NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005)
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Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovene pronunciation: [nɔɡɔˈméːtni ˈklúːp ɔˈlìːmpija ljubˈljàːna]; English: Olimpija Ljubljana Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Olimpija Ljubljana or simply Olimpija, was a Slovenian association football club based in Ljubljana. The club was founded in 1945 as NK Enotnost and adopted the name Olimpija in 1962.[1]
Full name | Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
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Nickname(s) | Zmaji (The Dragons) Zeleno-beli (The Green and Whites) | ||
Founded | 1945; 79 years ago (1945)[1] | ||
Dissolved | 2005; 19 years ago (2005)[2][3][4] | ||
Ground | Bežigrad Stadium | ||
Capacity | 8,211 | ||
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Since the mid-1940s Olimpija had competed in the Yugoslav football system and between the late 1960s and late 1980s Olimpija was a regular member of the Yugoslav First League. Following Slovenia's independence in 1991 they won four Slovenian Championships and four Slovenian Cup titles, and they had also appeared in European competitions such as the UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.[5]
The club's home ground was Bežigrad Stadium, an 8,211 capacity stadium in Bežigrad District in Ljubljana. Olimpija's nicknames were The Dragons (Zmaji), as dragon is a symbol of Ljubljana, and The Green-Whites (Zeleno-beli), referring to their primary colours, green and white.
The club was dissolved in 2005 due to high financial debt.[2][3][4] In the same year, a successor club was founded under the name NK Bežigrad, and currently competes in the Slovenian top flight under the name Olimpija Ljubljana.[6][7]