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{{Short description|Croatian football club}}
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| current = 2025–26 HNK Rijeka season
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| fullname = Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka {{Clear}} (Croatian Football Club Rijeka)
| nickname = {{lang|hr|Riječki bijeli (Rijeka's Whites)}}
| short name = RIJ
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1906}}
| ground = [[Stadion Rujevica]]
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| owner = [[Damir Mišković]], via Teanna Limited (70%)<br />[[Rijeka|City of Rijeka]] (30%)
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = [[Damir Mišković]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Víctor Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)|Víctor Sánchez]]
| league = [[Croatian Football League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Croatian Football League|2024–25]]
| position = 1st of 10 (champions)
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'''Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka''' ({{langx|en|Croatian Football Club Rijeka}}), commonly referred to as '''HNK Rijeka''', is a Croatian professional [[association football|football]] club based in the city of [[Rijeka]].

HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, [[Croatian First Football League|Supersport HNL]], of which they have been members since its foundation in 1992 and is the [[2024-25 Croatian Football League|current champion]]. During the reconstruction of [[Stadion Kantrida]], their traditional home ground, they have been based at [[Stadion Rujevica]]. Rijeka's traditional home colours throughout its history have been [[white (color)|white]], [[sky blue]] and [[gold (color)|gold]].

The club was founded in 1904, with the football team being active at last since 1906,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Official pages of the City of Rijeka municipality – Rijeka sport clubs|url=https://www.rijeka.hr/teme-za-gradane/sport-i-rekreacija/najznacajniji-klubovi-sportasi-grada-rijeke/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107162435/https://www.rijeka.hr/teme-za-gradane/sport-i-rekreacija/najznacajniji-klubovi-sportasi-grada-rijeke/|archive-date=2021-11-07|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Grad Rijeka|language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rijeka – SuperSport HNL |url=https://hnl.hr/klubovi/rijeka/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204091024/https://hnl.hr/klubovi/rijeka/ |archive-date=2022-12-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=hnl.hr}}</ref> and following the tumultuous political changes that swept the border city of Rijeka in the following decades, it changed its name to [[U.S. Fiumana]] in 1926, to '''S.C.F. Quarnero''' in 1946,<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|title=Povijest|url=https://nk-rijeka.hr/klub/povijest/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=HNK RIJEKA|language=hr}}</ref> to '''NK Rijeka''' in 1954,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-31|title=Istraživanje riječke nogometne povijesti: "NK Rijeka sigurno nije osnovana 1946. godine, poveznica s Fiumanom je jako čvrsta"|url=https://www.novilist.hr/novosti/hrvatska/istrazivanje-rijecke-nogometne-povijesti-do-prije-30-ak-godina-puno-se-toga-o-rijeci-nije-smjelo-ni-pisati-ni-govoriti/|access-date=2021-10-14|website=Novi list|language=en}}</ref> and finally HNK Rijeka in 1995.<ref name="Name">{{cite journal |last=Lazzarich |first=Marinko |date=2014 |title=Stoljetno iščitavanje povijesti pod stijenama riječkoga sportskog hrama |url=http://hrcak.srce.hr/136951 |journal=Problemi sjevernog Jadrana |volume=13 |publisher=[[Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts]] |issue=13 |pages=47–76 |language=hr|access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Mills|first=Richard|title=The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State|publisher=I.B. Tauris|year=2018|isbn=978-1-78453-913-9|location=London, U.K.|pages=77, 80, 82, 87–89, 91–92|language=English}}</ref> Rijeka is the third-most successful [[Football in Croatia|Croatian football]] club, having won two [[Croatian First Football League|Croatian First League]] titles, two [[Yugoslav Cup]]s, seven [[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cups]], one [[Croatian Football Super Cup|Croatian Super Cup]], Serie C 1940–41, the Italian Federal Cup 1927–28 and the [[1977–78 Balkans Cup]].

== History ==

=== 1906–1926 ===
The club was founded on 21 April 1904 as ''Club Sportivo Olimpia'' by Antonio Marchich, Aristodemo Susmel, Agesilao Satti, Carlo Colussi, the brothers Romeo and Alessandro Mitrovich during the time Rijeka was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a Corpus Separatum of the Hungarian Crown. The club was originally founded as a tennis-lawn, football, swimming, cycling and athletics club.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 April 1904|title=Lawn-tennis, Foot-ball and more|work=La Bilancia|publisher=Tipografia Mohovich|location=Rijeka}}</ref> The first official activities of the football section recorded by contemporary chronicles happened on 25 November 1906, with historians still investigating the football activities in the previous 2,5 years. For lack of better data, this date is currently officially taken as the beginning of HNK Rijeka as a football club.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=|first=|title=Official history of HNK Rijeka |date= |publisher=nk-rijeka.hr |language=hr |url=https://nk-rijeka.hr/klub/povijest/ |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> This also makes Rijeka the oldest still active association football club on the territory of today's [[Croatia|Republic of Croatia]].

While many clubs in town and the region often had specific ethnic leanings, Olimpia intentionally had a very international soul, with Italian, Croatian, Hungarian, and German players all playing and working with each other in unison.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last1=Moranjak|first1=Zlatko|title=Rijeka nogometa|last2=Burburan|first2=Zlatko|publisher=VSDR|year=2006|isbn=9537070107|location=Rijeka|pages=57–58, 108, 112–113}}</ref> The oldest line-up known from Rijeka's pioneer years was: Duimovic, Smoivar, Penka, Brosnich, R. Mittrovich, Lenardon, Satti, Novodnik, A. Mittrovich, Paulovatz, Cittovich (captain). Initially, the club played its matches on the main Scoglietto square, in front of the local [[Honvedseg|Honved]] HQ, but moved to Kantrida stadium during the following decade (and the stadium changed its name to Campo Sportivo Olympia). Initially, Olimpia played in black and white garments, but in the 1910s, the club also used a fully white kit.
[[File:Olimpia-Doria-Kantrida.png|left|thumb|One of the first historic derbies between Olimpia and Doria at the Kantrida stadium, during the 1910s.]]
[[File:CS Olympia-CS-Gloria-1924.jpg|left|thumb|One of the last Olympia-Gloria matches before their merger, on 30 November 1924.]]
During the following years, Olimpia will be joined by several other local football clubs from the city of Rijeka and will continue the legacy of [[Fiumei Atletikai Club]] as the main city club, when Atletico discontinued its football section in the course of the 1910s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Magyarfutball.hu|title=League table: Vidéki bajnokság – Dunántúli kerület 1909/1910 • Magyarfutball.hu|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/en/bajnoki-vegeredmeny/4941|access-date=2021-12-02|website=www.magyarfutball.hu|language=en}}</ref> Among the many clubs being founded in town during these years, a side, in particular, will soon rise as fierce arch-rival to Olimpia: [[Club Sportivo Gloria|''Doria'']] (later renamed into ''CS Gloria'') arose from the proletarian classes and the humble old town dwellers of the industry-rich port town on the Adriatic. While ''Olimpia'' was associated with the wealthier classes, mostly players from working-class families performed for ''Gloria''; therefore, the club found most of its sympathisers among the poorer part of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nogometni leksikon|url=http://nogomet.lzmk.hr/clanak.aspx?id=1848|access-date=2021-10-26|website=nogomet.lzmk.hr}}</ref> Olimpia was renamed to ''Olympia'' on 9 January 1918 during a meeting of its board and the new president became the Fiuman writer Antonio de Schlemmer, possibly as an anti-irredentist move. During these years, it achieved its first major local and international successes: it became the champion of the [[Free State of Fiume]] championship in 1921, and it won several Julian March and North-Eastern Italian championships in the following years, soon becoming the strongest side in the Alpe-Adria region.

=== 1926–1943 ===
On 2 September 1926, following Mussolini's reforms of the [[FIGC]] and the 1924 Fiume putsch led by local Italians, which brought to the annexation of the independent [[Free State of Fiume]] to Italy, Olympia was then merged with its arch-rival Gloria into the [[U.S. Fiumana|''Unione Sportiva Fiumana'']]. Pietro Pasquali was picked as the new president of the club. Two years later, Fiumana won its first national trophy when it reached first place in the Italian Federal Cup. [[File:Fiumana Coppa Federale 1927-28.jpg|thumb|Players and management celebrating the 1927-28 Federal Cup victory.]] The following season saw the club playing in the Italian [[Serie A]], with some of the biggest Italian clubs such as Ambrosiana (today's [[Inter Milan|Inter]], also forced into a brand image change by the new regime), [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] played at the Kantrida stadium (renamed to Stadio Borgomarina in those years). Despite a decent performance in Serie A, the city, now impoverished by the annexation and cut off from its natural economic hinterland, was not in the financial position to compete with the biggest cities in Italy and following these successes, the club had to see many of its stars signed by major Italian sides. During most of the 1930s and 1940s, the club competed in the second and third tier of the Italian competitions. At the reopening of a refurbished Kantrida (then renamed Stadio del Littorio) in 1935, Fiumana hosted [[A.S. Roma|AS Roma]]. In June 1941, it became [[1940–41 Serie C|champion of the newly created Italian Serie C]].
Serie C's last season before the fall of fascist Italy in 1943 saw Fiumana end in third place. Mostly from workers' families, the players leaned heavily toward the partisan movement, often joining it outright. They didn't participate in the [[Italian Social Republic]] championships and the Adriatic Littoral championship set up by the German occupational force. Nonetheless, the players kept playing several matches with other local clubs and against sides organised or brought in by the German occupational authorities. Worth mentioning are the excessive celebrations for some victories against the German sides that brought several players to be imprisoned and sent to various concentration camps in Germany, and a last ceremonial game between the old legends of Olympia and Gloria that was held on 15 June 1944 while allied planes were bombing the city's surroundings.<ref name=":1" /> Most Fiumana players joined the partisan movement and helped the Yugoslav liberation movement, with many ending up in imprisonment and being sent to concentration camps.

