Publikum Celje

Last updated : 23/08/2023 02:45:32

Introduction

Publikum Celje are a Grassroots football team made up of 1 team members.

The team is from Slovenia and play in the Prva Liga.

Publikum Celje started using TeamStats in September 2013.

Team Details

Publikum Celje Football Club

Nogometni klub Celje (English: Celje Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Celje or simply Celje (['ts?`?lj?]), is an association football club from Celje, Slovenia. They play in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Together with Maribor, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its formation in 1991.

History

The club was founded in 1919 as SK Celje.
Soon after the World War II, in 1946, the club changed its name to NK Kladivar (expressionistic term in Slovene for a blacksmith).
In 1964 they qualified for the Yugoslav Second League, where they played for one year.
In 1992, one year after Slovenia gained independence from Yugoslavia, the club was renamed as Publikum due to sponsorship reasons.
They reached the finals of Slovenian Cup in 1993 and 1995, but lost on both occasions, having been beaten by Olimpija and Mura, respectively.
In 2004–05, they won their first Slovenian Cup.
In 2019–20, they won their first Slovenian PrvaLiga title.

Source: NK Celje (Wikipedia)

Stadium

Publikum Celje play their home games at the Z'dežele Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000.

Source: NK Celje (Soccerway)

Current Squad

Goalkeepers: Marko Pridigar, Luka Uvanovic
Defenders: Mihael Karba, Tilen Travner, Bojan Jokic, Žan Karnicnik, Luka Frelih, Luka Rotman, Mark Šuler
Midfielders: Bojan Zajc, Luka Bobicanec, Žiga Laci, Aleksander Matanovic, Martin Šinkovec, Aljaž Struna, Luka Zaric
Forwards: David Brekalo, Luka Mencigar, Martin Šmevec, Benjamin Verbic