2014–15 NK Maribor season

The 2014–15 season was Maribor's 55th season of football and the club's 24th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga since the league establishment in 1991.

NK Maribor

2014–15 season
President	Drago Cotar
Head Coach	Ante Šimundža
Stadium	Ljudski vrt
Slovenian League	Winners
Slovenian Cup	Semi-final
Slovenian Supercup	Winners
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Marcos Tavares (17) All: Marcos Tavares (19)
Highest home attendance	12,646 vs Chelsea (5 November 2014)
Lowest home attendance	1,200 vs Krka (3 December 2014) and vs Radomlje (6 December 2014)
Average home league attendance	4,406[1]
Home colours Away colours
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After the 2013–14 season when Maribor won the PrvaLiga and Supercup titles, the club continued with their dominance in domestic competitions during the 2014–15 season and has managed to add another two titles among club honours; they have won their 13th league and their fourth supercup title. Unlike the previous season, when Maribor were runners-up in the Slovenian Football Cup, this season Maribor was knocked out from the competition one round earlier when Celje defeated them 3–2 on aggregate during the semi-final of the 2014–15 Slovenian Football Cup. The club did particularly well in the UEFA competitions where they went undefeated during six matches of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign and, for the first time in 15 years, have managed to secure a spot among the elite 32 clubs in the competition proper. There the club was drawn into a group with Chelsea, Schalke, and Sporting, and has managed to draw each of them once, winning a total of three points in the process. For manager Ante Šimundža this was the second time he had a taste of the elite competition with Maribor, as he was the club's player during their 1999–2000 campaign.

Team captain Marcos Tavares was the club's top scorer during the season with 19 goals, 17 of which were scored in the Slovenian PrvaLiga where he was crowned the league's top scorer for the third time. The Brazilian made history in late August 2014 when he scored the winning goal during the second leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off round against Celtic. He has also entered a small group of six players who have scored more than 100 goals in the PrvaLiga. By the end of the 2014–15 season Tavares has netted 102 goals in 240 PrvaLiga appearances. During the course of the season Maribor maintained an average league attendance of 4,406 on its home matches. This was the first time in almost two decades that the club's home average league attendance exceeded 4,000 spectators per match.

Supercup

Main article: 2014 Slovenian Supercup

Gorica v Maribor

13 August 2014 Final	Gorica	1–4	Maribor	Nova Gorica
20:15 CET	Modolo  2' Simčič  18' Širok  35' Makinwa 65' Modolo  77'	Report	Vuklišević 3' Vršič 19' (pen.) Vuklišević  55' Vršič 77' (pen.) Fajić 88'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Mitja Žganec

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

Slovenian League

Further information: 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maribor (C)	36	24	7	5	74	32	+42	79	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Celje	36	20	10	6	58	31	+27	70	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Domžale	36	21	5	10	52	22	+30	68
4	Olimpija	36	17	10	9	55	32	+23	61
5	Zavrč	36	15	4	17	38	52	−14	49

Source: Slovenian PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored^[2]
(C) Champions

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	24	7	5	74	32	+42	79	13	3	2	44	18	+26	11	4	3	30	14	+16

Last updated: 30 May 2015.
Source: ^[3]

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	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D
Position	4	3	3	3	4	3	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2015. Source: PrvaLiga website
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Maribor v Rudar Velenje

19 July 2014 1	Maribor	1–0	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
20:05 CET	Dervišević  16' Filipović  33' Viler 71'	Report	Stjepanović  21' Knezović  82'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Matej Jug

Maribor v Radomlje

26 July 2014 2	Maribor	3–2	Radomlje	Maribor
17:00 CET	N'Diaye  7' Balkovec 21' (o.g.) Bohar  34' Viler  40' Zahović 85', 88'	Report	Zavrl 19' Stoiljković 90+3'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Olimpija v Maribor

8 April 2015[A] 3	Olimpija	0–0	Maribor	Ljubljana
20:05 CET	Matić  12' Bajrić  57' Ivančić  89'	Report	N'Diaye  45' Dervišević  70' Arghus  76' Vršič  90+1'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

Maribor v Gorica

9 August 2014 4	Maribor	2–1	Gorica	Maribor
20:05 CET	Tavares 36' Bohar 40'	Report	Makinwa 13' Johnson  42'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Roberto Ponis

