The 2018–19 season was the 73rd season in HNK Rijekas history. It was their 28th successive season in the Croatian First Football League, and 45th successive top tier season.
Competitions Overall Competition First match Last match Starting round Final positionRecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % HT Prva liga 28 Jul 2018 25 May 2019 Matchday 1 Runners-up Croatian Cup 26 Sep 2018 22 May 2019 First round Winners Europa League 9 Aug 2018 16 Aug 2018 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round Total Last updated: 25 May 2019.
HT Prva liga
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Results by opponent TeamResultsPoints1234Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 5Gorica 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 3Hajduk Split 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 3Inter Zaprešić 4–0 2–1 3–0 7–0 12Istra 1961 3–3 2–1 2–0 7–0 10Lokomotiva 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 9Osijek 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 7Rudeš 2–1 5–1 4–2 3–1 12Slaven Belupo 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 6
Source: 2018–19 Croatian First Football League article
Matches HT Prva liga
Source: Croatian Football Federation
Croatian Cup
Source: Croatian Football Federation
UEFA Europa League
Source: uefa.com
Friendlies
Pre-season
On-season
Mid-season
Player seasonal records Updated 25 May 2019. Competitive matches only.
Goals Rank Name League Europe Cup Total1 Antonio Čolak 12 – 7 192 Jakov Puljić 16 – 1 173 Héber Araujo dos Santos 9 – 1 10 Alexander Gorgon 8 1 1 105 Maxwell Acosty 7 – – 76 Domagoj Pavičić 4 – 1 57 Robert Murić 3 – 1 48 Tibor Halilović 2 – 1 3 Zoran Kvržić 2 – 1 3 Stjepan Lončar 2 – 1 311 Dario Čanađija – – 2 212 Luka Capan 1 – – 1 Ivan Lepinjica 1 – – 1 Mario Pavelić 1 – – 1 Momčilo Raspopović 1 – – 1 Dario Župarić 1 – – 1 Denis Bušnja – – 1 1TOTALS7011889 Source: Competitive matches
Clean sheets Rank Name League Europe Cup Total1 Simon Sluga 13 – – 132 Andrej Prskalo – – 1 1TOTALS130114 Source: Competitive matches
Disciplinary record NumberPositionPlayer1. HNLEuropeCroatian CupTotal3DF Petar Mamić5000000005004DF Roberto Punčec3010001004015MF Dario Čanađija2001000003006MF Ivan Lepinjica4000001005007MF Zoran Kvržić3000000003008DF Leonard Zuta3001000004008MF Tibor Halilović4000001005009FW Héber Araujo dos Santos30010010050013DF Dario Župarić20000010030014MF Maxwell Acosty30000010040015MF Srđan Grahovac30000000030017FW Antonio Čolak40000010050018MF Robert Murić10000000010019DF Mario Pavelić10000000010020MF Alexander Gorgon10000010020021FW Jakov Puljić30000010040022MF Denis Bušnja10000000010024MF Domagoj Pavičić31000000031026DF João Escoval30000010040029DF Momčilo Raspopović21000000021031MF Luka Capan30000010040033DF Darko Velkovski10000000010036DF Hrvoje Smolčić10000000010044MF Stjepan Lončar210000100310TOTALS613130012007631 Source: nk-rijeka.hr
Appearances and goals NumberPositionPlayer Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsTotal1. HNLEuropa LeagueCroatian Cup2DF Filip Braut10+00+00+003DF Petar Mamić200+30+00+004DF Roberto Punčec280+10+00+005MF Dario Čanađija202+40+00+126MF Ivan Lepinjica141+21+00+007MF Zoran Kvržić363+62+20+018MF Tibor Halilović203+52+00+018DF Leonard Zuta170+00+00+009FW Héber Araujo dos Santos1910+29+00+0111MF Matej Vuk20+10+00+0012GK Simon Sluga410+00+00+0013DF Dario Župarić361+11+00+0014MF Maxwell Acosty347+117+00+1015MF Srđan Grahovac150+40+00+1016MF Adrian