1977–78 NK Rijeka season

The 1977–78 season was the 32nd season in Rijeka’s history and their 16th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 5th place finish in the 1976–77 season meant it was their fourth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

Competitions

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Yugoslav First League	14 August 1977	28 May 1978	Matchday 1	5th	7001340000000000000♠34	7001120000000000000♠12	7001130000000000000♠13	7000900000000000000♠9	7001470000000000000♠47	7001420000000000000♠42	+5	7001352900000000000♠35.29
Yugoslav Cup	7 September 1977	24 May 1978	First round	Winner	7000500000000000000♠5	7000500000000000000♠5	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000700000000000000♠7	7000100000000000000♠1	+6	7002100000000000000♠100.000
Total					7001390000000000000♠39	7001170000000000000♠17	7001130000000000000♠13	7000900000000000000♠9	7001540000000000000♠54	7001430000000000000♠43	+11	7001435900000000000♠43.59

Yugoslav First League

Classification


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Partizan !Partizan (C)	34	22	10	2	55	19	+36	54	1978–79 European Cup
2	Red Star !Red Star	34	21	7	6	58	26	+32	49	1978–79 UEFA Cup
3	Hajduk Split !Hajduk Split	34	14	11	9	49	37	+12	39	1978–79 UEFA Cup
4	Dinamo Zagreb !Dinamo Zagreb	34	12	13	9	54	49	+5	37
5	Rijeka !Rijeka	34	12	13	9	47	42	+5	37	01978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup0
6	Sloboda Tuzla !Sloboda Tuzla	34	15	5	14	47	46	+1	35
7	Velež !Velež	34	13	9	12	42	43	−1	35
8	Vojvodina !Vojvodina	34	14	4	16	46	38	+8	32	1978 Intertoto Cup
9	Sarajevo !Sarajevo	34	11	10	13	50	46	+4	32
10	Olimpija !Olimpija	34	13	6	15	44	44	0	32
11	Budućnost !Budućnost	34	12	7	15	41	51	−10	31
12	Borac Banja Luka !Borac Banja Luka	34	10	10	14	44	50	−6	30
13	Osijek !Osijek	34	9	12	13	32	42	−10	30
14	Radnički Niš !Radnički Niš	34	9	12	13	31	42	−11	30
15	NK Zagreb !NK Zagreb	34	9	11	14	37	46	−9	29
16	OFK Belgrade !OFK Belgrade	34	10	8	16	38	54	−16	28
17	Čelik !Čelik (R)	34	9	10	15	34	50	−16	28	01978–79 Yugoslav Second League0
18	Trepča !Trepča (R)	34	7	10	17	28	52	−24	24	01978–79 Yugoslav Second League0

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	12	13	9	47	42	+5	49	10	5	2	31	14	+17	2	8	7	16	28	−12

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	W
Position	13	15	10	14	11	14	13	11	12	9	10	7	8	7	8	7	7	5	6	7	7	8	7	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5

Last updated: 2 February 2014.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

First League

Main article: 1977–78 Yugoslav First League

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Rijeka Scorers
1	14 Aug	H	Osijek	1 – 2	10,000	Durkalić
2	21 Aug	A	Sarajevo	0 – 0	8,000
3	28 Aug	H	Olimpija	1 – 0	5,000	Kustudić
4	31 Aug	A	Zagreb	1 – 2	6,500	Šaran
5	4 Sep	H	Partizan	1 – 1	10,000	Desnica
7	18 Sep	H	Radnički Niš	1 – 0	3,000	Kustudić
8	22 Sep	H	Sloboda	0 – 0	3,000
9	25 Sep	A	Velež	1 – 4	3,000	o.g.
10	9 Oct	H	Čelik	2 – 1	2,000	Radović, Kustudić
11	12 Oct	A	Budućnost	1 – 1	12,000	Cukrov
12	16 Oct	H	Hajduk Split	2 – 0	13,000	Kustudić, Hrstić
13	23 Oct	A	Dinamo Zagreb	2 – 2	15,000	Desnica, Mijač
14	30 Oct	H	OFK Beograd	3 – 1	4,000	Radović, Desnica, Kustudić
15	5 Nov	A	Red Star	0 – 4	5,000
16	20 Nov	H	Trepča	3 – 0	3,000	Kustudić (2), Desnica
17	4 Dec	A	Vojvodina	0 – 0	2,000
18	11 Dec	A	Osijek	1 – 1	4,000	Radović
19	5 Mar	H	Sarajevo	2 – 2	9,000	Kustudić (2)
20	12 Mar	A	Olimpija	0 – 1	5,000
21	19 Mar	H	Zagreb	3 – 3	3,500	Durkalić, Kustudić (2)
22	25 Mar	A	Partizan	1 – 3	15,000	Radović
23	2 Apr	H	Borac Banja Luka	2 – 0	5,000	Kustudić (2)
24	9 Apr	A	Radnički Niš	1 – 0	3,000	Radović
25	12 Apr	A	Sloboda	0 – 2	4,000
26	16 Apr	H	Velež	2 – 0	4,000	Kustudić, Radović
6	19 Apr	A	Borac Banja Luka	0 – 0	6,000
27	23 Apr	A	Čelik	2 – 2	7,000	Radović, Durkalić
28	26 Apr	H	Budućnost	1 – 1	2,500	Radović
29	30 Apr	A	Hajduk Split	2 – 2	7,000	Radin, Radović
30	6 May	H	Dinamo Zagreb	4 – 0	4,500	Durkalić (2), Kustudić (2)
31	11 May	A	OFK Beograd	2 – 3	3,000	Durkalić, Radović
32	14 May	H	Red Star	0 – 1	10,000
33	20 May	A	Trepča	2 – 1	3,000	Fegic, Radović
34	28 May	H	Vojvodina	3 – 2	5,000	Radović, Kustudić, Durkalić

