2024–25 HNK Rijeka season

Rijeka 2024–25 football season
Rijeka
2024–25 season
PresidentDamir Mišković
Head coachŽeljko Sopić
(until 13 August 2024)
Radomir Đalović
(since 13 August 2024)
StadiumRujevica
HNL2nd
Croatian CupFirst round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Franjo Ivanović (3)
All: Franjo Ivanović (3)
Highest home attendance4,867 v. Sweden Elfsborg
(8 August 2024)
Lowest home attendance3,552 v. Lokomotiva
(4 August 2024)
Average home league attendance3,856
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2024–25 season is the 79th season in the existence of HNK Rijeka and the club's 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Rijeka will participate in this season's editions of the Croatian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Competitions

Overall

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
SuperSport HNL 4 August 2024 TBC Matchday 1 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 066.67
Croatian Cup September 2024 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Europa League 25 July 2024 15 August 2024 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 025.00
UEFA Conference League 22 August 2024 Play-off round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 7 3 3 1 10 3 +7 042.86

Last updated: 18 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

SuperSport HNL

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Dinamo Zagreb 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rijeka 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
3 Hajduk Split 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
4 Šibenik 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
5 Istra 1961 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Croatian Football Cup winners qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). If the Croatian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

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
3 2 1 0 8 0  +8 7 2 0 0 8 0  +8 0 1 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 18 August 2024.
Source: SuperSport HNL

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Dinamo Zagreb 0
Gorica 0
Hajduk Split 0
Istra 1961 4–0 3
Lokomotiva 4–0 3
Osijek 0
Slaven Belupo 0
Šibenik 0
Varaždin 0–0 1

Source: 2023–24 Croatian Football League article

Matches

SuperSport HNL

Rijeka v Lokomotiva
4 August 2024 1 Rijeka 4–0 Lokomotiva Rijeka
18:50 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Rujevica
Attendance: 3,552
Referee: Igor Pajač (Sv. Ivan Zelina)
Varaždin v Rijeka
11 August 2024 2 Varaždin 0–0 Rijeka Varaždin
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Varteks
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Donji Miholjac)
Rijeka v Istra 1961
18 August 2024 3 Rijeka 4–0 Istra 1961 Rijeka
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Rujevica
Attendance: 4,159
Referee: Toni Dadić (Zagreb)

Croatian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Corvinul Hunedoara Romania v Croatia Rijeka
25 July 2024 QR2 Corvinul Hunedoara Romania 0–0 Croatia Rijeka Sibiu, Romania
20:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Sibiu Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 7,432
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
Rijeka Croatia v Romania Corvinul Hunedoara
1 August 2024 QR2 Rijeka Croatia 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Romania Corvinul Hunedoara Rijeka, Croatia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Rujevica
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland (Norway)
Rijeka Croatia v Sweden Elfsborg
8 August 2024 QR3 Rijeka Croatia 1–1 Sweden Elfsborg Rijeka, Croatia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Rujevica
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Elfsborg Sweden v Croatia Rijeka
15 August 2024 QR3 Elfsborg Sweden 2–0
(3–1 agg.)
Croatia Rijeka Borås, Sweden
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Conference League

Rijeka Croatia v Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
22 August 2024 PO Rijeka Croatia Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana Rijeka, Croatia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Rujevica
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia v Croatia Rijeka
29 August 2024 PO Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia
( agg.)
Croatia Rijeka Ljubljana, Slovenia
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Stožice

