NK Rijeka
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HNK Rijeka is a Croatia
n football
club, from Rijeka
on the Croatian coast.
(known by its Italian name Fiume up to 1945) passed from Italy
to Yugoslavia
following the end of World War II
. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav
and local club championships. It changed its name to NK Rijeka on June 3, 1954, and advanced to the Yugoslav First League
in the 1957/58 season. It remained in the top tier until the 1969/70 season, when it got relegated to the Second League. It topped that league many times but it wasn't until 1973/74 when it returned to the First League, where it would remain until the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Rijeka won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978
and 1979
, was a runner-up in 1987, won the Croatian Cup in 2005 and in 2006, and participated several times in various UEFA
championships. Although it has never advanced to the final stages of the competition, Rijeka has topped and shocked some of the biggest clubs in the history of soccer on its home field during the 1980s, including Real Madrid
and Juventus.
Rijeka has been playing in the Prva HNL since the independence of Croatia in 1991, generally finishing near the top. Notably it finished second in 1999 and 2006 and third in 2004. Due to many format changes of the league, Rijeka has played more games in the competition than any other team. In the 2004/2005 season, its player Tomislav Erceg
was the top scorer of the Prva HNL with 17 goals.
Football Club coming from Adriatic
coast, Rijeka and Hajduk
. Each new match these two great rivals, means a great match on the field, but also in the stands where the overruling of Rijeka Armada
and Split Torcida
.
Ramón Fernández
Elvir Bolić
Admir Hasančić
Borče Sredojević
Georgi Ivanov
Jasmin Agić
Boško Balaban
Elvis Brajković
Igor Budan
Damir Desnica
Nenad Gračan
Miloš Hrstić
Dario Knežević
Andre Mijatović
Leo Milašinović
Mladen Mladenović
Alen Pamić
Manuel Pamić
Dubravko Pavličić
Borimir Perkovic Saša Peršon
Renato Pilipović
Mauro Ravnić
Danijel Šarić Josip Skoblar
Mario Tokić Dario Smoje
Davor Vugrinec
Fredi Bobič Ernest Erbstein
Barnabás Sztipánovics
Giovanni Varglien
Mario Varglien
Rodolfo Volk
Yoshika Matsubara Radomir Đalović Dragan Žilić
Igor Benedejčič
Nastja Čeh
Sebastjan Cimirotič
Adrijan Fegić Matjaž Florjančič Dumitru Mitu
Gino Gardassanich
, 1993–1994 Zvjezdan Radin, 1994–1995 Josip Skoblar
, 1995 Ranko Buketa & Marijan Jantoljak, 1995 Josip Skoblar
, 1995–1996 Miroslav Blažević
& Nenad Gračan
, 1996 Luka Bonačić
, 1996 Branko Ivanković
, 1996–1998 Nenad Gračan
, 1998–2000 Boris Tičić, 2000 Predrag Stilinović, 2000–2001 Ivan Katalinić
, 2001–2002 Zlatko Kranjčar
, 2002 Mladen Mladenović
, 2002–2003
Vjekoslav Lokica, 2003 Ivan Katalinić
, 2003–2004 Elvis Scoria
, 2004–2005 Dragan Skočić
, 2005–2006 Milivoj Bračun
, 2006–2007 Josip Kuže
, 2007 Zlatko Dalić
, 2007–2008 Mladen Ivančić, 2008 Robert Rubčić
, 2008–2009 Zoran Vulić
, 2009 Nenad Gračan
, 2009–2010 Elvis Scoria
, 2010–2011 Alen Horvat, 2011 Ivo Ištuk, 2011–
Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 10 September 2010
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
Last updated on 10 September 2010
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club, from Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
on the Croatian coast.
History
The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after RijekaRijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
(known by its Italian name Fiume up to 1945) passed from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
following the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
and local club championships. It changed its name to NK Rijeka on June 3, 1954, and advanced to the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
in the 1957/58 season. It remained in the top tier until the 1969/70 season, when it got relegated to the Second League. It topped that league many times but it wasn't until 1973/74 when it returned to the First League, where it would remain until the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Rijeka won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978
1978 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1978 throughout the world.-Events:*Copa Libertadores 1978: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Deportivo Cali on an aggregate score of 4-0....
and 1979
1979 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1979 throughout the world.-Events:*Copa Libertadores 1979: Won by Olimpia Asunción after defeating Boca Juniors on an aggregate score of 2-0....