=== 1943–1954 ===
Following the liberation of the city from the Nazi occupation and the subsequent occupation by Yugoslav troops, and due to the uncertain future status of the city during the long [[Paris Peace Conference (1946)|Paris peace conference]], the club resumed its activities in the post-war period under the slightly rebranded name of ''Rappresentativa Sindacale Fiumana''. It went on playing several games against the most notable teams of the newly constituted Yugoslav state, beating Dinamo Zagreb 4–2, Akademičar Zagreb 7–2 and Metalac Beograd 2–0.<ref name=":1" /> During the interim post-war year, and before the first edition of the [[Yugoslav League|Yugoslav First League]], R.S. Fiumana played against some of its future Balkan rivals. The authorities also set up an unofficial city tournament among factories named after Fiumana's late captain [[Giovanni Maras]], who died heroically in partisan combat on the nearby Mount [[Risnjak]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-22|title=Storie di cuoio. Quella Fiumana che sfidò il lager|url=https://www.avvenire.it/agora/pagine/quella-fiumana-pi-forte-del-lager|access-date=2021-10-26|website=www.avvenire.it|language=it}}</ref> Despite Maras and most of his colleagues' partisan allegiance and the many hardships endured by them in Nazi concentration camps, the name Fiumana came soon to be considered too Italian for a city that the Yugoslav occupational authorities were trying to annex by force before the official peace treaty could be signed.

As in most other cities in Yugoslavia, in 1946 the communist authorities established a new identity for the city's most representative club in order for it to take part in the upcoming Yugoslav championship<ref name=":0" /> and rebranded and restructured the club into '''Società Cultura Fisica Quarnero''' ('''S.C.F. Quarnero'''), which later added also the bilingual title '''Sportsko Društvo Kvarner'''.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=dš|date=2021-08-21|title=Kome smeta ponosna povijest NK Rijeke i blistava tradicija nogometa na Kvarneru?|url=https://www.rijekadanas.com/kome-smeta-ponosna-povijest-nk-rijeke-i-blistava-tradicija-nogometa-na-kvarneru/|access-date=2021-10-14|website=Rijeka Danas - riječki internetski dnevnik|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kramarsich|first1=Igor|title=Rijeka bijelih snova|last2=Krmpotić|first2=Marinko|last3=Lazzarich|first3=Marinko|last4=Ogurlić|first4=Dragan|last5=Povh|first5=Denis|last6=Urban|first6=Marin|publisher=Naklada Val|year=2020|isbn=9789538180149|location=Rijeka}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Zanetti Lorenzetti|first=Alberto|title=Sport i Hladni Rat u Julijskoj Krajini 1945–1954|publisher=Centar za povijesna istraživanja Rovinj|year=2018|isbn=978-953-7891-26-8|location=Rovinj|language=Croatian|oclc=1090306382}}</ref> The new name followed the geographic neutral naming conventions requested to local councils by the central authorities in Belgrade in order to approve the reestablishment of the local sport club activities and to participate in competitions. The initiative came from Ettore Mazzieri, the city's sports commissioner for the Yugoslav military administration and a previous Fiumana manager. The first match with the Quarnero identify was played on 7 August 1946, bringing revenge against [[Hajduk Split]] for the loss from the previous year. The club began the new course with a resounding 2–0 against the best Yugoslav side of the time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-22|title=Prva utakmica Rijeke|url=http://www.hocuri.com/prva-utakmica-rijeke/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=www.hocuri.com|language=hr}}</ref> Quarnero initially continued to play in the Fiumana ''amaranto'' colours, but started switching colours after the first few championships games, and continued appearing with new kits every few matches until season 1957–58. Luigi Sošić and, in particular, Giovanni Cucera took over the role of the first post-war president, shaping the new communist direction of the club. At the same time, all former Fiumana players and staff carried on playing in the renamed club for the next few years before the Italian [[Istrian–Dalmatian exodus|exodus]] slowly forced many of them to leave the city after the season 1947–48. As all clubs in Yugoslavia had to transform general sports clubs following the Stalinist model imposed by Belgrade in 1945,<ref name=":0" /> S.C.F. Quarnero incorporated 11 other sections in addition to football, including boxing, fencing, basketball and tennis. The international tennis champion [[Orlando Sirola]] started his career at the club before his exile.<ref name=":1" />

The authorities in Belgrade soon decided that Rijeka's club should be invited to participate in the first [[Yugoslav First League]] in 1946–47 as an external guest, representing the occupied Zone B of the [[Julian March]] region, but only after a play-off with the [[Pula]]-based club Unione Sportiva Operaia. When the city of Rijeka was assigned to Yugoslavia in February 1947, and Tito broke all ties with Stalin in 1948, most Yugoslav clubs underwent a further re-organisation. Thus, in 1948, Quarnero became once again an all-football club, and the name was also modified into ''Società Calcio Quarnero – Nogometni Klub Kvarner''. During the early period playing in [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]'s competitions, Kvarner reached moderate success in various national and local leagues. Still, the club was relegated at the end of their inaugural season in the [[Yugoslav First League]] in [[1946–47 Yugoslav First League|1946–47]] due to a purely political decision to favour [[A.S.D. Ponziana|Ponziana]], after Quarnero had already secured its stay in the first league during the season. Upon securing Rijeka for Yugoslavia, the Belgrade authorities were now trying to pander to Trieste's residents through sport in the hope of annexing also that city to Yugoslavia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2016-04-21|title=Calcio, guerra, politica e ideologia: l'incredibile caso del Ponziana Trieste|url=https://tonyface.blogspot.com/2016/04/calcio-guerra-politica-e-ideologia.html|access-date=2021-10-26|website=tonyface}}</ref>

The club continued to play with mixed results in Yugoslav football's second and third divisions. The club achieved mediocre results over the next ten years, concurrently with Rijeka's [[Istrian–Dalmatian exodus|autochthonous population slowly leaving]] hometown over the years. Consequently, the club lost many of its best players because many opted to leave Yugoslavia and move overseas.

In 1954, following rising ethnic tensions around the Trieste Crisis and the subsequent elimination of all forms of bilingualism in the city, paired with a desire to have a brand more recognizable and associated the club was further renamed into ''NK Rijeka''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caucaso|first=Osservatorio Balcani e|title=Identitet, jezik i teritorij: dvojezičnost u Rijeci|url=https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/bhs/zone/Hrvatska/Identitet-jezik-i-teritorij-dvojezicnost-u-Rijeci-194075|access-date=2021-10-21|website=OBC Transeuropa|language=it}}</ref>

=== 1954–1991 ===
[[File:HNK.Rijeka(old).svg|thumb|HNK Rijeka badge from 1954 up until 1971]]
Given the political interferences in the club's life and the continuous mistreatment of ethnic Italians, many of Quarnero's best players were forced to join the Fiuman [[Istrian–Dalmatian exodus|exodus]], and the club lingered between the second and third tier of the Yugoslav competition for the next several years. Following new Italian-Yugoslav tensions that arose during the Trieste Crisis, and the subsequent ''de facto'' abolition of the city's full bilingual rights by the communist authorities in Belgrade,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caucaso|first=Osservatorio Balcani e|title=Identitet, jezik i teritorij: dvojezičnost u Rijeci|url=https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/bhs/zone/Hrvatska/Identitet-jezik-i-teritorij-dvojezicnost-u-Rijeci-194075|access-date=2021-10-14|website=OBC Transeuropa|language=it}}</ref> the club changed its name once again, into the now completely monolingual ''NK Rijeka'' (Rijeka Football Club) on 2 July 1954, giving up onto the Italian language in its brand image for the first time in the club's history. Rijeka started to use a white kit for the second time in its history in a match in [[Šibenik]] in the 1957–58 second league season. During the previous seasons, the kit colours were constantly changing, depending on what was available to the management at any given time and what the sponsors could offer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-26|title=RT DOBRE NADE : PRVI PRVOLIGAŠKI POGODAK "RIJEKE"|url=https://torpedo.media/rt-dobre-nade-prvi-prvoligaski-pogodak-rijeke/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=Torpedo.media|language=en-US}}</ref> The main kit remained white since. Rijeka returned to the First League in 1958 and remained in the top tier for 11 consecutive seasons until 1969, when it got relegated once again to the [[Yugoslav Second League]].<ref name="Povijest">{{cite web|author=HNK Rijeka|title=Povijest|url=http://nk-rijeka.hr/povijest|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215213353/http://nk-rijeka.hr/povijest|archive-date=15 February 2015|access-date=22 February 2015|publisher=HNK Rijeka official website|language=hr}}</ref> Despite finishing at the top in four (out of five) seasons of the second league, due to three failed promotion play-off attempts, the club only gained promotion back to the top tier in 1974. Rijeka remained in the top tier until the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]] in 1991, with varying but improving results.<ref name="Povijest" />

