HNK Rijeka has participated in UEFA competitions on 24 occasions, with 20 appearances since 1999 and 12 consecutive appearances since 2013–14. The club's greatest achievement was the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, where they lost 2–0 on aggregate against Juventus. Among other notable continental successes, Rijeka qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in two consecutive seasons, in 2013–14 and 2014–15, keeping an undefeated run for 12 consecutive home matches. They also qualified for the group stages in 2017–18 and 2020–21. Rijeka is one of only three Croatian clubs that have qualified for the group stages of UEFA Champions League or Europa League. In 2014–15, Rijeka became the first club from former Yugoslavia to win eight European fixtures in one season. Rijeka faced eventual competition winners on two occasions, Real Madrid in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup and Sevilla in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
Source: uefa.com, Fully up to date on 29 August 2024. Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
By ground
Ground
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Home
55
28
14
13
89
52
+37
Away
55
12
15
28
57
82
−25
Total
110
40
29
41
146
134
+12
Source: uefa.com, Fully up to date on 29 August 2024. Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against.
In European football, UEFA coefficients are used to rank and seed teams in club competitions. The coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe.[2]