List of HNK Rijeka records and statistics

HNK Rijeka are a Croatian professional association football club based in Rijeka, Croatia who compete in the Croatian First Football League. The club was formed in July 1946 as NK Kvarner, and played its first unofficial match on 7 August 1946 against Hajduk Split, winning 2–0. Rinaldo Petronio scored the first goal for the club. The first official game was played in the qualifiers for the 1946–47 Yugoslav First League against Unione Sportiva Operaia (Pula), losing 2–1 in Rijeka. Kvarner later won the return leg 4–1 in Pula and qualified for the Yugoslav championship.[1] This article lists various records and statistics related to the club and individual players and managers.

All records and statistics accurate as of 21 December 2025.

Individual records and statistics

Current players and manager are in bold/italics.

Appearances

Other records in the Croatian First Football League

Other records in the Yugoslav First League

  • Most used substitute
    • 44, Valdi Šumberac (1986–91)
  • Most used substitute (one season)
  • Appearances in most seasons

Most appearances

As of 14 May 2016 (includes only Yugoslav First League and Croatian First Football League matches):

Name Period Games
1 Srećko Juričić 1974–85 293
2 Damir Desnica 1972–84 251
3 Zvjezdan Radin 1974–85 247
4 Josip Mohorović 1968–76 232
4 Miloš Hrstić 1975–84 230
5 Vladimir Lukarić 1958–69
1971–72		 202
6 Kristijan Čaval 1998–05
2010–13		 196
= Damir Milinović 1994–2000
2001
2003–04		 196
8 Marijan Jantoljak 1960–71 190
9 Mauro Ravnić 1978–88 186
10 Robert Rubčić 1982–84
1985–94
1995–96		 184
11 Mladen Romić 1988–94
1995–98		 180
12 Milan Ružić 1976–83 176
= Đoni Tafra 1996–03 176
14 Anđelo Milevoj 1963–70 174
15 Roberto Paliska 1984–91
1994–96		 172
16 Sergio Machin 1970–82 166
17 Adriano Fegic 1977–85 161
18 Dragan Tadić 1992–95
2003–07		 158
= Mladen Vranković 1960–68 158
20 Mladen Mladenović 1981–89
1993–94
1997–98		 156
= Dalibor Višković 1995–02 156
22 Velimir Naumović 1956–65 155
23 Nikica Milenković 1978–87 154
24 Mladen Ivančić 1993–99
2001–03		 153
25 Dario Knežević 2002–06
2012–15		 148
26 Admir Hasančić 1995–2000 147
= Daniel Šarić 1990–93
2003–07		 147
28 Nenad Gračan 1980–86
1995–96		 146
= Mladen Žganjer 1989–97 146
30 Nedeljko Vukoje 1961–69 143

Goals

Other goalscoring records in Croatian First Football League

Other goalscoring records in Yugoslav First League

Other goalscoring records in UEFA competitions

Landmarks

Top goalscorers

As of 21 December 2025 (includes only Yugoslav First League and Croatian First Football League matches):

Name Period Goals
1 Milan Radović 1976–81 56
2 Ahmad Sharbini 2003–07
2008–09		 54
= Damir Desnica 1974–85 54
4 Admir Hasančić 1994–01 46
5 Mladen Mladenović 1981–89
1993–94
1998		 43
6 Boško Bursać 1964–72 41
7 Vladimir Lukarić 1958–69
1971–72		 40
8 Miodrag Kustudić 1974–78
1982–83		 39
= Anas Sharbini 2005–10
2013–15		 39
10 Antonio Čolak 2018–20 38
= Bruno Veselica 1954–64 38
12 Janko Janković 1985–88 37
= Andrej Kramarić 2013–14 37
14 Adriano Fegic 1977–85 36
15 Edmond Tomić 1978–84 35
16 Franko Andrijašević 2016–17
2019–21		 34
= Leon Benko 2012–14 34
= Alexander Gorgon 2016–20 34
19 Radomir Đalović 2007–08
2009–11		 33
20 Nenad Gračan 1980–86
1995–96		 32
= Nedeljko Vukoje 1961–70 32
22 Senad Brkić 1994–98 31
23 Tonči Gulin 1963–67 30
24 Robert Murić 2019–22 28
25 Josip Drmić 2021–22 27
26 Mario Gavranović 2016–17 25
= Héber Araujo dos Santos 2017–19 25
= Danko Matrljan 1982–88 25
= Nebojša Malbaša 1981–86 25
30 Roman Bezjak 2015–16
2017		 24
= Jakov Puljić 2017–20 24
32 Sandro Klić 1999–2004 23
33 Toni Fruk 2023– 22
= Ivan Medle 1958–63 22
= Natko Rački 2001–03 22
36 Boško Balaban 1996–2000 21
= Niko Janković 2023– 21
38 Damir Kreilach 2008–13 19
= Velimir Naumović 1956–65 19
= Andrija Perčić 1964–69 19
= Barnabás Sztipánovics 1998–2000 19
= Zoran Škerjanc 1982–88
1992		 19