Celje v Maribor

16 August 2014 5	Celje	3–1	Maribor	Celje
17:00 CET	Klemenčič 3' Omoregie 25' Bajde 53' Žitko  72'	Report	Filipović  7'  30'  Vrhovec 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

Maribor v Zavrč

23 August 2014 6	Maribor	3–0	Zavrč	Maribor
20:00 CET	Bohar 8' Zahović 14' Mendy 75'	Report	Cvek  76' Roškar  90+1'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rade Obrenović

Domžale v Maribor

30 August 2014 7	Domžale	2–0	Maribor	Domžale
20:05 CET	Šišić 5' Parker  39' Kous 64'	Report		Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Matej Jug

Maribor v Krka

13 September 2014 8	Maribor	2–0	Krka	Maribor
16:00 CET	Zahović 22' 38' Arghus  76'	Report	Žižić  26' Buden  46' Šaban  90+2'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Davor Drečnik

Koper v Maribor

20 September 2014 9	Koper	1–2	Maribor	Koper
CET	Ivetić  25' Žibert 34' Štulac  61'	Report	Mertelj  30' Dervišević 45' (f.k.) Rajčević  73'  76'  Tavares 77' Mejač  88' Arghus  90'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 900 Referee: Mitja Žganec

Rudar Velenje v Maribor

24 September 2014 10	Rudar Velenje	0–1	Maribor	Velenje
20:05 CET	Jahić  22' Jelić  24' Džinić  56' Klinar  59'	Report	Tavares  36' Ibraimi  42' Arghus  64' Tavares 90+3'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bojan Mertik

Radomlje v Maribor

27 September 2014 11	Radomlje	0–0	Maribor	Domžale
CET	Smrtnik  77' Andrić  89' Jakovljević  89'	Report	Vršič  22' N'Diaye  30' Mejač  44' Mendy  59'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

Maribor v Olimpija

4 October 2014 12	Maribor	3–3	Olimpija	Maribor
20:05 CET	Mendy 13' Šuler 20'  23' Mendy  44' Tavares 90+1'	Report	Vukčević 4' Šporar 11'  11' Kapun  18' 41'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Matej Jug

Gorica v Maribor

15 October 2014 13	Gorica	0–2	Maribor	Nova Gorica
CET	Modolo  3' Johnson  45' Modolo  72'	Report	Mertelj  15' Zahović 44' Vršič  55' Zahović 58' Arghus  86'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Miran Bukovec

Maribor v Celje

18 October 2014 14	Maribor	1–2	Celje	Maribor
20:05 CET	Filipović  12' Viler  28' Zahović 30' Viler  37'  Stojanović  80' Ibraimi  88'	Report	Rajčević 6' (o.g.) Omoregie 65' Ahmedi  73' Miškić  88' Kotnik  90'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Damir Skomina

Zavrč v Maribor

25 October 2014 15	Zavrč	0–1	Maribor	Zavrč
CET	Cvek  13' Antolek  45' Matjašič  84'	Report	Filipović  8' Ibraimi  41' Tavares 70' (pen.) Zahović  82'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dejan Balažič

Maribor v Domžale

31 October 2014 16	Maribor	0–1	Domžale	Maribor
CET	Mertelj  35' Viler  55' Stojanović  89' Zahović  90+2' Mendy  90+5'	Report	Aneff 3' Maksimović  40' Morel  45' Janža  47'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Matej Jug

Krka v Maribor

9 November 2014 17	Krka	1–3	Maribor	Novo Mesto
14:00 CET	Buden  52' Palić 65' (pen.) Jurić  83' Rašić  90+3'	Report	Tavares 31' Sallalich 37' Bohar  52' Vršič  59' Stojanović  63' Mendy 78'	Stadium: Portoval Attendance: 700 Referee: Rade Obrenović

Maribor v Koper

22 November 2014 18	Maribor	4–0	Koper	Maribor
16:00 CET	Tavares 11' Mendy 28' Arghus 38' Stojanović  55' Biton 88'	Report	Lotrič  19'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Maribor v Rudar Velenje

29 November 2014 19	Maribor	3–2	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
14:00 CET	Tavares 23' Zahović 26' Tavares 72' Biton  87' Pušaver  90'	Report	Džinić  75' Jelić 82' 90+3'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Bojan Mertik

