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HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka
Full name Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Rijeka
Nickname(s) Riječki bijeli
(The Rijeka's Whites)
Founded 1926 (as U.S. Fiumana)
1946 (as NK Kvarner)
Dissolved Rijeka
Ground Stadion Kantrida
(Capacity: 12,600)
Owner Social Sport Foundation (70%)
City of Rijeka (30%)
Chairman Flag of Croatia Damir Mišković
Manager Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Kek
Current League 1. HNL 
2013-14 1. HNL, 2nd
Website Club home page
Rijeka 2022-23 homeRijeka 2022-23 away

Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (English: Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club from the city of Rijeka.

HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top division, HT Prva liga, of which they have been members since its foundation in 1992. During the reconstruction of Stadion Kantrida, their traditional home ground, Rijeka play their home matches at Stadion Rujevica. Rijeka's traditional home colours are all white.

The club was founded on 29 July 1946 as Sportsko Društvo Kvarner (Croatian) / Società Sportiva Quarnero (Italian). The club's official name was changed to Nogometni Klub Rijeka on 2 July 1954. In the summer of 1995, the club management added the adjective hrvatski (English: Croatian) to the official name. Rijeka are the third-most successful Croatian football club, having won one Croatian First Football League title, two Yugoslav Cups, five Croatian Football Cups, one Croatian Football Super Cup and the 1977–78 Balkans Cup.

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