Rijeka city derby

Rijeka City Derby
Other names Riječki gradski derbi
Locale Croatia
Teams Orijent and
Rijeka
First contested 12 March 1952
Most recent meeting 9 March 1997
Statistics
Most wins Rijeka (11)

Rijeka city derby (Croatian: Riječki gradski derbi), is the name given to matches between HNK Rijeka and NK Orijent, the two most popular football clubs in the Adriatic city of Rijeka.

The rivalry dates back to the time when the western part of the city, Fiume, was part of the Kingdom of Italy and the eastern part of the city, Sušak, part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Between 1932 and 1940, U.S. Fiumana and NK Orijent played 10 games, with Fiumana winning 9 and Orijent 1 game.[1]

Numerous Rijeka city derbies were contested after World War II, and particularly when both clubs were competing in the Yugoslav Second League between 1969 and 1973. The last city derby took place during the 1996-97 season of Prva HNL, the only season in which Orijent played in the same tier as Rijeka since 1972/73.[2]

List of matches

The two clubs have played 14 official league games and close to 10 official cup games. In addition, they have played around 70 friendly games. Out of 14 league games, Rijeka won 11, Orijent won 1, with 2 games ending in a draw. The list below documents those games for which data can be found, which includes all league games and some cup games. The list will be updated as more data is sourced.

Key

   Match ended in a draw
Orijent win
Rijeka win

Matches

M Date Competition Ground Score Rijeka scorers Orijent scorers
1 12 Mar 1952 Croatian League West Cellini 3–0 Osojnak (2), Mrvoš
2 4 May 1952 Croatian League West Krimeja 1–4 Lokošek (3), Chinchella Ljubačev
3 8 Dec 1957 Yugoslav Second League (Zone 1) Krimeja 0-2 Medle, Naumović
4 18 May 1958 Yugoslav Second League (Zone 1) Kantrida 8-0 Radaković (3)
5 30 Nov 1969 Yugoslav Second League (West) Kantrida 3–0[3] Bursać, Živadinović
6 14 Jun 1970 Yugoslav Second League (West) Krimeja 0-1 Poldrugovac
7 2 Dec 1970 Yugoslav Second League (West) Krimeja 0-2
8 6 Jun 1971 Yugoslav Second League (West) Kantrida 2-1
9 5 Feb 1971 Yugoslav Second League (West) Krimeja 0-0
10 11 Jun 1972 Yugoslav Second League (West) Kantrida 4-1
11 10 Sep 1972 Yugoslav Second League (West) Kantrida 1-2 Škrtić, Brnelić
12 1 Apr 1973 Yugoslav Second League (West) Krimeja 0-2 Machin, Cukon
13 Aug 1989 Cup Krimeja 0-1 Beširević
14 25 Aug 1996 1.HNL Krimeja 2-2 Ostojić, Biškup (o.g.) Filipović, Škopljanac
15 9 Mar 1997 1.HNL Kantrida 4-0 Brkić (2), Anić, Hasančić
16 1 Oct 1997 Cup Kantrida 0-2 Deluka, Smolić

Source: Marinko Lazzarich, Kantrida Bijelih Snova, Rijeka: Adamic, 2008.

References

  1. Lazzarich, Marinko (2007). "Gradski derbi". Sušačka revija (in Croatian) (Klub Sušačana) (57): 107–114. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.
  3. The game was suspended in the 29th minute, when Rijeka was up 2-0 and later registered 3-0 for Rijeka.

External links

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HNK Rijeka Official website (Croatian)
NK Orijent Official website (Croatian)