30, 02 Nov fin
Maribor
1-0 1-0
Radomlje
25-17
1L
1-0
1-0
26 Oct 18:15 18:15, 26 Oct fin
NS Mura
1-0 1-1
Maribor
17-24
1L
1-0
1-1
20 Oct 13:00 13:00, 20 Oct fin
NK Bravo
0-0 0-1
Maribor
19-21
1L
0-0
0-1
06 Oct 15:30 15:30, 06 Oct fin
Maribor 1
1-0 1-2
NK CM Celje
21-17
1L
1-0
1-2
29 Sep 18:15 18:15, 29 Sep fin
NK Domzale
0-2 0-3
Maribor
2-18
1L
0-2
0-3
22 Sep 15:30 15:30, 22 Sep fin
NK Nafta
0-0 0-3
Maribor
6-15
1L
0-0
0-3
18 Sep 15:00 15:00, 18 Sep fin
NK CM Celje
1-0 2-1
Maribor
11-15
1L
1-0
2-1
15 Sep 18:15 18:15, 15 Sep fin
Maribor
1-0 2-0
FC Koper
12-13
1L
1-0
2-0
01 Sep 15:30 15:30, 01 Sep fin
Primorje
1-4 1-9
Maribor
9-9
1L
1-4
1-9
29 Aug 18:15 18:15, 29 Aug fin
Maribor 4 1
0-1 0-1
Djurgarden 3
QR
0-1
0-1
25 Aug 15:30 15:30, 25 Aug fin
Maribor
1-1 1-1
Olimpija Ljubljana
8-11
1L
1-1
1-1
22 Aug 17:00 17:00, 22 Aug fin
Djurgarden
0-0 1-0
Maribor 3 1
QR
0-0
1-0
18 Aug 15:30 15:30, 18 Aug fin
Radomlje
0-1 1-1
Maribor
3-7
1L
0-1
1-1
15 Aug 18:00 18:00, 15 Aug fin
Vojvodina 3
1-0 1-0 1-0 2-4
Maribor 6
QR
1-0
1-0
1-0
2-4
11 Aug 18:15 18:15, 11 Aug fin
Maribor
1-1 2-1
NS Mura
4-9
1L
1-1
2-1
08 Aug 18:15 18:15, 08 Aug fin
Maribor 1
0-0 2-1
Vojvodina 3 1
QR
0-0
2-1
04 Aug 18:15 18:15, 04 Aug fin
Maribor
1-0 1-1
NK Bravo
3-3
1L
1-0
1-1
01 Aug 17:00 17:00, 01 Aug fin
FC Universitatea Craiova 3
0-0 3-2
Maribor 2
QR
0-0
3-2
25 Jul 18:15 18:15, 25 Jul fin
Maribor 1
0-0 2-0
FC Universitatea Craiova 1 1
QR
0-0
2-0
21 Jul 15:30 15:30, 21 Jul fin
Maribor
2-0 4-1
NK Domzale
0-0
1L
2-0
4-1
18 Jul 18:15 18:15, 18 Jul fin
Maribor
1-0 2-2
Botev Plovdiv 4
QR
1-0
2-2
11 Jul 18:00 18:00, 11 Jul fin
Botev Plovdiv 3
1-1 2-1
Maribor 3
QR
1-1
2-1
19 May 15:30 15:30, 19 May fin
FC Koper
1-1 1-1
Maribor
44-66
1L
1-1
1-1
11 May 18:15 18:15, 11 May fin
Maribor
1-0 2-1
Olimpija Ljubljana
63-64
1L
1-0
2-1
04 May 18:15 18:15, 04 May fin
Maribor
2-0 3-1
NK CM Celje
60-75
1L
2-0
3-1
27 Apr 18:15 18:15, 27 Apr fin
NK Domzale
0-1 1-1
Maribor
38-59
1L
0-1
1-1
21 Apr 13:00 13:00, 21 Apr fin
Maribor
0-0 3-0
NK Rogaska
56-32
1L
0-0
3-0
17 Apr 16:30 16:30, 17 Apr fin
Olimpija Ljubljana 1
1-0 1-2
Maribor
60-53
1L
1-0
1-2
14 Apr 13:00 13:00, 14 Apr fin
NK Bravo
1-1 1-1
Maribor
42-52
1L
1-1
1-1
09 Apr 16:45 16:45, 09 Apr fin
Maribor
2-0 5-0
NS Mura
49-31
1L
2-0
5-0
05 Apr 18:15 18:15, 05 Apr fin
Aluminij
0-1 0-2
Maribor
26-46
1L
0-1
0-2
29 Mar 16:30 16:30, 29 Mar fin
Maribor 1
0-0 1-0
Radomlje
43-24
1L
0-0
1-0
17 Mar 16:30 16:30, 17 Mar fin
Maribor
1-0 3-1
FC Koper
0-0
1L
1-0
3-1
09 Mar 16:30 16:30, 09 Mar fin
NK CM Celje
0-0 1-1
Maribor
0-0
1L
0-0
1-1
06 Mar 16:30 16:30, 06 Mar fin
Maribor
1-0 1-2
Radomlje
R16
1-0
1-2
02 Mar 16:30 16:30, 02 Mar fin
Maribor
2-0 3-0
NK Domzale
0-0
1L
2-0
3-0

Top Scorers. Season 2024/2025
Player 22 Sep 29 Sep 06 Oct 20 Oct 26 Oct 02 Nov 10 Nov 24 Nov 30 Nov 08 Dec All SeasonGoals/Assists
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 7/0
Arnel Jakupovic 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 7/0
Patrick Mbina 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 6/0
Marko Bozic 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 4/1
El-Arbi Hilal Soudani 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 4/0
