Sports in Slovenia

Aleksandar JelićRok MarkelcJurij Tekavec

G1.B

1. Team sports 2. Individual sports

Badminton Cycling Athletics Skiing

FootballBasketballIce hockeyHandball

Outline

FootballMost played sport in Slovenia3 professional divisions (Divisions 1, 2 and 3)More than 50 teams

Slovenia National Football TeamFirst match in 1992Qualified for major tournaments

EURO 2000FIFA World Cup 2002FIFA World Cup 2010

Stožice StadiumLjubljana16,038 seats

Samir Handanović

Goalkeeper for Udinese (Serie A, Italy)

Famous for saving penalties6 in one season (record)

Best goalkeeper award (2012, Seria A, Italy)

Followed by many top European clubs

Basketball

Very popular sport in Slovenia

Slovenia national basketball team6th place in Eurobasket, 2005European basketball championshipInvolved every year since 1991

BasketballStožice Arena

Indoor arenaBežigrad, LjubljanaBiggest arena in Slovenia

Sasha VujačićAleksandar “Sasha” VujačićAnadolu Efes S.K., TurkeySlovenia national basketball team

Ice HockeyMen's national ice hockey team

Lynx (Risi) - Slovenia18th in the world by IIHF943 playersRecord – 15th place

Anže KopitarProfessional ice hockey playerLos Angeles Kings (captain)

HandballStožice Arena

2004 European Men's Handball Championship Silver medal

Slovenian National Badminton Championships

Luka Petrič

Badminton

Cycling• Franja marathon• Tour of Slovenia

Primož Kozmus Hammer thrower

Mitja Petkovšek Gymnast

Athletics

SkiingAlpine skiing (Pohorje)Ski jumping (Planica)Cross country skiing (Pokljuka)

Slovenian SkiersTina Maze

Most successful Slovenian alpine ski racer Learned skiing at age 3 11 World Cup victories

Petra Majdič

Most successful Slovenian cross -country skier

Slovene of the year – 2010 24 World Cup victories

Thank You

SourcesWikipediaSlovenia Tourism Promotion Website