# List of HNK Rijeka seasons

This is a list of all seasons played by HNK Rijeka in domestic and European football, from 1946 to the most recent completed season.
This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season (note that only goals scored in league matches are taken into account). Players in bold were also top league scorers that season.
The tables below provide a summary of the club's performance by season in all official competitions, including domestic leagues, cups and European club competitions.
The main source of data is a book by Marinko Lazzarich that documents the history of HNK Rijeka.

## SFR Yugoslavia (1946–1991)

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | European competitions | European competitions | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Season | Div. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Cup | European competitions | European competitions | Player(s) | Goals |
| 1946–47 | 1. Div | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 21 | 9th↓ | — | | | Alcide Flaibani | 4 |
| 1947–48 | 2. Div | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 10 | 10th↓ | R3 | | | Đura Horvatinović | 7 |
| 1948–49 | 3. Div | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 6th↑ | R3 | | | Đura Horvatinović | 8 |
| 1950 | 2. Div | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 7th | R2 | | | Stojan Osojnak | 21 |
| 1951 | 2. Div | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 57 | 30 | 10th | R2 | | | Stojan Osojnak | 19 |
| 1952 | 2. Div | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 31 | 1st | — | | | Zvonko Canjuga | 15 |
| 1952–53 | 2. Div | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 5th↓ | QF | | | Milorad Drakulić | 6 |
| 1953–54 | 3. Div | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 6th | — | | | Vinizio Zidarić | 11 |
| 1954–55 | 3. Div | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 27 | 2nd↑ | R2 | | | Bruno Veselica | 8 |
| 1955–56 | 2. Div | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 6th | — | | | Bruno Veselica | 14 |
| 1956–57 | 2. Div | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 29 | 3rd | — | | | Bruno Veselica | 16 |
| 1957–58 | 2. Div | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 18 | 42 | 1st↑ | — | | | Velimir Naumović | 17 |
| 1958–59 | 1. Div | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 20 | 8th | SF | | | Ivan Medle, Velimir Naumović | 9 |
| 1959–60 | 1. Div | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 52 | 18 | 8th | R1 | | | Vladimir Lukarić | 8 |
| 1960–61 | 1. Div | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 7th | R1 | | | Bruno Veselica | 9 |
| 1961–62 | 1. Div | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 8th | R2 | | | Vincenzo Zadel | 4 |
| 1962–63 | 1. Div | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 23 | 10th | R1 | Intertoto Cup | QF | Vincenzo Zadel | 10 |
| 1963–64 | 1. Div | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 42 | 24 | 9th | R2 | | | Bruno Veselica | 12 |
| 1964–65 | 1. Div | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 34 | 4th | R2 | | | Tonči Gulin | 16 |
| 1965–66 | 1. Div | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 4th | QF | Intertoto Cup | GS | Nedeljko Vukoje | 11 |
| 1966–67 | 1. Div | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 39 | 27 | 11th | R2 | | | Boško Bursać | 10 |
| 1967–68 | 1. Div | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 48 | 23 | 16th | R2 | | | Boško Bursać | 11 |
| 1968–69 | 1. Div | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 52 | 23 | 17th↓ | QF | | | Boško Bursać | 10 |
| 1969–70 | 2. Div | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 11 | 53 | 1st | — | | | Boško Bursać | 17 |
| 1970–71 | 2. Div | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 16 | 48 | 1st | QF | | | Boško Bursać | 21 |
| 1971–72 | 2. Div | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 21 | 48 | 1st | R2 | | | Josip Mohorović | 11 |
| 1972–73 | 2. Div | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 31 | 46 | 4th | — | | | Željko Mijač | 8 |
| 1973–74 | 2. Div | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 47 | 1st↑ | — | | | Sergio Machin | 7 |
| 1974–75 | 1. Div | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 30 | 14th | — | Mitropa Cup | GS | Josip Mohorović, Josip Skoblar | 6 |
| 1975–76 | 1. Div | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 11th | R1 | | | Damir Desnica, Josip Skoblar | 5 |
| 1976–77 | 1. Div | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 29 | 36 | 5th | R2 | | | Miodrag Kustudić | 17 |
| 1977–78 | 1. Div | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 5th | W | Intertoto Cup | GS | Miodrag Kustudić | 17 |
| 1978–79 | 1. Div | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 10th | W | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R2 | Damir Desnica | 7 |
| 1978–79 | 1. Div | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 10th | W | Balkans Cup | W | Damir Desnica | 7 |
| 1979–80 | 1. Div | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 33 | 10th | R1 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Milan Radović | 10 |
| 1979–80 | 1. Div | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 33 | 10th | R1 | Balkans Cup | RU | Milan Radović | 10 |
| 1980–81 | 1. Div | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 7th | R1 | | | Milan Radović | 26 |
| 1981–82 | 1. Div | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 54 | 32 | 12th | R2 | | | Edmond Tomić | 10 |
| 1982–83 | 1. Div | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 30 | 15th | SF | | | Damir Desnica | 11 |
| 1983–84 | 1. Div | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 42 | 4th | QF | | | Damir Desnica | 11 |
| 1984–85 | 1. Div | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 48 | 34 | 8th | R2 | UEFA Cup | R2 | Adriano Fegic | 11 |
| 1985–86 | 1. Div | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 37 | 5th | R2 | Mitropa Cup | 3rd | Nebojša Malbaša | 12 |
| 1986–87 | 1. Div | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 4th | RU | UEFA Cup | R1 | Janko Janković | 19 |
| 1987–88 | 1. Div | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 32 | 8th | R1 | | | Janko Janković, Zoran Škerjanc | 9 |
| 1988–89 | 1. Div | 34 | 14 | 7(0) | 13 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 10th | R1 | | | Mladen Mladenović | 13 |
| 1989–90 | 1. Div | 34 | 14 | 6(5) | 14 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 6th | R2 | | | Zoran Vujčić | 9 |
| 1990–91 | 1. Div | 36 | 13 | 10(3) | 13 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 15th | QF | | | Fabijan Komljenović | 9 |
Source: Yugoslav Football Statistics

