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 50' Radujko 59' Trifković 62' Jović 89' |
Report (Slovene) | Filipović 27' Mertelj 35', 90' Ibraimi 78' |
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 67' | Report (Slovene) | Mezga 38', 54' Handanović 38' Rajčević 46' Vetrih 65' (o.g.) |
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 38' Komazec 44' |
Report (Slovene) | Palčič 7', 56' Bagarič 90+2' |
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 40' Kouter 45' Fajić 84', 85' Majer 87' |
Report (Slovene) | Vidović 23' Ploj 49' Komazec 72' |
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 86' (pen.) | Report (Slovene) | Roškar 86' | 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 12' Božič 25' Sretenović 39' |
Report (Slovene) | Filipović 33' Arghus 45+1' Tavares 71' |
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 33' Tavares 40', 87' Milec 52' Potokar 68' |
Report (Slovene) | Osmanaj 54' Husmani 55' Zec 61' Knezović 74' |
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 29' Ploj 31' Črnic 73' |
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 15' Cvijanović 34' Tavares 83' Ploj 90' |
Report (Slovene) | Stjepanović 65' | 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 5', 34' (pen.) Bešić 30' Kožar 88' |
Report (Slovene) | Rajčević 15' Berić 18' Milec 22' Cvijanović 65', 80' Filipović 72' Ploj 84' |
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 11', 31' Berić 14', 60' Vidović 69' |
Report (Slovene) | Vetrih 68' | 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 24' Đukić 34' Čadikovski 37' Žibert 68' Majcen 77' Blažič 83' |
Report (Slovene) | Cvijanović 19' Mejač 41' Tavares 43' Trajkovski 77' |
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 8' Trajkovski 37' Arghus 45' |
(Slovene) | Eterović 45' Boakye 74' Kramar 76' Bohar 87' |
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 9' | (Slovene) | Mejač 12' Rajčević 15' Arghus 44' Lesjak 87' |
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 89' (pen.), 90' | Report (Slovene) | Zarifović 28' | 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 61', 68' Korun 39' |
Report(Slovene) | Berić 23', 51' Tavares 67' |
Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dragoslav Perić |
3 November 2012 16 | Maribor | 1 – 2 | Celje | Maribor |
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18:00 CET | Mezga 25' (pen.) Filipović 58' Milec 86' Rajčević 88' |
Report (Slovene) | Bajde 11' Verbič 12' Gobec 15' Krajcer 18', 88' Vrhovec 72' |
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 7' | Report (Slovene) | Fajić 11' Berić 86' Bubalović 90+2' (o.g.) |
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 10' Komazec 43' |
Report (Slovene) | Kašnik 54' Bingo 90+3' |
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 41' | (Slovene) | Cvijanović 12' Mezga 16' Mertelj 56' Ibraimi 65', 84' Tavares 66', 68', 89' |
Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Miran Bukovec |
25 November 2012 20 | Maribor | 3 – 0 | Koper | Maribor |
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16:00 CET | Ibraimi 9', 90+3' Rajčević 45' Komazec 65' |
(Slovene) | Đukić 68' Hadžić 88' |
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 38' Bohar 78' Aborah 80' Janža 90+2' |
Report (Slovene) | Mezga 74' Cvijanović 76' Mejač 79' Komazec 80, 90' Handanović 84' |
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 5' Cvijanović 30' Tavares 39' Milec 49' Mertelj 55' Hotić 66' |
Report (Slovene) | Đurković 60' Klemenčič 75' Zolić 85' |
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 40' Zarifović 57' Nikezić 58' Trifković 70' Božič 90+1' |
Report (Slovene) | Fajić 22' Mertelj 42' Arghus 44' Handanović 70' Ibraimi 70' |
Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Darko Čeferin |
16 March 2013 24 | Maribor | 1 – 3 | Domžale | Maribor |
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20:00 CET | Fajić 62', 74' Rajčević 69' |
Report (Slovene) | Vuk 3', 14' Balkovec 20', 40' Vidmar 85' Knezović 90+2' |
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 2' Vidmajer 21' Srdić 26' Tomažič Šeruga 59' Gobec 62' |
Report (Slovene) | Filipović 37' Berić 42' Fajić 85' |
Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 450 Referee: Davor Drečnik |
30 March 2013 26 | Maribor | 3 – 1 | Rudar Velenje | Maribor |
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17:30 CET | Mezga 6' Milec 25' Tavares 65' Berić 77' |
Report (Slovene) | Berko 69' Podlogar 80', 86' |
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 44' Topolovec 67' Hodžurda 90+1' Jeleč 90+2' |
Report (Slovene) | Fajić 20' Potokar 54', 73' Cvijanović 90+3' |
Stadium: Kidričevo Sports Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Dragoslav Perić |
13 April 2013 28 | Maribor | 2 – 1 | Gorica | Maribor |
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17:30 CET | Milec 14' Fajić 25' Arghus 31' Ibraimi 55' Viler 69' |
Report (Slovene) | Mbida 74' Širok 75' Bremec 85' |
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 12', 44' Čovilo 54' Mavrič 71' Bradaschia 73' Nenezič 90+4' |
Report (Slovene) | Tavares 40' Berić 66' Potokar 88' |
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 6', 22' Cvijanović 52' Filipović 55' Milec 82' Berić 90' |
Report (Slovene) | Barbič 67' Šimić 75' Vinko 78' Rep 89' |
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 10' Stojnić 16' Poplatnik 53' Šmit 71' |
Report (Slovene) | Potokar 38' Mezga 45' Arghus 74' Berić 90+1' Smrekar 90+2' |
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 20' Cvijanović 33' Berić 65', 73' Tavares 69' Mezga 89' Handanović 90+3' |
Report (Slovene) | Delamea Mlinar 20' Lovrečič 45' Fink 46', 65' Omladič 58' |
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 48' Vuk 63' |
Report (Slovene) | Mertelj 82' | 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 12' Potokar 19' Tavares 43', 47', 64' Cvijanović 60' |
