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Celje

NK Celje

Kit impression

Founded

1919

Years standing

107

Home ground

Stadion Z'dežele

Capacity

13,059 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Slovenian First League (since 1991)
Winners (3): 2019–20, 2023–24, 2025–26
Runners-up (3): 2002–03, 2014–15, 2022–23
Slovenian Republic League (prior 1991)
Winners (1): 1963–64
Runners-up (6): 1936–37, 1950, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1970–71, 1973–74
Slovenian Cup (since 1991)
Winners (2): 2004–05, 2024–25
Runners-up (9): 1992–93, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21
Slovenian Republic Cup (prior 1991)
Winners (1): 1964
MNZ Celje Cup
Runners-up: 1991–92

Nickname: Grofje (The Counts) Rumeno-modri (The Yellow and Blues)

Why Celje

Celje are not a spare club. They are Europe UEFA Champions League, Stadion Z'dežele, and 107 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

Old enough to matter
1919 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.
Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Slovenian First League (since 1991) and Slovenian Republic League (prior 1991). Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.
Close to the pitch
Stadion Z'dežele holds about 13,059. 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 Grofje (The Counts) Rumeno-modri (The Yellow and Blues). That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Stadion Z'dežele. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX)

41 km / 25 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Celje railway station

2 km / 1 miles out

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Around the ground

Things To Do Near Stadion Z'dežele

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

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Stadion Z'dežele