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1997–98 HNK Rijeka season

The 1997–98 season was the 52nd season in Rijeka's history. It was their 7th season in the Prva HNL and 24th successive top tier season.

Rijeka
1997–98 season
ChairmanProf. Žarko Tomljanović
ManagerBranko Ivanković, Nenad Gračan
Prva HNL7th
Croatian CupRound 2
Top goalscorerLeague: Admir Hasančić (11)
All: Admir Hasančić (11)
Highest home attendance7,500 vs Croatia Croatia Zagreb (21 September 1997 - Prva HNL)
Lowest home attendance1,000 (2 times - Prva HNL)
Average home league attendance2,619[1]

Competitions edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Prva HNL 3 August 1997 10 May 1998 Matchday 1 7th 32 9 14 9 36 37 −1 028.13
Croatian Cup 6 August 1997 1 October 1997 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 34 10 14 10 39 39 +0 029.41

Prva HNL edit

Classification edit

First stage edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Osijek 22 9 5 8 29 26 +3 32 Qualification to championship group
6 Zadarkomerc 22 8 4 10 25 24 +1 28
7 Rijeka 22 5 11 6 20 24 −4 26 Qualification to relegation group
8 Varteks 22 6 6 10 24 32 −8 24
9 Slaven Belupo 22 6 5 11 20 43 −23 23[a]
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head record: Slaven Belupo–Mladost 127 2–0, Mladost 127–Slaven Belupo 2–1.

Second stage (relegation play-off) edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Rijeka 10 4 3 3 16 13 +3 28
8 Šibenik 10 5 3 2 16 8 +8 27
9 Slaven Belupo 10 5 0 5 11 13 −2 27
10 Varteks 10 4 2 4 10 12 −2 26 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
11 Mladost 127 (O) 10 4 1 5 13 11 +2 25 Qualification to relegation play-off
12 Samobor (R) 10 3 1 6 11 20 −9 21 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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
32 9 14 9 36 37  −1 41 8 8 0 26 12  +14 1 6 9 10 25  −15

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHAAAHAH
ResultWDWDDLDLWDLDWDDLDLDDLWDWLWLWDWLD
Position54356666666666666677879787877777
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Prva HNL edit

Main article: 1997–98 Prva HNL
Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers Report
1 3 Aug H Slaven Belupo 1 – 0 3,000 Hasančić HRnogomet.com
2 10 Aug A Zagreb 2 – 2 2,500 Brkić, Mladenović HRnogomet.com
3 17 Aug H Mladost 127 2 – 0 2,500 Cimirotič, Hasančić HRnogomet.com
4 24 Aug A Varteks 1 – 1 3,000 Mladenović HRnogomet.com
5 31 Aug H Osijek 1 – 1 5,000 o.g. HRnogomet.com
6 12 Sep A Hajduk Split 1 – 2 5,000 Cimirotič HRnogomet.com
7 21 Sep H Croatia Zagreb 1 – 1 7,500 Pilipović HRnogomet.com
8 28 Sep A Samobor 0 – 2 1,000 HRnogomet.com
9 5 Oct H Šibenik 3 – 1 1,500 Benedejčič, Balaban, Hasančić HRnogomet.com
10 19 Oct H Zadarkomerc 1 – 1 2,000 Peršon HRnogomet.com
11 26 Oct AR Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0 – 3 300 HRnogomet.com
12 2 Nov A Slaven Belupo 0 – 0 3,000 HRnogomet.com
13 9 Nov H Zagreb 2 – 1 1,500 Brkić (2) HRnogomet.com
14 19 Nov A Mladost 127 1 – 1 1,500 Ivančić HRnogomet.com
15 23 Nov H Varteks 1 – 1 2,000 Hasančić HRnogomet.com
16 29 Nov A Osijek 0 – 2 1,500 HRnogomet.com
17 7 Dec H Hajduk Split 1 – 1 7,000 Benedejčič HRnogomet.com
18 22 Feb A Croatia Zagreb 0 – 2 4,000 HRnogomet.com
19 1 Mar H Samobor 0 – 0 2,000 HRnogomet.com
20 8 Mar A Šibenik 1 – 1 2,000 Milinović HRnogomet.com
21 11 Mar A Zadarkomerc 0 – 1 5,500 HRnogomet.com
22 15 Mar H Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1 – 0 2,000 Brkić HRnogomet.com
23 22 Mar H Šibenik 0 – 0 1,000 HRnogomet.com
24 29 Mar H Varteks 4 – 1 1,200 Ivančić, Hasančić (2), Milinović HRnogomet.com
25 5 Apr A Slaven Belupo 0 – 1 3,000 HRnogomet.com
26 8 Apr H Mladost 127 3 – 2 1,200 Hasančić (2), Ivančić HRnogomet.com
27 11 Apr A Samobor 1 – 3 700 Budan HRnogomet.com
28 19 Apr A Šibenik 1 – 0 2,000 Seferović HRnogomet.com
29 26 Apr A Varteks 1 – 1 3,000 Hasančić HRnogomet.com
30 29 Apr H Slaven Belupo 4 – 1 1,000 Brkić, Hasančić (2), Budan HRnogomet.com
31 3 May A Mladost 127 1 – 3 5,000 Šimić HRnogomet.com
32 10 May H Samobor 1 – 1 1,500 Brkić HRnogomet.com