Friendlies

Pre-season

Rijeka Croatia v Slovenia Koper
29 June 2024 Friendly Rijeka Croatia 1–0 Slovenia Koper Rijeka, Croatia
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Rujevica (training ground)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Antonio Melnjak (Rijeka)
Rijeka Croatia v Slovenia Primorje
6 July 2024 Friendly Rijeka Croatia 7–1[A] Slovenia Primorje Rijeka, Croatia
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
  • Smajlagić 80'
Stadium: Rujevica (training ground)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Marin Rožman (Rijeka)
Rijeka Croatia v Hungary Nyíregyháza
10 July 2024 Friendly Rijeka Croatia 3–1[A] Hungary Nyíregyháza Haus im Ennstal, Austria
11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
  • Kovács Yellow card 78'
  • Oláh 120'
Stadium: SV Union HAUS/Ennstal
Attendance: 50
Referee: Paul Nisandžić
Rijeka Croatia v Germany Karlsruher SC
13 July 2024 Friendly Rijeka Croatia 0–1[A] Germany Karlsruher SC Bruck an der Mur, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Sportstadion Bruck an der Mur
Referee: Andreas Gruber
Red Bull Salzburg Austria v Croatia Rijeka
17 July 2024 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–0 Croatia Rijeka Anif, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: USK Anif - Maximarkt Sportpark
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
Rijeka Croatia v Slovenia Triglav Kranj
18 July 2024 Friendly Rijeka Croatia 1–1 Slovenia Triglav Kranj Seeboden am Millstätter See, Austria
11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Butić 85'
Report
  • Kazić 76'
Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden
Attendance: 100
Referee: Edin Avdić

On-season (2024)

Rijeka v Orijent
27 July 2024 Friendly Rijeka 5–3 Orijent Rijeka
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Rujevica (training ground)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Marin Rožman (Rijeka)

Mid-season

On-season (2025)

Player seasonal records

Updated 18 August 2024. Competitive matches only.

Goals

Rank Name League Europe Cup Total
1 Croatia Franjo Ivanović 3 3
2 Croatia Šimun Butić 1 1
Croatia Toni Fruk 1 1
Croatia Veldin Hodža 1 1
Croatia Marco Pašalić 1 1
Croatia Gabriel Rukavina 1 1
Croatia Niko Galešić 1 1
Slovenia Dejan Petrovič 1 1
TOTALS 8 2 0 10

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank Name League Europe Cup Total
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Martin Zlomislić 2 2 4
2 Croatia Josip Posavec 1 1 2
TOTALS 3 3 0 6

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Number Position Player HNL Europe Croatian Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Croatia Josip Posavec 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 MF Croatia Niko Janković 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF Croatia Niko Galešić 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF Slovenia Dejan Petrovič 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Croatia Toni Fruk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Martin Zlomislić 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF Albania Lindon Selahi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 DF Croatia Ivan Smolčić 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
41 MF Croatia Gabriel Rukavina 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
45 DF Croatia Ante Majstorović 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
87 MF Croatia Marco Pašalić 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTALS 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0

Source: nk-rijeka.hr

Appearances and goals

Number Position Player Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Total HNL[n 1] Europe[n 1] Croatian Cup[n 1]
1 GK Croatia Josip Posavec 2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 MF Croatia Niko Janković 7 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Croatia Niko Galešić 7 1 2+1 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
6 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Stjepan Radeljić 6 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF France Naïs Djouahra 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF Slovenia Dejan Petrovič 7 1 2+1 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
9 FW Serbia Komnen Andrić 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Colombia Jorge Obregón 2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF Croatia Toni Fruk 7 1 3+0 1 3+1 0 0+0 0
11 FW Croatia Franjo Ivanović 7 3 3+0 3 3+1 0 0+0 0
12 MF Zambia Emmanuel Banda 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
13 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Martin Zlomislić 6 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Albania Lindon Selahi 6 0 2+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
21 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Silvio Ilinković 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Croatia Veldin Hodža 6 1 1+2 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Croatia Šimun Butić 5 1 0+2 1 0+3 0 0+0 0
28 DF Croatia Ivan Smolčić 5 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
30 MF Croatia Bruno Bogojević 7 0 2+1 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
32 DF Croatia Marijan Čabraja 4 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF Serbia Mladen Devetak 3 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
41 MF Croatia Gabriel Rukavina 4 1 1+1 1 0+2 0 0+0 0
45 DF Croatia Ante Majstorović 5 0 2+0 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
87 MF Croatia Marco Pašalić 7 1 3+0 1 4+0 0 0+0 0

Source: nk-rijeka.hr

Suspensions

Date Incurred Competition Player Games Missed Reason

Penalties

For
Date Competition Player Opposition Scored?
Against
Date Competition Goalkeeper Opposition Scored?
1 Aug 2024 UEL Croatia Josip Posavec Corvinul Hunedoara Red XN