Maribor v Radomlje

6 December 2014 20	Maribor	4–1	Radomlje	Maribor
16:00 CET	Bohar 24' Tavares 26' Sallalich 32' Filipović  45' Tavares  48' Bohar 57' Arghus  72'	Report	Zorc  20' Centrih  44' Vuk  53' Zavrl 69' Centrih  77'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Miran Bukovec

Olimpija v Maribor

4 March 2015[B] 21	Olimpija	0–1	Maribor	Ljubljana
20:05 CET	Kapun  84' Zajc  89'	Report	Stojanović  39' N'Diaye 41' Filipović  43' Šuler  44' Zahović  54' N'Diaye  86'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Matej Jug

Maribor v Gorica

28 February 2015 22	Maribor	5–1	Gorica	Maribor
16:00 CET	Volaš 3' 43' Bohar  57' Zahović 81' Mertelj  84' Tavares 85' Stojanović  90+2' Volaš 90+3'	Report	Innocenti  11' Džuzdanović  16' Eleke  24' 30' Taïder  83'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

Celje v Maribor

7 March 2015 23	Celje	0–2	Maribor	Celje
14:15 CET	Soria  22' Vidmajer  67'	Report	Mendy 45+1' Viler  57' N'Diaye 84'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Maribor v Zavrč

14 March 2015 24	Maribor	2–1	Zavrč	Maribor
16:00 CET	Ibraimi 50' (pen.) Rajčević  52' Tavares 77'	Report	Muminović 29' Polić  77' Petanjek  85' Novoselec  86'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mitja Žganec

Domžale v Maribor

21 March 2015 25	Domžale	0–0	Maribor	Domžale
16:00 CET	Juninho  66'	Report	Stojanović  11' Viler  25' Šuler  64'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Damir Skomina

Maribor v Krka

4 April 2015 26	Maribor	2–2	Krka	Maribor
CET	Marko Šuler 22'  47' Dervišević  51' Sallalich  54' Šuler  61'  Tavares 81'	Report	Kastrevec 48' Mojstrovič  49' Palić 52' (pen.) Ejup  66' Mitrović  70' Palić  83'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Roman Glažar

Koper v Maribor

11 April 2015 27	Koper	1–4	Maribor	Koper
CET	Tomić  9' Adam  21' Galešić  53' Gregorič  54' Blažič 90'	Report	Volaš 24' (pen.) Mertelj  27' Bohar 29' Stojanović  38' Zahović 45' Volaš 56' (pen.) Stojanović  64'  Bohar  82'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dejan Balažič

Rudar Velenje v Maribor

18 April 2015 28	Rudar Velenje	2–0	Maribor	Velenje
20:05 CET	Radujko  29' Babić 45' Klinar  47' Stjepanović  57' Knezović 71'  82' Bolha  90+3'	Report	Arghus  33' Dervišević  37' Stojanović  41' Rajčević  55' Ibraimi  84'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Damir Skomina

Radomlje v Maribor

24 April 2015 29	Radomlje	1–6	Maribor	Domžale
19:00 CET	Barukčič  31' Vuk 66'	Report	Zahović 12' Tavares 16' Viler 26' Hotić  75' Volaš 80' Tavares 86' Volaš 90+1'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Roberto Ponis

Maribor v Olimpija

29 April 2015 30	Maribor	4–1	Olimpija	Maribor
17:00 CET	Bohar 8' Mertelj  48' Stojanović  61' Bohar 75' Vršič 77' Rajčević 87'	Report	Bajrić 24' Fink  39' Vukčević  63'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Gorica v Maribor

2 May 2014 31	Gorica	1–1	Maribor	Nova Gorica
17:00 CET	Širok  16' Pasqualini  37' Johnson  47' Napoli  65' Eleke 74' Sorčan  90+3'	Report	Mertelj 9' Mendy  21' Vršič  73'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 480 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Maribor v Celje

6 May 2015 32	Maribor	4–1	Celje	Maribor
17:00 CET	Šuler 16' Stojanović  25' Volaš 29' Ibraimi 56' (f.k.) Volaš 90+1'	Report	Jeslínek  33' Verbič  49' Lendrić 53' (pen.) Gobec  61' Bajde  81'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

