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1977–78 NK Rijeka season

The 1977–78 season was the 32nd season in Rijeka’s history and their 16th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 5th place finish in the 1976–77 season meant it was their fourth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

Rijeka
1977–78 season
ChairmanLjubo Španjol, Zvonko Poščić
ManagerDragutin Spasojević
First League5th
CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Miodrag Kustudić (17)
All: Miodrag Kustudić (20)
Highest home attendance13,000 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
(16 October 1977 - Yugoslav First League)
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Čelik
(9 October 1977 - Yugoslav First League)
Average home league attendance5,676

Competitions edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Yugoslav First League 14 August 1977 28 May 1978 Matchday 1 5th 34 12 13 9 47 42 +5 035.29
Yugoslav Cup 7 September 1977 24 May 1978 First round Winner 5 5 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
Total 39 17 13 9 54 43 +11 043.59

Yugoslav First League edit

Classification edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Hajduk Split 34 14 11 9 49 37 +12 39 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 Dinamo Zagreb 34 12 13 9 54 49 +5 37
5 Rijeka 34 12 13 9 47 42 +5 37 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Sloboda Tuzla 34 15 5 14 47 46 +1 35
7 Velež 34 13 9 12 42 43 −1 35
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 12 13 9 47 42  +5 49 10 5 2 31 14  +17 2 8 7 16 28  −12

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDWLDDWDLWDWDWLWDDDLDLWWLWDDDWLLWW
Position13151014111413111291078787756778767655545555
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

First League edit

Main article: 1977–78 Yugoslav First League
Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers
1 14 Aug H Osijek 1 – 2 10,000 Durkalić
2 21 Aug A Sarajevo 0 – 0 8,000
3 28 Aug H Olimpija 1 – 0 5,000 Kustudić
4 31 Aug A Zagreb 1 – 2 6,500 Šaran
5 4 Sep H Partizan 1 – 1 10,000 Desnica
7 18 Sep H Radnički Niš 1 – 0 3,000 Kustudić
8 22 Sep H Sloboda 0 – 0 3,000
9 25 Sep A Velež 1 – 4 3,000 o.g.
10 9 Oct H Čelik 2 – 1 2,000 Radović, Kustudić
11 12 Oct A Budućnost 1 – 1 12,000 Cukrov
12 16 Oct H Hajduk Split 2 – 0 13,000 Kustudić, Hrstić
13 23 Oct A Dinamo Zagreb 2 – 2 15,000 Desnica, Mijač
14 30 Oct H OFK Beograd 3 – 1 4,000 Radović, Desnica, Kustudić
15 5 Nov A Red Star 0 – 4 5,000
16 20 Nov H Trepča 3 – 0 3,000 Kustudić (2), Desnica
17 4 Dec A Vojvodina 0 – 0 2,000
18 11 Dec A Osijek 1 – 1 4,000 Radović
19 5 Mar H Sarajevo 2 – 2 9,000 Kustudić (2)
20 12 Mar A Olimpija 0 – 1 5,000
21 19 Mar H Zagreb 3 – 3 3,500 Durkalić, Kustudić (2)
22 25 Mar A Partizan 1 – 3 15,000 Radović
23 2 Apr H Borac Banja Luka 2 – 0 5,000 Kustudić (2)
24 9 Apr A Radnički Niš 1 – 0 3,000 Radović
25 12 Apr A Sloboda 0 – 2 4,000
26 16 Apr H Velež 2 – 0 4,000 Kustudić, Radović
6 19 Apr A Borac Banja Luka 0 – 0 6,000
27 23 Apr A Čelik 2 – 2 7,000 Radović, Durkalić
28 26 Apr H Budućnost 1 – 1 2,500 Radović
29 30 Apr A Hajduk Split 2 – 2 7,000 Radin, Radović
30 6 May H Dinamo Zagreb 4 – 0 4,500 Durkalić (2), Kustudić (2)
31 11 May A OFK Beograd 2 – 3 3,000 Durkalić, Radović
32 14 May H Red Star 0 – 1 10,000
33 20 May A Trepča 2 – 1 3,000 Fegic, Radović
34 28 May H Vojvodina 3 – 2 5,000 Radović, Kustudić, Durkalić

Source: rsssf.com

Yugoslav Cup edit

Main article: 1977–78 Yugoslav Cup
Round Date Venue Opponent Score Rijeka Scorers
R1 7 Sep H Partizan 1 – 0 Kustudić
R2 26 Oct A Dinamo Vinkovci 1 – 0 Radović
QF 26 Feb A Hajduk Split 1 – 0 Kustudić (p)
SF 29 Mar H Velež 3 – 1 Kustudić, Desnica (p), Ružić
F 24 May N Trepča 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Radović

Source: rsssf.com

Squad statistics edit

Competitive matches only.

Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League Cup Total
  Radojko Avramović 31+0 0 5+0 0 36 0
  Sergio Machin 16+3 0 3+1 0 23 0
  Nikica Cukrov 31+0 1 4+0 0 35 1
  Savo Filipović 17+0 0 2+0 0 19 0
  Zvjezdan Radin 31+0 1 5+0 0 36 1
  Miloš Hrstić 32+0 1 4+1 0 37 1
  Milan Ružić 27+2 0 4+0 1 33 1
  Miodrag Kustudić 25+2 17 5+0 3 32 20
  Srećko Juričić 33+0 0 5+0 0 38 0
  Milan Radović 30+0 12 5+0 2 35 14
  Damir Desnica 28+3 4 5+0 1 36 5
  Salih Durkalić 23+9 7 5+0 0 37 7
  Ivica Car 9+7 0 1+2 0 19 0
  Murat Šaran 4+3 1 0+0 0 7 1
  Željko Mijač 9+3 1 0+0 0 12 1
  Miroslav Šugar 1+3 0 0+1 0 5 0
  Zoran Šestan 9+6 0 1+1 0 17 0
  Radoslav Barišić 5+5 0 0+0 0 10 0
  Mladen Bilibajkić 5+8 0 0+1 0 14 0
  Mauro Ravnić 3+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
  Angelo Devescovi 1+2 0 0+0 0 3 0
  Davor Radmanović 0+1 0 0+0 0 1 0
  Danko Peranić 2+1 0 1+0 0 4 0
  Adriano Fegic 1+1 1 0+0 0 2 1

See also edit

References edit

  • Godišnjak Fudbalskog Saveza Jugoslavije 1977–78 [Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1977–78] (in Serbo-Croatian). Football Association of Yugoslavia.
  • Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.

External sources edit

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