HNK Rijeka in European football
HNK Rijeka are a Croatian football club. This article details their record in UEFA club competitions.
Club | HNK Rijeka |
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First entry | 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup |
Latest entry | 2020–21 UEFA Europa League |
History
HNK Rijeka have participated in UEFA competitions on 20 occasions, with 16 appearances since 1999. 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. Rijeka are 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 separate occasions, Real Madrid in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup and Sevilla in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
Matches in Europe
By competition
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
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UEFA Champions League | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2017–18 |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 68 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 98 | 86 | 2020–21 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1979–80 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2008 |
Total | 90 | 32 | 23 | 35 | 119 | 111 | +8 |
Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 10 December 2020.
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
Ground | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Home | 45 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 43 | +28 |
Away | 45 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 68 | −20 |
Total | 90 | 32 | 23 | 35 | 119 | 111 | +8 |
Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 10 December 2020.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against.
By season
Non-UEFA competitions are listed in italics.
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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1962–63 | Intertoto Cup | Group B3 |
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1st out of 4 |
Basel | 5–1 | 2–2 | ||||
PSV Eindhoven | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||||
QF | Dozsa Pecs | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||
1965–66 | Intertoto Cup | Group B1 |
Motor Jena | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4th out of 4 |
Tatran Prešov | 0–0 | 1–3 | ||||
Szombierki Bytom | 0–3 | 1–0 | ||||
1974–75 | Mitropa Cup | Group A |
Tatabánya | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2nd out of 3 |
Wacker Innsbruck | 1–3 | 0–0 | ||||
1977 | Intertoto Cup | Group 6 |
Frem Kobenhavn | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
Ruch Chorzów | 0–1 | 4–2 | ||||
Grazer AK | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||
1978 | Balkans Cup | Group B |
Skënderbeu | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1st out of 3 |
Aris Thessaloniki | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||
Final | Jiul Petroșani | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | ||
1978–79 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Wrexham | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
R2 | Beveren | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
1979–80 | Balkans Cup | Group A |
PAS Giannina | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1st out of 3 |
Partizani Tirana | 3–0 | 1–4 | ||||
Final | Sportul Studențesc | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
1979–80 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Germinal Beerschot | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
R2 | Lokomotíva Košice | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | ||
QF | Juventus | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
1984–85 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Valladolid | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
R2 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | ||
1985–86 | Mitropa Cup | SF | Debreceni | 0–1† | – | |
3rd Pl. | Sigma Olomouc | 3–2† | – | |||
1986–87 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Standard Liège | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
1999–00 | UEFA Champions League | QR2 | Partizan | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | Valletta | 3–2 | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | 8–6 |
R1 | Celta Vigo | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | R1 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 (a) |
2004–05 | UEFA Cup | QR2 | Gençlerbirliği | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
2005–06 | UEFA Cup | QR2 | Litex Lovech | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
2006–07 | UEFA Cup | QR1 | Omonia | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
2008 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | R1 | Renova | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | QR2 | Differdange | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
QR3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | ||
2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | QR2 | Prestatyn Town | 5–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 |
QR3 | Žilina | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
PO | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | ||
Group I | Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4th out of 4 | ||
Real Betis | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||
Lyon | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||
2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | QR2 | Ferencváros | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
QR3 | Víkingur | 4–0 | 5–1 | 9–1 | ||
PO | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
Group G | Standard Liège | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3rd out of 4 | ||
Sevilla | 2–2 | 0–1 | ||||
Feyenoord | 3–1 | 0–2 | ||||
2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | QR2 | Aberdeen | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 |
2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (a) |
2017–18 | UEFA Champions League | QR2 | The New Saints | 2–0 | 5–1 | 7–1 |
QR3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) | ||
PO | Olympiacos | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||
UEFA Europa League | Group D | AEK Athens | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3rd out of 4 | |
Milan | 2–0 | 2–3 | ||||
Austria Wien | 1–4 | 3–1 | ||||
2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | Sarpsborg 08 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
PO | Gent | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | ||
2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | Kolos Kovalivka | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | N/A | N/A |
PO | Copenhagen | N/A | 1–0 | N/A | ||
Group F | Napoli | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4th out of 4 | ||
Real Sociedad | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||||
AZ | 2–1 | 1–4 |
Last updated on 10 December 2020.
Records and statistics
Record wins and defeats
- Home win
- 5–0 v. Prestatyn Town, 2013–14, 18 July 2013.
- Away win
- 5–1 v. Víkingur, 2014–15, 31 July 2014.
- 5–1 v. The New Saints, 2017–18, 18 July 2017.
- Home defeat
- Away defeat
- 0–4 v. Vitória de Guimarães, 2013–14, 19 September 2013.
Record by country of opposition
Updated on 10 December 2020.
Country | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Win% |
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Austria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 25.00 |
Belgium | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 20.00 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
Faroe Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100.00 |
France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
Greece | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0.00 |
Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
Italy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 16.67 |
Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
Malta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 100.00 |
Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 50.00 |
Norway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Portugal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 |
Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50.00 |
Spain | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 16.67 |
Turkey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 25.00 |
Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
Wales | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 83.33 |
Player records
- Most appearances in UEFA club competitions:
- 38 appearances: Zoran Kvržić [1]
- Top scorer in UEFA club competitions:
- 8 goals: Andrej Kramarić [2]
- Most goals in a single match:
- 3 goals:
- Damir Desnica (7 November 1979 v Lokomotíva Košice)
- Leon Benko (18 July 2013 v Prestatyn Town)
- Adis Jahović (7 August 2014 v Víkingur)
- Andrej Kramarić (23 October 2014 v Feyenoord)
- 3 goals:
UEFA coefficient history (2013–)
Updated on 10 December 2020.
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.[3]
2013–2018
Source: Bert Kassies website
Accumulated | Valid | Rank | Movement | Coefficient | Change |
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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 |
5-year calculation
Source: Bert Kassies website
Accumulated | Valid | Rank | Movement | Coefficient | Change |
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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 | 112 | +9 | 13.500 | +2.500 |
10-year calculation
Source: Bert Kassies website
Accumulated | Valid | Rank | Movement | Coefficient | Change |
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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 |
References
- "Rijeka profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- "Rijeka profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- See column Team Ranking in "UEFA European Cup Coefficients Database". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 18 November 2015.