# HNK Rijeka in European football

HNK Rijeka are a Croatian football club. This article details their record in UEFA club competitions.

## History

HNK Rijeka has participated in UEFA competitions on 24 occasions, with 20 appearances since 1999 and 12 consecutive appearances since 2013–14. The club's greatest achievement was the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, where they lost 2–0 on aggregate against Juventus. Among other notable continental successes, Rijeka qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in two consecutive seasons, in 2013–14 and 2014–15, keeping an undefeated run for 12 consecutive home matches. They also qualified for the group stages in 2017–18 and 2020–21. Rijeka is one of only three Croatian clubs that have qualified for the group stages of UEFA Champions League or Europa League. In 2014–15, Rijeka became the first club from former Yugoslavia to win eight European fixtures in one season. Rijeka faced eventual competition winners on two occasions, Real Madrid in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup and Sevilla in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

## Matches in Europe
### By competition

| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
| UEFA Champions League | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2017–18 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 72 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 100 | 89 | 2024–25 |
| UEFA Conference League | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 2024–25 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1979–80 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2008 |
| Total | 110 | 40 | 29 | 41 | 146 | 134 | +12 |
Source: uefa.com, Fully up to date on 29 August 2024. Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

### By ground

| Ground | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Home | 55 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 89 | 52 | +37 |
| Away | 55 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 82 | −25 |
| Total | 110 | 40 | 29 | 41 | 146 | 134 | +12 |
Source: uefa.com, Fully up to date on 29 August 2024. Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against.

