Eternal derby of Slovenian football (1962–2004)
| Other names | Slovenski derbi |
|---|---|
| Location | Ljubljana – Maribor, Slovenia |
| Teams | Maribor Olimpija |
| First meeting | Olimpija 1–1 Maribor Yugoslav Second League (2 September 1962) |
| Latest meeting | Olimpija 1–0 Maribor Slovenian PrvaLiga (7 November 2004) |
| Stadiums | Bežigrad (Olimpija) Ljudski vrt (Maribor) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 83 |
| Most wins | Maribor (31) |
| Largest victory | Olimpija 6–1 Maribor (20 July 2003) |
The Eternal derby of Slovenian football, simply known as the Eternal derby (Slovene: Večni derbi) or Slovenian derby (Slovene: Slovenski derbi) was a football rivalry between NK Maribor and NK Olimpija, which was dissolved in 2005.
In 2005, a new club under the name of NK Bežigrad was founded and later changed its name to NK Olimpija Ljubljana. Because most of the fans that supported the dissolved Olimpija started to support Bežigrad, the continuation of the rivalry is considered by most Slovenian media and fans as the matches between Maribor and the new Olimpija Ljubljana, established in 2005 as NK Bežigrad. The new club consider themselves as the spiritual continuation of the dissolved club, however, legally, the current Olimpija Ljubljana is a distinct and separate club as treated by the Football Association of Slovenia.
