Eternal derby of Slovenian football (1962–2004)

The Eternal derby of Slovenian football, simply known as the Eternal derby (Slovene: Večni derbi) or Slovenian derby (Slovene: Slovenski derbi) was a football rivalry between NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, which was dissolved in 2005.

This article is about the football rivalry first contested in 1962 and last in 2004 involving NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, established in 1945 and dissolved in 2005. For the rivalry involving NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, established in 2005 as NK Bežigrad, see Eternal derby of Slovenian football (2007). For other uses, see Eternal derby.

Večni derbi
Other namesSlovenski derbi
LocationLjubljana – Maribor, Slovenia
TeamsMaribor
Olimpija
First meetingOlimpija 1–1 Maribor
Yugoslav Second League
(2 September 1962)
Latest meetingOlimpija 1–0 Maribor
Slovenian PrvaLiga
(7 November 2004)
StadiumsBežigrad (Olimpija)
Ljudski vrt (Maribor)
Statistics
Meetings total83
Most winsMaribor (31)
Largest victoryOlimpija 6–1 Maribor

In 2005, a new club under the name of NK Bežigrad was founded and later changed its name to NK Olimpija Ljubljana. Because most of the fans that supported the dissolved Olimpija started to support Bežigrad, the continuation of the rivalry is considered by most Slovenian media and fans as the matches between Maribor and the new Olimpija Ljubljana, established in 2005 as NK Bežigrad. The new club consider themselves as the spiritual continuation of the dissolved club, however, legally, the current Olimpija Ljubljana is a distinct and separate club as treated by the Football Association of Slovenia.

Olimpija
Maribor
Location of both teams
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