1997–98 HNK Rijeka 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]

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.

Competitions

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

Classification

First stage

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)

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

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

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

Matches

Prva HNL

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

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

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

See also

References

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

External sources