Liber10+10+00+0017FW Antonio Čolak3119+812+20+2718MF Robert Murić174+43+00+0119DF Mario Pavelić111+01+00+0020MF Alexander Gorgon3110+38+01+2121FW Jakov Puljić3417+1016+10+2122MF Denis Bušnja141+90+00+1123FW Josip Mitrović10+00+00+1024MF Domagoj Pavičić395+34+00+1126DF João Escoval260+30+00+0027DF Ivan Tomečak30+10+00+0028DF Ivan Smolčić10+10+00+0029DF Momčilo Raspopović141+01+00+0031MF Luka Capan201+101+10+0032GK Andrej Prskalo20+00+00+0033DF Darko Velkovski70+20+00+1036DF Hrvoje Smolčić60+10+00+0044MF Stjepan Lončar313+32+00+2177FW Milan Ristovski30+20+00+00 Source: nk-rijeka.hr
Suspensions Date Incurred Competition Player Games Missed Reason2 Sep 20181. HNL Momčilo Raspopović122 Sep 20181. HNL Roberto Punčec6 Oct 20181. HNL Srđan Grahovac 19 Oct 20181. HNL Stjepan Lončar24 Nov 20181. HNL Leonard Zuta 8 Dec 20181. HNL Héber 30 Jan 20191. HNL Roberto Punčec Antonio Čolak 10 Mar 20191. HNL Domagoj Pavičić Petar Mamić 17 Mar 20191. HNL Maxwell Acosty Ivan Lepinjica 20 Apr 20191. HNL Tibor Halilović 11 May 20191. HNL Zoran Kvržić 15 May 20191. HNL Domagoj Pavičić Ivan Lepinjica João Escoval 18 May 20191. HNL Jakov Puljić Luka Capan
Penalties For Date Competition Player Opposition Scored?6 Oct 20181. HNL Jakov PuljićGorica Jakov Puljić 28 Oct 20181. HNL Alexander GorgonHajduk Split 5 Nov 20181. HNL Alexander GorgonRudeš 22 Feb 20191. HNL Alexander GorgonRudeš13 Apr 20191. HNL Jakov PuljićInter Zaprešić Jakov Puljić Against Date Competition Goalkeeper Opposition Scored? 12 Aug 20181. HNL Simon SlugaHajduk Split 22 Sep 20181. HNL Simon SlugaLokomotiva 28 Oct 20181. HNL Simon SlugaHajduk Split 3 Feb 20191. HNL Simon SlugaGorica 22 Feb 20191. HNL Simon SlugaRudeš 6 May 20171. HNL Andrej PrskaloLokomotiva 22 May 2019Cup Simon SlugaDinamo Zagreb
Overview of statistics Statistic Overall 1. HNL Croatian Cup Europa League Most appearances Sluga (41) Sluga (35) Čolak, Kvržić & Pavičić (5) 13 players (2) Most starts Sluga (41) Sluga (35) Kvržić (5) 11 players (2) Most substitute appearances Puljić (13) Acosty (11) Čolak, Gorgon, Lončar & Puljić (2) Čolak & Kvržić (2) Most minutes played Sluga (3,690) Sluga (3,150) Kvržić (450) 8 players (180) Top goalscorer Čolak (19) Puljić (16) Čolak (7) Gorgon (1) Most assists Kvržić (15) Kvržić (11) Kvržić (4) Acosty (1) Most yellow cards 7 players (5) Mamić & Pavičić (5) 12 players (1) Čanađija, Héber & Zuta (1) Most red cards Lončar, Pavičić, Punčec & Raspopović (1) Lončar, Pavičić, Punčec & Raspopović (1) (0) (0)Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Transfers
In DatePos.PlayerMoving fromTypeFeeRef.14 Jun 2018DM Bernardo Matić Široki BrijegReturn from loan14 Jun 2018GK Ivan Nevistić VaraždinReturn from loan15 Jun 2018CB Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji VaraždinReturn from loan15 Jun 2018DM Gerald Diyoke KrškoReturn from loan15 Jun 2018LB Muhammed Kabiru VaraždinReturn from loan15 Jun 2018CM Dominik Križanović CibaliaReturn from loan15 Jun 2018CF Theophilus Solomon OmoniaReturn from loan15 Jun 2018AM Matej Šantek GoricaReturn from loan15 Jun 2018RW Tomislav Turčin RudešReturn from loan29 Jun 2018SS Jakov Puljić Inter ZaprešićTransfer (buying obligation)Undisclosed30 Jun 2018LB Jason Davidson Olimpija LjubljanaReturn from loan30 Jun 2018CM Dario Čanađija Olimpija LjubljanaReturn from loan30 Jun 2018CM Tomislav Gomelt LorcaReturn from loan30 Jun 2018LW Goodness Ajayi Hapoel AshkelonReturn from loan5 Jul 2018LB Petar Mamić Inter ZaprešićTransferUndisclosed10 Jul 2018RW Milan