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Rijeka
Club crest
Full name Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Rijeka
Nickname(s) Riječki bijeli (Rijeka's Whites)
Founded 29 July 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-29) as NK Kvarner
Ground Stadion Rujevica
Ground Capacity 5,786
Owner Stichting Social Sport Foundation (70%)
City of Rijeka (30%)
Chairman Croatia Damir Mišković
Manager Slovenia Matjaž Kek
League Prva HNL
2014–15 Prva HNL, 2nd
Website Club home page
Current season

Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Rijeka (English: Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian football club, from the coastal city of Rijeka.

During the reconstruction of Stadion Kantrida, their traditional home ground, Rijeka play their home matches at Stadion Rujevica. The club was founded on 29 July 1946 as NK Kvarner, and changed its name to NK Rijeka on 3 June 1954.[1] Since its foundation, the club has won two Yugoslav Cup titles, three Croatian Football Cups, one Croatian Football Super Cup and the 1978 Balkans Cup. The club currently competes in Croatia's top division, Prva HNL, of which it has been a member since its foundation in 1992.

The supporters of the club are known as Armada Rijeka. Rijeka's greatest rivalry is the Adriatic derby with Hajduk Split, while another rivalry exists with Dinamo Zagreb and, on a regional level, with Istra Pula.

History

Origins

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. Some dispute this and claim that the club's roots date back to 1926, the founding of U.S. Fiumana, which competed in various levels of the Italian Football Championship, including a season in the top tier competition (Divisione Nazionale) in 1928. Their claim is backed by the fact that there is a clear continuity between the two clubs. For example, besides using the same grounds (Stadion Kantrida), as many as eight U.S. Fiumana players later played for NK Kvarner.[2]

1946–1991

During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav and local club championships. The club changed its name to NK Rijeka on 3 June 1954, and advanced to the Yugoslav First League in the 1957–58 season.[1] Rijeka remained in the top tier until the 1969–70 season, when it was relegated to the Second League.[1] Rijeka finished on top several times, but it only gain promotion to the top tier in 1974, where it remained until the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991.[1] Rijeka won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979 and was a runner-up in 1987.[3] Rijeka was also the best placed Croatian club in the Yugoslav First League in 1965, 1984 and 1987.[4]

Rijeka in the HNL

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, Rijeka joined the Croatian First League in its inaugural season in 1992, and is one of only four clubs that have never been relegated. Rijeka won the Croatian Cup in 2005, 2006 and 2014, and was a runner-up in 1994.[5] In the Prva HNL, the club finished as runner-up in 1999, 2006, 2014 and 2015.[6] Due to many format changes of the league, Rijeka has played more matches in the competition than any other team.

European record

Rijeka participated in various UEFA competitions on 15 occasions. The greatest success was the quarterfinal against Juventus in the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup.[7] The most notable result in Europe was the home win against the eventual winners Real Madrid in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup.[8] By winning against Stuttgart in 2013, Rijeka secured participation in the Group Stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.[9][10] Rijeka also participated in the Group Stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, where it defeated Feyenoord and Standard Liège, and drew with title-holders and eventual winners Sevilla.[11][12][13]

Private ownership

In February 2012, Gabriele Volpi, an Italian businessman, the founder of Orlean Invest, and also the owner of Spezia Calcio and Pro Recco, injected much needed capital into the club. With the privatization process complete by September 2013, Volpi, through Dutch-based Stichting Social Sport Foundation, became the owner of 70 percent of the club, with the City of Rijeka in control of the remaining 30 percent.[14][15]

Record transfer

In January 2015, Rijeka sold its star striker Andrej Kramarić to Leicester City for a club-record £9.7 million.[16]

Support and rivalries

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Main article: Armada Rijeka

Rijeka's hardcore supporters are the so-called Armada Rijeka, or simply Armada. The ultras group has been active since 1987.

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Further information: Adriatic derby, Dinamo–Rijeka derby, and Rijeka–Pula Derby (Rijeka vs Istra 1961)

Rijeka's greatest rivalry is with Hajduk Split. The Adriatic derby is contested between the two most popular Croatian football clubs coming from the Adriatic coast, Rijeka and Hajduk. Each new match between these two great rivals means a great match on the field, but also in the stands between Rijeka's Armada and Hajduk's Torcida. Other rivalries exist with Dinamo Zagreb, and on regional level with Istra Pula. The origins of the Rijeka-Pula rivalry date back to the clashes between U.S. Fiumana and G.S.F. Grion Pola since the late 1920s.

