1978–79 NK Rijeka season

Rijeka
1978–79 season
Chairman Zvonko Poščić
Manager Dragutin Spasojević
First League 10th
Cup Winners
Cup Winners’ Cup Round 2
Top goalscorer League: Damir Desnica (7)
All: Nikica Cukrov (9)
Highest home attendance 20,000 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
(16 May 1979 - Yugoslav Cup)
Lowest home attendance 2,000 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar
(17 June 1979 - Yugoslav First League)

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.

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 29.41
Yugoslav Cup 30 August 1978 24 May 1979 First round Winner 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 66.67
European Cup Winners' Cup 13 September 1978 25 October 1978 First round Second round 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 25.00
Total 44 15 15 14 45 39 +6 34.09

Yugoslav First League

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hajduk Split (C) 34 20 10 4 62 28+34 50 1979–80 European Cup
2 Dinamo Zagreb 34 21 8 5 67 38+29 50 1979–80 UEFA Cup
3 Red Star 34 16 9 9 51 33+18 41
4 Sarajevo 34 17 5 12 56 53+3 39
5 Velež 34 15 8 11 50 41+9 38
6 Budućnost 34 15 8 11 33 363 38
7 Radnički Niš 34 11 13 10 38 34+4 35
8 Sloboda Tuzla 34 11 10 13 34 340 32
9 Željezničar 34 14 4 16 45 527 32
10 Rijeka 34 10 11 13 35 34+1 31 01979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup0
11 Borac Banja Luka 34 11 9 14 45 5611 31
12 Vojvodina 34 11 7 16 35 383 29
13 Osijek 34 8 13 13 32 397 29
14 Napredak Kruševac 34 9 11 14 43 518 29
15 Partizan 34 9 11 14 39 478 29
16 Olimpija 34 11 7 16 34 5319 29
17 NK Zagreb (R) 34 8 12 14 32 397 28 01979–80 Yugoslav Second League0
18 OFK Belgrade (R) 34 5 12 17 30 5525 22

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

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
Result W D W D D L D W W D L W L D L D L L D D D L W L L W L W D W L L L W
Position 5 4 3 2 3 8 9 4 4 3 6 3 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 11 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 10

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

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers
1 12 AugHDinamo Zagreb2 – 18,000Radin, Desnica
2 20 AugARadnički Niš1 – 115,000Desnica
3 23 AugH Borac Banja Luka2 – 07,000Ružić, Hrstić
4 27 AugAOsijek0 – 012,000
5 3 SepHVelež0 – 010,000
6 10 SepAVojvodina0 – 210,000
7 17 SepHOFK Beograd0 – 05,000
8 24 SepHSarajevo5 – 27,000Desnica (2), Fegic, Šestan, Cukrov
9 8 OctAZagreb2 – 05,000Hrstić, Bursać
10 14 OctHSloboda0 – 05,000
11 28 OctAPartizan0 – 115,000
12 5 NovHRed Star1 – 015,000Juričić
13 12 NovABudućnost0 – 110,000
14 19 NovHNapredak Kruševac1 – 13,000Jerolimov
15 26 NovAOlimpija0 – 13,000
16 29 NovHHajduk Split2 – 28,000Fegic, Mijač
17 3 DecAŽeljezničar0 – 15,000
18 4 MarADinamo Zagreb0 – 140,000
19 11 MarHRadnički Niš0 – 06,000
20 18 MarABorac Banja Luka2 – 24,000Tomić, Šestan
21 25 MarHOsijek3 – 38,000Radin, Cukrov, Ružić
22 8 AprAVelež1 – 36,000Desnica
23 15 AprHVojvodina3 – 05,000Jerolimov, Bursać, Desnica
24 22 AprAOFK Beograd0 – 24,000
25 29 AprASarajevo2 – 38,000Tomić, Cukrov
26 6 MayH Zagreb2 – 06,000Ružić, Desnica
27 9 MayASloboda0 – 14,000
28 13 MayHPartizan2 – 08,000Tomić, Cukrov
29 20 MayARed Star0 – 015,000
30 27 MayHBudućnost1 – 08,000Radin
31 31 MayANapredak Kruševac1 – 38,000Cukrov
32 3 JunHOlimpija0 – 14,000
33 10 JunAHajduk Split1 – 212,000Machin
34 17 JunH Željezničar1 – 02,000 Hrstić

Source: rsssf.com

Yugoslav Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers
R1 30 AugHBorac Čačak3 – 0?Cukrov (2), Mijač
R2 8 NovHIstra0 – 0 (4–3 p)?
QF 25 FebARadnički Niš1 – 0?Tomić
SF 4 AprARed Star1 – 010,000Ružić
F 16 MayHPartizan2 – 120,000Cukrov, Bursać
F 24 MayAPartizan0 – 055,000

Source: rsssf.com

Cup Winners' Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers
R1 13 SepHWrexham Wales3 – 09,000Tomić, Durkalić, Cukrov
R1 27 SepAWrexham Wales0 – 210,469
R2 18 OctHBeveren Belgium0 – 08,000
R2 1 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 Avramović, RadojkoRadojko Avramović 32+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 42 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Machin, SergioSergio Machin 34+0 1 4+0 0 4+0 0 40 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cukrov, NikicaNikica Cukrov 28+0 5 6+0 3 4+0 1 38 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Filipović, SavoSavo Filipović 6+4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 13 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radin, ZvjezdanZvjezdan Radin 30+0 3 6+0 0 4+0 0 40 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hrstić, MilošMiloš Hrstić 31+0 3 5+1 0 4+0 0 41 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ružić, MilanMilan Ružić 32+0 3 5+0 1 4+0 0 41 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Juričić, SrećkoSrećko Juričić 28+1 1 6+0 0 4+0 0 39 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radović, MilanMilan Radović 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Desnica, DamirDamir Desnica 28+1 7 3+1 0 4+0 0 37 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bursać, DragoljubDragoljub Bursać 21+8 2 5+0 1 2+2 0 38 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Durkalić, SalihSalih Durkalić 9+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 12 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Car, IvicaIvica Car 3+3 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 9 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mijač, ŽeljkoŽeljko Mijač 6+1 1 2+0 1 1+0 0 10 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jerolimov, IveIve Jerolimov 18+1 2 1+2 0 1+1 0 24 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Šugar, MiroslavMiroslav Šugar 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Šestan, ZoranZoran Šestan 3+10 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 13 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fegic, AdrianoAdriano Fegic 20+6 2 2+0 0 3+0 0 31 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tomić, EdmondEdmond Tomić 19+12 3 5+1 1 3+0 1 40 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bačvarević, MilanMilan Bačvarević 7+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 11 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ravnić, MauroMauro Ravnić 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belić, ŽeljkoŽeljko Belić 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Peranić, DankoDanko Peranić 7+2 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 13 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Uljan, MiroslavMiroslav Uljan 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jasprica, EdinEdin Jasprica 2+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 6 0

See also

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