NK Aluminij

Aluminij
Full name	Nogometni klub Aluminij Kidričevo
Nicknames	Šumari (The Foresters); Rdeče-beli (The Red and Whites)
Founded	1946; 79 years ago
Ground	Aluminij Sports Park
Capacity	1,200
President	Marko Drobnič
Head coach	Jura Arsić
League	Slovenian PrvaLiga
2024–25	Slovenian Second League, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Website	nkaluminij.net
Home colours	Away colours

Nogometni klub Aluminij (English: Aluminij Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Aluminij or simply Aluminij, is a Slovenian football club based in the town of Kidričevo that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian football. The club was founded in 1946.^[1]

Honours

Yugoslavia

Slovenian Republic League
- Winners (1): 1965–66
Slovenian Republic Cup
- Winners (1): 1965

Slovenia

Slovenian Second League
- Winners (3): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2024–25
- Runners-up (4): 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2022–23
Slovenian Third League (East)
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- Runners-up (1): 1993–94
Slovenian Football Cup
- Runners-up (2): 2001–02, 2017–18
MNZ Ptuj Cup
- Winners (11): 1991–92, 1993,^[2] 1994–95,^[3] 1999–2000,^[4] 2000–01,^[5] 2001–02,^[6] 2002–03,^[7] 2004–05,^[8] 2008–09,^[9] 2009–10,^[10] 2013–14^[11]

Season-by-season records

Season	League	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Cup
1991–92	1. MNZ Ptuj	2	36	22	15	6	1	65	26	Quarter-finals
1992–93	3. SNL – East	12	22	26	8	6	12	35	41	did not qualify
1993–94	3. SNL – East	2	34	26	14	6	6	59	35	First round
1994–95	3. SNL – East	3	33	23	15	3	5	54	30	Round of 16
1995–96	3. SNL – East	4	37	26	10	7	9	41	36	Round of 16
1996–97	3. SNL – East	1↑	62	26	19	5	2	67	18	Quarter-finals
1997–98	2. SNL	13	31	30	8	7	15	34	50	First round
1998–99	2. SNL	6	51	30	14	9	7	57	42	Round of 16
1999–2000	2. SNL	4	55	30	16	7	7	62	32	First round
2000–01	2. SNL	3	60	29	18	6	5	62	29	Round of 16
2001–02	2. SNL	3	71	30	22	5	3	73	22	Runners-up
2002–03	2. SNL	3	57	30	17	6	7	67	37	Quarter-finals
2003–04	2. SNL	5	50	32	14	8	10	50	39	First round
2004–05	2. SNL	7	47	33	14	5	14	68	51	Round of 16
2005–06	2. SNL	4	43	27	12	7	8	37	24	Round of 16
2006–07	2. SNL	6	37	27	10	7	10	29	29	did not qualify
2007–08	2. SNL	4	41	27	12	5	10	39	30	did not qualify
2008–09	2. SNL	2	49	27	15	4	7	65	40	Second round
2009–10	2. SNL	3	46	27	14	4	9	67	34	First round
2010–11	2. SNL	1	48	27	13	9	5	54	22	Round of 16
2011–12	2. SNL	1↑	68	27	21	5	1	54	12	did not qualify
2012–13	1. SNL	10↓	30	36	7	9	20	36	67	Semi-finals
2013–14	2. SNL	3	47	27	13	8	6	45	23	Quarter-finals
2014–15	2. SNL	2	50	27	15	5	7	49	21	First round
2015–16	2. SNL	2↑	50	27	14	8	5	61	29	did not qualify
2016–17	1. SNL	9	38	36	9	11	16	38	52	Quarter-finals
2017–18	1. SNL	8	33	36	8	9	19	40	63	Runners-up
2018–19	1. SNL	6	48	36	14	6	16	50	53	Semi-finals
2019–20	1. SNL	5	55	36	16	7	13	58	48	Semi-finals
2020–21	1. SNL	8	43	36	10	13	13	31	41	Round of 16
2021–22	1. SNL	10↓	24	36	4	12	20	33	72	First round
2022–23	2. SNL	2↑	64	30	19	7	4	58	23	Semi-finals
2023–24	1. SNL	10↓	31	36	8	7	21	37	71	First round
2024–25	2. SNL	1↑	64	30	20	4	6	59	28	Round of 16

Key

P – Matches played
W – Matches won
D – Matches drawn
L – Matches lost
GF – Goals for
GA – Goals against
Pts – Points