Assists

Data is for the Croatian First Football League (since 2007–08).

Goalkeeping

Disciplinary

International

Homegrown players with most appearances in national team

# Name Career Apps
1 Boško Balaban 2000–07 35
2 Daniel Šarić 1997–2002 30
3 Mario Tokić 1998–2006 28
4 Mladen Mladenović 1990–96 19
Petar Radaković 1961–64 19
6 Jasmin Agić 1999–2004 14
7 Dario Knežević 2006–09 13
8 Marijan Brnčić 1962–67 10
Nenad Gračan 1984–86 10
Miloš Hrstić 1979–82 10
11 Elvis Brajković 1994–96 8
12 Igor Budan 2007–08 6
Vladimir Lukarić 1961–65 6
Mauro Ravnić 1986–87 6

Participation in major international tournaments by Rijeka players

FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro

Managerial

Awards

Yugoslav First League top goalscorers

Season Name Goals
1980–81 Milan Radović 26

Croatian First Football League top goalscorers

Season Name Goals
2004–05 Tomislav Erceg 17
2012–13 Leon Benko 18
2014–15 Andrej Kramarić 21
2019–20 Antonio Čolak 20

Croatian Football Cup top goalscorers

Season Name Goals
2004–05 Tomislav Erceg 7
2013–14 Andrej Kramarić 10
2015–16 Marin Tomasov 5
2016–17 Mario Gavranović 7
2018–19 Antonio Čolak 7
2020–21 Luka Menalo 6

Most assists in the Croatian First Football League (since 2007–08)

Season Name Assists
2012–13 Josip Brezovec 10
2013–14 Anas Sharbini 9
2015–16 Marin Tomasov 12
2017–18 Domagoj Pavičić 10
2018–19 Zoran Kvržić 11
2021–22 Robert Murić 10
2023–24 Toni Fruk 16
2024–25 Toni Fruk 11

Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award

Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal)

Club records and statistics

As of 21 December 2025.

Competition appearances

Final position

League records and statistics

  • In Croatian First Football League:[2]
    • Matches played: 1140 (ranked 1st).[3]
    • Wins: 523 (ranked 3rd).
    • Draws: 294 (ranked 1st).
    • Defeats: 323 (ranked 3rd).
    • Goals scored: 1723 (ranked 3rd).
    • Goals conceded: 1257 (ranked 2nd).
  • In Yugoslav First League:[4]
    • Matches played: 898 (ranked 12th).
    • Wins: 310 (ranked 12th).
    • Draws: 252 (ranked 11th).
    • Defeats: 336 (ranked 10th).
    • Goals scored: 1083 (ranked 11th).
    • Goals conceded: 1163 (ranked 11th).
    • Points: 857 (ranked 12th).

Matches and scorelines

Firsts

Lasts

Landmarks

Biggest wins

Biggest defeats

Highest scoring draws

Highest scoring matches

Records and statistics by season

Points

First division (Yugoslav First League and Croatian First Football League) only.

Matches

Wins

Defeats

Draws

Goals scored

Goals conceded

Goal difference

Disciplinary

Croatian First Football League only.

