Rijeka city derby explained
| Rijeka City Derby |
| Other Names: | Riječki gradski derbi |
| City Or Region: | Rijeka, Croatia |
| First Contested: | 12 March 1952 |
| Teams Involved: | HNK Orijent
HNK Rijeka |
| Most Wins: | Rijeka (15) |
| Mostrecent: | 9 October 2017 |
| Total: | 16 (official) |
| League: | 14 |
Rijeka city derby (Croatian: Riječki gradski derbi), is the name given to matches between HNK Rijeka and HNK Orijent, the two most popular football clubs in the Adriatic city of Rijeka.
The rivalry dates back to the time when the western part of the city, Fiume, was part of the Kingdom of Italy and the eastern part of the city, Sušak, part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Between 1932 and 1940, U.S. Fiumana and NK Orijent played 10 games, with Fiumana winning nine times and Orijent on one occasion.[1]
Numerous derbies were contested after World War II, particularly when both clubs competed in the Yugoslav Second League between 1969 and 1973. The last league derby took place during the 1996–97 Croatian First Football League season, the only season in which Orijent played in the same tier as Rijeka since 1972–73.[2]
List of matches
The two clubs have played 14 official league matches and close to 10 official cup fixtures. In addition, they have played more than 70 friendly matches. Out of 14 league meetings, Rijeka won 11 and Orijent won 1 match, with 2 draws. The list below documents those games for which data can be found, which includes all league games and some cup games. The list will be updated as more data is sourced.
Key
| | Match ended in a draw |
|---|
| Orijent win |
| Rijeka win | |
Matches
| M | Date | Competition | Ground | Score | Rijeka scorers | Orijent scorers | Attendance | Report |
|---|
| 1 | 12 Mar 1952 | 2. Div | Cellini | 3–0 | Osojnak (2), Mrvoš | | | |
| 2 | 4 May 1952 | 2. Div | Krimeja | 1–4 | Lokošek (3), Chinchella | Ljubačev | | |
| 3 | 8 Dec 1957 | 2. Div | Krimeja | 0–2 | Medle, Naumović | | | |
| 4 | 18 May 1958 | 2. Div | Kantrida | 8–0 | Radaković (3), ? | | | |
| 5 | 30 Nov 1969 | 2. Div | Kantrida | 3–0[3] | Bursać, Živadinović | | | |
| 6 | 14 Jun 1970 | 2. Div | Krimeja | 0–1 | Poldrugovac | | | |
| 7 | 2 Dec 1970 | 2. Div | Krimeja | 0–2 | ? | | | |
| 8 | 6 Jun 1971 | 2. Div | Kantrida | 2–1 | ? | ? | | |
| 9 | 5 Feb 1971 | 2. Div | Krimeja | 0–0 | | | | |
| 10 | 11 Jun 1972 | 2. Div | Kantrida | 4–1 | ? | ? | | |
| 11 | 10 Sep 1972 | 2. Div | Kantrida | 1–2 | ? | Škrtić, Brnelić | | |
| 12 | 1 Apr 1973 | 2. Div | Krimeja | 0–2 | Machin, Cukon | | | |
| 13 | 2 Aug 1989 | Cup | Krimeja | 0–1 | Beširević | | | |
| 14 | 25 Aug 1996 | 1. HNL | Krimeja | 2–2 | Ostojić, Biškup (o.g.) | Filipović, Škopljanac | 6,000 | HRnogomet.com |
| 15 | 9 Mar 1997 | 1. HNL | Kantrida | 4–0 | Brkić (2), Anić, Hasančić | | 6,000 | HRnogomet.com |
| 16 | 1 Oct 1997 | Cup | Kantrida | 0–2 | | Deluka, Smolić | 1,500 | HRnogomet.com |
| 17 | 18 Feb 2009 | Friendly match | Krimeja | 4–1 | Budicin | Bajramović, Weitzer (2), Barišić | 500 | RijekaDanas.com |
| 18 | 18 Aug 2009 | Friendly match | Krimeja | 2–2 | Bajramović, Matko | ? | ? | RijekaDanas.com |
| 19 | 9 Feb 2013 | Friendly match | Kantrida | 3–0 | Benko (2), Jogan | | 300 | Mojarijeka.hr |
| 20 | 25 Aug 2015 | Friendly match | Rujevica | 9–1 | | Omerović | 2,000 | Nk-rijeka.hr |
| 21 | 9 Oct 2017 | Friendly match | Krimeja | 0–2 | Jelić, Črnic | | 2,000 | Fiuman.hr | |
Source: Marinko Lazzarich,
Kantrida Bijelih Snova, Rijeka: Adamić, 2008.
External links
- HNK Rijeka
- HNK Orijent 1919
Notes and References
- Lazzarich . Marinko . 2007 . Gradski derbi . Sušačka revija . 57 . 107–114 . Klub Sušačana . hr . 29 February 2012 .
- Book: Lazzarich, Marinko . Kantrida bijelih snova . 2008 . hr . Adamić . Rijeka . 978-953-219-393-0 .
- The game was suspended in the 29th minute, when Rijeka was up 2–0 and later registered 3–0 for Rijeka.
