The 1980–81 season was the 35th season in Rijeka’s history and their 19th season in the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
. Their 10th place finish in the
1979–80 season meant it was their seventh successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.
Competitions
Yugoslav First League
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
First League
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Yugoslav Cup
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Squad statistics
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Notes
1. Rijeka’s Milan Ružić
Milan Ružić (25 July 1955 in Rijeka, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia – 25 January 2014 in Rijeka, Croatia) was a Croatian Football (soccer), football player. He was capped twice for Yugoslavia national football team, Yug ...
was sent off when the result was 1–1. The referee abandoned the match following the scuffle that ensued. The match was voided and awarded 3–0 to Vardar
The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of ...
. Ružić was suspended for six months.
See also
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1980–81 Yugoslav First League
The 1980–81 Yugoslav First League season was the 35th season of the First Federal League (), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with th ...
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1980–81 Yugoslav Cup
The 1980–81 Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ); also known as " Marshal Tito Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita''); was the 33rd season of the top association football knockout competition in Yugoslavia since its establishment in 1946.
The defending 1979–80 cup ...
References
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External sources
1980–81 Yugoslav First Leagueat rsssf.com
Prvenstvo 1980.-81.at nk-rijeka.hr
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Rijeka
Rijeka (;
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