The 1980–81 season was the 35th season in Rijeka’s history and their 19th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 10th place finish in the 1979–80 season meant it was their seventh successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.
| 1980–81 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Nikola Jurčević, Marijan Glavan |
| Manager | Miroslav Blažević, Marijan Brnčić |
| First League | 7th |
| Cup | Round 1 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Milan Radović (26) All: Milan Radović (26) |
| Highest home attendance | 13,000 vs  Hajduk Split (10 June 1981 - Yugoslav First League) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs Sarajevo (7 December 1980 - Yugoslav First League) |
| Average home league attendance | 5,059 |
Competitions edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Yugoslav First League | 16 August 1980 | 14 June 1981 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 35.29 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 15 October 1980 | 15 October 1980 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 34.29 | ||||
Yugoslav First League edit
Classification edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Budućnost | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 34 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup |
| 7 | Rijeka | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Partizan | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Velež | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 34 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | −15 |
Results by round edit
Matches edit
First League edit
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Aug | A | OFK Beograd | 0 – 0 | 6,000 | |
| 2 | 24 Aug | H | Partizan | 2 – 1 | 8,000 | Fegic, Tomić |
| 3 | 31 Aug | A | Zagreb | 6 – 3 | 2,000 | Ružić (3), Tomić, Radović (2) |
| 4 | 7 Sep | A | Red Star | 1 – 2 | 25,000 | Radović |
| 5 | 13 Sep | H | Radnički Niš | 3 – 0 | 3,500 | Janjanin, Radović, Tomić |
| 6 | 21 Sep | A | Sloboda | 3 – 1 | 6,000 | Lukić (2), Hrstić |
| 7 | 5 Oct | H | Borac Banja Luka | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | |
| 8 | 8 Oct | A | Vardar | 0 – 31 | 4,000 | |
| 9 | 12 Oct | H | Željezničar | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | Radović |
| 10 | 19 Oct | A | Velež | 3 – 4 | 3,000 | Radović (3) |
| 11 | 26 Oct | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 – 0 | 10,000 | Lukić, Hrstić, Radović |
| 12 | 29 Oct | A | Vojvodina | 1 – 2 | 5,000 | Radović |
| 13 | 2 Nov | H | Olimpija | 1 – 1 | 5,000 | Tomić |
| 14 | 9 Nov | A | Budućnost | 0 – 3 | 7,000 | |
| 15 | 23 Nov | H | Napredak Kruševac | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | Radović (p) |
| 16 | 30 Nov | A | Hajduk Split | 0 – 2 | 4,000 | |
| 17 | 7 Dec | H | Sarajevo | 2 – 0 | 1,000 | Radović, Jerolimov |
| 18 | 1 Mar | H | OFK Beograd | 0 – 0 | 5,000 | |
| 19 | 8 Mar | A | Partizan | 0 – 1 | 25,000 | |
| 20 | 14 Mar | H | Zagreb | 0 – 0 | 2,000 | |
| 21 | 22 Mar | H | Red Star | 3 – 2 | 10,000 | Radović (2), Machin |
| 22 | 29 Mar | A | Radnički Niš | 1 – 3 | 5,000 | Radović (p) |
| 23 | 5 Apr | H | Sloboda | 1 – 1 | 4,000 | Radović (p) |
| 24 | 12 Apr | A | Borac Banja Luka | 1 – 2 | 5,000 | Radović |
| 25 | 15 Apr | H | Vardar | 3 – 1 | 3,000 | Fegic, Radović (2, 1p) |
| 26 | 18 Apr | A | Željezničar | 0 – 0 | 2,000 | |
| 27 | 3 May | H | Velež | 5 – 1 | 4,000 | Radović (3), Jerolimov, Ružić |
| 28 | 10 May | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 – 1 | 15,000 | Desnica (p), Radović |
| 29 | 17 May | H | Vojvodina | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | Radović (2, 1p), Desnica |
| 30 | 27 May | A | Olimpija | 1 – 1 | 4,000 | Desnica |
| 31 | 31 May | H | Budućnost | 0 – 0 | 3,000 | |
| 32 | 7 Jun | A | Napredak Kruševac | 0 – 5 | 3,000 | |
| 33 | 10 Jun | H | Hajduk Split | 2 – 2 | 13,000 | Machin, Tomić |
| 34 | 14 Jun | A | Sarajevo | 1 – 2 | 6,000 | Radović |
Source: rsssf.com
Yugoslav Cup edit
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 15 Oct | A | Partizan | 2 – 2 (2–4 p) | Fegic (2) |
Source: rsssf.com
Squad statistics edit
Competitive matches only.
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Cup | Total | ||||
| Neshat Zhavelli
|
25+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sergio Machin
|
23+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Nikola Marjanović
|
29+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Miloš Hrstić
|
31+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Milan Ružić
|
24+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| Srećko Juričić
|
30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Milan Radović
|
30+1 | 26 | 1+0 | 0 | 32 | 26 |
| Damir Desnica
|
9+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Željko Janjanin
|
18+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Duško Lukić
|
28+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Željko Mijač
|
1+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ive Jerolimov
|
32+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Miroslav Šugar
|
26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Adriano Fegic
|
29+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| Edmond Tomić
|
15+9 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Mauro Ravnić
|
9+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Željko Maretić
|
2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Danko Peranić
|
8+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mirko Mijović
|
1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nebojša Petrović
|
2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Zoran Šestan
|
2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Zoran Stojadinović
|
0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Miroslav Miljković
|
0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Notes edit
1. Rijeka’s Milan Ružić was sent off when the result was 1–1. The referee abandoned the match following the scuffle that ensued. The match was voided and awarded 3–0 to Vardar. Ružić was suspended for six months.
See also edit
References edit
- Almanah Jugoslavenskog Fudbala 1978–86 [Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1978–86] (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
- 1980–81 Yugoslav First League at rsssf.com
- Prvenstvo 1980.-81. at nk-rijeka.hr