Adriatic derby


Adriatic derby is the name given to matches between two largest Croatian football clubs coming from the Adriatic coast, Hajduk Split and Rijeka. The teams are supported by their fanbases called Split's Torcida and Rijeka's Armada.
Games of note are the 1986–87 Yugoslav Cup final when Hajduk won the cup and the 2004–05 Croatian Football Cup final, when Rijeka won the trophy. In the penultimate round of the 1998–99 Croatian First Football League season at Stadion Poljud, Rijeka won 3–1, and the entire stadium began to applaud the Rijeka footballers, including the Hajduk fans. This was unusual, especially for such big rivals. Another notable derby took place on 9 September 1962 in Rijeka. This game is noteworthy, or rather infamous, as numerous rocks collapsed off the cliff at Stadion Kantrida, in process injuring 96 supporters.
Due to various formats that were used in the Croatian championship and the cup competition format and in addition to the games played in the Supercup, there has been anywhere from two to seven derbies per season. For example, 14 derbies were played between March 2005 and November 2006. Due to Rijeka's absence from the Yugoslav First League, no games have been played between 1947 and 1958, and from 1969 to 1974, except for a cup game in 1971.

Results

By competition

Last updated on 22 November 2025.

By ground

Last updated on 22 November 2025.

List of matches

1992–present

Note: Home team's score always shown first

Top scorers

''Updated up to the last derby played on 22 November 2025.''

Hajduk Split

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Rijeka

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Players who have scored for both clubs in the derby

Players who have played for both clubs (senior career)

Managers who have worked at both clubs

Yugoslav First League results

The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons they played together in the top division.
46–4758–5959–6060–6161–6262–6363–6464–6565–6666–6767–6868–6974–7575–7676–77
No. of teams141212121214141516161618181818
Hajduk Split4753511101213746128
Rijeka988781094411161714115

77–7878–7979–8080–8181–8282–8383–8484–8585–8686–8787–8888–8989–9090–91
No. of teams1818181818181818181818181819
Hajduk Split315232524813336
Rijeka51010712154854810615

HNL results

The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons.
199292–9393–9494–9595–9696–9797–9898–9999–0000–0101–0202–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–08
No. of teams1216181612161212121216121212121212
Hajduk Split12112223212211525
Rijeka6461194724105934274

08–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–25
No. of teams1216161612101010101010101010101010
Hajduk Split22224333334542233
Rijeka399123222122334421