2004–05 HNK Rijeka season

Rijeka
2004–05 season
Chairman Robert Ježić
Manager Elvis Scoria
Prva HNL 4th
Croatian Cup Winners
UEFA Cup Qualifying Round 2
Top goalscorer League: Tomislav Erceg (17)
All: Tomislav Erceg (26)
Highest home attendance 8,000 vs Croatia Hajduk Split (12 March 2005 - Prva HNL)
Lowest home attendance 500 vs Croatia Crikvenica (26 October 2004 - Croatian Cup)

The 2004–05 season was the 58th season in Rijeka’s history. It was their 14th season in the Prva HNL and 31st successive top tier season.

Competitions

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Prva HNL 24 July 2004 28 May 2005 Matchday 1 4th 32 11 14 7 52 40 +12 34.38
Croatian Cup 22 September 2004 25 May 2005 First round Winner 8 6 2 0 18 10 +8 75.00
UEFA Cup 12 August 2004 26 August 2004 QR2 QR2 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 50.00
Total 42 18 16 8 72 52 +20 42.86

Prva HNL

First stage

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Hajduk Split 22 13 3 6 39 23+16 42 Championship group
2 Rijeka 22 10 8 4 37 23+14 38
3 Slaven Belupo 22 11 4 7 29 25+4 37
4 Inter Zaprešić 22 10 5 7 25 22+3 35
5 Varteks 22 11 1 10 39 30+9 34
6 NK Zagreb 22 10 3 9 27 24+3 33 ZAG 2–1 DIN
DIN 1–2 ZAG
7 Dinamo Zagreb 22 9 6 7 38 30+8 33 Relegation group
8 Kamen Ingrad 22 10 2 10 30 28+2 32
9 Osijek 22 7 9 6 29 323 30
10 Pula 1856 22 6 8 8 21 232 26
11 Zadar 22 5 1 16 25 5530 16
12 Međimurje 22 3 4 15 18 4224 13

Updated to games played on 19 March 2005.
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second stage (championship play-off)

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hajduk Split (C) 32 16 8 8 58 33+25 56 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Inter Zaprešić 32 15 9 8 44 39+5 54 2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3 NK Zagreb 32 15 5 12 50 42+8 50
4 Rijeka 32 11 14 7 52 40+12 47 2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
5 Varteks 32 14 3 15 53 50+3 45 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
6 Slaven Belupo 32 12 9 11 37 414 45

Updated to games played on 28 May 2005.
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 11 14 7 52 40 +12 47 10 6 0 35 14 +21 1 8 7 17 26 −9

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAAH
Result W W D W D W L D W L W W L D D W D W D D W L D D W D L L D L D D
Position 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4

Last updated: 2 February 2014.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Prva HNL

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers Report
1 24 JulAMeđimurje 2 – 12,500 Novaković, Brkić HRnogomet.com
2 31 JulHKamen Ingrad 2 – 12,000 Erceg, Butić HRnogomet.com
3 7 AugASlaven Belupo 0 – 02,200 HRnogomet.com
4 16 AugHZadar 2 – 02,500 Erceg (2) HRnogomet.com
5 21 AugADinamo Zagreb 1 – 15,000Butić HRnogomet.com
6 29 AugHOsijek 4 – 03,000 Erceg (2), Tadić, Katulić HRnogomet.com
7 11 SepAVarteks 0 – 22,000 HRnogomet.com
8 18 SepAPula 1856 0 – 03,500 HRnogomet.com
9 25 SepHInter Zaprešić 2 – 02,500 Erceg, Čaval HRnogomet.com
10 2 Oct AHajduk Split 0 – 25,000 HRnogomet.com
11 16 OctHZagreb 2 – 12,000 Erceg, Ah. Sharbini HRnogomet.com
12 23 OctHMeđimurje 3 – 11,500 Erceg, Dunković, Šarić HRnogomet.com
13 30 OctAKamen Ingrad2 – 31,500 Čaval, Linić HRnogomet.com
14 6 NovHSlaven Belupo 1 – 12,000 Linić HRnogomet.com
15 13 NovAZadar 2 – 2800 Ivančić, Linić HRnogomet.com
16 20 NovHDinamo Zagreb4 – 25,000 Dunković, Linić, Erceg (2) HRnogomet.com
17 27 NovAOsijek 1 – 13,000 Novaković HRnogomet.com
18 4 DecHVarteks 3 – 0 5,000 Erceg, Katulić, Linić HRnogomet.com
19 26 FebHPula 1856 1 – 14,000 Tadić HRnogomet.com
20 5 MarAInker Zaprešić 2 – 21,500 Lérant, Butić HRnogomet.com
21 12 MarHHajduk Split 2 – 08,000 Lérant, Mujdža HRnogomet.com
22 19 MarAZagreb 1 – 21,500 Erceg HRnogomet.com
23 2 AprHVarteks 1 – 1 3,500 Mitu HRnogomet.com
24 9 AprAHajduk Split 1 – 115,000 Novaković HRnogomet.com
25 16 AprHZagreb 4 – 23,000 Erceg (2), Lérant, Katulić HRnogomet.com
26 23 AprHSlaven Belupo 0 – 05,000 HRnogomet.com
27 30 AprAInker Zaprešić 2 – 33,500 Novaković, Erceg HRnogomet.com
28 7 MayAVarteks 1 – 31,500 Novaković HRnogomet.com
29 14 MayHHajduk Split 1 – 17,000 Erceg HRnogomet.com
30 18 MayAZagreb 1 – 2600 Erceg HRnogomet.com
31 21 MayASlaven Belupo 1 – 11,500 Mitu HRnogomet.com
32 28 MayHInter Zaprešić 3 – 35,000 Linić, Katulić (2) HRnogomet.com

