NK Rudar Velenje


Nogometni klub Rudar Velenje, commonly referred to as NK Rudar Velenje or simply Rudar Velenje, is a Slovenian football club from Velenje which competes in the Slovenian Second League, the second tier of the Slovenian football league system.
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History

The club was founded in August 1948. At first they played in local MNZ Celje league, until they qualified for the Slovenian Republic League in 1953. Two years later, on 3 July 1955, Rudar's home stadium Ob Jezeru was opened and the club moved to its current home. After the short crisis the club returned to the Slovenian league in 1962. For the 1974–75 season the club hired a professional coach Živko Stakič and became Slovenian champions in 1977. Rudar therefore qualified for the Yugoslav Second League, where they played until 1982. Just before the breakup of Yugoslavia, Rudar became the Slovenian champion for the second time in 1991.
After the Slovenian independence, Rudar became a regular participant in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. They were relegated to the Slovenian Second League in 2003 and returned for the 2005–06 season, but were instantly relegated back to second level. In the 2007–08 season they finished first and thus achieved a promotion back to the first league. The club's highest finish was third place on four occasions, the last time in 2014, when Mate Eterović, Rudar's striker, also became league's topscorer. Their biggest success was winning the Slovenian Cup in 1998, when they lost first game away to Primorje, but then won 3–0 in front of home crowd in the second leg. Rudar therefore played in the last edition of Cup Winners' Cup, where it was eliminated by Varteks in the first round.

Honours

Yugoslavia

Slovenia

Domestic league and cup results

SeasonLeaguePositionPtsPWDLGFGACup
1991–921. SNL1238401312155965Quarter-finals
1992–931. SNL93334137144552First round
1993–941. SNL92730107133749Round of 16
1994–951. SNL7383016685533Quarter-finals
1995–961. SNL749361310134637Semi-finals
1996–971. SNL842361012144353Round of 16
1997–981. SNL743361013133938Winners
1998–991. SNL3563316894333Quarter-finals
1999–20001. SNL3583317794935First round
2000–011. SNL84333127144344Semi-finals
2001–021. SNL84233119134652Quarter-finals
2002–031. SNL11253167183251First round
2003–042. SNL1693221658437Quarter-finals
2004–052. SNL1↑723323377640Second round
2005–061. SNL10↓153629252883Quarter-finals
2006–072. SNL84536129154559Quarter-finals
2007–082. SNL1↑502715477031did not qualify
2008–091. SNL35536167134439Quarter-finals
2009–101. SNL74936154174652Quarter-finals
2010–111. SNL646361210145850Second round
2011–121. SNL643361110155554Semi-final
2012–131. SNL74036117184259Round of 16
2013–141. SNL3633618995533Semi-finals
2014–151. SNL646361210144443Round of 16
2015–161. SNL74136118173452Quarter-finals
2016–171. SNL741361011154953Quarter-finals
2017–181. SNL45036155165049First round
2018–191. SNL74336127175073Round of 16
2019–201. SNL10↓1236012242880Quarter-finals
2020–212. SNL8262275102434Round of 16
2021–222. SNL54930161135143did not qualify
2022–232. SNL133230711124151Round of 16
2023–242. SNL83730107133349Round of 32
2024–252. SNL133230711122744Round of 32

;Notes
;Key
  • P – Matches played
  • W – Matches won
  • D – Matches drawn
  • L – Matches lost
  • GF – Goals for
  • GA – Goals against
  • Pts – Points
WinnersRunners-upPromoted ↑Relegated ↓

UEFA competitions

All results list Rudar's goal tally first.
SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregate
1995UEFA Intertoto CupGR2