The club's greatest successes during this period are two [[Yugoslav Cup]] titles in [[1977–78 Yugoslav Cup|1978]] and [[1978–79 Yugoslav Cup|1979]] and a runner-up finish in [[1986–87 Yugoslav Cup|1987]], when Rijeka lost the final in the [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Bojan|last1=Puric|first2=Hans|last2=Schöggl|first3=Karel|last3=Stokkermans |title=Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro&nbsp;– Cup Finals |date=8 May 2014 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/joegcuphist.html |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref> The club never managed to finish the season higher than fourth place in the [[Yugoslav First League]]. In [[1983–84 Yugoslav First League|1984]], the club came closest to a Yugoslav championship title, finishing only two points behind [[Red Star Belgrade]]. Rijeka were also the best placed Croatian club in the [[Yugoslav First League]] in [[1964–65 Yugoslav First League|1965]], [[1983–84 Yugoslav First League|1984]] and [[1986–87 Yugoslav First League|1987]].<ref name="hocuri.com">{{cite web |last=Vivoda |first=Vlado |title=HNK Rijeka: The Rise of the Phoenix |date=16 July 2014 |publisher=Hocuri.com |language=en |url=http://www.hocuri.com/hnk-rijeka-rise-phoenix/ |access-date=20 November 2015 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502170729/http://www.hocuri.com/hnk-rijeka-rise-phoenix/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 1991–present ===
[[File:Skocic rijeka.jpg|thumb|Players and staff celebrating their [[2005–06 Croatian Football Cup|2006 Croatian Cup]] win]]
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, Rijeka joined the [[Croatian First Football League]] in its [[1992 Prva HNL|inaugural season]]. In 1995, the club changed its name to ''HNK Rijeka'', adding the prefix "Croatian" to its name, following the example of many other clubs during the [[Croatian War of Independence|Croatian War for Independence]]. Today, Rijeka remains one of only four founding member clubs of the HNL to have never been relegated and is regarded as one of the country's top three clubs. Since the Croatian independence, the club won its first-ever league title in [[2016–17 Croatian First Football League|2017]], ending [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]'s run of 11 consecutive titles, and was a runner-up eight times.<ref>{{cite web| title=Rijeka win Croatian league to end Dinamo dominance |date=21 May 2017 |publisher=[[Eurosport]] | url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/rijeka-win-croatian-league-to-end-dinamo-dominance_sto6176290/story.shtml |access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref> Rijeka has also won seven [[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cups]], including back-to-back titles in [[2004–05 Croatian Football Cup|2005]] and [[2005–06 Croatian Football Cup|2006]] and most recently in [[2018–19 Croatian Football Cup|2019]] and [[2019–20 Croatian Football Cup|2020]]. The club also won the cup in [[2013–14 Croatian Football Cup|2014]] and in [[2016–17 Croatian Football Cup|2017]], which helped them secure a historic [[Double (association football)|Double]] in that year.<ref>{{cite web|first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |title=Croatia&nbsp;– Cup Finals |date=26 September 2014 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kroacuphist.html |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> Rijeka repeated this remarkable feat in the 2024–25 season, once again winning both the league and the cup to complete a second historic Double.

A refereeing error denied Rijeka their first championship title in the final round of the [[1998–99 Prva HNL|1998–99 season]]. With one match to play, Rijeka was one point ahead of Croatia Zagreb, needing a home win against [[NK Osijek|Osijek]] to secure the title. With the match tied at 1–1, in the 89th minute, Rijeka forward [[Admir Hasančić]] converted a cross by [[Barnabás Sztipánovics]]. However, moments later, assistant referee Krečak raised his flag, and referee Šupraha disallowed Rijeka's winning goal for an alleged offside.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 May 1999|title=Rijeka-Osijek 1:1|url=http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=1875|access-date=30 January 2016|publisher=HRnogomet.com|language=hr}}</ref> Following an investigation, [[Three-dimensional space|3D]] analysis revealed Hasančić was not, in fact, in an offside position, and that Rijeka was wrongfully denied their first championship title.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vidalina|first=Marko|date=1 June 2009|title=Dokaz! Rijeci 1999. naslov prvaka definitivno ukraden|url=http://www.24sata.hr/nogomet/dokaz-rijeci-1999-naslov-prvaka-definitivno-ukraden-119510|access-date=30 January 2016|publisher=[[24sata (Croatia)|24 sata]]|language=hr}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|last=Bajruši|first=Robert|date=13 August 2002|title=Dokumenti koji otkrivaju kako je Dinamo 1999. ukrao prvenstvo|url=http://arhiva.nacional.hr/clanak/10330/dokumenti-koji-otkrivaju-kako-je-dinamo-1999-ukrao-prvenstvo|access-date=30 January 2016|publisher=[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]]|language=hr}}</ref> An investigation by ''[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]]'' revealed [[Franjo Tuđman]], the president of the Republic of Croatia and an ardent Croatia Zagreb supporter, earlier in 1999 ordered the country's intelligence agencies to spy on football referees, officials and journalists, to ensure the Zagreb club wins the league title.<ref name="auto" />

=== HNK Rijeka in the European competitions ===
Rijeka participated in [[UEFA competitions]] on 25 occasions, including 13 consecutive appearances since 2013–14. The greatest success was the quarter-final of the [[1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup]], where they lost to Italian giants [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] 2–0 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |title=Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80 |date=9 January 2008 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197980.html |access-date=9 January 2008}}</ref> The most memorable result in Europe was the home win (3–1) against eventual winners [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] in the [[1984–85 UEFA Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/znas-li-da-je-bila-bolja-od-real-madrida/|title=Znaš li da je bila bolja od Real Madrida?|publisher=HNK Rijeka|language=hr|date=24 October 2020|access-date=8 March 2021|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125042824/http://nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/znas-li-da-je-bila-bolja-od-real-madrida/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Controversially, in the return leg at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], which Rijeka lost 3–0, three of their players were sent off. Madrid scored their first goal from a dubious penalty in the 67th minute with Rijeka already down to ten men. Over the next ten minutes, two additional Rijeka players were sent off, most notably [[Damir Desnica]]. While Desnica received the first yellow card because he did not stop play after Schoeters blew his whistle, the second yellow was issued because he allegedly insulted the referee. However, unbeknownst to the referee, Desnica had been a [[deaf-mute]] since birth.<ref name="hocuri.com" /> With Rijeka reduced to eight players, Madrid scored two additional goals, progressed to the next round and eventually won the trophy.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

In 2013, after winning 4–3 on aggregate against [[VfB Stuttgart]], Rijeka qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ivan|last=Volarić|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Velika-noc-na-Kantridi-Benko-Kvrzic-i-Vargic-za-povijest|title=Velika noć na Kantridi: Benko, Kvržić i Vargić za povijest|date=22 August 2013 |publisher=Novi list|language=hr|access-date=22 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Ivan|last1=Volarić|first2=Orlando|last2=Rivetti|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Stuttgart-Rijeka-2-2-bijeli-u-Europskoj-ligi|title=Stuttgart&nbsp;– Rijeka 2:2, bijeli u Europskoj ligi|publisher=Novi list|language=hr|access-date=29 August 2013|archive-date=31 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831154017/http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Stuttgart-Rijeka-2-2-bijeli-u-Europskoj-ligi|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rijeka also participated in the [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage]], where they defeated [[Feyenoord]] and [[Standard Liège]] and drew with title-holders and eventual winners [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ivan|last=Volarić|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Hat-trick-za-povijesnu-pobjedu-u-Europskoj-ligi-Kramaric-Feyenoord-3-1|title=Hat trick za povijesnu pobjedu u Europskoj ligi: Kramarić&nbsp;– Feyenoord 3:1|publisher=Novi list|language=hr|access-date=23 October 2014|archive-date=28 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028015322/http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Hat-trick-za-povijesnu-pobjedu-u-Europskoj-ligi-Kramaric-Feyenoord-3-1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| first=Ivan | last=Volarić |url=http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Blago-nama-Moises-i-Krama-Bijeli-u-pola-sata-pomeli-Standard |title=Blago nama, Moises i Krama: Bijeli u pola sata pomeli Standard| date=27 November 2014 | publisher=Novi list|language=hr|access-date=27 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ivan|last=Volarić|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Peh-u-sudackoj-nadoknadi-Sevilla-u-zadnji-cas-iscupala-bod-na-Kantridi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141008052922/http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Peh-u-sudackoj-nadoknadi-Sevilla-u-zadnji-cas-iscupala-bod-na-Kantridi|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 October 2014|title=Peh u sudačkoj nadoknadi: Sevilla u posljednjim sekundama iščupala bod na Kantridi|publisher=Novi list|language=hr|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref> In 2017, Rijeka reached the [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League]] play-off, where they lost 3–1 on aggregate to Greek champions [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]], and automatically qualified for the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage]]. In the group stage, they recorded a famous home win (2–0) against [[AC Milan]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ivan|last=Volarić|url=http://novilist.hr/Sport/NK-Rijeka/POBJEDA-ZA-POVIJEST-Rijeka-skinula-jos-jedan-veliki-skalp-na-Rujevici-pao-veliki-AC-Milan-2-0|title=POBJEDA ZA POVIJEST Rijeka skinula još jedan veliki skalp, na Rujevici pao veliki AC Milan (2:0)|publisher=Novi list|language=hr|date=7 December 2017|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122433/http://novilist.hr/Sport/NK-Rijeka/POBJEDA-ZA-POVIJEST-Rijeka-skinula-jos-jedan-veliki-skalp-na-Rujevici-pao-veliki-AC-Milan-2-0|url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage|2020–21]] Rijeka reached the group stages of the Europa League for the fourth time in eight years but once again failed to progress to the knockout stages. In [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|2021–22]], [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24]] and [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|2024–25]], Rijeka was eliminated in the play-off round of [[UEFA Conference League]].{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