## Croatia (1992–present)

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | UEFA competitions | UEFA competitions | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) | Home attendance (1. HNL only) | Home attendance (1. HNL only) |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Cup | UEFA competitions | UEFA competitions | Player(s) | Goals | Total | Average |
| 1992 | 1. HNL | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 6th | SF | | | Zoran Škerjanc, Dean Ljubančić | 6 | 18,300 | 1,664 |
| 1992–93 | 1. HNL | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 39 | 4th | R2 | | | Zoran Ban, Elvis Scoria | 8 | 33,300 | 2,220 |
| 1993–94 | 1. HNL | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 39 | 6th | RU | | | Mladen Mladenović | 20 | 26,300 | 1,547 |
| 1994–95 | 1. HNL | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 11th | QF | | | Davor Dželalija | 7 | 21,800 | 1,453 |
| 1995–96 | 1. HNL | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 56 | 41 | 9th | QF | | | Senad Brkić | 15 | 42,300 | 2,350 |
| 1996–97 | 1. HNL | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 46 | 4th | R2 | | | Admir Hasančić | 10 | 50,000 | 3,333 |
| 1997–98 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 7th | R2 | | | Admir Hasančić | 11 | 41,900 | 2,619 |
| 1998–99 | 1. HNL | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 70 | 2nd | R2 | | | Igor Musa, Barnabás Sztipánovics | 14 | 136,000 | 8,500 |
| 1999–00 | 1. HNL | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 39 | 49 | 4th | QF | UEFA Champions League | QR2 | Boško Balaban | 16 | 51,700 | 3,041 |
| 2000–01 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 10th | R1 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Ante Milicic | 10 | 30,400 | 1,900 |
| 2001–02 | 1. HNL | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 51 | 5th | QF | | | Natko Rački | 13 | 39,300 | 2,620 |
| 2002–03 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 9th | R1 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | R1 | Sandro Klić | 12 | 44,200 | 2,763 |
| 2003–04 | 1. HNL | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 3rd | SF | | | Sandro Klić | 11 | 45,000 | 2,813 |
| 2004–05 | 1. HNL | 32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 40 | 47 | 4th | W | UEFA Cup | QR2 | Tomislav Erceg | 17 | 61,000 | 3,813 |
| 2005–06 | 1. HNL | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 65 | 2nd | W | UEFA Cup | QR2 | Davor Vugrinec | 15 | 68,000 | 4,250 |
| 2006–07 | 1. HNL | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 7th | SF | UEFA Cup | QR1 | Ahmad Sharbini | 21 | 32,300 | 2,019 |
| 2007–08 | 1. HNL | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 53 | 4th | R2 | | | Radomir Đalović | 18 | 52,800 | 3,106 |
| 2008–09 | 1. HNL | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 44 | 56 | 3rd | QF | UEFA Intertoto Cup | R1 | Anas Sharbini | 14 | 41,300 | 2,429 |
| 2009–10 | 1. HNL | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 44 | 40 | 9th | R2 | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | Radomir Đalović | 10 | 31,300 | 2,087 |
| 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 39 | 9th | QF | | | Hrvoje Štrok | 6 | 36,200 | 2,413 |