Josip Ilicic 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1
Etienne Beugre 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0
Jan Repas 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1
Benjamin Tetteh 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 3/0
Ziga Repas 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1
Niko Grlic 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Pijus Sirvys 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1
Luka Krajnc 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Gyorgy Komaromi 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Gregor Sikosek 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Blaz Vrhovec 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Martin Milec 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Maks Barisic 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

Bad Boys. Season 2024/2025
Player 22 Sep 29 Sep 06 Oct 20 Oct 26 Oct 02 Nov 10 Nov 24 Nov 30 Nov 08 Dec All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Josip Ilicic - - - - - - 1/0 - - - 1/3 4 0.3/0.8
Jan Repas - - 1/0 - - - - - - - 1/2 3 0.3/0.7
Ziga Repas - - - - - - - - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Lan Vidmar - - - - - - - - - - 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Martin Milec - - - - - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Sven Karic - - - - - - - - - - 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Pijus Sirvys - - - - - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Gregor Sikosek - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Maks Barisic - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Etienne Beugre - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Karol Borys - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Blaz Vrhovec - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Redwan Bourles - - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

NK Maribor in European football News

6 August 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Celjevs.Shamrock
Slovenian champions Celje welcome Irish outfit Shamrock Rovers to Arena Petrol for the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie on Thursday evening.
18 July 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Thursday's Europa League predictions including Maribor vs. Botev Plovdiv
KF Llapi vs. Wisla Krakow (Thursday, 3.30pm) KF Llapi will aim to overturn their first-leg defeat when they host Wisla Krakow at the Stadiumi i Qytetit in the Europa League first qualifying round second leg on Thursday. The Kosovan side fell to a 2-0 loss when the two sides matched up in Poland in last week's opening fixture, leaving Thursday's visitors in the driving seat.
16 July 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Mariborvs.Botev Plovdiv
Bulgarian outfit Botev Plovdiv will travel to Slovenia for Thursday's Europa League qualifying clash against Maribor.
9 July 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Botev Plovdivvs.Maribor
Botev Plovdiv will welcome Maribor to the Hristo Botev Stadium on Thursday for the first leg of their first-round tie in Europa League qualifying.