=== Private ownership ===
In February 2012, [[Gabriele Volpi]] – an Italian businessman and the founder of Orlean Invest, as well as the owner of football club [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] and water polo club [[Pro Recco]] – injected much-needed capital into the club. With the privatization process complete by September 2013, Volpi, through Dutch-based Stichting Social Sport Foundation, owned 70% of the club, with the City of Rijeka in control of the remaining 30%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/rijeka-postala-sportsko-dionicko-drustvo-volpi-dao-54-milijuna-kuna-za-70-posto-vlasnistva/703532.aspx|title=Rijeka postala sportsko dioničko društvo: Volpi dao 54 milijuna kuna za 70 posto vlasništva|publisher=[[Index.hr]]|language=hr|date=30 September 2013|access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/dobrodoslica-predsjednika/ownership/?lang=en|title=Ownership|publisher=nk-rijeka.hr|language=en|access-date=20 November 2015|archive-date=20 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120121520/http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/dobrodoslica-predsjednika/ownership/?lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 29 December 2017 it was announced that chairman [[Damir Mišković]], through London-based Teanna Limited, acquired the majority stake in the club from Stichting Social Sport Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/hnk-rijeka-od-petka-u-vlasnistvu-teanna-limited/|title=HNK Rijeka od petka u vlasništvu Teanna limited|publisher=nk-rijeka.hr|language=hr|date=29 December 2017|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230114607/http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/hnk-rijeka-od-petka-u-vlasnistvu-teanna-limited/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/sport/24154-damir-miskovic-and-teanna-limited-new-owner-of-nk-rijeka|title=Damir Mišković and Teanna Limited New Owner of NK Rijeka|publisher=Total Croatia News|first=Daniela|last=Rogulj|language=en|date=29 December 2017|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230114755/https://www.total-croatia-news.com/sport/24154-damir-miskovic-and-teanna-limited-new-owner-of-nk-rijeka|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Record transfers ===
In January 2015, Rijeka sold their star striker [[Andrej Kramarić]] to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] for a club-record £9.7&nbsp;million transfer fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com.au/story/2232121/andrej-kramaric-set-to-complete-97m-move-to-leicester-from-rijekasubject-to-work-permit|title=Andrej Kramaric set to complete £9.7m move to Leicester from Rijeka|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=8 January 2015|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>

== Historical names ==

* 1904 – '''C.S. Olimpia''' (''Club Sportivo Olimpia'')
* 1918 – '''C.S. Olympia''' (''Club Sportivo Olympia'')
* 1926 – '''U.S. Fiumana''' (''Unione Sportiva Fiumana''), after merger with ''C.S. Gloria''
* 1945 – '''R.S. Fiumana''' (''Rappresentativa Sindacale Fiumana'')
* 1946 – '''S.C.F. Quarnero''' (''Società Cultura Fisica Quarnero''), after rebranding to partake in the [[1946–47 Yugoslav First League|Yugoslav football championships system]]
* 1948 – '''S.C. Quarnero''' '''- N.K. Kvarner''' (''Società Calcio Quarnero - Nogometni Klub Kvarner'')
* 1954 – '''N.K. Rijeka''' (''Nogometni Klub Rijeka'')
* 1995 – '''H.N.K. Rijeka''' (''Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Rijeka'')

== Stadium ==
{{Main|Stadion Kantrida|Stadion Rujevica}}
[[File:Campo Sportivo Olympia 1922.jpg|left|thumb|The Kantrida stadium in season 1921–22. At the time, the field was named Campo Sportivo Olimpia, as per the club's original name.]]
[[File:Rujevica stadium, Rijeka, Croatia.jpg|thumb|Rujevica stadium, NK Rijeka's current home.]]
The club initially played at the [[Hungarian Defence Forces|Honved]] training field in front of today's Popular University of Rijeka in the central ''Scoglietto'' suburb of Rijeka. During the 1920s, the club was allowed to build a new and, at the time, modern facility in Scoglietto, and toward the end of the decade, it started using [[Stadion Kantrida]] as its primary field, naming it ''Campo Sportivo Olympia''. Kantrida was the club's traditional home ground for over 95 years (with a short hiatus between 1947 and 1951 due to refurbishing) until July 2015. Since August 2015, Rijeka has been based at the newly built [[Stadion Rujevica]], a modern [[All-seater stadium|all-seater]] with a capacity of 8,279. Stadion Rujevica is part of Rijeka's new training centre and is the club's temporary home ground. Following the club's move to Rujevica, plans emerged to build a new, state-of-the-art, all-seater Stadion Kantrida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadionkantrida.hr/en/|title=Stadion Kantrida|access-date=12 July 2014|archive-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107133904/http://www.stadionkantrida.hr/en/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=Sportske novosti – 'Je li nova Kantrida potrebna? Ne znam. Ali, bit će. S tim stadionom kao da sam sebi radim spomenik...'|url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogomet/hnl/je-li-nova-kantrida-potrebna-ne-znam-ali-bit-ce-s-tim-stadionom-kao-da-sam-sebi-radim-spomenik-15056808|access-date=2021-11-02|website=sportske.jutarnji.hr|language=hr-hr}}</ref> The project was on hold for close to a decade as the club was seeking funding and co-investors to make the project viable. In December 2023, plans were unveiled that, in addition to the stadium, investors plan to build a commercial complex, which may include three residential highrise towers and a hotel, with a total cost exceeding €100 million. The new Kantrida stadium will be located at the previous location but rotated 90 degrees from the previously proposed location, facing north–south. The facility is designed to accommodate 12,000 to 14,000 spectators and will meet UEFA's fourth-category standards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-12-23|title=Croatia: Presentation of new HNK Rijeka stadium project|url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2023/12/croatia_presentation_of_new_hnk_rijeka_stadium_project|access-date=2024-01-19|website=stadiumdb.com}}</ref>

== Support ==
{{Main|Armada Rijeka}}

Rijeka's [[ultras]] group is called ''[[Armada Rijeka]]'', or simply Armada. The group has been active since 1987, but some forms of organised (albeit not registered as associations) support were present and following the club already in the decades before, with the earliest reported in the 1920s.

During most home matches, the majority of the seats are occupied by [[season ticket]] holders. For the [[2024–25 HNK Rijeka season|2024–25 season]], the club had more than 4,600 season ticket holders and 16,500 members.

== Rivalries ==
{{Further |Adriatic derby|Dinamo–Rijeka derby|Rijeka–Pula derby (Rijeka vs Istra 1961)|label3=Derby della Učka|Osijek–Rijeka derby}}

Rijeka's greatest rivalry nowadays is with [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]. Since 1946, the [[Adriatic derby]] has been contested between the two most popular Croatian football clubs from the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] coast. Other rivalries exist with major clubs in Croatia like [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] and a milder with [[NK Osijek|Osijek]]. The primary regional derby (Derby della [[Učka]]) is with [[NK Istra 1961|Istra Pula]]. The origins of the Rijeka–Pula rivalry date back to the clashes between [[U.S. Fiumana|Fiumana]] and [[G.S.F. Giovanni Grion Pola|Grion Pola]] since the late 1920s. The city derby with [[HNK Orijent|Orijent]] is probably the oldest, with its roots in the clashes between CS Olimpia and CS Gloria against Orijent and the other more successful in those early years Sušak-based club, [[Victoria Sušak|Victoria]]

== Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
![[Kit (association football)|Kit]] manufacturer
!Shirt partner
|-
| 1998–1999
| [[Adidas]]
| rowspan=3| [[INA (company)|INA]]
|-
| 1999–2002
| rowspan=1| Kronos
|-
| 2002–2003
| rowspan=2| Torpedo
|-
| 2003–2004
| rowspan=2| Lero
|-
| 2004–2005
| rowspan=2| [[Legea]]
|-
| 2005–2006
| [[INA (company)|INA]]
|-
| 2006–2008
| [[Kappa (company)|Kappa]]
| rowspan=2| [[Croatia Osiguranje]]
|-
| 2008–2012
| [[Jako]]
|-
| 2012–2014
| [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
| rowspan=2|&nbsp;–
|-
| 2014–2016
| rowspan=2|[[Jako]]
|-
| 2017–2018
| rowspan=2|Sava Osiguranje
|-
| 2018–2023
| rowspan=2|[[Joma]]
|-
| 2023–
| Favbet
|-
|}

== Players ==
=== Current squad ===
{{updated|11 October 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nk-rijeka.hr/momcadi/|title=Momčadi|publisher=HNK Rijeka|language=hr|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=1|name=Vito Kovač|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=4|name=[[Niko Janković]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=5|name=[[Mile Škorić]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=BIH|no=6|name=[[Stjepan Radeljić]]|pos=DF|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|4th captain]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=MNE|no=7|name=[[Omar Sijarić]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=SVN|no=8|name=[[Dejan Petrovič]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=9|name=[[Duje Čop]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=10|name=[[Toni Fruk]]|pos=MF|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=11|name=[[Gabriel Rukavina]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=BIH|no=13|name=[[Martin Zlomislić]]|pos=GK|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} 
{{Fs player|nat=BIH|no=14|name=[[Amer Gojak]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=BIH|no=17|name=[[Luka Menalo]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=ENG|no=18|name=[[Daniel Adu-Adjei]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=ITA|no=19|name=[[Samuele Vignato]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=CGO|no=20|name=[[Merveil Ndockyt]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|nat=BIH|no=21|name=[[Silvio Ilinković]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=22|name=[[Ante Oreč]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=LTU|no=23|name=[[Justas Lasickas]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=POR|no=26|name=[[Tiago Dantas]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=27|name=Šimun Butić|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=30|name=[[Bruno Bogojević]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=SRB|no=34|name=[[Mladen Devetak]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=45|name=[[Ante Majstorović]]|pos=DF|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|3rd captain]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=SUI|no=51|name=[[Anel Husić]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=BUL|no=64|name=[[Dominik Yankov]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=77|name=Ante Matej Jurić|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=87|name=[[Damir Kreilach]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=91|name=Noel Bodetić|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=SRB|no=99|name=Aleksa Todorović|pos=GK}}
{{Fs end}}