, was a runner-up in 1987, won the Croatian Cup in 2005 and in 2006, and participated several times in various UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
championships. Although it has never advanced to the final stages of the competition, Rijeka has topped and shocked some of the biggest clubs in the history of soccer on its home field during the 1980s, including Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
and Juventus.
Rijeka has been playing in the Prva HNL since the independence of Croatia in 1991, generally finishing near the top. Notably it finished second in 1999 and 2006 and third in 2004. Due to many format changes of the league, Rijeka has played more games in the competition than any other team. In the 2004/2005 season, its player Tomislav Erceg
Tomislav Erceg
Tomislav Erceg is a retired Croatian football player. He has made four appearances for the Croatia national football team, scoring one goal in a friendly game against Turkey on 12 June 1997....
was the top scorer of the Prva HNL with 17 goals.
Rivalries
Adriatic derby match between the two largest CroatiaCroatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
Football Club coming from Adriatic
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
coast, Rijeka and Hajduk
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
. Each new match these two great rivals, means a great match on the field, but also in the stands where the overruling of Rijeka Armada
Armada
Armada is the Spanish and Portuguese word for naval fleet, or an adjective meaning 'armed'; Armáda is the Czech and Slovak for armed forces...
and Split Torcida
Torcida
Torcidas organizadas are formal associations of football fans in Brazil in the same vein as Argentine hinchadas and European ultras. The name is based on the verb torcer, which means "to root for" but also "to wring" and "to turn"...
.
Stadium
NK Rijeka play their home matches at Stadion Kantrida, which can hold 10,600 spectators.Current squad
Notable players
Players who have been capped by their respective nations national team or have earned more than 40 caps for HNK RijekaRamón Fernández
Ramón Fernández (footballer)
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Elvir Bolić
Elvir Bolic
Elvir Bolić is a former Bosnian football forward. He is the all-time leading scorer for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team....
Admir Hasančić
Admir Hasancic
Admir Hasančić is a retired Bosnian football striker who spent his career playing for Čelik Zenica and FK Sarajevo in Bosnia, NK Rijeka and NK Zagreb in Croatian First League and Hapoel Petah Tikva in Israel.-International career:...
Borče Sredojević
Borče Sredojević
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Georgi Ivanov
Georgi Ivanov (footballer)
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Jasmin Agić
Jasmin Agic
Jasmin Agić is a Croatian football midfielder, currently unattached. He made his debut for the Croatia national football team on 10 March 1999 against Greece, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Goran Jurić. He went on to be capped a total of 14 times for his country.-External links:* at the...
Boško Balaban
Boško Balaban
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Elvis Brajković
Elvis Brajkovic
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Igor Budan
Igor Budan
Igor Budan is a Croatian football striker currently playing with U.S. Città di Palermo in Italy.-Career:Budan played for his native NK Rijeka for two seasons before moving to Italy in 1999. He was one of the players transferred to Palermo from Venezia in 2002 by Maurizio Zamparini...
Damir Desnica
Damir Desnica
Damir Desnica is a former Croatian and Yugoslav association football player. He got 1 cap for Yugoslavia. Although he was an excellent footballer, he is best known for being one of the very few deaf pro footballers.-External links:...
Nenad Gračan
Nenad Gracan
Nenad Gračan is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current coach.-Club career:...
Miloš Hrstić
Miloš Hrstic
Miloš Hrstić is a former Croatian footballer.During his club career he played for NK Rijeka, Deportivo de La Coruña and Olimpija Ljubljana...
Dario Knežević
Dario Kneževic
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Andre Mijatović
Andre Mijatovic
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Leo Milašinović
Mladen Mladenović
Mladen Mladenovic
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Alen Pamić
Alen Pamic
Alen Pamić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Standard de Liège in the Belgium.-External links:...
Manuel Pamić
Manuel Pamic
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Dubravko Pavličić
Dubravko Pavlicic
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Borimir Perkovic Saša Peršon
Saša Peršon
Saša Peršon is a former Croatian football player. He capped 3 times for Croatia.-External links:*...
