Full name | Športno Društvo Nogometni Klub Olimpija Ljubljana |
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Nickname(s) |
Zmaji (The Dragons) Zeleno-beli (The Green and Whites) |
Founded | 2 March 2005 | (as NK Bežigrad)
Ground |
Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana |
Capacity | 16,038 |
President | Milan Mandarić |
Head Coach | Igor Bišćan |
League | Slovenian PrvaLiga |
2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga, 3rd |
Website | Club home page |
Active sport clubs of Olimpija | |||
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Football | Basketball | Hockey |
Coordinates: 46°3′24.39″N 14°30′17.69″E / 46.0567750°N 14.5049139°E
Nogometni Klub Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovene pronunciation: [nɔgɔˈméːtni ˈklúːp ɔˈlìːmpija ljubˈljàːna]; English: Olimpija Ljubljana Football Club), commonly referred to as Olimpija Ljubljana or simply Olimpija, is a professional association football club, based in the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the country's highest football division.
Founded on 2 March 2005, under the name NK Bežigrad, Olimpija began competing in the Slovenian Fifth League during the 2005–06 season and have managed to achieve promotion in four successive seasons, reaching the top division for the first time in 2009, after they have won the 2008–09 Slovenian Second League. After seven years in the top division, Olimpija won their first major trophy when they were crowned champions following the 2015–16 season. Their previous best result in the top division was in the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, when they were runners-up. In 2012 and 2013, they were runners-up in the Slovenian Supercup, and in the 2016–17 season, they were runners-up in the Slovenian Cup.