===Players with multiple nationalities===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* {{flagicon|BIH}} {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Martin Zlomislić]]
* {{flagicon|BIH}} {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Stjepan Radeljić]]
* {{flagicon|BIH}} {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Silvio Ilinković]]
* {{flagicon|BIH}} {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Menalo]]
* {{flagicon|SRB}} {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mladen Devetak]]
* {{flagicon|MKD}} {{flagicon|CRO}} Matej Momchilovski
* {{flagicon|MNE}} {{flagicon|GER}} [[Omar Sijarić]]
* {{flagicon|SUI}} {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Anel Husić]]
* {{flagicon|BUL}} {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dominik Yankov]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Daniel Adu-Adjei]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Samuele Vignato]]
{{div col end}}

===Dual registration===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=2|name=Lovro Kitin|pos=DF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Grobničan|Grobničan]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=12|name=Niko Vučetić|pos=GK|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Opatija|Opatija]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=24|name=Bruno Burčul|pos=DF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Orijent|Orijent]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=25|name=Dominik Thaqi|pos=FW|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Grobničan|Grobničan]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=GAM|no=37|name=Cherno Saho|pos=FW|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Orijent|Orijent]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=NGA|no=|name=[[David Samuel Nwolokor|David Nwolokor]]|pos=GK|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Opatija|Opatija]]}}}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=|name=Roko Valinčić|pos=DF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Orijent|Orijent]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=MNE|no=|name=Nikola Medojević|pos=MF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Orijent|Orijent]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=MKD|no=|name=Matej Momchilovski|pos=MF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Grobničan|Grobničan]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=|name=Borna Panić|pos=MF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Orijent|Orijent]]}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=|name=Rajan Žlibanović|pos=MF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Opatija|Opatija]]}}}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|nat=MKD|no=15|name=[[Jovan Manev]]|pos=DF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Novi Pazar|Novi Pazar]] until 30 June 2026}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=55|name=Petar Raguž|pos=DF|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Karlovac 1919|Karlovac 1919]] until 26 June 2026}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=|name=Domagoj Ivan Marić|pos=GK|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Karlovac 1919|Karlovac 1919]] until 26 June 2026}}}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|nat=SRB|no=|name=[[Komnen Andrić]]|pos=FW|other={{small|at {{flagicon|GEO}} [[FC Torpedo Kutaisi|Torpedo Kutaisi]] until 30 June 2026}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=|name=Dominik Dogan|pos=FW|other={{small|at {{flagicon|BIH}} [[FK Velež Mostar|Velež Mostar]] until 30 June 2026}}}}
{{Fs player|nat=CRO|no=|name=Dominik Simčić|pos=FW|other={{small|at {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Karlovac 1919|Karlovac 1919]] until 26 June 2026}}}}
{{Fs end}}

== Club officials and technical staff ==
{{Further |Category:HNK Rijeka chairmen and investors|Category:HNK Rijeka non-playing staff}}
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=President |s={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Damir Mišković]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Supervisory board president |s={{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Cuzzocrea}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Supervisory board member |s={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Srećko Juričić]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Supervisory board member |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Veljko Karabaić}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Supervisory board member |s={{flagicon|NGA}} Ndiomu Didi Dinepre Peter}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Procurator |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Vlatko Vrkić}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Board member |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Nikola Ivaniš}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Director of finance |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Marina Cesarac Dorčić}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Administrative director |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Marina Vela}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Director of football |s={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Srećko Juričić]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Sporting director |s={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Darko Raić-Sudar]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Sporting director (assistant) |s={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Antonini Čulina]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Academy director |s={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Tomislav Ivković]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Club secretary |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Milica Alavanja}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Press secretary |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Sandra Nešić}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head coach |s={{flagicon|ESP}} [[Víctor Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)|Víctor Sánchez]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant coach |s={{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ramiro Muñoz]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Goalkeeping coach |s={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Vargić]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Fitness coach |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Fedor Kulušić<br /> {{flagicon|CRO}} Dominik Rilov}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Team manager |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Alen Rivetti}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Doctor |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Boban Dangubić}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Physiotherapists |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Enio Krajač<br />{{flagicon|CRO}} Matija Čargonja<br /> {{flagicon|CRO}} Dragan Marijanović}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Analysts |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Matija Drnjević}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Kit managers |s={{flagicon|CRO}} Denis Miškulin<br />{{flagicon|CRO}} Arsen Smolić}}
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== Notable players ==
{{For|a list of many former and current HNK Rijeka players|Category:HNK Rijeka players}}
{{Further |List of HNK Rijeka players}}
:'''To appear in this section a player must have satisfied ''all'' of the following three criteria:'''
* (1) player has at least 100 appearances in official matches, including first division ([[Yugoslav First League]] and [[Croatian First Football League]]), domestic cup ([[Yugoslav Cup]], [[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]] and [[Croatian Football Super Cup|Croatian Supercup]]) and [[UEFA]] club competitions;
* (2) player has scored at least 20 goals in official matches if [[Forward (association football)|forward]], 5 if [[midfielder]] and no goal requirement if [[Defender (association football)|defender]] or [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] in first division ([[Yugoslav First League]] and [[Croatian First Football League]]), domestic cup ([[Yugoslav Cup]], [[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]] and [[Croatian Football Super Cup|Croatian Supercup]]) and [[UEFA]] club competitions; and
* (3) player has played at least one international match for their national team while under contract with Rijeka.
* Otherwise, also included are 30 of the club's [[List of HNK Rijeka records and statistics#Top goalscorers|top scorers]] and [[List of HNK Rijeka records and statistics#Most appearances|most capped players]] in the first division.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ezio Loik]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Rodolfo Volk]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mario Varglien]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giovanni Varglien]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Ossoinach]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Kregar]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giovanni Maras]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ernő Egri Erbstein]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ferenc Molnár (footballer)|Ferenc Molnár]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Balassa Béla]]
*{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Alexander Gorgon]]
*{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Senad Brkić]]
*{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Admir Hasančić]]
*{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Zoran Kvržić]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Héber Araujo dos Santos]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Fredi Bobic]] 
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Filip Bradarić]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Elvis Brajković]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Antonio Čolak]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Toni Fruk]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Dario Knežević]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Andrej Kramarić]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Nediljko Labrović]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mate Maleš]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Matej Mitrović]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mladen Mladenović]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Roberto Paliska]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Dubravko Pavličić]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mladen Romić]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Daniel Šarić]]
*{{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Leonard Zuta]]
*{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Radomir Đalović]]
*{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Marko Vešović]]
*{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Roman Bezjak]]
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Josip Drmić]]
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Mario Gavranović]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Radojko Avramović]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Marijan Brnčić]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Boško Bursać]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Nikica Cukrov]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Damir Desnica]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Adriano Fegic]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Nenad Gračan]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Tonči Gulin]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Miloš Hrstić]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Janko Janković]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Marijan Jantoljak]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Srećko Juričić]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Miodrag Kustudić]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Vladimir Lukarić]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Sergio Machin]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Danko Matrljan]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Nikica Milenković]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Anđelo Milevoj]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Velimir Naumović]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Petar Radaković]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Zvjezdan Radin]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Milan Radović]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Mauro Ravnić]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Milan Ružić]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Miroslav Šugar]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Edmond Tomić]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Bruno Veselica]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Mladen Vranković]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Nedeljko Vukoje]]
{{div col end}}
<small>Source: [[List of HNK Rijeka records#Appearances and Goals|Appearances and Goals]]. Last updated 26 March 2024.</small>

=== All-time Best 11 ===
According to a 2005–07 survey of former players (older than 40 years of age) and respected journalists, Marinko Lazzarich found that the best all-time team of Rijeka is as follows:

1. [[Marijan Jantoljak|Jantoljak]], 2. [[Anđelo Milevoj|Milevoj]], 3. [[Miloš Hrstić|Hrstić]], 4. [[Petar Radaković|Radaković]], 5. [[Zvjezdan Radin|Radin]], 6. [[Srećko Juričić|Juričić]], 7. [[Vladimir Lukarić|Lukarić]], 8. [[Nenad Gračan|Gračan]], 9. [[Stojan Osojnak|Osojnak]], 10. [[Velimir Naumović|Naumović]], 11. [[Damir Desnica|Desnica]].<ref>Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. {{ISBN|978-953-219-393-0}}, p. 467.</ref>

Rijeka's daily, ''[[Novi list]]'', in 2011 declared the following 11 players as Rijeka's best all time team:

1. [[Marijan Jantoljak|Jantoljak]], 2. [[Daniel Šarić|Šarić]], 3. [[Zvjezdan Radin|Radin]], 4. [[Srećko Juričić|Juričić]], 5. [[Miloš Hrstić|Hrstić]], 6. [[Ezio Loik|Loik]], 7. [[Petar Radaković|Radaković]], 8. [[Mladen Mladenović|Mladenović]], 9. [[Velimir Naumović|Naumović]], 10. [[Josip Skoblar|Skoblar]], 11. [[Damir Desnica|Desnica]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Asevi-s-Kantride-Idealna-momcad-Rijeke|title=Asevi s Kantride: Idealna momčad Rijeke|last=Cvijanović|first=Marko|date=29 August 2011|work=[[Novi List]]|language=hr|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref>

=== Best 11 (2010–20) ===
In 2020, the club's fans voted to select the best squad over the past decade to fit in a 4–2–3–1 formation:

[[Andrej Prskalo|Prskalo]] – [[Stefan Ristovski (footballer, born February 1992)|Ristovski]], [[Dario Župarić|Župarić]], [[Matej Mitrović|Mitrović]], [[Leonard Zuta|Zuta]] – [[Damir Kreilach|Kreilach]], [[Moisés Lima Magalhães|Moisés]] – [[Marko Vešović|Vešović]], [[Franko Andrijašević|Andrijašević]], [[Anas Sharbini|Sharbini]] – [[Andrej Kramarić|Kramarić]]. Manager: [[Matjaž Kek|Kek]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportcom.hr/regionalni-sport/rijeka/poslozena-momcad-desetljeca-andrej-kramaric-predvodi-napad-najbolje-momcadi-rijeke-u-izboru-navijaca|title=POSLOŽENA MOMČAD DESETLJEĆA Andrej Kramarić predvodi napad najbolje momčadi Rijeke u izboru navijača|date=28 April 2020|work=Sportcom.hr|language=hr|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>

