Istra 1961–Rijeka rivalry

The Rijeka–Pula derby, also called Derby della Učka is the name given to matches between Rijeka and Istra 1961. It is a regional derby between football clubs from Croatia’s two largest northern coastal cities, Rijeka and Pula. The teams are supported by their fanbases called Rijeka's Armada and Pula's Demoni.

Rijeka vs Istra 1961
(Rijeka–Pula derby)
Other namesRegionalni derbi, susjedski derbi, derbi della Učka
LocaleRijeka and Pula, Croatia
TeamsRijeka and Istra 1961
First meeting18 September 2004
(official)
Latest meetingRijeka 4–2 Istra 1961
2019–20 Prva HNL
(25 July 2020)
Statistics
Meetings total63 (61 league)
Most winsRijeka (38)
Most player appearancesFausto Budicin (15)
Top scorerAntonio Čolak (9)
Largest victoryIstra 1961 0–7 Rijeka (4 May 2019)

History

The rivalry between Rijeka and Pula dates back to the days of Kingdom of Italy in the early 1920s, when numerous clubs from Fiume (Rijeka) and Pola (Pula) met at various levels of the Italian league system. The first official match between Rijeka and Pula took place on 25 June 1920, between Juventus Enea Fiume and US Polese. While numerous Rijeka/Fiume (Juventus Enea, Olympia, Gloria, Fiume, Veloce, Fiumana, Magazzini Generali) and Pula/Pola (Polese, Grion, Edera) regularly met during this period, the most notable rivalry existed between U.S. Fiumana and G.S.F. Giovanni Grion Pola. Between 1930 and 1943, these two clubs played 20 official matches, with Fiumana winning 11 and Grion 5 matches, alongside 4 draws.

Following the end of World War II, the two cities became part of the Yugoslavia. NK Kvarner, based in Rijeka, was established in July 1946 and took over the grounds formerly used by US Fiumana.[1] It qualified for the 1946–47 Yugoslav First League after beating the short-lived Pula-based club USO (Unione Sportiva Operaia) in a two-legged playoff played in August 1946.[2] USO was formed in 1945 with players from the defunct Grion which had been disbanded by the Anglo-American military administration shortly after World War II.[2] In late 1947 USO merged with another local club to form NK Pula, which survives today as NK Istra. Kvarner was renamed NK Rijeka in June 1954.[3] During this period Rijeka spent most seasons playing in the Yugoslav First League, while Pula clubs played in the lower tiers. Until the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991, Rijeka (until 1954 as Kvarner) played 21 official fixtures against Istra and Uljanik, mainly in lower divisions during the 1950s and early 1970s, and in the 1973 and 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup.[4] Two other clubs from Rijeka, NK Orijent and NK Lučki Radnik, frequently met Istra and Uljanik in the lower tiers of Yugoslav football.

Since Croatian independence, Istra joined Croatia’s top tier and local derbies became a regular feature. Between 1992 and 2000, Rijeka and Istra met on 17 occasions, with Rijeka winning on 8 and Istra on 6 occasions, while 3 matches finished in a draw. Pula did not have a top tier club between 2000 and 2004. In 2004, NK Pula 1856, former Uljanik, was promoted to Prva HNL. In 2005, the club was renamed to NK Pula Staro Češko, in 2006 to NK Pula and, finally, in summer 2007 to NK Istra 1961. Since July 2004, Istra 1961 and Rijeka have played 41 regional derbies, with Rijeka winning 25 and Istra 1961 4 games, while 12 matches ended in a draw.

Results
Competition Played Rijeka wins Draws Istra wins Rijeka goals Istra goals
Rijeka v. Istra (1992–2000)
Prva HNL178362713
Rijeka v. Istra 1961 (2004–present)
Prva HNL44281247930
Croatian Cup220031
Totals46301248231
All Time6338151010944

Last updated on 25 July 2020.

