1978–79 NK Rijeka season

The 1978–79 season was the 33rd season in Rijeka’s history and their 17th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 5th place finish in the 1977–78 season meant it was their fifth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

Rijeka
1978–79 season
ChairmanZvonko Poščić
ManagerDragutin Spasojević
First League10th
CupWinners
Cup Winners’ CupRound 2
Balkans CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Damir Desnica (7)
All: Nikica Cukrov (9)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
(16 May 1979 - Yugoslav Cup)
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar
(17 June 1979 - Yugoslav First League)
Average home league attendance6,765

Competitions

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Yugoslav First League 12 August 1978 17 June 1979 Matchday 1 10th 34 10 11 13 35 34 +1 029.41
Yugoslav Cup 30 August 1978 24 May 1979 First round Winner 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 066.67
European Cup Winners' Cup 13 September 1978 25 October 1978 First round Second round 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 025.00
Total 44 15 15 14 45 39 +6 034.09

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Sloboda Tuzla 34 11 10 13 34 34 0 32
9 Željezničar 34 14 4 16 45 52 7 32
10 Rijeka 34 10 11 13 35 34 +1 31 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
11 Borac Banja Luka 34 11 9 14 45 56 11 31
12 Vojvodina 34 11 7 16 35 38 3 29
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 10 11 13 35 34  +1 41 9 7 1 25 10  +15 1 4 12 10 24  −14

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWDDLDWWDLWLDLDLLDDDLWLLWLWDWLLLW
Position543238944363778881010910101010119109999101110
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

First League

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers
112 AugHDinamo Zagreb2 – 18,000Radin, Desnica
220 AugARadnički Niš1 – 115,000Desnica
323 AugHBorac Banja Luka2 – 07,000Ružić, Hrstić
427 AugAOsijek0 – 012,000
53 SepHVelež0 – 010,000
610 SepAVojvodina0 – 210,000
717 SepHOFK Beograd0 – 05,000
824 SepHSarajevo5 – 27,000Desnica (2, 1p), Fegic, Šestan, Cukrov
98 OctAZagreb2 – 05,000Hrstić, Bursać
1014 OctHSloboda0 – 05,000
1128 OctAPartizan0 – 115,000
125 NovHRed Star1 – 015,000Juričić
1312 NovABudućnost0 – 110,000
1419 NovHNapredak Kruševac1 – 13,000Jerolimov
1526 NovAOlimpija0 – 13,000
1629 NovHHajduk Split2 – 28,000Fegic, Mijač
173 DecAŽeljezničar0 – 15,000
184 MarADinamo Zagreb0 – 140,000
1911 MarHRadnički Niš0 – 06,000
2018 MarABorac Banja Luka2 – 24,000Tomić, Šestan
2125 MarHOsijek3 – 38,000Radin (p), Cukrov, Ružić
228 AprAVelež1 – 36,000Desnica
2315 AprHVojvodina3 – 05,000Jerolimov, Bursać, Desnica
2422 AprAOFK Beograd0 – 24,000
2529 AprASarajevo2 – 38,000Tomić, Cukrov
266 MayHZagreb2 – 06,000Ružić, Desnica (p)
279 MayASloboda0 – 14,000
2813 MayHPartizan2 – 08,000Tomić, Cukrov
2920 MayARed Star0 – 015,000
3027 MayHBudućnost1 – 08,000Radin
3131 MayANapredak Kruševac1 – 38,000Cukrov
323 JunHOlimpija0 – 14,000
3310 JunAHajduk Split1 – 212,000Machin
3417 JunHŽeljezničar1 – 02,000Hrstić

Source: rsssf.com

Yugoslav Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers
R111 OctHBorac Čačak3 – 03,000Cukrov (2), Mijač
R28 NovHIstra0 – 0 (4–3 p)2,000
QF25 FebARadnički Niš1 – 0?Tomić
SF4 AprARed Star1 – 010,000Ružić
F16 MayHPartizan2 – 120,000Cukrov, Bursać
F24 MayAPartizan0 – 055,000

Source: rsssf.com

Cup Winners' Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers
R113 SepHWrexham Wales3 – 09,000Tomić, Durkalić, Cukrov
R127 SepAWrexham Wales0 – 210,469
R218 OctHBeveren Belgium0 – 08,000
R21 NovABeveren Belgium0 – 215,000

Source: worldfootball.net

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only.

Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League Cup Europe Total
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radojko Avramović 32+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 42 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sergio Machin 34+0 1 4+0 0 4+0 0 40 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikica Cukrov 28+0 5 6+0 3 4+0 1 38 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Savo Filipović 6+4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 13 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zvjezdan Radin 30+0 3 6+0 0 4+0 0 40 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miloš Hrstić 31+0 3 5+1 0 4+0 0 41 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Ružić 32+0 3 5+0 1 4+0 0 41 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Srećko Juričić 28+1 1 6+0 0 4+0 0 39 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Radović 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Damir Desnica 28+1 7 3+1 0 4+0 0 37 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragoljub Bursać 21+8 2 5+0 1 2+2 0 38 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Salih Durkalić 9+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 12 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Car 3+3 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 9 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Mijač 6+1 1 2+0 1 1+0 0 10 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ive Jerolimov 18+1 2 1+2 0 1+1 0 24 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav Šugar 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Šestan 3+10 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 13 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Adriano Fegic 20+6 2 2+0 0 3+0 0 31 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Edmond Tomić 19+12 3 5+1 1 3+0 1 40 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Bačvarević 7+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 11 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mauro Ravnić 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Belić 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Danko Peranić 7+2 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 13 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav Uljan 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Edin Jasprica 2+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 6 0

See also

References

  • Almanah Jugoslavenskog Fudbala 1978–86 [Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1978–86] (in Serbo-Croatian). Football Association of Yugoslavia.
  • Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.

External sources

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