| 2011–12 | 1. HNL | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 12th | QF | | | Damir Kreilach | 9 | 34,300 | 2,450 |
| 2012–13 | 1. HNL | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 53 | 3rd | R1 | | | Leon Benko | 18 | 69,500 | 4,088 |
| 2013–14 | 1. HNL | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 35 | 73 | 2nd | W | UEFA Europa League | GS | Leon Benko, Andrej Kramarić | 16 | 99,000 | 5,500 |
| 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 76 | 29 | 75 | 2nd | SF | UEFA Europa League | GS | Andrej Kramarić | 21 | 94,400 | 5,244 |
| 2015–16 | 1. HNL | 36 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 56 | 20 | 77 | 2nd | SF | UEFA Europa League | QR2 | Roman Bezjak | 13 | 75,885 | 4,216 |
| 2016–17 | 1. HNL | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 23 | 88 | 1st | W | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | Franko Andrijašević | 16 | 85,628 | 4,757 |
| 2017–18 | 1. HNL | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 32 | 70 | 2nd | SF | UEFA Champions League | PO | Héber Araujo dos Santos | 16 | 87,301 | 4,850 |
| 2017–18 | 1. HNL | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 32 | 70 | 2nd | SF | UEFA Europa League | GS | Héber Araujo dos Santos | 16 | 87,301 | 4,850 |
| 2018–19 | 1. HNL | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 36 | 67 | 2nd | W | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | Jakov Puljić | 16 | 81,463 | 4,526 |
| 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 42 | 64 | 3rd | W | UEFA Europa League | PO | Antonio Čolak | 20 | 73,598 | 4,329 |
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 61 | 3rd | SF | UEFA Europa League | GS | Franko Andrijašević | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 51 | 65 | 4th | RU | UEFA Conference League | PO | Josip Drmić | 21 | 64,576 | 3,798 |
| 2022–23 | HNL | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 4th | R2 | UEFA Conference League | QR2 | Matija Frigan | 14 | 88,046 | 4,891 |
| 2023–24 | HNL | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 30 | 74 | 2nd | RU | UEFA Conference League | PO | Niko Janković | 11 | 115,310 | 6,406 |
| 2024–25 | HNL | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 50 | 1st | SF | UEFA Europa League | QR3 | Toni Fruk | 8 | 71,690 | 5,120 |
| 2024–25 | HNL | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 50 | 1st | SF | UEFA Conference League | PO | Toni Fruk | 8 | 71,690 | 5,120 |
Source: Croatian Football Statistics

## Honours

* Croatian First League: 1
** Winners: 2016–17
** Runners-up: 1998–99, 2005–06, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2023–24
* Yugoslav First League
** Best placed Croatian club: 1964–65, 1983–84, 1986–87
* Croatian Cup: 6
** Winners: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
** Runners-up: 1993–94, 2021–22, 2023–24
* Yugoslav Cup: 2
** Winners: 1977–78, 1978–79
** Runners-up: 1986–87
* Croatian Super Cup: 1
** Winners: 2014
** Runners-up: 2005, 2006, 2019
* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
** Quarter-final: 1979–80
* Balkans Cup: 1
** Winners: 1977–78
** Runners-up: 1979–80