List of matches

Key
   Match ended in a draw
Rijeka win
Istra win

Note: Home team's score always shown first

1992–2000
M Date Competition Ground Score Rijeka scorers Istra scorers Attendance Report
1 7 Mar 1992 1. HNL Drosina 1–1 Ban Dadić 4,000 HRnogomet.com
2 2 May 1992 1. HNL Kantrida 3–0 Ljubančić (3) 1,000 HRnogomet.com
3 11 Oct 1992 1. HNL Drosina 2–1 Šarić Jurić, Knežević 4,000 HRnogomet.com
4 25 Apr 1993 1. HNL Kantrida 0–0 2,000 HRnogomet.com
5 21 Aug 1993 1. HNL Drosina 1–0 Jozipović 4,000 HRnogomet.com
6 27 Feb 1994 1. HNL Kantrida 2–0 Mladenović (2) 2,000 HRnogomet.com
7 23 Oct 1994 1. HNL Valkane 1–0 Jurčić 2,000 HRnogomet.com
8 30 Apr 1995 1. HNL Kantrida 2–2 Hodžić (2) Meštrović, Ugrčić 2,000 HRnogomet.com
9 13 Sep 1995 1. HNL Kantrida 4–0 Dželalija (2), Perković, Živković 1,000 HRnogomet.com
10 26 Nov 1995 1. HNL Drosina 0–1 Brkić 2,500 HRnogomet.com
11 14 Apr 1996 1. HNL Drosina 1–0 Fatorić 8,000 HRnogomet.com
12 22 May 1996 1. HNL Kantrida 4–1 Perković (3), Brkić Scoria 6,000 HRnogomet.com
13 18 Aug 1996 1. HNL Kantrida 2–0 Perković, J. Samardžić 4,000 HRnogomet.com
14 2 Mar 1997 1. HNL Drosina 0–2 Alempić (o.g.), Brkić 3,500 HRnogomet.com
15 2 Oct 1999 1. HNL Kantrida 4–1 Hasančić, Milicic (2), Balaban Bjelanović 3,000 HRnogomet.com
16 29 Feb 2000 1. HNL Drosina 1–0 Nosek 4,000 HRnogomet.com
17 25 Mar 2000 1. HNL Drosina 2–1 Čačić Nosek, Župan 4,500 HRnogomet.com