Renato Pilipović
Renato Pilipovic
Renato Pilipović is a retired Croatian football midfielder. He spent the majority of his career playing for Croatian clubs, most notably with NK Rijeka and Dinamo Zagreb....
Mauro Ravnić
Mauro Ravnic
Mauro Ravnić is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
Danijel Šarić Josip Skoblar
Josip Skoblar
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Mario Tokić Dario Smoje
Dario Smoje
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Davor Vugrinec
Davor Vugrinec
Davor Vugrinec is a Croatian footballer who plays for NK Varaždin as a forward.-Early years:...
Fredi Bobič Ernest Erbstein
Ernest Erbstein
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Barnabás Sztipánovics
Barnabás Sztipánovics
Barnabás Sztipánovics is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for SV Molln in Austria.In the season 1998/99, he was the sharing the place of the scoring leder of the Croatian First Football League with his teammate from NK Rijeka, Igor Musa, both scoring 14 goals...
Giovanni Varglien
Giovanni Varglien
Giovanni Varglien also known as Varglien II was an Italian football player from Fiume.He played the majority of his club football for Juventus in Italy, also playing one season with his hometown club Fiumana, as well as representing the Italian national football team three different...
Mario Varglien
Mario Varglien
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Rodolfo Volk
Rodolfo Volk
Rodolfo Volk was an Slovene-Italian footballer....
Yoshika Matsubara Radomir Đalović Dragan Žilić
Dragan Žilic
Dragan Žilić is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper.-Rijeka:During the summer of 2005, Žilić's transfer from FK Smederevo to HNK Rijeka caused a minor sensation as it marked the first occasion in a very long time that a player of Serbian ethnicity moved to a Croatian club...
Igor Benedejčič
Igor Benedejcic
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Nastja Čeh
Nastja Ceh
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Sebastjan Cimirotič
Sebastjan Cimirotic
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Adrijan Fegić Matjaž Florjančič Dumitru Mitu
Dumitru Mitu
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Gino Gardassanich
Gino Gardassanich
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Managerial history
Srećko JuričićSrecko Juricic
Srećko Juričić is a former Croatian football player. He was the manager of the Yemen national football team before being sacked in December 2010.As a player, he was part of NK Rijeka's golden generation which won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979....
, 1993–1994 Zvjezdan Radin, 1994–1995 Josip Skoblar
Josip Skoblar
Josip "Joško" Skoblar is a Croatian former football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings.-Club:...
, 1995 Ranko Buketa & Marijan Jantoljak, 1995 Josip Skoblar
Josip Skoblar
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, 1995–1996 Miroslav Blažević
Miroslav Blaževic
Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević is a Bosnian Croat football manager. He is the current head coach of Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League....
& Nenad Gračan
Nenad Gracan
Nenad Gračan is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current coach.-Club career:...
, 1996 Luka Bonačić
Luka Bonacic
Luka Bonačić is a Croatian football coach and former player.-Early life:He was born on March 2, 1955 in Split, Croatia that was part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He began football careers in Split Football Academy...
, 1996 Branko Ivanković
Branko Ivankovic
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, 1996–1998 Nenad Gračan
Nenad Gracan
Nenad Gračan is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current coach.-Club career:...
, 1998–2000 Boris Tičić, 2000 Predrag Stilinović, 2000–2001 Ivan Katalinić
Ivan Katalinic
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, 2001–2002 Zlatko Kranjčar
Zlatko Kranjcar
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, 2002 Mladen Mladenović
Mladen Mladenovic
Mladen Mladenović is a former Croatian football player in midfielder role.During his career he played for NK Rijeka, NK Zadar, NK Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split, in Spain for CD Castellón, in Austria with SV Austria Salzburg, and in Japan J-League with Gamba Osaka.He won 19 international caps...
, 2002–2003
Vjekoslav Lokica, 2003 Ivan Katalinić
Ivan Katalinic
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, 2003–2004 Elvis Scoria
Elvis Scoria
Elvis Scoria is a Croatian former football player and as of December 2010, the manager of HNK Rijeka in the Croatian First League....
