HNK Rijeka in European football

HNK Rijeka are a Croatian football club. This article details their record in UEFA club competitions.

HNK Rijeka in European football
ClubRijeka
Seasons played24
First entry1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup
Latest entry2024–25 UEFA Conference League

History

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HNK Rijeka has participated in UEFA competitions on 24 occasions, with 20 appearances since 1999 and 12 consecutive appearances since 2013–14. The club's greatest achievement was the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, where they lost 2–0 on aggregate against Juventus. Among other notable continental successes, Rijeka qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in two consecutive seasons, in 2013–14 and 2014–15, keeping an undefeated run for 12 consecutive home matches. They also qualified for the group stages in 2017–18 and 2020–21. Rijeka is one of only three Croatian clubs that have qualified for the group stages of UEFA Champions League or Europa League. In 2014–15, Rijeka became the first club from former Yugoslavia to win eight European fixtures in one season. Rijeka faced eventual competition winners on two occasions, Real Madrid in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup and Sevilla in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Matches in Europe

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By competition

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Competition Pld W D L GF GA Last season played
UEFA Champions League 8 2 2 4 10 11 2017–18
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 72 27 19 26 100 89 2024–25
UEFA Conference League 16 7 4 5 25 20 2024–25
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 10 3 3 4 8 9 1979–80
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 1 1 2 3 5 2008
Total 110 40 29 41 146 134 +12

Source: uefa.com, Fully up to date on 29 August 2024.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By ground

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Ground Pld W D L GF GA GD
Home 55 28 14 13 89 52 +37
Away 55 12 15 28 57 82 −25
Total 110 40 29 41 146 134 +12

Source: uefa.com, Fully up to date on 29 August 2024.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against.

By season

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Non-UEFA competitions are listed in italics.

Last updated on 29 August 2024.

Records and statistics

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Record wins and defeats

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Record by country of opposition

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Updated on 29 August 2024.

Country Pld W D L F A GD Win%
  Austria 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 025.00
  Belgium 10 2 4 4 7 10 −3 020.00
  Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
  Cyprus 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
  Denmark 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Faroe Islands 4 4 0 0 14 2 +12 100.00
  France 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 000.00
  Germany 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
  Greece 6 0 2 4 5 10 −5 000.00
  Hungary 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
  Ireland 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
  Italy 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 016.67
  Kosovo 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
  Luxembourg 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
  Macedonia 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
  Malta 4 4 0 0 11 6 +5 100.00
  Moldova 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
  Netherlands 4 2 0 2 6 8 −2 050.00
  Norway 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
  Portugal 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 000.00
  Romania 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
  Scotland 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 050.00
  Serbia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00
  Slovakia 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00
  Slovenia 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 000.00
  Spain 12 2 5 5 12 14 −2 016.67
  Sweden 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 000.00
  Turkey 4 1 2 1 4 4 +0 025.00
  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 033.33
  Wales 6 5 0 1 18 3 +15 083.33

Player and manager statistics

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Updated on 29 August 2024.[1]

Players with most European appearances

Player App
  Zoran Kvržić 38
  Ivan Tomečak
  Mate Maleš 24
  Ivan Vargić 23
  Anas Sharbini 22
  Domagoj Pavičić 19
  Marko Vešović
  Dario Župarić 18
  Vedran Jugović 16
  Andrej Kramarić
  Lindon Selahi

Top-scoring players in European competitions

Player Goals
  Andrej Kramarić 8
  Zoran Kvržić 7
  Leon Benko 6
  Mario Gavranović
  Damir Desnica 4
  Adriano Fegic
  Alexander Gorgon
  Franjo Ivanović
  Adis Jahović
  Marco Pašalić 3

Managers with most European appearances

Coach App
  Matjaž Kek 42
  Simon Rožman 8
  Miroslav Blažević 6
  Nenad Gračan
  Josip Skoblar
  Goran Tomić
  Željko Sopić 5
  Igor Bišćan 4
  Sergej Jakirović
  Robert Rubčić
  Elvis Scoria
  Dragutin Spasojević

Players and manager in bold are currently active for Rijeka.

UEFA coefficient history (2013–)

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Updated on 1 August 2024.

In European football, UEFA coefficients are used to rank and seed teams in club competitions. The coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe.[2]

2013–2018

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Source: Bert Kassies website

Accumulated Valid Rank Movement Coefficient Change
2008–09 to 2012–13 2013–14 241   –12 4.916   +0.142
2009–10 to 2013–14 2014–15 178   +63 8.925   +4.009
2010–11 to 2014–15 2015–16 131   +47 13.700   +4.775
2011–12 to 2015–16 2016–17 127   +4 14.275   +0.575
2012–13 to 2016–17 2017–18 125   +2 15.550   +1.275

2018–

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5-year calculation

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Source: Bert Kassies website

Accumulated Valid Rank Movement Coefficient Change
2013–14 to 2017–18 2018–19 91   +34 15.500
2014–15 to 2018–19 2019–20 104   –13 13.500   –2.000
2015–16 to 2019–20 2020–21 121   –17 11.000   –2.500
2016–17 to 2020–21 2021–22 113   +8 13.500   +2.500
2017–18 to 2021–22 2022–23 104   +9 15.000   +1.500
2018–19 to 2022–23 2023–24 127   –23 11.500   –3.500
2019–20 to 2023–24 2024–25 123   +4 12.000   +0.500
2020–21 to 2024–25 2025–26 108   +15 12.000  

10-year calculation

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Source: Bert Kassies website

Accumulated Valid Rank Movement Coefficient Change
2008–09 to 2017–18 2018–19 173 16.500
2009–10 to 2018–19 2019–20 161   +12 18.500   +2.000
2010–11 to 2019–20 2020–21 150   +11 20.000   +1.500
2011–12 to 2020–21 2021–22 130   +20 23.000   +3.000
2012–13 to 2021–22 2022–23 124   +6 25.500   +2.500
2013–14 to 2022–23 2023–24 123   +1 27.000   +1.500
2014–15 to 2023–24 2024–25 126   –3 25.500   –1.500
2015–16 to 2024–25 2025–26 137   –11 23.000   –2.500

References

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  1. ^ "Rijeka profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ See column Team Ranking in "UEFA European Cup Coefficients Database". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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