1978–79 NK Rijeka season
The 1978–79 season was the 33rd season in Rijeka’s history and their 17th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 5th place finish in the 1977–78 season meant it was their fifth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.
Competitions
Yugoslav First League
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
First League
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers |
| 1 | 12 Aug | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 – 1 | 8,000 | Radin, Desnica |
| 2 | 20 Aug | A | Radnički Niš | 1 – 1 | 15,000 | Desnica |
| 3 | 23 Aug | H | Borac Banja Luka | 2 – 0 | 7,000 | Ružić, Hrstić |
| 4 | 27 Aug | A | Osijek | 0 – 0 | 12,000 | |
| 5 | 3 Sep | H | Velež | 0 – 0 | 10,000 | |
| 6 | 10 Sep | A | Vojvodina | 0 – 2 | 10,000 | |
| 7 | 17 Sep | H | OFK Beograd | 0 – 0 | 5,000 | |
| 8 | 24 Sep | H | Sarajevo | 5 – 2 | 7,000 | Desnica, Fegic, Šestan, Cukrov |
| 9 | 8 Oct | A | Zagreb | 2 – 0 | 5,000 | Hrstić, Bursać |
| 10 | 14 Oct | H | Sloboda | 0 – 0 | 5,000 | |
| 11 | 28 Oct | A | Partizan | 0 – 1 | 15,000 | |
| 12 | 5 Nov | H | Red Star | 1 – 0 | 15,000 | Juričić |
| 13 | 12 Nov | A | Budućnost | 0 – 1 | 10,000 | |
| 14 | 19 Nov | H | Napredak Kruševac | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | Jerolimov |
| 15 | 26 Nov | A | Olimpija | 0 – 1 | 3,000 | |
| 16 | 29 Nov | H | Hajduk Split | 2 – 2 | 8,000 | Fegic, Mijač |
| 17 | 3 Dec | A | Željezničar | 0 – 1 | 5,000 | |
| 18 | 4 Mar | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 1 | 40,000 | |
| 19 | 11 Mar | H | Radnički Niš | 0 – 0 | 6,000 | |
| 20 | 18 Mar | A | Borac Banja Luka | 2 – 2 | 4,000 | Tomić, Šestan |
| 21 | 25 Mar | H | Osijek | 3 – 3 | 8,000 | Radin, Cukrov, Ružić |
| 22 | 8 Apr | A | Velež | 1 – 3 | 6,000 | Desnica |
| 23 | 15 Apr | H | Vojvodina | 3 – 0 | 5,000 | Jerolimov, Bursać, Desnica |
| 24 | 22 Apr | A | OFK Beograd | 0 – 2 | 4,000 | |
| 25 | 29 Apr | A | Sarajevo | 2 – 3 | 8,000 | Tomić, Cukrov |
| 26 | 6 May | H | Zagreb | 2 – 0 | 6,000 | Ružić, Desnica |
| 27 | 9 May | A | Sloboda | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | |
| 28 | 13 May | H | Partizan | 2 – 0 | 8,000 | Tomić, Cukrov |
| 29 | 20 May | A | Red Star | 0 – 0 | 15,000 | |
| 30 | 27 May | H | Budućnost | 1 – 0 | 8,000 | Radin |
| 31 | 31 May | A | Napredak Kruševac | 1 – 3 | 8,000 | Cukrov |
| 32 | 3 Jun | H | Olimpija | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | |
| 33 | 10 Jun | A | Hajduk Split | 1 – 2 | 12,000 | Machin |
| 34 | 17 Jun | H | Željezničar | 1 – 0 | 2,000 | Hrstić |
Source:
Yugoslav Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers |
| R1 | 11 Oct | H | Borac Čačak | 3 – 0 | 3,000 | Cukrov, Mijač |
| R2 | 8 Nov | H | Istra | 0 – 0 | 2,000 | |
| QF | 25 Feb | A | Radnički Niš | 1 – 0 | ? | Tomić |
| SF | 4 Apr | A | Red Star | 1 – 0 | 10,000 | Ružić |
| F | 16 May | H | Partizan | 2 – 1 | 20,000 | Cukrov, Bursać |
| F | 24 May | A | Partizan | 0 – 0 | 55,000 |
Source:
Cup Winners' Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers |
| R1 | 13 Sep | H | Wrexham  | 3 – 0 | 9,000 | Tomić, Durkalić, Cukrov |
| R1 | 27 Sep | A | Wrexham | 0 – 2 | 10,469 | |
| R2 | 18 Oct | H | Beveren  | 0 – 0 | 8,000 | |
| R2 | 1 Nov | A | Beveren | 0 – 2 | 15,000 |
Source:
Squad statistics
Competitive matches only.External sources
- at rsssf.com
- at nk-rijeka.hr