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Football Association of Slovenia

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Football Association of Slovenia
UEFA
Founded24 April 1920
HeadquartersPredoslje
FIFA affiliation3 July 1992[1]
UEFA affiliation24 June 1992
PresidentRadenko Mijatović[2]
Websitehttps://www.nzs.si/

The Football Association of Slovenia (Slovene: Nogometna zveza Slovenije or NZS) is the governing body of football in Slovenia. It organizes the first division (1. SNL), second division (2. SNL), third division (East and West), Slovenian Cup, Slovenian Women's League, and other competitions. It is also responsible for the Slovenia national football team and the Slovenia women's national football team. It was founded as Ljubljana Football Subassociation on 24 April 1920.[3]

History

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The Football Association of Slovenia has its origins in the Ljubljana Football Association founded on 24 April 1920 as a subnational football association under the Football Association of Yugoslavia in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[4] The association assumed its current name in 1948, where the Football Association of Yugoslavia granted them jurisdiction over local referees and coaches.[4]

Following the independence of Slovenia from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, the Football Association of Slovenia arraged the Slovenian PrvaLiga, consisting of the Slovenian teams that played within the top three leagues of the former Yugoslav football league system.[4] They were granted membership of FIFA in 1992 and UEFA in 1993.[4] The Football Association of Slovenia oversaw a rise in football participation and this led to the Slovenia national football team qualifying for UEFA Euro 2000.[5] In 2011, Aleksander Čeferin became the president of the Football Association of Slovenia but was appointed as the head of UEFA in 2016.[6]

In 2023, the Football Association of Slovenia received a complaint from the Slovenia women's national football team that they were being treated poorly with substandard facilities to train at, poor catering provided and unprofessional behaviour from the coaching staff. The Football Association of Slovenia responded by firing the coaching team and agreed to give them equal pay and conditions with the men's team.[7]

Presidents

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References

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  1. ^ "Pravilnik o priznanjih Nogometne zveze Slovenije" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 23 October 2018. p. 7. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Predsednik NZS" [Football Association of Slovenia president] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ To. G.; A. V. (24 April 2020). "NZS-ju ob 100-letnici delovanja zlati red za zasluge" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Developing football in Slovenia". UEFA. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Slovenia's Jubilee A Happy Anniversary". UEFA. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Aleksander Ceferin: New president says Uefa must show leadership". BBC Sport. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Slovenian women's national team arrange equal pay and working conditions". FIFPRO. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d Kozmelj, Jaka (25 September 2024). "Bliža se trenutek odločitve: kdo bo vodil NZS?". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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