Report (Slovene) | Žurej 58' Bajić 69' Vrhovec 87' |
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 21' Firer 55' Stjepanović 58' Jahič 59' Eterović 77' Črnčič 90+1' |
Report (Slovene) | Dedić 18' (o.g.) | 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 20', 24' Tavares 85' |
Report (Slovene) | Rešek 27', 37' Kurež 73' |
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 36' Murko 69' A. Čeh 69' |
Report (Slovene) | Berić 26' Mezga 31' Mejač 88' Filipović 90+2' |
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 57' Omladič 61' Delamea Mlinar 71' Džafić 83' |
Report (Slovene) | Potokar 57' Milec 65' Mezga 69', 87' (pen.) Rajčević 90+1' |
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 35' Viler 80' Tavares 90+1' |
Report (Slovene) | Valenčič 5' Kapun 69' Omladič 72' Baskera 83' Kovačević 87' |
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 14' Šturm 39' Đurković 76' |
Report (Slovene) | Mezga 8' Ibraimi 60' Mertelj 65' Tavares 90' |
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 50', 73', 77' | Report (Slovene) | Šturm 20' Jelar 77' |
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 44' | Report (Slovene) | Vrhovec 29' Verbič 82' Plesec 86' |
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.
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.
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 | Željezničar Sarajevo | Maribor, Slovenia |
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20:00 CET | Berić 47', 76' Mezga 67' (pen.) Rajčević 90' Tavares 90+2' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Adilović 15', 55' Svraka 18' Kerla 37' Bogičević 67' Jamak 69' |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany |
24 July 2012 Second leg | Željezničar Sarajevo | 1 – 2 (2 – 6 agg.) |
Maribor | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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21:00 CET | Čolić 2', 53' Bešlija 14' Zolotić 39' Adilović 54' Kvesić 59' Stanić 61' Svraka 63', 64' Bekrić 65' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Ibraimi 20' Potokar 52' Tavares 86' |
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase2 Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Third qualifying round
1 August 2012 First leg | Maribor | 4 – 1 | Dudelange | Maribor, Slovenia |
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20:00 CET | Mezga 13', 47' Tavares 38' Rajčević 63' Berić 77' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Steinmetz 26' Hug 79' Da Mota 80' Melisse 83' Joachim 90+2' |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,025 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia) |
8 August 2012 Second leg | Dudelange | 0 – 1 (1 – 5 agg.) |
Maribor | Dudelange, Luxembourg |
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17:00 CET | Tournut 39' Steinmetz 71' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Mezga 37' Mertelj 79' Potokar 90' |
Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal) |
Play-off round
22 August 2012 First leg | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 – 1 | Maribor | Zagreb, Croatia |
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20:45 CET | Čop 10' Ademi 18' Vida 28' Leko 38' Badelj 74', 75' Šimunić 80' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Mertelj 31' Badelj 39' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 20,135 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
28 August 2012 Second leg | Maribor | 0 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.) |
Dinamo Zagreb | Maribor, Slovenia |
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20:45 CET | Handanović 13' Arghus 84' Tavares 84' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Tonel 12' Ademi 16' Badelj 36' Vida 71' |
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
Group J
20 September 2012 1 | Maribor | 3 – 0 | Panathinaikos | Maribor, Slovenia |
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21:05 CET | Berić 25', 90' Ibraimi 62', 63' Tavares 88' (pen.) |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Vitolo 75' Spyropoulos 84', 90+3' Velázquez 87' |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland) |
4 October 2012 2 | Lazio | 1 – 0 | Maribor | Rome, Italy |
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19:00 CET | Cana 54' Ederson 62' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Marcos Tavares 45+1' Vidović 76' |
Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
25 October 2012 3 | Maribor | 1 – 1 | Tottenham | Maribor, Slovenia |
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19:00 CET | Berić 42' Mezga 48' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Sigurðsson 58' Naughton 73' |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,049 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
8 November 2012 4 | Tottenham | 3 – 1 | Maribor | London, England |
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21:05 CET | Defoe 22', 49', 77' Bale 53' Carroll 76' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Mejač 38' Berić 40' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,089 Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland) |
22 November 2012 5 | Panathinaikos | 1 – 0 | Maribor | Athens, Greece |
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19:00 CET | Vitolo 67' (Pen.) | Report Report (Slovene) |
Mejač 42', 45' Mertelj 52' Arghus 54' |
Stadium: OAKA Attendance: 9,390 Referee: Laurent Duhamel France |
6 December 2012 6 | Maribor | 1 – 4 | Lazio | Maribor, Slovenia |
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21:05 CET | Filipović 37' Tavares 84' |
Report Report (Slovene) |
Kozák 16', 22' Radu 32' Floccari 38', 51' Cavanda 65' Ciani 88' |
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.
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