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| Organising body | Football Association of Slovenia |
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| Founded | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Number of clubs | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Slovenian PrvaLiga |
| Relegation to | Slovenian Third League |
| Current champions | Aluminij (3rd title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Aluminij Rudar Velenje Triglav Kranj (3 titles each) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Sportklub |
| Website | nzs.si |
TheSlovenian Second Football League (Slovene:Druga slovenska nogometna liga), also known by the abbreviation 2. SNL, is the second highestfootball league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 and is operated by theFootball Association of Slovenia.
In its inaugural edition in1991–92, the Slovenian Second League was divided into two regional groups (East and West), with both winners directly promoted to theSlovenian PrvaLiga. In 1992, a unified league was formed, with 16 clubs playing theround-robin system, which lasted until 2003. Two clubs were usually promoted, while the number of those relegated varied with the number of divisions in theSlovenian Third League. In 2003, the league was reduced to twelve teams, and only the champion was directly promoted to the top tier, as an additional promotion play-off was introduced for the second-placed team. In 2005, the league was further reduced to ten teams playing a triple round-robin format.
In 2017, the competition returned to the old system with 16 clubs, used between 1992 and 2003. Each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 matchdays. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. The winner is promoted to the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the second-placed team enters the promotion play-offs, and the bottom two teams are relegated to the Slovenian Third League.
| Season | Player | Goals | Club |
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| 1992–93 |  Miloš Breznikar | 31 | |
| 1993–94 | Milan Osterc | 20 | |
| 1994–95 | Tomi Druškovič | 26 | |
| 1995–96 | Marjan DominkoOskar Drobne | 19 | |
| 1996–97 | Anton Usnik | 15 | |
| 1997–98 | Oliver Bogatinov | 32 | |
| 1998–99 | Alen Mujanovič | 18 | |
| 1999–2000 | Milan Emeršič | 21 | |
| 2000–01[4] | Borut Arlič | 22 | |
| 2001–02[5] | Matej Rebol | 23 | |
| 2002–03[6] | Matjaž Majcen | 26 | |
| 2003–04[7] | Ismet Ekmečić | 30 | |
| 2004–05[8] | Mirnes Ibrahimovič | 32 | |
| 2005–06[9] |  Živojin Vidojević | 15 | |
| 2006–07[10] | Dejan BožičičDalibor Volaš | 14 | |
| 2007–08[11] | Alen Mujanovič | 21 | |
| 2008–09[12] | Dejan Burgar | 16 | |
| 2009–10[13] | Darko Kremenović | 15 | |
| 2010–11[14] | Ladislav Stanko | 16 | |
| 2011–12[15] | Goran Vuk | 17 | |
| 2012–13[16] |  Josip GolubarAmer Krcić | 13 | |
| 2013–14[17] | Marko Nunić | 16 | |
| 2014–15[18] | Matej Poplatnik | 18 | |
| 2015–16[19] | Lovro BizjakDejan Sokanović | 14 | |
| 2016–17[20] | Matej Poplatnik | 27 | |
| 2017–18[21] | Marko Roginić | 21 | |
| 2018–19[22] |  Anel Hajrić | 35 | |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded | ||
| 2020–21[23] |  Kaheem Parris | 16 | |
| 2021–22[24] | Tin Matić | 21 | |
| 2022–23[25] | Matej Poplatnik | 24 | |
| 2023–24[26] | Toni Lun Bončina | 17 | |
| 2024–25[27] |  Stanislav Krapukhin | 19 | |
Player of the Year awards are presented by the Union of Professional Football Players of Slovenia (SPINS) since 2018.
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