# 2013–14 NK Maribor season

The 2013–14 season was the 54th season in the history of NK Maribor and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga since the league establishment in 1991. The team participated in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014.
After winning the Slovenian version of the treble (league, cup and supercup) during the previous season, Maribor came close to repeating this achievement during the 2013–14 season, however, they were denied on 21 May 2014 when they were defeated by Gorica in the Slovenian Cup final. However, the club was not without success as they have managed to win the Slovenian Supercup for the third time in their history and were crowned PrvaLiga champions for the fourth consecutive time and twelfth time overall. The Supercup title was won under the leadership of Croatian manager Ante Čačić, who was replaced by former player Ante Šimundža early in the season. In UEFA competitions, Maribor qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage for the third successive season and, after winning seven points in a group with Rubin Kazan, Zulte Waregem and Wigan Athletic, they qualified for the knockout phase, becoming the first Slovenian club to do so. In the round of 32, Maribor faced Sevilla and were defeated with the score 4–3 on aggregate. The Spanish side went out to win the competition a few months later.
Bosnian striker Nusmir Fajić was the club's top scorer during the season with 19 goals, 16 of which were scored in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Club captain Marcos Tavares made history in the second part of the season when he became Maribor's all-time top goalscorer, surpassing the previous record by Branko Horjak (117 goals). He has also surpassed the joint-record previously held by Ante Šimundža and Kliton Bozgo, who both scored 78 league goals for the club. During the season, Maribor maintained an average home league attendance of 3,089. In addition, Maribor were the only PrvaLiga team that had an average league attendance of over 1,000 spectators.

## Season overview

Before the start of the 2013–14 season, Croatian manager Ante Čačić replaced Darko Milanič as the head coach at the club. Milanič, who has decided to accept an offer from Austrian Sturm Graz, has won a total of nine domestic trophies with Maribor, between 2008 and 2013, more than any other coach in the club's history. Weeks after the departure of Milanič, Sturm acquired Maribor's forward Robert Berić in a transfer reportedly worth one million euros.
The 2012–13 season was one of the most successful seasons in history of the club as Maribor won the domestic version of the treble, having won the league, cup and supercup titles. In addition, Maribor has qualified to the UEFA Europa League for the second successive year, where they have won four points in a group with Lazio, Panathinaikos and Tottenham.
The start of the 2013–14 season saw Maribor competing in their fifth successive Slovenian Supercup, which was played against the Slovenian PrvaLiga runners-up Olimpija. Although the previous Supercup editions were traditionally played at the venue of the league champions, this was not the case for the 2013 Slovenian Supercup edition, as the Football Association of Slovenia decided for a neutral venue in Celje. Nevertheless, Maribor prevailed and won the final 3–0, securing their third Slovenian Supercup title.
Under Čačić's leadership, the club did particularly well in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, maintaining a perfect score during the first six league rounds. During the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifiers the team did not fare so well, managing only one win in six matches, however, Maribor did qualify for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League for the third successive season after they have eliminated Cypriot club APOEL (1–1 on aggregate). On 19 September 2013, the team played their first match in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and was defeated by the Russian side Rubin Kazan. This was followed by the first league defeat against Zavrč three days later. In the following week, Maribor played at home against Rudar Velenje and away against Koper and managed to get only a point against the side from Velenje. A day after their 2–1 defeat in Koper, the club announced the termination of Čačić's contract. He was replaced by Ante Šimundža, who was an assistant manager at Maribor between 2008 and 2011 and has spent a total of 10 seasons at the club as a player in the 1990s.
With Šimundža at the helm the club continued with poor form in the top division, suffering two defeats in the first four matches with the new coach, however, they eventually won five out of eight matches, which ensured them a top place finish after the first part of the season, maintaining a two-point lead ahead of Koper. The club also managed to qualify into the semi-final of the Slovenian Cup after they have knocked out two second division teams, Radomlje and Šenčur. Maribor's biggest success, however, came in the UEFA Europa League where they have won seven points in the remaining five matches and finished on second place in their group, qualifying to the UEFA Europa League knockout phase for the first time in the club's history, becoming the first Slovenian club to play European football in the second part of the season. In the Round of 32 they played in a two-legged tie against the Spanish side Sevilla and lost by an aggregate score of 4–3.
However, the UEFA Europa League elimination did not affect the team in domestic competition as Maribor managed to win 12 out of 17 league matches in the second part of the season, losing only two in the process. The club eventually won their 12th league title, with eight point lead ahead of Koper. Things were looking bright for the team in the Slovenian Cup as well, when Maribor defeated Olimpija in the semi-final and reached the final for the fifth successive season. In the Cup final, which was played at a neutral venue in Koper, Maribor faced Gorica and were defeated with the score 2–0. The season was marked by Marcos Tavares who set two goalscoring records. He has become the club's all-time leading goalscorer when he passed Branko Horjak's 117 goals in official competitions. In addition, he has also passed a joint record previously held by Ante Šimundža and Kliton Bozgo (78) for the most goals scored for the club in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. The final match of the season was played on 25 May 2014 against Domžale and was marked by the farewell of Dejan Mezga who has spent eight seasons with the club and whose contract was due to expire at the end of the season.

