Rijeka city derby (), 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.
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.
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 drawOrijent winRijeka win
Matches MDateCompetitionGroundScoreRijeka scorersOrijent scorersAttendanceReport 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 3–0The game was suspended in the 29th minute, when Rijeka was up 2–0 and later registered 3–0 for Rijeka. 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 Vizinger (2), Sharbini, Bezjak, Močinić, Roshi, Tomečak (2), Bradarić 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.
References
External links HNK Rijeka HNK Orijent 1919