1980–81 NK Rijeka season

Rijeka
1980–81 season
Chairman	Nikola Jurčević, Marijan Glavan
Manager	Miroslav Blažević, Marijan Brnčić
First League	7th
Cup	Round 1
Top goalscorer	League: Milan Radović (26); All: Milan Radović (26)
Highest home attendance	13,000 vs Hajduk Split ; (10 June 1981 - Yugoslav First League)
Lowest home attendance	1,000 vs Sarajevo ; (7 December 1980 - Yugoslav First League)
Average home league attendance	5,059
	← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 season was the 35th season in Rijeka’s history and their 19th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 10th place finish in the 1979–80 season meant it was their seventh successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

Competitions

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Yugoslav First League	16 August 1980	14 June 1981	Matchday 1	7th	34	12	10	12	50	47	+3	035.29
Yugoslav Cup	15 October 1980	15 October 1980	First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					35	12	11	12	52	49	+3	034.29

Yugoslav First League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Dinamo Zagreb	34	12	11	11	44	38	+6	35
6	Budućnost	34	11	12	11	38	34	+4	34	Qualification for Intertoto Cup
7	Rijeka	34	12	10	12	50	47	+3	34
8	Partizan	34	9	16	9	43	41	+2	34
9	Velež	34	13	8	13	44	47	−3	34	Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round

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	12	10	12	50	47	+3	46	9	7	1	30	12	+18	3	3	11	20	35	−15

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	L
Position	11	5	2	5	3	1	3	3	3	4	4	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	7

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

Matches

First League

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Rijeka Scorers
1	16 Aug	A	OFK Beograd	0 – 0	6,000
2	24 Aug	H	Partizan	2 – 1	8,000	Fegic, Tomić
3	31 Aug	A	Zagreb	6 – 3	2,000	Ružić (3), Tomić, Radović (2)
4	7 Sep	A	Red Star	1 – 2	25,000	Radović
5	13 Sep	H	Radnički Niš	3 – 0	3,500	Janjanin, Radović, Tomić
6	21 Sep	A	Sloboda	3 – 1	6,000	Lukić (2), Hrstić
7	5 Oct	H	Borac Banja Luka	0 – 1	4,000
8	8 Oct	A	Vardar	0 – 3¹	4,000
9	12 Oct	H	Željezničar	1 – 1	3,000	Radović
10	19 Oct	A	Velež	3 – 4	3,000	Radović (3)
11	26 Oct	H	Dinamo Zagreb	3 – 0	10,000	Lukić, Hrstić, Radović
12	29 Oct	A	Vojvodina	1 – 2	5,000	Radović
13	2 Nov	H	Olimpija	1 – 1	5,000	Tomić
14	9 Nov	A	Budućnost	0 – 3	7,000
15	23 Nov	H	Napredak Kruševac	1 – 0	3,000	Radović (p)
16	30 Nov	A	Hajduk Split	0 – 2	4,000
17	7 Dec	H	Sarajevo	2 – 0	1,000	Radović, Jerolimov
18	1 Mar	H	OFK Beograd	0 – 0	5,000
19	8 Mar	A	Partizan	0 – 1	25,000
20	14 Mar	H	Zagreb	0 – 0	2,000
21	22 Mar	H	Red Star	3 – 2	10,000	Radović (2), Machin
22	29 Mar	A	Radnički Niš	1 – 3	5,000	Radović (p)
23	5 Apr	H	Sloboda	1 – 1	4,000	Radović (p)
24	12 Apr	A	Borac Banja Luka	1 – 2	5,000	Radović
25	15 Apr	H	Vardar	3 – 1	3,000	Fegic, Radović (2, 1p)
26	18 Apr	A	Željezničar	0 – 0	2,000
27	3 May	H	Velež	5 – 1	4,000	Radović (3), Jerolimov, Ružić
28	10 May	A	Dinamo Zagreb	2 – 1	15,000	Desnica (p), Radović
29	17 May	H	Vojvodina	3 – 1	4,000	Radović (2, 1p), Desnica
30	27 May	A	Olimpija	1 – 1	4,000	Desnica
31	31 May	H	Budućnost	0 – 0	3,000
32	7 Jun	A	Napredak Kruševac	0 – 5	3,000
33	10 Jun	H	Hajduk Split	2 – 2	13,000	Machin, Tomić
34	14 Jun	A	Sarajevo	1 – 2	6,000	Radović

Source: rsssf.com

Yugoslav Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Rijeka Scorers
R1	15 Oct	A	Partizan	2 – 2 (2–4 p)	Fegic (2)

Source: rsssf.com

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only.

Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Name	League		Cup		Total
Neshat Zhavelli	25+1	0	0+0	0	26	0
Sergio Machin	23+4	2	0+0	0	27	2
Nikola Marjanović	29+0	0	1+0	0	30	0
Miloš Hrstić	31+0	2	1+0	0	32	2
Milan Ružić	24+0	4	0+0	0	24	4
Srećko Juričić	30+0	0	1+0	0	31	0
Milan Radović	30+1	26	1+0	0	32	26
Damir Desnica	9+6	3	0+0	0	15	3
Željko Janjanin	18+4	1	1+0	0	23	1
Duško Lukić	28+0	3	1+0	0	29	3
Željko Mijač	1+8	0	0+0	0	9	0
Ive Jerolimov	32+0	2	1+0	0	33	2
Miroslav Šugar	26+0	0	1+0	0	27	0
Adriano Fegic	29+3	2	1+0	2	33	4
Edmond Tomić	15+9	5	0+0	0	24	5
Mauro Ravnić	9+1	0	1+0	0	11	0
Željko Maretić	2+4	0	0+1	0	7	0
Danko Peranić	8+4	0	0+0	0	12	0
Mirko Mijović	1+1	0	0+0	0	2	0
Nebojša Petrović	2+1	0	0+0	0	3	0
Zoran Šestan	2+5	0	0+1	0	8	0
Zoran Stojadinović	0+4	0	1+0	0	5	0
Miroslav Miljković	0+1	0	0+0	0	1	0

Notes

1. Rijeka’s Milan Ružić was sent off when the result was 1–1. The referee abandoned the match following the scuffle that ensued. The match was voided and awarded 3–0 to Vardar. Ružić was suspended for six months.

References

Almanah Jugoslavenskog Fudbala 1978–86 [Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1978–86] (in Serbo-Croatian). Football Association of Yugoslavia.
Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.

External sources

1980–81 Yugoslav First League at rsssf.com
Prvenstvo 1980.-81. at nk-rijeka.hr