1976–77 NK Rijeka season
The 1976–77 season was the 31st season in Rijeka's history and their 15th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 11th place finish in the 1975–76 season meant it was their third 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 | 20 August 1976 | 19 June 1977 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 38.24 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 13 October 1976 | 1 December 1976 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 38.89 | ||||
Yugoslav First League
Classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Partizan | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Rijeka | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 36 | Qualification for Balkans Cup and Qualification for Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Borac Banja Luka | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 36 | |
| 7 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 34 |
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 |
| 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 21 | −12 |
Results by round
Matches
First League
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug | H | Olimpija | 0 – 0 | |
| 2 | 29 Aug | A | Budućnost | 0 – 2 | |
| 3 | 1 Sep | H | Radnički Niš | 1 – 1 | Kustudić |
| 4 | 5 Sep | A | Željezničar | 1 – 1 | Ružić |
| 5 | 12 Sep | H | Čelik | 3 – 0 | Cukrov, Durkalić, Kustudić |
| 6 | 19 Sep | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 1 | |
| 7 | 3 Oct | H | Red Star | 1 – 1 | Kustudić |
| 8 | 17 Oct | A | Sloboda | 1 – 2 | Kustudić |
| 9 | 24 Oct | H | Vojvodina | 2 – 0 | Kustudić (2) |
| 10 | 27 Oct | A | Hajduk Split | 0 – 0 | |
| 11 | 31 Oct | H | Napredak Kruševac | 1 – 0 | Durkalić |
| 12 | 6 Nov | H | Sarajevo | 5 – 1 | o.g., Radović (2), Kustudić, Cukrov |
| 13 | 13 Nov | A | Borac Banja Luka | 0 – 1 | |
| 14 | 17 Nov | H | Velež | 2 – 1 | Radović (2) |
| 15 | 21 Nov | A | Zagreb | 0 – 4 | |
| 16 | 28 Nov | H | Partizan | 1 – 1 | Ružić |
| 17 | 4 Dec | A | OFK Beograd | 1 – 1 | Radović |
| 18 | 6 Mar | A | Olimpija | 0 – 0 | |
| 19 | 13 Mar | H | Budućnost | 1 – 0 | Radin |
| 20 | 20 Mar | A | Radnički Niš | 0 – 1 | |
| 21 | 27 Mar | H | Željezničar | 3 – 1 | Kustudić (3) |
| 22 | 3 Apr | A | Čelik | 1 – 2 | Šaran |
| 23 | 10 Apr | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | Kustudić |
| 24 | 17 Apr | A | Red Star | 0 – 2 | |
| 25 | 21 Apr | H | Sloboda | 2 – 0 | Radović, Kustudić |
| 26 | 24 Apr | A | Vojvodina | 0 – 1 | |
| 27 | 15 May | H | Hajduk Split | 1 – 1 | Kustudić |
| 28 | 18 May | A | Napredak Kruševac | 0 – 1 | |
| 29 | 22 May | A | Sarajevo | 0 – 1 | |
| 30 | 29 May | H | Borac Banja Luka | 6 – 1 | Mijač, Kustudić, Radović (2), Durkalić (2) |
| 31 | 5 Jun | A | Velež | 4 – 0 | o.g., Hrstić, Mijač, Durkalić |
| 32 | 8 Jun | H | Zagreb | 2 – 0 | Durkalić, Kustudić |
| 33 | 11 Jun | A | Partizan | 1 – 1 | Kustudić |
| 34 | 19 Jun | H | OFK Beograd | 2 – 0 | Kustudić, Cukrov |
Source: rsssf.com
Yugoslav Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 13 Oct | H | Napredak Kruševac | 1 – 0 | Filipović |
| R2 | 1 Dec | A | Novi Sad | 0 – 1 |
Source: rsssf.com
Squad statistics
Competitive matches only.
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Cup | Total | ||||
 Radojko Avramović
|
34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sergio Machin
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Nikica Cukrov
|
32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| Savo Filipović
|
31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Zvjezdan Radin
|
34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Radomir Stefanović
|
16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Milan Ružić
|
29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Miodrag Kustudić
|
29 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 |
| Josip Mohorović
|
17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Srećko Juričić
|
34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Josip Skoblar
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Milan Radović
|
28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| Damir Desnica
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Miroslav Uljan
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dragan Stojanović
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Salih Durkalić
|
29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| Tihomir Silić
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivica Car
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Edin Jasprica
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Murat Šaran
|
22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Željko Mijač
|
23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Miroslav Šugar
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Miloš Hrstić
|
19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
See also
References
- Godišnjak Fudbalskog Saveza Jugoslavije 1976–77 [Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1976–77] (in Serbo-Croatian). Football Association of Yugoslavia.
- Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.
External sources
- 1976–77 Yugoslav First League at rsssf.com
- Prvenstvo 1976.-77. at nk-rijeka.hr