Source: HRnogomet.com

Croatian Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Croatian Cup
Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers Report
R1 6 Aug A Olimpija Osijek 3 – 0 600 Brkić, Ivančić, Mladenović HRnogomet.com
R2 1 Oct H Orijent 0 – 2 1,500 HRnogomet.com

Source: HRnogomet.com

Squad statistics edit

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
  Đoni Tafra 26 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 27 (0) 0
  Mladen Ivančić 30 (0) 3 2 (0) 1 32 (0) 4
  Damir Milinović 14 (0) 2 0 (0) 0 14 (0) 2
  Mario Tokić 25 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 26 (0) 0
  Saša Peršon 18 (2) 1 1 (0) 0 19 (2) 1
  Mladen Romić 16 (5) 0 1 (0) 0 17 (5) 0
  Senad Brkić 22 (4) 6 0 (1) 1 22 (5) 7
  Admir Hasančić 28 (0) 11 2 (0) 0 30 (0) 11
  Jasmin Agić 22 (6) 0 1 (1) 0 23 (7) 0
  Saša Paska 16 (2) 0 2 (0) 0 18 (2) 0
  Igor Benedejčič 22 (4) 2 1 (0) 0 23 (4) 2
  Renato Pilipović 18 (7) 1 0 (2) 0 18 (9) 1
  Dalibor Višković 18 (3) 0 2 (0) 0 20 (3) 0
  Sead Seferović 24 (2) 1 1 (0) 0 25 (2) 1
  Boško Balaban 8 (18) 1 2 (0) 0 10 (18) 1
  Sebastjan Cimirotič 8 (2) 2 2 (0) 0 10 (2) 2
  Mladen Mladenović 9 (0) 2 2 (0) 1 11 (0) 3
  Igor Budan 6 (4) 2 0 (0) 0 6 (4) 2
  Željko Župetić 9 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 9 (1) 0
  Mladen Žganjer 6 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 7 (0) 0
  Marko Grubišić 1 (9) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (9) 0
  Vedran Madžar 4 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (2) 0
  Slađanko Marić 0 (5) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (5) 0
  Branko Panić 1 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 0
  Zdravko Šimić 1 (1) 1 0 (0) 0 1 (1) 1
  Redi Jupi 0 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (3) 0
  Ljupko Kontešić 0 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (3) 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Gledatelji po klubovima 1997-1998". HRnogomet.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

External sources edit

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