1977–78 NK Rijeka season
The 1977–78 season was the 32nd season in Rijeka’s history and their 16th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 5th place finish in the 1976–77 season meant it was their fourth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.
| 1977–78 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ljubo Španjol, Zvonko Poščić |
| Manager | Dragutin Spasojević |
| First League | 5th |
| Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Miodrag Kustudić (17) All: Miodrag Kustudić (20) |
| Highest home attendance | 13,000 vs .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hajduk Split (16 October 1977 - Yugoslav First League) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 vs Čelik (9 October 1977 - Yugoslav First League) |
| Average home league attendance | 5,676 |
Competitions
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Yugoslav First League | 14 August 1977 | 28 May 1978 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 35.29 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 7 September 1977 | 24 May 1978 | First round | Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Total | 39 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 43.59 | ||||
Classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 37 | |
| 5 | Rijeka | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 37 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Velež | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 35 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 28 | −12 |
Results by round
Matches
First League
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Aug | H | Osijek | 1 – 2 | 10,000 | Durkalić |
| 2 | 21 Aug | A | Sarajevo | 0 – 0 | 8,000 | |
| 3 | 28 Aug | H | Olimpija | 1 – 0 | 5,000 | Kustudić |
| 4 | 31 Aug | A | Zagreb | 1 – 2 | 6,500 | Šaran |
| 5 | 4 Sep | H | Partizan | 1 – 1 | 10,000 | Desnica |
| 7 | 18 Sep | H | Radnički Niš | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | Kustudić |
| 8 | 22 Sep | H | Sloboda | 0 – 0 | 3,000 | |
| 9 | 25 Sep | A | Velež | 1 – 4 | 3,000 | o.g. |
| 10 | 9 Oct | H | Čelik | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | Radović, Kustudić |
| 11 | 12 Oct | A | Budućnost | 1 – 1 | 12,000 | Cukrov |
| 12 | 16 Oct | H | Hajduk Split | 2 – 0 | 13,000 | Kustudić, Hrstić |
| 13 | 23 Oct | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 – 2 | 15,000 | Desnica, Mijač |
| 14 | 30 Oct | H | OFK Beograd | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | Radović, Desnica, Kustudić |
| 15 | 5 Nov | A | Red Star | 0 – 4 | 5,000 | |
| 16 | 20 Nov | H | Trepča | 3 – 0 | 3,000 | Kustudić (2), Desnica |
| 17 | 4 Dec | A | Vojvodina | 0 – 0 | 2,000 | |
| 18 | 11 Dec | A | Osijek | 1 – 1 | 4,000 | Radović |
| 19 | 5 Mar | H | Sarajevo | 2 – 2 | 9,000 | Kustudić (2) |
| 20 | 12 Mar | A | Olimpija | 0 – 1 | 5,000 | |
| 21 | 19 Mar | H | Zagreb | 3 – 3 | 3,500 | Durkalić, Kustudić (2) |
| 22 | 25 Mar | A | Partizan | 1 – 3 | 15,000 | Radović |
| 23 | 2 Apr | H | Borac Banja Luka | 2 – 0 | 5,000 | Kustudić (2) |
| 24 | 9 Apr | A | Radnički Niš | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | Radović |
| 25 | 12 Apr | A | Sloboda | 0 – 2 | 4,000 | |
| 26 | 16 Apr | H | Velež | 2 – 0 | 4,000 | Kustudić, Radović |
| 6 | 19 Apr | A | Borac Banja Luka | 0 – 0 | 6,000 | |
| 27 | 23 Apr | A | Čelik | 2 – 2 | 7,000 | Radović, Durkalić |
| 28 | 26 Apr | H | Budućnost | 1 – 1 | 2,500 | Radović |
| 29 | 30 Apr | A | Hajduk Split | 2 – 2 | 7,000 | Radin, Radović |
| 30 | 6 May | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 – 0 | 4,500 | Durkalić (2), Kustudić (2) |
| 31 | 11 May | A | OFK Beograd | 2 – 3 | 3,000 | Durkalić, Radović |
| 32 | 14 May | H | Red Star | 0 – 1 | 10,000 | |
| 33 | 20 May | A | Trepča | 2 – 1 | 3,000 | Fegic, Radović |
| 34 | 28 May | H | Vojvodina | 3 – 2 | 5,000 | Radović, Kustudić, Durkalić |
Source: rsssf.com
Yugoslav Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 7 Sep | H | Partizan | 1 – 0 | Kustudić |
| R2 | 26 Oct | A | Dinamo Vinkovci | 1 – 0 | Radović |
| QF | 26 Feb | A | Hajduk Split | 1 – 0 | Kustudić (p) |
| SF | 29 Mar | H | Velež | 3 – 1 | Kustudić, Desnica (p), Ružić |
| F | 24 May | N | Trepča | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Radović |
Source: rsssf.com
Squad statistics
Competitive matches only.
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Cup | Total | ||||
| Radojko Avramović |
31+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sergio Machin |
16+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Nikica Cukrov |
31+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Savo Filipović |
17+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Zvjezdan Radin |
31+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Miloš Hrstić |
32+0 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Milan Ružić |
27+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Miodrag Kustudić |
25+2 | 17 | 5+0 | 3 | 32 | 20 |
| Srećko Juričić |
33+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Milan Radović |
30+0 | 12 | 5+0 | 2 | 35 | 14 |
| Damir Desnica |
28+3 | 4 | 5+0 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| Salih Durkalić |
23+9 | 7 | 5+0 | 0 | 37 | 7 |
| Ivica Car |
9+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Murat Šaran |
4+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Željko Mijač |
9+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Miroslav Šugar |
1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zoran Šestan |
9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Radoslav Barišić |
5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mladen Bilibajkić |
5+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mauro Ravnić |
3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Angelo Devescovi |
1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Davor Radmanović |
0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danko Peranić |
2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Adriano Fegic |
1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
References
- Godišnjak Fudbalskog Saveza Jugoslavije 1977–78 [Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1977–78] (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
- 1977–78 Yugoslav First League at rsssf.com
- Prvenstvo 1977.-78. at nk-rijeka.hr
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