Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka, commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. The team competes in the Hrvatska nogometna liga (HNL), the top tier of Croatian football, and is one of the country's most established clubs. This unofficial HNK Rijeka fan flag (Croatian: neslužbena navijačka zastava HNK Rijeke) features the club's official emblem centered on a white field with a sky-blue-and-white cross extending across the background, reflecting the club's traditional colors and visual identity.
The club's emblem is designed as a white shield outlined in gold, combining local symbolism with a clean and elegant composition. A sky-blue diagonal stripe bordered in gold runs across the shield from the lower left to the upper right, dividing the crest into two sections. Positioned prominently on this stripe is the word "RIJEKA," the Croatian word for "river," directly referencing the club's home city. In the upper left section appears the gold abbreviation "HNK," standing for "Hrvatski nogometni klub" ("Croatian Football Club"). In the lower right section is a historic city emblem featuring an amphora pouring water, a symbol taken from Rijeka's coat of arms used between 1967 and 1998. The flowing water represents the endless flow of life and reflects the city's strong connection to rivers and the sea. The white and sky-blue colors are traditionally associated with the club's identity and home kits, while the gold outline adds a sense of prestige and achievement. Altogether, the emblem combines civic symbolism, regional heritage, and football tradition into a distinctive crest strongly tied to the identity of Rijeka and Croatian football.
| Team name: | Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka |
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| Team nicknames: | Riječki bijeli (Rijeka's Whites) |
| Team abbreviation: | RIJ, RJK |
| Founded: | 1904 |
| Location: | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Stadium: | Stadion Rujevica |
| Capacity: | 8,279 |
| League: | Hrvatska nogometna liga |
| Team Colors: | White and sky blue |
| Championships: | 2 |
| Second places: | 8 |
| Third places: | 5 |
| Mascots: | - |
