1979–80 NK Rijeka season

April 2026 Rijeka 1979–80 Miroslav Blažević Zvonko Poščić, Nikola Jurčević Chairman First League 10th Cup Round 1 Cup Winners’ Cup Quarterfinal Balkans Cup Runners-up Milan Radović (10) Milan Radović (12) 22,000 vs ITA Juventus (5 March 1980 - European Cup Winners' Cup) 2,000 (4 times - Yugoslav First League) 5,353 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 season was the 34th season in Rijeka’s history and their 18th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 10th place finish in the 1978–79 season meant it was their sixth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League. Competitions Competition First match Last match Starting round Final positionRecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Yugoslav First League 15 July 1979 29 June 1980 Matchday 1 10th 34 12 9 13 34 47 yes Yugoslav Cup 19 October 1979 19 October 1979 First round First round 1 0 1 0 1 1 yes European Cup Winners' Cup 19 September 1979 19 March 1980 First round Quarterfinal 6 2 2 2 5 5 yes Total 41 14 12 15 40 53 yes Yugoslav First League Classification RIJ Results summary 9 8 0 23 7 3 1 13 11 40 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result L/W/L/W/D/L/D/W/D/L/W/L/D/L/W/L/D/W/L/W/W/L/D/L/W/W/L/W/D/D/D/L/W/L Position 17/12/14/10/11/13/14/11/11/11/11/11/12/13/12/14/13/11/13/12/10/11/10/14/12/8/10/7/9/9/9/13/9/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Competitive matches February 2014 Matches First League 1979–80 Yugoslav First League RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreAttendanceRijeka Scorers1 15 JulAVardar1 – 320,000Cukrov2 22 JulHČelik1 – 03,500Jerolimov3 29 JulANapredak Kruševac1 – 520,000Radović4 1 AugABudućnost2 – 15,000Radović (2)5 4 AugHSarajevo1 – 12,000Ružić6 12 AugAPartizan0 – 225,0007 19 AugHOsijek0 – 05,0008 26 AugASloboda1 – 05,000Desnica9 2 SepH Borac Banja Luka0 – 08,00010 6 SepAVelež1 – 35,000Tomić11 9 SepHOlimpija2 – 05,000Radović, Nikolić12 7 OctAVojvodina1 – 32,000Bursać13 14 OctH Željezničar2 – 26,000 Tomić (2)14 20 OctARed Star0 – 317,00015 3 NovHHajduk Split2 – 015,000Radović (2)16 17 NovADinamo Zagreb1 – 55,000Radović17 25 NovHRadnički Niš0 – 05,00018 1 MarHVardar4 – 02,000Hrstić, Tomić, Radović, Bačvarević19 9 MarAČelik0 – 15,00020 12 MarHNapredak Kruševac2 – 13,000Radović, Mijač21 15 MarHBudućnost2 – 02,000Mijač, Fegic22 6 AprASarajevo0 – 29,00023 13 AprHPartizan0 – 08,00024 20 AprAOsijek0 – 22,00025 4 MayHSloboda1 – 02,000Tomić26 11 MayHVelež1 – 03,000Tomić27 18 MayABorac Banja Luka0 – 34,00028 25 MayAOlimpija1 – 05,000Tomić29 1 JunHVojvodina1 – 13,000Ružić30 5 JunAŽeljezničar1 – 115,000Tomić31 8 JunHRed Star2 – 210,000Ružić, Bursać32 15 JunAHajduk Split1 – 48,000Ružić33 22 JunHDinamo Zagreb2 – 08,000Radović, Ružić34 29 JunARadnički Niš0 – 26,000 Source: rsssf.com Yugoslav Cup 1979–80 Yugoslav Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreRijeka ScorersR1 17 OctASarajevo1 – 1 (2–4 p)Tomić Source: rsssf.com Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreAttendanceRijeka ScorersR1 19 SepABeerschot BEL0 – 014,000R1 3 OctH Beerschot BEL2 – 112,000Radović (2)R2 24 OctALokomotíva Košice Czechoslovakia0 – 25,000R2 7 NovHLokomotíva Košice Czechoslovakia3 – 018,000Desnica (3)QF 5 MarHJuventus ITA0 – 022,000QF 19 MarAJuventus ITA0 – 255,000 Source: worldfootball.net Squad statistics Competitive matches only. NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueCupEuropeTotalYUG Radojko Avramović1+000+000+0010YUG Sergio Machin27+101+005+00340YUG Nikica Cukrov16+011+004+00211YUG Savo Filipović8+100+000+0090YUG Zvjezdan Radin16+001+005+00220YUG Miloš Hrstić24+011+006+00311YUG Milan Ružić26+050+006+00325YUG Srećko Juričić32+001+006+00390YUG Milan Radović29+0101+006+023612YUG Damir Desnica13+011+004+03184YUG Dragoljub Bursać5+520+000+10112YUG Nikica Milenković15+301+005+00240YUG Duško Lukić16+000+002+00180YUG Željko Mijač16+520+102+00242YUG Ive Jerolimov19+510+001+10261YUG Miroslav Šugar17+000+002+00190YUG Adriano Fegic Adriano Fegić8+310+000+10121YUG Edmond Tomić18+881+013+20329YUG Milan Bačvarević13+211+003+10201YUG Mauro Ravnić30+001+006+00370YUG Željko Maretić7+100+000+0080YUG Danko Peranić1+000+000+0010YUG Željko Nikolić8+310+000+00111YUG Nebojša Petrović3+200+000+1060YUG Nenad Gračan2+100+000+0030YUG Milivoj Pršo1+100+000+0020YUG Neshat Zhavelli3+000+000+0030YUG Rade Ljepojević0+100+000+0010YUG Mladen Stipančić0+100+000+0010 See also 1979–80 Yugoslav First League 1979–80 Yugoslav Cup 1979–80 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 1979–80 Yugoslav First League at rsssf.com Prvenstvo 1979.-80. at nk-rijeka.hr Category:HNK Rijeka seasons Rijeka