## Supercup

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

## Slovenian League
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maribor (C) | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 31 | +47 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Koper | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Rudar | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Gorica | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 58 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Zavrč | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 53 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 May 2014. Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Matches

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

#### Notes

* ^ The match between Olimpija and Maribor was originally scheduled on 3 August 2013, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date, as both teams were unsatisfied with the original kick-off time and were also, at the time, still competing in the UEFA club competitions (e.g. UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League).
* ^ The match was played behind closed doors, due to punishment issued by the Football Association of Slovenia.

## Slovenian Cup

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

### Notes

* ^ The match between Radomlje and Maribor was originally scheduled on 18 September 2013, but was postponed and rescheduled to a later date, as Maribor played their first match of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League on 19 September 2013.
* ^ The quarter-final matches between Šenčur and Maribor were postponed and rescheduled to a later date, as during the original first and second leg schedule (e.g. 23 October 2013 and 30 October 2013) the opponent of Šenčur was not established, as Maribor played their Round of 16 match against Radomolje on 30 October 2013.

## European campaign
### UEFA Champions League
#### Second qualifying round

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

#### Third qualifying round

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

#### Play-off round

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RUB | MAR | ZUL | WIG |
| 1 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Maribor | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–5 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Zulte Waregem | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 7 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Maribor +1, Zulte Waregem −1.
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

##### Notes

* ^ Zulte Waregem played their home matches at Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges instead of their regular stadium, Regenboogstadion, Waregem.

#### Round of 32

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

## Friendlies

Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

## Squad statistics
### Key

Key :
| ‡ | The player was selected in the official 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga team of the season |
| # | The player was the top scorer in the respective competition |

### Foreign players

Below is the list of foreign players who have made appearances for the club during the 2013–14 season. Players primary citizenship is listed first.

### Appearances and goals

Correct as of 25 May 2014, end of the 2013–14 season. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Only the players, which made at least one appearance for the first team, are listed.
List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2013–14 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe :
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | Supercup | Supercup | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Aljaž Cotman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Marko Šuler | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Željko Filipović | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Martin Milec ‡ | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| 7 | DF | Aleš Mejač | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Dejan Mezga | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 # | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 9 |
| 9 | FW | Marcos Tavares | 34 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 # | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 17 |
| 10 | MF | Agim Ibraimi | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Luka Zahović | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Jean-Philippe Mendy ‡ | 29 | 14 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 17 |
| 15 | FW | Rok Sirk | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Damjan Vuklišević | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Nusmir Fajić | 31 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 19 |
| 20 | MF | Goran Cvijanović | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 # | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 10 |
| 21 | MF | Amir Dervišević | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Nejc Potokar | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Dare Vršič | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | Dino Hotić | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Dejan Trajkovski | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Ranko Moravac | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Aleksander Rajčević ‡ | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Alen Ploj | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Mitja Viler | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 29 | MF | Timotej Dodlek | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Petar Stojanović | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| 32 | MF | Pablo Ceppelini | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Jasmin Handanović | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Žiga Živko | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | MF | Damjan Bohar | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 7 |
| 40 | MF | Sven Dodlek | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Arghus | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 45 | DF | Nejc Mevlja | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Aleš Mertelj | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| 92 | MF | Matic Črnic | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 27 | 4 |

### Discipline

Correct as of 25 May 2014, end of the 2013–14 season. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. If a player received two yellow cards in a match and was subsequently sent off the numbers count as two yellow cards, one red card.
List of Maribor players, who represented the team during the 2013–14 season, and displaying their statistics during that timeframe :
| No. | Pos. | Name | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | Supercup | Supercup | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Aljaž Cotman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Marko Šuler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Željko Filipović | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Martin Milec ‡ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Aleš Mejač | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Dejan Mezga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Marcos Tavares | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Agim Ibraimi | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Luka Zahović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jean-Philippe Mendy ‡ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Rok Sirk | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | DF | Damjan Vuklišević | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Nusmir Fajić | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Goran Cvijanović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Amir Dervišević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Nejc Potokar | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Dare Vršič | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Dino Hotić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Dejan Trajkovski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Ranko Moravac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Aleksander Rajčević ‡ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Alen Ploj | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Mitja Viler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Timotej Dodlek | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Petar Stojanović | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Pablo Ceppelini | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Jasmin Handanović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Žiga Živko | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Damjan Bohar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Sven Dodlek | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Arghus | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 45 | DF | Nejc Mevlja | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | MF | Aleš Mertelj | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 92 | MF | Matic Črnic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

