1980–81 NK Rijeka season explained

Season:	1980–81
Chairman:	Nikola Jurčević, Marijan Glavan
Chrtitle:	Chairman
League Result:	7th
Cup1 Result:	Round 1
League Topscorer:	Milan Radović (26)
Season Topscorer:	Milan Radović (26)
Highest Attendance:	13,000 vs Hajduk Split (10 June 1981 - Yugoslav First League)
Lowest Attendance:	1,000 vs Sarajevo (7 December 1980 - Yugoslav First League)
Average Attendance:	5,059
Nextseason:	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
					G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Yugoslav First League	16 August 1980	14 June 1981	Matchday 1	7th
Yugoslav Cup	15 October 1980	15 October 1980	First round	First round
Total

Yugoslav First League

Results by round

Matches

First League

See main article: 1980–81 Yugoslav 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 – 3^1	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

See main article: 1980–81 Yugoslav Cup.

Source: rsssf.com

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only.

Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	League		Cup		Total
	+1	0	+0	0	26	0
	+4	2	+0	0	27	2
	+0	0	+0	0	30	0
	+0	2	+0	0	32	2
	+0	4	+0	0	24	4
	+0	0	+0	0	31	0
	+1	26	+0	0	32	26
	+6	3	+0	0	15	3
	+4	1	+0	0	23	1
	+0	3	+0	0	29	3
	+8	0	+0	0	9	0
	+0	2	+0	0	33	2
	+0	0	+0	0	27	0
	+3	2	+0	2	33	4
	+9	5	+0	0	24	5
	+1	0	+0	0	11	0
	+4	0	+1	0	7	0
	+4	0	+0	0	12	0
	+1	0	+0	0	2	0
	+1	0	+0	0	3	0
	+5	0	+1	0	8	0
	+4	0	+0	0	5	0
	+1	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.

See also

• 1980–81 Yugoslav First League
• 1980–81 Yugoslav Cup

References

• Book: Almanah Jugoslavenskog Fudbala 1978–86. . Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1978–86. sh.
• Book: Lazzarich, Marinko . Kantrida bijelih snova. Adamić . 2008. Rijeka. hr. 978-953-219-393-0.

External sources

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