Stadium

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Main articles: Stadion Kantrida and Stadion Rujevica

From August 2015, HNK Rijeka play their home matches at Stadion Rujevica, which has a seating capacity of approximately 5,800. Stadion Rujevica is part of the club's new training camp and is their temporary home stadium.

Until July 2015, Rijeka played their home games at Stadion Kantrida, which is scheduled for demolition. It is set to be replaced by a new state of the art stadium, scheduled for completion in 2017. The capacity of the new Kantrida will be approximately 14,600.[17]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
1998–1999 Adidas INA
1999–2002 Kronos INA
2002–2003 Torpedo INA
2003–2004 Torpedo Lero
2004–2005 Legea Lero
2005–2006 Legea INA
2006–2008 Kappa Croatia Osiguranje
2008–2012 Jako Croatia Osiguranje
2012–2014 Lotto  –
2014– Jako  –

First-team squad

As of 11 January 2016.[18]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
25 Croatia GK Ivan Vargić
31 Croatia GK Ivan Nevistić
32 Croatia GK Andrej Prskalo
4 Croatia DF Frane Ikić
6 Republic of Macedonia DF Stefan Ristovski (on loan from Spezia)
8 Republic of Macedonia DF Leonard Zuta
13 Croatia DF Marko Lešković
15 Croatia DF Matej Mitrović
19 Slovenia DF Miral Samardžić
24 Croatia DF Mateo Bertoša
29 Montenegro DF Marko Vešović (on loan from Spezia)
Nigeria DF Jamilu Collins
No. Position Player
7 Croatia MF Marin Tomasov
10 Croatia MF Anas Sharbini
16 Croatia MF Ivan Močinić (captain)
18 Croatia MF Filip Bradarić
23 Albania MF Odise Roshi
26 Croatia MF Mate Maleš
Montenegro MF Asmir Kajević
Croatia MF Josip Brezovec
9 Albania FW Bekim Balaj
11 Slovenia FW Roman Bezjak
20 Croatia FW Dario Vizinger

Out on loan

As of 11 January 2016.[19]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Croatia GK Simon Sluga (at Italy Spezia Calcio)
Nigeria GK David Nwolokor (at Croatia HNK Šibenik)
Croatia DF Niko Datković (at Switzerland FC Lugano)
Croatia DF Mato Miloš (at Italy Spezia Calcio)
Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Jozo Špikić (at Bosnia and Herzegovina NK Široki Brijeg)
Nigeria DF Muhammed Kabiru (at Slovenia NK Krka)
Croatia MF Josip Mišić (at Italy Spezia Calcio)
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Zoran Kvržić (at Italy Spezia Calcio)
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Damir Zlomislić (at Croatia NK Istra 1961)
No. Position Player
Croatia MF Dario Čanađija (at Italy Spezia Calcio)
Nigeria MF Aliyu Okechukwu (at Croatia HNK Šibenik)
Croatia MF Vedran Jugović (at South Korea Jeonnam Dragons)
Nigeria FW Goodness Ajayi (at Bosnia and Herzegovina NK Široki Brijeg)
Croatia FW Andrija Filipović (at Italy Spezia Calcio)
Croatia FW Filip Dangubić (at Slovenia NK Krka)
Nigeria FW Solomon Theophilus (at Croatia HNK Šibenik)
Bulgaria FW Ventsislav Hristov (at Albania KF Skënderbeu Korçë)
Croatia FW Tomislav Turčin (at Croatia HNK Cibalia)

Reserve squad (Rijeka II)

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Main article: HNK Rijeka Reserves and Academy
As of 13 January 2016.[20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Croatia GK Ivan Nevistić
12 Nigeria GK Ayotunde Ikuepamitan
22 Croatia GK Giuliano Popović
Croatia GK Borna Magaš
2 Croatia DF Fausto Budicin
3 Croatia DF Luka Cvetković
5 Italy DF Denis Conte
6 Croatia DF Luka Čanković
15 Nigeria DF Yusuf Musa
16 Croatia DF Ivan Lucić
21 Nigeria DF Muhammed Kabiru
25 Croatia DF Antonio Petrović
Croatia DF Antonio Lebar
No. Position Player
4 Nigeria MF Gerald Chibueze Diyoke
7 Croatia MF Filip Frančišković
8 Croatia MF Roko Nakić
10 Croatia MF Edin Fatić
17 Croatia MF Mihael Rebernik
18 Croatia MF Marko Šarić
23 Croatia MF Mateo Furijan
11 Croatia FW Mate Bajić
13 Croatia FW Matko Budan
14 Croatia FW Miroslav Iličić
19 Croatia FW Dario Vizinger
20 Croatia FW Duje Mrdeša
Croatia FW Danijel Šutić

