The club started and finished the season with Darko Milanič as head coach and were crowned the league champions for the ninth time.

This set the new all-time league record for the best start of the season, previously held by Domžale (35 points).

The team played its opening match of the season in a Supercup final on 9 July 2010, when they lost against Koper after penalties (5–4).

[3] The team did particularly well on home field at the Ljudski vrt stadium as they recorded three wins in three matches with a goal difference of 9–2.

[4] In the second leg Maribor was winning against the Italian side 2–0 after 60 minutes of play, however, the match eventually finished with a 3–2 home victory which was not enough to progress into the main stage of the competition.

[5] After the match it was announced that Palermo had acquired Josip Iličić and Armin Bačinović, two of the top players during the club's Europa league campaign.

He scored one goal in the 2010–11 Cup season where the team reached the final that was played in late May 2011, at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana against Domžale.

[12] In a spectacular match, which ended with the score of 4–3 after 90 minutes, Domžale prevailed and won their first ever Slovenian cup title.