Zavrč v Maribor

9 May 2015 33	Zavrč	1–3	Maribor	Zavrč
20:00 CET	Novoselec  45' Zorko 47' Antić  85' Težak  89'	Report	Mertelj  52' Sallalich 55' Volaš 60' Tavares 79' Zahović  90+3'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dejan Balažič

Maribor v Domžale

16 May 2015 34	Maribor	1–0	Domžale	Maribor
20:05 CET	Vujčić  47' Volaš  56' Stojanović  60' Ibraimi  61' Vujčić  63'  Tavares 73' Šuler  87'	Report	Horić  18' Črnic  84'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Krka v Maribor

23 May 2015 35	Krka	1–3	Maribor	Novo Mesto
17:00 CET	Kramar  38' Welbeck  63' Aniekan 84' Ejup  86'	Report	Sallalich 37' Mendy 45' Arghus  54' Mendy  58' Rajčević  66' Dervišević  74' Sallalich 82'	Stadium: Portoval Attendance: 300 Referee: Matej Jug

Maribor v Koper

30 May 2015 36	Maribor	0–0	Koper	Maribor
17:00 CET	Mertelj  62' Šuler  77' Hotić  90'	Report	Rahmanović  3' Hadžić  35'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roman Glažar

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

Notes

1. ^
   The match between Olimpija and Maribor was originally scheduled on 2 August 2014, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date, on the request of Olimpija which argued that, due to the summer holliday season, a match at a later date would attract more fans to the stands.^[4][5][6]
2. ^
   The second part of the season was scheduled to begin on 21 February 2015, however, the Football Association of Slovenia have postponed all matches of the 21st round due to "poor weather conditions".^[7] The round was rescheduled to 4 March 2015.^[7]

Slovenian Cup

Further information: 2014–15 Slovenian Football Cup

Maribor v Radomlje

28 October 2014[C] Round of 16	Maribor	1–0	Radomlje	Maribor
20:00 CET	Zahović 25' Rajčević  48'	Report	Bajalica  37' Zavrl  42' Centrih  71' Lidjan  74'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Roman Glažar

Krka v Maribor

19 November 2014[D] Quarter-finals 1st leg	Krka	1–2	Maribor	Novo Mesto
14:00 CET	Dežmar  16' Fuček 24' Mitrović  31' Kastrevec  56' Žižić  64' Palić  82' Ejup  90+3'	Report	Mendy 35' N'Diaye  38' Šuler  56' Sallalich  63' Mejač 65'	Stadium: Portoval Attendance: 300 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

Maribor v Krka

3 December 2014[D] Quarter-finals 2nd leg	Maribor	4–2 (6–3 agg.)	Krka	Maribor
17:30 CET	Bohar 23' Zahović 66' Bohar 68' Biton 72'	Report	Kastrevec 4' Žugelj  16' Fuček 63'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Dejan Balažič

Maribor v Celje

15 April 2015 Semi-finals 1st leg	Maribor	2–3	Celje	Maribor
17:00 CET	Tavares 53' Janža  58' Volaš 66' Vršič  70' Tavares  89' Šuler  90'	Report	Omoregie 11' Bajde  64' Verbič  76' Vrhovec 88' Lendrić 90+3'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dejan Balažič

Celje v Maribor

21 April 2015 Semi-finals 2nd leg	Celje	0–0 (3–2 agg.)	Maribor	Celje
17:00 CET	Miškić  43' Šporn  55' Omoregie  82'	Report	Arghus  9' Dervišević  27' Janža  29' N'Diaye  43'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Mitja Žganec

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

Notes

3. ^
   The match between Maribor and Radomlje was originally scheduled on 17 September, however, the match was postponed and rescheduled to a later date due to Maribor's UEFA campaign.^[8]
4. ^
   The quarter-final matches between Krka and Maribor were postponed and rescheduled to a later date, as during the original first and second leg schedule (i.e. 22 October 2014 and 29 October 2014) the opponent of Krka was not established.

