Eternal derby of Slovenian football (2007)

The Eternal derby of Slovenian football, simply known as the Eternal derby (Slovene: Večni derbi) or Slovenian derby (Slovene: Slovenski derbi), is a football rivalry between NK Maribor and NK Olimpija Ljubljana. The match between the two rivals was first contested on 24 October 2007 in a quarter-final match of the Slovenian Cup, which was won by Maribor 3–1.

Location of both teams
This article is about the football rivalry first contested in 2007 involving NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, established in 2005 as NK Bežigrad. For the rivalry involving NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, established in 1945 and dissolved in 2005, see Eternal derby of Slovenian football (1962–2004). For other uses, see Eternal derby.

Večni derbi
Other namesSlovenski derbi
LocaleLjubljana – Maribor, Slovenia
TeamsMaribor
Olimpija
First meetingMaribor 3–1 Bežigrad
Slovenian Cup
(24 October 2007)
Latest meetingOlimpija 1–0 Maribor
Slovenian PrvaLiga
(28 June 2020)
Next meeting2020–21 season
BroadcastersRTV Slovenija
Planet TV
StadiumsLjudski vrt
Stožice
Statistics
Meetings total57
Most winsMaribor (25)
Most player appearancesMarcos Tavares (54)
Top scorerMarcos Tavares (9)
Largest victoryOlimpija 4–1 Maribor
(28 August 2011)
Maribor 4–1 Olimpija
(29 April 2015)

History and rivalry culture

Olimpija was founded on 2 March 2005 under the name NK Bežigrad.[1][2] They later changed their name twice, first to NK Olimpija Bežigrad and finally to NK Olimpija Ljubljana. Although the board of the newly established club and its fans see the team as the spiritual continuation of the old club, they are not regarded as the legal successors of the old NK Olimpija by the Football Association of Slovenia and are not entitled to claim the honours won by the defunct club.[3][4]

However, because the new Olimpija is supported by most of the fans of the previous Olimpija, including their ultras group the Green Dragons, who has a long-standing rivalry with Maribor's own ultras group Viole Maribor, many see the matches between Maribor and the new club as the continuation of the rivalry and refer to it by the same name.[5][6] The first match between NK Maribor and the new NK Olimpija took place on 24 October 2007 in a Slovenian Cup quarter-final match, won by Maribor 3–1.[7] At the time, Olimpija was still competing under the name NK Olimpija Bežigrad.[7]

Fans

Besides the city of Maribor itself and the surrounding area, NK Maribor also has a large fan base in the whole regions of Lower Styria and Slovenian Carinthia.[8] The club also draws significant number of supporters from northern Upper Carniola and northeastern Lower Carniola as well as the capital city of Ljubljana itself, due to a large number of students and workers from eastern part of the country. Olimpija on the other hand inherited much of the fan base that belonged to the dissolved Olimpija and draws much of its fans from the central part of the country, the majority from the city of Ljubljana with the surrounding area of southern Upper Carniola and northwestern Lower Carniola. A significant fan base is also present in the region of Inner Carniola. Overall, the two clubs were always the most popular football clubs in the country.

Both, Maribor and Olimpija, always had support on their matches from ultras groups called Viole Maribor, supporting NK Maribor, and the Green Dragons who supports NK Olimpija. The two groups are among the largest in the country[9] and it is not uncommon that the matches between the two clubs were sometimes interrupted by violent clashes between the two groups or with the police.[10] On many occasions, before or after the matches, the fans of the two clubs would also meet up and fight on the streets. One of the worst incidents, in April 2010 after a match, resulted in a stabbing of a member of the Green Dragons who, with a group of friends, got into a fight with members of the Viole in Ljubljana's railway station.[11] However, to date, there has not been any fatalities in the country related to football violence. Fans of Olimpija traditionally occupy the northern stands of the stadiums, while Maribor fans are present on the southern stands.

Honours
Official statistics of honours won by NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, established in 2005 under the name NK Bežigrad, as treated by the Football Association of Slovenia.[12][13]
Major honours won
Competition Maribor Olimpija
1. SNL 15 2
Cup 9 2
Supercup 4 0
Total 28 4

