# 1977–78 NK Rijeka season

The 1977–78 season was the 32nd season in Rijeka’s history and their 16th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 5th place finish in the 1976–77 season meant it was their fourth 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 | 14 August 1977 | 28 May 1978 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 035.29 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 7 September 1977 | 24 May 1978 | First round | Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 043.59 |

### Yugoslav First League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 37 | |
| 5 | Rijeka | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 37 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Velež | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 35 | |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## Matches
### First League

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers |
| 1 | 14 Aug | H | Osijek | 1 – 2 | 10,000 | Durkalić |
| 2 | 21 Aug | A | Sarajevo | 0 – 0 | 8,000 | |
| 3 | 28 Aug | H | Olimpija | 1 – 0 | 5,000 | Kustudić |
| 4 | 31 Aug | A | Zagreb | 1 – 2 | 6,500 | Šaran |
| 5 | 4 Sep | H | Partizan | 1 – 1 | 10,000 | Desnica |
| 7 | 18 Sep | H | Radnički Niš | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | Kustudić |
| 8 | 22 Sep | H | Sloboda | 0 – 0 | 3,000 | |
| 9 | 25 Sep | A | Velež | 1 – 4 | 3,000 | o.g. |
| 10 | 9 Oct | H | Čelik | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | Radović, Kustudić |
| 11 | 12 Oct | A | Budućnost | 1 – 1 | 12,000 | Cukrov |
| 12 | 16 Oct | H | Hajduk Split | 2 – 0 | 13,000 | Kustudić, Hrstić |
| 13 | 23 Oct | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 – 2 | 15,000 | Desnica, Mijač |
| 14 | 30 Oct | H | OFK Beograd | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | Radović, Desnica, Kustudić |
| 15 | 5 Nov | A | Red Star | 0 – 4 | 5,000 | |
| 16 | 20 Nov | H | Trepča | 3 – 0 | 3,000 | Kustudić (2), Desnica |
| 17 | 4 Dec | A | Vojvodina | 0 – 0 | 2,000 | |
| 18 | 11 Dec | A | Osijek | 1 – 1 | 4,000 | Radović |
| 19 | 5 Mar | H | Sarajevo | 2 – 2 | 9,000 | Kustudić (2) |
| 20 | 12 Mar | A | Olimpija | 0 – 1 | 5,000 | |
| 21 | 19 Mar | H | Zagreb | 3 – 3 | 3,500 | Durkalić, Kustudić (2) |
| 22 | 25 Mar | A | Partizan | 1 – 3 | 15,000 | Radović |
| 23 | 2 Apr | H | Borac Banja Luka | 2 – 0 | 5,000 | Kustudić (2) |
| 24 | 9 Apr | A | Radnički Niš | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | Radović |
| 25 | 12 Apr | A | Sloboda | 0 – 2 | 4,000 | |
| 26 | 16 Apr | H | Velež | 2 – 0 | 4,000 | Kustudić, Radović |
| 6 | 19 Apr | A | Borac Banja Luka | 0 – 0 | 6,000 | |
| 27 | 23 Apr | A | Čelik | 2 – 2 | 7,000 | Radović, Durkalić |
| 28 | 26 Apr | H | Budućnost | 1 – 1 | 2,500 | Radović |
| 29 | 30 Apr | A | Hajduk Split | 2 – 2 | 7,000 | Radin, Radović |
| 30 | 6 May | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 – 0 | 4,500 | Durkalić (2), Kustudić (2) |
| 31 | 11 May | A | OFK Beograd | 2 – 3 | 3,000 | Durkalić, Radović |
| 32 | 14 May | H | Red Star | 0 – 1 | 10,000 | |
| 33 | 20 May | A | Trepča | 2 – 1 | 3,000 | Fegic, Radović |
| 34 | 28 May | H | Vojvodina | 3 – 2 | 5,000 | Radović, Kustudić, Durkalić |
Source: rsssf.com

### Yugoslav Cup

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Rijeka Scorers |
| R1 | 7 Sep | H | Partizan | 1 – 0 | Kustudić |
| R2 | 26 Oct | A | Dinamo Vinkovci | 1 – 0 | Radović |
| QF | 26 Feb | A | Hajduk Split | 1 – 0 | Kustudić (p) |
| SF | 29 Mar | H | Velež | 3 – 1 | Kustudić, Desnica (p), Ružić |
| F | 24 May | N | Trepča | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Radović |
Source: rsssf.com

### Squad statistics

Competitive matches only.
| Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total |
| Radojko Avramović | 31+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sergio Machin | 16+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Nikica Cukrov | 31+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Savo Filipović | 17+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Zvjezdan Radin | 31+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Miloš Hrstić | 32+0 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Milan Ružić | 27+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Miodrag Kustudić | 25+2 | 17 | 5+0 | 3 | 32 | 20 |
| Srećko Juričić | 33+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Milan Radović | 30+0 | 12 | 5+0 | 2 | 35 | 14 |
| Damir Desnica | 28+3 | 4 | 5+0 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| Salih Durkalić | 23+9 | 7 | 5+0 | 0 | 37 | 7 |
| Ivica Car | 9+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Murat Šaran | 4+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Željko Mijač | 9+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Miroslav Šugar | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zoran Šestan | 9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Radoslav Barišić | 5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mladen Bilibajkić | 5+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mauro Ravnić | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Angelo Devescovi | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Davor Radmanović | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danko Peranić | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Adriano Fegic | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |