1975–76 NK Rijeka season

Rijeka
1975–76 season
Chairman	Ljubo Španjol
Manager	Gojko Zec
First League	11th
Cup	Round 1
Top goalscorer	League: Damir Desnica, Josip Skoblar (5); All: Damir Desnica, Josip Skoblar (5)
Highest home attendance	20,000 vs Red Star and vs Hajduk Split ; (17 August 1975 and 16 October 1975 - Yugoslav First League)
Lowest home attendance	4,000 vs Radnički Niš and vs Radnički Kragujevac ; (2 December 1975 and 24 March 1976 - Yugoslav First League)
Average home league attendance	9,176
	← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 season was the 30th season in Rijeka’s history and their 14th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 14th place finish in the 1974–75 season meant it was their second successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

Competitions

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Yugoslav First League	17 August 1975	11 July 1976	Matchday 1	11th	34	9	13	12	35	37	−2	026.47
Yugoslav Cup	14 August 1975	14 August 1975	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total					35	9	13	13	36	40	−4	025.71

Yugoslav First League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Velež	34	10	12	12	39	37	+2	32
10	Borac Banja Luka	34	9	14	11	34	40	−6	32
11	Rijeka	34	9	13	12	35	37	−2	31
12	Željezničar	34	11	9	14	40	47	−7	31
13	Čelik	34	10	10	14	29	35	−6	30

Source: rsssf.org
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	9	13	12	35	37	−2	40	6	8	3	19	9	+10	3	5	9	16	28	−12

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	L
Position	15	17	16	17	16	11	9	13	12	12	13	13	11	13	11	11	11	12	12	11	13	14	16	16	14	13	13	12	9	10	11	9	8	11

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

First League

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Rijeka Scorers
1	17 Aug	H	Red Star	0 – 1	20,000
2	24 Aug	A	Partizan	0 – 2	10,000
3	27 Aug	H	Borac Banja Luka	0 – 0	12,000
4	31 Aug	A	Radnički Kragujevac	1 – 3	7,000	Skoblar
5	7 Sep	H	Čelik	2 – 0	10,000	Machin, Vujković
6	13 Sep	A	Hajduk Split	3 – 1	20,000	Skoblar (2), Machin
7	20 Sep	H	Sloboda	2 – 1	10,000	Silić (2)
8	28 Sep	A	Sarajevo	0 – 1	8,000
9	5 Oct	H	OFK Beograd	0 – 0	8,000
10	8 Oct	A	Vojvodina	1 – 1	5,000	Desnica
11	19 Oct	H	Velež	0 – 0	12,000
12	26 Oct	A	Budućnost	0 – 2	10,000
13	2 Nov	H	Olimpija	1 – 0	8,000	Desnica
14	9 Nov	A	Dinamo Zagreb	0 – 3	10,000
15	23 Nov	H	Vardar	0 – 0	7,000
16	2 Dec	H	Radnički Niš	3 – 0	4,000	Mohorović, Ćerić, Skoblar
17	7 Dec	A	Željezničar	3 – 5	1,500	Skoblar, Juričić, Desnica
18	7 Mar	A	Red Star	1 – 2	10,000	Kustudić
19	14 Mar	H	Partizan	0 – 0	12,000
20	21 Mar	A	Borac Banja Luka	1 – 1	8,000	Vujković
21	24 Mar	H	Radnički Kragujevac	1 – 1	4,000	o.g.
22	28 Mar	A	Čelik	0 – 3	6,000
23	4 Apr	H	Hajduk Split	1 – 2	20,000	Ćerić
24	11 Apr	A	Sloboda	0 – 1	3,000
25	2 May	H	Sarajevo	2 – 0	5,000	Radin, Kustudić
26	5 May	A	OFK Beograd	1 – 0	7,000	Juričić
27	9 May	H	Vojvodina	0 – 0	5,000
28	30 May	A	Velež	1 – 0	4,000	Desnica
29	2 Jun	H	Budućnost	5 – 0	5,000	Devčić (2), Durkalić, Filipović, Desnica
30	6 Jun	A	Olimpija	1 – 1	6,000	Durkalić
31	26 Jun	H	Dinamo Zagreb	0 – 0	8,000
32	30 Jun	A	Vardar	1 – 1	10,000	Filipović
33	4 Jul	A	Radnički Niš	2 – 2	7,000	Mohorović, Durkalić
34	11 Jul	H	Željezničar	2 – 3	8,000	Stefanović, Ražić

Source: rsssf.com

Yugoslav Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Rijeka Scorers
R1	3 Sep	A	Red Star	1 – 3	20,000	Machin