Head-to-head

Matches

Slovenian First League
Host Maribor Olimpija
Season Round Date Venue Attendance Score Report Round Date Venue Attendance Score Report
2009–10 4 8 August 2009 Ljudski vrt 6,000 1–0 Rep. 13 17 October 2009 ŽŠD Ljubljana 2,000 0–1 Rep.
22 9 December 2009 Ljudski vrt 2,500 2–1 Rep. 31 16 April 2010 ŽŠD Ljubljana 2,000 1–1 Rep.
2010–11 13 16 October 2010 Ljudski vrt 8,000 0–0 Rep. 4 29 September 2010 Stožice 10,000 0–1 Rep.
31 4 May 2011 Ljudski vrt 9,500 2–2 Rep. 22 12 March 2011 Stožice 5,000 0–0 Rep.
2011–12 16 30 October 2011 Ljudski vrt 12,500 2–2 Rep. 7 28 August 2011 Stožice 8,000 4–1 Rep.
34 12 May 2012 Ljudski vrt 10,000 3–2 Rep. 25 21 March 2012 Stožice 8,000 1–2 Rep.
2012–13 14 20 October 2012 Ljudski vrt 9,000 1–0 Rep. 5 11 August 2012 Stožice 5,500 0–0 Rep.
32 11 May 2013 Ljudski vrt 9,000 2–1 Rep. 23 10 March 2013 Stožice 2,000 1–1 Rep.
2013–14 13 6 October 2013 Ljudski vrt 6,500 2–0 Rep. 4 2 March 2014 Stožice 5,000 0–3 Rep.
31 3 May 2014 Ljudski vrt 5,500 2–0 Rep. 22 15 March 2014 Stožice 100[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 Rep.
2014–15 12 4 October 2014 Ljudski vrt 10,000 3–3 Rep. 3 8 April 2015 Stožice 5,000 0–0 Rep.
30 29 April 2015 Ljudski vrt 8,500 4–1 Rep. 21 4 March 2015 Stožice 6,500 0–1 Rep.
2015–16 6 16 August 2015 Ljudski vrt 10,000 0–3 Rep. 15 21 November 2015 Stožice 13,500 2–2 Rep.
24 5 March 2016 Ljudski vrt 12,160 0–0 Rep. 33 7 May 2016 Stožice 14,000 1–2 Rep.
2016–17 4 8 August 2016 Ljudski vrt 11,000 1–1 Rep. 13 15 October 2016 Stožice 13,770 1–3 Rep.
22 25 February 2017 Ljudski vrt 12,000 1–0 Rep. 31 29 April 2017 Stožice 7,000 0–0 Rep.
2017–18 16 17 November 2017 Ljudski vrt 9,000 1–0 Rep. 7 27 August 2017 Stožice 13,000 0–0 Rep.
34 19 May 2018 Ljudski vrt 12,166 2–3 Rep. 25 31 March 2018 Stožice 12,000 1–1 Rep.
2018–19 14 27 October 2018 Ljudski vrt 12,000 1–2 Rep. 5 19 August 2018 Stožice 8,600 0–3 Rep.
32 11 May 2019 Ljudski vrt 12,000 0–3 Rep. 23 16 March 2019 Stožice 9,500 0–0 Rep.
2019–20 3 28 July 2019 Ljudski vrt 6,600 0–0 Rep. 12 28 September 2019 Stožice 7,000 2–4 Rep.
21 22 February 2020 Ljudski vrt 9,000 1–1 Rep. 30 28 June 2020 Stožice 70[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 Rep.

• Total: Maribor 19 wins (43.18%), 18 draws (40.91%), Olimpija 7 wins (15.91%).

Slovenian Cup
Season Round Leg Date Venue Attendance Host Score Winner Report
2007–08 Quarter-final — 24 October 2007 Ljudski vrt 3,500 Maribor 3–1 Maribor Rep.
2009–10 Round of 16 — 21 October 2009 ŽŠD Ljubljana 1,700 Olimpija 0–1 Maribor Rep.
2012–13 Quarter-final First 27 February 2013 Stožice 4,000 Olimpija 1–3 Maribor Rep.
Second 6 March 2013 Ljudski vrt 5,000 Maribor 0–1 Rep.
2013–14 Semi-final First 26 March 2014 Ljudski vrt 7,000 Maribor 1–0 Maribor Rep.
Second 2 April 2014 Stožice 4,000 Olimpija 1–1 Rep.
2016–17 Semi-final First 5 April 2017 Stožice 6,000 Olimpija 2–1 Olimpija Rep.
Second 12 April 2017 Ljudski vrt 10,500 Maribor 1–1 Rep.
2017–18 Quarter-final First 11 November 2017 Stožice 7,000 Olimpija 3–0 Olimpija Rep.
Second 29 November 2017 Ljudski vrt 3,000 Maribor 1–1 Rep.
2018–19 Final — 30 May 2019 Stadion Z'dežele (N) 8,623 Olimpija 2–1 Olimpija Rep.

• Series won: Maribor 4 (57%), Olimpija 3 (43%).

Slovenian Supercup
Season Round Leg Date Venue Attendance Host Score Winner Report
2012 Final — 8 July 2012 Ljudski vrt 4,150 Olimpija 1–2 Maribor Rep.
2013 Final — 7 July 2013 Arena Petrol (N) 1,800 Maribor 3–0 Maribor Rep.

• Series won: Maribor 2 (100%), Olimpija 0 (0%).

Statistics

The table below is accurate as of 28 June 2020.

Maribor
wins		 Draws Olimpija
wins
1. SNL
At Maribor home 10 8 4
At Olimpija home 9 10 3
Total 19 18 7
Slovenian Cup
At Maribor home 2 2 1
At Olimpija home 2 1 2
Neutral field 0 0 1
Total 4 3 4
Slovenian Supercup
At Maribor home[lower-alpha 3] 1 0 0
At Olimpija home 0 0 0
Neutral field 1 0 0
Total 2 0 0
Total
57 25 21 11

League ranking
Position 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4 4
5
6
7 7
8
9
10

• Total: Maribor 9 times higher (82%), Olimpija 2 times higher (18%).

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors.
  2. The match was played behind closed doors.
  3. Olimpija Ljubljana was officially selected as the home team during the 2012 Slovenian Supercup, with a draw. However, the match was played at Ljudski vrt stadium in Maribor, the home of NK Maribor.
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