, 2004–2005 Dragan Skočić
Dragan Skočić
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, 2005–2006 Milivoj Bračun
Milivoj Bracun
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, 2006–2007 Josip Kuže
Josip Kuže
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, 2007 Zlatko Dalić
Zlatko Dalic
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, 2007–2008 Mladen Ivančić, 2008 Robert Rubčić
Robert Rubčić
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, 2008–2009 Zoran Vulić
Zoran Vulic
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, 2009 Nenad Gračan
Nenad Gracan
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, 2009–2010 Elvis Scoria
Elvis Scoria
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, 2010–2011 Alen Horvat, 2011 Ivo Ištuk, 2011–
Honours
- Yugoslav CupYugoslav CupThe Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
(2): 1977–781977–78 Yugoslav CupThe 1977–78 Yugoslav Cup was the 30th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup , also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" , since its establishment in 1946...
, 1978–791978–79 Yugoslav CupThe 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup was the 31st season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup , also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" , since its establishment in 1946... - Croatian CupCroatian CupThe Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
(2): 2004–052004–05 Croatian CupThe 2004–05 Croatian Cup was the fourteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 7 September, 2004.-First round:First round was held on 21 and 22 September, 2004....
, 2005–062005–06 Croatian CupThe 2005–06 Croatian Cup was the fifteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 31 August, 2005.-First round:Matches played on 21 September, 2005.-Second round:... - Balkans CupBalkans CupIn 1961, a Balkans Cup for football clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. It was played 27 times...
(1): 1978
Recent seasons
| Season | League | Cup Croatian Cup The Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May... |
European competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
| 1992 | 1. HNL | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 6th | SF | Zoran Škerjanc Zoran Škerjanc Zoran Škerjanc is a retired Croatian football player who played for Rijeka, Dinamo, Recreativo Huelva, Orléans US, Pazinka and Göttingen 05.-External links:* http://www.bdfutbol.com/j/j11995.html... |
7 | ||
| 1992–93 | 1. HNL | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 39 | 4th | R2 | Zoran Ban Zoran Ban Zoran Ban is a retired Croatian professional football player.-External links:*... Elvis Scoria Elvis Scoria Elvis Scoria is a Croatian former football player and as of December 2010, the manager of HNK Rijeka in the Croatian First League.... |
8 | ||
| 1993–94 | 1. HNL | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 39 | 6th | RU | Mladen Mladenović Mladen Mladenovic Mladen Mladenović is a former Croatian football player in midfielder role.During his career he played for NK Rijeka, NK Zadar, NK Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split, in Spain for CD Castellón, in Austria with SV Austria Salzburg, and in Japan J-League with Gamba Osaka.He won 19 international caps... |
20 | ||
| 1994–95 | 1. HNL | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 11th | QF | Davor Dželalija | 7 | ||
| 1995–96 | 1. HNL | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 56 | 9th | QF | |||||
| 1996–97 | 1. HNL | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 46 | 4th | R2 | Admir Hasančić Admir Hasancic Admir Hasančić is a retired Bosnian football striker who spent his career playing for Čelik Zenica and FK Sarajevo in Bosnia, NK Rijeka and NK Zagreb in Croatian First League and Hapoel Petah Tikva in Israel.-International career:... |
11 | ||
| 1997–98 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 7th | R2 | Admir Hasančić Admir Hasancic Admir Hasančić is a retired Bosnian football striker who spent his career playing for Čelik Zenica and FK Sarajevo in Bosnia, NK Rijeka and NK Zagreb in Croatian First League and Hapoel Petah Tikva in Israel.-International career:... |
11 | |||
| 1998–99 | 1. HNL | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 2nd | R2 1998–99 Croatian Cup The 1998–99 Croatian Cup was the eighth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and it was won by Osijek... |
Igor Musa Igor Musa Igor Musa is a former central midfielder. He went to Hajduk from Slaven Belupo in the summer of 2006 and then to AEL Limassol in July 2007. He was in Hajduk previously in 2001/2002. At end of the season his contract expired and he left... Barnabás Sztipánovics Barnabás Sztipánovics Barnabás Sztipánovics is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for SV Molln in Austria.In the season 1998/99, he was the sharing the place of the scoring leder of the Croatian First Football League with his teammate from NK Rijeka, Igor Musa, both scoring 14 goals... |
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| 1999–2000 | 1. HNL | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 39 | 49 | 4th | QF | Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
QR2 | Boško Balaban Boško Balaban Boško Balaban is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for Panionios in the Super League Greece as a striker. He is a former member of the Croatia national team.-Early career:... |
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| 2000–01 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 10th | R1 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
