2016–17 HNK Rijeka season

Rijeka
2016–17 season
Chairman	Damir Mišković
Manager	Matjaž Kek
Stadium	Rujevica
Prva liga	1st
Croatian Cup	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Franko Andrijašević (16); All: ; Franko Andrijašević ; Mario Gavranović (18 each)
Highest home attendance	6,004 v Dinamo Zagreb ; (8 April 2017)
Lowest home attendance	3,022 v Lokomotiva ; (13 August 2016)
Average home league attendance	4,757[1]

The 2016–17 season was the 71st season in HNK Rijeka’s history. It was their 26th successive season in the Croatian First Football League, and 43rd successive top tier season.

Competitions

Overall

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 %
MAXtv Prva liga	16 Jul 2016	27 May 2017	Matchday 1	Winners	36	27	7	2	71	23	+48	075.00
Croatian Cup	21 Sep 2016	31 May 2017	First round	Winners	6	6	0	0	19	6	+13	100.00
UEFA Europa League	28 Jul 2016	4 Aug 2016	QR3	QR3	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					44	33	9	2	92	31	+61	075.00

Last updated: 31 May 2017.

MAXtv Prva liga

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rijeka (C)	36	27	7	2	71	23	+48	88	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Dinamo Zagreb	36	27	5	4	68	24	+44	86	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3	Hajduk Split	36	20	9	7	70	31	+39	69	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4	Osijek	36	20	6	10	52	37	+15	66	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5	Lokomotiva	36	12	8	16	41	38	+3	44

Source: Prva HNL (in Croatian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (away goals if 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).[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

Since winners of 2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Rijeka, qualified for Champions League, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the runners-up and all other spots were adjusted accordingly.

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
36	27	7	2	71	23	+48	88	17	1	0	41	8	+33	10	6	2	30	15	+15

Last updated: 27 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by opponent

Team	Results				Points
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
Cibalia	0–0	2–0	3–0	4–0	10
Dinamo Zagreb	5–2	1–1	1–1	2–5	5
Hajduk Split	4–2	2–1	1–1	2–0	10
Inter Zaprešić	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–0	10
Istra 1961	4–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	10
Lokomotiva	1–0	2–0	2–1	0–1	9
Osijek	1–0	3–0	3–2	2–0	12
Slaven Belupo	4–0	0–0	3–2	2–0	10
RNK Split	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	12

Source: 2016–17 Croatian First Football League article

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	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L
Position	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

MAXtv Prva liga

16 July 2016 1	RNK Split	0–3	Rijeka	Split
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jukić 90'	Report	Bezjak 7', 90+1' Maleš 42' Tomasov 75'	Stadium: Park Mladeži Attendance: 467 Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)

22 July 2016 2	Rijeka	4–1	Istra 1961	Rijeka
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gavranović 5', 55' Bezjak 7', 27'	Report	Roce 65' Polić 77'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Marko Matoc (Zaprešić)

31 July 2016 3	Osijek	0–1	Rijeka	Osijek
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Petrovikj 23'	Report	Ristovski 19' Mišić 40'	Stadium: Gradski Vrt Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)

7 August 2016 4	Inter Zaprešić	1–1	Rijeka	Zaprešić
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Komorski 27' Bosec 33' Šoljić 53' Čeliković 59' Puljić 90+3' (pen.) Ottochian 90+3'	Report	Gavranović 28' 90+1' Maleš 41' Šofranac 79'	Stadium: ŠRC Zaprešić Attendance: 656 Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Donji Miholjac)

13 August 2016 5	Rijeka	1–0	Lokomotiva	Rijeka
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mitrović 11' Maleš 20' Zuta 48'	Report	Zagorac 45+1' Šunjić 62' Rožman 90+1'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Damir Batinić (Osijek)

21 August 2016 6	Hajduk Split	2–4	Rijeka	Split
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ohandza 13' (pen.) Šimić 27' Bilyi 35' Ismajli 66' Juranović 68' Erceg 83'	Report	Bradarić 13' Gavranović 24' Bezjak 35' (pen.) 61' 68' Vešović 73' Andrijašević 79' Mišić 87'	Stadium: Poljud Attendance: 10,374 Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)

27 August 2016 7	Rijeka	2–0	Slaven Belupo	Rijeka
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Matei 29' Bezjak 58' (pen.)	Report	Musa 14' Jovičić 28' 42' Ivanovski 69'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 3,451 Referee: Andrej Burilo (Osijek)

11 September 2016 8	Cibalia	0–0	Rijeka	Vinkovci
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zgrablić 37' Jerbić 90+3'	Report	Vešović 37' Elez 77' Gorgon 90+5'	Stadium: HNK Cibalia Attendance: 1,386 Referee: Igor Križarić (Čakovec)

