HNK Rijeka Academy is the

youth academy In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team in the future if t ...

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football, football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top ...

. There are a total of eleven age categories within the academy, the oldest being the ''Juniori'' (under-19) and youngest the ''Morčići'' (under-8). Rijeka's football academy was officially founded in 1972. More than 400 youth footballers attend the academy.

Training camp

HNK Rijeka's youth academy are based at the newly built

training camp A training camp is an organized period in which military personnel or athletes participate in a rigorous and focused schedule of training in order to learn or improve skills. Athletes typically utilise training camps to prepare for upcoming events, ...

, located in the Rujevica neighbourhood, 4 km northwest of the

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. Officially opened in August 2015 at a cost of €24 million, the training centre was financed by the owners of HNK Rijeka. In addition to four fields that are mainly used by the club's youth teams, the facility also houses

Stadion Rujevica Stadion Rujevica (official name: Stadion HNK Rijeka, en, HNK Rijeka Stadium) is a stadium in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. The stadium is commonly referred to as Rujevica after its location. From August 2015, the stadium is a temporary home ground ...

, the first team's temporary home ground during construction of new Kantrida.

Rijeka U19

''Rijeka U19 compete in the Croatian Academy Football League (Juniori).''

Reserve team (2014–16)

HNK Rijeka II were

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for two consecutive seasons. Rijeka II were formed in June 2014 and initially replaced the club's U19 team. For two seasons, Rijeka II competed in Croatia's 3. HNL. Following the end of the

2015–16 Croatian Third Football League The 2015–16 Treća HNL season is the 25th since its establishment. The first matches of the season will be played on 22 August 2015, and the season will end on 4 June 2016. Overview before the season 50 teams will join the league, including one r ...

, in May 2016, the club leadership decided to disband the reserve team.

Seasons

Key :P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position.

Staff

* Director:

Fausto Budicin Fausto Budicin (born 1 May 1981) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Croatian First Football League club Rijeka Managerial career On 27 March 2019, Budicin was appointed new manager ...

* Assistant director:

Renato Pilipović Renato Pilipović (born 14 January 1977) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant manager of the Croatia national under-21 team. Career He was also capped for Croatia once at full inter ...

* Administrative director: Ranko Buketa * First-team liaison officer: Vjekoslav Miletić * Scout: Željko Rukavina * Goalkeeping coaches:

Marijan Jantoljak Marijan Jantoljak (born 7 February 1940) is a former Croatian football player. Playing career Club Born in Zagreb, he started playing in a local club NK Ponikve.

, Đoni Tafra * Doctors: Luka Širola, Andrej Zec * Physiotherapists: Bruno Greblički, Alen Ilić, Riva Milić * Fitness coaches: Ivana Marković, Hrvoje Josipović * Kit manager: Josip Jeseničnik, Denis Miškulin * U19 manager:

Dragan Tadić Dragan Tadić (born 12 February 1973) is a Croatian retired football midfielder who was most recently the manager of Croatian club Rijeka. Club career He had spent the peak years of his career playing for various clubs in Croatia’s Prva HNL ...

* U19 assistant manager: Rade Ljepojević * U17 manager: Zdravko Šimić * U17 assistant manager: Nikola Radmanović * U15 manager: Dean Bolić * U15 assistant manager: Marin Duvnjak * U14 manager: Marin Juričić * U13 manager: Ivan Mijolović * U12 manager: Đulio Staver * U11 manager: Stipe Kardum * U10 manager:

Kristijan Čaval Kristijan Čaval (born 11 October 1978) is a retired Croatian football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that ...

* U9 manager: Valentino Klanac

Honours

* Croatian Championship U19 (5): 1981, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2014 * Croatian Championship U17 (1): 1990 * Yugoslav Cup U18 (1): 1982 * Croatian Cup U19 (6): 1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2007 * Croatian Cup U17 (2): 1989, 1994 *

Kvarnerska Rivijera Kvarnerska Rivijera is one of the oldest youth football tournaments in the world, first played in 1953. The tournament is organised by HNK Rijeka, a Croatian football club, and attracts clubs from across Europe and other continents. It is held eac ...

U19/U17 (

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

, Croatia) (20): 1957, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1992–93, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2009–12, 2014, 2016–17 * Bellinzona U18 (

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, Switzerland) (3): 1955, 1956, 1965 * Future Talents Cup U17 (

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, Hungary) (1): 2016 * Football Friends Foča U17 (

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina) (3): 2016, 2017, 2018 * Karol Wojtyła Cup U19 (

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References

External links

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Academy An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...