Source: HRnogomet.com

Croatian Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers Report
R1 22 SepARudeš4 – 11,000 Linić, Čaval, Knežević, Erceg HRnogomet.com
R2 26 OctHCrikvenica2 – 1500 Erceg (2) HRnogomet.com
QF 8 MarHSlaven Belupo1 – 11,000 Erceg HRnogomet.com
QF 16 MarASlaven Belupo2 – 22,200 Mitu (2) HRnogomet.com
SF 20 AprHVarteks 3 – 21,500Knežević, Erceg (2) HRnogomet.com
SF 27 AprAVarteks 3 – 23,500Tadić, Lérant, Katulić HRnogomet.com
F 1 MayHHajduk Split 2 – 17,000Mitu, Erceg HRnogomet.com
F 25 MayAHajduk Split 1 – 020,000Mitu HRnogomet.com

Source: HRnogomet.com

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup
Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Rijeka Scorers Report
QR2 12 AugAGençlerbirliği Turkey0 – 18,000 HRnogomet.com
QR2 26 AugHGençlerbirliği Turkey2 – 17,000 Erceg (2) HRnogomet.com

Source: HRnogomet.com

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only.
Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.

Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League Cup Europe Total
Croatia Radman, VelimirVelimir Radman 18 (0) 0 6 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 24 (0) 0
Croatia Marić, IvicaIvica Marić 14 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 18 (0) 0
Slovakia Lérant, PeterPeter Lérant 30 (0) 3 6 (0) 1 2 (0) 0 38 (0) 4
Croatia Šarić, DanielDaniel Šarić 19 (2) 1 2 (1) 0 2 (0) 0 23 (3) 1
Croatia Linić, SinišaSiniša Linić 29 (2) 6 8 (0) 1 2 (0) 0 39 (2) 7
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mujdža, JasminJasmin Mujdža 27 (2) 1 5 (1) 0 2 (0) 0 34 (3) 1
Croatia Čaval, KristijanKristijan Čaval 10 (13) 2 6 (1) 1 0 (2) 0 16 (16) 3
Croatia Tkalčević, IgorIgor Tkalčević 20 (3) 0 4 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 25 (4) 0
Croatia Tadić, DraganDragan Tadić 26 (1) 2 8 (0) 1 2 (0) 0 36 (1) 3
Croatia Knežević, DarioDario Knežević 24 (2) 0 8 (0) 2 1 (0) 0 33 (2) 2
Croatia Butić, JosipJosip Butić 15 (7) 3 0 (2) 0 2 (0) 0 17 (9) 3
Croatia Brkić, KrešimirKrešimir Brkić 9 (3) 1 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 11 (3) 1
Croatia Sharbini, AhmadAhmad Sharbini 1 (11) 1 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 2 (13) 1
Romania Mitu, DumitruDumitru Mitu 12 (2) 2 6 (0) 4 0 (0) 0 18 (2) 6
Croatia Erceg, TomislavTomislav Erceg 31 (1) 17 8 (0) 7 2 (0) 2 41 (1) 26
Croatia Novaković, IgorIgor Novaković 25 (2) 5 3 (1) 0 2 (0) 0 30 (3) 5
Croatia Katulić, NenoNeno Katulić 7 (15) 5 3 (4) 1 0 (1) 0 10 (20) 6
Croatia Dunković, AntunAntun Dunković 14 (11) 2 4 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 18 (14) 2
Croatia Ivančić, ZoranZoran Ivančić 10 (3) 1 4 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 14 (5) 1
Croatia Prišć, MarioMario Prišć 8 (4) 0 4 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 12 (6) 0
Croatia Sertić, IvanIvan Sertić 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (2) 0
Croatia Prpić, MarinMarin Prpić 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0
Croatia Dobrić, SandiSandi Dobrić 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0

See also

External sources