# 1976–77 NK Rijeka season

The 1976–77 season was the 31st season in Rijeka's history and their 15th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 11th place finish in the 1975–76 season meant it was their third successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

## Competitions

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Yugoslav First League | 20 August 1976 | 19 June 1977 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 038.24 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 13 October 1976 | 1 December 1976 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 038.89 |

### Yugoslav First League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Partizan | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Rijeka | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 36 | Qualification for Balkans Cup and Qualification for Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Borac Banja Luka | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 36 | |
| 7 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 34 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 10 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |

## Matches
### First League

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers |
| 1 | 20 Aug | H | Olimpija | 0 – 0 | |
| 2 | 29 Aug | A | Budućnost | 0 – 2 | |
| 3 | 1 Sep | H | Radnički Niš | 1 – 1 | Kustudić |
| 4 | 5 Sep | A | Željezničar | 1 – 1 | Ružić |
| 5 | 12 Sep | H | Čelik | 3 – 0 | Cukrov, Durkalić, Kustudić |
| 6 | 19 Sep | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 1 | |
| 7 | 3 Oct | H | Red Star | 1 – 1 | Kustudić |
| 8 | 17 Oct | A | Sloboda | 1 – 2 | Kustudić |
| 9 | 24 Oct | H | Vojvodina | 2 – 0 | Kustudić (2) |
| 10 | 27 Oct | A | Hajduk Split | 0 – 0 | |
| 11 | 31 Oct | H | Napredak Kruševac | 1 – 0 | Durkalić |
| 12 | 6 Nov | H | Sarajevo | 5 – 1 | o.g., Radović (2), Kustudić, Cukrov |
| 13 | 13 Nov | A | Borac Banja Luka | 0 – 1 | |
| 14 | 17 Nov | H | Velež | 2 – 1 | Radović (2) |
| 15 | 21 Nov | A | Zagreb | 0 – 4 | |
| 16 | 28 Nov | H | Partizan | 1 – 1 | Ružić |
| 17 | 4 Dec | A | OFK Beograd | 1 – 1 | Radović |
| 18 | 6 Mar | A | Olimpija | 0 – 0 | |
| 19 | 13 Mar | H | Budućnost | 1 – 0 | Radin |
| 20 | 20 Mar | A | Radnički Niš | 0 – 1 | |
| 21 | 27 Mar | H | Željezničar | 3 – 1 | Kustudić (3) |
| 22 | 3 Apr | A | Čelik | 1 – 2 | Šaran |
| 23 | 10 Apr | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | Kustudić |
| 24 | 17 Apr | A | Red Star | 0 – 2 | |
| 25 | 21 Apr | H | Sloboda | 2 – 0 | Radović, Kustudić |
| 26 | 24 Apr | A | Vojvodina | 0 – 1 | |
| 27 | 15 May | H | Hajduk Split | 1 – 1 | Kustudić |
| 28 | 18 May | A | Napredak Kruševac | 0 – 1 | |
| 29 | 22 May | A | Sarajevo | 0 – 1 | |
| 30 | 29 May | H | Borac Banja Luka | 6 – 1 | Mijač, Kustudić, Radović (2), Durkalić (2) |
| 31 | 5 Jun | A | Velež | 4 – 0 | o.g., Hrstić, Mijač, Durkalić |
| 32 | 8 Jun | H | Zagreb | 2 – 0 | Durkalić, Kustudić |
| 33 | 11 Jun | A | Partizan | 1 – 1 | Kustudić |
| 34 | 19 Jun | H | OFK Beograd | 2 – 0 | Kustudić, Cukrov |
Source: rsssf.com

### Yugoslav Cup

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers |
| R1 | 13 Oct | H | Napredak Kruševac | 1 – 0 | Filipović |
| R2 | 1 Dec | A | Novi Sad | 0 – 1 | |
Source: rsssf.com

### Squad statistics

Competitive matches only.
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total |
| Radojko Avramović | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sergio Machin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Nikica Cukrov | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| Savo Filipović | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Zvjezdan Radin | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Radomir Stefanović | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Milan Ružić | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Miodrag Kustudić | 29 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 |
| Josip Mohorović | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Srećko Juričić | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Josip Skoblar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Milan Radović | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| Damir Desnica | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Miroslav Uljan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dragan Stojanović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Salih Durkalić | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| Tihomir Silić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivica Car | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Edin Jasprica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Murat Šaran | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Željko Mijač | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Miroslav Šugar | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Miloš Hrstić | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |