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Rijeka Full name Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka Nickname(s) Riječki bijeli
(The Rijeka's White)Founded 1946 (as NK Kvarner) Ground Stadion Kantrida
(Capacity: 10,600)Chairman Robert Komen Manager Ivo Ištuk League 1. HNL 2010–11 1. HNL, 9th Website Club home page Home coloursAway coloursHNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.
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History
The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka (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.
Rivalries
See also: Adriatic derbyAdriatic derby match between the two largest Croatia 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.
Stadium
NK Rijeka play their home matches at Stadion Kantrida, which can hold 10,600 spectators.
Supporters
The fans are known as Armada Rijeka.
Current squad
- As of 14 September 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 2 DF Mato Miloš 3 DF Kristijan Čaval 4 DF Denis Ljubović 5 DF Igor Čagalj (captain) 6 DF Niko Datković 7 MF Valentino Stepčić 8 MF Fenan Salčinović 9 FW Armando Mance 10 FW Sandi Križman 11 FW Dražen Pilčić 12 GK Robert Lisjak 14 FW Alen Matovina 15 MF Antonini Čulina 16 DF Matej Mršić No. Position Player 17 MF Damir Kreilach 18 MF Alen Dedić 19 DF Marko Simanović 20 FW Hebert Alférez (on loan from Club Atlas) 22 MF Duje Baković 23 MF Carlos Gutiérrez (on loan from Club Atlas) 24 MF Andro Švrljuga 25 MF Marin Grujević 26 MF Diego Živulić 27 MF Neven Vukman 28 DF Mario Tadejević 29 FW Luis Delgadillo (on loan from Club Atlas) 32 GK Dino Raspor FW Ilija Sivonjić Notable players
- 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
- Neshet Zhaveli
- Dragan Žilić
- Igor Benedejčič
- Nastja Čeh
- Sebastjan Cimirotič
- Adrijan Fegić
- Matjaž Florjančič
- Dumitru Mitu
- Gino Gardassanich
Managerial history
- Srećko Juričić, 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–
Honours
- Yugoslav Cup (2): 1977–78, 1978–79
- Croatian Cup (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
- Balkans Cup (1): 1978
Recent seasons
Season League Cup European competitions Top goalscorer[1] 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 7 1992–93 1. HNL 30 14 11 5 41 24 39 4th R2 Zoran Ban
Elvis Scoria8 1993–94 1. HNL 34 11 17 6 40 27 39 6th RU Mladen Mladenović 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 11 1997–98 1. HNL 32 9 14 9 36 37 7th R2 Admir Hasančić 11 1998–99 1. HNL 32 22 4 6 53 33 2nd R2 Igor Musa
Barnabás Sztipánovics14 1999–2000 1. HNL 33 14 7 12 54 39 49 4th QF Champions League QR2 Boško Balaban 15 2000–01 1. HNL 32 9 6 17 30 44 33 10th R1 UEFA Cup R1 Ante Milicic 10 2001–02 1. HNL 30 15 6 9 46 37 51 5th QF Natko Rački 13 2002–03 1. HNL 32 9 6 17 40 41 33 9th R1 Intertoto Cup R1 Sandro Klić 12 2003–04 1. HNL 32 11 9 12 36 41 42 3rd SF Sandro Klić 11 2004–05 1. HNL 32 11 14 7 52 40 47 4th W UEFA Cup QR2 Tomislav Erceg 17 2005–06 1. HNL 32 20 5 7 61 36 65 2nd W UEFA Cup QR2 Ahmad Sharbini
Davor Vugrinec15 2006–07 1. HNL 33 12 6 15 51 53 42 7th SF UEFA Cup QR1 Ahmad Sharbini 21 2007–08 1. HNL 33 14 11 8 53 41 53 4th R2 Radomir Đalović 18 2008–09 1. HNL 33 17 5 11 50 44 56 3rd QF Intertoto Cup R1 Anas Sharbini 14 2009–10 1. HNL 30 10 10 10 49 44 40 9th R2 Europa League QR3 Radomir Đalović 10 2010–11 1. HNL 30 9 12 9 29 35 39 9th QF Hrvoje Štrok 6 - 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;
European record
Summary
Competition Pld W D L GF GA Last season played UEFA Champions League 2 0 0 2 1 6 1999–2000 UEFA Cup