UEFA Champions League

Further information: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League

Further information: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

Zrinjski Mostar v Maribor

15 July 2014 First leg	Zrinjski Mostar	0–0	Maribor	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:30 CET	Šćepanović  18' Muminović  24'  90+1'	Report Report	Tavares  84'	Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Attendance: 5,100[9] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Maribor v Zrinjski Mostar

22 July 2014 Second leg	Maribor	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Zrinjski Mostar	Maribor, Slovenia
20:00 CET	Mendy  30' Vršič 45' (f.k.) Ibraimi 57' (pen.) Šuler  62'	Report Report	Stojkić  50' Dujković  56' Šćepanović  56'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 7,500[10] Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)

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

Third qualifying round

Maribor v Maccabi Tel Aviv

30 July 2014 First leg	Maribor	1–0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Maribor, Slovenia
20:30 CET	Dervišević  45' Bohar 90+4'	Report Report	Yeini  86' Pablo  89'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 8,120[11] Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maribor

5 August 2014 Second leg	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2–2 (2–3 agg.)	Maribor	Larnaca, Cyprus[E]
20:00 CET	Ben Haim 42' Yeini  45' Ben Basat 54'	Report Report	Ibraimi 36' 55'	Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Attendance: 752[12] Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

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

Notes

5. ^
   Due to 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, the UEFA Emergency Panel decided that Israeli clubs must play their home legs outside of the country in the third qualifying round.^[13]

Play-off round

Maribor v Celtic

20 August 2014 First leg	Maribor	1–1	Celtic	Maribor, Slovenia
20:45 CET	Bohar 14' Filipović  51'	Report Report	McGregor 6'  75' Lustig  90+2'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 11,400[14] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Celtic v Maribor

26 August 2014 Second leg	Celtic	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	Maribor	Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CET	Commons  48' van Dijk  88' Boerrigter  89'	Report Report	Šuler  52' Rajčević  54' Tavares 75' Stojanović  79' Tavares  85'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,415[15] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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

Group G

Further information: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CHE	SCH	SPO	MRB
1	Chelsea	6	4	2	0	17	3	+14	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	3–1	6–0
2	Schalke 04	6	2	2	2	9	14	−5	8			0–5	—	4–3	1–1
3	Sporting CP	6	2	1	3	12	12	0	7	Transfer to Europa League		0–1	4–2	—	3–1
4	Maribor	6	0	3	3	4	13	−9	3			1–1	0–1	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Maribor v Sporting CP

17 September 2014 1	Maribor	1–1	Sporting CP	Maribor, Slovenia
20:45 CET	Tavares  22' Ibraimi  89' Zahović 90+2'	Report Report	Maurício  42' Nani 80'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,211[16] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Schalke 04 v Maribor

30 September 2014 2	Schalke 04	1–1	Maribor	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 CET	Huntelaar 56' Boateng  71'	Report Report	Bohar 36' Filipović  50' Viler  56' Mertelj  76' Ibraimi  85'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 47,997[17] Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Chelsea v Maribor

21 October 2014 3	Chelsea	6–0	Maribor	London, England
20:45 CET	Rémy 13' Drogba 23' (pen.) Terry 31' Viler 54' (o.g.) Hazard 77' (pen.) 90'	Report Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,126[18] Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Maribor v Chelsea

5 November 2014 4	Maribor	1–1	Chelsea	Maribor, Slovenia
20:45 CET	Filipović  36' Ibraimi 50' Stojanović  53' Viler  85'	Report Report	Luís  24' Matić 73'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,646[19] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Sporting CP v Maribor

25 November 2014 5	Sporting CP	3–1	Maribor	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET	Mané 10' Nani 35' Cédric  61' Slimani 65'	Report Report	Tavares  40' Jefferson 42' (o.g.) Stojanović  49' Arghus  61'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 32,739[20] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Maribor v Schalke 04

10 December 2014 6	Maribor	0–1	Schalke 04	Maribor, Slovenia
20:45 CET		Report Report	Meyer 62'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,516[21] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

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

Friendlies

Team Rogla v Maribor

21 June 2014 1	Team Rogla	2–4	Maribor	Rogla, Slovenia
12:00 CET	Alenc 24' Čakš 26'	Report	Sirk 15', 17' Moravac 38' Vršič 45'	Stadium: Rogla Football Field Attendance: 150 Referee: Iztok Gornjak

