Nogometni Klub Maribor (English: Football Club Maribor), commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from Slovenian top flight 1. SNL since its establishment in 1991. They are regarded as a symbol of Slovenian football , particularly in their home region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia.
Interesting fact
Purple warrior (Vijoličasti bojevnik or Vijol'čni bojevnik), is a trophy awarded to the most distinguished player in the past season. The winner of the trophy is decided among the season ticket holders and by a poll on the official website of the club, where everybody can participate. The voting starts at the end of the season and is usually finished in a month. The trophy itself is awarded to a player before the first match of the next season by a random selected fan (usually a season ticket holder). To be eligible to participate in a poll, a player must appear in at least 10 league matches of the season. The voting was first introduced at the end of 2007–08 season. Czech defender Lubomir Kubica was selected as the first ever trophy winner. Defender Elvedin Dzinic was the first domestic player that won the award.
http://www.nkmaribor.com
Kick off 18:00 GMT, live on ITV4.
Interesting fact
Purple warrior (Vijoličasti bojevnik or Vijol'čni bojevnik), is a trophy awarded to the most distinguished player in the past season. The winner of the trophy is decided among the season ticket holders and by a poll on the official website of the club, where everybody can participate. The voting starts at the end of the season and is usually finished in a month. The trophy itself is awarded to a player before the first match of the next season by a random selected fan (usually a season ticket holder). To be eligible to participate in a poll, a player must appear in at least 10 league matches of the season. The voting was first introduced at the end of 2007–08 season. Czech defender Lubomir Kubica was selected as the first ever trophy winner. Defender Elvedin Dzinic was the first domestic player that won the award.
http://www.nkmaribor.com
Kick off 18:00 GMT, live on ITV4.