18 September 2016 9	Rijeka	5–2	Dinamo Zagreb	Rijeka
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gavranović 1' Gorgon 33', 55' Vešović 49', 83' Andrijašević 63'	Report	Benković 20' Soudani 82' Pavičić 86' Henríquez 90+1'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,589 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

25 September 2016 10	Rijeka	2–0	RNK Split	Rijeka
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gorgon 30' Andrijašević 45'	Report	Jurendić 65' Vitus 81'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 3,891 Referee: Damir Batinić (Osijek)

30 September 2016 11	Istra 1961	0–2	Rijeka	Pula
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stepčić 32' Žižić 86'	Report	Črnic 8' Gorgon 22' Mišić 65'	Stadium: Aldo Drosina Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Bruno Marić (Daruvar)

16 October 2016 12	Rijeka	3–0	Osijek	Rijeka
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Andrijašević 37' Gavranović 41' Gorgon 56' 60'	Report	Knežević 1' Arsenić 10' 71' Vojnović 39' Pušić 88'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,430 Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)

23 October 2016 13	Rijeka	1–0	Inter Zaprešić	Rijeka
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ristovski 31' Andrijašević 57' 67'	Report	Altiparmakovski 43' Mazalović 57' Blažević 60' Čeliković 64'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Dario Bel (Osijek)

30 October 2016 14	Lokomotiva	0–2	Rijeka	Zagreb
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Capan 68' Majer 78'	Report	Andrijašević 63' Gorgon 79'	Stadium: Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 790 Referee: Igor Križarić (Čakovec)

5 November 2016 15	Rijeka	2–1	Hajduk Split	Rijeka
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ristovski 33' Elez 66', 75' Mišić 90+3'	Report	Jefferson 49' Futács 60' Memolla 87'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Dalibor Mlakar (Zagreb)

20 November 2016 16	Slaven Belupo	0–0	Rijeka	Koprivnica
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Purić 74'	Report	Zuta 22' Maleš 61' Čanađija 90+1' Vešović 90+2' Andrijašević 90+3'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Andrej Burilo (Osijek)

26 November 2016 17	Rijeka	2–0	Cibalia	Rijeka
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gorgon 17' (pen.) Matei 24' (pen.)	Report	Tomašević 81'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 3,329 Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Donji Miholjac)

3 December 2016 18	Dinamo Zagreb	1–1	Rijeka	Zagreb
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gojak 31' Jonas 75' Sigali 77' 84'	Report	Mišić 16' Bradarić 45+1' Gorgon 51' 64' 70' Martić 67' Vešović 74' Ristovski 90+6' Prskalo 90+8'	Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 8,319 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

11 December 2016 19	RNK Split	0–2	Rijeka	Split
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dupovac 53' Duka 58' Jurendić 85'	Report	Maleš 10' Handžić 72' Andrijašević 78', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Park Mladeži Attendance: 565 Referee: Bruno Marić (Daruvar)

17 December 2016 20	Rijeka	1–0	Istra 1961	Rijeka
17:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Andrijašević 37'	Report	Gržan 64'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Goran Gabrilo (Split)

19 February 2017 21	Osijek	2–3	Rijeka	Osijek
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lopa 23' Ejupi 30' Pušić 67'	Report	Gavranović 18' Andrijašević 56', 85' Bradarić 71' Črnic 76' Gorgon 90+5'	Stadium: Gradski Vrt Attendance: 4,219 Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)

26 February 2017 22	Inter Zaprešić	1–2	Rijeka	Zaprešić
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Filipović 9' Mujagić 43' Mazalović 45' Puljić 50' Šarić 87'	Report	Mišić 8' Vešović 37' Ristovski 38' Filipović 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: ŠRC Zaprešić Attendance: 3,069 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

4 March 2017 23	Rijeka	2–1	Lokomotiva	Rijeka
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ristovski 36' Bradarić 42' Vešović 42' Gorgon 57'	Report	Rožman 16' Grezda 19' Ćorić 36' 36' Doležal 42' Oluić 47' Capan 50' Kolinger 60'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,076 Referee: Goran Gabrilo (Split)

11 March 2017 24	Hajduk Split	1–1	Rijeka	Split
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Barry 19' 31' Bašić 43' Erceg 90+6'	Report	Kulušić 4' Črnic 71' Bezjak 81' (pen.) Bradarić 87' Prskalo 89' Čanađija 90+4'	Stadium: Poljud Attendance: 15,462 Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)

19 March 2017 25	Rijeka	3–2	Slaven Belupo	Rijeka
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Andrijašević 34' Jovičić 51' (o.g.) Vešović 53' 87' Šofranac 68'	Report	Tadić 14' Stevanović 69' Héber 72' Katić 90+1'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,360 Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)