R1 | Ante Milicic Ante Milicic Ante Milicic is an Australian former football player. He is currently one of the assistant managers of A-League club Melbourne Heart. He is of Croatian Australian origin.... |
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| 2001–02 | 1. HNL | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 51 | 5th | QF 2001–02 Croatian Cup The 2001–02 Croatian Cup was the eleventh edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, who retained the title beating Varteks in the final.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:-First round:-Second round:... |
Natko Rački | 13 | ||
| 2002–03 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 9th | R1 2002–03 Croatian Cup The 2002–03 Croatian Cup was the twelfth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, and the cup was won by Hajduk Split.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:-First round:-Second round:-Quarter-finals:... |
Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
R1 | Sandro Klić | 12 |
| 2003–04 | 1. HNL | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 3rd | SF 2003–04 Croatian Cup The 2003–04 Croatian Cup was the 13th edition of Croatia's premier association football knockout competition. Hajduk Split were the defending champions, and the cup was eventually won by Dinamo Zagreb on away goals rule after the aggregate score in the final tie was 1–1 against Varteks... |
Sandro Klić | 11 | ||
| 2004–05 | 1. HNL | 32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 40 | 47 | 4th | W 2004–05 Croatian Cup The 2004–05 Croatian Cup was the fourteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 7 September, 2004.-First round:First round was held on 21 and 22 September, 2004.... |
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
QR2 | Tomislav Erceg Tomislav Erceg Tomislav Erceg is a retired Croatian football player. He has made four appearances for the Croatia national football team, scoring one goal in a friendly game against Turkey on 12 June 1997.... |
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| 2005–06 | 1. HNL | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 65 | 2nd | W 2005–06 Croatian Cup The 2005–06 Croatian Cup was the fifteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 31 August, 2005.-First round:Matches played on 21 September, 2005.-Second round:... |
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
QR2 | Ahmad Sharbini Ahmad Sharbini Ahmad Al-Sharbini is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split.-Club career:Sharbini began his professional career with NK Rijeka in the Croatian Prva HNL in the 2002-03 season. He also played for Al-Wahda FC and FC Luzern.On August 13, 2009 he signed for Hajduk Split with his... Davor Vugrinec Davor Vugrinec Davor Vugrinec is a Croatian footballer who plays for NK Varaždin as a forward.-Early years:... |
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| 2006–07 2006–07 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2006–07 football season in Croatia, which was the 16th season of competitive football in the country.-Croatian First Division:-Croatian Second Division:... |
1. HNL | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 7th | SF 2006–07 Croatian Cup The 2006–07 Croatian Cup was the sixteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 30 August, 2006.-First round:Matches played on 20 September, 2006.-Second round:... |
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
QR1 | Ahmad Sharbini Ahmad Sharbini Ahmad Al-Sharbini is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split.-Club career:Sharbini began his professional career with NK Rijeka in the Croatian Prva HNL in the 2002-03 season. He also played for Al-Wahda FC and FC Luzern.On August 13, 2009 he signed for Hajduk Split with his... |
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| 2007–08 2007–08 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2007–08 association football season in Croatia, which is the 17th season of competitive football in the country.-Croatian First Division:-Croatian Second Division:... |
1. HNL | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 53 | 4th | R2 | Radomir Đalović | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2008–09 football season in Croatia, which was the 18th season of competitive football in the country.-Friendly matches:-----World Cup qualifiers:... |
1. HNL | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 44 | 56 | 3rd | QF | Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
R1 | Anas Sharbini Anas Sharbini Anas Sharbini is a Croatian football midfielder playing for HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian first division. His main position is playing as a left winger on either side, although he can also play as at attacking midfielder... |
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| 2009–10 2009–10 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2009–10 football season in Croatia, which is the 19th season of competitive football in the country.-Friendly matches:-2010 World Cup qualifiers:-Druga HNL:... |
1. HNL 2009–10 Prva HNL The 2009–10 Prva HNL season was the nineteenth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010... |
30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 44 | 40 | 9th | R2 2009–10 Croatian Cup The 2009–10 Croatian Cup was the nineteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb since they won the previous year's cup by defeating Hajduk Split on penalties after the result was tied 3–3 on aggregate.... |
Europa League | QR3 | Radomir Đalović | 10 |
| 2010–11 2010–11 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2010–11 football season in Croatia, which was the 20th season of competitive football in the country.-Croatia:-Croatia U21:-Croatia U19:-Croatia U17:-Druga HNL:... |