  • Yellow cards:
    • Most (total): 90 in 36 matches (2015–16).
    • Fewest (total): 29 in 22 matches (1992).
    • Most (average per match): 2.719 (1998–99).
    • Fewest (average per match): 1.318 (1992).
  • Red cards:
    • Most (total): 10 in 32 matches (2000–01).
    • Fewest (total): 0 in 32 matches (2004–05).
    • Most (average per match): 0.313 (2000–01).
    • Fewest (average per match): 0.000 (2004–05).

Sequences and runs

Currently active sequences are in bold/italics.

Goals

Wins

  • Longest winning streak:
    • In Yugoslav First League: 5 matches (28 May 1989 to 20 Aug 1989).
      • Home: 11 matches (13 Sep 1964 to 29 Aug 1965).
      • Away: 2 matches (3 times).
    • In Croatian First Football League: 10 matches (31 Oct 1998 to 7 Mar 1999).
      • Home: 14 matches (9 Nov 2008 to 12 Sep 2009).
      • Away: 5 matches (26 Sep 2021 to 30 Jan 2022).
    • In Yugoslav Cup: 6 matches (7 Sep 1977 to 8 Nov 1978).
      • Home: 4 matches (13 Oct 1976 to 8 Nov 1978).
      • Away: 4 matches (24 Oct 1977 to 24 May 1979).
    • In Croatian Cup: 13 matches (26 Sep 2018 to 14 Apr 2021).
      • Home: 7 matches (12 Apr 2005 to 13 Mar 2007).
      • Away: 9 matches (4 Apr 2018 to 14 Apr 2021).
    • In UEFA competitions: 6 matches (17 Jul 2014 to 18 Sep 2014).
      • Home: 3 matches (4 times).
      • Away: 3 matches (24 Jul 2014 to 28 Aug 2014).
  • Longest winning streak (all official matches):
    • Seasons in top flight: 16 matches, including 8 league, 5 European and 3 domestic cup matches (2 May 2014 to 24 Aug 2014).
      • Home: 16 matches (1 Mar 2014 to 21 Sep 2014).
      • Away: 8 matches (21 Sep 2021 to 30 Jan 2022).
  • Longest winning streak (one or two-legged knock-out ties):
    • In Yugoslav Cup: 10 ties (7 Sep 1977 to 24 May 1979).
    • In Croatian Cup: 13 ties (22 Sep 2004 to 29 Nov 2006; 26 Sep 2018 to 14 Apr 2021).
    • In UEFA competitions: 6 ties (18 Jul 2013 to 28 Aug 2014).
    • In all knock-out competitions: 16 ties (18 Jul 2013 to 4 Mar 2015).

Unbeaten

  • Longest unbeaten run:
    • In Yugoslav First League: 13 matches (20 Oct 1985 to 27 Apr 1986).
      • Home: 43 matches (20 Nov 1982 to 23 Jun 1985).
      • Away: 6 matches (18 Mar 1984 to 9 Aug 1984).
    • In Croatian First Football League: 44 matches (21 Feb 2016 to 6 May 2017).
      • Home: 53 matches (21 Sep 2014 to 11 Aug 2017).
      • Away: 21 matches (21 Feb 2016 to 6 May 2017).
    • In Yugoslav Cup: 14 matches (1 Dec 1976 to 7 Nov 1981).
      • Home: 8 matches (13 Oct 1976 to 27 Apr 1983).
      • Away: 7 matches (26 Oct 1977 to 7 Nov 1981).
    • In Croatian Cup: 16 matches (7 Apr 2004 to 3 May 2006).
      • Home: 15 matches (7 Dec 2001 to 24 Nov 2010).
      • Away: 9 matches (4 Apr 2018 to 14 Apr 2021).
    • In UEFA competitions: 9 matches (7 Nov 2013 to 18 Sep 2014).
      • Home: 12 matches (18 Jul 2013 to 16 Jul 2015).
      • Away: 4 matches (12 Dec 2013 to 18 Sep 2014; 11 Dec 2014 to 16 Aug 2017).
  • Longest unbeaten run (all official matches):
    • Seasons in top flight: 45 matches (5 Apr 2016 to 6 May 2017); second longest run in European football.
      • Home: 44 matches (16 Jul 2015 to 11 Aug 2017).
      • Away: 23 matches (5 Apr 2016 to 6 May 2017).
    • Seasons in lower divisions: 32 matches (31 Aug 1969 to 6 Sep 1970).
      • Home: 39 matches (25 Mar 1973 to 19 Jun 1975).
      • Away: 26 matches (24 Aug 1969 to 17 Mar 1971).