2 April 2017 26	Cibalia	0–3	Rijeka	Vinkovci
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Romić 26' Mlakić 80'	Report	Mišić 21' Bradarić 33' Andrijašević 43' Zuta 45+2' Gorgon 45+3'	Stadium: HNK Cibalia Attendance: 2,660 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

8 April 2017 27	Rijeka	1–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Rijeka
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Matei 67' Andrijašević 68' Gavranović 71' Mišić 74' Bradarić 77'	Report	Mățel 24' Sammir 77' Soudani 86'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)

15 April 2017 28	Rijeka	2–0	RNK Split	Rijeka
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Maleš 34' Gorgon 37' Vešović 59' Martić 77'	Report	Pešić 50'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 4,211 Referee: Marko Matoc (Zaprešić)

22 April 2017 29	Istra 1961	1–1	Rijeka	Pula
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pavić 10' Gržan 58' (pen.)	Report	Gorgon 38' Mišić 90'	Stadium: Aldo Drosina Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)

25 April 2017 30	Rijeka	2–0	Osijek	Rijeka
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bezjak 11' (pen.) Bradarić 14' Mišić 44' Andrijašević 90' (pen.)	Report	Matas 11' Ejupi 14' 45+1' Mioč 45+1' Pušić 82'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Igor Križarić (Čakovec)

29 April 2017 31	Rijeka	2–0	Inter Zaprešić	Rijeka
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gavranović 20' 76' Bezjak 25' (pen.)	Report	Bosec 24' Šarić 73'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Duje Strukan (Split)

6 May 2017 32	Lokomotiva	1–0	Rijeka	Zagreb
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kolinger 71' Karimi 80' Majer 90+2' (pen.) Šemper 90+4'	Report	Bradarić 51' Elez 88' Andrijašević 90+2'	Stadium: Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Igor Križarić (Čakovec)

13 May 2017 33	Rijeka	2–0	Hajduk Split	Rijeka
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ristovski 9' Maleš 14' Gavranović 29' Vešović 42' Župarić 45+3' Bezjak 62'	Report	Erceg 9' Tudor 63' Nižić 76' Ohandza 86'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,792 Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)

17 May 2017 34	Slaven Belupo	0–2	Rijeka	Koprivnica
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ivanovski 90'	Report	Andrijašević 14' Vešović 42' 65'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Dalibor Mlakar (Zagreb)

21 May 2017 35	Rijeka	4–0	Cibalia	Rijeka
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gavranović 11', 15' Bezjak 45+1' Župarić 72'	Report	Brekalo 9' Mijoković 19' Markić 37' Rubić 51'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,961 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

27 May 2017 36	Dinamo Zagreb	5–2	Rijeka	Zagreb
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Soudani 4', 33', 44' 77' Pivarić 6' Olmo 47' 60' Hodžić 51'	Report	Maleš 36' Vešović 45+1' Bradarić 54' Andrijašević 62' 75' 83'	Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 13,456 Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)

Source: Croatian Football Federation

Croatian Cup

21 September 2016 R1	Đakovo Croatia	0–3	Rijeka	Đakovo
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nikolić 22' Stipanović 32'	Report	Gorgon 25' 45+1' Bradarić 38' Črnic 51' Gavranović 57'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)

26 October 2016 R2	Rudeš	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Rijeka	Zagreb
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Topić 53' (pen.) 62' (pen.) 80' (pen.) Borevković 56' Mlakić 64' Barišić 81' Kamenar 89' Hussain 97'	Report	Gavranović 5' (pen.) Mitrović 8' 79' Andrijašević 32' Mišić 81' Šofranac 104' Gorgon 108'	Stadium: Športski Centar Rudeš Attendance: 800 Referee: Marko Matoc (Zaprešić)

29 November 2016 QF	Lokomotiva	1–3	Rijeka	Zagreb
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zagorac 41' Capan 59' Çekiçi 74' Maleš 79' (o.g.)	Report	Maleš 21' Matei 31' Ristovski 38' Gorgon 42' (pen.) Handžić 90+2'	Stadium: Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 320 Referee: Marko Matoc (Zaprešić)

1 March 2017 SF	Rijeka	3–1	Osijek	Rijeka
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zuta 3' Gavranović 9', 23', 71' Elez 49'	Report	Barišić 21' Barać 40' Lesjak 62' Grgić 67' Perošević 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)

15 March 2017 SF	Osijek	0–2 (1–5 agg.)	Rijeka	Osijek
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matas 9' Lesjak 49'	Report	Andrijašević 25' 57' Vešović 49' Škorić 52' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gradski Vrt Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Duje Strukan (Split)

31 May 2017 Final	Dinamo Zagreb	1–3	Rijeka	Varaždin
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pivarić 30' Olmo 37' Hodžić 43' Henríquez 79'	Report	Gavranović 24', 46' Vešović 28' Elez 36' Ristovski 39' Andrijašević 51' Župarić 73' Bradarić 89'	Stadium: Varteks Attendance: 8,183 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

