1. SNL is a men’s football league in Slovenia. The Xtra-Stats competition page brings together live scores, fixtures, results and standings, alongside player and team statistics, so visitors can follow matches, review competition data and compare seasons from 2018 to 2025 in one place. Use it for quick reference before, during and after matches, whether checking a fixture, result or league position.
Upcoming matches, 1. SNL
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Koper
Nafta
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Maribor
Aluminij
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Bravo
Olimpija Ljubljana
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Mura
Celje
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Brinje-Grosuplje
Radomlje
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Radomlje
Koper
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Olimpija Ljubljana
Mura
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Nafta
Bravo
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Brinje-Grosuplje
Maribor
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Celje
Aluminij
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1. SNL Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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Maribor | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 19 | WDWWD |
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Bravo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 | WDWLD |
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Koper | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 15 | LWWWD |
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Olimpija Ljubljana | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 | WWDWD |
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Nafta | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 13 | WWLLL |
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Aluminij | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 | WDLLW |
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Celje | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | LLWLW |
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Brinje-Grosuplje | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 | LLWLL |
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Mura | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 8 | LDLLW |
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Radomlje | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 5 | LLDLW |
1. SNL Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
1. SNL teams participation since 2018
History
1. SNL top scorer teams
1. SNL About
1. SNL is Slovenia’s top-flight men’s professional football league, currently branded as Prva liga Telemach and also widely known as the Slovenian 1. SNL. It is the highest level of the Slovenian football pyramid, bringing together the country’s leading clubs in a national league competition governed by the Football Association of Slovenia (Nogometna zveza Slovenije, NZS).
Role in Slovenian football
The competition provides the country’s principal stage for elite domestic football. Its position at the top of the pyramid means that it determines the Slovenian national champion and creates a route into UEFA club competitions. It also gives Slovenian players a platform to develop, compete at senior level and attract attention from clubs elsewhere in Europe.
The 1. SNL is a league rather than a knockout tournament. Its outcome is decided by performance across the full season, with clubs ranked in one table according to the points collected in their league matches. There is no separate title play-off in the standard competition format: the team finishing first after the complete programme is crowned champion.
Origins and development
The league was established in 1991, following Slovenia’s independence and the reorganisation of its football system after the break-up of Yugoslavia. It replaced the Slovenian Republic League as the country’s premier domestic competition. Since then, it has developed into the definitive national championship and the main bridge between Slovenian club football and the wider European game.
The competition’s history includes a strong tradition of success for NK Maribor, the most successful club in the league with 16 titles as of 2025. Olimpija Ljubljana, Gorica and Celje are among the other notable champions. Maribor and Celje have also been identified as the only clubs to have remained in the top division throughout the league’s history since its foundation, underlining the significance of their long-term top-flight presence.
Clubs, licensing and access
Participation is restricted to clubs that satisfy the sporting, financial and infrastructure requirements set by the NZS. Licensing is intended to ensure that competing teams can operate sustainably and provide facilities suitable for top-level football. The league therefore combines sporting qualification with regulatory eligibility: success on the pitch must be matched by compliance with the competition’s licensing framework.
The division is linked directly to the 2. SNL, Slovenia’s second tier. At the end of a season, the bottom-placed 1. SNL club is automatically relegated. The team finishing ninth enters a promotion-relegation play-off against the runner-up of the 2. SNL, normally over two legs. This arrangement gives the second division a clear route into the top flight while allowing a higher-ranked first-tier club an opportunity to retain its place.
Competition format and scoring
The standard 1. SNL format features 10 clubs in a quadruple round-robin. Each team plays every other team four times: twice at home and twice away. This produces 36 matches per club across the season and rewards consistency over a substantial programme of fixtures.
Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. If clubs finish level on points, rankings are settled first through their head-to-head record. The stated order of comparison is head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals scored, overall goal difference and overall goals scored. As a league competition, matches are decided within normal regulation play; extra time and penalties belong to the promotion-relegation play-offs or knockout competitions such as the Slovenian Cup, not to ordinary league fixtures.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
The season generally begins in late July and concludes in May of the following year. A winter break, usually running from December into February, reflects the regional climate and divides the campaign into its principal autumn and spring phases.
The title carries both national prestige and an important European reward. The champion generally enters the UEFA Champions League qualifying pathway, while other high finishers receive access to UEFA qualifying competitions, particularly the UEFA Conference League. Exact places can depend on the applicable UEFA access list and the outcome of the Slovenian Cup, so European allocations should be understood in the context of the relevant season rather than as a permanently fixed entitlement.
Why the 1. SNL matters
The competition brings together three connected objectives: deciding Slovenia’s champion, developing and showcasing domestic football talent, and providing clubs with a route towards European competition. Its four-round league structure places sustained performance at the centre of the contest, while promotion and relegation preserve movement throughout the national pyramid. For supporters, the 1. SNL is therefore both Slovenia’s premier domestic championship and the focal point of the country’s club football system.