Winless

  • Longest streak without a win:
    • In Yugoslav First League: 10 matches in 1959, 1961–62 and 1978–79.
      • Home: 6 matches (15 Oct 1961 to 26 Aug 1962).
      • Away: 30 matches (30 Oct 1968 to 13 Sep 1975).
    • In Croatian First Football League: 10 matches (16 Jul 2022 to 9 Oct 2022).
      • Home: 8 matches (8 Nov 2020 to 21 Mar 2021).
      • Away: 22 matches (14 Apr 2002 to 25 Oct 2003).
    • In Yugoslav Cup: 4 matches in 1961–65 and 1987–89.
      • Home: 2 matches (2 times).
      • Away: 11 matches (2 Dec 1959 to 26 Oct 1977).
    • In Croatian Cup: 4 matches in 2001–03.
      • Home: 4 matches (25 Oct 1996 to 29 Oct 2003).
      • Away: 4 matches (31 Aug 1993 to 7 Sep 1994).
    • In UEFA competitions: 7 matches (2 times).
      • Home: 4 matches (11 Jul 2017 to 7 Dec 2017; 1 Aug 2024 to 21 Aug 2025).
      • Away: 9 matches (27 Sep 1978 to 24 Aug 2000).

Defeats

  • Longest losing streak:
    • In Yugoslav First League: 6 matches in 1959 and 1968.
      • Home: 4 matches (14 Jun 1959 to 6 Dec 1959).
      • Away: 8 matches (3 times).
    • In Croatian First Football League: 7 matches (28 Sep 2002 to 16 Nov 2002).
      • Home: 3 matches (3 times).
      • Away: 8 matches (14 Apr 2002 to 9 Nov 2002).
    • In Yugoslav Cup: 4 matches in 1962–66.
      • Home: 2 matches (8 Apr 1959 to 27 Feb 1966).
      • Away: 11 matches (2 Dec 1959 to 26 Oct 1977).
    • In Croatian Cup: 3 matches (2 times).
      • Home: 4 matches (20 Mar 1996 to 7 Dec 2001).
      • Away: 2 matches (3 times).
    • In UEFA competitions: 4 matches (16 Aug 2017 to 28 Sep 2017; 22 Oct 2020 to 26 Nov 2020).
      • Home: 3 matches (22 Aug 2017 to 7 Dec 2017).
      • Away: 7 matches (30 Jun 2002 to 6 Aug 2009).

Draws

  • Longest drawing streak:
    • In Yugoslav First League: 5 matches (1 Nov 1987 to 6 Dec 1987).
      • Home: 4 matches (2 times).
      • Away: 5 matches (20 Oct 1985 to 27 Apr 1986).
    • In Croatian First Football League: 4 matches (6 times).
      • Home: 4 matches (4 times).
      • Away: 5 matches (2 times).
    • In Yugoslav Cup: 2 matches in 1979–80 and 1986–87.
      • Home: 1 match (4 times).
      • Away: 3 matches (2 times).
    • In Croatian Cup: 3 matches in 2008.
      • Home: 2 matches (13 Mar 2007 to 12 Nov 2008).
      • Away: 2 matches (29 Oct 2008 to 26 Nov 2008).
    • In UEFA competitions: 3 matches in 2013 and 2015–16.
      • Home: 3 matches (2 times).
      • Away: 2 matches (4 times).
  • Longest streak without a draw:
    • In Yugoslav First League: 15 matches (20 Apr 1988 to 2 Oct 1988).
      • Home: 11 matches (13 Sep 1964 to 29 Aug 1965).
      • Away: 16 matches (20 May 1979 to 5 Jun 1980).
    • In Croatian First Football League: 23 matches (16 Aug 1998 to 2 May 1999).
      • Home: 16 matches (21 Sep 2008 to 12 Sep 2009).
      • Away: 25 matches (21 May 2005 to 24 Feb 2007).
    • In Yugoslav Cup: 16 matches in 1952–67.
      • Home: 9 matches (16 May 1979 to 19 Nov 1986).
      • Away: 21 matches (11 Nov 1951 to 24 May 1979).
    • In Croatian Cup: 24 matches (26 Nov 2008 to 22 Apr 2015).
      • Home: 14 matches (15 Jun 1994 to 8 Mar 2005).
      • Away: 38 matches (26 Nov 2008 to 19 oct 2022).
    • In UEFA competitions: 8 matches (21 Jun 2008 to 8 Aug 2013).
      • Home: 9 matches (5 Mar 1980 to 13 Jul 2006).
      • Away: 8 matches (14 Sep 2000 to 8 Aug 2013).