Source: Croatian Football Federation

UEFA Europa League

28 July 2016 QR3	İstanbul Başakşehir	0–0	Rijeka	Istanbul, Turkey
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Bradarić 24' Vešović 42'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Attendance: 5,768 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

4 August 2016 QR3	Rijeka	2–2 (2–2 agg.)	İstanbul Başakşehir	Rijeka, Croatia
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mitrović 24' Bezjak 24', 50' (pen.) Gavranović 80'	Report	Uçar 32' Belözoğlu 34' Višća 42', 74' Tekdemir 57' Batdal 80' Ünder 90+2'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,524 Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)

Source: uefa.com

Pre-season

16 June 2016 Friendly	Opatija	2–7	Rijeka	Opatija
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	T. Rudan 29' Radomir 82' (pen.)	Report	Brezovec 20' Matei 27' Bradarić 41' Solomon 43' Gerald 54', 58' Ajayi 72'	Stadium: Igralište Opatije Attendance: 300 Referee: Marko Linić (Dražice)

21 June 2016 Friendly	Polet Snašići	0–9	Rijeka	Snašići, Labin
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Turčin 12' Močinić 13' Ajayi 15', 29', 32' Tomasov 58', 72', 85' Matei 88'	Stadium: Mjesno igralište Attendance: 250 Referee: Sandi Orbanić (Žminj)

25 June 2016 Friendly	Gorica	0–0	Rijeka	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Športni park Rudeč Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marko Podgoršek (Kranj)

29 June 2016 Friendly	Rijeka	2–1	Skënderbeu Korçë	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mišić 21' Matei 30'	Report	James 37'	Stadium: Športni park Rudeč Attendance: 100 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič (Kranj)

2 July 2016 Friendly	Rijeka	0–1	Zorya Luhansk	Kranj, Slovenia
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Lipartia 66'	Stadium: Stanko Mlakar Attendance: 50 Referee: Nejc Kajtazovič (Kranj)

6 July 2016 Friendly	Rijeka	2–2	Aluminij	Rijeka, Croatia
19:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ajayi 25' Matei 90' (pen.)	Report	Vrbanec 41', 68'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

9 July 2016 Friendly	Rijeka	2–0	Koper	Rijeka, Croatia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gavranović 77' Roshi 86'	Report		Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 821 Referee: Marko Linić (Dražice)

On-season (2016)

16 August 2016 Friendly	Naprijed	2–7	Rijeka	Hreljin
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ende 51' Tomić 79'	Report	Handžić 21', 28', 34' Gorgon 39' Vizinger 64', 87' Turčin 90'	Stadium: Igralište Lonja Attendance: 300 Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

24 August 2016 Friendly	Grobničan	0–6	Rijeka	Čavle
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Handžić 17' Matei 29' Martić 42' Šantek 48', 57' Rilov 87'	Stadium: Mavrinci Attendance: 400 Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

2 September 2016 Friendly	Rijeka	1–0	Celje	Rijeka, Croatia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mišić 82'	Report		Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 500 Referee: Marko Cvijović (Rijeka)

6 September 2016 Friendly	Halubjan	0–4	Rijeka	Viškovo
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Gorgon 28' Ajayi 35' Gavranović 70', 84'	Stadium: Igralište Brnasi Attendance: 300 Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

19 October 2016 Friendly	Rijeka	6–0	Naprijed	Rijeka
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Handžić 30', 30', 40' Črnic 36', 64' Lepinjica 85'	Report		Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 300 Referee: Marko Cvijović (Rijeka)

9 November 2016 Friendly	Rijeka	9–1	Grobničan	Rijeka
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matei 17', 21' Handžić 20', 33' Andrijašević 25' Turčin 58', 73', 86', 89'	Report	Prtenjača 68'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 300 Referee: Marko Cvijović (Rijeka)

15 November 2016 Friendly	Rijeka	4–0	Krk	Rijeka
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gorgon 50' (pen.) Matei 56', 77' Handžić 68'	Report		Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 300 Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

Mid-season

19 January 2017 Friendly	Rijeka	5–1	Bjelovar	Rijeka
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gavranović 6' Gorgon 37' Vešović 44' Ajayi 61', 79'	Report	Tominac 29'	Stadium: Rujevica (training ground) Attendance: 200 Referee: Marko Cvijović (Rijeka)

21 January 2017 Friendly	Rijeka	4–0	Triglav	Rijeka, Croatia
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Andrijašević 24' Črnic 69' Kovačević 72' Turčin 79'	Report		Stadium: Rujevica (training ground) Attendance: 300 Referee: Marko Linić (Dražice)