### By season

Non-UEFA competitions are listed in italics.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 1962–63 | Intertoto Cup | Group B3 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1st out of 4 |
| 1962–63 | Intertoto Cup | Group B3 | Basel | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1st out of 4 |
| 1962–63 | Intertoto Cup | Group B3 | PSV Eindhoven | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1st out of 4 |
| 1962–63 | Intertoto Cup | QF | Dozsa Pecs | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| 1965–66 | Intertoto Cup | Group B1 | Motor Jena | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4th out of 4 |
| 1965–66 | Intertoto Cup | Group B1 | Tatran Prešov | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4th out of 4 |
| 1965–66 | Intertoto Cup | Group B1 | Szombierki Bytom | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4th out of 4 |
| 1974–75 | Mitropa Cup | Group A | Tatabánya | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2nd out of 3 |
| 1974–75 | Mitropa Cup | Group A | Wacker Innsbruck | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2nd out of 3 |
| 1977–78 | Intertoto Cup | Group 6 | Frem Kobenhavn | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 1977–78 | Intertoto Cup | Group 6 | Ruch Chorzów | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 1977–78 | Intertoto Cup | Group 6 | Grazer AK | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 1978–79 | Balkans Cup | Group B | Skënderbeu | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1st out of 3 |
| 1978–79 | Balkans Cup | Group B | Aris Thessaloniki | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1st out of 3 |
| 1978–79 | Balkans Cup | Final | Jiul Petroșani | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| 1978–79 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Wrexham | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 1978–79 | Cup Winners' Cup | R2 | Beveren | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 1979–80 | Balkans Cup | Group A | PAS Giannina | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1st out of 3 |
| 1979–80 | Balkans Cup | Group A | Partizani Tirana | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1st out of 3 |
| 1979–80 | Balkans Cup | Final | Sportul Studențesc | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 1979–80 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Germinal Beerschot | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 1979–80 | Cup Winners' Cup | R2 | Lokomotíva Košice | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 1979–80 | Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Juventus | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 1984–85 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Valladolid | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| 1984–85 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 |
| 1985–86 | Mitropa Cup | SF | Debreceni | 0–1$^†$ | 0–1$^†$ | – |
| 1985–86 | Mitropa Cup | 3rd Pl. | Sigma Olomouc | 3–2$^†$ | 3–2$^†$ | – |
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Standard Liège | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 1999–2000 | Champions League | QR2 | Partizan | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | Valletta | 3–2 | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | 8–6 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Celta Vigo | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 2002–03 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | QR2 | Gençlerbirliği | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | QR2 | Litex Lovech | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | QR1 | Omonia | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| 2008–09 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | Renova | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 2009–10 | Europa League | QR2 | Differdange | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2009–10 | Europa League | QR3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2013–14 | Europa League | QR2 | Prestatyn Town | 5–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 |
| 2013–14 | Europa League | QR3 | Žilina | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 2013–14 | Europa League | PO | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 |
| 2013–14 | Europa League | Group I | Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4th out of 4 |
| 2013–14 | Europa League | Group I | Real Betis | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4th out of 4 |
| 2013–14 | Europa League | Group I | Lyon | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4th out of 4 |
| 2014–15 | Europa League | QR2 | Ferencváros | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 2014–15 | Europa League | QR3 | Víkingur | 4–0 | 5–1 | 9–1 |
| 2014–15 | Europa League | PO | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 2014–15 | Europa League | Group G | Standard Liège | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 2014–15 | Europa League | Group G | Sevilla | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 2014–15 | Europa League | Group G | Feyenoord | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 2015–16 | Europa League | QR2 | Aberdeen | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 |
| 2016–17 | Europa League | QR3 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2017–18 | Champions League | QR2 | The New Saints | 2–0 | 5–1 | 7–1 |
| 2017–18 | Champions League | QR3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2017–18 | Champions League | PO | Olympiacos | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| 2017–18 | Europa League | Group D | AEK Athens | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 2017–18 | Europa League | Group D | Milan | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 2017–18 | Europa League | Group D | Austria Wien | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3rd out of 4 |
| 2018–19 | Europa League | QR3 | Sarpsborg 08 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 2019–20 | Europa League | QR3 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2019–20 | Europa League | PO | Gent | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| 2020–21 | Europa League | QR3 | Kolos Kovalivka | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | | |
| 2020–21 | Europa League | PO | Copenhagen | | 1–0 | |
| 2020–21 | Europa League | Group F | Napoli | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4th out of 4 |
| 2020–21 | Europa League | Group F | Real Sociedad | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4th out of 4 |
| 2020–21 | Europa League | Group F | AZ | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4th out of 4 |
| 2021–22 | Conference League | QR2 | Gżira United | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2021–22 | Conference League | QR3 | Hibernian | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| 2021–22 | Conference League | PO | PAOK | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| 2022–23 | Conference League | QR2 | Djurgården | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2023–24 | Conference League | QR2 | Dukagjini | 6–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 |
| 2023–24 | Conference League | QR3 | B36 Tórshavn | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| 2023–24 | Conference League | PO | Lille | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| 2024–25 | Europa League | QR2 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2024–25 | Europa League | QR3 | Elfsborg | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 2024–25 | Conference League | PO | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–6 |
Last updated on 29 August 2024.

## Records and statistics
### Record wins and defeats

* Home win
** 6–1 v. Dukagjini, 2023–24, 3 August 2023.
** 5–0 v. Prestatyn Town, 2013–14, 18 July 2013.
* Away win
** 5–1 v. Víkingur, 2014–15, 31 July 2014.
** 5–1 v. The New Saints, 2017–18, 18 July 2017.
* Home defeat
** 0–3 v. Partizan, 1999–2000, 4 August 1999.
** 0–3 v. Aberdeen, 2015–16, 16 July 2015.
** 1–4 v. Austria Wien, 2017–18, 2 November 2017.
* Away defeat
** 0–5 v. Olimpija Ljubljana, 2024–25, 29 November 2024.

### Record by country of opposition

Updated on 29 August 2024.
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Win% |
| Austria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Belgium | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 020.00 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Faroe Islands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 100.00 |
| France | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Greece | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Italy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 016.67 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Malta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Norway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Scotland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 016.67 |
| Sweden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Wales | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 083.33 |

### Player and manager statistics

Updated on 29 August 2024.
| Player | App |
| Zoran Kvržić | 38 |
| Ivan Tomečak | 38 |
| Mate Maleš | 24 |
| Ivan Vargić | 23 |
| Anas Sharbini | 22 |
| Domagoj Pavičić | 19 |
| Marko Vešović | 19 |
| Dario Župarić | 18 |
| Vedran Jugović | 16 |
| Andrej Kramarić | 16 |
| Lindon Selahi | 16 |
| Player | Goals |
| Andrej Kramarić | 8 |
| Zoran Kvržić | 7 |
| Leon Benko | 6 |
| Mario Gavranović | 6 |
| Damir Desnica | 4 |
| Adriano Fegic | 4 |
| Alexander Gorgon | 4 |
| Franjo Ivanović | 4 |
| Adis Jahović | 4 |
| Marco Pašalić | 3 |
| Coach | App |
| Matjaž Kek | 42 |
| Simon Rožman | 8 |
| Miroslav Blažević | 6 |
| Nenad Gračan | 6 |
| Josip Skoblar | 6 |
| Goran Tomić | 6 |
| Željko Sopić | 5 |
| Igor Bišćan | 4 |
| Sergej Jakirović | 4 |
| Robert Rubčić | 4 |
| Elvis Scoria | 4 |
| Dragutin Spasojević | 4 |
Players and manager in bold are currently active for Rijeka.
* Most goals in a single match:
** 3 goals:
*** Damir Desnica (7 November 1979 v Lokomotíva Košice)
*** Leon Benko (18 July 2013 v Prestatyn Town)
*** Adis Jahović (7 August 2014 v Víkingur)
*** Andrej Kramarić (23 October 2014 v Feyenoord)
*** Franjo Ivanović (3 August 2023 v Dukagjini)

## UEFA coefficient history (2013–)

Updated on 1 August 2024.
In European football, UEFA coefficients are used to rank and seed teams in club competitions. The coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe.

### 2013–2018

Source: Bert Kassies website
| Accumulated | Valid | Rank | Movement | Coefficient | Change |
| 2008–09 to 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 241 | –12 | 4.916 | +0.142 |
| 2009–10 to 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 178 | +63 | 8.925 | +4.009 |
| 2010–11 to 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 131 | +47 | 13.700 | +4.775 |
| 2011–12 to 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 127 | +4 | 14.275 | +0.575 |
| 2012–13 to 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 125 | +2 | 15.550 | +1.275 |

### 2018–
#### 5-year calculation

Source: Bert Kassies website
| Accumulated | Valid | Rank | Movement | Coefficient | Change |
| 2013–14 to 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 91 | +34 | 15.500 | — |
| 2014–15 to 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 104 | –13 | 13.500 | –2.000 |
| 2015–16 to 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 121 | –17 | 11.000 | –2.500 |
| 2016–17 to 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 113 | +8 | 13.500 | +2.500 |
| 2017–18 to 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 104 | +9 | 15.000 | +1.500 |
| 2018–19 to 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 127 | –23 | 11.500 | –3.500 |
| 2019–20 to 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 123 | +4 | 12.000 | +0.500 |
| 2020–21 to 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 108 | +15 | 12.000 | |

#### 10-year calculation

Source: Bert Kassies website
| Accumulated | Valid | Rank | Movement | Coefficient | Change |
| 2008–09 to 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 173 | — | 16.500 | — |
| 2009–10 to 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 161 | +12 | 18.500 | +2.000 |
| 2010–11 to 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 150 | +11 | 20.000 | +1.500 |
| 2011–12 to 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 130 | +20 | 23.000 | +3.000 |
| 2012–13 to 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 124 | +6 | 25.500 | +2.500 |
| 2013–14 to 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 123 | +1 | 27.000 | +1.500 |
| 2014–15 to 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 126 | –3 | 25.500 | –1.500 |
| 2015–16 to 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 137 | –11 | 23.000 | –2.500 |