== Historical list of coaches ==
{{For|a list of HNK Rijeka managers|Category:HNK Rijeka managers}}
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} Karoly Bela (September 1926&nbsp;– July 1927)
*{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Delfino Costanzo Valle (August 1927&nbsp;– July 1929)
*{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} Imre Emmerich Poszonyi (August 1929&nbsp;– July 1932)
*{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Luigi Ossoinak (August 1932&nbsp;– July 1933)
*{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Andrea Kregar (August 1933&nbsp;– July 1936)
*{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} Eugen Payer (August 1936&nbsp;– July 1938)
*{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Marcello Mihalich (August 1938&nbsp;– July 1940)
*{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Angelo Piccalunga (August 1940&nbsp;– July 1942)
*{{flagicon|AUT|1938}} Artur Kolisch (August 1942&nbsp;– 1944)
*{{flagicon|AUT|1945}} Hans Bloch (July 1946&nbsp;– August 1946)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Jozo Matošić]] (August 1946&nbsp;– August 1947)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Ivan Smojver & {{flagicon|YUG}} Ante Vukelić (September 1947&nbsp;– October 1947)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Franjo Glaser]] (October 1947&nbsp;– July 1948)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Zvonko Jazbec]] (September 1948&nbsp;– December 1948)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Franjo Glaser]] (January 1949&nbsp;– December 1950)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Slavko Kodrnja]] (January 1951&nbsp;– December 1951)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ljubo Benčić]] (January 1952&nbsp;– August 1952)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Nikola Duković (September 1952&nbsp;– April 1953)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Antun Lokošek]] (May 1953&nbsp;– December 1953)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ratomir Čabrić]] (January 1954&nbsp;– July 1954)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Franjo Glaser]] (August 1954&nbsp;– July 1956)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Nikola Duković (September 1956&nbsp;– July 1957)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Milorad Ognjanov (September 1957&nbsp;– October 1959)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Luka Kaliterna]] (November 1959&nbsp;– May 1960)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Stojan Osojnak]] (May 1960&nbsp;– June 1961)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Ostoja Simić (June 1961&nbsp;– May 1962)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Angelo Ziković (August 1962&nbsp;– December 1962)
*{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Virgil Popescu]] (January 1963&nbsp;– September 1964)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Stojan Osojnak]] (October 1964&nbsp;– June 1967)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Vladimir Beara]] (May 1967&nbsp;– November 1968)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Angelo Ziković (November 1968&nbsp;– June 1970)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ilijas Pašić]] (June 1970&nbsp;– June 1971)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Stevan Vilotić]] (June 1971&nbsp;– June 1972)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Marcel Žigante]] (June 1972&nbsp;– May 1973)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ivica Šangulin]] (May 1973&nbsp;– June 1974)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Gojko Zec]] (June 1974&nbsp;– June 1976)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dragutin Spasojević]] (June 1976&nbsp;– April 1979)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Marijan Brnčić]] ''(interim)'' (April 1979&nbsp;– June 1979)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Miroslav Blažević]] (June 1979&nbsp;– January 1981)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Marijan Brnčić]] (January 1981&nbsp;– April 1983)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Josip Skoblar]] (May 1983&nbsp;– December 1986)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Mladen Vranković]] (January 1987&nbsp;– June 1989)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Vladimir Lukarić]] (June 1989&nbsp;– January 1991)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Nikola "Pape" Filipović (January 1991)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Mladen Vranković]] (February 1991)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} Željko Mudrovičić (March 1991&nbsp;– June 1991)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marijan Jantoljak]] (June 1991&nbsp;– November 1992)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Srećko Juričić]] & Mile Tomljenović (November 1992)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Srećko Juričić]] (January 1993&nbsp;– June 1994)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zvjezdan Radin]] (June 1994&nbsp;– March 1995)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mladen Vranković]] (April 1995)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Josip Skoblar]] (April 1995&nbsp;– June 1995)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marijan Jantoljak]] (June 1995&nbsp;– September 1995)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} Ranko Buketa ''(interim)'' (September 1995&nbsp;– October 1995)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Josip Skoblar]] (October 1995&nbsp;– November 1995)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Miroslav Blažević]] & {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Nenad Gračan]] (January 1996&nbsp;– June 1996)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Bonačić]] (June 1996&nbsp;– August 1996)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Kocjančić]] ''(interim)'' (August 1996)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Branko Ivanković]] (August 1996&nbsp;– March 1998)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Nenad Gračan]] (March 1998&nbsp;– November 2000)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Boris Tičić]] ''(interim)'' (November 2000&nbsp;– December 2000)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Predrag Stilinović]] (December 2000&nbsp;– 1 May)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Katalinić]] (May 2001&nbsp;– 2 May)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zlatko Kranjčar]] (May 2002&nbsp;– 2 November)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mladen Mladenović]] (November 2002&nbsp;– 3 March)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Vjekoslav Lokica]] (March 2003&nbsp;– 3 July)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Katalinić]] (July 2003&nbsp;– 4 May)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Elvis Scoria]] (1 July 2004&nbsp;– 30 September 2005)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dragan Skočić]] (1 October 2005&nbsp;– 30 September 2006)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Milivoj Bračun]] (1 October 2006&nbsp;– 13 March 2007)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Josip Kuže]] (12 March 2007&nbsp;– 4 June 2007)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zlatko Dalić]] (1 June 2007&nbsp;– 30 June 2008)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mladen Ivančić (footballer)|Mladen Ivančić]] (7 July 2008&nbsp;– 8 October 2008)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Stjepan Ostojić (footballer)|Stjepan Ostojić]] ''(interim)'' (4 October 2008&nbsp;– 13 October 2008)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Robert Rubčić]] (13 October 2008&nbsp;– 21 September 2009)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zoran Vulić]] (22 September 2009&nbsp;– 10 November 2009)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Nenad Gračan]] (10 November 2009&nbsp;– 6 November 2010)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Elvis Scoria]] (7 November 2010&nbsp;– 16 June 2011)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Alen Horvat]] (20 June 2011&nbsp;– 4 October 2011)
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Ivo Ištuk]] (4 October 2011&nbsp;– 18 March 2012)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dragan Skočić]] (19 March 2012&nbsp;– 30 April 2012)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mladen Ivančić (footballer)|Mladen Ivančić]] ''(interim)'' (30 April 2012&nbsp;– 2 May 2012)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Elvis Scoria]] (2 May 2012&nbsp;– 24 February 2013)
*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Kek]] (27 February 2013&nbsp;– 6 October 2018)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Igor Bišćan]] (9 October 2018&nbsp;– 22 September 2019)
*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Simon Rožman]] (23 September 2019&nbsp;– 27 February 2021)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Tomić]] (1 March 2021&nbsp;– 27 May 2022)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dragan Tadić]] (20 June 2022&nbsp;– 16 August 2022)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Fausto Budicin]] ''(interim)'' (16 August 2022&nbsp;– 5 September 2022)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Serse Cosmi]] (5 September 2022&nbsp;– 13 November 2022)
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Sergej Jakirović]] (30 November 2022&nbsp;– 21 August 2023)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Darko Raić-Sudar]] ''(interim)'' (22 August 2023&nbsp;– 25 August 2023)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Željko Sopić]] (25 August 2023&nbsp;– 13 August 2024)
*{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Radomir Đalović]] (13 August 2024&nbsp;– 1 September 2025)
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Víctor Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)|Víctor Sánchez]] (3 September 2025&nbsp;– present)
{{div col end}}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=":4">{{Cite book|last=Dibenedetto|first=Luca|title=El balon fiuman quando sula tore era l'aquila|publisher=Litopress|year=2004|location=Borgomanero|pages=483–543, 735–738|language=Italian}}</ref><ref name="nk-rijeka.hr">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/hnk-rijeka/povijest/predsjednici-i-treneri/|title=Predsjednici i treneri|publisher=HNK Rijeka|language=hr|access-date=28 May 2020|archive-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602074722/http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/hnk-rijeka/povijest/predsjednici-i-treneri/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Winning managers ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Nationality
! Honours
! Total
|-
| [[Matjaž Kek]] || {{SLO}} || <small>[[2013–14 Croatian Football Cup|2013–14 Croatian Cup]], [[2014 Croatian Football Super Cup|2014 Croatian Super Cup]], [[2016–17 Croatian First Football League|2016–17 Croatian First League]], [[2016–17 Croatian Football Cup|2016–17 Croatian Cup]]</small> || {{center|4}}
|-
| [[Dragutin Spasojević]] || {{YUG}} || <small>[[1977–78 Yugoslav Cup]], [[1977–78 Balkans Cup]]</small> || rowspan="2" | {{center|2}}
|-
| [[Radomir Đalović]] || {{MNE}} || <small>[[2024–25 Croatian Football League|2024–25 Croatian League]], [[2024–25 Croatian Football Cup|2024–25 Croatian Cup]]</small> 
|-
|Delfino Costanzo Valle|| {{flagdeco|ITA|1861}} [[Italy]] || <small>1926–27 Italian Federal Cup</small> || rowspan="6" | {{center|1}}
|-
| [[Marijan Brnčić]] || {{YUG}} || <small>[[1978–79 Yugoslav Cup]]</small> 
|-
| [[Elvis Scoria]] || rowspan="3" | {{CRO}} || <small>[[2004–05 Croatian Football Cup|2004–05 Croatian Cup]]</small> 
|-
| [[Dragan Skočić]] || <small>[[2005–06 Croatian Football Cup|2005–06 Croatian Cup]]</small> 
|-
| [[Igor Bišćan]] || <small>[[2018–19 Croatian Football Cup|2018–19 Croatian Cup]]</small> 
|-
| [[Simon Rožman]] || {{SLO}} || <small>[[2019–20 Croatian Football Cup|2019–20 Croatian Cup]]</small> 
|}

