ŽNK Rijeka is a Croatian

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club based in Rijeka. They compete in the

Croatian Women's First Football League The Croatian Women's First Football League ( Croatian: ''Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene'', also known as Prva HNLŽ or 1. HNLŽ) is the top women's football league in Croatia. The league was formed in 1992 following the dissolution of the ...

History

The club was founded on 27 August 1998 by four sisters (Brankica Lukanić, Ružica Gregov, Hermina Trošelj, Ankica Kovačić) as ŽNK Jack Pot. The club participated in

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competitions until 2007, when they formed a senior association football team and changed their name to Rijeka-Jack Pot. They competed in the

for seven consecutive seasons. In April 2015, due to financial issues, the club announced their withdrawal from the 2014–15 Croatian Women's First Football League. In May 2015, the name was changed to ŽNK Rijeka. From the 2015–16 season, the club has been affiliated with

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK 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 lig ...

and has adopted its brand.Novilist.hr
/ref> In 2017, ŽNK Rijeka returned to the First Division.

Recent seasons

External links

Official website

References

Women's football clubs in Croatia Football clubs in Rijeka Football clubs in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Association football clubs established in 1998 Sport in Rijeka 1998 establishments in Croatia ŽNK Rijeka {{Croatia-footyclub-stub