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FC Koper

Sunk without trace in 2017, seasiders FC Koper were revived to claim three straight promotions, then take the title race to the wire this May. In Slovenia’s own mini-version of the final-day drama that played out in England, Koper had to go to midtable Bravo and win – and hope that leaders Maribor would slip up at bitter local rivals and last year’s champions, Mura.

It wasn’t to be. Slovenia’s record champions claimed their 16th crown with

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