== Presidents ==
{{For|a list of HNK Rijeka chairmen|Category:HNK Rijeka chairmen and investors}}
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
* Antonio Carlo de Schlemmer 1918–1920
* Antonio Marcich 1920–1921
* Pietro Pasquali 1921–1923
* Clemente Marassi 1923–1925
* Nino Host-Venturi 1925–1926
* Giovanni Stiglich 1926–1928
* Ramiro Antonini 1928–1929
* Oscar Sperber 1929–1931
* Costanzo Delfino 1931–1936
* Alessandro Szemere 1936–1937
* Eugenio Zoncada 1937–1938
* Alessandro Andreanelli 1938–1939
* Giuseppe Ianetti 1939–1940
* Alesandro Andreanelli 1940–1941
* Carlo Descovich 1941–1942
* Andrea Gastaldi 1942–1945
* Luigi Sošić, 1946
* Giovanni Cucera, 1946–1948
* Ambrosio Stečić, 1948–1952
* Dr. Zdravko Kučić, 1953–1954
* Milorad Doričić, 1955–1956
* Milan Blažević, 1957–1959
* Stjepan Koren, 1960–1963
* Milorad Doričić, 1964–1969
* Vilim Mulc, 1969–1971
* Davor Sušanj, 1971
* Ljubo Španjol, 1972–1978
* Zvonko Poščić, 1978–1979
* Nikola Jurčević, 1980
* Marijan Glavan, 1981
* Davor Sušanj, 1981–1984
* Stjepko Gugić, 1985–1986
* Dragan Krčelić, 1986–1989
* Želimir Gruičić, 1989–1991
* Darko Čargonja, 1991–1992
* Josip Lokmer, 1993–1994
* Krsto Pavić, 1994–1995
* [[Hrvoje Šarinić]], 1995–1996
* Franjo Šoda, 1996–1997
* Prof. Žarko Tomljanović, 1997–2000
* [[Hrvoje Šarinić]], Dr. Ivan Vanja Frančišković, Robert Ježić, 2000
* Robert Ježić, 2000
* Sanjin Kirigin, 2000–2002
* Duško Grabovac, 2002–2003
* Robert Ježić, 2003–2008
* Dr. Ivan Vanja Frančišković, 2008–2009
* Ivan Turčić, 2009–2011
* Robert Komen, 2011–2012
* [[Damir Mišković]], 2012–
{{div col end}}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=":4" /><ref name="nk-rijeka.hr" />

== Seasons, statistics and records ==
{{Further |List of HNK Rijeka seasons|List of HNK Rijeka records and statistics|HNK Rijeka record by opponent}}

== Honours ==
Rijeka has won two [[Croatian First Football League]] titles, two [[Yugoslav Cup]]s and seven [[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cups]], one Italian Coppa Federale. In European competitions, the club has reached the quarter-final of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup|1979–80]], [[UEFA Cup]] Round of 32 in [[1984–85 UEFA Cup|1984–85]], and group stages of the [[UEFA Europa League]] in [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14]], [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|2014–15]], [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017–18]] and [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|2020–21]]. The club has also won the [[1977–78 Balkans Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |first1=Karel|last1=Stokkermans|first2=Romeo|last2=Ionescu |title=Balkan Cup |date=29 July 2010 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/balkan-club.html |access-date=29 July 2010}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! style="width: 1%;" |Type
! style="width: 5%;" |Competition
! style="width: 1%;" |Titles
! style="width: 18%;" |Seasons
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Domestic'''
! rowspan="1" scope="col" |[[Prva HNL|Croatian First League]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| rowspan="1" align="left" |[[2016–17 Croatian First Football League|2016–17]], [[2024–25 Croatian Football League|2024–25]]
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="col" |[[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| rowspan="1" align="left" |[[2004–05 Croatian Football Cup|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Croatian Football Cup|2005–06]], [[2013–14 Croatian Football Cup|2013–14]], [[2016–17 Croatian Football Cup|2016–17]], [[2018–19 Croatian Football Cup|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Croatian Football Cup|2019–20]], [[2024–25 Croatian Football Cup|2024–25]]
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="col" |[[Croatian Football Super Cup|Croatian Super Cup]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| rowspan="1" align="left" |[[2014 Croatian Football Super Cup|2014]]
|}

=== Other titles ===
'''Yugoslavia'''
*'''[[Yugoslav Second League]]'''
** '''Winners (6):''' [[:it:Druga Liga 1952#Rijeka|1952]], [[:it:Druga Liga 1957-1958#I Zona|1957–58]], [[:it:Druga Liga 1969-1970#Girone Ovest|1969–70]], [[:it:Druga Liga 1970-1971#Girone Ovest|1970–71]], [[:it:Druga Liga 1971-1972#Girone Ovest|1971–72]], [[:it:Druga Liga 1973-1974#Girone Ovest|1973–74]]
*'''[[Yugoslav Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[1977–78 Yugoslav Cup|1977–78]], [[1978–79 Yugoslav Cup|1978–79]]
** Runners-up: [[1986–87 Yugoslav Cup|1986–87]]
'''Italy'''
*'''Italian Coppa Federale'''
** '''Winners (1)''': [[1927–28 Coppa Federale|1927–28]]
*'''Italian North-East league'''
**'''Winners''' '''(1)''': 1923–24
**Runners-up: 1924–25
*'''Italian Third League'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[1940–41 Serie C|1940–41]]
*'''Julian March Championship'''
**'''Winners (2)''': 1921–22, 1922–23
'''Friuli and Julian March Cup'''
*'''Winners (1)''': 1922–23
'''Free State of Fiume'''

* '''Fiuman championship'''
** '''Winners (1)''': 1920–21
* '''Fiuman-Julian Cup'''
** '''Winners (1)''': 1921

'''Austria-Hungary'''

* '''Grazioli Cup'''
** Runners-up: 1919
* '''[[Balkans Cup]]'''
** '''Winners:''' [[1977–78 Balkans Cup|1977–78]]
** Runners-up: [[1979–80 Balkans Cup|1979–80]]
* '''[[Atlantic Cup (Portugal)|The Atlantic Cup]]:'''
** '''Winners:''' [[The Atlantic Cup (football)#2017 edition|2017]]

=== Runners-up ===

*'''[[Prva HNL|Croatian First League]]'''
** Runners-up (8): [[1998–99 Croatian First Football League|1998–99]], [[2005–06 Croatian First Football League|2005–06]], [[2013–14 Croatian First Football League|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Croatian First Football League|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Croatian First Football League|2015–16]], [[2017–18 Croatian First Football League|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Croatian First Football League|2018–19]], [[2023-24 Croatian First Football League|2023–24]]
*'''[[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]]'''
** Runners-up: (3) [[1993–94 Croatian Football Cup|1993–94]], [[2021–22 Croatian Football Cup|2021–22]], [[2023–24 Croatian Football Cup|2023–24]]
*'''[[Croatian Football Super Cup|Croatian Super Cup]]'''
** Runners-up (3): [[2005 Croatian Football Super Cup|2005]], [[Croatian Football Super Cup#2006|2006]], [[2019 Croatian Football Super Cup|2019]]

<small>Source:,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/croatia/hnk-rijeka/480/trophies/|title=Croatia – HNK Rijeka – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> Last updated 29 May 2025.</small>

== European record ==
{{Main|HNK Rijeka in European football}}

===UEFA club competition record===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! width="220"|Competition
! width="30"|Pld
! width="30"|W
! width="30"|D
! width="30"|L
! width="30"|GF
! width="30"|GA
! width="150"|Last season played
|-
| [[UEFA Champions League]]
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 11
| 14
| [[2025–26 UEFA Champions League|2025–26]]
|-
| [[UEFA Europa League|''UEFA Cup'' / UEFA Europa League]]
| 76
| 29
| 19
| 28
| 105
| 97
| [[2025–26 UEFA Europa League|2025–26]]
|-
| [[UEFA Conference League]]
| 22
| 9
| 7
| 6
| 30
| 22
| ''[[2025–26 UEFA Conference League|2025–26]]''
|-
| ''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]''
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 9
| [[1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup|1979–80]]
|-
| ''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]''
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 5
| [[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2008]]
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''122'''
|'''44'''
|'''33'''
|'''45'''
|'''157'''
|'''147'''
|
|}
<small>Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130411172054/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=52356/profile/history/index.html uefa.com], Fully up to date on 19 December 2025.<br>'''Pld''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''GF''' = Goals for; '''GA''' = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.</small>

====By ground====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! width="120"|Ground
! width="35"|Pld
! width="35"|W
! width="35"|D
! width="35"|L
! width="35"|GF
! width="35"|GA
! width="35"|GD
|-
|-
| '''Home'''
| 61
| 31
| 16
| 14
| 95
| 54
| +41
|-
| '''Away'''
| 61
| 13
| 17
| 31
| 62
| 93
| −31
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|'''Total'''
|'''122'''
|'''44'''
|'''33'''
|'''45'''
|'''157'''
|'''147'''
|'''+10'''
|}
<small>Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130411172054/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=52356/profile/history/index.html uefa.com], Fully up to date on 19 December 2025.<br>'''Pld''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''GF''' = Goals for; '''GA''' = Goals against.</small>

