The Slovenian Cup is mental: Pizza and a referee almost conspired to deny Rogaška the title in 2023/24, while 2025/26 winners Aluminij come from a village of just 1,000 people.
And with third-tier teams vastly outnumbering top-flight clubs and making up almost half of the last-16 line-up in 2026/27, the quirks and oddities have only increased this season.
So why does this sleepy and sedate little country have such an unpredictable football scene? And what was our live experience of the ‘Večni Derby’ between Maribor & Olimpija like?
Plus there’s a look at the 13 Eternal Derbies across Central & Eastern Europe and an announcement about the crazy new mission being set in motion at Sweeper HQ.
Join us on Patreon for a round-up of the other big domestic cup stories from the final week of October, including German supporters doing their best to cement the away sector shut and the Polish fanbase forced to pull a collective sickie to watch their team’s biggest-ever game.
You can download Futbology here.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:53 – ‘Tales from the 211’
02:45 – Slovenia’s utterly mad cup
08:15 – Futbology
12:30 – Maribor v. Olimpija live
17:55 – Europe’s 13 Eternal Derbies