9 July 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Tuesday's Champions League predictions including Vikingur vs. Shamrock
Panevezys vs. HJK Helsinki (Tuesday, 4.30pm) The 2024-25 Champions League campaign will get underway when HJK Helsinki travel to Lithuania for Tuesday's first leg of the qualifying clash with Panevezys. The winner of the first-round qualifying tie will go on to face Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok in the next stage.
29 June 2024
sportsmole.co.uk
Portugalvs.Slovenia
Slovenia are preparing for their first knockout match at a major tournament on Monday, as they take on one of the Euro 2024 favourites in Frankfurt.
6 August 2023
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: NK Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Galatasaray - prediction, team news, lineups
In the UEFA Champions League third round of qualifying, Slovenian representatives NK Olimpija Ljubljana will welcome Galatasaray to Stadion Stozice for a first-leg encounter on Tuesday evening.
6 September 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: HJK Helsinki vs. Real Betis - prediction, team news, lineups
Real Betis will kick off their Europa League campaign with a trip to Finland on Thursday to take on HJK Helsinki in the first round of group-stage fixtures.
16 August 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: HJK Helsinki vs. Silkeborg - prediction, team news, lineups
HJK Helsinki play host to Silkeborg at the Sonera Stadium in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying playoff round clash on Thursday.
16 August 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: HJK Helsinki vs. Silkeborg - prediction, team news, lineups
HJK Helsinki play host to Silkeborg at the Sonera Stadium in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying playoff round clash on Thursday.
7 August 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Viktoria Plzen vs. Sheriff Tiraspol - prediction, team news, lineups
As their hopes of emulating last season's run hang by a thread, Sheriff Tiraspol visit Czech champions Viktoria Plzen in the third round of Champions League qualifying on Tuesday.
2 August 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Tuesday's Champions League predictions including Monaco vs. PSV Eindhoven
Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Plzen (Tuesday, 6.00pm) Sheriff Tiraspol and Viktoria Plzen will both aim to take one step closer to the Champions League group stages during Tuesday's qualifying third round first-leg tie at the Zimbru Stadium. The hosts scraped past Maribor to make it this far, while the Czech giants ran out 7-1 aggregate winners over Finland's HJK Helsinki.
31 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Viktoria Plzen - prediction, team news, lineups
Sheriff Tiraspol and Viktoria Plzen will both aim to take one step closer to the Champions League group stages during Tuesday's qualifying third round first-leg tie at the Zimbru Stadium.
26 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Tuesday's Champions League predictions including Shamrock vs. Ludogorets
Larnaca vs. Midtjylland (Tuesday, 4.30pm) After playing out a close-fought contest in the first-leg, AEK Larnaca will aim to use home advantage to get the better of FC Midtjylland in the second leg of their Champions League second-round qualifying tie. The Danish side, meanwhile, will aim to end their winless start to the season by picking up a victory on Tuesday that would set up a tie against Portuguese giants Benfica.
24 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Maribor - prediction, team news, lineups
Having failed to break down a dogged Maribor defence in the first leg of their Champions League second-round qualifying tie, Sheriff Tiraspol will seek to turn their fortunes around in Tuesday's second leg at the Zimbru Stadium.
20 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Wednesday's Champions League predictions including Maribor vs. Sheriff Tiraspol
HJK Helsinki vs. Plzen (Wednesday, 5.00pm) HJK Helsinki will aim to avoid a fourth successive second-round elimination in the Champions League qualifying stages as they welcome Viktoria Plzen to the Bolt Arena for Wednesday's first leg. The Finnish champions saw off RFS in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout to advance, while the visitors begin their journey to the group stage in the second round.
18 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Maribor vs. Sheriff Tiraspol - prediction, team news, lineups
The second qualifying round for the 2022-23 Champions League campaign will continue this week with Maribor set to welcome Sheriff Tiraspol for their first leg encounter.
13 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Wednesday's Champions League predictions including Linfield vs. TNS
Soligorsk vs. Maribor (Wednesday, 6.00pm) With the tie delicately poised following a goalless stalemate in the first leg, Shakhtyor Soligorsk and Maribor renew hostilities for the second leg of their Champions League first-round qualifying battle on Wednesday night. Either Sheriff Tiraspol or Zrinjski will await the victors in the second round, and history is there to be made for the Belarusian champions.