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Moving from Type Fee Ref.
17 Jun 2024 CB Croatia Anton Krešić Romania CFR Cluj Return from loan [2]
18 Jun 2024 CM Bosnia and Herzegovina Silvio Ilinković Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar Return from loan
19 Jun 2024 CB Croatia Duje Dujmović Croatia Šibenik Return from loan
19 Jun 2024 CB Croatia Mateo Pavlović Croatia Rudeš Return from loan
19 Jun 2024 DM Croatia Andro Babić Bosnia and Herzegovina Posušje Return from loan
19 Jun 2024 LW France Naïs Djouahra Spain Leganés Return from loan
19 Jun 2024 CF Austria Marco Djuricin Slovakia Spartak Trnava Return from loan
20 Jun 2024 CB Croatia Tino Agić Croatia Orijent Return from loan
26 Jun 2024 GK Croatia Josip Posavec Denmark AaB Transfer Free [3]
30 Jun 2024 LM United States Steven Juncaj United States Michigan Stars FC Return from loan
8 Jul 2024 CB Croatia Ante Majstorović Croatia Istra 1961 Transfer Free [4]
16 Jul 2024 LW Croatia Gabriel Rukavina Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Transfer Free [5]
2 Aug 2024 LB Serbia Mladen Devetak Italy Palermo Transfer Undisclosed [6]
7 Aug 2024 CF Serbia Komnen Andrić France Clermont Foot Transfer Undisclosed [7]

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Out

Date Pos. Player Moving to Type Fee Ref.
11 Jun 2024 GK Croatia Nediljko Labrović Germany Augsburg Transfer €2,500,000 [8]
17 Jun 2024 CB Croatia Anton Krešić Romania CFR Cluj Transfer €400,000 [2]
20 Jun 2024 CB Austria Emir Dilaver TBC End of contract Free [9]
20 Jun 2024 CB Croatia Matej Mitrović Qatar Al Ahli End of contract Free [9]
30 Jun 2024 DM Croatia Antonio Galešić Croatia Orijent End of contract Free [10]
30 Jun 2024 AM Croatia Karlo Valjan Croatia Orijent End of contract Free [10]
30 Jun 2024 CF Croatia Mirko Marić Italy Monza End of loan
1 Jul 2024 CB Croatia Mateo Pavlović TBC End of contract Free
1 Jul 2024 RB Croatia Alen Grgić TBC End of contract Free
1 Jul 2024 RB Portugal Danilo Veiga Portugal Estrela da Amadora Transfer Free [11]
3 Jul 2024 LM United States Steven Juncaj United States Michigan Stars FC Released (mutual consent) Free [12]
3 Jul 2024 LW Croatia Marko Pjaca Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Transfer €1,500,000 [13]
6 Jul 2024 LW Croatia Dominik Simčić Slovenia Koper Loan (until 30/6/2025) [14]
12 Jul 2024 CF Guinea Momo Yansané Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi Released (mutual consent) Free [15]
18 Jul 2024 CF Croatia Niko Gajzler Slovenia Radomlje Loan (until 29/6/2025; option to buy) [16]
31 Jul 2024 CB Croatia Duje Dujmović Croatia Šibenik Loan (until 26/6/2025) [17]
1 Aug 2024 CB Croatia Tino Agić Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb End of contract Free [18]
1 Aug 2024 DM Serbia Damjan Pavlović Croatia Gorica End of contract Free [19]
14 Aug 2024 GK Nigeria David Nwolokor Croatia Opatija Dual registration [20]
14 Aug 2024 LB Croatia Noel Bodetić Croatia Orijent Dual registration [20]
14 Aug 2024 AM Croatia Borna Panić Croatia Orijent Dual registration [20]
14 Aug 2024 RW Croatia Matej Momčilovski Croatia Orijent Dual registration [20]

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Spending: Decrease €0
Income: Increase €4,400,000
Expenditure: Increase €4,400,000

Notes

  1. ^ a b c First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.
  1. ^ a b c The game was played with 60 minute halves.

References

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  17. ^ "DUJE DUJMOVIĆ – NOVI JE STARI IGRAČ HNK ŠIBENIK!" (in Croatian). HNK Šibenik. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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  19. ^ "Damjan Pavlović postao novi igrač Gorice" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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