The club always had close ties to MŠD Branik as NK Branik Maribor, an association football club which was part of MŠD Branik, had been dissolved only a couple of months before Maribor was established and, many fans who had supported Branik simply switched to supporting Maribor as they viewed the club as the successor of Branik.
Клуб поддерживал тесные связи с "NK Branik Maribor", который был частью MŠD Branik и был распущен за пару месяцев до создания Марибора.