=== Matches ===
Non-UEFA competitions are listed in ''italics''.
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"
! width="60"|Season
! width="160"|Competition
! width="40"|Round
! width="160"|Opponent
! width="60"|Home
! width="60"|Away
! width="75"|[[Two-legged tie|Aggregate]]
|-
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=4|1962–63
| rowspan=4|''[[1962–63 Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]''
| rowspan=3|Group<br />B3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rot-Weiß Oberhausen]]
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| 2–1
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 3–4
| rowspan=3|1st out of 4
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| 5–1
| bgcolor="ffffdd"| 2–2
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| 3–1
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| 3–2
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| QF
| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Pecsi MFC|Dozsa Pecs]]
| bgcolor="ffffdd"| 2–2
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 1–2
| 3–4
|-
| rowspan=3|1965–66
| rowspan=3|''[[1965–66 Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]''
| rowspan=3|Group<br />B1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GDR}} [[FC Carl Zeiss Jena|Motor Jena]]
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 0–3
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 1–3
| rowspan=3|4th out of 4
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|TCH}} [[1. FC Tatran Prešov|Tatran Prešov]]
| bgcolor="ffffdd"| 0–0
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 1–3
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|Polish People's Republic|variant=}} [[Szombierki Bytom]]
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 0–3
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| 1–0
|-
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=2|1974–75
| rowspan=2|''[[Mitropa Cup]]''
| rowspan=2|Group<br />A
| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[FC Tatabánya|Tatabánya]]
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| 3–1
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 1–3
| rowspan=2|2nd out of 3
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[FC Wacker Innsbruck|Wacker Innsbruck]]
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 1–3
| bgcolor="ffffdd"| 0–0
|-
| rowspan=3|1977
| rowspan=3|''[[1977 Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]''
| rowspan=3|Group<br />6
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Boldklubben Frem|Frem Kobenhavn]]
| bgcolor="ffffdd"| 2–2
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 0–2
| rowspan=3|3rd out of 4
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|Polish People's Republic}} [[Ruch Chorzów]]
| bgcolor="ffdddd"| 0–1
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| 4–2
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Grazer AK]]
| bgcolor="ffffdd"| 1–1
| bgcolor="ddffdd"| 3–0
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=3|1978
| rowspan=3|''[[1977–78 Balkans Cup|Balkans Cup]]''
| rowspan=2|Group<br />B
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} [[KF Skënderbeu Korçë|Skënderbeu]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 6–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| rowspan=2|1st out of 3
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris Thessaloniki]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| Final
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[CS Jiul Petroșani|Jiul Petroșani]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| 4–2
|-
| rowspan=2|1978–79
| rowspan=2|[[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
| R1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 3–2
|-
| R2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[SK Beveren|Beveren]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 0–2
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=3|1979–80
| rowspan=3|''[[1979–80 Balkans Cup|Balkans Cup]]''
| rowspan=2|Group<br />A
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–1
| rowspan=2|1st out of 3
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} [[FK Partizani Tirana|Partizani]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–4
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| Final
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[FC Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 1–3
|-
| rowspan=3|1979–80
| rowspan=3|[[1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
| R1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Beerschot A.C.|Germinal Beerschot]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| 2–1
|-
| R2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|TCH}} [[FC Lokomotíva Košice|Lokomotíva Košice]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 3–2
|-
| QF
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 0–2
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=2|1984–85
| rowspan=2|[[1984–85 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| R1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Valladolid]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| 4–2
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| R2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–3
| 3–4
|-
| rowspan=2|1985–86
| rowspan=2|''[[Mitropa Cup]]''
| SF
| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Debreceni VSC|Debreceni]]
| colspan=2 bgcolor="ffdddd"| 0–1<sup>†</sup>
|&nbsp;–
|-
| 3rd Pl.
| align="left" |{{flagicon|TCH}} [[SK Sigma Olomouc|Sigma Olomouc]]
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–2<sup>†</sup>
|&nbsp;–
|-
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| 1986–87
| [[1986–87 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| R1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Standard Liège]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| 1–2
|-
| 1999–00
| [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–3
| 1–6
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=2|2000–01
| rowspan=2|[[2000–01 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| QR
| align="left" |{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 5–4 ([[Extra time|aet]])
| 8–6
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| R1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1 ([[Extra time|aet]])
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| 0–1
|-
| 2002
| [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| R1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IRL}} [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| 3–3 ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| 2004–05
| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Gençlerbirliği S.K.|Gençlerbirliği]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| 2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-
| 2005–06
| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| 2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| 2006–07
| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| QR1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CYP}} [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| 3–4
|-
| 2008
| [[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| R1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[FK Renova|Renova]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 0–2
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=2|2009–10
| rowspan=2|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|LUX}} [[FC Differdange 03|Differdange]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| 3–1
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 1–4
|-
| rowspan=6|2013–14
| rowspan=6|[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Prestatyn Town F.C.|Prestatyn Town]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 5–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–0
| 8–0
|-
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SVK}} [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| 3–2
|-
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 2–2
| 4–3
|-
| rowspan=3| Group I
| align="left" |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–4
| rowspan=3|[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Group I|4th out of 4]]
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Betis]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=6|2014–15
| rowspan=6|[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR2
| align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC (football)|Ferencváros]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
| 3–1
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRO}} [[Víkingur Gøta|Víkingur]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 4–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 5–1
| 9–1
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|MDA}} [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–0
| 4–0
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=3| Group G
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Standard Liège]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| rowspan=3|[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Group G|3rd out of 4]]
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Sevilla|Sevilla]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Feyenoord]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
|-
| 2015–16
| [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR2
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 2–2
| 2–5
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| 2016–17
| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| 2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-
|-
| rowspan=6| 2017–18
| rowspan=3| [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|WAL}} [[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 5–1
| 7–1
|-
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| 1–1 ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| 1–3
|-
| rowspan=3| [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| rowspan=3| Group D
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 2–2
| rowspan=3|[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#Group D|3rd out of 4]]
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 2–3
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–4
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–1
|-
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| 2018–19
| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| 1–2
|-
| rowspan=2| 2019–20
| rowspan=2| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0
| 4–0
|-
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| 2–3
|-
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=5| 2020–21
| rowspan=5| [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Kolos Kovalivka|Kolos Kovalivka]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0 ([[Overtime (sports)|aet]])
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]
| {{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1–0
| {{n/a}}
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=3| Group F
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| rowspan=3|[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League#Group F|4th out of 4]]
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Sociedad]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 2–2
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} [[AZ Alkmaar]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–4
|-
| rowspan=3|2021–22
| rowspan=3|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|MLT}} [[Gżira United F.C.|Gżira United]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0
| 3–0
|-
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| 5−2
|-
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| 1–3
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| 2022–23
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgården]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 1–4
|-
| rowspan=3|2023–24
| rowspan=3|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|KOS}} [[KF Dukagjini|Dukagjini]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 6–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1–0
| 7–1
|-
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRO}} [[B36 Tórshavn]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–1
| 5–1
|-
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1 ([[Overtime (sports)|aet]])
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| 2–3
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| rowspan=3|2024–25
| rowspan=2|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ROU}} [[CS Corvinul Hunedoara|Corvinul Hunedoara]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| 1–0
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[IF Elfsborg|Elfsborg]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2
| 1–3
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SLO}} [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana|Olimpija Ljubljana]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–5
| 1–6
|-
|rowspan=12|2025–26
| [[2025–26 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| QR2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–3 ([[Overtime (sports)|aet]])
| 1–3
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2025–26 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| QR3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–1
| 4–3
|-
| PO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–5
| 1–5
|-
|rowspan=7|[[2025–26 UEFA Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
|rowspan=6|LS
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[FC Noah|Noah]]
| {{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1
| rowspan="6"|[[2025–26 UEFA Conference League league phase|16th out of 36]]
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1–0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GIB}} [[Lincoln Red Imps F.C.|Lincoln Red Imps]]
| {{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 1–1
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CYP}} [[AEK Larnaca FC|AEK Larnaca]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SVN}} [[NK Celje|Celje]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 3–0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
| {{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 0–0
|-
| KPO
| align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jagiellonia Białystok]] or {{flagicon|CYP}} [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
| 
| 
| 
|}
<small>Last updated on 11 December 2025.<br />Note: List includes matches played in competitions not endorsed by [[UEFA]].<br /><sup>†</sup> Matches played at neutral ground in [[Ascoli Piceno|Ascoli]] and [[Pisa]], [[Italy]].</small>

=== Player records ===
*Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: '''38 appearances'''<ref name="uefa">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/52356--rijeka/|title=Rijeka profile|publisher=[[UEFA.com]]|access-date=23 August 2017}}</ref>
**[[Zoran Kvržić]]
**[[Ivan Tomečak]]
*Top scorer in UEFA club competitions: '''8 goals'''<ref name="uefa" />
**[[Andrej Kramarić]]

=== UEFA coefficient ===

{{further|UEFA coefficient}}

''Correct as of 21 May 2025.''<ref>{{cite web|publisher = [[UEFA]]|title = Club coefficients|url = https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/?year=2025 |access-date = 24 May 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank
! Team
! Points
|-
|133|| align="left" |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Rio Ave F.C.]]||12.453
|-
|134|| align="left" |{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Astana]]||12.000
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="font-weight:bold"
|135|| align="left" |{{flagicon|CRO}} HNK Rijeka||12.000
|-
|136|| align="left" |{{flagicon|LTU}} [[FK Žalgiris]]|||12.000
|-
|137|| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Spartak Moscow]]||12.000
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|HNK Rijeka}}
*{{Official website}}
**[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/52356--rijeka/ team profile] on [[UEFA]]
**{{Webarchive|title=Supporters|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801071501/http://www.armada-rijeka.hr/|website=Armada Rijeka|date=1 August 2009|language=hr}}

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