11 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Shakhtyor Soligorsk vs. Maribor - prediction, team news, lineups
With the tie delicately poised following a goalless stalemate in the first leg, Shakhtyor Soligorsk and Maribor renew hostilities for the second leg of their Champions League first-round qualifying battle on Wednesday night.
4 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Maribor vs. Shakhtyor Soligorsk - prediction, team news, lineups
The champions of Slovenia and Belarus will kick off their Champions League qualification bids on Wednesday, as Maribor play host to Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the first leg of their first-round battle.
4 July 2022
sportsmole.co.uk
Preview: Zrinjski Mostar vs. Sheriff Tiraspol - prediction, team news, lineups
Last season's Champions League surprise package Sheriff Tiraspol begin their quest to make the group stage of this year's tournament with the first leg of their first-round Qualifying battle with Bosnian champions Zrinjski Mostar on Wednesday evening.

NK Maribor in European football

6 August 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Slovenian champions Celje welcome Irish outfit Shamrock Rovers to Arena Petrol for the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie on Thursday evening. 18 July 2024 sportsmole.co.uk KF Llapi vs. Wisla Krakow (Thursday, 3.30pm) KF Llapi will aim to overturn their first-leg defeat when they host Wisla Krakow at the Stadiumi i Qytetit in the Europa League first qualifying round second leg on Thursday. 16 July 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Bulgarian outfit Botev Plovdiv will travel to Slovenia for Thursday's Europa League qualifying clash against Maribor. 9 July 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Botev Plovdiv will welcome Maribor to the Hristo Botev Stadium on Thursday for the first leg of their first-round tie in Europa League qualifying. 9 July 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Panevezys vs. HJK Helsinki (Tuesday, 4.30pm) The 2024-25 Champions League campaign will get underway when HJK Helsinki travel to Lithuania for Tuesday's first leg of the qualifying clash with Panevezys. 29 June 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Slovenia are preparing for their first knockout match at a major tournament on Monday, as they take on one of the Euro 2024 favourites in Frankfurt. 6 August 2023 sportsmole.co.uk In the UEFA Champions League third round of qualifying, Slovenian representatives NK Olimpija Ljubljana will welcome Galatasaray to Stadion Stozice for a first-leg encounter on Tuesday evening. 6 September 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Real Betis will kick off their Europa League campaign with a trip to Finland on Thursday to take on HJK Helsinki in the first round of group-stage fixtures. 16 August 2022 sportsmole.co.uk HJK Helsinki play host to Silkeborg at the Sonera Stadium in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying playoff round clash on Thursday. 16 August 2022 sportsmole.co.uk HJK Helsinki play host to Silkeborg at the Sonera Stadium in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying playoff round clash on Thursday. 7 August 2022 sportsmole.co.uk As their hopes of emulating last season's run hang by a thread, Sheriff Tiraspol visit Czech champions Viktoria Plzen in the third round of Champions League qualifying on Tuesday. 2 August 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Plzen (Tuesday, 6.00pm) Sheriff Tiraspol and Viktoria Plzen will both aim to take one step closer to the Champions League group stages during Tuesday's qualifying third round first-leg tie at the Zimbru Stadium. 31 July 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Sheriff Tiraspol and Viktoria Plzen will both aim to take one step closer to the Champions League group stages during Tuesday's qualifying third round first-leg tie at the Zimbru Stadium. 26 July 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Larnaca vs. Midtjylland (Tuesday, 4.30pm) After playing out a close-fought contest in the first-leg, AEK Larnaca will aim to use home advantage to get the better of FC Midtjylland in the second leg of their Champions League second-round qualifying tie. 24 July 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Having failed to break down a dogged Maribor defence in the first leg of their Champions League second-round qualifying tie, Sheriff Tiraspol will seek to turn their fortunes around in Tuesday's second leg at the Zimbru Stadium.