Slovenian First League
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| Country | Slovenia |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | 2. SNL |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Slovenian Cup Slovenian Supercup |
| International cup(s) |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current champions |
Maribor (14th title) (2016–17) |
| Most championships | Maribor (14 titles) |
| Most capped player | Sebastjan Gobec (488) |
| Top goalscorer | Štefan Škaper (130) |
| TV partners | Kanal A |
| Website | prvaliga.si |
 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga
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The Slovenian First Football League (Slovene: Prva slovenska nogometna liga Slovene pronunciation: [ˈpərʋa slɔˈʋeːnska nɔgɔˈmɛtna ˈliːga]), currently named PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije Slovene pronunciation: [ˈpərʋa ˈliːga ˈteːlɛkɔm slɔˈʋeːnijɛ] due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the main football league in Slovenia, and was formed in 1991 after Slovenia became an independent country. From 1920 until the end of the 1990–91 season, the Slovenian Republic League was a lower division of the Yugoslavian league football system. The league is currently governed by the Football Association of Slovenia. Between 2001 and 2012 the league was governed by the Association of 1. SNL. Celje, Gorica and Maribor are the only three clubs that have never been relegated from the league, since its foundation in 1991.
Slovenian PrvaLiga is the highest league of association football in Slovenia. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga is contested on a round robin basis and the championship awarded to the club that is top of the league at the end of the season. The league was established after the independence of Slovenia in 1991, originally containing 21 clubs. Before that, top Slovenian teams competed in Yugoslavia with only Ilirija, AŠK Primorje and after a forced merger of the two teams in 1936,Ljubljana ever reaching the country's highest division, Yugoslav First League.Olimpija, Maribor and Nafta were the only Slovenian teams who participated in the top division between the end of World War II in 1945 and the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991. While being a part of the Yugoslav football system, most of the Slovenian clubs competed for the title of regional champions in the Slovenian Republic Football League. However, the republic league was officially the third tier of football most of the time and the competition was usually without the top Slovenian clubs, who played in the Yugoslav Second League or the country's top division.
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