26 January 2017 Friendly	Rijeka	3–2	Celje	Rijeka, Croatia
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gorgon 36' Črnic 74' Zuta 82'	Report	Hadžić 18' Belić 68'	Stadium: Rujevica (training ground) Attendance: 250 Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

1 February 2017 Atlantic Cup	Rijeka	3–0	Aarhus	Parchal, Portugal
16:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)	Matei 73', 80' Gorgon 83'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Attendance: 200 Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)

4 February 2017 Atlantic Cup	Rijeka	1–0	Djurgården	Parchal, Portugal
13:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)	Andrijašević 22'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Attendance: 200 Referee: Ondřej Pechanec (Czech Republic)

7 February 2017 Atlantic Cup Final	Rijeka	3–0	Jablonec	Algarve, Portugal
16:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)	Gavranović 51' Gorgon 70' Črnic 80'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 200 Referee: Nuno Almeida (Portugal)

11 February 2017 Friendly	Rijeka	3–2	Domžale	Rijeka, Croatia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Kulušić 54', 90' Gavranović 60'	Report	Majer 11' Franjić 34'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 1,941 Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

14 February 2017 Friendly	Rijeka	4–1	Ilirija 1911	Rijeka, Croatia
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matei 15' (pen.) 54', 79' Ajayi 85'	Report	Nukić 56'	Stadium: Rujevica (training ground) Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Slaven Skender (Rijeka)

On-season (2017)

22 February 2017 Friendly	Rijeka	11–1	Pazinka	Rijeka
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Kulušić 10' Bezjak 21' Ajayi 23' Črnic 27' Kovačević 60', 67' Matei 62', 86' (pen.) 90' Turčin 76', 81'	Report	Lepinjica 83'	Stadium: Rujevica (training ground) Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

28 March 2017 Friendly	Rijeka	6–0	Naprijed	Rijeka
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gorgon 17', 24' Gavranović 26' Matei 29', 50' Črnic 60'	Report		Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marko Cvijović (Rijeka)

11 April 2017 Friendly	Rijeka	5–0	Vinodol	Rijeka
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Matei 18', 49' (pen.) 55' M. Ristovski 85' Črnic 86'	Report		Stadium: Rujevica (training ground) Attendance: 100 Referee: Vedran Jelenčić (Kastav)

Player seasonal records

Updated 31 May 2017. Competitive matches only.

Goals

Rank	Name	League	Europe	Cup	Total
1	Franko Andrijašević	16	–	2	18
1	Mario Gavranović	11	–	7	18
3	Alexander Gorgon	12	–	3	15
4	Roman Bezjak	11	2	–	13
5	Marko Vešović	6	–	–	6
6	Filip Bradarić	2	–	–	2
	Josip Elez	2	–	–	2
	Florentin Matei	2	–	–	2
	Josip Mišić	2	–	–	2
	Matic Črnic	1	–	1	2
	Mate Maleš	1	–	1	2
	Matej Mitrović	1	–	1	2
	Dario Župarić	1	–	1	2
14	Marin Tomasov	1	–	–	1
	Stefan Ristovski	–	–	1	1
	Aleksandar Šofranac	–	–	1	1
Own goals		2	–	1	3
TOTALS		71	2	19	92

Source: Competitive matches

Assists

Rank	Name	League	Europe	Cup	Total
1	Marko Vešović	9	1	1	11
2	Stefan Ristovski	9	–	–	9
3	Josip Mišić	6	–	2	8
3	Franko Andrijašević	5	–	3	8
5	Filip Bradarić	4	–	3	7
6	Mario Gavranović	5	1	–	6
7	Josip Elez	4	–	1	5
	Alexander Gorgon	4	–	1	5
	Florentin Matei	3	–	2	5
10	Roman Bezjak	3	–	–	3
	Ivan Martić	3	–	–	3
	Leonard Zuta	1	–	2	3
13	Goodness Ajayi	2	–	–	2
13	Marin Tomasov	2	–	–	2
15	Mate Maleš	1	–	–	1
	Odise Roshi	1	–	–	1
	Dario Župarić	1	–	–	1
	Haris Handžić	–	–	1	1
TOTALS		63	2	16	81

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	League	Europe	Cup	Total
1	Andrej Prskalo	21	1	1	23
2	Simon Sluga	–	–	1	1
TOTALS		21	1	2	24

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Player	1. HNL			Europe			Croatian Cup			Total
Number	Position	Player
4	DF	Ante Kulušić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5	MF	Dario Čanađija	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	DF	Stefan Ristovski	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
8	DF	Leonard Zuta	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
10	MF	Florentin Matei	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
11	MF	Matic Črnic	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	DF	Dario Župarić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	FW	Roman Bezjak	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	DF	Matej Mitrović	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
17	FW	Mario Gavranović	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
18	DF	Josip Elez	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
20	MF	Alexander Gorgon	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0
22	DF	Aleksandar Šofranac	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	MF	Franko Andrijašević	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	1
26	MF	Mate Maleš	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
27	MF	Josip Mišić	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
28	MF	Filip Bradarić	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	11	0	0
29	DF	Marko Vešović	9	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	12	0	0
32	GK	Andrej Prskalo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
77	DF	Ivan Martić	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
99	FW	Haris Handžić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
TOTALS			68	1	1	4	0	0	15	0	0	87	1	1