Maribor v Gabala

26 June 2014 2	Maribor	0–1	Gabala	Bakovci, Slovenia
18:00 CET		Report	Rafael Santos 14'	Stadium: ŠRC Bakovci

Maribor v Dunaújváros

29 June 2014 3	Maribor	5–0	Dunaújváros	Bakovci, Slovenia
18:00 CET	Mendy 6' Dervišević 40' Fajić 57', 78' Cvijanović 77'	Report		Stadium: ŠRC Bakovci

Maribor v Petrolul Ploiești

2 July 2014 4	Maribor	1–2	Petrolul Ploiești	Maribor, Slovenia
19:00 CET	Bohar 37'	Report	Gerson 72' Mutu 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Alen Borošak

Maribor v Zadar

6 July 2014 5	Maribor	2–2	Zadar	Bakovci, Slovenia
18:15 CET	Cvijanović 4' (pen.) Šuler 47'	Report	Ivančić 2' Pešić 84' Bilaver  89'	Stadium: ŠRC Bakovci

Maribor v Copenhagen

7 July 2014 6	Maribor	1–0	Copenhagen	Maribor, Slovenia
19:00 CET	Živko 90'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 400 Referee: Tadej Mežnar

Maribor v Karpaty Lviv

10 July 2014 7	Maribor	1–2	Karpaty Lviv	Maribor, Slovenia
19:30 CET	Šuler 66'	Report	Holodyuk 55' Puchkovskyi 77'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 400 Referee: Bojan Tkalčič

Maribor v Maribor B

1 August 2014 8	Maribor	3–2	Maribor B	Rogoza, Slovenia
	Moravac 55' N'Diaye 61' Črnic 77'	Report	Hotić 30' Cvijanović 82'	Stadium: Sports Park

Maribor v ZTE

14 January 2015 9	Maribor	4–0	ZTE	Lendava, Slovenia
15:30 CET	Vršič 35' Volaš 58' Sirk 85' Ibraimi 87'	Report		Stadium: Lendava Sports Park (artificial turf) Attendance: 150 Referee: Miran Bukovec

Aluminij v Maribor

17 January 2015 10	Aluminij	1–2	Maribor	Kidričevo, Slovenia
14:00 CET	Petek 9'	Report	Dodlek 12' Tavares 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Peter Mertelj

Maribor v Dunaújváros

20 January 2015 11	Maribor	3–1	Dunaújváros	Lendava, Slovenia
16:00 CET	Volaš 31' Bohar 37' Mendy 49'	Report	Papp 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Lendava Sports Park (artificial turf) Attendance: 100 Referee: Miran Bukovec

Maribor v Hrvatski Dragovoljac

22 January 2015 12	Maribor	3–0	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Lendava, Slovenia
16:00 CET	N'Diaye 28' Volaš 30' Bohar 85'	Report		Stadium: Lendava Sports Park (artificial turf) Attendance: 100 Referee: Bojan Mertik

Kapfenberger SV v Maribor

29 January 2015 13	Kapfenberger SV	0–5	Maribor	Maria Lankowitz, Austria
15:30 CET		Report	Ibraimi 25' Tavares 41' Mendy 65', 74', 78'	Stadium: Maria Lankowitz Training Center Attendance: 100

Maribor v Bełchatów

3 February 2015 14	Maribor	2–2	Bełchatów	Belek, Turkey
14:00 CET	N'Diaye 15' Mendy 32'	Report	Mak 52' Olszar 68'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Tomasz Wajda (Poland)

Maribor v BATE Borisov

4 February 2015 15	Maribor	2–2	BATE Borisov	Belek, Turkey
16:00 CET	Volaš 60' Zahović 85'	Report	Rodionov 15' Gordeichuk 18'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Maribor v Litex Lovech

7 February 2015 16	Maribor	2–0	Litex Lovech	Belek, Turkey
18:00 CET	Vršič 69' (pen.) Zahović 77'	Report		Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Sevket Simsek (Turkey)

Maribor v Steaua

8 February 2015 17	Maribor	0–0	Steaua	Belek, Turkey
19:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Georgiy Vodochkoriya (Georgia)

Maribor v Győr

11 February 2015 18	Maribor	3–2	Győr	Belek, Turkey
18:00 CET	Volaš 16' 28' Tavares 76'	Report	Priskin 65' (pen.) 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Attila Molnar (Hungary)