Source: rsssf.com

Yugoslav Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Yugoslav Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Rijeka Scorers
R1	7 Sep	H	Partizan	1 – 0	Kustudić
R2	26 Oct	A	Dinamo Vinkovci	1 – 0	Radović
QF	26 Feb	A	Hajduk Split	1 – 0	Kustudić
SF	29 Mar	H	Velež	3 – 1	Kustudić, Desnica, Ružić
F	24 May	N	Trepča	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Radović

Source: rsssf.com

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only.

Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Name	League		Cup		Total
Avramović, RadojkoRadojko Avramović	7001310000000000000♠31+0	0	7000500000000000000♠5+0	0	36	0
Machin, SergioSergio Machin	7001160000000000000♠16+3	0	7000300000000000000♠3+1	0	23	0
Cukrov, NikicaNikica Cukrov	7001310000000000000♠31+0	1	7000400000000000000♠4+0	0	35	1
Filipović, SavoSavo Filipović	7001170000000000000♠17+0	0	7000200000000000000♠2+0	0	19	0
Radin, ZvjezdanZvjezdan Radin	7001310000000000000♠31+0	1	7000500000000000000♠5+0	0	36	1
Hrstić, MilošMiloš Hrstić	7001320000000000000♠32+0	1	7000400000000000000♠4+1	0	37	1
Ružić, MilanMilan Ružić	7001270000000000000♠27+2	0	7000400000000000000♠4+0	1	33	1
Kustudić, MiodragMiodrag Kustudić	7001250000000000000♠25+2	17	7000500000000000000♠5+0	3	32	20
Juričić, SrećkoSrećko Juričić	7001330000000000000♠33+0	0	7000500000000000000♠5+0	0	38	0
Radović, MilanMilan Radović	7001300000000000000♠30+0	12	7000500000000000000♠5+0	2	35	14
Desnica, DamirDamir Desnica	7001280000000000000♠28+3	4	7000500000000000000♠5+0	1	36	5
Durkalić, SalihSalih Durkalić	7001230000000000000♠23+9	7	7000500000000000000♠5+0	0	37	7
Car, IvicaIvica Car	7000900000000000000♠9+7	0	7000100000000000000♠1+2	0	19	0
Šaran, MuratMurat Šaran	7000400000000000000♠4+3	1	5000000000000000000♠0+0	0	7	1
Mijač, ŽeljkoŽeljko Mijač	7000900000000000000♠9+3	1	5000000000000000000♠0+0	0	12	1
Šugar, MiroslavMiroslav Šugar	7000100000000000000♠1+3	0	5000000000000000000♠0+1	0	5	0
Šestan, ZoranZoran Šestan	7000900000000000000♠9+6	0	7000100000000000000♠1+1	0	17	0
Barišić, RadoslavRadoslav Barišić	7000500000000000000♠5+5	0	5000000000000000000♠0+0	0	10	0
Bilibajkić, MladenMladen Bilibajkić	7000500000000000000♠5+8	0	5000000000000000000♠0+1	0	14	0
Ravnić, MauroMauro Ravnić	7000300000000000000♠3+0	0	5000000000000000000♠0+0	0	3	0
Devescovi, AngeloAngelo Devescovi	7000100000000000000♠1+2	0	5000000000000000000♠0+0	0	3	0
Radmanović, DavorDavor Radmanović	5000000000000000000♠0+1	0	5000000000000000000♠0+0	0	1	0
Peranić, DankoDanko Peranić	7000200000000000000♠2+1	0	7000100000000000000♠1+0	0	4	0
Fegic, AdrianoAdriano Fegic	7000100000000000000♠1+1	1	5000000000000000000♠0+0	0	2	1

References

Godišnjak Fudbalskog Saveza Jugoslavije 1977–78 [Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1977–78] (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

1977–78 Yugoslav First League at rsssf.com
Prvenstvo 1977.-78. at nk-rijeka.hr

HNK Rijeka seasons

Yugoslav League (1946–1991)	1946–47 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 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

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