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Aluminij
NK Aluminij
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Founded
1946
Years standing
80
Home ground
Aluminij Sports Park
Capacity
1,200 seats
The Trophy Cabinet
- Slovenian Republic League
- Winners (1): 1965–66
- Slovenian Republic Cup
- Winners (1): 1965
- 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
- Winners (1): 2025–26
- Runners-up (2): 2001–02, 2017–18
- MNZ Ptuj Cup
- Winners (11): 1991–92, 1993, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14
Nickname: Šumari (The Foresters) Rdeče-beli (The Red and Whites)
Make The Case
Aluminij work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Slovenia, Aluminij Sports Park, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.
Old enough to matter
1946 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Loaded cabinet
6 distinct honours on record, including Slovenian Republic League. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.
Close to the pitch
Aluminij Sports Park holds about 1,200. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.
You get a nickname
Known as Šumari (The Foresters) Rdeče-beli (The Red and Whites). That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Aluminij Sports Park. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX)
11 km / 7 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Strnišče railway station
1.7 km / 1 miles out
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Aluminij Sports Park
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Aluminij Sports Park
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