Maribor v Partizan

12 February 2015 19	Maribor	1–2	Partizan	Belek, Turkey
18:00 CET	Ibraimi 29' (pen.)	Report	Bogosavac 9' Šaponjić 47'	Stadium: Susesi Sport Center Referee: Ahmet Esref Sari (Turkey)

Maribor v Rudar Velenje

21 February 2015 20	Maribor	3–0	Rudar Velenje	Maribor, Slovenia
15:00 CET	Ibraimi 57' Volaš 71' Džinić 88' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Alen Borošak

Maribor v Lokomotiva

28 March 2015 21	Maribor	5–1	Lokomotiva	Rogoza, Slovenia
16:00 CET	Tavares 33' 41' Mendy 45' 53' 75'	Report	Begonja 66'	Stadium: Sports Park Referee: Tadej Mežnar (Slovenia)

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 = Bosnia and Herzegovina = Brazil = Croatia = France = Israel = Macedonia = Montenegro = Senegal = Slovenia = Ukraine

Competitions Apps = Appearances = Yellow card = Red card

Key

‡	The player was selected in the official 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the season[22][23]
#	The player was the top scorer in the respective competition

Foreign players

Below is the list of foreign players who have made appearances for the club during the 2014–15 season. Players primary citizenship is listed first.

EU Nationals Sven Dodlek Matko Obradović Jean-Philippe Mendy

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship) Arghus[24] Marcos Tavares[25]

Non-EU Nationals Nusmir Fajić Agim Ibraimi Welle N'Diaye Dudu Biton Sintayehu Sallalich

Appearances and goals

Correct as of 30 May 2015, match v. Koper. 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.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2014–15 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe

No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
			League		Cup		Supercup		Champions League		Total
1	GK	Aljaž Cotman	1	0	4	0	1	0	—	—	6	0
3	DF	Erik Janža	6	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	8	0
4	DF	Marko Šuler	24	3	3	0	1	0	8	0	36	3
5	MF	Željko Filipović	14	0	3	0	—	—	12	0	29	0
6	MF	Welle N'Diaye	15	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	20	2
7	DF	Aleš Mejač	21	0	2	1	1	0	3	0	27	1
8	MF	Sintayehu Sallalich	27	5	3	0	1	0	8	0	39	5
9	FW	Marcos Tavares ‡	34	17 #	3	1	—	—	12	1	49	19
10	MF	Agim Ibraimi ‡	24	2	3	0	—	—	12	4	39	6
11	FW	Luka Zahović	30	12	3	2	1	0	5	1	39	15
14	FW	Jean-Philippe Mendy	26	6	4	1	1	0	12	0	43	7
15	FW	Rok Sirk	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
16	DF	Damjan Vuklišević	3	0	1	0	1	1	—	—	5	1
17	FW	Nusmir Fajić	4	0	—	—	1	1	2	0	7	1
17	FW	Dalibor Volaš	14	10	2	1	—	—	—	—	16	11
20	FW	Dudu Biton	11	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	14	2
21	MF	Amir Dervišević	16	1	3	0	1	0	6	0	26	1
22	MF	Dare Vršič	26	1	5	0	1	2 #	11	1	43	4
23	MF	Dino Hotić	4	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	5	0
24	DF	Dejan Trajkovski	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
24	MF	Dejan Vokić	2	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	3	0
26	DF	Aleksander Rajčević ‡	31	1	2	0	—	—	12	0	45	1
28	DF	Mitja Viler ‡	28	2	4	0	1	0	11	0	44	2
30	DF	Petar Stojanović ‡	23	0	1	0	1	0	11	0	36	0
31	DF	Daniel Vujčić	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0
33	GK	Jasmin Handanović	34	0	1	0	—	—	12	0	47	0
36	DF	Žiga Živko	1	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	3	0
39	MF	Damjan Bohar	33	7	4	2	—	—	12	3	49	12
40	MF	Sven Dodlek	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
44	DF	Arghus	15	1	1	0	—	—	4	0	20	1
45	DF	Robert Pušaver	1	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	3	0
69	GK	Matko Obradović	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj	28	1	3	0	1	0	10	0	42	1
97	MF	Martin Kramarič	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0

Discipline

Correct as of 30 May 2015, match v. Koper. 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.

