Dinamo–Rijeka derby

Dinamo–Rijeka derby is the name given to matches between Dinamo Zagreb and Rijeka. The teams are supported by their fanbases called Zagreb's Bad Blue Boys and Rijeka's Armada.

Games of note are the 1993–94 Croatian Cup final when Dinamo won the trophy. Dinamo has been by far the more successful side, which is evident in several long winning streaks through the history of the derby. However, it is noteworthy that Rijeka remained unbeaten in 23 consecutive home league games from August 1964 until May 1994. While player movement between the two clubs has always taken place, it intensified since the mid-1980s, when Dinamo started acquiring many of Rijeka’s best players. This trend had abated over the past decade.

Due to various formats that were used in the Croatian championship and the cup competition format (which has teams playing two-legged fixtures even in the final game) and in addition to the games played in the Supercup, there can be anywhere from two to six derbies per season. For example, as many as 6 games have been played between April and November 2004. Due to Rijeka's absence from the Yugoslav First League no games have been played between 1947 and 1958, and 1969 and 1974.

As of February 2014, there have been 68 derbies played in total since the establishment of the Croatian championship in 1992, with Dinamo winning 42 and Rijeka 15 games, while 11 matches ended in a draw.

Results

Last updated on 7 February 2014

List of matches

The most recent match was played on 6 October 2013 at Maksimir, in the 12th round of the 2013–14 Prva HNL season. Dinamo won the match 1–0, with the goal coming from Soudani.^[1]

Key

1946–1991

1992–present

Note: Home team's score always shown first

Players who have scored in Dinamo–Rijeka derby for both clubs

• Boško Balaban (7 goals, 3 for Dinamo and 4 for Rijeka)
• Davor Vugrinec (2 goal, 1 for Dinamo and 1 for Rijeka)
• Renato Pilipović (2 goals, 1 for Dinamo and 1 for Rijeka)

Players who have played for both clubs (senior career)

Managers who have worked at both clubs

• Miroslav Blažević
• Nenad Gračan
• Branko Ivanković
• Zlatko Kranjčar
• Josip Kuže
• Josip Skoblar

Yugoslav First League results

The table lists the place each team took in each of the seasons they played together in the top division.

Prva HNL results

The table lists the place each team took in each of the seasons.

See also

• Eternal derby (Croatia)
• Adriatic derby

References

External links

• Archive of Dinamo's games at povijestdinama.com (Croatian)
• History of Rijeka's participation in championships at NK-Rijeka.hr (Croatian)