Source: nk-rijeka.hr

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Number	Position	Player	Total		1. HNL[n 1]		Europa League[n 1]		Croatian Cup[n 1]
3	MF	Jasmin Čeliković	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	Ante Kulušić	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	MF	Dario Čanađija	29	0	0+24	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
6	DF	Stefan Ristovski	41	1	33+0	0	2+0	0	4+2	1
7	MF	Marin Tomasov	4	1	2+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
8	DF	Leonard Zuta	43	0	34+1	0	2+0	0	5+1	0
10	MF	Florentin Matei	23	2	9+9	2	0+2	0	3+0	0
11	MF	Matic Črnic	13	2	1+10	1	0+0	0	1+1	1
12	GK	Simon Sluga	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
13	DF	Dario Župarić	12	2	11+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	1
14	FW	Roman Bezjak	28	13	17+6	11	2+0	2	2+1	0
15	DF	Matej Mitrović	25	2	20+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	1
16	MF	Ivan Močinić	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	Mario Gavranović	36	18	27+2	11	2+0	0	4+1	7
18	MF	Josip Elez	40	2	34+0	2	2+0	0	4+0	0
20	MF	Alexander Gorgon	31	15	21+4	12	0+0	0	5+1	3
21	FW	Goodness Ajayi	8	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
22	DF	Aleksandar Šofranac	10	1	4+3	0	0+0	0	2+1	1
23	MF	Franko Andrijašević	32	18	28+0	16	0+0	0	4+0	2
23	MF	Odise Roshi	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	Mate Maleš	31	2	16+9	1	2+0	0	1+3	1
27	MF	Josip Mišić	42	2	28+6	2	1+1	0	5+1	0
28	MF	Filip Bradarić	40	2	33+0	2	1+0	0	6+0	0
29	DF	Marko Vešović	40	6	32+1	6	2+0	0	4+1	0
32	GK	Andrej Prskalo	42	0	36+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
77	DF	Ivan Martić	19	0	6+11	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
99	FW	Haris Handžić	8	0	1+3	0	0+2	0	1+1	0

Source: nk-rijeka.hr

Captains

*Only counts starts as captain.

No.	Player	1. HNL	Europe	Cup	Total
32	Andrej Prskalo	20	–	3	23
26	Mate Maleš	16	1	2	19
28	Filip Bradarić	–	–	2	2

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Competition	Player	Games Missed
13 Aug 2016	1. HNL	Mate Maleš	1
5 Nov 2016	1. HNL	Stefan Ristovski
5 Nov 2016	1. HNL	Josip Mišić
20 Nov 2016	1. HNL	Marko Vešović
20 Nov 2016	1. HNL	Franko Andrijašević	3
3 Dec 2016	1. HNL	Alexander Gorgon	1
19 Feb 2017	1. HNL	Filip Bradarić
4 Mar 2017	1. HNL	Stefan Ristovski
4 Mar 2017	1. HNL	Marko Vešović
2 Apr 2017	1. HNL	Leonard Zuta
8 Apr 2017	1. HNL	Josip Mišić
15 Apr 2017	1. HNL	Mate Maleš
25 Apr 2017	1. HNL	Filip Bradarić
6 May 2017	1. HNL	Franko Andrijašević
17 May 2017	1. HNL	Marko Vešović

Penalties

For
Date	Competition	Player	Opposition	Scored?
4 Aug 2016	UEL	Roman Bezjak	Başakşehir	Y
7 Aug 2016	1. HNL	Mario Gavranović	Inter Zaprešić	N
21 Aug 2016	1. HNL	Roman Bezjak	Hajduk Split	Y
27 Aug 2016	1. HNL	Roman Bezjak	Slaven Belupo	Y
11 Sep 2016	1. HNL	Alexander Gorgon	Cibalia	N
26 Oct 2016	Cup	Mario Gavranović	Rudeš	Y
26 Nov 2016	1. HNL	Alexander Gorgon	Cibalia	Y
26 Nov 2016	1. HNL	Florentin Matei	Cibalia	Y
29 Nov 2016	Cup	Alexander Gorgon	Lokomotiva	Y
11 Dec 2016	1. HNL	Franko Andrijašević	RNK Split	Y
11 Mar 2017	1. HNL	Roman Bezjak	Hajduk Split	Y
25 Apr 2017	1. HNL	Roman Bezjak	Osijek	Y
25 Apr 2017	1. HNL	Franko Andrijašević	Osijek	Y
29 Apr 2017	1. HNL	Roman Bezjak	Inter Zaprešić	Y
27 May 2017	1. HNL	Franko Andrijašević	Dinamo Zagreb	N
Against
Date	Competition	Goalkeeper	Opposition	Scored?
7 Aug 2016	1. HNL	Andrej Prskalo	Inter Zaprešić	Y
21 Aug 2016	1. HNL	Andrej Prskalo	Hajduk Split	Y
26 Oct 2016	Cup	Simon Sluga	Rudeš	Y
	Cup	Simon Sluga		Y
	Cup	Simon Sluga		Y
1 Mar 2017	Cup	Andrej Prskalo	Osijek	Y
22 Apr 2017	1. HNL	Andrej Prskalo	Istra 1961	Y
6 May 2017	1. HNL	Andrej Prskalo	Lokomotiva	Y