Ristovski RabotnichkiTransfer (buying option)Undisclosed13 Jul 2018CM Stjepan Lončar Široki BrijegTransferUndisclosed13 Jul 2018RB Momčilo Raspopović BudućnostTransfer (buying option)Undisclosed13 Jul 2018CB Darko Velkovski VardarTransferFree13 Jul 2018RB Mario Pavelić Rapid WienTransferFree13 Jul 2018CB Dario Župarić PescaraTransfer (buying option)€800,00013 Jul 2018RW Maxwell Acosty CrotoneTransfer (buying obligation)Undisclosed30 Dec 2018CB Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji VaraždinReturn from loan31 Dec 2018DM Gerald Diyoke DugopoljeReturn from loan25 Jan 2019LW Matej Vuk Inter ZaprešićReturn from loan28 Jan 2019CM Tibor Halilović Wisła KrakówTransferFree28 Jan 2019GK Ivan Nevistić MuraReturn from loan5 Feb 2019RW Robert Murić BragaTransferFree8 Feb 2019RB Ivan Tomečak Club BruggeTransferFree12 Feb 2019RW Milan Ristovski KrškoReturn from loan15 Feb 2019CM Ivan Lepinjica ZadarReturn from loan Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Out DatePos.PlayerMoving toTypeFeeRef.15 Jun 2018GK Ayotunde Ikuepamitan Primorac BnMEnd of contractFree15 Jun 2018DM Bernardo Matić Široki BrijegEnd of contractFree15 Jun 2018AM Anas Sharbini GrobničanEnd of contractFree28 Jun 2018RW Tomislav Turčin Široki BrijegLoan (until 15/6/2019)30 Jun 2018LB Muhammed KabiruTBCEnd of contractFree30 Jun 2018LB Marin Leovac PAOKEnd of loan30 Jun 2018RB Charalampos Mavrias HibernianEnd of contractFree30 Jun 2018CB Dario Župarić PescaraEnd of loan4 Jul 2018RW Marin Tomasov AstanaTransfer (buying option)€500,00030 Jun 2018CF Matej Jelić Rapid WienEnd of loan5 Jul 2018LW Matic Črnic Olimpija LjubljanaTransfer€250,0006 Jul 2018CF Theophilus Solomon Inter ZaprešićTransferUndisclosed6 Jul 2018LW Goodness Ajayi Inter ZaprešićTransferUndisclosed6 Jul 2018DM Jasmin Čeliković Inter ZaprešićLoan (until 15/6/2019)6 Jul 2018LW Matej Vuk Inter ZaprešićLoan (until 15/6/2019)10 Jul 2018CF Filip Dangubić Spartak TrnavaTransferUndisclosed10 Jul 2018RW Milan Ristovski KrškoLoan (until 15/6/2019)10 Jul 2018LB Daniel Štefulj KrškoLoan (until 15/6/2019)13 Jul 2018GK Ivan Nevistić MuraLoan (until 15/6/2019)13 Jul 2018AM Matej Šantek Rudar VelenjeTransferUndisclosed18 Jul 2018LB Jason Davidson Perth GloryTransferFree19 Jul 2018GK David Samuel Nwolokor SereďLoan (until 30/6/2019)20 Jul 2018CB Josip Elez Hannover 96Transfer (buying obligation)€2,500,00023 Jul 2018CM Tomislav Gomelt Dinamo BucureștiTransferFree3 Aug 2018CF Emanuel Črnko VaraždinLoan (until 14/6/2019)3 Aug 2018CB Luka Mikulica OpatijaLoan (until 14/6/2019)6 Aug 2018CM Filip Bradarić CagliariTransfer€6,000,00010 Aug 2018DM Gerald Diyoke DugopoljeLoan (until 31/12/2018)16 Aug 2018CM Ivan Lepinjica ZadarLoan (until 15/6/2019)17 Aug 2018CB Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji VaraždinLoan (until 30/12/2018)20 Aug 2018CF Valeri Bojinov Botev VratsaReleased (mutual consent)Free22 Aug 2018AM Florentin Matei Al-Ittihad KalbaTransfer€430,00031 Dec 2018DM Srđan Grahovac AstanaEnd of loan31 Dec 2018CB Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji Niger TornadoesEnd of contractFree14 Jan 2019LB Leonard Zuta KonyasporTransfer€400,0004 Feb 2019CM Dario Čanađija Slaven BelupoReleased (mutual consent)Free15 Feb 2019GK Ivan Nevistić VaraždinLoan (until 15/6/2019)28 Mar 2019CF Héber New York City FCTransfer€2,500,000 Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Spending: €800,000 Income: €12,580,000 Expenditure: €11,780,000
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