title: 1995–96 HNK Rijeka season
text: # 1995–96 HNK Rijeka season
  
  The 1995–96 season was the 50th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 5th season in the Prva HNL and 22nd successive top tier season.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
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  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Prva HNL | 14 August 1995 | 26 May 1996 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 030.56 |
  | Croatian Cup | 23 August 1995 | 20 March 1996 | First round | Quarterfinal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 050.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 033.33 |
  
  ### Prva HNL
  
  **First stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Inker Zaprešić | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off |
  | 9 | Šibenik | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 27 | Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off |
  | 10 | Marsonia | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 21 | Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off |
  | 11 | Rijeka | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 17 | Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off |
  | 12 | Istra Pula | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 17 | Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off |
  
  * 1 2 Head-to-head points: Cibalia 8 pts, Inker 5 pts, Šibenik 3 pts.
  * 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rijeka–Istra Pula 4–0, Istra Pula–Rijeka 0–1.
  
  **Second stage (relegation play-off)**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Šibenik | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 28 | |
  | 2 | Segesta | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 28 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
  | 3 | Rijeka | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 26 | |
  | 4 | Mladost 127 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 25 | |
  | 5 | Istra Pula | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 | |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L |
  | Position | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### Prva HNL
  
  | Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report |
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  | 1 | 13 Aug | H | Zagreb | 1 – 2 | 3,500 | Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 2 | 20 Aug | A | Marsonia | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | Gračan | HRnogomet.com |
  | 3 | 27 Aug | H | Cibalia | 4 – 4 | 1,000 | Horvat, Brkić (2), Perković | HRnogomet.com |
  | 4 | 10 Sep | A | Varteks | 1 – 2 | 3,000 | Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 5 | 13 Sep | H | Istra | 4 – 0 | 1,000 | Dželalija (2), Perković, Živković | HRnogomet.com |
  | 6 | 17 Sep | A | Croatia Zagreb | 0 – 2 | 4,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 7 | 20 Sep | H | Šibenik | 3 – 1 | 1,000 | Perković, Dželalija, Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 8 | 24 Sep | H | Osijek | 0 – 2 | 2,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 9 | 1 Oct | A | Hajduk Split | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 10 | 15 Oct | H | Inker Zaprešić | 4 – 4 | 1,000 | Milinović (2), Samardžić (2) | HRnogomet.com |
  | 11 | 22 Oct | A | Segesta | 0 – 6 | 1,500 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 12 | 29 Oct | A | Zagreb | 0 – 3 | 1,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 13 | 5 Nov | H | Marsonia | 0 – 1 | 800 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 14 | 11 Nov | A | Cibalia | 1 – 1 | 500 | Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 15 | 19 Nov | H | Varteks | 2 – 2 | 500 | Dželalija, Smoje | HRnogomet.com |
  | 16 | 26 Nov | A | Istra | 1 – 0 | 2,500 | Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 17 | 3 Dec | H | Croatia Zagreb | 1 – 1 | 5,000 | Perković | HRnogomet.com |
  | 18 | 10 Dec | A | Šibenik | 1 – 2 | 1,500 | Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 19 | 17 Dec | A | Osijek | 0 – 1 | 3,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 20 | 17 Feb | H | Hajduk Split | 0 – 3 | 6,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 21 | 24 Feb | A | Inker Zaprešić | 1 – 3 | 400 | Dželalija | HRnogomet.com |
  | 22 | 3 Mar | H | Segesta | 0 – 1 | 1,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 23 | 10 Mar | A | Marsonia | 0 – 1 | 3,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 24 | 17 Mar | H | Inker Zaprešić | 2 – 0 | 1,500 | Hasančić, Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 25 | 24 Mar | A | Cibalia | 2 – 2 | 1,500 | Brkić (2) | HRnogomet.com |
  | 26 | 31 Mar | A | Mladost 127 | 0 – 0 | 3,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 27 | 6 Apr | H | Segesta | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | Tokić, Dželalija | HRnogomet.com |
  | 28 | 14 Apr | A | Istra | 0 – 1 | 8,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 29 | 21 Apr | H | Šibenik | 2 – 0 | 4,000 | Perković, Hasančić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 30 | 24 Apr | H | Marsonia | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | Milinović, Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 31 | 27 Apr | A | Inker Zaprešić | 0 – 2 | 1,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 32 | 5 May | H | Cibalia | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | Hasančić, Perković | HRnogomet.com |
  | 33 | 12 May | H | Mladost 127 | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | Perković, Hasančić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 34 | 19 May | A | Segesta | 3 – 3 | 1,200 | Brkić (2), Dželalija | HRnogomet.com |
  | 35 | 22 May | H | Istra | 4 – 1 | 6,000 | Perković (3), Brkić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 36 | 26 May | A | Šibenik | 0 – 3 | 4,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  
  Source: HRnogomet.com
  