## Transfers and loans
### Manegerial changes

| Transfer | Date | Name | From / Last | To | Note |
| Transfer out | 4 June 2013 | Darko Milanič | Maribor | Sturm Graz | Released by the club |
| Transfer in | 5 June 2013 | Ante Čačić | Radnik Sesvete | Maribor | Released by the club |
| Transfer out | 29 September 2013 | Ante Čačić | Maribor | — | Released by the club |
| Transfer in | 30 September 2013 | Ante Šimundža | Aluminij | Maribor | Released by the club. |

### Summer transfer window

| Transfer | Position | Name | From / last | To | Note |
| Transfer out | DF | Jovan Vidović | Maribor | Ravan Baku | Released by the club |
| Transfer out | FW | Matija Smrekar | Maribor | Free agent | Released by the club |
| Transfer out | MF | Zoran Lesjak | Maribor | Free agent | Released by the club |
| Transfer out | DF | Tilen Lešnik | Maribor | Zavrč | Free transfer |
| Transfer out | MF | Semir Spahić | Maribor | SV Wildon | Released by the club |
| Transfer out | DF | Mitja Rešek | Maribor | Aluminij | Released by the club |
| Transfer out | DF | Aleš Majer | Maribor | Zavrč | Released by the club |
| Transfer out | GK | Matej Radan | Maribor | Rudar Velenje | Contract expired |
| Transfer in | MF | Damjan Bohar | Mura 05 | Maribor | Free transfer |
| Transfer in | MF | Amir Dervišević | Krka | Maribor | Free transfer |
| Transfer in | FW | Jean Philippe Mendy | Koper | Maribor | Free transfer |
| Transfer out | FW | Robert Berić | Maribor | Sturm Graz | Undisclosed transfer fee, alleged to be around €1 million |
| Transfer out | MF | Rajko Rep | Maribor | Free agent | Released by the club |
| Loan out | MF | Petar Stojanović | Maribor | Veržej | Double registration |
| Loan out | MF | Ranko Moravac | Maribor | Veržej | Double registration |
| Loan out | MF | Dino Hotić | Maribor | Veržej | Double registration |
| Loan out | FW | Luka Zahović | Maribor | Veržej | Double registration |
| Loan out | DF | Damjan Vuklišević | Maribor | Veržej | Double registration |
| Loan out | DF | Žiga Živko | Maribor | Veržej | Double registration |
| Loan out | DF | Matjaž Kek | Maribor | Veržej | Double registration |
| Loan out | FW | Rok Sirk | Maribor | Malečnik | Double registration |
| Loan out | GK | Dragan Topić | Maribor | Šenčur | Loaned out |
| Loan out | MF | Agim Ibraimi | Maribor | Cagliari | Loaned until June 2014 in exchange for €800,000 and Pablo Ceppelini heading the other way |
| Loan in | MF | Pablo Ceppelini | Cagliari | Maribor | Loaned until June 2014 |
| Transfer in | GK | Aljaž Cotman | Wolverhampton | Maribor | Free transfer |

### Winter transfer window

| Transfer | Position | Name | From / last | To | Note |
| Transfer in | DF | Marko Šuler | Legia Warsaw | Maribor | Free transfer |
| Transfer out | DF | Nejc Potokar | Maribor | AEL Limassol | Undisclosed transfer fee |
| Transfer out | DF | Nejc Mevlja | Maribor | Free agent | Free transfer |
| Loan out | FW | Alen Ploj | Maribor | Celje | Loaned until June 2014 |
| Transfer in | MF | Dare Vršič | Austria Wien | Maribor | Free transfer |
| Transfer out | MF | Pablo Ceppelini | Maribor | Cagliari | Loan terminated on 27 March 2014 |

## Footnotes

* $^A$ After signing with Maribor, Dare Vršič selected the number 22 for his jersey, which was the number previously worn by Nejc Potokar who left the club during the winter break. However, because Potokar was registered for the UEFA competitions in the first part of the season, Vršič was unable to wear the number and was registered with the number two in the knockout phase of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
* $^B$ During a league match between Maribor and Koper, played on 8 March 2014, Zahović received a yellow card in the first minute of the second half stoppage time, due to excessive goal celebration. At the time of the booking, Zahović was at the players bench, however, even though he did not actually play during the match, the yellow card is nevertheless counted towards the official statistics.
* $^C$ During a league match between Koper and Maribor, played on 28 September 2013, Arghus received a yellow card in the fifth minute of the second half stoppage time, due to protests. At the time of the booking, Arghus was at the players bench, however, even though he did not actually play during the match, the yellow card is nevertheless counted towards the official statistics.