From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Association of 1. SNL
Association of 1. SNL
Vision
The Association of 1. SNL is a voluntary, independent
and non-profit organization of football clubs of Slovenian
first division, 1. SNL, who’s vision is meant to exercise
its activities, development of work and business connect-
ed with organizing and implementation of the league, in-
cluding mutual improvements of conditions of the game
and the competing system, mutual development of hu-
man resources policy and other mutual common interests
in development and progression of the game of foot-
ball.[3]
Current members
• NK Celje
• NK Domžale
• ND Gorica
• FC Koper
• NK Maribor
• ND Mura 05
• NK Nafta Lendava
• NK Olimpija Ljubljana
• NK Rudar Velenje
• ND Triglav Kranj
Official logo Criticisms
Združenje nogometnih klubov 1. SNL (English: Asso- Recently the Association is a target for criticism by the
ciation of football clubs of 1. SNL), commonly referred to as media, that is demanding a reorganization of the league’s
Združenje 1. SNL (Association of 1. SNL), is the governing governing body and increasing the influence of Football
body of Slovenian highest level of football, 1. SNL. Their Association of Slovenia.[4] One of the criticism is that the
members are professional football clubs that are partic- league is without the main general sponsor for couple of
ipating in the Slovenian first division and each club has seasons now, and it does not look like that Association
one representative.[1] Branko Florjančič is the current of 1. SNL will find any anytime soon.[4] According to the
president of the organization.[1] The history of Sloven- media the Association that governs the league of a coun-
ian first division, 1. SNL, started in 1991 after the inde- try that is continiously fighting and qualifiyng to the
pendence of Slovenia when the best Slovenian clubs were biggest international tournaments, should not have any
joined into a league, then governed by Football Associa- problems in convincing and finding a general sponsor if
tion of Slovenia who were governing the league up un- they would do their job properly.[4] Especially since some
til January 2001 when Association of 1. SNL effectively countries, such as Latvia, Faroe Islands, Malta, Luxem-
took over.[2] The change happened in compliance with bourg etc. and also Kosovo, which is not even an UEFA
the rules of Football Association of Slovenia, UEFA and member, have general sponsors in their respective
FIFA.[2] The organization was originally founded in 1993 leagues while their national team and clubs does not en-
and combined the interests of all clubs, members of the joy any major success on international stage.[4] The other
first division.[2] main concern for the league is that the league’s clubs are
struggling, season after season, with huge financial diffi-
culties and some of them are barely surviving by the end
of the season.[4] After every season clubs that gain pro-
motion from Slovenian second division, 2. SNL, are re-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Association of 1. SNL
jecting the possibility of advancing into top division.[5] STATUT%20zdruzenja_1SNL.pdf. Retrieved 6 June
NK Primorje, a team that played in the 2010–11 Slovenian 2011.
PrvaLiga, is the last case of financial troubles that Sloven- [4] ^ "In mi se jim smejimo..." (in Slovene). EKIPA.org.
ian clubs are facing and, due to a financial debt, did not 8 June 2011. http://www.ekipa.org/?p=nd&i=14189.
gain a license from the Football Association of Slovenia Retrieved 11 June 2011.
to compete under their jurisdiction (top three tiers of [5] Dario Dotto, Rok Plestenjak (1 June 2011). "Tudi
Slovenian football).[6] Zlatko Zahovič director of football Aluminij noče v prvo ligo" (in Slovene). SIOL.net.
at the most successful Slovenian club, NK Maribor, re- http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/
cently made a comment that the Association of 1. SNL novice/2011/06/
should be disbanded or that at the very least Branko Flor- tudi_aluminij_noce_v_prvo_ligo.aspx. Retrieved 11
jančič, current president of the organization, should re- June 2011.
sign and give the chance to someone more competent.[7] [6] NZS (30 May 2011). "Brez dodatnih kvalifikacij" (in
Zahovič also stated that the Association in its current Slovene). NZS.si. http://www.nzs.si/novice/
form serves no purpuse.[7] 2011-05-30-Brez-dodatnih-kvalifikacij. Retrieved 11
June 2011.
References [7] ^ Miran Zore (9 June 2011). "Združenje bi lahko
razpustili" (in Slovene). nogomania.com.
[1] ^ PrvaLiga. "Organi Združenja 1. SNL" (in Slovene). http://nogomania.com/Slovenski-Nogomet/Prva-
prvaliga.si. http://www.prvaliga.si/Zdruzenje/ SNL/Novica/Zdruzenje-bi-lahko-razpustili.aspx.
Organi. Retrieved 6 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
[2] ^ PrvaLiga. "Zgodovina Združenja 1. SNL" (in
Slovene). prvaliga.si. http://www.prvaliga.si/
Zdruzenje/Zgodovina_. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
External links
[3] PrvaLiga. "Statut Združenja 1. SNL" (in Slovene). • (Slovene) Official website
prvaliga.si. http://www.prvaliga.si/Doc/Akti/
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