1988–89 NK Rijeka season

The 1988–89 season was the 43rd season in Rijeka's history and their 27th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 8th place finish in the 1987–88 season meant it was their 15th successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

Rijeka
1988–89 season
ChairmanDragan Krčelić
ManagerMladen Vranković
First League10th
CupRound 1
Top goalscorerLeague: Mladen Mladenović (13)
All: Mladen Mladenović (13)
Highest home attendance9,570 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
(4 December 1988 - Yugoslav First League)
Lowest home attendance1,063 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Napredak Kruševac
(18 December 1988 - Yugoslav First League)
Average home league attendance2,805

Competitions

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Yugoslav First League 7 August 1988 4 June 1989 Matchday 1 10th 34 14 7 13 35 34 +1 041.18
Yugoslav Cup 10 August 1988 10 August 1988 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 35 14 7 14 36 37 −1 040.00

Yugoslav First League

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Classification

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Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
8 Osijek 34 13 5 2 14 49 50 −1 31
9 Vardar 34 13 3 4 14 46 51 −5 29
10 Rijeka 34 14 0 7 13 35 34 +1 28
11 Velež 34 13 2 2 17 42 43 −1 28
12 Sloboda Tuzla 34 11 6 6 11 35 42 −7 28
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 14 7 13 35 34  +1 49 9 5 3 22 9  +13 5 2 10 13 25  −12

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLLLLWWDDLWDDWDLWWLWLLLWWLDWWLDLWW
Position26121515159101516131415141416131112111214141311131511111113151210
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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First League

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Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance1 Rijeka Scorers
1 7 Aug A Osijek 3 – 1 1,377 Valenčić, Kljajić, Mladenović
2 14 Aug H Budućnost 0 – 1 2,522
3 21 Aug A Vardar 2 – 3 6,357 Ekmeščić, Mladenović
4 28 Aug H Rad 0 – 1 1,889
5 4 Sep A Red Star 1 – 5 12,336 Vujčić
6 10 Sep H Željezničar 3 – 0 1,585 Ljubančić, Ekmeščić, Vujčić
9 2 Oct H Spartak Subotica 0 – 0 (5–6 p) 1,245
10 9 Oct A Radnički Niš 0 – 1 2,684
8 16 Oct A Sloboda 0 – 0 (4–5 p) 755
11 23 Oct H Čelik 2 – 1 1,633 Mladenović, Florijančič
12 30 Oct A Vojvodina 0 – 0 (3–4 p) 1,079
7 2 Nov A Velež 3 – 0 1,677 Mladenović (3, 1p)
13 5 Nov H Partizan 1 – 1 (3–4 p) 4,401 Mladenović
14 27 Nov A Sarajevo 2 – 1 606 Valenčić, Mladenović
15 4 Dec H Hajduk Split 0 – 0 (1–3 p) 9,570
16 14 Dec A Dinamo Zagreb 0 – 2 4,544
17 18 Dec H Napredak Kruševac 4 – 1 1,063 Valenčić (2), Ekmeščić, Mladenović
18 26 Feb H Osijek 2 – 0 1,755 Ekmeščić (2)
19 5 Mar A Budućnost 0 – 1 1,297
20 12 Mar H Vardar 3 – 0 1,871 Florijančič (2), Rubčić
21 18 Mar A Rad 0 – 4 520
22 26 Mar H Red Star 1 – 2 7,646 Mladenović
23 2 Apr A Željezničar 0 – 1 2,133
24 9 Apr H Velež 2 – 1 1,827 Ekmeščić, Paliska
25 16 Apr H Sloboda 1 – 0 2,238 Vujčić
26 19 Apr A Spartak Subotica 0 – 1 2,049
27 3 May H Radnički Niš 0 – 0 (4–5 p) 1,237
28 7 May A Čelik 1 – 0 3,288 Mladenović
29 14 May H Vojvodina 2 – 1 2,272 Rubčić (2)
30 21 May A Partizan 0 – 1 5,154
31 24 May H Sarajevo 0 – 0 (2–3 p) 1,462
32 28 May A Hajduk Split 0 – 4 3,699
33 31 May H Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 0 3,466 Mladenović (p)
34 4 Jun A Napredak Kruševac 1 – 0 764 Mladenović

Source: rsssf.com[dead link]

Yugoslav Cup

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Round Date Venue Opponent Score Rijeka Scorers
R1 10 Aug A Napredak Kruševac 1 – 3 Kljajić

Source: rsssf.com[dead link]

Squad statistics

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Competitive matches only.
Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.

Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League Cup Total
  Tonči Gabrić 25 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 25 (0) 0
  Mladen Romić 30 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 31 (0) 0
  Branko Dragutinović 33 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 34 (0) 1
  Saša Peršon 32 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 33 (0) 0
  Roberto Paliska 21 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 21 (3) 1
  Robert Rubčić 32 (0) 3 1 (0) 0 33 (0) 3
  Dušan Kljajić 22 (3) 1 1 (0) 1 23 (3) 2
  Mladen Mladenović 33 (0) 13 1 (0) 0 34 (0) 13
  Boris Ekmeščić 22 (7) 6 1 (0) 0 23 (7) 6
  Zoran Vujčić 28 (1) 3 1 (0) 0 29 (1) 3
  Predrag Valenčić 30 (0) 4 0 (0) 0 30 (0) 4
  Matjaž Florijančič 25 (0) 3 1 (0) 0 26 (0) 3
  Valdi Šumberac 8 (13) 0 0 (0) 0 8 (13) 0
  Enver Jahić 6 (3) 0 1 (0) 0 7 (3) 0
  Nedžad Kuruzović 4 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (2) 0
  Zvonko Radoš 5 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 6 (0) 0
  Vlado Miloševič 1 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 0
  Dean Ljubančić 4 (8) 1 0 (0) 0 4 (8) 1
  Stojan Belajić 3 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 3 (2) 0
  Marin Galić 2 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 2 (2) 0
  Miro Stipić 7 (5) 0 0 (0) 0 7 (5) 0
  David Sabadin 1 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 0
  Nevenko Vasiljević 0 (4) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (4) 0
  Ivica Klapan 0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0
  Elmir Imširević 0 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (2) 0

Notes

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1. Data for league attendance in most cases reflects the number of sold tickets and may not be indicative of the actual attendance.

See also

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References

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  • Almanah Yu Fudbal 1988–89 [Almanac of the Yugoslav Football 1988–89] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1989.
  • Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.
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