Nogometni klub Domžale (English:Domžale Football Club), commonly referred to asNK Domžale or simplyDomžale, is a Slovenian professionalfootball club based in the town ofDomžale that competes in theSlovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian football. They have won both the Slovenian PrvaLiga and theSlovenian Cup twice.
The club's golden age began in the summer of 2002, whenSlaviša Stojanovič became a head coach and brought them into theSlovenian top division. In the 2005–06 season, they advanced through the first two qualifying rounds of theUEFA Cup before being eliminated in the first round byVfB Stuttgart. They played in the 2006–07 qualifying rounds, but were eliminated byHapoel Tel Aviv. After a 4–0 win againstPrimorje on 13 May 2007, Domžale were confirmed as league champions for the first time.[2] They won another league title in the 2007–08 season.[3]
Domžale play their home games at theDomžale Sports Park, which was built in 1948. The stadium was renovated and modernized in 1997 and 1999. Work on the new western stand started in October 2003 and was finished in April 2004.[4] In June 2006, the stadium received floodlights, mounted on four concrete towers and placed at each corner of the stadium.[5]
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