  ### Croatian Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 23 Aug | A | Nehaj Senj | 5 – 1 | ? | Pilipović, Tokić, Perković, Brkić, Dželalija | HRnogomet.com |
  | R1 | 6 Sep | H | Nehaj Senj | 3 – 1 | 400 | Pilipović, Samardžić, Milinović | HRnogomet.com |
  | R2 | 11 Oct | A | Slaven Belupo | 1 – 1 | 2,500 | Dželalija | HRnogomet.com |
  | R2 | 25 Oct | H | Slaven Belupo | 1 – 0 | 200 | Perković | HRnogomet.com |
  | QF | 6 Mar | A | Zagreb | 0 – 5 | 1,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | QF | 20 Mar | H | Zagreb | 0 – 2 | 200 | | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total |
  | Mladen Žganjer | 17 (1) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 22 (1) | 0 |
  | Mladen Ivančić | 19 (6) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 22 (7) | 0 |
  | Damir Milinović | 31 (1) | 3 | 5 (0) | 1 | 36 (1) | 4 |
  | Mario Tokić | 34 (0) | 1 | 5 (1) | 1 | 39 (1) | 2 |
  | Dario Smoje | 21 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 23 (0) | 1 |
  | Alen Horvat | 16 (3) | 1 | 4 (0) | 0 | 20 (3) | 1 |
  | Andrej Živković | 24 (7) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 27 (8) | 1 |
  | Davor Dželalija | 29 (2) | 7 | 4 (0) | 2 | 33 (2) | 9 |
  | Borimir Perković | 30 (0) | 10 | 4 (1) | 2 | 34 (1) | 12 |
  | Senad Brkić | 31 (0) | 15 | 4 (0) | 1 | 35 (0) | 16 |
  | Admir Hasančić | 17 (10) | 4 | 0 (3) | 0 | 17 (13) | 4 |
  | Stjepan Ostojić | 15 (6) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 18 (6) | 0 |
  | Igor Bernobić | 10 (3) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 12 (3) | 0 |
  | Renato Pilipović | 7 (7) | 0 | 3 (2) | 2 | 10 (9) | 2 |
  | Dalibor Višković | 12 (2) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 14 (3) | 0 |
  | Irenko Jurić | 11 (3) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 14 (3) | 0 |
  | Zoran Slavica | 13 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 13 (0) | 0 |
  | Dean Mladenić | 6 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 |
  | Nenad Gračan | 9 (1) | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 12 (1) | 1 |
  | Jasmin Samardžić | 5 (8) | 2 | 2 (3) | 1 | 7 (11) | 3 |
  | Robert Vladislavić | 9 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 |
  | Mladen Romić | 10 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 |
  | Almir Hodžić | 1 (4) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 (5) | 0 |
  | Ekrem Bradarić | 5 (2) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 |
  | Damir Uremović | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 |
  | Vlado Tomljenović | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 |
  | Renato Marković | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
  | Robert Rubčić | 5 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 |
  | Roberto Paliska | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
  | Dragan Skočić | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 |
  | Yves Belle-Belle | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
  | Boško Balaban | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
  | Senad Rožajac | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
  