List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2014–15 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe

No.	Pos.	Name
			League		Cup		Supercup		Champions League		Total
3	DF	Erik Janža	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
4	DF	Marko Šuler	7	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	11	1
5	MF	Željko Filipović	7	1	0	0	—	—	3	0	10	1
6	MF	Welle N'Diaye	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7	DF	Aleš Mejač	2	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	3	0
8	MF	Sintayehu Sallalich	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Marcos Tavares ‡	2	0	1	0	—	—	4	0	7	0
10	MF	Agim Ibraimi ‡	5	0	0	0	—	—	2	0	7	0
11	FW	Luka Zahović	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
14	FW	Jean-Philippe Mendy	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
16	DF	Damjan Vuklišević	0	0	—	—	1	0	—	—	1	0
17	FW	Dalibor Volaš	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
20	FW	Dudu Biton	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
21	MF	Amir Dervišević	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
22	MF	Dare Vršič	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
23	MF	Dino Hotić	2	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
26	DF	Aleksander Rajčević ‡	4	2	1	0	—	—	1	0	6	2
28	DF	Mitja Viler ‡	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	1
30	DF	Petar Stojanović ‡	13	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	16	1
31	DF	Daniel Vujčić	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1
39	MF	Damjan Bohar	4	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	4	0
44	DF	Arghus	8	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	10	0
45	DF	Robert Pušaver	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0
70	MF	Aleš Mertelj	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0

Transfers and loans

Summer transfer window

Transfer	Position	Name	From / last	To	Note
Transfer out	MF	Dejan Mezga	Maribor	Hajduk Split	Contract expired[26]
Transfer out	DF	Martin Milec	Maribor	Standard Liège	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €1,3 million[27][28]
Transfer in	MF	Sintayehu Sallalich	Maccabi Haifa	Maribor	Free transfer[29]
Transfer in	MF	Welle N'Diaye	Gorica	Maribor	Free transfer[30]
Transfer out	FW	Alen Ploj	Maribor	Aluminij	Free transfer
Transfer out	GK	Marko Pridigar	Maribor	Free agent	Contract expired
Loan out	DF	Matjaž Kek	Maribor	Veržej	Loaned out
Loan out	/	David Borenović	Maribor	Aluminij	Loaned out
Loan out	MF	Nejc Pečovnik	Maribor	Aluminij	Loaned out
Transfer out	MF	Goran Cvijanović	Maribor	Rijeka	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €100,000[31][32]
Transfer in	GK	Tadej Trajkovski	SV Wildon	Maribor	Free transfer
Loan out	GK	Tadej Trajkovski	Maribor	Bistrica	Loaned out
Transfer in	GK	Matko Obradović	Krka	Maribor	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €40,000[33]
Transfer in	MF	Martin Kramarič	Krka	Maribor	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €80,000[33]
Loan in	FW	Dudu Biton	Standard Liège	Maribor	Loaned until the end of the season[34]
Transfer out	MF	Timotej Dodlek	Maribor	Dunaújváros PASE	Free transfer
Transfer out	MF	Emir Dautović	Maribor	Free agent	Contract terminated
Transfer in	DF	Luka Uskoković	Budućnost Podgorica	Maribor	Free transfer
Loan in	DF	Žiga Šoštarič	Drava Ptuj	Maribor	Loaned until the end of the season

Winter transfer window

Transfer	Position	Name	From / last	To	Note
Transfer in	FW	Dalibor Volaš	Debreceni	Maribor	Free transfer[35]
Transfer in	DF	Erik Janža	Domžale	Maribor	Undisclosed transfer fee and Matic Črnic and Dejan Trajkovski heading the other way[36]
Transfer out	DF	Dejan Trajkovski	Domžale	Maribor	Part of Erik Janža transfer[36]
Transfer out	MF	Matic Črnic	Domžale	Maribor	Part of Erik Janža transfer[36]
Transfer out	FW	Dudu Biton	Maribor	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Free transfer[37]
Transfer in	MF	Dejan Vokić	Bravo	Maribor	Free transfer[38]
Transfer out	FW	Nusmir Fajić	Maribor	Dinamo Minsk	Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €200,000[39]
Transfer in	DF	Alexei Antonov	Oleksandriya	Maribor	Free transfer[40]

See also

• List of NK Maribor seasons