1989–90 NK Rijeka season

Rijeka
1989–90 season
ChairmanŽelimir Gruičić
ManagerVladimir Lukarić
First League6th
CupRound 2
Top goalscorerLeague: Zoran Vujčić (9)
All: Zoran Vujčić (9)
Highest home attendance7,038 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
(15 April 1990 - Yugoslav First League)
Lowest home attendance685 vs Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Osijek
(16 May 1990 - Yugoslav First League)
Average home league attendance2,555

The 1989–90 season was the 44th season in Rijeka's history and their 28th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 10th place finish in the 1988–89 season meant it was their 16th successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

Competitions

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Yugoslav First League 30 July 1989 16 May 1990 Matchday 1 6th 34 14 6 14 29 35 −6 041.18
Yugoslav Cup 2 August 1989 16 August 1989 First round Second round 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 066.67
Total 37 16 6 15 33 40 −7 043.24

Yugoslav First League

Classification

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Partizan 34 18 1 3 12 51 42 +9 37 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Rad 34 16 4 2 12 41 31 +10 36
6 Rijeka 34 14 5 1 14 29 35 −6 33
7 Željezničar 34 14 4 2 14 37 40 −3 32
8 Olimpija 34 14 2 4 14 49 40 +9 30 Qualification for Intertoto Cup
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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 6 14 29 35  −6 48 11 3 3 20 7  +13 3 3 11 9 28  −19

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWLWDLLLLDWLWDWWDLLWLLWLDLDWWLWLW
Position8314222671213121311116446857107108119878676
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

First League

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance1 Rijeka Scorers
1 30 Jul H Hajduk Split 1 – 0 6,277 Paliska
2 6 Aug A Partizan 1 – 0 8,075 Vujčić
3 13 Aug H Radnički Niš 2 – 0 2,624 Vujčić (2)
4 20 Aug A Borac Banja Luka 1 – 2 7,851 Rubčić
5 27 Aug H Velež 1 – 0 2,357 o.g.
6 10 Sep H Budućnost 0 – 0 (5–4 p) 2,590
7 17 Sep A Sarajevo 0 – 2 1,311
8 23 Sep H Rad 0 – 1 1,766
9 1 Oct A Olimpija 0 – 2 5,860
10 7 Oct H Red Star 1 – 4 5,356 Romić
11 15 Oct A Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 1 (3–4 p) 8,123 Stipić
12 22 Oct H Spartak Subotica 3 – 0 1,340 Vujčić (2, 2p), Scoria
13 5 Nov A Sloboda 0 – 1 779
14 12 Nov H Vojvodina 2 – 0 1,382 Vujčić (2, 1p)
15 19 Nov A Vardar 0 – 0 (5–4 p) 2,144
16 26 Nov H Željezničar 1 – 0 1,189 Vulić
17 3 Dec A Osijek 1 – 0 528 Vulić
18 10 Dec A Hajduk Split 1 – 1 (6–5 p) 3,321 Vešović
19 17 Dec H Partizan 0 – 1 3,226
20 18 Feb A Radnički Niš 0 – 3 2,440
21 25 Feb H Borac Banja Luka 1 – 0 1,239 Beširević
22 4 Mar A Velež 2 – 3 2,467 Komljenović (2)
23 11 Mar A Budućnost 0 – 1 1,535
24 18 Mar H Sarajevo 1 – 0 2,563 Kurtović
25 24 Mar A Rad 0 – 4 359
26 1 Apr H Olimpija 0 – 0 (3–2 p) 1,485
27 8 Apr A Red Star 0 – 1 6,177
28 15 Apr H Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 1 (4–1 p) 7,038 Komljenović
29 22 Apr A Spartak Subotica 1 – 0 2,110 Pavličić
30 25 Apr H Sloboda 3 – 0 1,167 Komljenović, o.g., Vujčić
31 29 Apr A Vojvodina 0 – 2 832
32 6 May H Vardar 2 – 0 1,151 Beširević, Vujčić (p)
33 13 May A Željezničar 1 – 4 982 Vulić
34 16 May H Osijek 1 – 0 685 Beširević

Source: rsssf.com

Yugoslav Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Rijeka Scorers
R1 2 Aug A Orijent 1 – 0 Beširević
R2 9 Aug A Vardar 0 – 3
R2 16 Aug H Vardar 3 – 2 Beširević, o.g., Rubčić

Source: rsssf.com

Squad statistics

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
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tonči Gabrić 32 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 35 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mladen Romić 24 (2) 1 3 (0) 0 27 (2) 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Dragutinović 22 (1) 0 3 (0) 0 25 (1) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Peršon 29 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 32 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Roberto Paliska 23 (1) 1 2 (0) 0 25 (1) 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Robert Rubčić 15 (1) 1 3 (0) 1 18 (1) 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Kljajić 26 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 29 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fadil Muriqi 22 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 24 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Vujčić 33 (0) 9 3 (0) 0 36 (0) 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kazimir Vulić 16 (6) 3 0 (0) 0 16 (6) 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rade Vešović 28 (1) 1 0 (2) 0 28 (3) 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Suad Beširević 16 (2) 3 3 (0) 2 19 (2) 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Matjaž Florijančič 12 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 15 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Elvis Scoria 14 (11) 1 1 (2) 0 15 (13) 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miro Stipić 22 (5) 1 1 (1) 0 23 (6) 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fabijan Komljenović 14 (1) 4 0 (0) 0 14 (1) 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Kurtović 9 (2) 1 0 (0) 0 9 (2) 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dubravko Pavličić 8 (1) 1 0 (0) 0 8 (1) 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Valdi Šumberac 1 (7) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (7) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Predrag Valenčić 2 (5) 0 0 (0) 0 2 (5) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nedžad Kuruzović 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Xhevdet Muriqi 2 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boris Ekmeščić 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia David Sabadin 0 (7) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (7) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Skočić 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Daniel Šarić 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mladen Žganjer 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0

Notes

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

References

  • Almanah Yu Fudbal 1989–90 [Almanac of the Yugoslav Football 1989–90] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1990.
  • Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.