Longest sequences and runs against single opposition in the Croatian First Football League

Opponents and familiarity

Records and statistics against major rivals

As of 21 December 2025.

v. Hajduk Split

Further information: Adriatic derby
Competition Played Rijeka wins Draws Hajduk wins Rijeka goals Hajduk goals
Yugoslav championship (1946–1991)
League 58 11 23 24 61 90
Yugoslav Cup 5 2 2 1 6 5
Yugoslavia totals 63 13 25 25 67 95
Croatian championship (1992–present)
Prva HNL 107 40 27 40 144 140
Croatian Cup 10 4 5 1 13 10
Supercup 1 0 0 1 0 1
Croatia totals 118 44 32 42 157 151
TOTALS
League 165 51 50 64 205 230
League (H) 83 32 29 22 111 79
League (A) 82 19 21 42 94 151
Cup 15 6 7 2 19 15
ALL TIME 181 57 57 67 224 246

v. Dinamo Zagreb

Further information: Dinamo–Rijeka derby
Competition Played Rijeka wins Draws Dinamo wins Rijeka goals Dinamo goals
Yugoslav championship (1946–1991)
League 58 16 16 26 61 96
Yugoslav Cup 2 0 0 2 2 8
Yugoslavia totals 60 16 16 28 63 104
Croatian championship (1992–present)
Prva HNL 105 20 24 61 99 205
Croatian Cup 21 9 3 9 25 26
Supercup 3 1 0 2 3 6
Croatia totals 129 30 27 72 129 237
TOTALS
League 162 36 40 86 160 300
League (H) 80 28 27 25 107 104
League (A) 83 8 13 62 53 197
Cup 23 9 3 11 27 34
ALL TIME 189 46 43 100 190 341

Average home league attendance record

Season Attendance Change
Yugoslav First League
1958–59 13,700
1959–60 10,909
1960–61 11,200
1961–62 10,400
1962–63 9,923
1963–64 9,154
1964–65 9,285
1965–66 6,400
1966–67 5,933
1967–68 6,100
1968–69 4,794
1974–75 10,941
1975–76 9,176
1976–77 6,088
1977–78 5,676
1978–79 6,765
1979–80 5,353
1980–81 5,059
1981–82 4,588
1982–83 5,059
1983–84 6,471
1984–85 5,706
1985–86 5,588
1986–87 6,382
1987–88 4,445
1988–89 2,805
1989–90 2,555
1990–91 1,484
Season Attendance Change
Croatian First League
1992 1,664
1992–93 2,220
1993–94 1,547
1994–95 1,453
1995–96 2,350
1996–97 3,333
1997–98 2,619
1998–99 8,500
1999–00 3,041
2000–01 1,900
2001–02 2,620
2002–03 2,763
2003–04 2,813
2004–05 3,813
2005–06 4,250
2006–07 2,019
2007–08 3,106
2008–09 2,429
2009–10 2,087
2010–11 2,413
2011–12 2,450
2012–13 4,059
2013–14 5,500
2014–15 5,244
2015–16 4,216
2016–17 4,757
2017–18 4,850
2018–19 4,526
2019–20 4,329
2020–21 0
2021–22 3,798
2022–23 4,891
2023–24 6,406
2024–25 5,374