UEFA Europa League20 7 3 10 27 28 2009–10 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 10 3 3 4 8 9 1979–80 UEFA Intertoto Cup 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 Valladolid 4–1 0–1 4–2 R2 Real Madrid 3–1 0–3 3–4 1986-87 UEFA Cup R1 Standard Liege 0–1 1–1 1–2 1999–2000 Champions League QR2 Partizan 0–3 1–3 1–6 2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Valletta 3–2 5–4 (aet) 8–6 R1 Celta Vigo 0–0 0–1 (aet) 0–1 2002 Intertoto Cup R1 St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a) 2004–05 UEFA Cup QR2 Gençlerbirliği 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a) 2005–06 UEFA Cup QR2 Litex Lovech 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a) 2006–07 UEFA Cup QR1 Omonia 2–2 1–2 3–4 2008 Intertoto Cup R1 Renova 0–0 0–2 0–2 2009–10 Europa League QR2 Differdange 3–0 0–1 3–1 QR3 Metalist Kharkiv 1–2 0–2 1–4 Last updated on 10 September 2010
Player records
- Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: 14 appearances[2]
- Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 4 goals[2]
References
- ^ Only league goals taken into account.
- ^ a b "Rijeka profile". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=52356/profile/index.html. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
External links
- Official website (Croatian)
- Rijeka at uefa.com
- Armada Rijeka official website
- HNK Rijeka fansite
Prva HNL 2011–12 teams Cibalia · Dinamo Zagreb · Hajduk Split · Inter Zaprešić · Istra 1961 · Karlovac · Lokomotiva · Lučko · Osijek · Rijeka · Slaven Belupo · RNK Split · Šibenik · Varaždin · Zadar · NK ZagrebFormer teams Belišće · Čakovec · Croatia Sesvete · Dubrava · Dubrovnik · Hrvatski Dragovoljac · Istra Pula · Kamen Ingrad · Marsonia · Međimurje · Neretva · Orijent · Pazinka · Pomorac · Primorac 1929 · Radnik Velika Gorica · Samobor · Segesta · Suhopolje · TŠK Topolovac · Vukovar '91Statistics and awards Associated competitions Seasons Yugoslav First League Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940) Seasons 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1930–31 · 1931–32 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1935–36 · 1936–37 · 1937–38 · 1938–39 · 1939–40Former clubs Bačka · BASK · BSK Belgrade · Concordia · Crnogorac Cetinje · Građanski Niš · Građanski Skopje · Građanski Zagreb · Hajduk Split · HAŠK · Ilirija Ljubljana · Jedinstvo Beograd · Jugoslavija · Krajišnik Banja Luka · Mačva · NAK Novi Sad · Pobeda Skopje · Primorje Ljubljana · Radnički Kragujevac · SAŠK · SAND Subotica · Slavija Osijek · Slavija Sarajevo · Slavija Varaždin · Somborski SK · Sparta Zemun · Viktorija Zagreb · Vojvodina · ŽAK Subotica · ŽAK Velika KikindaSFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992) Seasons 1945 · 1945–46 · 1946–47 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60 · 1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70 · 1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92Former clubs 14 Oktobar · Bor · Borac · Budućnost · Čelik · Crvenka · Dinamo Vinkovci · Dinamo Zagreb · Hajduk Split · Iskra · Lokomotiva · Mačva · Maribor · Nafta · Napredak · Naša Krila · Novi Sad · OFK Belgrade · Olimpija · Osijek · Partizan · Pelister · Ponziana · Priština · Proleter · Rabotnički · Rad · Radnički Belgrade · Radnički Kragujevac · Radnički Niš · Red Star Belgrade · Rijeka · Sarajevo · Sloboda · Spartak · RNK Split · Sutjeska · Teteks · Trepča · Trešnjevka · Vardar · Velež · NK Zagreb · Željezničar · ZemunCategories:- Croatian football clubs
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