1. HNL 2010–11 Prva HNL The 2010–11 Prva HNL season was the twentieth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011... |
30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 39 | 9th | QF 2010–11 Croatian Cup The 2010–11 Croatian Cup is the twentieth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions are Hajduk Split, having won their 5th title the previous year by defeating Šibenik in the final.... |
Hrvoje Štrok Hrvoje Štrok Hrvoje Štrok is a Croatian football midfielder who plays for NK Zagreb in the Croatian First League.-Club career:Štrok previously played for NK Zagreb, NK Dinamo Zagreb and NK Inter Zaprešić.-External links:... |
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- Key
- League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position;
- Cup / Europe: PR = Preliminary round; QR = Qualifying round; R1 = First round; R2 = Second round; Group = Group stage; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won;
Summary
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1999–2000 |
| UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League |
20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 2009–10 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1979–80 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2008 |
| Total | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 48 |
Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 10 September 2010
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
By season
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 |  Wrexham |
3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| R2 |  SK Beveren |
0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
| 1979-80 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Germinal Beerschot |
2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| R2 |  Lokomotiva Košice |
3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | ||
| QF |  Juventus |
0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
| 1984-85 | UEFA Cup | R1 |  ValladolidReal Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived.... |
4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| R2 | Real Madrid Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | ||
| 1986-87 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Standard Liege Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.... |
0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 1999–2000 | Champions League | QR2 | Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR |  VallettaValletta F.C. Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island... |
3–2 | 5–4 (aet) | 8–6 |
| R1 | Celta Vigo Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,... |
0–0 | 0–1 (aet) | 0–1 | ||
| 2002 | Intertoto Cup | R1 |  St Patrick's AthleticSt Patrick's Athletic F.C. St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and... |
3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... ) |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | QR2 |  Gençlerbirliği |
2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... ) |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | QR2 |  Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football... |
2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... ) |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |  OmoniaAC Omonia Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia is a professional football club that plays in the Cyprus capital city Nicosia. The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953... |
2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| 2008 | Intertoto Cup | R1 |  RenovaFK Renova FK Renova is a football club based in Džepčište, Republic of Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League.-History:FK Renova was founded in 2003 but was derived from the football school established in 2000. As a result of successful work in 2003, the people from Dzepciste began to... |
0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 2009–10 | Europa League | QR2 |  DifferdangeFC Differdange 03 Football Club Differdange 03 is a football club, based in Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:Differdange 03 was formed in 2003 as an amalgam of two clubs from the city of Differdange: FA Red Boys Differdange and AS Differdange... |
3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| QR3 |  Metalist KharkivFC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | ||
Last updated on 10 September 2010
Player records
- Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: 14 appearances
- Mauro RavnićMauro RavnicMauro Ravnić is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
- Miloš HrstićMiloš HrsticMiloš Hrstić is a former Croatian footballer.During his club career he played for NK Rijeka, Deportivo de La Coruña and Olimpija Ljubljana...
- Srećko JuričićSrecko JuricicSrećko Juričić is a former Croatian football player. He was the manager of the Yemen national football team before being sacked in December 2010.As a player, he was part of NK Rijeka's golden generation which won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979....
- Mauro Ravnić
- Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 4 goals
- Damir DesnicaDamir DesnicaDamir Desnica is a former Croatian and Yugoslav association football player. He got 1 cap for Yugoslavia. Although he was an excellent footballer, he is best known for being one of the very few deaf pro footballers.-External links:...
- Adriano FegićAdriano FegicAdriano Fegic is a retired Slovenian football player who played in striker role.-External links and references:*...
- Damir Desnica
External links
- Rijeka at uefa.com
- Armada Rijeka official website
- HNK Rijeka fansite