Editing Ljubljana (section)

===Clubs===
Tension between German and Slovene residents dominated the development of sport in Ljubljana in the 19th century. The first sports club in Ljubljana was the [[South Sokol Gymnastic Club]] ({{lang|sl|Gimnastično društvo Južni Sokol}}), established in 1863 and succeeded in 1868 by the [[Ljubljana Sokol]] ({{lang|sl|Ljubljanski Sokol}}). It was the parent club of all [[Slovene Sokol movement|Slovene Sokol clubs]] as well as an encouragement for the establishment of the [[Croatian Sokol movement|Croatian Sokol club]] in Zagreb. Members were also active in culture and politics, striving for greater integration of the Slovenes from different Crown lands of [[Austria-Hungary]] and for their cultural, political, and economic independence.

In 1885, German residents established the first sports club in the territory of nowadays Slovenia, {{lang|de|[[Der Laibacher Byciklistischer Club]]}} (''Ljubljana Cycling Club''). In 1887, Slovene cyclists established the [[Slovene Cyclists Club]] ({{lang|sl|Slovenski biciklistični klub}}). In 1893 followed the first Slovene [[Alpine club]], named [[Slovene Alpine Club]] ({{lang|sl|Slovensko planinsko društvo}}), later succeeded by the [[Alpine Association of Slovenia]] ({{lang|sl|Planinska zveza Slovenije}}). Several of its branches operate in Ljubljana, the largest of them being the [[Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club]] ({{lang|sl|Planinsko društvo Ljubljana-Matica}}). In 1900, the sports club {{lang|de|Laibacher Sportverein}} (English: ''Ljubljana Sports Club'') was established by the city's German residents and functioned until 1909. In 1906, Slovenes organised themselves in its Slovene counterpart, the Ljubljana Sports Club ({{lang|sl|Ljubljanski športni klub}}). Its members were primarily interested in [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]], but also swimming and football. In 1911, the first Slovenian football club, [[ND Ilirija|Ilirija]], started operating in the city. Winter sports already started to develop in the area of the nowadays Ljubljana before World War II.<ref name="SDDolomiti2012-01-052">{{cite web |title=Zgodovina |date=13 October 2011 |trans-title=History |url=http://www.sddolomiti.si/?page_id=172 |access-date=5 January 2012 |publisher=Sports Club Dolomiti |archive-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507095503/http://www.sddolomiti.si/?page_id=172 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1929, the first [[ice hockey]] club in Slovenia (then Yugoslavia), [[HDD Olimpija Ljubljana|SK Ilirija]], was established.

Nowadays, the [[Football in Ljubljana|city's football]] teams which play in the [[Slovenian PrvaLiga]] are [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana]] and [[NK Bravo]]. [[ND Ilirija 1911]] currently competes in [[Slovenian Second League]]. Ljubljana's [[ice hockey]] clubs are [[HK Slavija Ljubljana|HK Slavija]] and [[HK Olimpija]]. They both compete in the [[Slovenian Ice Hockey League|Slovenian Hockey League]]. The basketball teams are [[KD Slovan]], [[KD Ilirija]] and [[KK Cedevita Olimpija]]. The latter, which has a green dragon as its mascot, hosts its matches at the 12,480-seat [[Arena Stožice]]. [[ŽKD Ježica|Ježica]] is women's basketball that competes in [[Slovenian Women's Basketball League|Slovenian League]]. The [[Ljubljana Silverhawks]] represented the city in American football. Handball is popular in the female section. [[RK Krim]] is one of the best women's handball teams in Europe. They won the [[EHF Champions League]] twice, in 2001 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 July 2011 |title=S Tisljem ponoviti leto 2001 in 2003 |url=https://siol.net/sportal/rokomet/s-tisljem-ponoviti-leto-2001-in-2003-351811 |access-date=20 March 2021 |publisher=[[Siol]] |language=sl |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225035639/https://siol.net/sportal/rokomet/s-tisljem-ponoviti-leto-2001-in-2003-351811 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[RD Slovan]] is male handball club from Ljubljana that currently competes in [[Slovenian First League (men's handball)|Slovenian First League]]. [[AMTK Ljubljana]] is the most successful [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] club in Slovenia. The Ljubljana Sports Club has been succeeded by the [[Livada Canoe and Kayak Club]].<ref name="Habič1997SPM2">{{cite book |last=Habič |first=Marko |title=Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes |publisher=National Publishing House of Slovenia |year=1997 |isbn=978-86-341-2007-3 |trans-title=A Pictorial Chronicle of a Capital City |chapter=Ljubljanica se leno vije proti mestu |trans-chapter=The Ljubljanica River, as It Winds Lazily Towards the Town |chapter-url=http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L7452_F1327#T105_L7452_F1327_x462354_y99219_s17_b4 |access-date=26 May 2012 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230048/http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L7452_F1327#T105_L7452_F1327_x462354_y99219_s17_b4 |url-status=live }}</ref>