Organising body | Football Association of Slovenia |
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Founded | 1991 |
Country | Slovenia |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | 2. SNL |
Domestic cup(s) | Slovenian Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League |
Current champions | Celje (2nd title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | Maribor (16 titles) |
Most appearances | Sebastjan Gobec (488) |
Top goalscorer | Marcos Tavares (159) |
TV partners | Sportklub Šport TV |
Website | prvaliga.si |
Current: 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga |
The Slovenian PrvaLiga (Slovene: Prva slovenska nogometna liga, pronounced [ˈpərʋa slɔˈʋeːnska nɔɡɔˈmɛtna ˈliːɡa]), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Slovenian Second League (2. SNL). Seasons typically run from July to May with each team playing 36 matches.
The competition was founded 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 within the Yugoslav league system, although the top Slovenian clubs usually competed in the highest levels of the Yugoslav league system. The league is governed by the Football Association of Slovenia. Celje and Maribor are the only two founding clubs that have never been relegated from the league since its foundation in 1991.
47 clubs have competed since the inception of the PrvaLiga in 1991. Eight of them have won the title: Maribor (16), Gorica (4), Olimpija (4), Olimpija Ljubljana (3), Celje (2), Domžale (2), Koper (1), and Mura (1).