Overview of statistics

Statistic	Overall	1. HNL	Croatian Cup	Europa League
Most appearances	Zuta (43)	Prskalo (36)	5 players (6)	13 players (2)
Most starts	Prskalo (42)	Prskalo (36)	Bradarić (6)	10 players (2)
Most substitute appearances	Čanađija (27)	Čanađija (24)	Maleš (3)	Handžić & Matei (2)
Most minutes played	Prskalo (3,780)	Prskalo (3,240)	Bradarić (515)	7 players (180)
Top goalscorer	Andrijašević & Gavranović (18)	Andrijašević (16)	Gavranović (7)	Bezjak (2)
Most assists	Vešović (11)	Ristovski & Vešović (9)	Andrijašević & Bradarić (3)	Gavranović & Vešović (1)
Most yellow cards	Vešović (12)	Vešović (9)	4 players (2)	4 players (1)
Most red cards	Andrijašević & Gorgon (1)	Andrijašević & Gorgon (1)	–	–
Last updated: 31 May 2017.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Type	Fee
14 Jun 2016	LB	Jamilu Collins	Šibenik	Return from loan	N/A
14 Jun 2016	CF	Filip Dangubić	Krka	Return from loan	N/A
14 Jun 2016	GK	David Nwolokor	Šibenik	Return from loan	N/A
14 Jun 2016	AM	Aliyu Okechukwu	Šibenik	Return from loan	N/A
14 Jun 2016	CF	Theophilus Solomon	Šibenik	Return from loan	N/A
15 Jun 2016	LW	Goodness Ajayi	Široki Brijeg	Return from loan	N/A
15 Jun 2016	LB	Muhammed Kabiru	Krka	Return from loan	N/A
15 Jun 2016	LW	Anas Sharbini	Osmanlıspor	Return from loan	N/A
15 Jun 2016	CB	Jozo Špikić	Široki Brijeg	Return from loan	N/A
15 Jun 2016	RW	Tomislav Turčin	Cibalia	Return from loan	N/A
15 Jun 2016	CM	Damir Zlomislić	Istra 1961	Return from loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	CM	Dario Čanađija	Spezia	Return from loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	CB	Niko Datković	Lugano	Return from loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	CF	Andrija Filipović	Spezia	Return from loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	RW	Zoran Kvržić	Spezia	Return from loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	RB	Mato Miloš	Perugia	Return from loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	CM	Josip Mišić	Spezia	Return from loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	GK	Simon Sluga	Spezia	Return from loan	N/A
1 Jul 2016	RB	Stefan Ristovski	Spezia	Loan (until 30/6/2017)	N/A
1 Jul 2016	RW	Marko Vešović	Spezia	Loan (until 30/6/2017)	N/A
11 Jul 2016	CB	Josip Elez	Lazio	Loan (until 30/6/2017; option to buy for €450,000)	N/A
12 Jul 2016	CB	Aleksandar Šofranac	Sutjeska	Transfer	Free
19 Jul 2016	CF	Haris Handžić	Ufa	Transfer	Free
29 Jul 2016	AM	Franko Andrijašević	Dinamo Zagreb	Transfer	Free
2 Aug 2016	RB	Ivan Martić	Spezia	Transfer	Free
16 Aug 2016	RW	Alexander Gorgon	Austria Wien	Transfer	Free
30 Aug 2016	LW	Matic Črnic	Domžale	Transfer	€500,000

24 Jan 2017	CB	Dario Župarić	Pescara	Loan (until 30/6/2018; option to buy for €800,000)	N/A
13 Feb 2017	CB	Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji	Abuja Academy	Transfer	Free
13 Feb 2017	CB	Ante Kulušić	Gençlerbirliği	Transfer	Free
14 Feb 2017	AM	Milan Ristovski	Rabotnički	Loan (until 30/6/2017; option to buy)	N/A
14 Feb 2017	CF	Roman Bezjak	Darmstadt 98	Loan (until 30/6/2017)	N/A
17 Feb 2017	DM	Bernardo Matić	NK Zagreb	Transfer	Free
17 Feb 2017	LB	Nikola Totić	Krk	Transfer	Free

