They replaced Krka in the top division, who placed at the bottom of the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga table.
Zavrč won the play-off fixture with the score 4–3 on aggregate, but the club was unsuccessful in obtaining a licence to play in the top division for the next season, due to financial reasons.
[6][7] The Football Association of Slovenia then invited Aluminij to take their spot and the side from Kidričevo accepted.
However, on 1 June 2017, the Football Association of Slovenia announced that FC Koper did not obtain a competition licence for PrvaLiga.
Therefore, the play-offs were not held and both Aluminij and Ankaran Hrvatini secured a place in the 2017–18 PrvaLiga season.