NK Factor Ljubljana
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Interblock Ljubljana is a Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club, which plays in the city of Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

. The club was founded in 1975 as NK Factor and was renamed to NK Interblock when Jože Pečečnik, one of the richest persons in Slovenia, took over the team. During the 2007 season, the club changed their historic light blue kit to red. The club uses the name NK IB Ljubljana in UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

 club competitions as UEFA doesnt allow sponshorship naming of clubs in their competitions.

History

The club earned promotion finishing first in the Slovenian second division in the 2005/2006 season. At the end of the 2006/2007 season, Interblock came 9th and won a play-off series to remain in the PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije
PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije
Slovenian First Football League also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the main football league in Slovenia, and was formed in 1991 after Slovenia became an independent country. From 1920 until the end of the 1990–91 season, the Slovenian Republic League was a lower division of the Yugoslavian...

, the first division of Slovenian professional football. The club was once known as NK Factor, but it changed the name to Interblock in 2007.

Honours

Total titles: 3

Cup
  • Slovenian Cup:
Winners (2): 2008
Slovenian Cup 2007-08
The Slovenian Cup 2007-08 was the seventeenth season of Slovenia's football knockout competition. Twenty lower league teams play in first two rounds, Slovenian First League teams join in the round of 16. Ihan withrew before the start of the competition.-First round:...

, 2009
Slovenian Cup 2008–09
The Slovenian Cup 2008–09 was the eighteenth season of Slovenia's football knockout competition. It started on August 2, 2008 with the First Round games and ended on May 30, 2009 with the Final. The defending champions were Interblock Ljubljana.-First round:...


Supercup
  • Slovenian Supercup
    Slovenian Supercup
    The Slovenian Supercup is an annually contested football match between the football club that has won the Slovenian PrvaLiga and the club that has won the Slovenian Cup. Until 2008 the match was held only occasionally, however, in recent years it has become an annual event usually held in July and...

    :
Winners (1): 2008
Slovenian Supercup 2008
The Slovenian Supercup 2008 was a football match that saw the 2007-08 PrvaLiga champions Domžale face off against Slovenian Cup champions Interblock. The match was held on July 9, 2008 at the Športni park in Domžale. After 120 minutes of no goals, Interblock won their first Slovenian Supercup title...


Slovenian Second League
  • Slovenian Second League:
Winners (1): 2005-06
Slovenian Second League 2005-06
- Season 2005-2006 :The season started on August 14, 2005 and ended on June 3, 2006.*Each team plays a total of 27 matches.-League Standing:-Promotion play-offs:-External links:* '* '...


Interblock in European Cups

Season Competition Round Land Club Score
2008-09
UEFA Cup 2008–09
The UEFA Cup 2008–09 was the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup format; starting in 2009, the event is known as the...

UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

1Q   FK Zeta
FK Zeta
FK Zeta is a football club from Montenegro. It is based in Golubovci, a suburb of Podgorica.- History :The club was formed in 1927 as FK Danica. In 1945 it was renamed to FK Napredak. In 1955 it was renamed to FK Zeta....

1-1, 1-0
2Q   Hertha BSC Berlin
Hertha BSC Berlin
Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...

0-2, 0-1
2009-10 UEFA Europa League 3Q   FC Metalurh Donetsk
FC Metalurh Donetsk
FC Metalurh Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Pre-history :...

0-2, 0-3

Current squad

As of March, 2011.

Notable former players

Marko Simeunovič
Marko Simeunovic
Marko Simeunovič is a former Slovenian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented his country at two major tournaments, Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:...

 Amir Karič
Amir Karic
Amir Karić is a Bosnian-Slovenian footballer.-Club career:After the Euro 2000 was brought to English football by Ipswich Town in September 2000 for £700k....

 Zoran Pavlovič
Zoran Pavlovic
Zoran Pavlovič is a Slovenian football midfielder and is currently a free agent.-Club career:Born in Tuzla, he started his career at Rudar Velenje...

 Marinko Galič
Marinko Galic
Marinko Galič is a former Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at the two major tournaments for which they have qualified .-Club career:...

 Dario Zahora
Dario Zahora
Dario Zahora is a Croatian football striker, who currently plays for Osijek in the Prva HNL .He scored 22 goals in 2007–08 season for NK Domžale and was the top scorer of the Slovenian highest league.-Club:Rosenborg BK...

 Eric Akoto
Eric Akoto
Eric Akoto is a naturalized Togolese football defender. He is currently a free agent after his previous club, North Queensland Fury ceased to participate in the A-League, through financial difficulties.-Club career:...

 Josip Iličič
Josip Iličič
Josip Iličić is a Slovenian football midfielder, who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Palermo and the Slovenia national team. In Slovenia he is nicknamed Jojo.-Club career:...

 Robert Berič
Robert Berič
Robert Berič is a Slovenian footballer, currently playing for Maribor.-Club career:Berič started his career in NK Krško youth teams and then moved to their main squad before signing for NK Interblock. He made his debut at Interblock as a substitute in a 2-1 away victory over Drava Ptuj...


External links

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