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| Full name | Nogometni klub Celje | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Grofje (The Counts) Rumeno-modri (The Yellow and Blues) | ||
| Founded | 28 December 1919[1][2] (as SK Celje) | ||
| Ground | Stadion Z'dežele | ||
| Capacity | 13,059 | ||
| President | Valeriy Kolotilo | ||
| Manager | Albert Riera | ||
| League | Slovenian PrvaLiga | ||
| 2023–24 | Slovenian PrvaLiga, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | https://www.nk-celje.si/ | ||
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Nogometni klub Celje (English: Celje Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Celje or simply Celje ([ˈtsɛ̀ːljɛ]), is a professional football club from Celje, Slovenia. They play in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian football. Together with Maribor, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its formation in 1991.[3] Celje won their first league title in the 2019–20 season. They have also won the 2004–05 edition of the Slovenian Cup.
- ^ "Klubi" [Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Gordana Possnig (10 September 2019). "V Celju že sto let organizirano igrajo nogomet". Večer (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.