ŽNK Rijeka is a Croatian professional women's association football club based in Rijeka. It is the women's section of HNK Rijeka. They have competed in the Croatian Women's First Football League.

ŽNK Rijeka
Full nameŽenski nogometni klub Rijeka
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
GroundKantrida
Capacity10,600
ChairmanJelena Jurić
ManagerDušan Novković
LeagueCroatian Women's First Football League

History edit

The club was founded on 27 August 1998 by four sisters (Brankica Lukanić, Ružica Gregov, Hermina Trošelj, Ankica Kovačić) as ŽNK Jack Pot. The club participated in futsal competitions until 2007, when they formed a senior association football team and changed their name to Rijeka-Jack Pot. They competed in the Croatian Women's First Football League for seven consecutive seasons. In April 2015, due to financial issues, the club announced their withdrawal from the 2014–15 Croatian Women's First Football League. In May 2015, the name was changed to ŽNK Rijeka. From the 2015–16 season, the club has been affiliated with HNK Rijeka and has adopted its brand.[1][2] In 2017, ŽNK Rijeka returned to the First Division.

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Recent seasons edit

Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
2007–08 2. HNLŽ 16 13 1 2 56 14 40 1st ↑
2008–09 1. HNLŽ 20 6 2 12 39 54 20 4th
2009–10 1. HNLŽ 20 10 3 7 40 19 33 5th
2010–11 1. HNLŽ 20 11 0 9 41 27 33 2nd
2011–12 1. HNLŽ 20 7 3 10 24 44 24 4th
2012–13 1. HNLŽ 18 13 1 4 45 32 40 2nd
2013–14 1. HNLŽ 21 11 2 8 50 59 32 3rd
2014–15 1. HNLŽ 9 0 1 8 6 54 1 10th ↓
2015–16 2. HNLŽ North-West 15 12 0 3 73 15 36 2nd
2016–17 2. HNLŽ North-West 8 4 0 4 16 17 12 2nd ↑
2017–18 1. HNLŽ 18 8 5 5 54 69 29 4th
2018–19 1. HNLŽ 18 0 0 18 7 84 −3 10th ↓
2019–20 2. HNLŽ North-South 7 3 0 4 26 15 9 5th
2020–21 2. HNLŽ A 12 10 1 1 70 8 31 1st ↑
2021–22 1. HNLŽ 20 6 1 13 32 91 19 4th

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