2004–present
M Date Competition Ground Score Rijeka scorers Istra 1961 scorers Attendance Report
1 18 Sep 2004 1. HNL Veruda 0–0 3,500 HRnogomet.com
2 26 Feb 2005 1. HNL Kantrida 1–1 D. Tadić Jerneić 4,000 HRnogomet.com
3 23 Jul 2005 1. HNL Kantrida 2–2 Zekić, Krpan Jerneić, Pilipović 4,000 HRnogomet.com
4 22 Oct 2005 1. HNL Veruda 3–0 Šehić (2), Jerneić 3,000 HRnogomet.com
5 14 Oct 2006 1. HNL Veruda 2–3 Toñito (2), Bule Raić-Sudar, Budicin 2,500 HRnogomet.com
6 3 Mar 2007 1. HNL Kantrida 2–0 Ah. Sharbini, Ivanov 2,000 HRnogomet.com
7 28 Apr 2007 1. HNL Kantrida 1–1 M. Brajković Halilović 800 HRnogomet.com
8 21 Nov 2009 1. HNL Kantrida 2–0 Štrok, Križman 1,500 HRnogomet.com
9 13 May 2010 1. HNL Veruda 2–0 Anđelković, Šehić 2,500 HRnogomet.com
10 16 Oct 2010 1. HNL Veruda 0–0 2,500 HRnogomet.com
11 23 Apr 2011 1. HNL Kantrida 2–0 Vukman, Čulina 1,500 HRnogomet.com
12 24 Sep 2011 1. HNL Kantrida 0–0 3,000 HRnogomet.com
13 11 Apr 2012 1. HNL Drosina 0–0 2,500 HRnogomet.com
14 6 Oct 2012 1. HNL Kantrida 2–1 Cesarec, Datković Bačelić-Grgić 3,500 HRnogomet.com
15 3 Mar 2013 1. HNL Drosina 1–1 Kreilach Bačelić-Grgić 5,000 HRnogomet.com
16 10 May 2013 1. HNL Drosina 1–0 Hadžić 4,000 HRnogomet.com
17 20 Jul 2013 1. HNL Kantrida 3–0 Tomečak, Benko (2) 5,000 HRnogomet.com
18 22 Sep 2013 1. HNL Drosina 2–3 Benko, Kvržić, Krstanović Franjić, Križman 4,000 HRnogomet.com
19 8 Dec 2013 1. HNL Kantrida 3–3 Kramarić (3) Batarelo, Franjić, Babić 5,000 HRnogomet.com
20 19 Mar 2014 Cup (SF) Kantrida 2–1 Kramarić (2) Radonjić 7,000 HRnogomet.com
21 26 Mar 2014 Cup (SF) Drosina 0–1 Krstanović 7,500 HRnogomet.com
22 30 Mar 2014 1. HNL Drosina 0–1 Krstanović 2,500 HRnogomet.com
23 4 Aug 2014 1. HNL Drosina 0–1 Krstanović 5,000 HRnogomet.com
24 18 Oct 2014 1. HNL Kantrida 3–1 Jajalo, Kramarić, Zec Tomić 5,000 HRnogomet.com
25 15 Feb 2015 1. HNL Drosina 0–0 3,000 HRnogomet.com
26 26 Apr 2015 1. HNL Kantrida 3–0 Tomasov (2), Álex 3,500 HRnogomet.com
27 13 Sep 2015 1. HNL Drosina 0–1 Bezjak 3,012 prvahnl.hr
28 28 Nov 2015 1. HNL Rujevica 1–0 Tomasov 4,180 prvahnl.hr
29 12 Mar 2016 1. HNL Drosina 0–1 Tomasov 2,251 prvahnl.hr
30 14 May 2016 1. HNL Rujevica 2–0 Vešović, Brezovec 3,322 prvahnl.hr
31 22 Jul 2016 1. HNL Rujevica 4–1 Gavranović (2), Bezjak (2) Roce 3,954 prvahnl.hr
32 30 Sep 2016 1. HNL Drosina 0–2 Črnic, Gorgon 3,984 prvahnl.hr
33 17 Dec 2016 1. HNL Rujevica 1–0 Andrijašević 4,471 prvahnl.hr
34 22 Apr 2017 1. HNL Drosina 1–1 Gorgon Gržan 4,746 prvahnl.hr
35 29 Jul 2017 1. HNL Rujevica 2–0 Gorgon, Gojković (o.g.) 5,504 prvahnl.hr
36 14 Oct 2017 1. HNL Drosina 1–0 Puclin 2,040 prvahnl.hr
37 10 Feb 2018 1. HNL Rujevica 4–0 Puljić, Čolak, Črnic, Zuta 4,151 prvahnl.hr
38 17 Apr 2018 1. HNL Drosina 0–1 Kvržić 1,637 prvahnl.hr
39 26 Aug 2018 1. HNL Rujevica 3–3 Héber (3) Mierez (2), Obeng 4,517 prvahnl.hr
40 11 Nov 2018 1. HNL Drosina 1–2 Čolak, Kvržić Perić-Komšić 1,953 prvahnl.hr
41 1 Mar 2019 1. HNL Rujevica 2–0 Gorgon, Murić 4,275 prvahnl.hr
42 4 May 2019 1. HNL Drosina 0–7 Pavičić (2), Čolak (2), Acosty, Puljić, Capan 1,741 prvahnl.hr
43 22 Sep 2019 1. HNL Drosina 0–3 Andrijašević, Lončar, Murić 2,797 prvahnl.hr
44 8 Dec 2019 1. HNL Rujevica 2–0 Gorgon, Murić 4,045 prvahnl.hr
45 7 Jun 2020 1. HNL Drosina 1–3 Lončar, Čolak, Murić Perić-Komšić 0 prvahnl.hr
46 25 Jul 2020 1. HNL Rujevica 4–2 Čolak (4) Guzina (2) 0 prvahnl.hr
47 29 Aug 2020 1. HNL Rujevica
48 21 Nov 2020 1. HNL Drosina
49 13 Feb 2021 1. HNL Rujevica
50 17 Apr 2021 1. HNL Drosina

Players

Top scorers

Updated up to the last derby played on 25 July 2020.

9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals

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

Players who have played for both clubs (senior career)

Managers who have managed both clubs

Prva HNL results
Main article: Croatian First Football League

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

199292–9393–9494–9595–9696–9799–00
No. of teams 12 16 18 16 14 16 12
Rijeka 6 4 6 11 9 4 4
Istra 7 8 10 12 11 15 11
04–0505–0606–0709–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–19
No. of teams 12 12 12 16 16 16 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
Rijeka 4 2 7 9 9 12 3 2 2 2 1 2 2
Istra 1961 10 7 11 11 15 9 6 6 9 9 6 9 9
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See also

References
  1. "Kantrida". Nogometni leksikon (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. Percan, Anton. "Povijest" (in Croatian). NK Istra. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. "Povijest" (in Croatian). NK Rijeka. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. Vivoda, Vlado. "Istra 1961-Rijeka: pobjeda u regionalnom derbiju za nastavak niza?" (in Croatian). Hocuri.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  • History of Rijeka's participation in championships at NK-Rijeka.hr (in Croatian)
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