2008–09 HNK Rijeka season
The 2008–09 season was the 63rd season in Rijeka's history. It was their 18th season in the Prva HNL and 35th successive top tier season.
Competitions
Prva HNL
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Prva HNL
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report |
| 1 | 27 Jul | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 2 | 6,000 | ||
| 2 | 3 Aug | H | Zagreb | 0 – 1 | 2,500 | ||
| 3 | 10 Aug | A | Inter Zaprešić | 2 – 2 | 700 | Bodrušić, Budicin | |
| 4 | 17 Aug | H | Hajduk Split | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | Čagalj, An. Sharbini, Križman | |
| 5 | 24 Aug | A | Croatia Sesvete | 1 – 0 | 1,500 | Ljubović | |
| 6 | 31 Aug | H | Slaven Belupo | 2 – 0 | 2,500 | An. Sharbini, Ah. Sharbini | |
| 7 | 14 Sep | A | Cibalia | 1 – 3 | 1,000 | Budicin | |
| 8 | 21 Sep | H | Osijek | 0 – 0 | 1,500 | ||
| 9 | 28 Sep | A | Zadar | 3 – 0 | 2,000 | Matko, An. Sharbini | |
| 10 | 5 Oct | H | Šibenik | 0 – 1 | 1,500 | ||
| 11 | 19 Oct | A | Varteks | 3 – 3 | 1,500 | An. Sharbini, Ah. Sharbini | |
| 13 | 2 Nov | A | Zagreb | 1 – 1 | 800 | Ah. Sharbini | |
| 14 | 9 Nov | H | Inter Zaprešić | 0 – 1 | 1,500 | ||
| 15 | 16 Nov | A | Hajduk Split | 0 – 2 | 7,000 | ||
| 12 | 19 Nov | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | 3,500 | An. Sharbini | |
| 16 | 23 Nov | H | Croatia Sesvete | 2 – 1 | 1,300 | Cerić | |
| 17 | 30 Nov | A | Slaven Belupo | 1 – 2 | 500 | Križman | |
| 18 | 7 Dec | H | Cibalia | 1 – 0 | 1,000 | Fernández | |
| 19 | 22 Feb | A | Osijek | 2 – 2 | 1,500 | An. Sharbini, Ah. Sharbini | |
| 20 | 1 Mar | H | Zadar | 2 – 1 | 1,500 | Štrok, Ah. Sharbini | |
| 21 | 8 Mar | A | Šibenik | 0 – 3 | 3,000 | ||
| 22 | 15 Mar | H | Varteks | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | Štrok, Cerić | |
| 23 | 22 Mar | H | Croatia Sesvete | 3 – 2 | 1,500 | An. Sharbini, Budicin, Cerić | |
| 24 | 5 Apr | A | Zadar | 1 – 3 | 2,000 | Ah. Sharbini | |
| 25 | 11 Apr | H | Varteks | 4 – 1 | 2,000 | Križman, Ah. Sharbini, Kreilach, An. Sharbini | |
| 26 | 19 Apr | H | Zagreb | 2 – 0 | 1,500 | Cerić, Križman | |
| 27 | 22 Apr | A | Šibenik | 1 – 0 | 1,500 | Gerc | |
| 28 | 26 Apr | H | Slaven Belupo | 6 – 2 | 4,500 | Pamić, An. Sharbini, o.g., Ah. Sharbini | |
| 29 | 3 May | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 4 | 10,000 | ||
| 30 | 10 May | H | Hajduk Split | 2 – 1 | 7,000 | Pamić, Ah. Sharbini | |
| 31 | 17 May | A | Osijek | 2 – 1 | 1,500 | Ah. Sharbini | |
| 32 | 24 May | H | Cibalia | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | An. Sharbini | |
| 33 | 31 May | A | Inter Zaprešić | 0 – 3 | 800 |
Source:
Croatian Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report |
| R1 | 24 Sep | A | :hr:NK Metalac Sisak|Metalac Sisak | 6 – 0 | 600 | Ah. Sharbini, An. Sharbini, Matko | |
| R2 | 29 Oct | A | Zadar | 2 – 2 | 1,000 | Novaković, Ah. Sharbini | |
| QF | 12 Nov | H | Zagreb | 2 – 2 | 300 | An. Sharbini, Ah. Sharbini | |
| QF | 26 Nov | A | Zagreb | 2 – 2 | 500 | Novaković, Križman |
Source:
Intertoto Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Rijeka Scorers | Report |
| R1 | 21 Jun | H | Renova  | 0 – 0 | 500 | ||
| R1 | 28 Jun | AR | Renova | 0 – 2 | 2,000 |
Source:
Squad statistics
Competitive matches only.Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.
External sources
- at HRnogomet.com
- at HRnogomet.com
- at nk-rijeka.hr