Records
Rank | Match | Date | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Maribor v Proleter | 8 July 1973 | 20,000 |
2 | Maribor v Beltinci | 1 June 1997 | 14,000 |
3 | Maribor v Olimpija | 26 November 1967 | 13,000 |
4 | Slovenia v Russia | 18 November 2009 | 12,510 |
5 | Maribor v Olimpija | 30 October 2011 | 12,500 |
6 | Maribor v Nafta | 10 May 2008 | 12,435 |
7 | Maribor v Dinamo | 28 August 2012 | 12,420 |
8 | Slovenia v N. Ireland | 3 September 2010 | 12,400 |
9 | Slovenia v N. Ireland | 11 October 2008 | 12,385 |
10 | Slovenia v Czech R. | 28 March 2009 | 12,376 |
The highest attendance recorded at Ljudski Vrt is 20,000, for Maribor's match against Proleter Zrenjanin in the first leg of the promotional playoffs for the Yugoslav First League, on 8 July 1973. The stadium also holds the record for the highest attendance achieved on a Slovenian league match. This was set in the final round of the 1996–97 season when 14,000 spectators were present for Maribor's match against Beltinci which secured the club's first league title, on 1 June 1997. The record modern (all-seated) attendance is 12,510, for a return leg of the 2010 FIFA World Cup playoffs beteween Slovenia and Russia, on 18 November 2009. In addition, Ljudski Vrt holds the record for the highest average attendance during the Slovenian league season to date (5,289).
Maribor did not lose a league match at Ljudski Vrt during the 1960–61 (Div 3), 1965–66 (Div 2), 1966–67 (Div 2), 1970–71 (Div 1), 1972–73 (Div 2), 1977–78 (Div 2), 1980–81 (Div 2), 1981–82 (Div 3), 1983–84 (Div 3), 1985–86 (Div 3), 1987–88 (Div 3), 1991–92 (Div 1), 1992–93 (Div 1), 1998–99 (Div 1) and 1999–00 (Div 1) season. They won all their home games during the 1983-84 and 1985-86 seasons. Maribor's longest winning streak at home extended from October 1993 to November 1994, a period encompassing 17 league games, in which Maribor scored 52 goals and conceded 10.
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