1978–79 NK Rijeka season

April 2026 Rijeka 1978–79 Dragutin Spasojević Zvonko Poščić Chairman First League 10th Cup Winners Cup Winners’ Cup Round 2 Balkans Cup Winners Damir Desnica (7) Nikica Cukrov (9) 20,000 vs YUG Partizan (16 May 1979 - Yugoslav Cup) 2,000 vs YUG Željezničar (17 June 1979 - Yugoslav First League) 6,765 1977–78 1979–80 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 positionRecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Yugoslav First League 12 August 1978 17 June 1979 Matchday 1 10th 34 10 11 13 35 34 yes Yugoslav Cup 30 August 1978 24 May 1979 First round Winner 6 4 2 0 7 1 yes European Cup Winners' Cup 13 September 1978 25 October 1978 First round Second round 4 1 2 1 3 4 yes Total 44 15 15 14 45 39 yes Yugoslav First League Classification RIJ Results summary 9 7 1 25 10 1 4 12 10 24 Results by round table b Round 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 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 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Competitive matches February 2014 Matches First League 1978–79 Yugoslav First League RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreAttendanceRijeka Scorers1 12 AugHDinamo Zagreb2 – 18,000Radin, Desnica2 20 AugARadnički Niš1 – 115,000Desnica3 23 AugH Borac Banja Luka2 – 07,000Ružić, Hrstić4 27 AugAOsijek0 – 012,0005 3 SepHVelež0 – 010,0006 10 SepAVojvodina0 – 210,0007 17 SepHOFK Beograd0 – 05,0008 24 SepHSarajevo5 – 27,000Desnica (2, 1p), Fegic, Šestan, Cukrov9 8 OctAZagreb2 – 05,000Hrstić, Bursać10 14 OctHSloboda0 – 05,00011 28 OctAPartizan0 – 115,00012 5 NovHRed Star1 – 015,000Juričić13 12 NovABudućnost0 – 110,00014 19 NovHNapredak Kruševac1 – 13,000Jerolimov15 26 NovAOlimpija0 – 13,00016 29 NovHHajduk Split2 – 28,000Fegic, Mijač17 3 DecAŽeljezničar0 – 15,00018 4 MarADinamo Zagreb0 – 140,00019 11 MarHRadnički Niš0 – 06,00020 18 MarABorac Banja Luka2 – 24,000Tomić, Šestan21 25 MarHOsijek3 – 38,000Radin (p), Cukrov, Ružić22 8 AprAVelež1 – 36,000Desnica23 15 AprHVojvodina3 – 05,000Jerolimov, Bursać, Desnica24 22 AprAOFK Beograd0 – 24,00025 29 AprASarajevo2 – 38,000Tomić, Cukrov26 6 MayHZagreb2 – 06,000Ružić, Desnica (p)27 9 MayASloboda0 – 14,00028 13 MayHPartizan2 – 08,000Tomić, Cukrov29 20 MayARed Star0 – 015,00030 27 MayHBudućnost1 – 08,000Radin31 31 MayANapredak Kruševac1 – 38,000Cukrov32 3 JunHOlimpija0 – 14,00033 10 JunAHajduk Split1 – 212,000Machin34 17 JunH Željezničar1 – 02,000 Hrstić Source: rsssf.com Yugoslav Cup 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreAttendanceRijeka ScorersR1 11 OctHBorac Čačak3 – 03,000Cukrov (2), MijačR2 8 NovHIstra0 – 0 (4–3 p)2,000QF 25 FebARadnički Niš1 – 0?TomićSF 4 AprARed Star1 – 010,000RužićF 16 MayHPartizan2 – 120,000Cukrov, BursaćF 24 MayAPartizan0 – 055,000 Source: rsssf.com Cup Winners' Cup 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreAttendanceRijeka ScorersR1 13 SepHWrexham WAL3 – 09,000Tomić, Durkalić, CukrovR1 27 SepAWrexham WAL0 – 210,469R2 18 OctHBeveren BEL0 – 08,000R2 1 NovABeveren BEL0 – 215,000 Source: worldfootball.net Squad statistics Competitive matches only. NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueCupEuropeTotalYUG Radojko Avramović32+006+004+00420YUG Sergio Machin34+014+004+00401YUG Nikica Cukrov28+056+034+01389YUG Savo Filipović6+402+100+00130YUG Zvjezdan Radin30+036+004+00403YUG Miloš Hrstić31+035+104+00413YUG Milan Ružić32+035+014+00414YUG Srećko Juričić28+116+004+00391YUG Milan Radović5+000+000+0050YUG Damir Desnica28+173+104+00377YUG Dragoljub Bursać21+825+012+20383YUG Salih Durkalić9+001+002+01121YUG Ivica Car3+302+000+1090YUG Željko Mijač6+112+011+00102YUG Ive Jerolimov18+121+201+10242YUG Miroslav Šugar4+000+000+0040YUG Zoran Šestan3+1020+000+00132YUG Adriano Fegic Adriano Fegić20+622+003+00312YUG Edmond Tomić19+1235+113+01405YUG Milan Bačvarević7+300+100+00110YUG Mauro Ravnić2+100+000+0030YUG Željko Belić0+300+000+0030YUG Danko Peranić7+202+200+00130YUG Miroslav Uljan0+101+100+0030YUG Edin Jasprica2+202+000+0060 See also 1978–79 Yugoslav First League 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup References Almanah Jugoslavenskog Fudbala 1978–86 Football Association of Yugoslavia Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1978–86 sh Lazzarich Marinko Kantrida bijelih snova Adamić 2008 Rijeka hr 978-953-219-393-0 External sources 1978–79 Yugoslav First League at rsssf.com Prvenstvo 1978.-79. at nk-rijeka.hr Category:HNK Rijeka seasons Rijeka