SloveniaThe 36th season of the Slovenian top football league, Prva Liga, is set to begin after a 55-day summer break. Two matches are scheduled for Friday evening: Koper will face Lendava at 18:00, while Celje will take on Mur in the opening match at 20:15. Koper enters the new season with high ambitions, having finished second in the previous campaign behind Celje, but they ended the season with a seven-match losing streak. Coach Zoran Zeljković is expected to return to the Faroe Islands next week, where he previously had mixed results. Several key players have left Koper, including Maj Mittendorfer and Felipe Curcio, while six new signings join the squad. Lendava, which qualified for the top flight through additional playoffs against Ajdovščina, returns with a new coaching staff and has not yet confirmed any reinforcements. Celje, meanwhile, faces challenges as three key defenders have left, including captain Žan Karničnik, who has joined Maribor. The team will welcome new players and coach Mitja Mörec, who takes over from the outgoing head coach.
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