Winners	Runners-up	Promoted ↑	Relegated ↓

References

^ a b "Klubi" [Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Nogometni praznik v Kidričevem". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 26 August 1993. p. 13. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Drava – Aluminij 1:3". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 15 June 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^ "Pokal nogometašem Aluminija". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 1 June 2000. p. 25. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^ "Finale pokalnega tekmovanja MNZ Ptuj". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 17 May 2001. p. 28. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^ "Finale pokala MNZ Ptuj". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 18 April 2002. p. 32. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^ "Aluminij se je oddolžil vsaj v finalu". Štajerski tednik (in Slovenian). 15 May 2003. p. 25. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^ "Pokal MNZ Ptuj zasluženo v rokah Aluminija". Štajerski tednik (in Slovenian). 29 April 2005. p. 15. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Naslov Aluminiju". Štajerski tednik (in Slovenian). 15 May 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Zavrču v finalu ni uspelo presenetiti Aluminija" (in Slovenian). NK Zavrč. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ "Zapisnik finala pokala MNZ Ptuj" (PDF) (in Slovenian). MNZ Ptuj. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Official website (in Slovene)
PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
Soccerway profile

[Klubi-1] "Klubi" [Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[2] "Nogometni praznik v Kidričevem". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 26 August 1993. p. 13. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[3] "Drava – Aluminij 1:3". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 15 June 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[4] "Pokal nogometašem Aluminija". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 1 June 2000. p. 25. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[5] "Finale pokalnega tekmovanja MNZ Ptuj". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 17 May 2001. p. 28. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[6] "Finale pokala MNZ Ptuj". Tednik (Ptuj) (in Slovenian). 18 April 2002. p. 32. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[7] "Aluminij se je oddolžil vsaj v finalu". Štajerski tednik (in Slovenian). 15 May 2003. p. 25. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

[8] "Pokal MNZ Ptuj zasluženo v rokah Aluminija". Štajerski tednik (in Slovenian). 29 April 2005. p. 15. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[9] "Naslov Aluminiju". Štajerski tednik (in Slovenian). 15 May 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[10] "Zavrču v finalu ni uspelo presenetiti Aluminija" (in Slovenian). NK Zavrč. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[11] "Zapisnik finala pokala MNZ Ptuj" (PDF) (in Slovenian). MNZ Ptuj. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

v t e Slovenian PrvaLiga
Seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
2025–26 teams	Aluminij Bravo Celje Domžale Koper Maribor NŠ Mura Olimpija Ljubljana ND Primorje Radomlje
Former teams	Ankaran Bela Krajina Beltinci Drava Ptuj Dravograd Gorica Interblock Izola Jadran Dekani Kočevje Korotan Prevalje Krka Krško Livar Ljubljana Medvode NK Mura ND Mura 05 Nafta 1903 Nafta Lendava Naklo Olimpija Pohorje NK Primorje Rogaška Rudar Trbovlje Rudar Velenje Slavija Vevče Slovan Steklar Svoboda Šmartno Tabor Sežana Triglav Kranj Zagorje Zavrč Železničar Maribor
Associated competitions	Slovenian Cup Second League Third League UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League

v t e Slovenian Republic Football League
Ljubljana Subassociation League seasons	1920 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41
Teams (1920–1941)	I. SSK Maribor Amater Athletik Bratstvo Celje Čakovec Disk Građanski Grafika Hermes Hertha Hrastnik Ilirija Jadran Jugoslavija Korotan Kovinar Kranj SK Ljubljana Mars Merkur Mura Olimp Primorje Ptuj Rapid Red Star Reka Rote Elf Slavija Ljubljana Slavija Maribor Slovan Sparta Svoboda Celje Svoboda Ljubljana Svoboda Maribor Šoštanj Železničar Maribor
Slovenian Republic League seasons	1946 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Teams (1946–1991)	Aluminij Branik Maribor Branik Solkan Brežice Domžale Drava Dravinja Elan Elkroj Grafičar Hrastnik Ilirija Izola Jadran Dekani Jesenice Kamnik Kladivar Koper Kovinar Maribor Kovinar Štore Krim Litija Ljubljana Maribor Medvode Mura Nafta Naklo Olimp Olimpija Partizan Žalec Piran Pohorje Postojna Primorje Proletarec Rudar Trbovlje Rudar Velenje Slavija Slivnica Sloga Slovan Steklar Stol Svoboda Šmartno Tabor Triglav Kranj Triglav Ljubljana Vozila Železničar Maribor ŽŠD Celje