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Type	Fee
31 May 2016	RB	Aleš Mejač	Maribor	End of loan	N/A
11 Jun 2016	CB	Fausto Budicin	N/A	Retirement	N/A
16 Jun 2016	CM	Asmir Kajević	Čukarički	Transfer	Free
24 Jun 2016	AM	Aliyu Okechukwu	RNK Split	Transfer	Free
28 Jun 2016	CF	Bekim Balaj	Terek Grozny	Transfer	€1.3 million
30 Jun 2016	RB	Stefan Ristovski	Spezia	End of loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	CB	Miral Samardžić	Henan Jianye	Transfer	€1.35 million
30 Jun 2016	GK	Ivan Vargić	Lazio	End of loan	N/A
30 Jun 2016	RB	Marko Vešović	Spezia	End of loan	N/A
6 Jul 2016	CM	Josip Brezovec	Sheriff Tiraspol	Transfer	€250,000
7 Jul 2016	LB	Jamilu Collins	Istra 1961	Loan (until 15/6/2017)	N/A
7 Jul 2016	RW	Zoran Kvržić	Sheriff Tiraspol	Loan (until 15/6/2017; option to buy for $400,000)	N/A
8 Jul 2016	CF	Filip Dangubić	Krško	Loan (until 29/6/2017)	N/A
15 Jul 2016	GK	David Nwolokor	Vitez	Loan (until 15/6/2017)	N/A
20 Jul 2016	CM	Ivan Močinić	Rapid Wien	Transfer	€2 million
25 Jul 2016	CB	Marko Lešković	Dinamo Zagreb	Transfer	€2 million
26 Jul 2016	RW	Odise Roshi	Terek Grozny	Transfer	€500,000
26 Jul 2016	CF	Theophilus Solomon	Istra 1961	Loan (until 15/6/2017)	N/A
28 Jul 2016	CM	Damir Zlomislić	Gaziantep BB	Transfer	€50,000
1 Aug 2016	GK	Ayotunde Ikuepamitan	Šibenik	Loan (until 15/6/2017)	N/A
4 Aug 2016	RB	Mihael Rebernik	Aluminij	Loan (until 14/6/2017)	N/A
11 Aug 2016	LB	Yusuf Musa	Šibenik	Transfer	Free
12 Aug 2016	RW	Marin Tomasov	Al-Nassr	Loan (until 30/6/2017; option to buy for €2 mil.)	€800,000
16 Aug 2016	CF	Mate Bajić	Val	Transfer	Free
24 Aug 2016	CB	Jozo Špikić	Imotski	Transfer	Free
30 Aug 2016	CF	Roman Bezjak	Darmstadt 98	Transfer	€2.5 million
31 Aug 2016	CB	Niko Datković	Spezia	Transfer	Free
31 Aug 2016	CF	Andrija Filipović	Siena	Transfer	Free
31 Aug 2016	RB	Mato Miloš	Istra 1961	Loan (until 14/6/2017; option to buy)	N/A
31 Aug 2016	LB	Mateo Bertoša	Istra 1961	Transfer	Free

11 Jan 2017	CB	Matej Mitrović	Beşiktaş	Transfer	€4.2 million
22 Jan 2017	CM	Gerald Diyoke	Šibenik	Loan (until 15/6/2017)	N/A
23 Jan 2017	CB	Frane Ikić	Koper	Transfer	Free
26 Jan 2017	RM	Vedran Jugović	Jeonnam Dragons	Transfer	€500,000
30 Jan 2017	CF	Haris Handžić	Debreceni	Transfer	Free
3 Feb 2017	CF	Dario Vizinger	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Loan (until 15/6/2017)	N/A
13 Feb 2017	RB	Mato Miloš	Istra 1961	Transfer	Free
15 Feb 2017	LB	Jamilu Collins	Šibenik	Loan (until 15/6/2017)	N/A

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Spending: €500,000
Income: €15,450,000
Expenditure: €14,950,000

Notes

First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

References

"Gledatelji po klubovima 2016-2017". HRnogomet.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
"Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo MAXtv Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2016/2017" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 6 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

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[table_note_res_EL3Q0.15996551660819-2] Since winners of 2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Rijeka, qualified for Champions League, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the runners-up and all other spots were adjusted accordingly.

[note2-4] First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

[1] "Gledatelji po klubovima 2016-2017". HRnogomet.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

[3] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo MAXtv Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2016/2017" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 6 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.