Club officials

Position Staff
Honorary chairman Italy Gabriele Volpi
Chairman Croatia Damir Mišković
Vice-chairman Croatia Dean Šćulac
Board chairman Italy Francesco Cuzzocrea
Managing director Croatia Vlado Čohar
Club secretary Croatia Marina Vela
Spokesperson Croatia Sandra Nešić
Director of football Croatia Srećko Juričić
Director of football (assistant) Croatia Ivan Mance
Team manager Croatia Radoslav Ljepojević
Manager Slovenia Matjaž Kek
Assistant manager Croatia Danko Matrljan
Croatia Vjekoslav Miletić
Rijeka II manager Croatia Ranko Buketa
Fitness coach Italy Ugo Maranza
Goalkeeping coach Croatia Mladen Žganjer
Chief scout Croatia Ranko Buketa
Team doctor Croatia Nataša Bakarčić
Croatia Boban Dangubić
Physiotherapist Croatia Igor Pavačić
Croatia Alen Ilić
Croatia Enio Krajač
Rehabilitation Coach Croatia Luka Brkljača
Kit manager Albania Rustem Gashi
Croatia Marcel Filip Račan
Academy director Croatia Predrag Stilinović

Last updated: 29 September 2015
Source: Club officials

Notable players

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For a list of many former and current HNK Rijeka players, see Category:HNK Rijeka players.
To appear in this section a player must have satisfied all of the following three criteria:
  • Played at least 100 first division games for the club;
  • Scored at least 20 first division goals for the club if forward, 10 if midfielder and no goal requirement if defender or goalkeeper; and
  • Played at least one international match for their national team while playing for Rijeka.
  • Otherwise, also included are twenty of the club's top scorers and most capped players in the first division.

Source: Appearances and Goals. Last updated June 2015.

All Time Best 11

According to a 2005–07 survey of former players (older than 40 years of age) and respected journalists, Marinko Lazzarich found that the best all time team of Rijeka is as follows:

1. Jantoljak, 2. Milevoj, 3. Hrstić, 4. Radaković, 5. Radin, 6. Juričić, 7. Lukarić, 8. Gračan, 9. Osojnak, 10. Naumović, 11. Desnica.[21]

Rijeka's daily, Novi list, in 2011 declared the following 11 players as Rijeka's best all time team:

1. Jantoljak, 2. Šarić, 3. Radin, 4. Juričić, 5. Hrstić, 6. Loik, 7. Radaković, 8. Mladenović, 9. Naumović, 10. Skoblar, 11. Desnica.[22]

Managerial history

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For a list of HNK Rijeka managers, see Category:HNK Rijeka managers.

Source: Presidents and managers

Presidents

Source: Presidents and managers

Seasons, statistics and records

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Further information: List of HNK Rijeka seasons, List of HNK Rijeka records, and HNK Rijeka league record by opponent

Honours

Rijeka won two Yugoslav Cup titles and three Croatian Cups. In European competitions, the club has reached the quarter-final of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1979–80, and UEFA Europa League Group Stage in 2013–14 and 2014–15. The club has also won the 1978 Balkans Cup.[23] In the following table, defunct competitions are listed in italics.

Honours No. Years
League
Prva HNL Runners-up 4 1998–99, 2005–06, 2013–14, 2014–15
Yugoslav First League Best placed Croatian club 3 1964–65, 1983–84, 1986–87
Yugoslav Second League Winners 6 1952, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74
Domestic cups
Croatian Cup Winners 3 2004–05, 2005–06, 2013–14
Croatian Cup Runners-up 1 1993–94
Croatian Supercup Winners 1 2014
Croatian Supercup Runners-up 2 2005, 2006
Yugoslav Cup Winners 2 1977–78, 1978–79
Yugoslav Cup Runners-up 1 1986–87
Best European results
UEFA Europa League Group Stage 2 2013–14, 2014–15
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-final 1 1979–80
Balkans Cup Winners 1 1978
Balkans Cup Runners-up 1 1979

Source: Soccerway, Last updated May 2015.

