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| Full name | Ženski nogometni klub Rijeka | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1998; 27 years ago (1998) | ||
| Ground | Kantrida | ||
| Capacity | 10,600 | ||
| Chairman | Jelena Jurić | ||
| Manager | Dušan Novković | ||
| League | Croatian Women's First Football League | ||
ŽNK Rijeka is aCroatian professionalwomen's association football club based inRijeka. It is the women's section ofHNK Rijeka. They have competed in theCroatian Women's First Football League.
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 infutsal competitions until 2007, when they formed a senior association football team and changed their name to Rijeka-Jack Pot. They competed in theCroatian Women's First Football League for seven consecutive seasons. In April 2015, due to financial issues, the club announced their withdrawal from the2014–15 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 withHNK Rijeka and has adopted its brand.[1][2] In 2017, ŽNK Rijeka returned to theFirst Division.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | 2. HNLŽ | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 14 | 40 | 1st ↑ |
| 2008–09 | 1. HNLŽ | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 54 | 20 | 4th |
| 2009–10 | 1. HNLŽ | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 19 | 33 | 5th |
| 2010–11 | 1. HNLŽ | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 33 | 2nd |
| 2011–12 | 1. HNLŽ | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 24 | 4th |
| 2012–13 | 1. HNLŽ | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 32 | 40 | 2nd |
| 2013–14 | 1. HNLŽ | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 59 | 32 | 3rd |
| 2014–15 | 1. HNLŽ | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 10th ↓ |
| 2015–16 | 2. HNLŽ North-West | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 15 | 36 | 2nd |
| 2016–17 | 2. HNLŽ North-West | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2nd ↑ |
| 2017–18 | 1. HNLŽ | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 69 | 29 | 4th |
| 2018–19 | 1. HNLŽ | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 84 | −3 | 10th ↓ |
| 2019–20 | 2. HNLŽ North-South | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5th |
| 2020–21 | 2. HNLŽ A | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 8 | 31 | 1st ↑ |
| 2021–22 | 1. HNLŽ | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 91 | 19 | 4th |
