1997–98 HNK Rijeka season

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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.com
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.com
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 winner; (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[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
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 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 1 (9) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (9) 0
Croatia 4 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (2) 0
Croatia 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 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[]

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