Source: hrnogomet.com

Penalty shoot-out history

Season Competition Location Opponent Result
Full-time Shoot-out
1952 Cup Rijeka Proleter Osijek 0–0 4–31
1966–67 Cup Rijeka Red Star 1–1 4–5
1969–70 1. Div qual. Crvenka Crvenka 2–2 (2–2 agg.) 5–6
1970–71 1. Div qual. Rijeka Osijek 0–0 (0–0 agg.) 5–6
1978–79 Cup Rijeka Istra 0–0 4–3
1979–80 Cup Sarajevo Sarajevo 1–1 2–4
1980–81 Cup Belgrade Partizan 2–2 2–4
1983–84 Cup Vitez Vitez 0–0 6–5
1984–85 Cup Belgrade Partizan 0–0 3–4
1986–87 Cup Rijeka Željezničar 0–0 (0–0 agg.) 4–2
Belgrade Hajduk Split 1–1 8–9
1988–89 1. Div 2 Rijeka Spartak 0–0 5–6
Tuzla Sloboda 0–0 4–5
Novi Sad Vojvodina 0–0 3–4
Rijeka Partizan 1–1 3–4
Rijeka Hajduk Split 0–0 1–3
Rijeka Radnički Niš 0–0 4–5
Rijeka Sarajevo 0–0 2–3
1989–90 1. Div 2 Rijeka Budućnost 0–0 5–4
Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 3–4
Skopje Vardar 0–0 5–4
Split Hajduk Split 1–1 6–5
Rijeka Olimpija 0–0 3–2
Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 4–1
1990–91 Cup Zadar Zadar 0–0 4–2
1. Div 2 Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 3–1
Split Hajduk Split 1–1 6–5
Rijeka Red Star 0–0 1–3
Rijeka Željezničar 1–1 1–4
Rijeka Borac 0–0 9–10
Rijeka Zemun 0–0 1–3
Rijeka Hajduk Split 0–0 1–3
Rijeka Rad 0–0 6–5
Novi Sad Vojvodina 1–1 2–4
Banja Luka Borac 0–0 3–4
1992 Cup Zagreb HAŠK Građanski 1–2 (3–3 agg.) 1–3
1994–95 Cup Rijeka Osijek 1–0 (1–1 agg.) 2–4
2001–02 Cup Zagreb H. Dragovoljac 1–1 5–4
2006–07 Cup Zagreb H. Dragovoljac 0–0 5–3
2008–09 Cup Zadar Zadar 2–2 5–4
Zagreb NK Zagreb 2–2 (4–4 agg.) 2–4
2013–14 Cup Osijek Osijek 0–1 (1–1 agg.) 4–2
2022–23 Cup Kutina Moslavina 1–1 5–4

1This was the first ever match in a well-known competition that used the penalty shootout procedure to decide a tie.[5]
2 For three consecutive seasons (from 1988–89 to 1990–91), if a league fixture ended in a draw, penalty shoot-outs were used to determine which side will be awarded one point (the losing side did not get a point).
Sources: List of HNK Rijeka seasons, Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Bibliography

  • Croatian Football Statistics (www.hrnogomet.com) (in Croatian)
  • Football in the former Yugoslavia (www.exyufudbal.in.rs) (in Serbian)
  • Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.
  • Almanah Fudbalskog saveza Jugoslavije 1978–86 (in Serbo-Croatian). Football Association of Yugoslavia. 1986.
  • Almanah Yu Fudbal 1987–88 (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1988.
  • Almanah Yu Fudbal 1988–89 (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1989.
  • Almanah Yu Fudbal 1989–90 (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1990.
  • Almanah Yu Fudbal 1990–91 (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1991.

References

  1. ^ Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, pp. 47-8
  2. ^ HRnogomet.com
  3. ^ HRnogomet.com
  4. ^ RSSSF.com
  5. ^ Dann, Uzi (22 November 2017). "Israel's Little-known Contribution to Soccer History - Penalty Shootouts". Haaretz. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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