# 2015–16 ND Gorica season

The 2015–16 season was Gorica's 25th season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the Slovenian top division, since the league was created in 1991 with Gorica as one of the league's founding members. Gorica competed in the PrvaLiga and Cup. The season for the club began on 18 July 2015 and ended on 21 May 2016.

## Players

As of 1 March 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SVN | Gregor Sorčan |
| 3 | DF | SVN | Uroš Celcer |
| 4 | DF | SVN | Matija Škarabot |
| 6 | DF | SVN | Miha Gregorič |
| 7 | MF | SVN | Andrej Kotnik |
| 8 | FW | BIH | Rifet Kapić |
| 10 | FW | SVN | Miran Burgič |
| 11 | FW | SVN | Sandi Arčon |
| 14 | MF | SVN | Jaka Kolenc |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Amarachi Osuji |
| 22 | GK | SVN | Jure Lipičar |
| 23 | DF | SVN | Tine Kavčič |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | MF | SVN | Jan Humar |
| 26 | MF | SVN | Amel Džuzdanović |
| 27 | DF | SVN | Alen Jogan (captain) |
| 29 | DF | SVN | Jani Curk |
| 30 | FW | SVN | Leon Marinič |
| 31 | DF | SVN | Nejc Mevlja |
| 33 | FW | SVN | Marko Nunič |
| 42 | DF | SVN | Matija Boben |
| 77 | MF | SVN | Dino Martinovič |
| 90 | MF | NGA | Marshal Johnson |
| 91 | GK | SVN | Januš Štrukelj |
| 96 | FW | SVN | Tilen Nagode |
Source:ND Gorica

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| PrvaLiga | — | 4th | 19 July 2015 | 21 May 2016 |
| Cup | First round | First round | 19 August 2015 | 19 August 2015 |
Updated to match played 25 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| PrvaLiga | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 041.67 |
| Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 040.54 |
Last updated: 25 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### PrvaLiga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Maribor | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Domžale | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Gorica | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Celje | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 45 | |
| 6 | Krško | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 41 | |
* ↑ Maribor qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Slovenian Cup.
* ↑ Krško ahead of Rudar Velenje on head-to-head record: Rudar–Krško 1–1, Krško–Rudar 0–0, Rudar–Krško 0–1, Krško–Rudar 1–1.

#### 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 2016. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Cup
#### First round

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

    As of matches played 21 May 2016.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Total | PrvaLiga | PrvaLiga | PrvaLiga | PrvaLiga | Cup | Cup | Cup | Cup |
| 1 | GK | Gregor Sorčan | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Uroš Celcer | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Matija Škarabot | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Miha Gregorič | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Andrej Kotnik | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Rifet Kapić | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Miran Burgič | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Sandi Arčon | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jaka Kolenc | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Bede Amarachi Osuji | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Jure Lipičar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Tine Kavčič | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Jan Humar | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Amel Džuzdanović | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Alen Jogan | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Jani Curk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Leo Marinič | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Nejc Mevlja | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Marko Nunič | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Matija Boben | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Dino Martinovič | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | Marshal Johnson | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | Januš Štrukelj | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | FW | Tilen Nagode | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club in Summer/Winter transfer window or on loan |||||||||||||||
| – | MF | Goran Cvijanovič | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | FW | Blessing Eleke | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| – | DF | Matija Širok | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | – | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | – | 48 | 75 | 4 | – | 48 | 74 | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of matches played 21 May 2016.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | PrvaLiga | Cup | Total |
| 1 | – | FW | Blessing Eleke | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 10 | FW | Miran Burgič | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | MF | Amel Džuzdanović | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 33 | FW | Marko Nunič | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | Andrej Kotnik | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | FW | Bede Amarachi Osuji | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | – | DF | Matija Širok | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 11 | FW | Sandi Arčon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 27 | DF | Alen Jogan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | DF | Matija Škarabot | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | DF | Miha Gregorič | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | FW | Rifet Kapić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 23 | DF | Tine Kavčič | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 24 | MF | Jan Humar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 77 | MF | Dino Martinovič | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | – | MF | Goran Cvijanovič | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 48 | 0 | 48 |