Rankings

UEFA club coefficient ranking

(As of 26 November 2015), Source: Bert Kassies website

Rank Team Points
121 Italy U.C. Sampdoria 14.487
121 Italy U.S. Città di Palermo 14.487
123 Croatia HNK Rijeka 14.275
124 Portugal C.F. Os Belenenses 14.116
124 Portugal Académica Coimbra 14.116

European record

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Main article: HNK Rijeka in European football

By competition

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 League		 46 19 11 16 69 55 2015–16
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 10 3 3 4 8 9 1979–80
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 1 1 2 3 5 2008
Total 62 23 15 24 81 75

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 23 July 2015.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By ground

Ground Pld W D L GF GA GD
Home 31 18 8 5 55 28 +27
Away 31 5 7 19 26 47 −21
Total 62 23 15 24 81 75 +6

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 23 July 2015.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against.

By season

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1962–63 Intertoto Cup Group
B3		 West Germany Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2–1 3–4 1st out of 4
Switzerland Basel 5–1 2–2
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3–1 3–2
QF Hungary Dozsa Pecs 2–2 1–2 3–4
1965–66 Intertoto Cup Group
B1		 East Germany Motor Jena 0–3 1–3 4th out of 4
Czechoslovakia Tatran Prešov 0–0 1–3
Poland Szombierki Bytom 0–3 1–0
1974–75 Mitropa Cup Group
A		 Hungary Tatabánya 3–1 1–3 2nd out of 3
Austria Wacker Innsbruck 1–3 0–0
1977 Intertoto Cup Group
6		 Denmark Frem Kobenhavn 2–2 0–2 3rd out of 4
Poland Ruch Chorzów 0–1 4–2
Austria Grazer AK 1–1 3–0
1978 Balkans Cup Group
B		 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë 6–0 0–1 1st out of 3
Greece Aris Thessaloniki 2–0 2–1
F Romania Jiul Petroşani 4–1 0–1 4–2
1978–79 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R1 Wales Wrexham 3–0 0–2 3–2
R2 Belgium Beveren 0–0 0–2 0–2
1979–80 Balkans Cup Group
A		 Greece PAS Giannina 2–1 3–1 1st out of 3
Albania Partizani Tirana 3–0 1–4
F Romania Sportul Studențesc București 1–1 0–2 1–3
1979–80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup R1 Belgium Germinal Beerschot 2–1 0–0 2–1
R2 Czechoslovakia Lokomotiva Košice 3–0 0–2 3–2
QF Italy Juventus 0–0 0–2 0–2
1984–85 UEFA Cup R1 Spain Valladolid 4–1 0–1 4–2
R2 Spain Real Madrid 3–1 0–3 3–4
1985–86 Mitropa Cup SF Hungary Debreceni 0–1†  –  –
3rd Place Czechoslovakia Sigma Olomouc 3–2†  –  –
1986–87 UEFA Cup R1 Belgium Standard Liège 0–1 1–1 1–2
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League QR2 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 0–3 1–3 1–6
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Malta Valletta 3–2 5–4 (aet) 8–6
R1 Spain Celta Vigo 0–1 (aet) 0–0 0–1
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup R1 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a)
2004–05 UEFA Cup QR2 Turkey Gençlerbirliği 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2005–06 UEFA Cup QR2 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2006–07 UEFA Cup QR1 Cyprus Omonia 2–2 1–2 3–4
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup R1 Republic of Macedonia Renova 0–0 0–2 0–2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League QR2 Luxembourg Differdange 3–0 0–1 3–1
QR3 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 1–2 0–2 1–4
2013–14 UEFA Europa League QR2 Wales Prestatyn Town 5–0 3–0 8–0
QR3 Slovakia Žilina 2–1 1–1 3–2
Playoff Germany Stuttgart 2–1 2–2 4–3
Group I Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 0–4 4th out of 4
Spain Real Betis 1–1 0–0
France Lyon 1–1 0–1
2014–15 UEFA Europa League QR2 Hungary Ferencváros 1–0 2–1 3–1
QR3 Faroe Islands Víkingur 4–0 5–1 9–1
Playoff Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 3–0 4–0
Group G Belgium Standard Liège 2–0 0–2 3rd out of 4
Spain Sevilla 2–2 0–1
Netherlands Feyenoord 3–1 0–2
2015–16 UEFA Europa League QR2 Scotland Aberdeen 0–3 2–2 2–5

Last updated on 23 July 2015.
Note: List includes matches played in competitions not endorsed by UEFA.
† Matches played at neutral ground in Ascoli and Pisa, Italy.

Player records

References

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External links

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