HNK Rijeka
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| Full name | Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Riječki bijeli (The Rijeka's White) |
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| Founded |
1946 (as NK Kvarner) 1926 (as U.S. Fiumana) |
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| Ground | Stadion Kantrida (Capacity: 10,600) |
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| Chairman | Damir Mišković | ||
| Manager | Ivo Ištuk | ||
| League | 1. HNL | ||
| 2010–11 | 1. HNL, 9th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast, competing in Croatia's MAXtv Prva Liga.
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[edit] 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. 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.[1]
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, was a runner-up in 1994, 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 was also the best placed Croatian club in the Yugoslav First League in 1965, 1984, and 1987.
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.
In February 2012, Gabriele Volpi, an Italian businessman and oil magnate, and also the owner of Spezia Calcio and Pro Recco, injected the much needed capital into the club. Volpi, now in de facto control of the club, is set to become the owner of 70 percent of the club once the privatisation process is complete, with the City of Rijeka to control the remaining 30 percent.[2]
[edit] Rivalries
Rijeka's greatest rivalry is with Hajduk Split. Adriatic derby is contested between the two most popular Croatian football clubs coming from 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 Split's Torcida.
Other rivalries exist with Dinamo Zagreb, and on regional level with Istra Pula. The origins of Rijeka-Pula rivalry date back to the clashes between U.S. Fiumana and G.S.F. Grion Pola since the late 1920s.
There is also a city rivalry with NK Orijent. The rivalry dates back to the time when the western part of the city, Fiume, was part of Italy and the eastern part of the city, Sušak, part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Between 1932 and 1940 U.S. Fiumana and NK Orijent played 10 games, with Fiumana winning 9 and Orijent 1 game.[3] Numerous Rijeka city derbies were contested after World War II, and particularly when both clubs were competing in the Yugoslav Second League between 1969 and 1973. Out of 14 league games, Rijeka won 11, Orijent won 1, with 2 games ending in a draw. The last city derby took place during the 1996-97 season of Prva HNL, the only season in which Orijent played in the same tier as Rijeka since 1972/73.
[edit] Stadium
NK Rijeka play their home matches at Stadion Kantrida, which can hold 10,600 spectators.
[edit] Supporters
The fans are known as Armada Rijeka.
[edit] Current squad
- As of 24 February 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Notable players
The list includes players who have been capped by their respective national team (in brackets: caps/goals, and YU if played for the former Yugoslav national team), or have otherwise had a significant impact for HNK Rijeka, as highlighted in Marinko Lazzarich's definitive history of the club.[4] In total, 81 Rijeka players have had caps with 14 national teams.
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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.[5]
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.[6]
[edit] Managerial history
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[edit] Seasons
[edit] Honours
- Yugoslav Cup (2): 1977–78, 1978–79
- Croatian Cup (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
- Balkans Cup (1): 1978
- Yugoslav Cup Runner-up (1): 1987
- Croatian Cup Runner-up (1): 1993
- Balkans Cup Runner-up (1): 1979
- Croatian Supercup Runner-up (2) 2005, 2006
[edit] European record
[edit] Summary
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
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| UEFA Champions League | 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 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1979–80 |
| Intertoto Cup | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 2008 |
| Total | 56 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 73 | 84 |
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.
Note: This summary includes matches played in the Intertoto Cup before it was endorsed by UEFA and is not counted in UEFA's official European statistics.
[edit] By season
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 1962–63 | Intertoto Cup | Group B3 |
 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
2–1 | 3–4 | |
 FC Basel |
5–1 | 2–2 | ||||
 PSV Eindhoven |
3–1 | 3–2 | ||||
| QF |  Dozsa Pecs |
2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 1965–66 | Intertoto Cup | Group B1 |
 Motor Jena |
0–3 | 1–3 | |
 Tatran Prešov |
0–0 | 1–3 | ||||
 Szombierki Bytom |
0–3 | 1–0 | ||||
| 1977–78 | Intertoto Cup | Group 6 |
 Frem Kobenhavn |
2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Ruch Chorzów |
0–1 | 4–2 | ||||
 Grazer AK |
1–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| 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
[edit] Player records
- Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: 14 appearances[7]
- Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 4 goals[7]
[edit] References
- ^ RijekaDanas (2011) (in Croatian), "Split slavi, Zagreb izmišlja, Opatija ne zna, a Rijeka se srami" (http://www.rijekadanas.com/split-slavi-zagreb-izmislja-opatija-ne-zna-a-rijeka-se-srami/), 26 April. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ RaiSport (2012) (in Italian), "Croazia: Gabriele Volpi compra il Rijeka" (http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/Articoli/ContentItem-46e25bcf-6e8b-45cd-ae4a-e808275c9f5e.html), 17 August. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, p. 250.
- ^ Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.
- ^ Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, p. 467.
- ^ Cvijanović, Marko (2011) (in Croatian), "Asevi s Kantride: Idealna momčad Rijeke" (http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Asevi-s-Kantride-Idealna-momcad-Rijeke), Novi List, 29 August. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Rijeka profile". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=52356/profile/index.html. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
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