1977–78 NK Rijeka season

Rijeka
1977–78 season
Chairman	Ljubo Španjol, Zvonko Poščić
Manager	Dragutin Spasojević
First League	5th
Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Miodrag Kustudić (17); All: Miodrag Kustudić (20)
Highest home attendance	13,000 vs Hajduk Split ; (16 October 1977 - Yugoslav First League)
Lowest home attendance	2,000 vs Čelik ; (9 October 1977 - Yugoslav First League)
Average home league attendance	5,676
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

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
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					39	17	13	9	54	43	+11	043.59

Yugoslav First League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	12	13	9	47	42	+5	49	10	5	2	31	14	+17	2	8	7	16	28	−12

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

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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